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arngphvixsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'phvi'sviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

nasal voice, talk nasally and indistinctly

塞鼻音

• Lie kofng'oe arngphvixsviaf, si kvoatiøh ar mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe axng'phvi'sviaf, si kvoaa'tiøh ar m'si? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your voice is nasal. Do you have a cold?
  你講話塞鼻音,是著涼了嗎 ?

bøtvia bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

voluble, vain, fickle, changeable, inconstant, to change at every whim, uncertain and changeable

不一定,沒定性

• zoeakin ee thvikhix bøtvia bøtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh.; zoex'kin/kun ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Recently the weather changes very quickly.
  最近的天氣變幻無常。

• Y kofng'oe bøtvia bøtiøh, be sirntid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, be sixn'tid.; Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's very fickle, you can't believe him.
  他講話反覆無常,不能相信。

bungvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'gvar [[...]][i#] [p.]

elegance, elegant, genteel, refined, gracefulness, to act as a gentleman or in a gallant way

文雅

• Y kofng'oe cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He speaks very gracefully.
  他講話很文雅。

• Hid ee laang cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is very elegant.
  那個人很文雅。

zholor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'lor [[...]][i#] [p.]

wanting in refinement, rude, rough

粗魯,粗糙,簡陋

• Y kofng'oe cyn zholor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn zhof'lor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He talks very crudely.
  他講話很粗魯。

• Cid tex tøh'ar zøx liao cyn zholor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar zøx liao cyn zhof'lor.; Cid tex tøq'ar zøx/zøex liao cyn zhof'lor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This table was made very roughly.
  這張桌子做得很粗糙。

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

generous, open handed, untruthfully boastful, exaggerated, swollen from disease

馬虎,誇大不實,浮腫

• eng cvii harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng cvii haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  spend money freely, engage in conspicuous consumption
  用錢馬虎

• kofng'oe harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, not come to the point, be unreliable
  講話不實

• zøx taixcix harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix haxm'haxm; zøx/zøex tai'cix haxm'haxm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do things by halves, skimp on one's work, do without any definite aim
  做事馬虎

• Hid ee laang harmhaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang haxm'haxm. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He does not care about anything. He does everything carelessly.
  那人很馬虎

hamban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm'ban [[...]][i#] [p.]

stupid, clumsy, unskillful

笨,愚昧,差勁,不會

• kofng'oe hamban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe hafm'ban [[...]][i#] [p.]
  poor speaker
  不會講話

• hamban chviuokoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm'ban chviux'koaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  poor at singing
  不會唱歌

• Y ee Taioaan-oe cyn hamban. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee Taai'oaan'oe cyn hafm'ban.; Y ee Taai'oaan-oe cyn hafm'ban.; (Y korng Taai'oaan'oe cyn hafm'ban) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He speaks poor Taiwanese.
  他的台語(他講台語)很差勁。

• hambaxnlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm'ban'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stupid or clumsy fellow
  愚笨的人

hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'hoo [[...]][i#] [p.]

muddled, indistinct, ambiguous, vague

含糊

• kofng'oe hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe haam'hoo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speaking indistinctly
  講話含糊

• zøx taixcix hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix haam'hoo; zøx/zøex tai'cix haam'hoo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do things in a muddling manner
  做事含糊

hør-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør korng'oe; hør-korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

easy to bargain or deal with, easy to persuade

好講話,好商量

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

ienlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

whole way, along the road, on the way

沿途,沿路

• Taitiofng kaux Kø'hioong ienlo lorng u zuyzhaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'tiofng kaux Køf'hioong ieen'lo lorng u zuie'zhaan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are paddy fields all along the way from Taichung to Kaohsiung.
  台中到高雄沿途都有水田。

• Goarn ienlo kviaa, ienlo khvoax hongkerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn ieen'lo kviaa, ieen'lo khvoax hofng'kerng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  While we walked along, we looked at the scenery.
  我們沿途一邊兒走,一邊兒看風景。

• Ienlo kviaa, ienlo kofng'oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ieen'lo kviaa, ieen'lo korng'oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk while walking
  沿途一邊兒走,一邊兒講話。

