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bafngsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

flapper for hitting mosquitoes

蚊拂子

bøefkhvoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'khvoar; bøea'khvoar [[...]][i#] [p.]

the final payment on a debt

尾款

• Zhwn cidsut'ar boefkhvoar iawboe heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn cit'sud'ar boea'khvoar iao'boe heeng.; Zhwn cit'sud'ar bøea'khvoar iao'bøe heeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There only remains a small final payment to pay back.
  剩一點尾款還沒還。

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

err, to mistake, errors, mistakes, differ, discrepancy

差

• bøzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no difference, the same
  沒有差異

• zhaf cyn ze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaf cyn ze; zhaf cyn zøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It differs very much.
  差很多

• zhaf cidsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaf cit'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It differs a little.
  差`一點

zoxzan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'zan [[...]][i#] [p.]

help, assist

幫助

• Chviar lie cidsutlar zoxzan goar bea iøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie cit'sud'lar zo'zan goar bea iøh'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Please help me a little to buy some medicine.
  請你給我一點錢買藥。

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) [[...]][i#] [p.]

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq; øeh'øeh-khøeq'khøeq [[...]][i#] [p.]

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

• Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eqeqkhehkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq.; Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
  廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

gusut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

a whip to encourage a cow to move

牛鞭

khaw'ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'ym; (khviw) [[...]][i#] [p.]

provincial accent, dialect

口音,腔調

• Y ee Taioaan-oe u cidsut'ar Bykog-khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee Taai'oaan'oe u cit'sud'ar Bie'kog'khviw.; Y ee Taai'oaan-oe u cit'sud'ar Bie'kog-khviw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is a faint trace of an American accent in his Taiwanese.
  他的台語有點美國腔。

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

thick (fluids), empty out (a pond)

濃,排乾池水以捕魚

• Angmothoo sviw khør, tiøh kef zhafm cidsut'ar zuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'moo'thoo sviw khør, tiøh kef zhafm cit'sud'ar zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The cement is too thick, you must add some water.
  水泥太濃,得加點水。

khosut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

whistle

吹口哨

oexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sae; oe'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

things better left unsaid (irrelevancies, excessive detail, private matters)

多餘的話,沒用的話

• Y ee oexsae cyn ze, cidsut'ar taixcix korng kuy pvoarpof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe'sae cyn ze, cit'sud'ar tai'cix korng kuy pvoax'pof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His many private matters that he can explain in excessive detail all afternoon.
  他話很多,一點點事情講了半天。

• Iaokirn ee korng tø hør, mxbiern hiaq kau oexsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee korng tø hør, m'biern hiaq kau oe'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Say the important things, no need to go into excessive detail.
  要緊的說就好,不用那麼多話。

pviafsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviar'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

small crumbs of bread or cake

餅屑

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

beat, whip, or switch with a thin rod or switch, to dust by beating with a rod

抽打,鞭打

• bafngsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  flapper for driving away mosquitoes, fly whisk
  蚊拂子

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sud; (sied) [[...]][i#] [p.]

small fragments, small crumbs or bits

屑,少許

• bøo pvoax sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo pvoax sud [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not the least scrap, not the slightest, not at all, not a bit
  一點兒也沒有

• cidsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in small bits or fragments, a little bit, a small quantity of
  一點點

• kiesud/kiesut'hw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'sud; (kix'sud-hw) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sawdust
  鋸屑

• pviafsut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviar'sud'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  small crumbs of bread or cake
  餅屑

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