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bogtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'tiaw [[...]][i#] [p.]

woodcarving

木雕

• Y bexhiao ciøqtiaw, exhiao bogtiaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao ciøh'tiaw, e'hiao bok'tiaw. Y bøe'hiao ciøh'tiaw, øe'hiao bok'tiaw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not a stonecutter, he's a woodcarver.
  他不會石雕,會木雕。

zuxsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'sixn [[...]][i#] [p.]

self confidence (NV)

自信

• Goar (u) zuxsixn exhiao zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar (u) zu'sixn e'hiao zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I feel confident that I can do it.
  我自信會做。

• sorngsid zuxsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soxng'sid zu'sixn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lose confidence in oneself
  喪失自信

• zuxsixn boafnboarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'sixn boarn'boarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have absolute confidence
  自信滿滿

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao øe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar exhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao. Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I know the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我懂.

• Lie exhiao saychiaf be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be? Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
  你會開車嗎?

• Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
  我會講臺灣話.

• Exhiao thauciah, bexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix. Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
  懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

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

that is all, nothing more — gives finality to the clause

而已

• Exhiao korng Enggie`ee, y cit ee ji'ie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie. Øe'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie. (E'hiao korng Efng'gie ee, y cit ee nia'nia.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is the only one who can speak English.
  會講英語的,他一人而已。

• kaux ciaf (afnny) ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux ciaf (arn'ny) jii'ie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  only this and nothing more
  到此而已

khaq exhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'hiao khaq øe'hiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

know better how to do something

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