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angkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kwn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

Red Queen in Chinese chess, unbearable, embarrassing, retaliate

紅帥,讓他難堪

• Y na tuix goar hiahnih phvae, goar e phaq cit ky angkwn ho y kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na tuix goar hiaq'nih phvae, goar e phaq cit ky aang'kwn ho y kaux.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If he is does that to me, I'll look for an opportunity to retaliate.
  他如果這樣,我會讓他難堪,找機會報復。

bogphiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'phiaw; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

objective, target, aim

目標

• hid ky ientaang zøx bogphiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid ky iefn'taang zøx bok'phiaw; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That chimney is a landmark.
  以那煙囪為目標。

• tadkaux bogphiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tat'kaux bok'phiaw; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  reach or attain the goal
  達到目標

zhaihoong-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong'ky; zhaai'hoong-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

sewing machine

裁縫機

zhøe'hofng-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef'hofng'ky; zhøef'hofng-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

hair dryer

吹風機

thuithoo-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy'thoo'ky; zhuy'thoo-ky; (lw'thoo'ky) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bulldozer

推土機

ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'hwn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

smoke

抽煙,吸煙

• Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u ciah hwn `bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you smoke?
  你抽煙嗎 ?

• Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I appreciate one of your cigarettes, and may your fortune increase year by year. This is a common compliment used on the New Year's day.
  吸你一支煙,祝你年年有餘。

ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

sharp at the end, pointed

尖

• Cid ky ienpid bøo ciafm, giah tøar laai ho goar siaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky ieen'pid bøo ciafm, giah tøf'ar laai ho goar siaq.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This pencil has no point, bring me a knife to sharpen it.
  這枝鉛筆不尖,拿隻刀子給我削。

cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

Heaven will always provide a way out. Heaven will always leave a door open. (Lit. One blade of grass, one drop of dew)

一枝草,一點露,天無絕人之路。

citpox-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'pox'ky; cid'pox-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

loom

織布機

gaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaa; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

thread (spiral ridge) of a screw

螺絲紋,螺齒

• Cid ky losy bøo gaa (gaa uikhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky loo'sy bøo gaa (gaa uy'khix).; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The thread of this screw is worn out.
  這個螺絲沒有螺齒(螺絲紋磨光了)。

• cviargaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'gaa; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  clockwise screw
  正螺絲紋

• tørgaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'gaa; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  counter-clockwise screw
  反螺絲紋

hvixkhafng øe ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'khafng e ky; hvi'khafng øe ky; (hvi'khafng e hao) [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a ringing in the ears

耳鳴

hoatpøx-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'pøx'ky; hoad'pøx-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

telegraph transmitter

發報機

hoattien-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'tien'ky; hoad'tien-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

dynamo, generator

發電機

hoattong-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'tong'ky; hoad'tong-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

engine, motor

發動機

hoktøe hokjiin ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'te hog'jiin ky; hog'tøe hog'jiin ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

fortunate land has fortunate people living in it

福地福人居

horng'viar-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoxng'viar'ky; hoxng'viar-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

projector

放影機

iern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iern; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

wrestle, throw down, lay down, to overthrow

觔,推,扶

• Hid nng ee gyn'ar teq siøiern, mxsi teq siøphaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid nng ee girn'ar teq siøf'iern, m'si teq siøf'phaq.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those two kids are wrestling, they are not fighting.
  那兩個孩子在摔角,不是在打架。

• Y tør ti tho'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør ti thoo'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khie'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was lying on the ground (floor), I helped him up.
  他倒在地上,我把他扶起來。

• Cid ky thiauar ka goar taux iern khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky thiau'ar ka goar taux iern khie'laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Give me a hand to erect this pillar.
  幫我扶直這根柱子。

ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bite, gnaw, grit one's teeth (as in pain), to catch (as a cat catches rats), pick up or hold something with the mouth

咬

• Hid ciaq kao e ka laang be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao e ka laang be?; Hid ciaq kao øe ka laang bøe?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does that dog bite?
  那隻狗會咬人嗎?

• Cid ciaq niaw e ka niawchie be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq niaw e ka niao'chie be?; Cid'ciaq niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo`bøe?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this cat catch rats?
  這隻貓會抓老鼠嗎?

• Y ka cit ky hwn teq thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ka cit ky hwn teq thak'zheq.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is studying with a cigarette (cigar) in his mouth.
  他叼著一根煙在讀書。

ka'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tøf; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

scissors

剪刀

• cit ky ka'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky kaf'tøf; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pair of scissors
  一把剪刀

khattho'ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khad'thoo'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

excavator

挖土機

kheq ky ixtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq ky i'te; kheq ky i'tøe; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a stranger in a foreign land

客居異地

khy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

leaning, inclined, tilted

傾斜

• Hid ky thiauar khikhy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ky thiau'ar khy'khy.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That pillar is slanting a bit.
  那支柱子稍微傾斜。

• Zuun khy koealaai, khy koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuun khy koex'laai, khy koex'khix.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The boat is rolling and pitching.
  船晃來晃去。

khok'ym-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khog'ym'ky; khog'ym-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

audio amplifier

擴音機

khoksefng-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khog'sefng'ky; khog'sefng-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

amplifier (of a radio or record-player)

擴聲機,擴音器

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; (kw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

dwell, reside

居,住

• kab y kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab y kw; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  live together with him under inconvenience (as in a narrow room etc.)
  跟他住

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

foundation, a base, origin, beginning, on the basis of, according to

基

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

branch, classifier of long thing which can be held in the hand (pencils, sticks etc.)

