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cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"

不,不會

Goar bøe kviaf (aekhuxn, zhuietaf, iaw). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw).; Goar bøe kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw). [[...]][i#] [p.]
I am (was) not afraid. (sleepy, thirsty, hungry)
我不怕(睏,口渴,餓)。

Goar khvoax, bøe løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax, be løh'ho.; Goar khvoax, bøe løh'ho. [[...]][i#] [p.]
I don't think it will rain.
我看,不會下雨。

Niaw bøe kor'mngg, kao bøe ka niawchie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw be kox'mngg, kao be ka niao'chie.; Niaw bøe kox'mngg, kao bøe ka niao'chie/zhuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Cats do not watch the door, dogs do not catch rats.
貓不會看門,狗不會捉老鼠。

Citmar lie øe aix khuxn`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar lie e aix khuxn be?; Cid'mar lie øe aix khuxn`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Are you sleepy now?
現在你想睡嗎?

Lie ee thaukhag øe thviax`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee thaau'khag e thviax be?; Lie ee thaau'khag øe thviax`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Do you have a head-ache?
你的頭會痛嗎?

Goar za'axm cyn kvoaa, lie øe kvoaa`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zafng'axm cyn kvoaa, lie e kvoaa be?; Goar zaf'axm cyn kvoaa, lie øe kvoaa`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
I was very cold last night, were you?
昨晚我很冷,你冷嗎?

bengzaf armhorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'zaf axm'horng [[...]][i#] [p.]

investigate openly and secretly

明查暗訪

bøtvia-bønii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'bøo'nii; bøo'tvia-bøo'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

suddenly without reason

無緣無故,忽然

Za'hngf tøf iao høfhør, kin'afjit bøtvia-bønii soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia'bøo'nii soaq sie'khix.; Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia-bøo'nii soaq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Yesterday he was okay, today he suddenly died.
昨天還好好的,今天無緣無故忽然死了。

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

ask, inquire, investigate

問

za'bun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bun [[...]][i#] [p.]
investigation, interrogate
查問

hagbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'bun [[...]][i#] [p.]
learning, knowledge
學問

korbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bun [[...]][i#] [p.]
adviser
顧問

symbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sirm'bun [[...]][i#] [p.]
try a case, interrogate
審問

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

search into, to examine into, to investigate

查

symzaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sirm'zaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
examine, judge
審查

tiauzaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaau'zaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
investigate, examine, inquire into
調查

za'axm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'axm [[...]][i#] [p.]

last night

昨晚

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

in the morning and in the evening

早晚

Kvoathvisii zafaxm cyn zhvelerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy'sii zar'axm cyn zhvef'lerng.; Kvoaa'thvy'sii zar'axm cyn zhvef/chvy'lerng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
It's chilly both in the morning and in the evening during winter.
冬天的早晚很寒冷。

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

good morning

早安

za'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

investigate a legal case of law

查案

Kefngzhad khix hiexntviuu za'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kerng'zhad khix hien'tviuu zaf'axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Policemen went to the scene to investigate into the case.
警察去現場查案。

zaf bøe zhutlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf be zhud'laai; zaf bøe zhud'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot find out a fact, cannot check out a figure

查不出來

za'beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

investigate and clarify, examine, search into

查明

siongsex za'beeng...ee goan'yn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sioong'sex zaf'beeng...ee goaan'yn.; sioong'søex zaf'beeng...ee goaan'yn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
carefully examine the cause of
詳細查明 ...的原因。

za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor [[...]][i#] [p.]

woman, female

女人

za'bofee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

female, feminine

女的

za'bofgynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar [[...]][i#] [p.]

girl

女孩子

za'bofgynnar zabpeq piexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar zap'peq piexn [[...]][i#] [p.]
A girl's appearance is constantly changing over the years. (Lit. A girl changes eighteen times.)
女大十八變

zabor-karn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'karn; zaf'bor-karn [[...]][i#] [p.]

female slave, concubine, (Before 1930 a female slave was traded freely. Today in open society this system is abolished, but in the frivolous society, young girls are still traded under the plea of "ion lid", "adopted daughters")

婢女,丫頭

za'bofkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kefng [[...]][i#] [p.]