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ciørjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]

be illuminated by the sun

照太陽

• say ciørjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say ciøx'jit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  gets the afternoon sun
  落日陽光

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

being warmed by radiant heat when standing by the stove or radiator

熱,熬熱

• Zhuoterng na ke cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'terng na ke cyn hvaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the roof is low, it is very hot.
  如果屋頂低就很熬熱。

• Cid kefng pangkefng vax say, exposii cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng paang'kefng vax say, e'pof'sii cyn hvaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This room faces west, it is very hot in the afternoon.
  這間房間朝西,下午很熱。

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

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say; (sef) [[...]][i#] [p.]

west

西

• baktafng baksay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tafng bag'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  soiled all over, to be soiled by many things
  沾這沾那

• ciaqtafng ciaqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tafng ciah'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat all kinds of things
  吃這個吃那個

• gi'tafng gisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'tafng gii'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very suspicious
  疑神疑鬼

• khvoartafng-khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say; khvoax'tafng-khvoax'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  look in every direction
  東瞻西望

• kofngtafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tafng korng'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk about many things, about everything and anything, to gossip about other's faults, often falsely
  談天說地

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

master workman, suffix to a skilled workman's name to show respect, as "a-shiong-sai"

師,匠人

• bagchviuxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'chviu'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carpenter
  木匠

• zhai'hongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tailor
  裁縫師

• thie'thausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  barber
  理髮師

• thozuysay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoo'zuie'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  mason
  泥水匠

• zhutsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  become a journeyman (after being an apprentice)
  出師,藝成

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say; (siexn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

slap

摑掌擊

• u: say cit e ho y; say cit'e ho y; (say cit e'ar ho y) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.]
  give him a slap
  給他一個耳光

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

lion

獅

• ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stone lions
  石獅

• hofphvixsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'phvi'say; hor'phvi'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person with a good sense of smell
  嗅覺好

• laxngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lion dance
  舞獅

say zhuiephøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say zhuix'phea; say zhuix'phøea; (siexn zhuix'phea) [[...]][i#] [p.]

slap one's cheeks

賞耳光

say-pvoarkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'pvoax'kiuu; say-pvoax'kiuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

western hemisphere

西半球

sviaf-tafng keg-say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviaf'tafng keg'say; sviaf-tafng keg-say [[...]][i#] [p.]

Lit. to make noise in the east while striking in the west, feigning tactics

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