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bøo thafng zhveciah, nar uxthafng phagkvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thafng zhvef'ciah, nar u'thafng phak'kvoaf.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
If I don't have enough to eat, how can I set aside food to use later. Look, I don't have enough money to get along, certainly, I don't have any to spare.
生吃已不夠, 那能醃乾?錢已不夠用,哪能儲蓄?

zhørgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøx'go; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

wrong, a mistake, fault

錯誤

Lie na sviu afnny, oanzoaan si zhørgo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na sviu arn'ny, oaan'zoaan si zhøx'go.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
If you think that way, you're all wrong.
你若這樣想,是完全錯誤。

Goar bøo symmiq zhørgo, nar tiøh ka y siaxzoe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo sirm'miq zhøx'go, nar tiøh ka y sia'zoe.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I am not wrong, why should I apologize to him.
我沒什麼錯誤,為何要向他謝罪。

Cid tviw phoef na u zhørgo, chviar lie ka goar korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tviw phoef na u zhøx'go, chviar lie ka goar korng.; Cid'tviw phøef na u zhøx'go, chviar lie ka goar korng.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
If there are any mistakes in this letter, please correct them for me.
這封信如有錯誤,請你告訴我。

ciexnthaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'thaang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

said in scolding a child (Lit. troublesome insect)

頑皮,淘氣鬼

Lie cid ee ciexnthaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cid ee cien'thaang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
You naughty brat!
你這個頑皮鬼!

Lie nar ciaq ciexnthaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar ciaq cien'thaang?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
How come you are so naughty?
你怎麼這麼頑皮 ?

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

splash, spout out in a jet

濺,噴

zvoaxjiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvoa'jiø; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
urinate with good pressure
撒尿

zhwn kvoaa ho nar zvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn kvoaa ho nar zvoa; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
When it is cold in spring there is heavy rain.
春寒雨也多

hoeq (zuie) zvoa zhutlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoeq (zuie) zvoa zhud'laai; hoeq/huiq (zuie) zvoa zhud'laai; [[...]][i#] [p.]
blood (water) gushes out
血(水)噴出來

Y ka goar zvoa zuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ka goar zvoa zuie.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
He dashed water on me with a hose or water pump.
他用水噴我。

hafnkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'kviaa; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

You are quite a stranger.

很少來,稀客

Lie nar hiaq hafnkviaa? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar hiaq harn'kviaa?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
You are quite a stranger.
你真是稀客!

hviati'aftai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaf'ti'ar'tai; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

brothers

弟兄關係

Hviati'aftai nar tiøh hiahnih keakaux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hviaf'ti'ar'tai nar tiøh hiaq'nih kex'kaux?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Why are such good friends so miserly?
弟兄關係怎麼需要那麼計較?

hiexntuo-hien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tuo'hien; hien'tuo-hien; [[...]][i#] [p.]

evident

明顯

Hiexntwhien su'iaux ee taixcix nar extaxng svea`tid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hien'tuo'hien sw'iaux ee tai'cix nar e'taxng svea`tid?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
How can we omit doing something that so evidently needs to be done?
很明顯需要的事情,怎麼能省?

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

violent, truculent

兇

Lie nar ciahnih hiofng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar ciaq'nih hiofng?; ; (Lie nar ciaq'nih phvae?) [[...]][i#] [p.]
How come you are so truculent?
你為什麼這麼兇?

høflafmsaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'larm'saf; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

eat anything whatever it is

好壞都吃

Y si cidee høflafmsaf`ee, nar sae kviavie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee hør'larm'saf ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw'tiøh.; Y si cit'ee hør'larm'saf`ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw`tiøh.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
He eats anything, no need to worry that he will go hungry.
他是一個好壞都吃的,不必怕他會餓肚子。

hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

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 hoafnkhyhoafntør mxzay e hør ar be? [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?

hoankixka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'ki'ka; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

so confused that it cannot be understood, someone being unreasonable

理不清,刁蠻,不通情理

Kab hid khoarn hoankixka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab hid khoarn hoafn'ki'ka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhwn'chviaf?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
If you talk to that kind of unreasonable person how can you make any sense.
跟那種不通情理的人說,怎麼說得通?

