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angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

red string, refers to the red string in Chinese folklore brings a man and his mate together, Chinese version of Cupid's arrow

紅線

• khafn angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn aang'svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  act as go-between
  牽紅線

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

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef 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。

• Bøexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa kiuu. [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 bøexhiao. [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 bøexhiao 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 bøexhiao 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 bøexhiao 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。

zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]

magazines

雜誌

• ciukhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weekly magazines
  週刊雜誌

• gøeqkhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn zap'cix; gøeh'khafn zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  monthly magazines
  月刊雜誌

zengkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

supplement of a newspaper, an expanded edition on holidays or Sundays

增刊

chiuo-khafn-chiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'khafn'chiuo; chiuo-khafn-chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

made in hand

手拉手

zhorngkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

put out the first issue of a periodical

創刊

zhorngkhanhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'khafn'hø [[...]][i#] [p.]

first issue of a periodical

創刊號

zhutkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

publish

出刊

ciukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

weekly periodical, a weekly

週刊

ciukhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn zap'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]

weekly magazine

週刊雜誌

ciukhafn sinbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn syn'buun [[...]][i#] [p.]

weekly paper

週刊新聞

zoadkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

cease publication

絕刊

hadar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hat'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

swollen lymphatic gland

淋巴腺腫

• khafn hadar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn hat'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The lymphatic glands are enlarged.
  淋巴腺腫脹

goxkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

publish something incorrectly

誤刊

gøeqkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn; gøeh'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

monthly publication, a monthly

月刊

guu khankhix kaux Pakkviaf iao si guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu khafn'khix kaux Pag'kviaf iao si guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

unchangeable, remains the same, character is difficult to improve (Lit. If you lead a cow to Beijing, it is still a cow.)

牛牽到北京還是牛,永遠改不掉壞習慣

hiukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiw'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

no issue (as on holidays)

休刊

hør-khankhiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør khafn'khiøq; hør-khafn'khiøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

involved, implicated

使連累

hongkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kui [[...]][i#] [p.]

pair of bellows in a smithy

風箱

• khafn hongkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn hofng'kui [[...]][i#] [p.]
  work bellows by hand
  拉風箱

• tah hongkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tah hofng'kui [[...]][i#] [p.]
  work bellows with the foot
  踩風箱

huokhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

supplement to a magazine or news paper

副刊

jidkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

daily publications

日刊

• jidkhafn sinbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'khafn syn'buun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  daily newspaper
  日刊報紙

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

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

• Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
  那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

• Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
  你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

• Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
  我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

• Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
  我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

khaq øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e; khaq øe [[...]][i#] [p.]

know better how to do something

較容易

• Lauxlaang khaq e poaqtør, lie tiøh ka y khafn lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'laang khaq e poah'tør, lie tiøh ka y khafn lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An old person is more likely to fall, you should lead him by the arm.
  老人較易跌倒,你得牽著他。

khafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn; (khiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead an animal with a rope, lead a person by the hand, drag along (a net), draw (a sound) out long, involve

牽,拉,拖累

• khafn guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn guu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lead a cow
  牽牛

• khafn gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn girn'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lead a child by the hand
  牽孩子

• khafn y khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn y khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take his hand and raise him up
  拉他起來

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

hew, to cut, engrave (blocks for printing), publication, to publish

刊

• Kin'afjit ee pørzoar u khafn zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar u khafn zhud'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was reported in today's paper.
  今天的報紙登出來了。

• ciukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weekly (magazine)
  週刊

• gøeqkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn; gøeh'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  monthly (magazine)
  月刊

• jidkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  daily (paper)
  日刊

• kuiekhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  quarterly (review)
  季刊

khan'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

luggage tag

籤條,標籤

• Henglie tiøh kad khan'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Heeng'lie tiøh kad khafn'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The luggage must be tagged.
  行李要掛籤條。

khan'ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'aang'ii [[...]][i#] [p.]

woman who can bring up spirits of the dead

牽紅姨,引魂者

khanbarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'barn [[...]][i#] [p.]

last for along time, lasting, durable

能持久的

• u khanbarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u khafn'barn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can last for a long time
  能持久的

