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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 zhoe 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。

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 ?

engzhuix gex ke'khaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf. eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]

nothing to do but lick chicken bones

閒著啃雞腳

• Bøo thaulo engzhuix gex ke'khaf borng khaikarng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf borng khay'karng. Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf borng khay'karng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Out of a job and nothing to do but stand around and talk.
  沒工作閒著啃雞腳閒聊.

høxlørhøxsø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'løx'hø'sø (hvaix'kao'bør'søf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

• Bøo thaulo tagjit ma teq høxlørhøxsø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo tak'jit ma teq hø'løx'hø'sø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All day I stroll around because I don't have a job.
  無工作每天都在閒蕩。

irn thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn thaau'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

seeking employment

求職

sii thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii thaau'lo (sii'cid) [[...]][i#] [p.]

quit office (one's job)

辭職

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

employment, business, job, situation, a calling, an occupation

工作,職業

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