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bøo chiuar lauxtoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo chiu'ar lau'toa [[...]][i#] [p.]

mediator, a peacemaker

和事佬

bo'horng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng [[...]][i#] [p.]

imitate, imitation

模仿

• bo'horng ee kefhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng ee kea'hoex; boo'horng ee kea'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  imitation
  模仿的假貨

• Gyn'ar aix bo'horng toaxlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar aix boo'horng toa'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Kids like to imitate adults.
  小孩子喜歡模仿大人。

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq; øeh'øeh-khøeq'khøeq [[...]][i#] [p.]

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

• Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eqeqkhehkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq.; Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
  廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

hvi'ar toa tuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'ar toa tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

ears very large — sign of good luck in making money (physiognomy)

耳大

høeftoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea toa; høea-toa [[...]][i#] [p.]

internal heat (as cause of disease), fever

火氣大

• Uxsi'ar mxzay si hoea toa, afsi arnzvoar, khuxn lorng be khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar m'zay si hoea toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng be khix.; U'sii'ar m'zay si høea-toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Sometimes I don't know if it is a fever or what that I can't sleep.
  有時不知是火氣大 還是怎樣,都睡不著。

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

add to, to double

加倍

• ka'poe noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe nor'lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
  double one's effort
  加倍努力

• Chiacvii gyn'ar six khof, toaxlaang ka'poe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiaf'cvii girn'ar six khof, toa'laang kaf'poe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The carfare for a child is four dollars, an adult, twice as much.
  車錢孩子四塊,成人加倍

køeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'sym; køex'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

feel at ease, be relieved

心安

• be koeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'sym; bøe køex'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  untranquil, uneasy, restless
  心不安

• Gyn'ar zøx toaxlaang khangkhoex, goar khvoartiøh cyn be koeasym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar zøx toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn be koex'sym.; Girn'ar zøx/zøex toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn bøe køex'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When I see a child doing a grown man's work I cannot feel at ease.
  小孩做大人工作,我看得真過意不去。

ozut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'zud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

common soldier, rank and file, pawn

黑卒,無名小卒

• Goar si ozut'ar, y si toaxjinbut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar si of'zud'ar, y si toa'jiin'but. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am an ordinary man, and he is a VIP.
  我是無名小卒,他是大人物。

toaxi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'ii'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

elder sisters of one's wife

大姨子

toaxkuar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'ku'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife's older brother

大舅子

toa paktofthafng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa pag'tor'tharng'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

a woman's stomach protrudes either before or after pregnancy, a man or woman has dropsy, undernourished or starving child with big belly

小腹大,大肚子(病態的)

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

right, correct, proper, to check or ascertain, to oppose or face, parallel, opposing, pair, couple, to, as to, with regard to

對

• befnghor be tuietid kaukuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: berng'hor be tuix'tid kaau'kuun; berng'hor bøe tuix'tid kaau'kuun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fierce tiger cannot stand a crowd of monkeys — sheer numbers can do a strong man in
  猛虎難對猴群

• cit ee tuix cit ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee tuix cit ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one person against another
  一口傳一舌,相傳很快。

• cidtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pair, a couple, an antithesis
  一對

• cit tuix sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit tuix sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in 24 hours time, the same time on the next day
  二十四小時

• zoadtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  without an equal, certainly, absolutely
  絕對

• hvi'ar toaxtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'ar toa tuix; hvi'ar toa'tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ears very large (sign of good luck in making money)
  大耳

• mng'ho siøtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'ho siøf'tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  belong to families of equal rank, station or of equal relationship
  門戶相對

• siangsiafng tuietuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'siafng tuix'tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in pairs, pairs of boys and girls, men and women
  雙雙對對

• siøtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  just right opposite, exactly agreeing
  相對

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