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auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

back road, bribe

後路,後門

• Cit'hang taixcix na bøo kviaa auxlo pan bøe seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan be seeng.; Cid'hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan bøe seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no way of getting this done unless we offer a bribe. (Lit. walk the back road)
  這件事若不走後門辦不成。

bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is no road or no means, have a poor appetite, don't like to eat

無路,沒胃口

bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

after a verb means "cannot do it", not to the point

做不來

• Zøx (korng) kaq bøloxlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx (korng) kaq bøo'lo'laai.; Zøx/Zøex (korng) kaq bøo'lo'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do (say) nothing to the point or purpose
  做(講)得不得要領。

bøsianglo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siaang'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

not going by the same road

不同路

borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

bofng-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo; bofng/bof-bøo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

not to find the road in the dark, find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路,摸不著頭緒

• Bøo tiexnhoea, bongbølof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tien'hoea, bofng'bøo'lof.; Bøo tien'høea, bofng-bøo'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no electric light, can't find the way
  沒電燈摸不著路。

• Cid khoarn taixcix goar mxbad zørkoex, bongbølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'koex, bofng'bøo'lo.; Cid'khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'køex, bofng/bof'bøo'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kind of thing I haven't done before, I can't figure it out.
  這種事我沒做過,摸不著頭緒。

zawbølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'bøo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

no way of escape, no outlet, no means of fleeing or escaping, no way out, no place to go

跑不掉,無處可去

zawtaau-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'taau'bøo'lo; zao'taau-bøo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

have no one to turn to

走投無路

zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

grumble, complain, ventilate one's emotions

出氣

• Goar zaiviar tuix lie korng bøo loxeng, goar korng cit e zhutkhuix niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zay'viar tuix lie korng bøo lo'eng, goar korng cit e zhud'khuix nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I know it's no use to tell you, but I am only letting off steam.
  我知道對你說沒有用,我只是說個出氣而已。

zhutlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

exit, the road to success

出路

• Bøo thagzheq ee laang bøo zhutlo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thak'zheq ee laang bøo zhud'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Uneducated people can not find the road to success.
  沒讀書的人沒有出路。

ciaqiøh bøo tuielo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'iøh bøo tuix'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

taking improper medicine

沒吃對藥

cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [[...]][i#] [p.]

no way of escape backwards or forwards, a dilemma

進退維谷

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

• Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
  上天無路, 入地無門。

zøx bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx bøo'lo'laai; zøx/zøex bøo'lo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot do it properly

做不來,不得要領

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.

høxlørhøxsø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'løx'hø'sø; (hvaix'kao'bør'søf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

• Bøo thaulo tagjit ma teq høxlørhøxsø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo tak'jit ma teq hø'løx'hø'sø. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All day I stroll around because I don't have a job.
  無工作每天都在閒蕩。

hvoaitit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'tit [[...]][i#] [p.]

horizontal and perpendicular, in any case, anyway, in the end, in the long run

反正

• Hvoaitit tiøqaix khix, khaq zar khix lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit tiøh'aix khix, khaq zar khix lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since you have to go, go earlier.
  反正要去,早點去吧!

• Hvoaitit zøx ia bøo loxiong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit zøx ia bøo lo'iong.; Hvoaai'tit zøx/zøex ia bøo lo'iong. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do what you want, it will be of no use.
  反正做也沒用。

• Hvoaitit be hux, binnafzaix ciaq laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoaai'tit be hux, biin'nar'zaix ciaq laai khix.; Hvoaai'tit bøe hux, biin'nar'zaix ciaq laai khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let's go tomorrow, as long as we're going to be late anyway.
  反正來不及,明天再去。

kviaa bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa bøo lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

korng bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng bøo'lo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot express it properly

講不來

pvix bøo loxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvix bøo lo'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

can not do it, unable to accomplish

做不來

siaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaang; (saang, siang) [[...]][i#] [p.]

alike, similar, the same

相同,一樣

• bøo siaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo siaang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  quite different
  不一樣

• bøo siang lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo siang lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not going by the same road
  不同路

• siøsiaang/siøsiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'siaang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the same, similar, alike
  相同

terngkyn/terngkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: texng'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

to root, take root in

生根

• kyn texng bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn texng bøo lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the root has no direction in which it can penetrate
  根無地伸長

thvy bøo zoadjiin cy lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy bøo zoat'jiin cy lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

unexpectedly rescued from a desperate situation

天無絕人之路

tong bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tong bøo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

get lost on the road

迷路

uxlo bøzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'lo bøo'zhux [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a wandering vagrant or very poor man, who has no place to live, bum, vagabond

無家可歸

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