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

groan

哀叫

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

whine

哇哇叫

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Cyciaqee na bextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie. Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe. Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

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

give a blood curdling scream or shriek

慘叫

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

chatter, prate, jabber

喋喋不休

zuykuie kiøx kauthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kuie kiøx kaw'thex zuie'kuie kiøx kaw'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

ghost of drowned A tempting B to commit suicide in order to take A's place by transmigration

水鬼找替身

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

eftuhtuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'tuq'tuq [[...]][i#] [p.]

very short (in stature)

很矮

• Lie kiøx hid ee eftuhtuq ee khix karm theh extiøh? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kiøx hid ee ea'tuq'tuq ee khix karm theh e'tiøh? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you send shorty to get it, is it possible he'll he be able to reach it?
  你叫那個很矮的去, 拿得到嗎?

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?

haytøea-bongciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'tea bofng ciafm hae'tøea bofng ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

impossible to find (look for a needle in the sea)

海底撈針

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