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bøo oe korng kalør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe korng kaf'lør [[...]][i#] [p.]

chat

閒話家常,閑談

• Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kannaf bøo oe korng kalør niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kafn'naf bøo oe korng kaf'lør nia'nia. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We don't have anything to say, we're only having a chat.
  我們沒在說什麼,閒話家常而已。

zhaotvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

boast, brag, talk big

吹牛

• Y korng ee lorng mxsi cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaotvoa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng ee lorng m'si cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaux'tvoa ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What he says isn't true, he always likes to brag.
  他說的都不是真的,都是在吹牛的。

cviasit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'sit [[...]][i#] [p.]

really, actually

真實,真的,果然

• Zef si cviasit ee taixcix, mxsi goar zø ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cviaf'sit ee tai'cix, m'si goar zø ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a real fact, no fiction
  這是真實的事情,不是我捏造的

• Y korng boeq laai, cviasit laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng boeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af.; Y korng bøeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He said he would come, and he really came
  他說要來,真的來了。

• Y korng e løqho, lie khvoax, cviasit teq løh af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af.; Y korng øe løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He said it would rain, look, it is raining
  他說會下雨,你瞧,果然下雨了。

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

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

rumor

謠傳

• Laang teq harn korng y sie khix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang teq harn korng y sie khix af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is rumored that he is dead.
  有人在謠傳他死了。

• o'peqharn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'peh'harn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  start a rumor
  造謠

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

grumble, to murmur

嘀咕,抱怨

• Y teq kauh korng goeqkib sviw ciør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq kauh korng goeh'kib sviw ciør.; Y teq kauh korng gøeh'kib sviw ciør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is complaining about his small salary.
  他在嘀咕薪水太少。

køfjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kør'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.]

truly, certainly, indeed, exactly as one expected

果然

• Y korng e løqho, køfjieen teq løh a. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, kør'jieen teq løh a.; Y korng øe løh'ho, kør'jieen teq løh a. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He predicted that it will rain, truly it has begun to rain.
  他說會下雨,果然在下雨了。

• køfjieen (uxviar) afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kør'jieen (u'viar) arn'ny [[...]][i#] [p.]
  so it has turned out as was expected
  果然這樣,真的這樣

kofngkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'khie [[...]][i#] [p.]

mention, speak of

講起,提起

• Hid hang taixcix goar ittit teq tarn khvoax u laang boeq kofngkhie `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid hang tai'cix goar id'tit teq tarn khvoax u laang boeq korng'khie `bøo?; Hid hang tai'cix goar id'tit teq tarn khvoax u laang bøeq korng'khie `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am waiting patiently to see if anyone will mention anything about it.
  那件事情,我一直在等看看有沒有人要提起?

voafkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: voar'køf; (sirm'mih voar'køf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

What kind of stuff... (always used with "sim-mih", Lit. steamed cake made in the form of a rice bowl)

什麼東西,玩意兒

• Lie teq korng symmiq voafkøf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq korng sirm'miq voar'køf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What are you talking about ?
  你在說什麼玩意兒?

• Lie teq ciah symmiq voafkøf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq ciah sirm'miq voar'køf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What are you eating ?
  你在吃什麼玩意兒?

svahmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaq'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]

What?

什麼?

• Lie teq korng svahmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq korng svaq'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What are you talking about?
  你在說什麼?

• Lie aix ciah svahmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie aix ciah svaq'miq? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What do you want to eat? What do you like to eat?
  你愛吃什麼? 你要吃什麼?

teq ~ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq [[...]][i#] [p.]

prefix to verbs, expressing the continuance or present doing of the action, somewhat like the present participle or like an imperfect or present tense, sometimes also prefixed to adjectives, so as to express a present or continuous state

在

• teq korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in the very act of speaking
  在說

• teq saux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq saux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in the act of coughing
  在咳

• goar teq sviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar teq sviu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am considering
  我在想

• teq khuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq khuxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sleeping
  在睡

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