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zhosiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'siab [[...]][i#] [p.]

hard to do (Lit. coarse and rough)

艱辛

• Cid hang khangkhoex cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang khafng'khoex cyn zhof'siab. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job is very tough.
  這項工作很艱辛。

• Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab.; Zøx/Zøex cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Making this piece of clothes for thirty dollars was a very tough job.
  做一件衣服賺三十塊,很艱辛。

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

earn or gain money or food

賺

• cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  earn sixty dollars a day
  一天賺六十塊。

hiensiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'siorng [[...]][i#] [p.]

offer a prize for

懸賞

• hiensiorng cit zhefng khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'siorng cit zhefng khof [[...]][i#] [p.]
  offer a reward of $100,000
  懸賞壹仟元

ysiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'siong [[...]][i#] [p.]

more (not less) than, above (-mentioned), beyond, That's all

以上

• chinchviu ysiong sor korng ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu ie'siong sor korng ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  as said above, as mentioned above
  如以上所說的

• cit paq khof ysiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit paq khof ie'siong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one hundred dollars and up
  一百塊錢以上

kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng; (kofng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

labor, laborer, workman, job, The time occupied in doing a piece of work, a day's work

工,工作天

• Zef aix cidkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef aix cit'kafng; (Zef aix cit'kafng laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a good day's work.
  這要一天(工作天)。

• Thozuysai'hu cit kafng aix nngxzhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thoo'zuie'say'hu cit kafng aix nng'zhefng khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The daily wages of a mason is 2,000.
  泥水匠一天要兩千塊錢。

• nngxkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'kafng; (nng'kafng laang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one man's work for two days or two men's work for one day, two work-days
  兩天,兩個工作天

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

dollar, the measure for bars, wooden logs. When "chit kho" is used in place of "chit ki" it gives the impression of "big"

塊(錢), 根

• cidkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'khof; (cit'khof'giin) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Lit. one piece of silver — one dollar
  一塊錢

• Hid khof ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khof ka goar phaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That guy hit me.
  那傢伙打我。

• khoid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof'id; khof'id; (khof'ji, khof'svaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one dollar and ten cents (twenty cents, thirty cents)
  一塊一(一塊二,一塊三)

• kuie khof? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie khof? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How many dollars?
  幾塊錢?

• khof kuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof kuie? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  One dollar and how many cents?
  一塊幾?

• zha'khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'khof [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bog of firewood
  木頭

khøehkhiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoeq'khiaxm; khøeq'khiaxm; (khiaxm'khoeq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

be in want, deficient

缺少,需要

• Goar khiarmkhoeq cit paq khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khiaxm'khoeq cit paq khof.; Goar khiaxm'khøeq cit'paq khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am one hundred dollars short.
  我需要一百元。

• Kinnii ho cyn khiarmkhoeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nii ho cyn khiaxm'khoeq.; Kyn'nii ho cyn khiaxm'khøeq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We are in great need of rain this year.
  今年雨很缺少。

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

shrink, having a wrinkled look

抽,縮

• Liao cidban khof, phvixkyn kiux liawliao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Liao cit'ban khof, phvi'kyn kiux liao'liao. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pain over loss of money (Lit. With the loss of 10 thousand dollars, the muscle of my nose shrank up.)
  虧了一萬元很痛心。

kiwgiuu itmoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo'giuu id'moo [[...]][i#] [p.]

one hair from nine oxen — the slightest particle

九牛一毛

• Cidpaq khof tuix y si kiwgiuu itmoo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'paq khof tuix y si kiuo'giuu id'moo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A hundred dollars is a trifling sum for him.
  一百塊對他是九牛一毛。

oannar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'nar [[...]][i#] [p.]

also, still

也,還,仍

• Y oannar boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y oafn'nar boeq khix.; Y oafn'nar bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is also going.
  他也要去。

• Na bøo kngrpid, ienpid oannar exexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo kngx'pid, ieen'pid oafn'nar e'eng'tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no pen, a pencil will do as well.
  要是沒有鋼筆,鉛筆也可以。

• Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oannar be boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar be boarn'ciog.; Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar bøe boarn'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I gave him $100, but still he was not content.
  我給他一百塊,他還是不滿足。

sngx khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

in total, all told, in all

算起來,合計

• Sngx khylaai tiøqaix cit zhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khie'laai tiøh'aix cit zhefng khof. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It costs over one thousand dollars in all.
  算起來要一千塊。

thuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thuii; (thuii'thuii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

naturally stupid looking and wanting in animation, very dull, quiet, not seeming to understand or take any interest in what we say

愚蠢

• cit khof keg kaq thuithuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khof keg kaq thuii'thuii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A person who is very dull, quiet, not seeming to understand or take any interest in what we say
  裝得傻愣愣的

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