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abør/abuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'bør; (af'buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother, mama

母親,媽媽

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

duck, drake

鴨子

Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
危在旦夕,還不知。

ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]][i#] [p.]
make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
姑妄要求

ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]][i#] [p.]
hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
平板腳

ahbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør; (aq'buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

female duck

母鴨

ahbøfzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhao; aq'bør/buo-zhao [[...]][i#] [p.]

kind of motherwort, Leonurus sibiricus, Lindernia ciliata

鴨母草

aezeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

love, affection

愛情

Pexbør ee aezeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym.; Pe'bør/buo ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
A parent's love is higher than a mountain and deeper than the sea.
父母的愛情比山還高,比海還深。

anbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'buo [[...]][i#] [p.]

pacify a hostile people

安撫

auxbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør; au'bør/buo; (kex'bør) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stepmother

後母,繼母

auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa [[...]][i#] [p.]

stepmother harlot, a vile scolding

狠,壞,後娘

auxbøfbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'bin; au'bør/buo-bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

sour look, as of a stepmother

晚娘臉

Zhunthvy auxbøfbin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy au'bør'bin.; Zhwn'thvy au'bør/buo'bin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Spring weather is like a stepmother's face.
春天晚娘臉,變幻無常。

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

wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding

貍貓,淫婦

auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa [[...]][i#] [p.]
stepmother harlot, a vile scolding
狠繼母

iafbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'baa [[...]][i#] [p.]
wild cat, a harlot, a vile scolding
野貓

Kelai na bøo baa, niawchie øe khiaukhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie e khiaw'khaf.; Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie/zhuo øe khiaw'khaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
When the cat's away the mice will play.
家裏如無貓,老鼠就蹺腿。

bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'zeeng; (bin'thaau'zeeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

in front of, in the presence of

面前

zhux bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux bin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
in front of the house
屋前

ti pexbuo ee bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ti pe'buo ee bin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
in front of one's parents
在父母的面前

bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør; bør/buo; (buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother, female animals, capital money, yogurt or cheese culture

母

auxbør, keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør, kex'bør; au'bør/buo, kex'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
stepmother
繼母

huxbør, pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør, pe'bør; hu'bør/buo, pe'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
father and mother
父母

køebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør; køef'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
hen
母雞

lengbør/lengbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'bør [[...]][i#] [p.]
wet nurse
奶媽

svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
real mother
生母

bøfaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'aix; bør/buo'aix [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's love

母愛

bøfzaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zaang; bør/buo'zaang [[...]][i#] [p.]

the trunk of a tree

母樹

bøfchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'chyn; bør/buo'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother

母親

Bøfchincied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bør'chyn'cied; Bør/Buo'chyn-cied [[...]][i#] [p.]

Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May

母親節

bøfcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'cvii; bør/buo'cvii; (buo'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]][i#] [p.]

business capital; capital lent out

母錢,本錢,資本

bøfzuo liensym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zuo'lieen'sym; bør/buo'zuo lieen'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

Lit.- mother and son's heart always join together, i.e. love between mother and child

母子連心

bøfgie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'gie; bør/buo'gie/guo [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's mother tongue, native tongue

母語

bøfhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hau; bør/buo'hau [[...]][i#] [p.]

alma mater

母校

bøfhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hoef; bør/buo'hoef [[...]][i#] [p.]

female flower

雌花

bøfii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ii; bør/buo'ii [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's sisters, maternal aunts

姨母

bøfym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ym; bør/buo'ym [[...]][i#] [p.]

vowels

母音

bøfkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kaux; bør/buo'kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's upbringing of child, mother's teaching

母教

bøfky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ky; bør/buo'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

machine that makes other machines, mother aircraft, airplane which tows gliders

母機

bøfkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kviar; bør/buo'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother and child, principal and interest

母子

bøfkim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kim; bør/buo'kim [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's brother's wife

舅母

bøfkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kym; (buo'cvii, bør'cvii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

capital, principal (of money)

本錢,本金

bøfkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'koaan; bør/buo'koaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

matriarchal power

母權

bøfkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kog; bør/buo'kog; (zor'kog) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother country, mother land

母國,祖國

bøfku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ku; bør/buo'ku [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's brother, maternal uncle

母舅,舅父

bøflai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lai; bør/buo'lai [[...]][i#] [p.]

principal and interest

本息

bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lam; bør/buo'lam [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother ship, carrier

母艦

hangkhofng bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haang'khofng bør'lam [[...]][i#] [p.]
aircraft carrier
航空母艦

bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

no one takes care

無人管,自由

Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu.; Pe'bør/buo cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
父母一死,竟無人管。

bøflefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lefng; bør/buo'lefng/ny [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's milk

母奶

bøfsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng; bør/buo'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

motherliness, maternity

母性

bøfserng'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng'aix; bør/buo'sexng'aix [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's love, maternal affection

母性愛

bøfthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'thay; bør/buo'thay [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother's womb

母胎

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

toil, labor hard

勞

thoaboaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'boaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
toil very hard
勞苦,折磨

Goar seahaxn ee sii, pexbør cyn thoaboaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør cyn thoaf'boaa.; Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør/buo cyn thoaf'boaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
When I was young, my parents worked very hard.
我小時候,父母很勞苦。

tiøh thoaboaa laai chi bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh thoaf'boaa laai chi bor'kviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
work very hard to support a wife and kids
得辛勞來養妻兒。

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

military as opposed to civil, force, warlike

武

bunbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
civil and military
文武

bunbuo zoanzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo zoaan'zaai [[...]][i#] [p.]
master of both the pen and the sword
文武全才

bunbuo pahkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo paq'kvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
all the civil and military officials
文武百官

iauxbuo iong'uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iau'buo ioong'uy [[...]][i#] [p.]
show off one's strength of power
耀武揚威

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

dance, prance, brandish, wave, agitate

舞

kauzeabuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'zex'buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
social dance
交際舞

thiaobuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaux'buo [[...]][i#] [p.]
dance
跳舞

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

insult, ridicule, disgrace, ill-treat

侮

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

stroke, touch, soothe, comfort, console, bring up, rear

撫

bwafkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ar'kviar; (buo'kviar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother and children

母子

bw'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'aix [[...]][i#] [p.]

mother, maternal love

母愛

Bwchiofng khygi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buo'chiofng khie'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]

Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which led to the downfall of the Ching Dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China

武昌起義

bwcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cvii; (bør'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]][i#] [p.]

principal, capital lent

母金

bwcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cioxng [[...]][i#] [p.]

military commander, general

武將

bwzofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

armament, arm oneself with

武裝

bwzofng chymliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng chirm'liok [[...]][i#] [p.]

armed aggression

武裝侵略

bwzofng kaytii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng kae'tii [[...]][i#] [p.]

disarmament

武裝解除

bwzofng poxtui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng po'tui [[...]][i#] [p.]

armed forces

武裝部隊

buo`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

female animal

母的

bwge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ge [[...]][i#] [p.]

technique, military art or accomplishments

武藝

bwhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'hoe [[...]][i#] [p.]

dancing party

舞會

bwiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'iok; (buo'iorng, buo'iarng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bring up, rear, bring to maturity, only about humans, raise children

撫育,撫養

buu ioxngbuo cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu iong'buo cy te; buu iong'buo cy tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

wasted talent, big fish in a little pond, "Full many a flower is made to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air." (Lit. no room to use one's martial arts)

無用武之地

bwjiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'jiok [[...]][i#] [p.]