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boefaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'af; bøea'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

at the end, at last

後來

• Taixsefng lorng mxzaiviar, kaux boefaf ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux boea'af ciaq zay'viar.; Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zay'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  At first I didn't know anything about it, it was only later on that understood it.
  起先都不知道,後來才知道。

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。

zhwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

in the future, afterward

將來,從此以後

• Zaiviar mxtiøh tø hør, zhwkhix mxthafng køq afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zay'viar m'tiøh tø hør, zhuo'khix m'thafng køq arn'ny zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's sufficient that you know it is wrong, from now on don't do it again.
  知錯就好,以後不可再犯。

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

zuxsiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'siuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

self surrender, hand oneself over to the authorities

自首

• Lie na zaiviar zøx mxtiøh, aix khix zuxsiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na zay'viar zøx m'tiøh, aix khix zu'siuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you know that you have done wrong you should surrender to the authorities
  你要是知道做錯了,就得去自首。

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

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

let, allow

讓

• Mxthafng ho y jiblaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ho y jip'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't let him come in.
  不要讓他進來。

• Mxthafng ho y zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ho y zay'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't let him know.
  不要讓他知道。

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。

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

do not know (the fact)

不知道

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