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bogbeeng kii biau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'beeng kii biau; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

very mysterious and abstruse, very strange, peculiar

莫明其妙

• Y sor korng ee oe bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee oe bok'beeng kii biau.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Everything he says is strange.
  他所說的,莫名其妙。

• Bøo laang jiblaai, arnzvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sidzai bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang jip'laai, axn'zvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sit'zai bok'beeng kii biau.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No one went in, how come the money is gone. It's very strange.
  沒有人進來,錢怎麼會丟,實在莫名其妙。

zawhøea-jibmoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'hoea jip'moo; zao'høea-jip'moo; [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand in harm's way

走火入魔

• Uxntong na bøo seaji e zawhoea jibmoo, ciuxsi uxntong sionghai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Un'tong na bøo sex'ji e zao'hoea jip'moo, ciu'si un'tong siofng'hai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are not careful when you exercise you can put yourself in danger by over exercising.
  運動如果不小心會走火入魔,就是運動傷害。

haxnteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'teng; ; (han'tvia) [[...]][i#] [p.]

limitation, restriction, set limit to

限定

• Bøo haxntvia kaoiuo ciaq exexngtid jibkhix serngtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo han'tvia kaux'iuo ciaq e'eng'tid jip'khix sexng'tngg.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It isn't only Christians who are allowed to enter the church.
  沒有限定只有教友才能進入聖堂。

jibchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'chiuo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

come in to one's hands, get

入手

• Cvii cit e jibchiuo, y ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii cit e jip'chiuo, y ciu khix lym.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as he gets some money, he goes to drink.
  他錢一到手就去喝。

jibmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'mngg; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter the door

入門

• Thaozar zhutmngg, cyn axm ciaq jibmngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaux'zar zhud'mngg, cyn axm ciaq jip'mngg.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go out very early in the morning and come back very late
  早出晚歸

• Cit e jibmngg, ciu khvoartiøh y teq limciuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e jip'mngg, ciu khvoax'tiøh y teq lym'ciuo.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as I entered his home, I saw he was drinking.
  一進門就看到他在喝酒。

kviaa bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa bøo lo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

niuu jip uii zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu jip uii zhud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

regulate expenses according to income

量入為出

• Cvii na exhiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii na e'hiao niuu jip uii zhud lorng ma iong u kaux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you know how to regulate expenses according to your income, your money will be enough to go around.
  錢如果會量入為出都夠用。

phoahjiblaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoaq'jip'laai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be dashed in (e.g., rain or waves)

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