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the seventh night of the seventh moon, when the legendary Cowherd and Weaving Maid meet each other for their once a year tryst over a bridge formed by sympathetic magpies over the Milky Way (the day is a festival for girls and young lovers)

七夕

zhutsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

be present at class or a meeting, attendance

出席

Lie boeq zhutsek `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq zhud'sek `bøo?; Lie bøeq zhud'sek `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
Will you attend the meeting or class?
你要出席嗎 ?

Hid pafn kin'afjit lorng zhutsek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid pafn kyn'ar'jit lorng zhud'sek. [[...]][i#] [p.]
That class has perfect attendance today.
那班今天全部出席。

zhutsegpho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sek'pho [[...]][i#] [p.]

roll book, attendance record book

出席簿

ciensek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

eve of an event

前夕

Serngtarncied ciensek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sexng'taxn'cied cieen'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]
Christmas eve
聖誕節前夕

ciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh; (sek) [[...]][i#] [p.]

rocks, stones or minerals commonly known as kidney or gall stones, calculus, a way of calculation, a picul or 10 pecks

石

cit ciøh bie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ciøh bie [[...]][i#] [p.]
picul of rice
一石米

kietciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'ciøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
to get gall or kidney stones
結石

iøcie kietciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf'cie kied'ciøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
kidney stone
腎臟結石

ciwsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

banquet, a feast

酒席

zoanthea zhutsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'thea zhud'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

perfect attendance

全體出席

zorng taixpiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng tai'piao; (zuo'sek tai'piao) [[...]][i#] [p.]

chief delegate

總代表,主席代表

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

cook thoroughly

煮熟

zwsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

president, chairman, chairperson

主席

zwsek af [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'sek af [[...]][i#] [p.]

food is ready

煮熟了

zwsegthoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'sek'thoaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

presidium

主席團

hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae taf ciøh noa, hae kof sek lan [[...]][i#] [p.]

I will remain faithful to you even if the sea dries up and stones rots.

海枯石爛

Goaxkauthoaan ee zwsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goa'kaw'thoaan ee zuo'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

Dean of the Diplomatic Corps

外交團的主席

guii zai tarnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guii zai taxn'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

city under enemy attack that may fall at any moment, a patient critically ill and may die soon, dying

危在旦夕

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

humid, muggy, to smother, cooking

悶熱,燜

Kinnafjit cyn hib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit cyn hib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
It's muggy today.
今天很悶熱。

hib ho sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hib ho sek [[...]][i#] [p.]
smother in a closed vessel until it is well done
燜熟

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

until, to cause, to effect, so that (tone never changes)

使

chid ho taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid ho taf [[...]][i#] [p.]
wipe dry
擦乾

pak ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak ho aan [[...]][i#] [p.]
tie tightly
綁緊

puun ho sid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puun ho sid [[...]][i#] [p.]
blow out
吹熄

saux ho zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux ho zhefng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
sweep clean
掃乾淨

Siulie khaq kanghw lex, mxthafng køq ho haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lex, m'thafng køq ho hai'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Repair this thing more carefully so that it doesn't break right away again.
修理仔細些,不要再讓它壞了。

thak ho sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak ho sek [[...]][i#] [p.]
study until you get the matter down
唸熟

hux-zwsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux zuo'sek; hux-zuo'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

vice chairman

副主席

huxjinsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'jiin'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

seats at a gathering reserved for women

婦人席

iernsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iexn'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

dinner party, a banquet

宴席

iensek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'sek; (ciuo'ieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

feast, a banquet

筵席,酒筵

itsek jix'niao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'sek ji'niao [[...]][i#] [p.]

kill two birds with one stone

一石二鳥

ittiaw itsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tiaw id'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

a short time (Lit. one morning and one evening)

一朝一夕

Zef mxsi ittiaw itsek ciu extaxng oanseeng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef m'si id'tiaw id'sek ciu e'taxng oaan'seeng ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
This cannot be completed in a short time.
這不是一朝一夕就能完成的。

jixmbeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim'beng [[...]][i#] [p.]

appointment, appoint (nominate) a person to a post

任命

jixmbeng y zøx Sefngzwsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim'beng y zøx Serng'zuo'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]
appoint him the governor of a province
任命他當省主席

jiin huy bogsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin huy bok'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

Man is a sentimental creature.

人非木石

jibsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

be properly seated at a gathering, meeting or feast

入席

kaesiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siu [[...]][i#] [p.]

May you have long life!

介壽

kaesiuxciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siu'ciuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
wine sold on the birthday of the president, Chang-kai-sek
介壽酒

khoatsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoad'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

be absent (from roll call)

缺席

Y kin'afjit khoatsek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'ar'jit khoad'sek. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is absent today.
他今天缺席。

khorngle [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'le [[...]][i#] [p.]

pair, husband and wife (a polite expression)

伉儷

Cviuo Zofngthorng khorngle. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviuo Zorng'thorng khoxng'le. [[...]][i#] [p.]
President and Madam Chiang-kai-sek.
蔣總統伉儷

kieciafsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'ciar'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

seats reserved for the press, press box

記者席

kvoaphaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf'phaix [[...]][i#] [p.]

appoint (name, designate) by an official

官府指派的,官派

Taioaan Sefngzwsek si kvoaphaix ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan Serng'zuo'sek si kvoaf'phaix ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
The Taiwan Provincial Governor is appointed by the government.
台灣省主席是官派的。

køeahwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'hwn; køex'hwn; (koex'sek) [[...]][i#] [p.]

too ripe (fruit)

過熟

køeasek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'sek; køex'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

too ripe

過熟

laipinsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai'pyn'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

seats allotted to visitors, visitors' section

來賓席

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

have a large circle of acquaintances, have social connections

人面廣

lyhak segsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'hak sek'su [[...]][i#] [p.]

Master of Science (M. Sc.)

理學碩士

lixsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

leave a dinner party, conference, leave one's seat

離席

liensek hoexgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'sek hoe'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]

joint conference, joint session

聯席會議

liedsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liet'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

each one sitting in his proper order, be present at a meeting, attend a meeting, with no voting rights

列席

liedsegciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liet'sek'ciar [[...]][i#] [p.]

those in attendance

列席者

liedsegkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liet'sek'koaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

right of entry

列席權

liedsek pongthexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liet'sek poong'thexng [[...]][i#] [p.]

stand by and listen

列席旁聽

lok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok; (løh) [[...]][i#] [p.]

fall, drop, let drop, descend, lose, scatter, die, dwelling place, village, hamlet

落

beeng lok sunsafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng lok swn'safn [[...]][i#] [p.]
fail in the examination
名落孫山

suie lok sek zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suie lok sek zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]
water receding, stones are exposed — time will reveal the whole truth, time will tell
水落石出

Moaciax moaa putsek, segciax putleeng moaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Moaa'ciax moaa pud'sek, sek'ciax pud'leeng moaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]