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ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
particle used after one syllable nouns for euphony, suffix of nouns, often diminutive
子,兒
ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq; (paq) [[...]][i#] [p.]
one hundred (used as a substitute some times for pah but never used for any sum less than two hundred)
百
bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be; bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"
不,不會
zabzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]
crossbreed, hybrid, a mongrel, children of a mixed marriage
雜種
zabhun kawhun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hun kao'hun [[...]][i#] [p.]
eight or nine chances out of ten, most probably, nine times out of ten
十有八九,十分之九
zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]][i#] [p.]
the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig
十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)
zawkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
lackey, servile dependent (a term of abuse)
走狗
zengboxngkhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'bong'khoxng [[...]][i#] [p.]
elbow one's way, barge about
亂闖,橫衝直撞
zhaoiukao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'iuu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
smelling bad like a filthy shirt or pillow
臭油垢味
Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'koong'kao ciah bøo sae.; Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
things done in a hurry cannot be done well, fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.)
欲速則不達。
zhvemee zefng, efkao leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'mee zefng, ea'kao leeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
blind men and dumb men are very sharp
瞎子精,啞吧靈
chiaf-purntao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'puxn'tao; chiaf-puxn'tao; (perng'liexn'kao'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]
turn a somersault
翻觔斗
chid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid [[...]][i#] [p.]
number seven, seventh
七
chitgøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'goeh; chid'gøeh; (chid'geh) [[...]][i#] [p.]
July, the seventh month of lunar year, when the spirits of the dead are let out of the underworld and are specially worshipped
七月
zhøef-kawlee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef'kao'lee; zhøef-kao'lee [[...]][i#] [p.]
howl of a dog, see a ghost
狗長鳴,狗看到鬼魂而叫
zhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw [[...]][i#] [p.]
lay, spread out a carpet or mattress
鋪
zhuxkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
order the dog to do something
使狗
cykøef maxkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'kef ma'kao; cie'køef ma'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
to scold indirectly or in circumlocutions (Lit. point at the chicken and scold the dog)
指雞罵狗,指桑罵槐
Cidjit zvae kawty, kawjit bøo ty zvae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit zvae kao'ty, kao'jit bøo ty zvae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
lit. One day kill 9 pigs, nine days no pigs to kill. To do something by fits and starts
一暴十寒
zuykao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
incrustation (inside a kettle), "hard" water marks
水垢
e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]][i#] [p.]
expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"
會, 不會
efkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
mute
啞吧
efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
mute person
啞吧
efkawhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao'hix [[...]][i#] [p.]
pantomime (show)
啞劇
E pui ee kao be ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E pui ee kao be ka laang.; Øe pui ee kao bøe ka laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Barking dogs never bite.
會吠的狗不咬人.
engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]][i#] [p.]
ought, ought to be
應該
gaxmkao siaosviu tikvoakud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gam'kao siaux'sviu ty'kvoaf'kud. [[...]][i#] [p.]
hope against hope, a prize beyond one's reach, unattainable goal (Lit. A stupid dog thinks about pig liver bones.)
癩蛤蟆想吃天鵝肉。
haykao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
fur seal
海狗
hvaekawbøfsøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'kao'bør'søf; hvaix-kao'bør/buo'søf; (hø'lør'hø'sø) [[...]][i#] [p.]
idle about, loaf
游手好閒
giaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaxng [[...]][i#] [p.]
few and scattered, sparse, teeth protruding
稀疏,翹翹
gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh; gøeh; (geh, goat) [[...]][i#] [p.]
moon, month
月
hiongkoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'koong [[...]][i#] [p.]
acting violently, imperiously, boisterously or too urgently
倉皇,莽撞
høxlørhøxsø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'løx'hø'sø; (hvaix'kao'bør'søf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
idle about, loaf
游手好閒
holikao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'lii'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
spitz or Pomeranian dog
狐狸狗
ho'peeng kawiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'peeng kao'iuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
bunch of rogues
狐朋狗友
y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y [[...]][i#] [p.]
he, she, him, her
他,她
y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au; (liao'au) [[...]][i#] [p.]
afterwards, hereafter, after — in a temporal clause, this word always follows a noun, and never a verb. As in the following:
以後
iafkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
wild dog, dog without an owner
野狗
iapbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'boea; iab'bøea; (iab'bea) [[...]][i#] [p.]
with its tail between its legs (dog)
捲尾,縮尾
iaukao bøo siøq zhoee, iaulaang bøo siøq bixnphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kao bøo siøq zhoee, iaw'laang bøo siøq bin'phoee; iaw'kao bøo siøq zhøee, iaw'laang bøo siøq bin'phøee [[...]][i#] [p.]
A hungry dog doesn't fear a stick, a hungry man doesn't fear loss of face
狗餓不怕打,人餓不顧面子。人窮志短。
iøo tauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo taau'ar; (iøo taau'kao) [[...]][i#] [p.]
shake the dice
搖骰子
iukao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
oily stain or dirt from the body
油垢
viuthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
sheep head
羊頭

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