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

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• bøe axntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid; bøe an'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

zhozhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhux; (thaau-cit'pae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

first time, on the first occasion

初次

• Y zhozhux (thaau cit pae) laai Taioaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zhof'zhux (thaau cit pae) laai Taai'oaan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is the first time he came to Taiwan.
  他初次來台灣。他頭一次來台灣。

• zhozhux tengtaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhux tefng'taai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make one's first appearance on the stage, make one's debut
  初次登台

cid'pvoarpae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'pvoax'pae; (cit'pvoax'pae'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

only once or very seldom

一兩次,偶而

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

iuxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu'køq [[...]][i#] [p.]

again, in addition to

又,再

• iu siok, iu høfkhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu siok, iu hør'khvoax; iu siok, iu hør'khvoax; (iu'køq siok, iu'køq hør'khvoax) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cheap and good looking, Not only cheap but also good looking
  又便宜,又好看

• Y iuxkøq korng cit pae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iu'køq korng cit pae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He repeated it again.
  他再講一次。

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

be confused, to tangled, be disheveled

混亂,纏結

• svoax jii khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoax jii khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  thread is all knots and tangles
  線亂了

• Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze singie e jikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze syn'gie e jii'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If we study too much vocabulary at one time, we will be thrown into confusion.
  一次學太多生字會亂了。

• Hid hang taixcix cyn jii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid hang tai'cix cyn jii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That matter is very complicated.
  那件事情很複雜。

kaohuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'huxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

teachings, instructions, precepts, lesson, teach, give a lesson

教訓

• Cid pae ee sitpai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaohuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee sid'pai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaux'huxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The failure of this time is a very good lesson for me.
  這次的失敗是個很好的教訓。

kehjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'jit; (laxng'jit) [[...]][i#] [p.]

every other day

隔日,隔天

• Kehjit (nngxjit) laai cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Keq'jit (nng'jit) laai cit pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Come every other day
  隔天(隔兩天) 來一次

kietkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok [[...]][i#] [p.]

after all, in the end, in the long run, eventually, after all is said and done...

結局,結果

• kietkiok khaq kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok khaq kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  all in all, it's more expensive
  結果較貴

• kietkiok e arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok e axn'zvoar?; kied'kiok øe axn'zvoar? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How will the matter come out?
  結果會怎樣?

• Sviw kvoafkirn, kietkiok tiøh køq siar cit pae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw kvoar'kirn, kied'kiok tiøh køq siar cit pae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was too hasty, eventually I had to rewrite it.
  太急忙,結果得再寫一次。

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

again, moreover, also, and (used as a conjunction to connect two adjectives while "kap" is used to connect two nouns as, "ian-pit kap choa")

再,又

• Køq korng cidpae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq korng cit'pae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Say it again !
  再說一次!

• siok køq høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok køq hør'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cheap and good to eat
  便宜又好吃

• køq svaf nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq svaf nii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in another three years
  再三年

• bøo køq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo køq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not a second time
  不再

• iuxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu'køq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  also, again
  又,再

køhkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

go a little farther, go once more

再去,再過去

• Køhkhix go zap kongchiøq ciu u khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khix go zap kofng'chiøq ciu u khvoax'kvix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Go 50 meters farther, then you will find it.
  再過去五十公尺就能看見。

• Goar sviuxboeq køhkhix cidpae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviu'boeq køq'khix cit'pae.; Goar sviu'bøeq køq'khix cit'pae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am thinking of going there once more.
  我想要再去一次。

okbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'bang [[...]][i#] [p.]

nightmare

惡夢

• Hid pae ee chia'hø, nar zøx cit tviuu ee okbang lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid pae ee chiaf'hø, nar zøx cit tviuu ee og'bang lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That accident was like a nightmare.
  那次的車禍,好像是做一場惡夢。

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

turn, time, occasion

回,次

• auxpae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next time, another time
  下一次

• cidpae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit pae; cit'pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once
  一次

• kuyna pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'na pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  several times
  好幾次

• tak pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tak pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  every time, each time
  每次

• terng pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  some time ago, last time
  上次

• u cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cit pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once, once upon a time
  有一次

siøkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kvix [[...]][i#] [p.]

meet

相見

• cit nii siøkvix cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit nii siøf'kvix cit pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  meet once a year
  一年相見一次

tak kofgoeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tak kor'goeh; tak kør'gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.]

every month

每個月

• tak kofgoeh cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tak kor'goeh cit pae; tak kør'gøeh cit'pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once a month
  每個月一次

tagnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tak'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

every year, per year

每年

• tagnii cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tak'nii cit pae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once a year
  每年一次

thaau cit pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau cit pae [[...]][i#] [p.]

the first time

頭一次

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