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hae bofng ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae bofng ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for needle in haystack or in the ocean

海底摸針

• Lie ia bøo zuxcie ho goar, lie boeq kiøx goar tøh'ui khix hae bofng ciafm? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie boeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng ciafm? Lie ia bøo zu'cie ho goar, lie bøeq kiøx goar tøq'ui khix hae bofng ciafm? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't give me your address, where will I start looking for you.
  你也沒有住址給我,你要叫我去那兒海底摸針?

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

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

ho'kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

shout, cry out, to yell

呼叫

ho'kiørkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'kiøx'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

beeper or pager (bee-bee-call)

呼叫器

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

call, to name, be named, tell an inferior to do something

叫

• Kiøx y laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx y laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Tell him to come.
  叫他來。

• Taixkef kiøx y "Siawkao". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef kiøx y "Siao'kao". [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Every body calls him "Mad dog".
  大家叫他瘋狗。

• Y kiørzøx "A'ky". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kiøx'zøx "Af'ky". Y kiøx'zøx/zøex "Af'ky". [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is called by the name of "A-ki".
  他叫做 阿枝。

• ho'kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]
  call out.
  呼叫

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx max'max-kiøx (max'max-hao) [[...]][i#] [p.]

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

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