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zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]][i#] [p.]

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

cviarcviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax [[...]][i#] [p.]

quite square, even, or correct, certainly, straight, upright

正,確實

• cviarcviax ti hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax ti hiaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  certainly is there
  正在那兒

• Sizefng tiøh tiaux cviarcviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'zefng tiøh tiaux cviax'cviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A clock has to be hung up correctly before it'll keep right time.
  掛鐘要掛正,才會擺。

hafntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

rarely, seldom

罕有的,不常的

• hafntid khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid khvoax'kvix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rarely found, rarely met with
  少見的

• hafntid tangsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid tafng'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  once in a great while, rarely, occasionally
  偶而,難得

• Hafntid tangsii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Harn'tid tafng'sii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You rarely come, you should stay and eat.
  難得來一次,該留下吃飯。

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

test (as a new machine)

校準

• Cid ee syn si'piør tiøh kaq khvoarbai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee syn sii'piør tiøh kaq khvoax'bai lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This new watch must be checked to see if it keeps good time.
  這個新手錶要校校看。

kørpiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køx'piet; (køx'sii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

say good-by, bid farewell

告別(告辭)

• Tvaf goar tiøh kørsii a. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf goar tiøh køx'sii a. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I must be going now.
  我該走了。

sisex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

time and circumstances, trend of the age

時勢

• bøo hah sisex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hah sii'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fall behind the times, anachronistic
  不合時勢

• toex sisex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex sii'sex; tøex sii'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  keep up with the times
  跟著時勢

• toex sisex (toex) be tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex sii'sex (toex) be tiøh; tøex sii'sex (tøex) bøe tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fall behind the times
  跟不上時勢

tiøqsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]

be timely

合時節

twsizun, tiøqsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'sii'zun, tiøh'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]

just the time, be timely

適時,合時節

• Onglaai na bøo twsizun (mxtiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong'laai na bøo tuo'sii'zun (m'tiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If it is not the season, pineapples are bad eating.
  鳳梨如果不合時節,很難吃。

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