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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

øefsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'sex; øea'søex [[...]][i#] [p.]

short (in stature)

矮小

• Bølun zøx symmiq, sengkhw efsex ee laang lorng u khaq subin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'lun zøx sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; Bøo'lun zøx/zøex sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No matter what, short people always have a more difficult time.
  無論做什麼, 身體矮小的人都比較吃虧。

khahsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]

be inferior in some quality

較差,遜於

• bøo khahsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo khaq'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not at all inferior
  不遜於

kofng sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng sw [[...]][i#] [p.]

public (official) and private affairs

公私

• kofng sw bøo hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng sw bøo hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  mix up public and private matters
  公私不分

suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

lose or win, to bet, gamble

輸贏,打賭

• Kab lie suviaa zap kho'giin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab lie sw'viaa zap khof'giin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I bet you ten dollars.
  跟你打賭十塊。

• Lie boeq suviaa symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq sw'viaa sirm'miq?; Lie bøeq sw'viaa sirm'mih? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What will you bet?
  你要打賭什麼?

• bøo suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sw'viaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  a tie (game), a draw
  沒有輸贏,平手

su'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'iaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

necessity, be in demand

需要

• Bøo su'iaux khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo sw'iaux khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No need to go.
  不需要去。

• Su'iaux chiaukoex kiorngkib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sw'iaux chiaw'koex kioxng'kib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  demand exceeds supply
  供不應求

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

have, there is (are), "Yes," in answering such questions as "Have you?" "Is there?", sometimes also used somewhat like an auxiliary of the past tense. Used to express habitual action

有

• U cioxnggoaan hagsefng, bøo cioxnggoaan lauxsw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan lau'sw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The student surpasses the teacher.
  有狀元學生,無狀元老師(青出於藍而勝於藍)

• cy'u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is (are) only...
  只有

• iawu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'u [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is still more, there are still..., there is more yet, have more.
  還有

• korng uxee bø'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng u'ee bøo'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talking at random, useless talk
  說廢話

• na u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na'u [[...]][i#] [p.]
  if there be
  假使有

• thøfu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'u [[...]][i#] [p.]
  succeed in getting by asking for
  要到了

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