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arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]

selfish, covetous, tyrannical, usurp

霸道,專橫

• Y cyn arpax, lorng bøo sviu padlaang ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn ax'pax, lorng bøo sviu pat'laang ee lip'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He thinks of no one but himself.
  他很霸道,都不想別人的立場。

• Y bad arpax laang ee zhanhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bad ax'pax laang ee zhaan'hngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He encroached on other people's land.
  他曾霸佔人的田園。

ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

axm laang ee cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm laang ee cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

make secret unfair gains from another's money

侵佔他人的錢

angbin`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'bin`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

upright

正直的

• Kipsexng ee laang goar mxkviaf, in'ui angbin`ee khoaix løh larng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kib'sexng ee laang goar m'kviaf, yn'ui aang'bin`ee khoaix løh larng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't fear an impetuous person, because an upright person is easily convinced.
  急性的人我不怕,因為正直的人容易被說服。

• Angbin`ee khoaix løh larng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'bin`ee khoaix løh larng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An upright person is easily convinced.
  容易被說服

apzex laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'zex'laang; ab'zex laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

bring pressure to bear on a person

壓制人

auxløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'løh [[...]][i#] [p.]

back part of a house

後院

• Zengløh soex laang, auxløh ka'ti toax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zeeng'løh soex laang, au'løh kaf'ti toax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The front part of the house is rented out and we live in the back.
  前院租給人,後院自己住。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bagkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

eyesight vision

眼力

• bagkym ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kym ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  person who has good eyesight vision
  好眼力

bagkngf ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kngf ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

man who can see, not blind

能視的人

baxnhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

late marriage, to marry late in one's life

晚婚

• Goanzuxbiin khaq zafhwn, pvetøe-laang khaq baxnhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goaan'zu'biin khaq zar'hwn, pvee'te'laang khaq ban'hwn.; Goaan'zu'biin khaq zar'hwn, pvee/pvii'tøe-laang khaq ban'hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Mountain people get married younger than people who live on the plain.
  原住民較早婚,平地人較晚婚。

baxnsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

chronic disease, sluggish disposition

慢性

• Hid ee laang cyn baxnsexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn ban'sexng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very slow.
  那個人是慢性子的。

bad laang ee jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad laang ee jiin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

know or understand the value of being grateful, know how to show gratitude

知恩

• mxbad jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad jiin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ungrateful
  忘恩

• bad khiekoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad khix'koex; (u khix'koex) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have been there.
  去過

bad laang mxbad miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad laang m'bad miaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

recognize a person but not remember his or her name

認得人,卻不知其名。

bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U joaxzøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngx`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

bøexjin`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'jin'tid; bøe'jin`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot recognize, cannot be recognized, do not recognize

不認得

• Hit'ee laang ee bin lie øexjin`tid`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang ee bin lie e'jin'tid `be?; Hid'ee laang ee bin lie øe'jin`tid`bøe?; (Lie e'jin'tid hid ee laang `be?) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you recognize that person's face? (Do you recognize that person?)
  那個人你認得嗎?

bengpek ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'pek ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

reasonable person, considerate person

明白人,明理的人

Bykog-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'kog'laang; Bie'kog-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

U.S.A. citizen

美國人

biefncid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'cid [[...]][i#] [p.]

dismiss, dismissal

免職

• Bøeq ka lie biefncid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Beq ka lie biern'cid.; Bøeq ka lie biern'cid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I'll fire you.
  要免你的職。

• Y ho laang biefncid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang biern'cid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was fired.
  他被人免職。

biawsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biao'si [[...]][i#] [p.]

underrate, despise, look down upon with coldness, treat with contempt

藐視

• biawsi itzhex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biao'si id'zhex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  view every thing with disfavor, view with jaundiced eyes
  藐視一切

• biawsi laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biao'si laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  treat someone with contempt
  藐視人

bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'phoee; bin'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]

facial skin

面皮,臉皮

• kau-bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kau bin'phoee; kau-bin'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  brazen-faced
  厚臉皮

• kox bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox bin'phoee; kox bin'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take care of one's character
  顧面子

• siax laang ee bixnphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siax laang ee bin'phoee; siax laang ee bin'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  affront and bring disgrace upon
  損人的面子

• bixnphoee keg kauxkau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'phoee keg kau'kau; bin'phøee keg kau'kau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pocket one's pride, to swallow an insult
  厚著臉皮

