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bagsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin [[...]][i#] [p.]

expression of the eyes, luster or brightness of the eyes

眼神

• Hid ef gyn'ar bagsiin cyn oah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ef girn'ar bak'siin cyn oah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The expression in that kid's eyes is very bright.
  那個孩子眼神靈活。

• bagsiin oaqtang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin oah'tang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes full of fire, intelligence, and animation
  眼神靈活

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia [[...]][i#] [p.]

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cid ee gynnar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze be tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

boxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boxng; (boxng'boxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah be par, iao sviuxboeq bea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si.; Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

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

disturb, make a disturbance, annoy by noise and clamor, noisy

吵鬧

• Cid ee gynnar cyn gaau zhar, liampvy zhar boeq ciah pviar, liampvy zhar boeq lym tee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq lym tee.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq lym tee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid really bothers people, one minute he wants you to get him some cakes to eat, the next minute he wants you to get him some tea to drink.
  這個小孩很會吵, 一下子吵著要吃餅, 一 下子又吵著要喝茶。

chirnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

having lost heart about a matter, show coldness to, one's craze forswears off

灰心,心灰

• Cid ee gyn'ar lorng m thagzheq, goar cyn chirnsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar lorng m thak'zheq, goar cyn chixn'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid won't study, I've given up on him.
  這孩子都不讀書,我很失望。

chiwjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'jiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

claw or talons of an animal

手爪

• phvae chiwjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae chiuo'jiao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have light fingers, thievish habit
  有賊癖

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae chiwjiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn phvae chiuo'jiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid is in the habit of picking things up.
  那個孩子喜歡偷東西。

chiuxsieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'sieen; (sieen, kid'lef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cicada, tree locust

蟬

cviamih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa'mih [[...]][i#] [p.]

be something, very good and capable

成器

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn cviamih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn cviaa'mih. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is really something, clever, good looking and well behaved.
  這孩子很成器。

zuybie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'bie [[...]][i#] [p.]

give a child for adoption

領養

• Cid ee gyn'ar phvae iøchi, khix ciah laang ee zuybie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar phvae iøf'chi, khix ciah laang ee zuie'bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very difficult to raise, put him up for adoption.
  這個孩子不好養,去吃別人的米飯,給別人當乾兒子或乾女兒。

giedzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giet'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

deviate, son born of a concubine, a bad mannered kid

孽子

iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

hungry demons, spirits of those who have no one to offer sacrifices for them, a glutton, greedy

餓鬼,饞嘴

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn iaukuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn iaw'kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very greedy.
  這個孩子很 饞嘴。

kafmsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

laudable, admirable, praiseworthy

了不起,令人讚賞

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn kafmsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn karm'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is really laudable.
  這孩子真令人讚賞。

• Iao exkie'tid, cyn kafmsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao e'kix'tid, cyn karm'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's admirable that you remembered it.
  還記得,真了不起。

• Kafmsym, kafmsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Karm'sym, karm'sym. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Well done! Excellent!
  了不起! 了不起!

khiaxsie'theeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'six'theeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand upside down

倒立

• Hid ee gyn'ar khiaxsie'theeng extaxng khia cyn kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar khia'six'theeng e'taxng khia cyn kuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid can stand on his head for a long time.
  那個孩子倒立能站很久。

khiøhkak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq'kak [[...]][i#] [p.]

utterly useless

報銷,無用

• Cid ee gyn'ar cionglaai e khiøhkak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar ciofng'laai e khiøq'kak.; Cid ee girn'ar ciofng'laai øe khiøq'kak. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid will be useless.
  這個孩子將來會無前途。

khuikha'khorar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'khaf'khox'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

the pants that young kid wears with a hole in seat to facilitate going to the bathroom.

為方便小孩子小便,將褲子中央留一個小洞

mxsi-khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'khoarn; m'si-khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]

conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar cyn mxsixkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn m'si'khoarn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very bad.
  這個孩子很不像話。

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx; max'max-kiøx; (max'max-hao) [[...]][i#] [p.]

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

noa'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: noaa'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

play tricks

耍花樣

• Phvae gyn'ar kau noa'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae girn'ar kau noaa'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The mischievous kid likes to play tricks.
  壞孩子喜歡耍花樣。

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

remain attached to an opinion, insist, stubborn, obstinate, naughty, disobedient

頑固,頑皮

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kid is very naught, it is not that easy to get him to leave.
  那個孩子很皮,沒那麼容易叫得走。

phietpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phied'po [[...]][i#] [p.]

main point, essentials, gist, masterstroke

好辦法,好手段,高招

• Sviu bøo phietpo laai kaoiok hid ee gyn'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviu bøo phied'po laai kaux'iok hid ee girn'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can't think of any good way (of what is needed) to education that kid.
  想不出好辦法來教育那個孩子。

sygyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'girn'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

common scolding for misbehaving child (Lit. damned kid — "ought to die")

死小孩(罵語)

sieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sieen; (ky'sieen, arm'pof'zee, kid'lef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cicada

蟬

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