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bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

zaixgiah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'giah [[...]][i#] [p.]

regular full time employee

正式的,額內

• Kanglaang go ee zaixgiaqee, nng ee limsi'ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafng'laang go ee zai'giah'ee, nng ee liim'sii'ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Five of the workers are regular employees, and two of them are temporary employees.
  工人五個固定的,兩個臨時的。

chiwkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

handiwork

手工

• Zef si chiwkafng zøx ee, afsi ke'khix zøx ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee?; Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx/zøex ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is this hand made or machine made?
  這是手工做的,還是機器做的 ?

zho'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unskilled laborer

粗工

• Kin'afjit aix chviax kuye'ar zho'kafng laai pviarsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit aix chviax kuie'ee'ar zhof'kafng laai pviax'saux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Today we must hire a few laborers to come and clean the place up.
  今天得雇幾個粗工來打掃。

zhutkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

do work, to contribute labor

出力,義工

• U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those who have money donate money, and those who have no money contribute labor.
  有錢的出錢,沒錢的出力。

zhutphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'phirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

manufactured things, produce, to send an article to an exhibition

出品

• G.E. zhutphirn ee tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: G.E. zhud'phirn ee tien'si. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  television sets manufactured by General Electric
  通用公司出品的電視

• Cid pae ee kanggiap tiefnlafmhoe, goar zhutphirn svaf hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee kafng'giap tiern'larm'hoe, goar zhud'phirn svaf hang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I exhibited three articles at the industrial fair.
  這次的工業展覽會, 我有三項出品。

engkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

leisure time work, work that can be done leisurely

閒工夫

• U hid ee engkafng ma bøo hid ee engcvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U hid ee eeng'kafng ma bøo hid ee eeng'cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We have leisure time work but no leisure time money.
  有那個閒工夫, 也沒有那個閒錢.

itpvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'pvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

common, general, commonly, generally, as a rule

一般

• Zho'kafng ee sinsuie itpvoaf cyn ke. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhof'kafng ee syn'suie id'pvoaf cyn ke. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Unskilled workers are generally underpaid
  一般粗工的薪水很低

kanghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'hw [[...]][i#] [p.]

do carefully, good workmanship, be thoughtful

仔細,精細,手藝,週到

• Zøx liao cyn kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao cyn kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao cyn kafng'hw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is of good workmanship.
  做得很精細。

• Zøx liao bøo kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao bøo kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao bøo kafng'hw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is of poor workmanship.
  做得不精細。

• Y ee kanghw cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee kafng'hw cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His workmanship is very good.
  他的手藝很好。

• Siulie khaq kanghw lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Repair it better!
  修理仔細點!

• Lie hiaq kanghw laai khvoax goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie hiaq kafng'hw laai khvoax goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is very thoughtful of you to come to see me.
  你那麼週到來看我。

kviakang'o'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa'kafng'oo'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

traveling quack

走江湖的

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

lake

湖

• kang'oo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'oo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rivers and lakes, practicing quackery, quack
  江湖

• zao kang'oo ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao kafng'oo ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  traveling quacks, fortunetellers
  跑江湖的,江湖術士

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。

pøfcioxng løkafng ee seng'oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'cioxng løo'kafng ee sefng'oah [[...]][i#] [p.]

safeguard the livelihood of the workers

保障勞工的生活

thiaukafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaw'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

of set purpose

故意

• Khvoax khylaai, zef mxsi y thiaukafng zøx ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax khie'laai, zef m'si y thiaw'kafng zøx ee.; Khvoax khie'laai, zef m'si y thiaw'kafng zøx/zøex ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It seems unlikely that he did it on purpose.
  看起來這不是他故意做的。

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