枝,隻,支

• cit ky ienpid (tek'ar, hoxsvoax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky ieen'pid (teg'ar, ho'svoax); ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one pencil (bamboo stick, umbrella)
  一枝鉛筆(竹子,雨傘)

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; (kie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

How many? nearly, somewhat, several

幾

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

machine, opportunity, moving power of, a secret, tricky, cunning, urgent

機

• guiky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guii'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  crisis
  危機

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

hunger, hungry, famine, scarcity

饑,飢

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

ridicule, to sneer, to jeer

譏

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; (kw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hem of a shirt or coat

裾

• sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'ar'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hem of a garment
  衣裾,衣邊

• giuo sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo svaf'ar'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  follow someone and have a share in the profits
  託人的福

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

divination, to divine, resolve doubts by consulting the spirit (s)

乩

• tangky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taang'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  medium, or faker, a sorcerer, who professes to be under the afflatus of a spirit
  乩童

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

harlot, prostitute

妓

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

skill, ingenuity, talent, ability

技

ky puttek sit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky pud'tek sit; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

when one is hungry, one is not particular about what he is going to eat (both literally and figuratively)

飢不擇食

kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

call, to name, be named, tell an inferior to do something

叫

• Kiøx y laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx y laai.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Tell him to come.
  叫他來。

• Taixkef kiøx y "Siawkao". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef kiøx y "Siao'kao".; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Every body calls him "Mad dog".
  大家叫他瘋狗。

• Y kiørzøx "A'ky". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kiøx'zøx "Af'ky".; Y kiøx'zøx/zøex "Af'ky".; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is called by the name of "A-ki".
  他叫做 阿枝。

• ho'kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof'kiøx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  call out.
  呼叫

kngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kngx; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

steel

鋼

• Cid ky tøf bøo kngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky tøf bøo kngx.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This knife has no steel edge on it.
  這隻刀沒有鋼刃。

koahzhao-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaq'zhao'ky; koaq'zhao-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

mower

割草機

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

next

再過去

• køq koeakhix hid ky pai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid ky paai'ar; køq køex'khix hid ky paai'ar; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. the next sign, next bus stop
  再過去那一站

• køq koeakhix hid kux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid kux; køq køex'khix hid kux; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next sentence
  再過去那一句

• køq koeakhix hid tiaau kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid tiaau kef; køq køex'khix hid tiaau køef; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next street
  再過去那一條街

laxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

alternate, leave a space

隔

• laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laxng go chiøq zhai cit ky thiau'ar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  plant stakes five feet apart
  隔五尺豎一根柱子

lefngkhix-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lerng'khix'ky; lerng'khix-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

air conditioner

冷氣機

liusefng-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu'sefng'ky; liuu'sefng-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

phonograph (archaic)

留聲機

lu'thoo-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lw'thoo'ky; lw'thoo-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

bulldozer

推土機

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; ; (gvi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

oeftho'ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oea'thoo'ky; or'thoo'ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

dredger

挖土機

paai-iuiefn-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'iuu'iefn'ky; paai-iuu'iefn-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

exhaust fan above a gas stove or range

排油煙機

phaq cit ky ho y kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq cit ky ho y kaux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

lay down a card (a piece) in order to make him win, to get a person into trouble

想法子讓他受罪

phafngse'ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pharng'sef'ky; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

spinning jenny

紡紗機

phurnsia-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phuxn'sia'ky; phuxn'sia-ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

jet airplane

噴射機

pid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

crevice, rift, crack, fissure

裂,破

• pit'huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'huun; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  crack or split in a cup or plank
  裂痕(紋)

• Kvoathvisii chiuo e pid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy'sii chiuo e pid.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In cold weather one's hands will crack (chap)
  冬天手會裂。

• Zhaa na phagjit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix).; Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo øe pid (khix).; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Wood will crack if left too long in the sun.
  木材要是晒太久會裂開。

• Cid tex tepoef u pid (pit'huun), mxkuo be lau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo be lau.; Cid'tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo bøe lau.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This teacup is cracked, but it doesn't leak.
  這個茶杯有裂痕,可是不會漏。

• Tøe-tang liawau piaq u cyn ze pit'huun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun.; Tøe-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  After an earthquake, there are many cracks in the walls.
  地震後牆有很多裂痕。

• Na texng sviw toa ky ee thihtefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na texng sviw toa ky ee thiq'tefng, zhaa e pid khuy.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you use too thick a nail, the wood will split.
  要是釘太大的釘子,木頭會裂開。

sarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sarn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

skinny, lean, thin, (cloth) woven too wide and loose, sterile (land)

瘦

• siausarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw'sarn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  become haggard, pinched
  消瘦

• sarn kaq zhwn cit ky kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sarn kaq zhwn cit ky kud; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  wasted away to a skeleton
  瘦得剩個骨架

• sarn kaq cit teeng phoee pvef cit ky kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sarn kaq cit teeng phoee pvef cit ky kud; sarn kaq cit'teeng phøee pvef/pvy cit'ky kud; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. become haggard to the point of being a layer of skin covering a bone — all skin and bones
  瘦得成皮包骨

søefsvaf-ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea'svaf'ky; søea'svaf'ky; [[...]][i#] [p.]

washing machine

洗衣機

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