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armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

armtiofng thezhvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'tiofng thee'zhvea [[...]][i#] [p.]

quietly or secretly alert someone like with a tug on the sleeve or a wink of the eye

暗中提醒

• Y armtiofng thezhvea goar, goar ciaq sviuxtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y axm'tiofng thee'zhvea goar, goar ciaq sviu'tiøh.; Y axm'tiofng thee'zhvea/chvie goar, goar ciaq sviu'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He tugged on my sleeve so I remembered.
  他暗中提醒我,我才想到。

anzeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

quiet, in repose

安靜

• Lie tiøh anzeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh afn'zeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should be quiet. You need to rest.
  你得安靜。

• anzeng liau'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zeng liaau'hoad [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cure by resting
  安靜療法

afnnef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'nef; (arn'ny) [[...]][i#] [p.]

this, such, this say, in this manner

這樣,如此

• Afnnef mxciaq tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef m'ciaq tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Right
  這樣才對

afnnef... mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'nef... m'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

Well, then,... must...

那麼,這麼一來 ...

• Afnnef, lie mxtiøh khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef, lie m'tiøh khix Taai'pag. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Well then, you must go to Taipei.
  那麼,你得去台北啦!

an'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'uix [[...]][i#] [p.]

soothe, comfort, console

安慰

• an'uix pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'uix pve'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  console a sick person
  安慰病人

• tittiøh an'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid'tiøh afn'uix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be consoled
  得到安慰

arngphvixsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'phvi'sviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

nasal voice, talk nasally and indistinctly

塞鼻音

• Lie kofng'oe arngphvixsviaf, si kvoatiøh ar mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe axng'phvi'sviaf, si kvoaa'tiøh ar m'si? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your voice is nasal. Do you have a cold?
  你講話塞鼻音,是著涼了嗎 ?

aau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aau; (naa'aau) [[...]][i#] [p.]

throat, gullet

咽喉,喉嚨

• Goar kvoatiøh, na'aau teq thviax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kvoaa'tiøh, naa'aau teq thviax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I've caught a cold. My throat hurts.
  我著涼了,喉嚨在痛。

• Goar ee na'aau teq hoat'iam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee naa'aau teq hoad'iam. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My throat is infected.
  我的喉嚨發炎。

baktiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

be soiled with

沾到

• baktiøh bagzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tiøh bak'zuie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be soiled with ink
  沾到墨水

• baktiøh iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tiøh iuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be soiled with oil or grease
  沾到油

• baktiøh lahsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tiøh laq'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be soiled with filth
  沾到髒東西

baxnheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'heng [[...]][i#] [p.]

very lucky (Lit. myriad felicities)

萬幸

• Twtiøh chia'hø bøo sie, sidzai cyn baxnheng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh chiaf'hø bøo sie, sit'zai cyn ban'heng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If have a auto accident and don't get killed, it is very lucky.
  遇到車禍沒死,實在很萬幸。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bagciw lai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw lai [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, keen eye

眼光銳利

• Y bagciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoartiøh goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoax'tiøh goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His vision is very good, he saw me from far away.
  他眼光很銳利,那麼遠就看到我。

• Y bagciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie be phiexn'tid.; Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are very sharp, you cannot cheat him.
  他眼光很銳利,你騙不了的。

bøea bøe'tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tiøh; bøea bøe'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot buy it

買不到

• Zap kho'giin bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khof'giin bea be'tiøh.; Zap khof'giin bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You cannot buy it for ten dollars.
  十塊錢買不到。

• U cvii bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii bea be'tiøh.; U cvii bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  thing that money can't buy, priceless
  有錢買不到。

bihbiq-chihchiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'biq'chiq'chiq; biq'biq-chiq'chiq [[...]][i#] [p.]

furtively

偷偷摸摸

• Ia mxsi teq zøx zhadar, nar tiøh afnnef bihbihchihchiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ia m'si teq zøx zhat'ar, nar tiøh arn'nef biq'biq'chiq'chiq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are not stealing things, why are you acting so furtively?
  又不是當小偷,怎麼要這樣偷偷摸摸?

binbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'bong [[...]][i#] [p.]

confidence of the people, the hope of the masses, popularity among the people

民望

• cyn u binbong ee zofngthorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn u biin'bong ee zorng'thorng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  president who has the confidence of the people
  很有民望的總統。

• Zernghuo ee zerngzheg u hu'hap tiøh binbong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zexng'huo ee zexng'zheg u huu'hap tiøh biin'bong. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The policy of the government meets the hopes of the people.
  政府的政策符合了民望。

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøo cit tex tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo cit tex tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

always wrong

一無是處

bøtvia bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

voluble, vain, fickle, changeable, inconstant, to change at every whim, uncertain and changeable

