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

red, at the height of one's career, very popular

紅

• Y cym'ar cyn aang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cirm'ar cyn aang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very popular now. He is very influential (weighty) now.
  他現在紅得發紫。

angkøchiahchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'køf'chiaq'chi [[...]][i#] [p.]

ruddy good health

紅光滿面

• Tefng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cym'ar iuxkøq angkøchiahchi af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Terng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af. Terng'e pve kaq bøeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Formerly he was sick unto death, now he is again in ruddy good health.
  前陣子病得要死,現在又紅光滿面了。

zawsamkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'safm'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

run away to avoid trouble

走三關

• Y tør laang ee hoe'ar, cym'ar teq zawsamkoafn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør laang ee hoe'ar, cirm'ar teq zao'safm'koafn af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He toppled someone's mutual loan group, now he is "on the lam" (running away to hide from trouble).
  他倒別人的會錢,現在在走三關了。

zexngsarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'sarn [[...]][i#] [p.]

increase production

增產

• Cid khoarn chiaf cyn hør be, kangtviuu cym'ar teq zexngsarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn chiaf cyn hør be, kafng'tviuu cirm'ar teq zeng'sarn. Cid khoarn chiaf cyn hør bøe, kafng'tviuu cirm'ar teq zeng'sarn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kind of car is very easy to sell, so the factory is now increasing production.
  這種車很好賣,工廠現在在增產。

zexngsied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'sied [[...]][i#] [p.]

add, add on

增設

• Cym'ar kok'hau bøeq zexngsied Taigie-khøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'ar kog'hau boeq zeng'sied Taai'gie'khøx. Cirm'ar kog'hau bøeq zeng'sied Taai'gie-khøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Now the public primary schools are going to add Taiwanese to the curriculum.
  現在國校要增設台語課。

zefngte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zerng'te zerng'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

prepare soil or ground

整地

• Cym'ar teq zefngte boeq khyzhux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'ar teq zerng'te boeq khie'zhux. Cirm'ar teq zerng'tøe bøeq khie'zhux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Now we are preparing the ground to build a house.
  現在正在整地要蓋房子。

chiwlai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lai [[...]][i#] [p.]

in hand

手中,手頭

• Cym'ar chiwlai bøo pvoax ee cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'ar chiuo'lai bøo pvoax ee cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have no money on hand now.
  現在手頭一個錢也沒有。

ciamtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'toafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

high point, climax

尖端

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