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

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

kea'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

plan, arrange, map out, sketch devise

計劃

• Lie u teq keaoe boeq zhoaxbor `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u teq kex'oe boeq zhoa'bor `bøo?; Lie u teq kex'oe bøeq zhoa'bor `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you plan to get married?
  你有計劃要娶太太嗎?

keasiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'siaux; kex'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

thing's cost, price

價錢

• Lie zaiviar kim'ar ee keasiaux `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie zay'viar kym'ar ee kex'siaux `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you know the price of gold?
  你知道黃金的價格嗎?

keatat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]

value, worth

價值

• bøo-keatat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kex'tat; bøo-kex'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]
  valueless, worthless
  沒有價值

• u-keatat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kex'tat; u-kex'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]
  valuable, worth-while
  有價值

• Cid purn zheq u keatat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq u kex'tat. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This book is worth reading.
  此書有一讀的價值。

• u cit paq ban ee keatat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cit paq ban ee kex'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]
  worth a million dollars
  有一百萬的價值。

Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kirn pharng bøo hør sef, kirn kex bøo hør taf'kef. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Haste makes waste. (Lit. If you spin thread quickly on the spinning machine you won't have a good yarn, if you marry a husband quickly you won't have a good mother-in-law.)

快紡無好紗,快嫁無好婆婆(欲速則不達,弄巧成拙)

oafhaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'haang [[...]][i#] [p.]

registered with a company or organization

靠行(計程車)

• Lie ee keathengchiaf u oafhaang `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kex'theeng'chiaf u oar'haang `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you registered your taxi with a taxi company?
  你的計程車有沒有靠行?

pau'haam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'haam [[...]][i#] [p.]

include, contain

包含

• Cid ee keacvii u pau'haam kangcvii bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee kex'cvii u paw'haam kafng'cvii bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this price include the cost of labor?
  這個價錢有沒有包含工錢 ?

• Cid kux pau'haam cyn ze iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux paw'haam cyn ze ix'sux.; Cid kux paw'haam cyn zøe ix'sux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This expression has many meanings.
  這句包含很多意思。

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。

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