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bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao bøe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn. Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Bexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa khiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu. Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao. Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf. Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie. Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah. Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

zw'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

most important, principal, essential

主要

• Taioaan zwiaux ee safnbut si bie kaq thngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan zuo'iaux ee sarn'but si bie kaq thngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The principal products of Formosa are rice and sugar.
  臺灣主要的產物是米和糖。

• Goar ee zwiaux ee bogteg si thoankaux, m si kax Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee zuo'iaux ee bok'teg si thoaan'kaux, m si kax Efng'gie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My chief aim (purpose) is to spread the faith, not to teach English.
  我的主要目的是傳教不是教英文。

• zwiaux goan'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux goaan'yn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  chief cause or reason
  主要原因

Enggie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'gie [[...]][i#] [p.]

spoken English language

英語

hø'hoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'hoxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

How much more? How much less?

何況

• Y bexhiao korng Enggie, hø'hoxng Tekgie (køhkhaq bexhiao korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao korng Efng'gie, høo'hoxng Teg'gie (køq'khaq be'hiao korng). Y bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie, høo'hoxng Teg'gie (køq'khaq bøe'hiao korng). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot speak English, much less German.
  他不會說英語,德語更不用說了。

itty poarnkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'ty poaxn'kae [[...]][i#] [p.]

smattering of knowledge, incomplete comprehension

一知半解

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