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zhanthaukef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'thaau'kef; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

landlord of agricultural land, owner of the field

田主,地主

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

ciah thaukef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thaau'kef; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be fed by one's employer

吃老板,膳食由主人供給

Cidnii voa jixsie'ee thaukef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii voa ji'six ee thaau'kef.; Cit'nii voa ji'six''ee thaau'kef.; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be fickle, undependable, be unable to stick at one job (Lit. Within one year to change 24 bosses.)

一年換二十四個老闆。

engzhuix gex ke'khaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf.; eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf.; [[...]][i#] [p.]

nothing to do but lick chicken bones

閒著啃雞腳

• Bøo thaulo engzhuix gex ke'khaf borng khaikarng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf borng khay'karng.; Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf borng khay'karng.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Out of a job and nothing to do but stand around and talk.
  沒工作閒著啃雞腳閒聊.

hvaethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'thaau; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

shake one's head in despair, sigh unhappily

搖頭(嘆氣)

• Na kofngtiøh yn kviar, taixkef tøf hvaethaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na korng'tiøh yn kviar, tai'kef tøf hvaix'thaau.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you ask someone about their kids they give you a sigh.
  一講到他兒子,每人都搖頭。

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。

køethaau haxngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'thaau hang'boea; køef'thaau hang'bøea; [[...]][i#] [p.]

throughout the city or town

街頭巷尾

khaope khaobør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'pe khaux'bør; khaux'pe khaux'bør/buo; [[...]][i#] [p.]

lament loudly for parents' death — to complain or to scold (a curse word)

哭爹哭娘, 抱怨,叱罵

• Thaukef teq khaope khaobuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaau'kef teq khaux'pe khaux'buo.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The boss is scolding (complaining).
  老闆在抱怨。

kuiphaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'phaang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

whole set, whole

整組,全部

• Kesi'thauar kuiphaang lorng ho lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'sy'thaau'ar kuy'phaang lorng ho lie.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I'll give the whole set of tools to you.
  工具全部給你。

niuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu; ; (liaang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

lady, woman, mother, mistress, title of some goddesses

娘

• gøeqniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'niuu; gøeh'niuu; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the goddess of the moon, the moon
  月亮

• koniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unmarried girls
  姑娘

• lawpafnniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lao'parn'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the boss' wife
  老闆娘

• sinsveniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'svef'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  teacher's wife
  師母

• sinniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bride
  新娘

• thaukeniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'kef'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wife of the head of a firm
  老闆娘

thaukef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'kef; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

the head of a firm, shop or family, one's husband

老闆

thaukeniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'kef'niuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

wife of the boss

老闆娘

tuiethaau oankezuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'thaau oafn'kef'zuo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

very party with whom we have the feud or quarrel, a rival

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