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ørgiøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'giok'ar; (zhao'cie'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

kind of vine whose seeds can make a jelly

愛玉

bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

bo'horng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng [[...]][i#] [p.]

imitate, imitation

模仿

• bo'horng ee kefhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'horng ee kea'hoex; boo'horng ee kea'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  imitation
  模仿的假貨

• Gyn'ar aix bo'horng toaxlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar aix boo'horng toa'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Kids like to imitate adults.
  小孩子喜歡模仿大人。

zafngzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zarng'zhao [[...]][i#] [p.]

bundle grass or straw

捆草

• Koaq tiuar ee sii, aix u cit ee zafngzhao ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Koaq tiu'ar ee sii, aix u cit ee zarng'zhao ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you cut rice you need a person to bundle the straw.
  割稻的時候,要有一個捆草的。

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix.; Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

zengsve'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'svef'ar; zefng'svef/svy'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

domestic animal, livestock

家畜,牲畜

• Zhanznglaang cyn aix chi zengsve'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaan'zngf'laang cyn aix chi zefng'svef'ar.; Zhaan'zngf'laang cyn aix chi zefng'svef/svy'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Farmers like to raise a few domestic animals.
  鄉下人很喜歡養家畜。

zho'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unskilled laborer

粗工

• Kin'afjit aix chviax kuye'ar zho'kafng laai pviarsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit aix chviax kuie'ee'ar zhof'kafng laai pviax'saux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Today we must hire a few laborers to come and clean the place up.
  今天得雇幾個粗工來打掃。

zhuibin'iøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy'biin'iøh; (afn'biin'iøh, aix'khuxn'iøh'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hypnotic, hypnotic medicines, sleeping pill

催眠藥,安眠藥

ciapsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

be next (in succession), follow, in close succession, one after the other, continue, continuously

連續

• Hid khoarn pve aix ciapsoax ciah iøqar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pve aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør.; Hid'khoarn pve/pvi aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq øe hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For that disease you have to continuously take medicine for a long time then it will get better.
  那種病要連續吃藥吃很久才會好。

gafm'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garm'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

stairs, a flight of steps, a ladder, introduction (to subject)

階梯

• Ciøqthaau gafm'ar aix khvoakhvoa'ar peq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciøh'thaau garm'ar aix khvoaf'khvoaf'ar peq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Look carefully when you climb stairs made of stone.
  石頭階要慢慢爬。

hayliog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'liok'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

Marines

海軍陸戰隊

• Y khix zøx hayliog'ar, sofie aix øh siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix zøx hae'liok'ar, sor'ie aix øh siuu'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He joined the Marines so he has to learn how to swim.
  他去當海軍陸戰隊,所以得學游泳。

viafbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viar'bak [[...]][i#] [p.]

conspicuous, showy

顯眼

• Iaokirn ee pai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viafbak ee sofzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee paai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viar'bak ee sor'zai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Important signs have to be put up in more conspicuous places.
  要緊的牌子要豎在比較顯眼的地方。

kayzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'zog [[...]][i#] [p.]

change from planting one kind of crop to planting other crops

改作

• Bøo aix portiuar exsaytid kayzog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix pox'tiu'ar e'sae'tid kae'zog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't want to plant rice you can plant something else.
  不種稻可以改作。

khøf'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'aix [[...]][i#] [p.]

lovable

可愛

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn khøfaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn khør'aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This child is very lovable (cute).
  這孩子很可愛。

khuiphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

explain why and how

開破,說明

• Gyn'ar maix kannaf iong phaq ee, aix khuiphoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar maix kafn'naf iong phaq ee, aix khuy'phoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't just hit a child, for better results explain why its wrong and how to change.
  小孩子不要只用打的,應解釋給他聽才有用。

putciap'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ciab'id [[...]][i#] [p.]

intermittent, off and on, successive

斷斷續續

• Cid ciorng iøqar na putciap'id ciah bøo hau, tiøqaix keasiok ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciorng iøh'ar na pud'ciab'id ciah bøo hau, tiøh'aix kex'siok ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you take this medicine on and off it doesn't help, you have to take it regularly.
  這種藥如果斷斷續續吃無效,要繼續吃。

siøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøq; (seg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

to show kindness and consideration, to allay fear of distress, to comfort someone, to begrudge something, to pity, to regret

惜

• Teq khaux ee gyn'ar aix ka y siøhcide. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq khaux ee girn'ar aix ka y siøq'cit'e. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Show some concern for that child that is crying.
  哭的小孩須要撫慰他一下。

• aesiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  favor, love, to treat with great favor
  愛惜

• khøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Alas! It is be regretted that..., What a pity!
  可惜

• pøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  love and cherish (a treasure), take great care of
  愛惜

• thviarsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviax'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  love, be sparing of
  疼惜

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