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bøe-''toxngsuu''-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be-''verb''-tid; bøe-''verb''-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses impossibility, equivalent to "not + verb + -able or -ible", The tone of the enclitic "tit" goes into the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone. The affirmative is "øe + verb + tit"

不,不會

• be ciaqtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be ciah'tid; bøe ciah'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be eaten, not edible
  吃不得

• bøexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be zøx'tid; bøe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot be done, not permitted
  做不得

• bøexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be eng'tid; bøe'eng`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's not permissible, It cannot be used.
  不能用,不行

bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U loa zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngrtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

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

be exhausted, severe exertion

勞累,力竭

• bøe khafm`tid lek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be khafm'tid lek; bøe khafm`tid lek [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unfit for over work, be careful of overworking
  不能勞累

pykaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

compare

比較

• pykaux khaq hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux khaq hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  comparatively better
  比較好

• Bøe pykaux`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be pie'kaux'tid.; Bøe pie'kaux`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no comparison between (the two: A and B)
  不能比較的。

• pykaux khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  compare them, make a comparison, as compared with...
  比較起來

sirn'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sixn'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

confidence, to trust

信用

• bøe sirn'iong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be sixn'iong'tid; bøe sixn'iong`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  untrustworthy
  不能信用

• øe sirn'iong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e sixn'iong'tid; øe sixn'iong`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  trustworthy
  可信用的

• bøo sirn'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sixn'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not trust worthy
  沒有信用

thong'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thofng'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

interchangeable, practicable, (currency) in circulation, can be used everywhere

通用

• bøe thong'iong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be thofng'iong'tid; bøe thofng'iong`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  such as can be used only in particular places
  不能通用

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