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bixnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

know by sight, familiar with

面熟,面善

• Cyn ze laang ee tiongkafn, u kuye'ar bixnsek ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ze laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang.; Cyn zøe laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are a few familiar face among many people.
  很多人中間,有幾個面熟的。

zho'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unskilled laborer

粗工

• Kin'afjit aix chviax kuye'ar zho'kafng laai pviarsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit aix chviax kuie'ee'ar zhof'kafng laai pviax'saux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Today we must hire a few laborers to come and clean the place up.
  今天得雇幾個粗工來打掃。

iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

hungry demons, spirits of those who have no one to offer sacrifices for them, a glutton, greedy

餓鬼,饞嘴

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn iaukuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn iaw'kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very greedy.
  這個孩子很 饞嘴。

ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

home, family, household

家庭

• Lie ee ka'teeng u kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kaf'teeng u kuie ee laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many members are there in your family?
  你的家庭有幾個人?

kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie; (kie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

How many? How much? a few, a little or somewhat (only used in combination)

幾,多少

• Kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie ee laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many persons ?
  幾個人?

• Kuie ee cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie ee cvii? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How much money?
  多少錢?

• Kuie hwn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie hwn? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many minutes? What's the score?
  幾分?

• Lie kuie hoex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuie hoex?; Lie kuie høex? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How old are you?
  你幾歲?

panchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pafn'chiaf; (chiaf'pafng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

run, trip (of bus, train)

班車

• Siong axm ee panchiaf si kuytiarm ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siong axm ee pafn'chiaf si kuie'tiarm ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What time is the last scheduled bus (train, boat or plane)?
  最晚的班車是幾點的?

thauzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'zhuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

mouths in a family

家眷

• U kuie ee thauzhuix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kuie ee thaau'zhuix? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many mouths do you have to feed?
  有幾口?

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