不一定,沒定性

• zoeakin ee thvikhix bøtvia bøtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh.; zoex'kin/kun ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Recently the weather changes very quickly.
  最近的天氣變幻無常。

• Y kofng'oe bøtvia bøtiøh, be sirntid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, be sixn'tid.; Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's very fickle, you can't believe him.
  他講話反覆無常,不能相信。

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

toil, labor hard

勞

• thoaboaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'boaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  toil very hard
  勞苦,折磨

• Goar seahaxn ee sii, pexbør cyn thoaboaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør cyn thoaf'boaa.; Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør/buo cyn thoaf'boaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When I was young, my parents worked very hard.
  我小時候,父母很勞苦。

• tiøh thoaboaa laai chi bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh thoaf'boaa laai chi bor'kviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  work very hard to support a wife and kids
  得辛勞來養妻兒。

boafnhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

full marks

滿分

• tittiøh boafnhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid'tiøh boarn'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  attain or win the full score, one hundred percent
  得到滿分

bok ie seeng ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok ie seeng ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

the deed is done (Lit. The wood is already made into a boat.)

木已成舟

• Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kiet'hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kied'hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's already determined that they will be married.
  既然木已成舟,就該讓他們兩個結婚。

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。

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

hurried, in haste, busy, occupied

忙

• hongboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'boong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be confused, hurriedly, in a flurry
  慌忙

• Cide hongboong (kvoafkirn, tiøqkib) soaq bexkie'tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'e hofng'boong (kvoar'kirn, tiøh'kib) soaq be'kix'tid.; Cit'e hofng'boong (kvoar'kirn, tiøh'kib) soaq bøe'kix`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  so confused, I forgot
  一慌張就忘記了。

bongtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'tiøh; bofng/bof`tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

touched

摸到

buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

dejected, purposeless, unhappy, uneasy, silly, tiresome, tasteless

無聊

• Tagjit tiøh thagzheq, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit tiøh thak'zheq, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  To have to study every day is very tasteless.
  每天要讀書,真無聊。

• Bøo taixcix thafng zøx, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix thafng zøx, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Not to have anything to do is very tiresome.
  無事可做,真無聊。

bu'naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'høo; (bøo'taf'oaa) [[...]][i#] [p.]

no other recourse, no alternative, no help for it

無奈何,不得已

• Bu'naixhøo, soaq tiøh afnny zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'nai'høo, soaq tiøh arn'ny zøx [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There was no other alternative so it had to be done.
  無奈何,結果得這樣做。

zaf'nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

early years, some years ago

早年

• Zaf'nii ee taixcix nar tiøh køq korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zar'nii ee tai'cix nar tiøh køq korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do we have to bring us things from years ago?
  早年的事何必再說。

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

choking or suffocating sensation from drink or food caught in the throat

嗆

• ciah iøqhurn zagtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah iøh'hurn zak'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  powdered medicine caught in the throat
  吃藥粉嗆著了。

• tiøh kazak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh'kaf'zak; tiøh kaf'zak [[...]][i#] [p.]
  slight obstruction in the throat or nose
  嗆著

zangtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zafng'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

be caught

被捉到

zad teq eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad teq eng [[...]][i#] [p.]

economize

省著用

• Goeqkib iawboe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goeh'kib iao'boe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng.; Gøeh'kib iao'bøe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Economize until we are paid this month's salary.
  薪水還未領, 錢得省著用。

zao-kaq zengkhuix ciapbøextiøh auxkhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao kaq zeeng'khuix ciab'be'tiøh au'khuix.; zao-kaq zeeng'khuix ciab'bøe'tiøh au'khuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]

run till quite out of breath

跑得上氣接不到下氣。

zaukhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaau'khud; (zaau'hied) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lair, den, nest, den of wild beasts or outlaws

巢堀,巢穴

• Thofhuie ee zaukhud khix ho laang hoat'hien tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thor'huie ee zaau'khud khix ho laang hoad'hien tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The hideout of a group of outlaws was discovered.
  土匪的巢穴被人發現到。

zawsiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'siarm [[...]][i#] [p.]

escape, avoid, keep out of the way, secretly neglect one's duty

走避

• Eng'axm tiøh y kor'mee, y bextaxng zawsiarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'axm tiøh y kox'mee, y be'taxng zao'siarm.; Efng'axm tiøh y kox'mee, y bøe'taxng zao'siarm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is his turn to be on duty tonight, he can not avoid it.
  今晚該他值夜,他不能走避。

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

epidemic of animals or poultry

瘟疫,動物

• tiøqzef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh'zef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suffer from the epidemic
  害瘟疫

• tiøh kezef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh kef'zef; tiøh køef'zef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suffer from chicken epidemic
  害雞瘟

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie; (kixm'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

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