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bø'høee-bøphøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hoee'bøo'phoef bøo'høee-bøo'phøef [[...]][i#] [p.]

didn't communicate by letter, didn't correspond

沒來信

• In'ui bø'høee-bøphøef, bøeq nar øe zaiviar y ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo'hoee'bøo'phoef, boeq nar e zay'viar y ti tøq'ui? Yn'ui bøo'høee-bøo'phøef, bøeq nar øe zay'viar y ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Because he hasn't, who knows where he is?
  因為沒來信,怎麼知道他在哪裏?

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix. Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

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

disturb, make a disturbance, annoy by noise and clamor, noisy

吵鬧

• Cid ee gynnar cyn gaau zhar, liampvy zhar boeq ciah pviar, liampvy zhar boeq lym tee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq lym tee. Cid ee girn'nar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq lym tee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid really bothers people, one minute he wants you to get him some cakes to eat, the next minute he wants you to get him some tea to drink.
  這個小孩很會吵, 一下子吵著要吃餅, 一 下子又吵著要喝茶。

zhe'eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'eng [[...]][i#] [p.]

to appoint or hire a person to a duty, to send a person on an errand or to do some work

差使

• Goar boeq chviax cit ee gynnar thafng zhe'eng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq chviax cit ee girn'nar thafng zhef'eng. Goar bøeq chviax cit ee girn'nar thafng zhef'eng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am going to hire a boy to do miscellaneous work.
  我要僱一個小孩來使喚。

zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

the flavor (of food, poetry) taste, flavor

滋味

• Gynnar ciah liao zay zubi, khaux boeq køq ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'nar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux boeq køq ciah. Girn'nar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux bøeq køq ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When a child tastes the flavor of food, he cries to eat some more.
  小孩吃了嚐到滋味,哭著想再吃。

• siuxkhor ee zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'khor ee zw'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]
  too sour a taste
  受苦的滋味

ixteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'teng [[...]][i#] [p.]

reserve (seats, rooms), set (date), be scheduled, prearrangement, schedule, arrange previously

預定

• ciaux ixteng ee sikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux i'teng ee sii'kafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at the scheduled time
  照預定的時間

• Y ixteng binnafzaix boeq kaux Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y i'teng biin'nar'zaix boeq kaux Taai'pag. Y i'teng biin'nar'zaix bøeq kaux Taai'pag. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is expected to get to Taipei tomorrow.
  他預定明天要到達台北。

nafbøeq-naf'm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'boeq nar'm nar'bøeq-nar'm [[...]][i#] [p.]

be of two minds

又想要又想不要

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