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Bøo eeng bøo kafng, køq teq zøx seakoea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo eeng bøo kafng, køq teq zøx sex'koea.; Bøo eeng bøo kafng, køq teq zøx søex'køea. [[...]][i#] [p.]

You don't use your time well. (Lit. No time and no work but still you make rice cakes.)

無閒工夫卻又在做小的粿。

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

chiwkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

handiwork

手工

• Zef si chiwkafng zøx ee, afsi ke'khix zøx ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee?; Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx/zøex ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is this hand made or machine made?
  這是手工做的,還是機器做的 ?

ciaux khykafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'khie'kafng; ciaux khie'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

done according to proper rule, according to justice, performing one's duty fully and faithfully

周全地,盡本份,盡孝道,循規蹈矩地

• Tuix pexbuo bøo ciaokhykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix pe'buo bøo ciaux'khie'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  undutiful to one's parents
  對父母沒有盡孝。

• Lie tiøh ciaokhykafng zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh ciaux'khie'kafng zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must do it faithfully.
  你得循規蹈矩地做。

zørkafng/zøeakafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng; zøx/zøex'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

do work, be a workman

做工

• Y teq zørkafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq zøx'kafng.; Y teq zøx/zøex'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is working. He is a workman.
  他在做工,他是工人。

zørkangge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng'ge; zøx/zøex'kafng'ge [[...]][i#] [p.]

occupy oneself, keep busy (to pass the time on the train or when retired)

做消遣

• Eng'eeng koecie borng ka, zørkangge ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng koef'cie borng ka, zøx'kafng'ge ma hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There's no work, keeping myself busy eating watermelon seeds is okay.
  閒著啃瓜子做消遣也好。

zøx me'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx mee'kafng; zøx/zøex mee'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

do night work

做夜工

kanghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'hw [[...]][i#] [p.]

do carefully, good workmanship, be thoughtful

仔細,精細,手藝,週到

• Zøx liao cyn kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao cyn kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao cyn kafng'hw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is of good workmanship.
  做得很精細。

• Zøx liao bøo kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao bøo kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao bøo kafng'hw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is of poor workmanship.
  做得不精細。

• Y ee kanghw cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee kafng'hw cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His workmanship is very good.
  他的手藝很好。

• Siulie khaq kanghw lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Repair it better!
  修理仔細點!

• Lie hiaq kanghw laai khvoax goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie hiaq kafng'hw laai khvoax goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is very thoughtful of you to come to see me.
  你那麼週到來看我。

ke'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; kef'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

additional work, need more work

費事

• Na be (mxbiern) ke'kafng, chviar lie ka goar afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na be (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx.; Na bøe (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If it doesn't take excessive labor, please do it this way.
  假如不費事,請你幫我這樣做。

• Bøo ke'kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo kef'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No trouble at all.
  不費事

me'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mee'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

night work

夜工

• zøx me'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx mee'kafng; zøx/zøex mee'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do night work, work at night
  做夜工

thiaukafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaw'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

of set purpose

故意

• Khvoax khylaai, zef mxsi y thiaukafng zøx ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax khie'laai, zef m'si y thiaw'kafng zøx ee.; Khvoax khie'laai, zef m'si y thiaw'kafng zøx/zøex ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It seems unlikely that he did it on purpose.
  看起來這不是他故意做的。

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