Hid ee laang hoankixka. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hoafn'ki'ka.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
That guy is very unreasonable.
那個人刁蠻不講理。

hukhaf safngchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huu'khaf sarng'chiuo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

to serve, attend to comforts of parents, receive guests very graciously (Lit. support by the hand by the foot)

奉侍,誇大的招待,扶腳扶手

Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng hukhasafngchiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf ka'ti zwpng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng huu'khaf'sarng'chiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf kaf'ti zuo'png?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I have someone here to take care of me, why should I go there and cook for myself.
我在這兒有人奉侍,怎麼得去那兒自己作飯?

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

be very pleased with oneself

洋洋得意,驕傲,臭屁

Tvaf si teq loa høfgiah, nar tiøh iang kaq afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf si teq loa hør'giah, nar tiøh iang kaq arn'nef?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is now so rich, why does he have to be so pleased with himself?
他有多少錢,哪得那麼洋洋得意?

iuthngthngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'thngf'thngf; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

oily

油膩膩的

Kuy sengkhw iuthngthngf, nar m khix voa khylaai sea? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai sea?; Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai søea?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Your clothes are all oily, why don't you take them off and wash them.
全身油膩膩的,怎麼不去換起來洗?

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

since...not

既不是

Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

kausexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaau'sexng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

impatient, short-tempered

急性

Hid ee laang hiahnih kausexng, nar eeng e tiaau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hiaq'nih kaau'sexng, nar eeng e tiaau?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
That guy is so much like a monkey, how can he relax?
那個人那麼急性,怎麼閒得下來?

kikoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'koaix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

strange, mysterious, improper, it is strange that...

奇怪

Kikoaix, lie nar e sviu afnny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kii'koaix, lie nar e sviu arn'ny?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
It is strange that you should think so?
奇怪,你怎會這樣想?

kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

incessant grumbling

吱吱叫

Lie ee chiaf kviatiøh kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee chiaf kviaa'tiøh kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
When your vehicle is in use it has a squeaky sound, why don't you tighten up the screws and bolts?
你的車吱吱叫,怎麼不瑣緊?

kiuosuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiux'suo; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

grumble over little matters

計較

Ho y phvy hiaq ze bøo kab y kiuosuo nar exexngtid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho y phvy hiaq ze bøo kab y kiux'suo nar e'eng'tid?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Is it possible for us not to complain about him taking that much.
給他佔那麼便宜,不跟他計較怎麼可以?

korng nar bycyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng nar bie'cyn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

say in vain, say for nothing

比喻說了也沒用

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

Maf'nar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mar'nar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

Manna (Protestant)

瑪拿

nar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar; ; (axn'zvoar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

interrogative particle (same meaning as "an-choa*"), Why?

為什麼

Lie nar bøo laai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar bøo laai?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Why didn't you come?
你為什麼沒來?

Goar nar tiøh ka lie korng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar nar tiøh ka lie korng?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Why should I tell you?
我為什麼要告訴你 ?

nar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar; ; (theh) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hold in the hand, to grasp, take, arrest

拿

khimnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiim'nar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
arrest, to capture
擒拿

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

do two things at the same time

一邊 ...一邊 ...

Nar khvoax sinbuun, nar thviaf siuimky. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar khvoax syn'buun, nar thviaf siw'ym'ky.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
listen to the radio while reading the paper
一邊看報紙,一邊聽收音機。

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

the more... the more...

愈 ...愈 ...,越 ...越 ...

Nar toa nar hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa nar hør.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
The bigger the better.
越大越好。

Nar toaxhaxn nar koay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa'haxn nar koay.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
The older he gets, the better behaved he is.
長越大越乖。

Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar ciah nar hør ciah.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
The more you eat, the better it tastes.
越吃越好吃。

Nar zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar zay?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

Who could have known...?

哪知? 怎麼知道?

