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aemai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'mai; (aix'mui) [[...]][i#] [p.]

underhanded, deceitful, obscure

曖昧

• Tuix kimcvii mxthafng u aemai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix kym'cvii m'thafng u aix'mai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't be dishonest with money.
  對金錢不要有曖昧。

• Korng khaq zhengzhør lex, maix hiaq aemai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng khaq zhefng'zhør lex, maix hiaq aix'mai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Speak more clearly, don't be so obscure.
  說清楚點,不要那麼曖昧。

bøexkaokhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kaux'khuix; bøe'kaux'khuix [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't be satisfied

不能滿意

• Zøx na bøexkaokhuix putjuu maix zøx khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx na be'kaux'khuix pud'juu maix zøx khaq viaa.; Zøx/Zøex na bøe'kaux'khuix pud'juu maix zøx khaq viaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't do it so you are satisfied it best not to do it at all.
  做得不滿意,不如不做比較好。

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

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

zhapchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhab'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

meddle officiously, want a share in

插手

• Lie bexhiao zøx, maix zhapchiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao zøx, maix zhab'chiuo.; Lie bøe'hiao zøx/zøex, maix zhab'chiuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  you cannot do it, don't put your hand in it.
  你不會做, 少插手。

zhaocien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'cien [[...]][i#] [p.]

to be touching everything you see

手亂動東西

• Lie ee chiuo maix hiaq zhaocien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee chiuo maix hiaq zhaux'cien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't be touching everything. (Look but don't touch.)
  你的手不要亂動東西。

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

to negotiate

協調

• Maix oankef, taixkef zhekzheg lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix oafn'kef, tai'kef zheg'zheg lex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't quarrel, negotiate it.
  不要吵架,大家有話好說。

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

steal a glance, peek

偷看

• Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib.; Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you want to see, come in and take a look. Don't stand there peeking.
  要看進來看,不要站在那兒偷看。

chiwjiao cien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'jiao cien [[...]][i#] [p.]

mischievous, likes to finger anything at all

手癢的

• Maix chiwjiao cien, sviu bøeq bofng khvoarbai`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix chiuo'jiao cien, sviu boeq bofng khvoax'bai'lex.; Maix chiuo'jiao cien, sviu bøeq bofng/bof khvoax'bai`leq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't be mischievous and want to touch everything.
  不要手癢想摸摸看。

zhutzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'zuie; (zhud'khix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

vent one's anger, take one's spite out on another

出氣

• Y poah sw kiao, phaq thaethaix zhutzuie (zhutkhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y poah sw kiao, phaq thaix'thaix zhud'zuie (zhud'khix). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He lost at gambling and beat his wife to vent his spleen.
  他賭輸了錢,打太太出氣。

• Maix tuix goar zhutzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix tuix goar zhud'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't take your spite out on me.
  不要找我出氣。

ciapkin/ciapkun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'kin; (ciab'kun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

near to, adjoining, adjoin, to approach, draw near

接近

• Mxthafng ciapkin phvaylaang. Maix kab phvaylaang ciapkin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ciab'kin phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin.; M'thafng ciab'kin/kun phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin/kun. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't associate with bad people.
  不要接近壞人,不要跟壞人接近。

ciøfkhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciør'khoeq; ciør'khøeq; (ciør'kheq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

quite a few, very abundant, very numerous sometimes said somewhat ironically (Lit. few deficient)

多的是,不缺

• Lie u cvii bøo? Ciøfkhoeq (Ciøfkheq goar ee cvii). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u cvii bøo? Ciør'khoeq (Ciør'kheq goar ee cvii).; Lie u cvii`bøo? Ciør'khøeq (Ciør'khøeq goar ee cvii). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have money? Very much of it.
  你有錢嗎 ? 多的是。

• Maix chiøx goar, ciøfkheq laang kviaf bor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix chiøx goar, ciør'kheq laang kviaf bor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't laugh at me, there are quite a few who are henpecked.
  不要笑我,怕太太的人多的是。

zu-zokgiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu zog'giet; zu-zog'giet [[...]][i#] [p.]

