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gift or bribe, a packet of money usually wrapped in red paper or in a red envelope presented as a tip, for congratulatory purposes or as a farewell present

紅包

saxng angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]
give a bribe or a congratulatory gift
送紅包

siw angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw aang'paw [[...]][i#] [p.]
accept a bribe
收紅包

Y ee svejit lie bøeq saxng lefbut iafsi angpaw? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svef'jit lie boeq saxng lea'but ar'si aang'paw?; Y ee svef/svy'jit lie bøeq saxng lea'but iar'si aang'paw? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Are you going to present him with a gift or money on his birthday?
他的生日你要送禮物或是紅包 ?

au Zwjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au Zuo'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

next Sunday

下個主日

au-gøeqjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'goeh'jit; au-gøeh'jit; (au'kor'goeh) [[...]][i#] [p.]

next month

下個月

au`jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au`jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

day after tomorrow (Note: au doesn't change and jit changes to the third tone)

後天

auxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

on some indefinite day in the future

改天,以後

au køx gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'kor'goeh; au køx gøeh; (au'goeh'jit) [[...]][i#] [p.]

next month

下個月

auxpvoarjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'pvoax'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

latter half of a day

後半天

bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He cannot recover from his sickness.
他的病不會好。

Cit'ee khangkhøex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
這個工作再三天還做不完。

bengjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

tomorrow

明日

bin'ar auxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'ar au'jit; biin'ar'au`jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

tomorrow or the day after tomorrow

明後天

bøo kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kuie jit zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

not many days ago

幾天前

Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taai'pag. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Not many days previously I went to Taipei.
幾天前我到台北去了。

bømee-bøjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'mee bøo'jit; bøo'mee-bøo'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

day and night without ceasing

不分晝夜

Y thagzheq thak kaq bømebøjit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y thak'zheq thak kaq bøo'mee'bøo'jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He studies around the clock.
他不分晝夜都在讀書。

bøtvia-bønii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'bøo'nii; bøo'tvia-bøo'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

suddenly without reason

無緣無故,忽然

Za'hngf tøf iao høfhør, kin'afjit bøtvia-bønii soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia'bøo'nii soaq sie'khix.; Zaf'hngf tøf iao hør'hør, kyn'ar'jit bøo'tvia-bøo'nii soaq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Yesterday he was okay, today he suddenly died.
昨天還好好的,今天無緣無故忽然死了。

bofsii bofjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'sii bor'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

certain time and certain day

某時某日

boadjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boat'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

last day, the end of

末日

goxgøeh boadjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go'goeh boat'jit; go'gøeh boat'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
end of May
五月底

seakaix boadjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kaix boat'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
end of the world, doomsday
世界末日

Boadjidlun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boat'jit'lun [[...]][i#] [p.]

Eschatology

末日論

Bøe ciah Goxjit-zøeq zaxng, phoax hiuu m kafm paxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe ciah go'jit'zeq zaxng, phoax'hiuu m'kafm paxng.; Bøe ciah Go'jit'zøeq zaxng, phoax hiuu m kafm paxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Don't discard your heavy winter clothing until after May fifth

未吃五月節粽,破長襖不願放。

buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

dejected, purposeless, unhappy, uneasy, silly, tiresome, tasteless

無聊

Tagjit tiøh thagzheq, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit tiøh thak'zheq, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
To have to study every day is very tasteless.
每天要讀書,真無聊。

Bøo taixcix thafng zøx, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix thafng zøx, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Not to have anything to do is very tiresome.
無事可做,真無聊。

buxnbun putlok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'bun'pud'lok; bun'bun pud'lok [[...]][i#] [p.]

melancholy, sad and depressed

悶悶不樂

Zoeakin tagjit buxnbun putlok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoex'kin tak'jit bun'bun pud'lok.; Zoex'kin/kun tak'jit bun'bun pud'lok. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Lately he has been sad and depressed every day.
最近每天悶悶不樂。

Zaixkef jidjit afn, zhutgoa tiautiaau laan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'kef jit'jit afn, zhud'goa tiaau'tiaau laan. [[...]][i#] [p.]

At home, every day is peace, go outside and everything is hardship

在家日日安,出外條條難。

zajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'jit; (zaf'hngf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

yesterday

昨日

zafjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

ancient time, early days

先前,往日

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

plant, care for plants, transplant, set plant out, young plants for transplanting (also said of some animals)

栽,苗

zay be oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay be oah; zay bøe oah [[...]][i#] [p.]
It will not live if you plant it.
栽不活

zhaebiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'biaau; (zhaix'zay) [[...]][i#] [p.]
young plants of vegetables
菜苗

ciarzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
young sugar cane plants
蔗苗

hizay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
fry of fish
魚苗

hoezay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zay [[...]][i#] [p.]
young flower plants from a nursery
花苗

soafzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar'zay; (pvoaa'zay) [[...]][i#] [p.]
transplant
移植

Cit jit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
It takes time to get settled into a new situation. (Lit. One day you transplant a young plant, it will wither for three days.)
一日移植,三日葉黃。新環境不易適應。

zaiui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'ui [[...]][i#] [p.]