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bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

having nothing to eat

沒得吃

zhveciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'ciah; zhvef/chvy'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat raw

生食

• bøo thafng zhveciah, nar uxthafng phagkvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng zhvef'ciah, nar u'thafng phak'kvoaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If I don't have enough to eat, how can I set aside food to use later. Look, I don't have enough money to get along, certainly, I don't have any to spare.
  生吃已不夠, 那能醃乾?錢已不夠用,哪能儲蓄?

jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

now, used as the following:

而今,如今

• Y khahzar u cvii u sex, jikym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar u cvii u sex, jii'kym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He had money and power before, but now he has no home to live in and no rice to eat.
  他以前有錢有勢,如今無屋可住,無飯可吃。

phagkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phak'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

dry (eatables) in the sun

食物晒成干

• Bøo thafng zhveciah, thae u thafng phagkvoaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thafng zhvef'ciah, thae u thafng phak'kvoaf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  barely enough for necessary expenses, nothing over for luxuries
  不敷所需,那有剩餘?

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

may, may be done, may be, it is allowable, be licit, used as a mere auxiliary almost like the English "to" of the infinitive

可

• bøo mih thafng ho lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo mih thafng ho lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have nothing to give you
  沒有東西可給你

• bøo oe thafng korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe thafng korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  having nothing to say, unable to say anything
  無話可說

• bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng ciah; bøo thafng ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  having nothing to eat
  沒東西吃

• bøthafng hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not at all good
  不太好

• øextitthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'tid thafng; øe'tid'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  able to..., it can be...
  可 ...

• mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  you must not, don't do that
  不可

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