bring disaster on oneself

自作孽

• Hef si lie zuxzokgiet ee, maix koaix padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si lie zu'zog'giet ee, maix koaix pat'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's your own fault, don't blame others for it.
  那是你自作孽的, 不要怪別人。

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

cut off by cutting all round (e.g., sugar cane, the neck, a limb), cut off with a knife, not by one cut but with a sawing motion, beat down the price

截,殺價

• zuii kamciax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuii kafm'ciax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cut sugar cane in bits
  截甘蔗

• Maix køq zuii laq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix køq zuii laq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't beat down (the price) any more.
  不要再殺價啦!

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

engsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'su [[...]][i#] [p.]

matters not of one's concern, another person's business

閒事

• Maix koarn engsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix koarn eeng'su [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't meddle in the affairs of others.
  別管閒事

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

frighten, threaten, terrify

嚇

• Maix ka goar hveq (hvehkviaf). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar hveq (hveq'kviaf). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't frighten me.
  不要嚇我。

yorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'orng [[...]][i#] [p.]

bygones, the past, times past

已往

• Yorng ee taixcix maix køq kofngkhie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'orng ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let bygones be bygones.
  已往的事不要再提起。

iuloplob [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'lob'lob [[...]][i#] [p.]

greasy, oily

油膩膩的

• Chiuo iuloplob, maix bofng goar ee svaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiuo iuu'lob'lob, maix bofng goar ee svaf.; Chiuo iuu'lob'lob, maix bofng/bof goar ee svaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You hands are greasy, don't touch my clothes.
  手油膩膩的,不要摸我的衣服。

jikarkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kax'kax [[...]][i#] [p.]

problems entangled, incapable of ready solution, (of persons) be a constant pest

糾纏不清

• Kiexn limciuo tø jikarkax, maix ho y lym hiaq ze. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiexn lym'ciuo tø jii'kax'kax, maix ho y lym hiaq ze. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Every time he drinks he becomes a pest, don't let him drink that much.
  每次喝酒就糾纏不清,不要給他喝那麼多。

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

to stir up something get oneself into difficulties, provoke

惹

• Maix jiar y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix jiar y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't provoke him (to anger).
  不要惹他。

• be jiaftid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be jiar'tid; bøe jiar`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not to be provoked, too powerful or vicious to be provoked or offended
  惹不得

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

for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"

給,跟

• Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ka lie phaq. Boeq phaq lie.; Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I'll hit you.
  要打你。

• Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't laugh at him.
  不要笑他。

• Bøo aix ka lie zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie zøx.; Bøo aix ka lie zøx/zøex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I won't do it for you.
  不要替你做。不要幫你做。

• Bøo aix ka lie bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie bea.; Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I won't buy it for (or from) you.
  不要替你買,不要向你買。

• Maix ka goar zhorngti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar zhoxng'ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't make a fool out of me.
  不要作弄我。

• Maix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y korng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't tell him.
  不要告訴他。

• ka lie ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka lie ciøq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  borrow from you
  向你借

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

• Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
  他既然生病了,一定不能來。

• Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
  他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

kansiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'siap [[...]][i#] [p.]

intervention, meddling, put in a word, interfere

干涉

• Maix ka y kansiap. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y kafn'siap. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let him have his own way.
  不要干涉他。

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

molest, tease, persecute, to bully, injure

欺負,搔擾

• Maix kang y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix kang y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't tease (injure) him.
  不要欺負他。

kefkuie kefkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'kuie kea'koaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

feign to be a devil or a monster — pretend or feign (not to know, to be ill, deaf, dumb)

裝瘋賣傻

• Maix kefkuie kefkoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix kea'kuie kea'koaix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't pretend that you don't know!
  不要裝瘋賣傻。

kepøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'pøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

officious person, meddlesome

愛管閒事(的)

• Y cyn kepøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn kef'pøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He (She) is officious.
  他(她) 很愛管閒事。

• Maix kepøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix kef'pøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You keep out of this.
  不要愛管閒事。

kekkhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'khofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

jest, play the fool

裝瘋

• Y cyn gaau (aix) kekkhofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau (aix) keg'khofng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He likes to play the fool (to jest). He is a clown.
  他很會裝瘋。