• bøo khanbarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo khafn'barn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can't last for a long time
  不能持久的

khanbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'bang [[...]][i#] [p.]

drag along a large net (many men together)

張網

khanbefee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'bea'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

groom for horses

馬伕

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

bring up the spirits of the dead, as a medium does

牽亡

khanbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'but [[...]][i#] [p.]

periodical, publication

刊物

khanzaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'zaix; (khafn'tefng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

publish (an article in a periodical), (for a periodical) carry (an article)

刊載,刊登

khanchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

buy a car, to drive the car back after it is fixed

買車,牽車

khanchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

marry into rich, well-known family

攀親

khanchyn bafnzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'chyn barn'zheg [[...]][i#] [p.]

seek special favor or help from somebody by elaborating on one's relationship (usually remote and indirect) with him, to try to cement ties or establish connections with an ulterior motive

拉關係(牽親挽戚)

khanchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife, to hold another's hand

妻子,牽手

• zhoa khanchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa khafn'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take a wife
  娶妻

khan'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife

妻子

khan'goxpiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'go'piør [[...]][i#] [p.]

list of corrections attached to a publication, errata

刊誤表

khan'guzhvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'guu'zhvef [[...]][i#] [p.]

star Altair

牽牛星

khan'gu'hoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'guu'hoef [[...]][i#] [p.]

morning glory

牽牛花

khanhadar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'hat'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

inflammation of lymphatic glands caused by bacterial inflection in another part of the body

淋巴腺腫

khanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'heeng; (khafn'ixn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

print for publication

刊行,刊印

khafn hongkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn hofng'kui [[...]][i#] [p.]

work the piston of the blacksmith's bellows

拉風箱

khanhurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'hurn [[...]][i#] [p.]

thicken soup

勾芡

khan'ynky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'irn'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

tractor

牽引機

khankax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kax [[...]][i#] [p.]

guide, lead

引導

khankaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

act as a go-between for libidinous partners

拉皮條

khankau'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kaau'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

middleman, broker

中人,掮客

khankvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kvef [[...]][i#] [p.]

thicken soup

勾芡

khankhiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'khiøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

assist someone to benefit

惠助

• Y khankhiøq goar thaxn cinze cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khafn'khiøq goar thaxn cyn'ze cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Through his good offices I made a lot of money.
  他惠助我賺很多錢。

khankof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

net fish from the sea

網魚(打魚之一種)

khankoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'koax [[...]][i#] [p.]

be concerned for, feel anxious about

牽掛

khankong'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'kofng'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead a man to a house of ill repute, to pimp

拉皮條

khanlieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'lieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

involve (in trouble), implicate

牽連

khanløkvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'løo'kvef [[...]][i#] [p.]

one who does "geomancy"

用羅盤看風水

khanlui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'lui [[...]][i#] [p.]

drag (into trouble), involve

牽累

khanseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'seeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

assist, patronize

提攜,栽培

• Y khanseeng cyn ze kojii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khafn'seeng cyn ze kof'jii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He patronized many orphans. (as giving them living expenses, school expenses etc.)
  他栽培很多孤兒。

khansy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]

make thread or filament (of boiled sugar syrup)

拉絲

• Svef liaam ee miqkvia e khansy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svef liaam ee mih'kvia e khafn'sy.; Svef/Svy liaam ee mih'kvia øe khafn'sy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Sticky stuff tends to be stringy.
  黏的東西會拉絲。

khansviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'sviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

draw out one's voice loud and long (as in singing or reciting)

拉長音

khansiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'siap [[...]][i#] [p.]

involve, affect, implicate

牽涉

khansvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a line with a cord

牽線,定線

khantefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'tefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

publish

刊登

khafn thihbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn thiq'bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

push a bike by the handle bars

牽腳踏車

khanthoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'thoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

accuse falsely

誣賴,責怪

khantikøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'ty'køf [[...]][i#] [p.]

lead about a boar for mating purposes

牽豬哥,飼養種公豬為業的人

khafn tiexnhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn tien'hoea; khafn tien'høea [[...]][i#] [p.]

install electricity

裝電燈

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