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zengkhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'khao; (zefng'khar, zefng'miau) [[...]][i#] [p.]

exquisite, exquisiteness, fine, subtle, ingenious, elaborate

精巧,精妙

• Zengkhao ee chitthømiqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zefng'khao ee chid'thøo'mih'ar; (Zefng'khao ee ky'khix) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  an elaborate play thing
  精巧的玩具(機器)

chiwki'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'ky'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

cellular phone, mobile phone

手機,大哥大

ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharp at the end, pointed

尖

• Cid ky ienpid bøo ciafm, giah tøar laai ho goar siaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky ieen'pid bøo ciafm, giah tøf'ar laai ho goar siaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This pencil has no point, bring me a knife to sharpen it.
  這枝鉛筆不尖,拿隻刀子給我削。

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

giuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo; (khiuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pull, to haul, to draw, to tow, solicit (as buyers)

拉,曳

• giuo chiwngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo chiuo'ngr [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pull a person by the sleeve
  拉人的袖子

• giuo khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pull out (as weeds, etc), pull up
  拉(拔) 起來

• giwlaai giwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'laai giuo'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tug a thing from both sides
  拉來拉去

• giuo laang ee sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo laang ee svaf'ar'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a share in other's profits, follow others to partake of a feast without being invited
  拉人的衣角,托他人之福

hengtong-tiexn'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'tong'tien'oe; heeng'tong-tien'oe; (chiuo'ky'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cellular-phone

行動電話(大哥大)

hongjinky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'jiin'ky; (chiaf'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

sewing machine

縫紉機

viafirnky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viar'ixn'ky; (viar'ixn'ky'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

copy machine

影印機

iern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iern [[...]][i#] [p.]

wrestle, throw down, lay down, to overthrow

觔,推,扶

• Hid nng ee gyn'ar teq siøiern, mxsi teq siøphaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid nng ee girn'ar teq siøf'iern, m'si teq siøf'phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those two kids are wrestling, they are not fighting.
  那兩個孩子在摔角,不是在打架。

• Y tør ti tho'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør ti thoo'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was lying on the ground (floor), I helped him up.
  他倒在地上,我把他扶起來。

• Cid ky thiauar ka goar taux iern khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky thiau'ar ka goar taux iern khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Give me a hand to erect this pillar.
  幫我扶直這根柱子。

iauky sittngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'ky sid'tngx [[...]][i#] [p.]

starve

三餐不繼,饑餓

• Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin gyn'ar tviaxtvia ma teq iauky sittngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin girn'ar tvia'tvia ma teq iaw'ky sid'tngx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as you don't make enough money to eat, there are also children who will starve.
  一沒有賺錢,一群孩子常常三餐不繼。

khy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy [[...]][i#] [p.]

leaning, inclined, tilted

傾斜

• Hid ky thiauar khikhy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ky thiau'ar khy'khy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That pillar is slanting a bit.
  那支柱子稍微傾斜。

• Zuun khy koealaai, khy koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuun khy koex'laai, khy koex'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The boat is rolling and pitching.
  船晃來晃去。

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

branch, classifier of long thing which can be held in the hand (pencils, sticks etc.)

枝,隻,支

• cit ky ienpid (tek'ar, hoxsvoax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky ieen'pid (teg'ar, ho'svoax) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one pencil (bamboo stick, umbrella)
  一枝鉛筆(竹子,雨傘)

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; (kw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hem of a shirt or coat

裾

• sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'ar'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hem of a garment
  衣裾,衣邊

• giuo sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo svaf'ar'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  follow someone and have a share in the profits
  託人的福

køq koeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix; køq køex'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

next

再過去

• køq koeakhix hid ky pai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid ky paai'ar; køq køex'khix hid ky paai'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. the next sign, next bus stop
  再過去那一站

• køq koeakhix hid kux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid kux; køq køex'khix hid kux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next sentence
  再過去那一句

• køq koeakhix hid tiaau kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid tiaau kef; køq køex'khix hid tiaau køef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next street
  再過去那一條街

laxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

alternate, leave a space

隔

• laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiau'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  plant stakes five feet apart
  隔五尺豎一根柱子

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; (gvi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]][i#] [p.]
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]][i#] [p.]
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phex; (phax) [[...]][i#] [p.]

veil, turban, handkerchief, to wrap and bind

帕,撂

• chiuo phex`leq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo phex'lex; chiuo phex`leq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  arm in a sling
  手撂著

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hold something in the fold of one's garment held up
  用衣下擺撂

• thauphex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'phex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turban
  頭巾

sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'ar'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

hem of a dress, border of a garment

裾

suxnsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

along with, at one's convenience

順便

• Lie na khix ke'ar, suxnsoax ka goar bea cit ky khybirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na khix kef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bea cit ky khie'birn.; Lie na khix køef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bøea cit ky khie'birn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you go downtown, buy me a toothbrush.
  你若上街,順便給我買一隻牙刷。

tiørar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøx'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

fishing rod, fish pole

釣竿

• cit ky tiørar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky tiøx'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one fishing rod, one fish pole
  一支釣竿

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