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bøsviu-bøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviu'bøo'niu; bøo'sviu-bøo'niu [[...]][i#] [p.]

come to mind suddenly

無意間

• Cid ee taixcix y bøsviu bøniu tø theqzhutlaai korng korng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee tai'cix y bøo'sviu bøo'niu tø theh'zhud'laai korng korng lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This thing came to mind suddenly and he started right out talking about it.
  這件事情他無意間想起 就拿出來說一說。

zaf'nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'nii [[...]][i#] [p.]

early years, some years ago

早年

• Zaf'nii ee taixcix nar tiøh køq korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zar'nii ee tai'cix nar tiøh køq korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do we have to bring us things from years ago?
  早年的事何必再說。

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。

yorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'orng [[...]][i#] [p.]

bygones, the past, times past

已往

• Yorng ee taixcix maix køq kofngkhie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'orng ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let bygones be bygones.
  已往的事不要再提起。

køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix; køex'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

pass (by) the past, past tense

過去

• køeakhix zap nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix zap nii; køex'khix zap nii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  during the past (for the last) ten years
  過去十年

• Koeakhix ee taixcix maix køq kofngkhie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Koex'khix ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie.; Køex'khix ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let bygones be bygones.
  過去的事情不要再提起。

• koeakhix ee kenggiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix ee kefng'giam; køex'khix ee kefng'giam [[...]][i#] [p.]
  past experience
  過去的經驗

kofngkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'khie [[...]][i#] [p.]

mention, speak of

講起,提起

• Hid hang taixcix goar ittit teq tarn khvoax u laang boeq kofngkhie `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid hang tai'cix goar id'tit teq tarn khvoax u laang boeq korng'khie `bøo?; Hid hang tai'cix goar id'tit teq tarn khvoax u laang bøeq korng'khie `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am waiting patiently to see if anyone will mention anything about it.
  那件事情,我一直在等看看有沒有人要提起?

kofngtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tai [[...]][i#] [p.]

large, vast, profound

廣大

kofngtai bupiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tai buu'piefn [[...]][i#] [p.]

vast and boundless (e.g., the mercy of God)

廣大無邊

oafix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]

close to the meaning, almost

意思或意見相近

• Y korng hid ee taixcix korng liao lorng bøo oafix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng hid ee tai'cix korng liao lorng bøo oar'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The way he said it wasn't close to the real meaning.
  他說的那件事意思差很多。

oexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sae; oe'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

things better left unsaid (irrelevancies, excessive detail, private matters)

多餘的話,沒用的話

• Y ee oexsae cyn ze, cidsut'ar taixcix korng kuy pvoarpof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe'sae cyn ze, cit'sud'ar tai'cix korng kuy pvoax'pof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His many private matters that he can explain in excessive detail all afternoon.
  他話很多,一點點事情講了半天。

• Iaokirn ee korng tø hør, mxbiern hiaq kau oexsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee korng tø hør, m'biern hiaq kau oe'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Say the important things, no need to go into excessive detail.
  要緊的說就好,不用那麼多話。

piefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piefn; (pvy) [[...]][i#] [p.]

side, border, edge, hem, margin, boundary

邊

• kofngtai bupiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tai buu'piefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  great and wide without limit
  廣大無邊

• pongpiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poong'piefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  at the side
  旁邊

sinthofng kofngtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siin'thofng korng'tai [[...]][i#] [p.]

possessing marvelous abilities

神通廣大

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