Nar zay e afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar zay e arn'nef?; Nar zay øe arn'nef?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
How could I know it would be like that?
哪知會這樣?

nar-chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar chyn'chviu; nar-chyn'chviu; [[...]][i#] [p.]

it looks like, just as if

好像,正如

Y nar chinchviu teq khysiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y nar chyn'chviu teq khie'siao.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
It looks like he is going crazy.
他好像在發瘋。

Nar chinchviu boeq løqho (ee khoarn). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar chyn'chviu boeq løh'ho (ee khoarn).; Nar chyn'chviu bøeq løh'ho (ee khoarn).; [[...]][i#] [p.]
It looks like rain.
好像要下雨(的樣子)。

Nar chinchviu si goar ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar chyn'chviu si goar ee.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
It looks like mine.
好像是我的。

nar thafng afnnef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar thafng arn'nef; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

How is it you can do it (that way)?

怎可如此

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

How can there be...?

哪有?

ng'ngf iap'iab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'ngf'iab'iab; ngf'ngf iab'iab; [[...]][i#] [p.]

furtively, stealthily, surreptitiously (to do something in this manner)

偷偷摸摸

Tviaxtvia khvoax y ng'ng'iap'iab mxzay lorng iab symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia khvoax y ngf'ngf'iab'iab m'zay lorng iab sirm'miq?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
He always acts so furtively, I wonder what he is hiding?
常常看他偷偷摸摸,不知在藏什麼?

Zef si zerngtofng ee taixcix, nar tiøh ng'ng'iap'iab? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zexng'tofng ee tai'cix, nar tiøh ngf'ngf'iab'iab?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
What we are doing is legal, why are you so secretive?
這是正當的事情,何必偷偷摸摸?

okbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'bang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

nightmare

惡夢

Hid pae ee chia'hø, nar zøx cit tviuu ee okbang lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid pae ee chiaf'hø, nar zøx cit tviuu ee og'bang lex.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
That accident was like a nightmare.
那次的車禍,好像是做一場惡夢。

ok'heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'heng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

evil, wicked conduct

惡行

Tøf bøo zøx symmiq ok'heng, nar e siu cid khoarn ee pørexng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøf bøo zøx sirm'miq og'heng, nar e siu cid khoarn ee pøx'exng?; Tøf bøo zøx sirm'mih og'heng, nar øe siu cid khoarn ee pøx'exng?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
I didn't do anything wrong, why do I get this kind of retribution?
沒做什麼惡行,怎麼會受這種報應?

paechviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paix'chviar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

invite

拜請

Bøo laang khix ka y paechviar, y nar boeq laai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang khix ka y paix'chviar, y nar boeq laai?; Bøo laang khix ka y paix'chviar, y nar bøeq laai?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Nobody went to invite him, why would he come?
沒有人去拜請他,他怎麼要來?

phahputbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'pud'bok; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

help victims of injustice, fall out, suddenly turn hostile

打抱不平,翻臉

Yn pwnlaai si nar hviati lef, mxkuo cym'ar ykefng phahputbok af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn purn'laai si nar hviaf'ti lef, m'kuo cirm'ar ie'kefng phaq'pud'bok af.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
Formerly they were like brothers but now they have turned hostile.
他們本來是像兄弟似的,不過現在已經翻臉了。

phoxngphoxngsongsofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phong'phong'sofng'sofng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

puffy (hair, cake); fluffy

疏疏鬆鬆

Phoxngphoxngsongsofng ee miqkvia, nar extaxng thiap kaq loa tang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phong'phong'sofng'sofng ee mih'kvia, nar e'taxng thiap kaq loa tang?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
How can fluffy and puffy stuff be piled up in a heavy stack?
疏鬆的東西,怎麼能疊多重?

pvoachviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoaf'chviar; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

invite

邀請

Lie bøo khix ka y pvoachviar, y nar boeq laai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bøo khix ka y pvoaf'chviar, y nar boeq laai?; Lie bøo khix ka y pvoaf'chviar, y nar bøeq laai?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
You didn't go and invite him, why do you think he would come?
你不去邀請他,他怎麼會來?

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