• Bixnphoee keg kauxkau, paethog y pangbaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bin'phoee keg kau'kau, paix'thog y pafng'baang.; Bin'phøee keg kau'kau, paix'thog y pafng'baang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I pocketed my pride and asked his help.
  厚著臉皮,拜託他幫忙。

bixnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

know by sight, familiar with

面熟,面善

• Cyn ze laang ee tiongkafn, u kuye'ar bixnsek ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ze laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang.; Cyn zøe laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are a few familiar face among many people.
  很多人中間,有幾個面熟的。

bidkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bit'køx [[...]][i#] [p.]

blow the gaff to the police, inform secretly against a suspicious person

密告

• U laang bidkøx korng y si Kioxngsafntorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U laang bit'køx korng y si Kiong'sarn'torng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Someone informed secretly against him that he is a Communist
  有人密告他是共產黨。

bøo bin thafng kvix laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo bin thafng kvix laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

feeling ashamed to see others because of some awkward, inconvenient, or shameful state of matters

無臉見人

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

no one takes care

無人管,自由

• Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu.; Pe'bør/buo cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
  父母一死,竟無人管。

bøo larngtng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laxng'tng [[...]][i#] [p.]

incessantly, unceasingly

沒有間斷

• Laang aix bøo larngtng ee zhoafnkhuix ciaq e oah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang aix bøo laxng'tng ee zhoarn'khuix ciaq e oah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A person has to continue breathing to continue to live.
  人要不斷的呼吸才會活。

bøsviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

not much

不怎麼,不太

• bøsviar aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar aix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't like it too much.
  不太喜歡

• bøsviar zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar zay'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know too much about it.
  不太清楚

• bøsviar hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not very good
  不太好

• bøsviar hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar hofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not much wind
  風不大

• bøsviar laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  scarcely any one
  沒什麼人

bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'viu [[...]][i#] [p.]

model, example (spiritual or moral), a style, manner, a fashion

模樣

• hør boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør boo'viu; (phvae boo'viu) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good example (bad example)
  好(壞)模樣

• øh laang ee boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: øh laang ee boo'viu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  imitate someone's example
  學人的模樣

boafnciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'ciog [[...]][i#] [p.]

satisfactory, be satisfied

滿足

• Laang ee iogbong efng'oarn bextaxng boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang ee iok'bong erng'oarn be'taxng boarn'ciog.; Laang ee iok'bong erng'oarn bøe'taxng boarn'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Man's desires can never be satisfied.
  人的慾望永遠不能滿足。

bogbeeng kii biau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'beeng kii biau [[...]][i#] [p.]

very mysterious and abstruse, very strange, peculiar

莫明其妙

• Y sor korng ee oe bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee oe bok'beeng kii biau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Everything he says is strange.
  他所說的,莫名其妙。

• Bøo laang jiblaai, arnzvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sidzai bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang jip'laai, axn'zvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sit'zai bok'beeng kii biau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No one went in, how come the money is gone. It's very strange.
  沒有人進來,錢怎麼會丟,實在莫名其妙。

buu heng'uii lenglek ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu heeng'uii leeng'lek ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

person without disposing capacity in law

無行為能力人

bu-sarsax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bu'sax'sax; bu-sax'sax [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to fathom, uncomprehending

摸無頭緒

• Khachiuo ban ee laang na nngxhang'ar khangkhoex y tø buxsarsax af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaf'chiuo ban ee laang na nng'hang'ar khafng'khoex y tø bu'sax'sax af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  People who are not handy get all mixed up when they have two or three tasks to do at the same time.
  手腳慢的人,如果有一些事情,他就忙得不可開交了。

bungvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'gvar [[...]][i#] [p.]

elegance, elegant, genteel, refined, gracefulness, to act as a gentleman or in a gallant way

文雅

• Y kofng'oe cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He speaks very gracefully.
  他講話很文雅。

• Hid ee laang cyn bungvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn buun'gvar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That person is very elegant.
  那個人很文雅。

budcitsiong ee an'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'cid'siong ee afn'uix [[...]][i#] [p.]

material comforts

物質上的安慰

• Laang su'iaux zengsinsiong kab budcitsiong ee an'uix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang sw'iaux zefng'siin'siong kab but'cid'siong ee afn'uix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Man needs both spiritual and material consolations.
  人需要精神上和物質上的安慰。

zabor-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'laang; zaf'bor-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

woman

女人

zapof-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'pof'laang; zaf'pof-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

man, male

男人

zah laang ee oexthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah laang ee oe'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

interrupt a man when speaking, to cut short another's long story

打斷人的話

zaixzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø [[...]][i#] [p.]

be present at a gathering

在座

• zaixzø ee zu'ui siensvy, lysu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø ee zw'ui siefn'svy, lie'su. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Ladies and gentlemen!
  在座的諸位先生, 女士。

• zaixzø ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'zø ee laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  those present at a gathering
  在座的人

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