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zailaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'laang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be unconscious

清醒,省人事

• m-zailaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay'laang; m-zay'laang; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in a coma, unsophisticated
  不省人事

zaiui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'ui; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

know where it is situated

知道何處

• m zaiui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'ui; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  don't know where the place is
  不知何處

• Jidgoadthaam ti tøh'ui, lie zaiui `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit'goat'thaam ti tøq'ui, lie zay'ui `bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you know where Sun-moon Lake is?
  日月潭在何處,你知道嗎?

zhai-terngheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai'texng'heng; zhai-texng'heng; [[...]][i#] [p.]

become angry don't like to move

使性子坐著不動

• Høfphvae m tø korng, kannaf toax hiaf zhai-terngheng, ciaa zaiviar lie ee iesux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai'texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai-texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You should say what's okay or not okay, if you just stand there and get angry who knows what you think.
  好或壞要講,只在那兒使性子坐著不動,誰知道你的意思?

zhefngkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'kaux; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

a polite term used before asking a question (Lit. I beg you to instruct me.)

請教

• Goar boeq zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zherng'kaux lie.; Goar bøeq zherng'kaux lie.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  May I ask you about…
  我要請教你。

• Zhefngkaux lie cide, hoefchiathaau ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zherng'kaux lie cit'e, hoea'chiaf'thaau ti tøq'ui?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Excuse me, where is the railway station?
  請教你,火車站在哪兒 ?

• Na u m zaiviar ee taixcix, goar boeq laai zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar boeq laai zherng'kaux lie.; Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar bøeq laai zherng'kaux lie.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If there is anything which I don't know, I'll come and ask you about it.
  如有不明瞭的事, 我要來請教你。

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

lead, to guide, instruct, to conduct

帶,領

• Goar boeq zhoa cid ee gyn'ar khix ho isefng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax.; Goar bøeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I want to take this child to see a doctor.
  我要帶這個孩子去看醫生。

• Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you don't know the way, I'll take you there.
  你若不知道在那兒, 我帶你去。

cincviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'cviax; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

really, truly, genuine

真正

• cincviax suie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'cviax suie; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  really beautiful
  真正美

• Zef si cincviax ee soaxnciøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cyn'cviax ee soan'ciøh.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a genuine diamond.
  這是真正的鑽石。

• cincviax m zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'cviax m zay; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  really I don't know.
  真的不知道

zoanjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'jieen; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

entirely, absolutely

全然

• zoanjieen m zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'jieen m zay'viar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do not know at all
  全然不知

hiexntviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tviuu; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

spot, the actual scene

現場

• Goar bøo ti hiexntviuu, sofie lorng m zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo ti hien'tviuu, sor'ie lorng m zay'viar.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know at all, because I was not on the spot.
  我不在現場,所以都不知道。

høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bae; ; (hør'phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

good or bad

好歹

• m zaiviar høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'viar hør'bae; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot tell the difference between good and bad, do not know right from wrong
  不知好歹

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

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

dare, presume, to venture. Is it possible that... (an initial interrogative particle which asks a question meant to be answered in the negative, thus equal to a strong affirmation of the opposite)

豈,難道

• Lie karm m zaiviar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm m zay'viar?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You certainly know, don't you? Is it possible that you don't know?
  難道你不知道嗎?

• Lie karm bøo cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm bøo cvii?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You mean to tell me you have no money?
  難道你沒錢嗎?

• Karm afnny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Karm arn'ny?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How can it be?
  真的嗎?

• Lie karm bøo boeq khix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm bøo boeq khix?; Lie karm bøo bøeq khix?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You certainly are going, aren't you?
  難道你不去嗎?

khaq zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq zay'viar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

be better informed

曉得多,較清楚

• Cid hang taixcix y khaq zaiviar, goar khaq m zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix y khaq zay'viar, goar khaq m zay'viar.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is better informed on this matter, I don't know much about it.
  這件事他較清楚,我不太清楚。

khaq... ia m [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia m; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

no matter how much... still not willing

再怎麼 ...也不 ...

• Goar mxzay y teq siuxkhix sviafhoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'hoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn.; Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'høex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know what he is angry about, no matter how much (often) I call him he does not answer.
  我不知他在氣什麼,再怎麼叫也不回答。

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a really bad child, no matter how much you beat him, he is still not afraid of you.
  這孩子很壞,再怎麼打也不怕。

kinpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

root, origin, basis (followed by a negative means "entirely not" or "(not) at all")

根本

• kinpurn m zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn m zay'viar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  don't know at all
  根本不知道道

• Y kinpurn mxbad laai kaux ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'purn m'bad laai kaux ciaf.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never been here at all.
  他根本沒來到這兒。

m zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know something

不知道

• Y u ti le ar bøo, goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u ti le ar bøo, goar m'zay.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know whether he is at home or not.
  我不知道他在家沒有,他在不在家,我不知道。

• Goar mxzay keacvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay kex'cvii.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know the price.
  我不知價錢。

• Y boeq khix ar m goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq khix ar m goar m'zay.; Y bøeq khix aq m goar m'zay.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know whether he is going or not.
  他去不去,我不知道。

m zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'viar; ; (m'zay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know (the fact)

不知道

m-zailaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay'laang; m-zay'laang; [[...]][i#] [p.]

unconscious, lose one's senses, become insensible, faint, swoon

不省人事

• Y mxzailaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'zay'laang.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He fainted. (became unconscious)
  他不省人事。

tvex m zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvex m zay; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

pretend not to know

假裝不知道

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