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baxn'guu kau sayjiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'guu kau sae'jiø [[...]][i#] [p.]

put off work, slow to get started (Lit. A sluggish ox leaves a lot of manure and urine.)

懶牛屎尿多

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

meat, flesh, pork if not otherwise specified, pulp or edible part of fruit, blade of a knife

肉

ahbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
duck meat
鴨肉

cviabaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'baq; (sarn'baq, chiaq'baq) [[...]][i#] [p.]
lean meat
瘦肉

gubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
beef
牛肉

viubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
mutton
羊肉

køebaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'baq; køef'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
chicken
雞肉

puibaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puii'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
fat
肥肉

samzanbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'zaan'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
pork having fat and lean in alternate layers
五花肉

ti'baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
pork
豬肉

bahciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'ciab [[...]][i#] [p.]

meat extract, meat juice, meat broth, gravy

肉汁

gubahciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'baq'ciab [[...]][i#] [p.]
beef extract, beef gravy
牛肉汁

bafng'ar texng gukag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar texng guu'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]

doesn't feel it, only slightly affected, remains unperturbed (Lit. a mosquito to stings a bull's horn)

蚊子螫牛角,不在乎

Bafng'ar texng laxnphaf, phvae phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng'ar texng lan'phaf, phvae phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
be in dilemma, be driven to the wall (Lit. When a mosquito stings you in the scrotum, you have to be very careful how you go about swatting it.)
蚊子螫陰囊,難打,棘手。

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

zvayguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvae'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

slaughter or butcher a steer

宰牛

zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze guu tah bøo puxn; zøe'guu tah-bøo puxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

If there are too many workers nothing gets done. (Lit. Many bulls don't make any dung to step in.)

人多反而成事難

zefngguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zerng'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

bull used for breeding

種牛

zhvef-gulefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'guu'lefng; zhvef/chvy-guu'lefng/ny [[...]][i#] [p.]

fresh milk (not condensed or powdered)

鮮奶

zhveme'guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'mee'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

blind cow (scolding) an illiterate

盲牛,文盲

chiahguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

scalper, someone who cheats a person like by selling difficult to get tickets at a high price (Lit. brown or yellow cow)

黃牛

cvygukarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvie'guu'karng [[...]][i#] [p.]

young bull

幼公牛

cih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cih; (siet) [[...]][i#] [p.]

tongue

舌

høefcih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'cih; høea'cih [[...]][i#] [p.]
flame, blaze
火舌

gucih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'cih [[...]][i#] [p.]
ox tongue
牛舌

ticih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'cih [[...]][i#] [p.]
pork tongue
豬舌

cviuxzoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'zoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

get on track, go smoothly, go well (business, training)

上軌道

Guu kax iawboe cviuxzoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Guu kax iao'boe cviu'zoa.; Guu kax iao'bøe cviu'zoa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The ill-mannered child has finished his training yet. (Lit. cow not yet trained)
牛還沒教好。

zørguu zørbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'guu zøx'bea; zøx/zøex'guu zøx/zøex'bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

work hard

做牛做馬

zuyguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'guu [[...]][i#] [p.]

water buffalo

水牛

giuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuu; (gviuu, guu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ox, cow

牛

go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go; (guu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

amuse, give pleasure to, pleasure, entertain, amusement

娛

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

stupid, foolish, silly, unwise, to fool, unintelligent, to cheat, deceive

愚

guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu; (giuu) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ox, cow, bull

牛

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
無可奈何,退而求其次

guafkhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'ar'khox [[...]][i#] [p.]