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

ugly, bad, difficult

醜

• bøexbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bae; bøe'bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not bad
  不錯

• bayzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'zøx; bae'zøx/zøex; (phvae'zøx) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  difficult to do
  難做

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't know thoroughly

不能盡知

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad thaux'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

know thoroughly

識透

• bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  doesn't know all the ramifications
  識不透

bøe-haokof`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'haux'kof'tid; bøe-haux'kof`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't eat (vulgar), bad looking

難吃,難看

goaxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

appearance or features

外型

• Goaxheeng si bae, mxkuo laixpo khvoax bextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax be'tiøh.; Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't judge a book by it's cover. (Lit. The outward appearance is bad but the inside can't be seen.)
  外形不好看,不過內部看不到。

hoefzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'zhuix'ar; høea'zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

spark plug

火星塞

• Othofbae be hoad, taixkhaix si hoefzhuiear haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'thor'bae be hoad, tai'khaix si hoea'zhuix'ar hai'khix.; Of'thor'bae bøe hoad, tai'khaix si høea'zhuix'ar hai'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The scooter won't start because the sparkplugs are probably bad.
  摩托車沒辦法發動,大概是火星塞壞了。

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

invite, invitation

邀請

• Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm be phvaysex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm be phvae'sex?; Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvae'sex? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When someone invites with good intentions, how can it not be bad manners not to go?
  別人好意邀請,不去怎麼好意思?

itkhaix jilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'khaix jii'lun [[...]][i#] [p.]

treat (different matters) as the same, stereotype

一概而論

• Hid laixbin u phvae ee bøo mxtiøh, mxkuo bextaxng itkhaix jilun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo be'taxng id'khaix jii'lun.; Hid'lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo bøe'taxng id'khaix jii'lun. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are bad people connected with that group, but you should not stereotype them.
  那裡面有壞的沒錯,不過不能一概而論。

kae-bøe-khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae be khie'laai; kae-bøe-khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉

khøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

Too bad! Unfortunately, alas!

可惜

• Khøfsiøq goar bexhiao thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'siøq goar be'hiao thviaf.; Khør'siøq goar bøe'hiao thviaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad, I can not understand.
  可惜我不會聽。

• Cyn khøfsiøq, y soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn khør'siøq, y soaq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is regrettable that he died.
  很可惜,他死了。

khvoarexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

• Høflaang phvaylaang, lie khvoarexzhud be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'e'zhud be?; Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'øe'zhud bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you distinguish good people from bad people?
  好人壞人,你能辨別嗎?

khuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao [[...]][i#] [p.]

luck, sense of tasting

運氣,口感

• khuiekhao cyn bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao cyn bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad luck
  運氣不好

• Cid phaux tee khuiekhao be bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid phaux tee khuix'khao be bae.; Cid phaux tee khuix'khao bøe bae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This cup of tea is not bad.
  這泡茶口感不錯

sayzuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'zuun [[...]][i#] [p.]

sail a boat

駕船,開船,駛船

• 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.]
  bad workman never has a good tool.
  不會開船嫌溪灣,不怪自己,反而怨天尤人。

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

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