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baxbaxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba'ba'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

all over, all around

到處都是

• Peqthaumof kuy thaukhag baxbaxsi bøeq tuix tøh'ui khix zhoahkhie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Peh'thaau'mof kuy thaau'khag ba'ba'si boeq tuix tøq'ui khix zhoaq'khie?; Peh'thaau'mof kuy thaau'khag ba'ba'si bøeq tuix tøq'ui khix zhoaq'khie? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is white hair all over his head, where are you going to start to pluck it out.
  白頭髮整頭都是,要從哪裡拔起?

bøzafngthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zarng'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

have no clue

無線索,無頭緒

• Lorng bøzafngthaau boeq tøh'ui khix liaqzarng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lorng bøo'zarng'thaau boeq tøq'ui khix liah'zarng?; Lorng bøo'zarng'thaau bøeq tøq'ui khix liah'zarng? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are no clues where to go to catch the criminal.
  都無線索(頭緒)要從那兒去捕捉,做起?

bø'høee-bøphøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hoee'bøo'phoef; bøo'høee-bøo'phøef [[...]][i#] [p.]

didn't communicate by letter, didn't correspond

沒來信

• In'ui bø'høee-bøphøef, bøeq nar øe zaiviar y ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo'hoee'bøo'phoef, boeq nar e zay'viar y ti tøq'ui?; Yn'ui bøo'høee-bøo'phøef, bøeq nar øe zay'viar y ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Because he hasn't, who knows where he is?
  因為沒來信,怎麼知道他在哪裏?

bøkofngbøtva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'korng'bøo'tva; bøo'korng-bøo'tva [[...]][i#] [p.]

silently

一聲不響

• Y na bøeq khix tøh'ui lorng bøkorng-bøtva tø zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na boeq khix tøq'ui lorng bøo'korng'bøo'tva tø zao.; Y na bøeq khix tøq'ui lorng bøo'korng-bøo'tva tø zao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he wants to go some place, he doesn't tell anyone he just goes.
  他如果要去那兒都不說就走。

bølun tøh'ui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'lun tøq'ui [[...]][i#] [p.]

no matter where, wherever

無論那裏

zaiui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'ui [[...]][i#] [p.]

know where it is situated

知道何處

• m zaiui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'ui [[...]][i#] [p.]
  don't know where the place is
  不知何處

• Jidgoadthaam ti tøh'ui, lie zaiui `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit'goat'thaam ti tøq'ui, lie zay'ui `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you know where Sun-moon Lake is?
  日月潭在何處,你知道嗎?

zhefngkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

a polite term used before asking a question (Lit. I beg you to instruct me.)

請教

• Goar boeq zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zherng'kaux lie.; Goar bøeq zherng'kaux lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  May I ask you about…
  我要請教你。

• Zhefngkaux lie cide, hoefchiathaau ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zherng'kaux lie cit'e, hoea'chiaf'thaau ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Excuse me, where is the railway station?
  請教你,火車站在哪兒 ?

• Na u m zaiviar ee taixcix, goar boeq laai zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar boeq laai zherng'kaux lie.; Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar bøeq laai zherng'kaux lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If there is anything which I don't know, I'll come and ask you about it.
  如有不明瞭的事, 我要來請教你。

chviafmng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviar'mng [[...]][i#] [p.]

May I ask you?, Please tell me…

請問

• Chviafmng (lie), konghngg ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar'mng (lie), kofng'hngg ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Excuse me, where is the park?
  請問你,公園在那兒 ?

ciah-thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thaau'lo; ciah-thaau'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

be employed

就業,就職

• Lie ti tøh'ui teq ciah thaulo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti tøq'ui teq ciah thaau'lo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Where are you working?
  你在那兒工作 ?

hae bofng ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae bofng ciafm; hae bofng/bof ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for needle in haystack or in the ocean

海底摸針

• Lie ia bøo zuxcie ho goar, lie boeq kiøx goar tøh'ui khix hae bofng ciafm? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie boeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng ciafm?; Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie bøeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng/bof ciafm? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't give me your address, where will I start looking for you.
  你也沒有住址給我,你要叫我去那兒海底摸針?

hongsuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'suie [[...]][i#] [p.]

Chinese geomantic system by means of which sites are determined for graves, which sites are said to have an influence on the people (wind and water, "feng shwei")

風水,墳墓

• hongsuie hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'suie hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good locality in geomantic sense, good "feng-shwei"
  風水好

• Y ee hongsuie ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee hofng'suie ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Where is his grave?
  他的墳墓在那兒?

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

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

stand, stand upright, set upright, to erect (a pole or tablet), perpendicular, perpendicular stroke, dwell

豎,站,立,住

• Lie khia ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khia ti tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Where do you live?
  你住在那兒?

• cit khia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  perpendicular stroke without any hook (calligraphy)
  一豎

• cit khia cit oeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khia cit oeh; cit khia cit oeh/uih [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one perpendicular stroke and one horizontal stroke (as 十 = ten)
  一豎一橫

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

deceive, fool, hoodwink, stolen

騙,偷

• Bøeq kiax tngfkhix ee miqkvia mxzay ti tøh'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix.; Bøeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know where someone stole the things I was sending home.
  要寄回去的東西不知在哪兒被人偷了。

• Khix ho khiang'ar khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix ho khiafng'ar khiafng khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to be hoodwinked by a thief
  給騙子騙走了。

kiuokexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'kexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

after all, in the end, the whys and the wherefores, who (Lit. study the bottom)

究竟

• Kiuokexng si arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiux'kexng si axn'zvoar? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What is it all about?
  究竟是怎樣?

• Kiuokexng lie si sviaflaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiux'kexng lie si sviar'laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What on earth are you?
  究竟你是誰?

• Kiuokexng u symmiq loxeng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiux'kexng u sirm'miq lo'eng? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What is the use after all?
  究竟有甚麼用?

• Kiuokexng lie si khix tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiux'kexng lie si khix tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Where in the world have you been?
  究竟你是去哪兒?

køciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'ciu [[...]][i#] [p.]

high position

高就

• Lie ti tøh'ui teq køciu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti tøq'ui teq køf'ciu? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What office are you engaged in? (a polite expression), What's your occupation?
  你在那兒高就?

taotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'tea; taux'tøea; (taux'tie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to the bottom, at length, after all, in the end, in fine, but a last

到底

• Taotea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you know him or not?
  你到底認識他嗎?

• Taotea lie si symmiqlaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si sirm'mih'laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Who on earth are you?
  你到底是誰?

• Taotea lie si khix tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si khix tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Where in the world have you been?
  你到底去那兒?

Tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]

Where?

哪裡?

• Lie boeq khix tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq khix tøq'ui?; Lie bøeq khix tøq'ui? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Hello! (said to a person in motion) Where are you going?
  你要上哪兒去?

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