• Maix kekkhofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix keg'khofng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Stop your nonsense.
  不要裝瘋

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

clown, play the fool, comical, funny

瘋癲

• Hid ee laang khongkhofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang khofng'khofng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a clown. He is a jester.
  那個人瘋瘋癲癲。

• Maix khofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix khofng; (Maix keg'khofng.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Stop your nonsense.
  不要裝瘋了。

• kekkhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'khofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  jest, play the fool
  裝瘋

khuiphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

explain why and how

開破,說明

• Gyn'ar maix kannaf iong phaq ee, aix khuiphoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar maix kafn'naf iong phaq ee, aix khuy'phoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't just hit a child, for better results explain why its wrong and how to change.
  小孩子不要只用打的,應解釋給他聽才有用。

kiawjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'jiao [[...]][i#] [p.]

disturb, to bother

打擾

• Y teq thagzheq (khuxn), maix ka y kiawjiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq thak'zheq (khuxn), maix ka y kiao'jiao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't disturb his study (sleep).
  他在讀書(睡),不要打擾他。

• Ka lie kiawjiao ciaq kuo, cyn phvaysex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ka lie kiao'jiao ciaq kuo, cyn phvae'sex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I'm sorry to have taken so much of your time.
  打擾你這麼久,真不好意思。

Kiuu peng'afn tø hør, maix sviuxboeq thiafm hoksiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiuu peeng'afn tø hør, maix sviu'boeq thiafm hog'siu.; Kiuu peeng'afn tø hør, maix sviu'bøeq thiafm hog'siu. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Just pray for peace, don't try to add long life and happiness.

求平安就好,別想要添福壽。

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

govern, care for, to control, a pipe

管

• Maix koarn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix koarn goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Leave me alone.
  不要管我。

• Mxbiern lie koarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'biern lie koarn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  None of your business
  不要你管。

• ciafngkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciarng'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  control, to oversee
  掌管

• pøfkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a thing in one's care, safekeeping
  保管

køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix; køex'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

pass (by) the past, past tense

過去

• køeakhix zap nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix zap nii; køex'khix zap nii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  during the past (for the last) ten years
  過去十年

• Koeakhix ee taixcix maix køq kofngkhie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Koex'khix ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie.; Køex'khix ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let bygones be bygones.
  過去的事情不要再提起。

• koeakhix ee kenggiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix ee kefng'giam; køex'khix ee kefng'giam [[...]][i#] [p.]
  past experience
  過去的經驗

adsafliq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'khix; (af'saf'liq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

clean-cut, straight forward, wholly, solely, entirely, exclusively, devotedly, wholeheartedly, devote or apply oneself to

乾脆

• Cid hang taixcix kuikhix ho lie phahsngx, goar lorng maix zhab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix kuy'khix ho lie phaq'sngx, goar lorng maix zhab. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I leave this matter entirely up to you.
  這件事乾脆給你安排,我不管了。

lioxngkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liong'khør; (leeng'khør) [[...]][i#] [p.]

it is better, had better..., rather, would rather

還是,寧可

• Tehboeq løqho af, lioxngkhør maix khix khaq thørtoxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq'boeq løh'ho af, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng.; Teq'bøeq løh'ho`aq, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is going to rain, you ( I ) had better not go.
  快下雨了,還是不去較妥當。

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?

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

don't (very often used in subjunctive mood)

甭,勿,不要,不

• Na maix teq løqho, goar ciu boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na maix teq løh'ho, goar ciu boeq khix.; Na maix teq løh'ho, goar ciu bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If it were not raining, I would go.
  要不是在下雨,我就要去。

maix jiarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: maix jiarng; maix jiarng/jiorng [[...]][i#] [p.]

don't make such a noise, quiet please

別嚷

maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: maix khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

Don't go.

不要去

maix korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: maix korng [[...]][i#] [p.]

Don't talk, Don't tell. (him)

不要說

maix sviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: maix sviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not expect it

甭想

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