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a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'hviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

brother (elder brother)

哥哥

zoadieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'ieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

sever relations with, insulate (electricity)

斷絕關係,絕緣

• Y kab yn a'hviaf zoadieen cyn kuo ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kab yn af'hviaf zoat'ieen cyn kuo ax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He severed relations with his older brother a long time ago.
  他跟他哥哥斷絕關係很久了。

• Cid tiaau tiexnsvoax ee zoadieen bøo symmiq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau tien'svoax ee zoat'ieen bøo sirm'miq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This electric wire is not well insulated.
  這條電線的絕緣不太好。

hefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hefng; (hviaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

elder brother, a senior (used as a term of respect)

兄

hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaf; (hefng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

elder brother (used as a suffix with names of men)

兄

• khøeahviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khex'hviaf; khøex'hviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  paramour
  情夫

hør-hviati'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'hviaf'ti'ar; hør-hviaf'ti'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

good friends, euphemistic name for the ghosts for whom the living prepare a feast on the 15th of the 7th month

好兄弟,無主孤魂

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

• Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
  我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

• Y bøeq lym ka'py, iaq lie bøeq lym symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
  他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

• Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
  雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

• Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
  你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

• Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
  我去山上,玩得很愉快。

• Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
  你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

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

they, their

他,他們

• yn-zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zhux; yn-zhux; (yn'taw) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  his (her) or their home
  他家,他們家

• yn-a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'af hviaf; yn-af'hviaf; (yn-af'zea, yn-lau'pe, yn-lau'sw, yn-siør'ti, ...) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  his (her) or their older brother (older sister, father, mother, teacher, younger brother)
  他(她)哥哥(姐姐,爸爸,媽媽,老師,弟弟等等)

jinhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'hefng; (jiin'hviaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

dear elder brother (designation for a friend of the same standing as oneself)

仁兄

ko'piao hviati [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'piao hviaf'ti [[...]][i#] [p.]

paternal male cousins, "a-ko's" sons

姑表兄弟

pangthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paang'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

family tribe or clan

家族

• Yn u zabgoa hviati, sofie sngrsi toa pangthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn u zap'goa hviaf'ti, sor'ie sngx'si toa paang'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  They have over ten brothers so they are considered a large family clan.
  他們有十多個兄弟,所以算是大家族。

phahhor liaqzhat ia tiøh chyn hviati. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'hor liah'zhat ia tiøh chyn hviaf'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]

strike a tiger, to catch a thief, you should have your own brother to help you In emergencies only a brother will help

打虎捉賊須靠親兄弟。

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

elder brother's wife, it is appended to the personal name of the husband as an appellation of his wife, when we would use "hviaf" for himself, e.g., "Pang-tin-sør", wife of a man called "Pang-tin-hviaf"

嫂

• asør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'sør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  elder brother's wife, the appellation for elder brother's wife
  嫂嫂

• hviasør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaf'sør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  elder brother's wife
  大嫂

• jixsør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'sør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wife of second oldest brother
  二嫂

thør-khøeahviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør khex'hviaf; thør-khøex'hviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

(woman) to seek a paramour

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