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

crux of a matter, the point, the way of doing something, the gist

要領

• Hid ee laang iaolerng cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang iaux'lerng cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a shrewd man. He does everything well.
  那個人要領很好。

• Y kofng'oe ee iaolerng cyn bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee iaux'lerng cyn bae.; (Y korng'oe pud teg iaux'lerng.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can't get the point of his argument at all. I cannot make him out at all.
  他講話的要領很差,他講話不得要領。

• M zaiviar iaolerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M zay'viar iaux'lerng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't know how to do it.
  不懂要領

iuosiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'siux [[...]][i#] [p.]

modest, refined, refined, delicate

優雅,秀氣,精巧

• kofng'oe cyn iuosiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn iux'siux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk in a genteel way
  講話很優雅

• Cid hang miqkvia cyn iuosiux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang mih'kvia cyn iux'siux. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is very ingenious.
  這件東西很精巧。

jiedzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

passion, passionate, ardor, zeal, ardent love

熱情

• kofng'oe jiedzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe jiet'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make an impassioned appeal
  講話熱情

• Y cyn jiedzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn jiet'zeeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is an ardent (passionate) person. He is a man of strong emotions.
  他很熱情。

juo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juo; (luo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

surpass, more, further

愈,越,更

• Lie na ciah baq e juo (luo) puii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na ciah baq e juo (luo) puii.; Lie na ciah baq øe juo puii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you eat meat, you will get fatter.
  你若吃肉會更胖。

• Y na lym ciuo, e juo aix kofng'oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na lym ciuo, e juo aix korng'oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When he drinks, he becomes more talkative.
  他要是喝酒,會越喜歡講話。

kaesiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siefn [[...]][i#] [p.]

person who likes to boast

蓋仙

• Cyn aix kofng'oe køq cyn gaau kofng'oe ee laang, laang lorng kiøx y kaesiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn aix korng'oe køq cyn gaau korng'oe ee laang, laang lorng kiøx y kaix'siefn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  People say that a person who likes to talk and talks very cleverly likes to boast.
  很喜歡講話又很會講話的人,人都叫他蓋仙。

kaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaam; (haam) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hold in the mouth (as water, candy), hold shut (the mouth)

含,銜

• Png mxthafng kaam lea kofng'oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Png m'thafng kaam lea korng'oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't speak with your mouth full.
  不要銜著飯講話。

• kaam thng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaam thngg'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  suck on candy
  銜糖果

• bagsae kaam lef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'sae kaam lef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  with tears in the eyes
  含淚

kef-kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'korng'oe; kef-korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

say more than has to be said

多嘴

khetiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khee'tiøh; (khvee'tiøh, kvee'tiøh, kvii'tiøh) [[...]][i#] [p.]

be caught (on a nail, in a tree), stumble over (a stone), be stuck

卡著,纏著,絆著,哽著

• Hongzhoef khetiøh chiuar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hofng'zhoef khee'tiøh chiu'ar.; Hofng'zhøef khee'tiøh chiu'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The kite is caught in a tree.
  風箏卡著樹。

• khetiøh ciøqthaau poaqtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khee'tiøh ciøh'thaau poah'tør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stumble over a stone
  被石頭絆倒

• Hichix khee ti na'aau, [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hii'chix khee ti naa'aau,; (Naa'aau khee'tiøh hii'chix.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A fish bone is stuck in the throat.
  魚刺哽在喉嚨,喉嚨哽著魚刺

• kofng'oe e khetiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe e khee'tiøh; korng'oe øe khee'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stumble over one's words
  講話會停頓(不流利)

khehkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

formality, politeness, reserved

客氣

• Y kofng'oe cyn khehkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn kheq'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He talks in a very polite way.
  他講話很客氣。

• Chviar lie mxthafng khehkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie m'thafng kheq'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Make yourself at home. Help yourself. Please don't go to any trouble (on my account)
  請你不要客氣。

• Na u khiaxm symmiq, mxbiern khehkhix ka goar korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u khiaxm sirm'miq, m'biern kheq'khix ka goar korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you need anything, don't hesitate to tell me.
  如需要什麼,不要客氣告訴我。

