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bøexjin`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'jin'tid bøe'jin'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot recognize, cannot be recognized, do not recognize

不認得

• Hid ee laang ee bin lie exjixntid `be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang ee bin lie e'jin'tid `be? (Lie e'jin'tid hid ee laang `be?) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you recognize that person's face? (Do you recognize that person?)
  那個人你認得嗎?

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]][i#] [p.]

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix. Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix. Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

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

slip, to slide

滑

• Hid tiaau lo e zhu (cyn kut) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau lo e zhu (cyn kut) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  path is slippery
  那條路很滑。

zhunchviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'chviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

very clear

明白,清楚

• Hid khoarn køkøtvii ee laang boeq arnzvoar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn køo'køo'tvii ee laang boeq axn'zvoar korng e zhwn'chviaf? Hid khoarn køo'køo'tvii ee laang bøeq axn'zvoar korng øe zhwn'chviaf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How are you going to make things clear to that kind of pest?
  那種糾纏不清的人,要如何說得清楚?

ciapsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'soax [[...]][i#] [p.]

be next (in succession), follow, in close succession, one after the other, continue, continuously

連續

• Hid khoarn pve aix ciapsoax ciah iøqar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pve aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For that disease you have to continuously take medicine for a long time then it will get better.
  那種病要連續吃藥吃很久才會好。

zoadzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'zerng (zeh'zerng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

extinct, extinct species, extinct race

絕種

• Hid khoarn toxngbut na bøo pøfho e zoadzerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn tong'but na bøo pør'ho e zoat'zerng. Hid khoarn tong'but na bøo pør'ho øe zoat'zerng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If that kind of animal is not protected it will become extinct.
  那種動物若不保護會絕種。

eftuhtuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'tuq'tuq [[...]][i#] [p.]

very short (in stature)

很矮

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