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bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao; [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Bøexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa kiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu.; Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bøexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bøexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf.; Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bøexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie.; Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bøexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah.; Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

zhai-terngheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai'texng'heng; zhai-texng'heng; [[...]][i#] [p.]

become angry don't like to move

使性子坐著不動

• Høfphvae m tø korng, kannaf toax hiaf zhai-terngheng, ciaa zaiviar lie ee iesux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai'texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai-texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should say what's okay or not okay, if you just stand there and get angry who knows what you think.
  好或壞要講,只在那兒使性子坐著不動,誰知道你的意思?

zhektiøh y ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'tiøh y ee ix'sux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

acted against his will or wishes

違反了他的意思

ciaux lie ee iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux lie ee ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

according to your idea

照你的意思

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 øexhiao. [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.

hunkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kex; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

marry

婚嫁

• Hunkex ciuxsi keazhoa ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'kex ciu'si kex'zhoa ee ix'sux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  To get married means to take a wife or husband.
  婚嫁就是嫁娶的意思。

iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

meaning, idea, intention

意思　

• Goar m si hid khoarn ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m si hid khoarn ee ix'sux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I didn't mean it.
  我不是那種意思。

• bøo-iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ix'sux; bøo-ix'sux; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  senseless, meaningless, nonsense, ridiculous
  沒有意思,不夠意思

iesux iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'sux ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

serve as a token

意思意思

khy'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

frame, state of mind, mood (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimo")

心情,氣氛(外來語)

• Korng hiaq ee bøiebøsux ee oe, thviaf liao khy'mof cviaa bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng hiaq ee bøo'ix'bøo'sux ee oe, thviaf liao khie'mof cviaa bae.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My mood became very bad when I heard all that senseless talk.
  說那些沒意思的話,聽了心情很不好。

khvoax be hiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be hiao; khvoax bøe hiao; [[...]][i#] [p.]

see but not comprehended

看不懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar khvoax bexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar khvoax be'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar khvoax bøe'hiao.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I cannot understand the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我看不懂。

køkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'khør; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

higher level examination

高考

• Køkhør si køterng khøfchix ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køf'khør si køf'terng khør'chix ee ix'sux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Køkhør means the Higher Civil Service Examination.
  高考是高等考試的意思。

pau'haam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'haam; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

include, contain

包含

• Cid ee keacvii u pau'haam kangcvii bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee kex'cvii u paw'haam kafng'cvii bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this price include the cost of labor?
  這個價錢有沒有包含工錢 ?

• Cid kux pau'haam cyn ze iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux paw'haam cyn ze ix'sux.; Cid kux paw'haam cyn zøe ix'sux.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This expression has many meanings.
  這句包含很多意思。

piesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

shy, bashful

怕羞

• Piesux ciuxsi kviaf kiernsiaux, kviaf phvaysex ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pix'sux ciu'si kviaf kiexn'siaux, kviaf phvae'sex ee ix'sux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Pi-su" means to be afraid of being embarrassed, to be shy or bashful.
  怕羞就是害羞,不好意思的意思。

siøfiesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

slight token of regard

小意思

sothofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sof'thofng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

clear or dredge (a waterway), improve (relations), bring about an understanding or reconciliation, bridge different views

疏通

• ka yn sothofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka yn sof'thofng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  promote a better understanding between the two
  疏通他們

• iesux be sothofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'sux be sof'thofng; ix'sux bøe sof'thofng; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot mutually understand
  意思不能疏通

sux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be anxious, think

思

• iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  meaning, intention, purpose, feeling of mind
  意思

• bøo-iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ix'sux; bøo-ix'sux; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  meaningless, aimless
  沒意思

• hør iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  goodwill, good wishes, good intention
  善意,好意思

• phvae iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ill will, malice malicious intention
  惡意

tiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

dot, spot, speck, point, drop, small amount, a little, snacks, refreshment, hours, to dot, to mark, to teach, to point out, to light, to ignite, to nod (the head)

點

• cytiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give information or private advice, to point out
  指點

• ciongtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  terminal, the last stop
  終點

• cidtiafm'ar iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'tiarm'ar ix'sux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  a token of good will
  一點點意思

• iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  essential points, the important point
  要點

• jiogtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weak point, sore spot
  弱點

• khoattiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoad'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  defect, shortcoming
  缺點

• tioxngtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiong'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  important point
  重點

• uotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ux'tiarm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  disgrace, serious fault
  污點

u-iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u ix'sux; u-ix'sux; [[...]][i#] [p.]

significant, meaningful, quite interesting, amusing, exciting

有意思,有意義

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