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bøta'tit'oaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taf'tid'oaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot help it , no other recourse

無奈何,不得已

• Goar e zøx cid khoarn taixcix, si cyn bøta'tit'oaa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e zøx cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee.; Goar øe zøx/zøex cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I do this because there is nothing else I can do.
  我會做這種事,是很不得已的。

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix.; Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

zøx øe køeabin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx e koex'bin; zøx/zøex øe køex'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

do a somewhat improper thing successfully (unsuccessfully)

做得成,做不成

øe-(''verb'')-tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e-(''verb'')-tid; øe-(''verb'')-tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses possibility and is equivalent to the adjectival suffix "able" as in perishable or "ible" as in edible. The negative is "be+verb+tit". The tone of the enclitic "tit" changes to the third tone and the verb before this enclitic does not change its tone.

可, 能

• exciaqtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'ciah'tid; øe'ciah`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be eaten, edible
  可吃的

• øexzøx-tid/øexzøx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'zøx'tid; øe'zøx/zøex`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]
  can be done. It's okay to do it.
  可做的

• Lie exkie'tid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'kix'tid be?; Lie øe'kix`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you remember?
  你記得嗎?

• Exexngtid be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'eng'tid be?; Øe'eng`tid`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is it okay? Can it be used?
  可以嗎? 可用嗎?

exng laang ee lixpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng laang ee li'pien [[...]][i#] [p.]

to help people, to make things easier for people

給予別人方便

• Goar zøx taixcix na extaxng exng laang ee lixpien tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zøx tai'cix na e'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør.; Goar zøx/zøex tai'cix na øe'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If what I do helps people or makes things easier for them, that's all I want.
  我做事情如果能夠給予人方便就好。

korlang'oaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'laang'oaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

loathsome, inspiring dislike by one's appearance, action or manner

討人厭

• Lie na afnnef zøx (korng), e korlang'oaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na arn'nef zøx (korng), e kox'laang'oaxn.; Lie na arn'nef zøx/zøex (korng), øe kox'laang'oaxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you do (say) that way, you will be hated.
  你如這樣做(講) 會討人厭。

• Y cyn korlang'oaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn kox'laang'oaxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is a loathsome person.
  他很討人厭。

olofbogzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'lor'bok'zex [[...]][i#] [p.]

rough, rude, blunt, do as one please, easygoing, casual, sloppy, inattentive

粗魯,隨便,馬馬虎虎

• Lorng olofbogzex zørzøx`leq, m ciaq øe hiaq khoaix hai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lorng of'lor'bok'zex zøx'zøx lex, m ciaq e hiaq khoaix hai.; Lorng of'lor'bok'zex zøx/zøex'zøx`leq, m ciaq øe hiaq khoaix hai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He does things so inattentively that they easily fall apart.
  都馬馬虎虎做一做,才會那麼容易壞。

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e [[...]][i#] [p.]

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

sitzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'zhøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

make a mistake, fault

失錯

• Lie na afnny zøx, itteng e sitzhøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na arn'ny zøx, id'teng e sid'zhøx.; Lie na arn'ny zøx/zøex, id'teng øe sid'zhøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you do it that way, you will certainly make a mistake.
  你如這樣做,一定會失錯。

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