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

abrupt, blunt, brusque

擺架子

• kofng'oe cyn khøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn khøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a blunt way of speaking, speak stiffly
  講話擺架子

• ixn liao cyn khøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ixn liao cyn khøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  gave a blunt (an abrupt) reply, answered brusquely
  回答得很傲慢

kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

terrify people, amazing, be afraid of people

嚇人,怕人

• kvialaang ee cirnpo (sorji) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang ee cixn'po (sox'ji) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  amazing progress (figures)
  驚人的進步(數字)

• svoaty kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'ty kviaf'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wild pig is afraid of man
  山豬怕人

• kviaf laang kef kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang kef korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fear lest people will speak ill of us
  怕人講閒話

• kviaf laang khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  afraid of (dislike) being seen
  怕人看

• kviaf laang korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  afraid of (dislike) being criticized
  怕人講

købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

lofty and intelligent — said to one whose attainments are high, of excellent quality

高明

• isut købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'sut køf'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one's medical skill is excellent
  醫術高明

• kisut købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'sut køf'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  excellent skill
  技術高明

• Y ee kisut sidzai cyn købeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee ky'sut sit'zai cyn køf'beeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His technique (or skill) is excellent.
  他的技術實在很高明

• Y kofng'oe ee kisut cyn købeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee ky'sut cyn køf'beeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is good at talking. — He is good at praising or criticizing others.
  他講話的技術很高明。

kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a speech, to talk,

講話

• kofng'oe chiørphoax laang ee paktor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe chiøx'phoax laang ee pag'tor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make the hearer roll with laughter
  講話笑破人的肚皮

• kofng'oe cyn zhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn zhof; (korng'oe cyn thor) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speaking in a vulgar way
  講話很粗

• kofng'oe thi'thy thabthap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe thy'thy thap'thap [[...]][i#] [p.]
  incoherent
  講話不連貫

kofng'oe-tiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe'tiofng; korng'oe-tiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

during the call, the line is busy

講話中

lawlien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lao'lien [[...]][i#] [p.]

experienced, veteran

老練

• kofng'oe cyn lawlien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn lao'lien [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very skilful in speaking (speech)
  講話很老練

lykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

real principle

理氣,合理

• kofng'oe uxlykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe u'lie'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speak according to the principles of fairness
  講話有理氣

løløthi'thy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'løo'thy'thy [[...]][i#] [p.]

involved (affair, difficult to set right), confused and involved (talking, especially when it comes to nothing)

囉囉嗦嗦

• kofng'oe løløthi'thy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe løo'løo'thy'thy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do a lot of involved and indistinct talking
  講話囉囉嗦嗦

øh kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: øh korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

learn to talk

學講話

tauky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taau'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

speculation, to agree on an opinion

投機

• kofng'oe e tauky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe e taau'ky; korng'oe øe taau'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  get on well with
  講話很投機

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

rude, unpolished in manner, vulgar, uncouth

土,粗野

• kofng'oe cyn thor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn thor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speaking in a vulgar way
  講話很粗

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

speak rapidly and indistinctly or with a peculiar accent

怪腔調

• kofng'oe tiawtiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe tiao'tiao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speak rapidly and indistinctly or with a peculiar accent (as a foreigner)
  講話有怪腔

tviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviux; (tioxng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

swelling (especially dropsical) of the belly, the feeling of overloaded stomach or of indigestion

脹

• ciah kaq paktor giong boeq tviuophoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaq pag'tor giong boeq tviux'phoax; ciah-kaq pag'tor giong bøeq tviux'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat till ready to burst
  吃得快要脹破肚子

• kofng'oe tviuophoax laang ee paktor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe tviux'phoax laang ee pag'tor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk in such an irritating way as to make the hearer burst with rage
  講話笑破人的肚皮

• paftviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: par'tviux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  having eaten too much
  飽脹

• paktor tviuotviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag'tor tviux'tviux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  belly overloaded or swollen
  肚子脹

tngf jidthaau kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf jit'thaau korng'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

I swear by heaven that...

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