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borng... (''plus Verb'') [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng... (''plus Verb'') [[...]][i#] [p.]

content oneself with coarse food, trivial work and valueless books

姑且,將就

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
  隨便講

• bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tolerable, not very good, but may do
  將就

• Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nothing to do but read old newspapers
  沒事且看看舊報紙。

• Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
  如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

• Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
  難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

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

unite, join together, bind (a book), to file, to sew (up)

合,夾,裝訂

• Pørzoar kab khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pøx'zoar kab khie'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Keep newspaper on file.
  報紙夾起來。

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

hew, to cut, engrave (blocks for printing), publication, to publish

刊

• Kin'afjit ee pørzoar u khafn zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar u khafn zhud'laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was reported in today's paper.
  今天的報紙登出來了。

• ciukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  weekly (magazine)
  週刊

• gøeqkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn; gøeh'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  monthly (magazine)
  月刊

• jidkhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  daily (paper)
  日刊

• kuiekhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'khafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  quarterly (review)
  季刊

khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'kvix [[...]][i#] [p.]

see, perceive by sight, happen to see, to see without the pre-determined purpose or intention of looking at, have the faculty or power of seeing

看見,看到,見過

• Lie u khvoarkvix kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax'kvix kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Did you see today's paper? (Did you know where it is?)
  你有沒有看到今天的報紙?

• Lie u khvoax kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Did you look at (read) today's paper yet?
  今天的報紙你看了嗎?

• Goar mxbad khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'bad khvoax'kvix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have never seen that.
  我沒見過。

• Lie bad khvoarkvix hor `bøo? Na iao mxbad, larn laikhix khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad khvoax'kvix hor `bøo? Na iao m'bad, larn laai'khix khvoax. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you ever seen a tiger? If you have not, let's go and take a look.
  你見過老虎嗎? 要是沒有,我們去看

• Zhvemee`ee bøo khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix.; Zhvef/Chvy'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A blind man cannot see. (does not have the faculty of seeing)
  瞎子沒看見。

• Goar khix svoaterng ee sii, u khvoarkvix goanzuxbiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng ee sii, u khvoax'kvix goaan'zu'biin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When I went up to the mountains, I saw the Aborigines.
  我去山上的時候,看到了原住民。

kinkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kix [[...]][i#] [p.]

basis, evidence, in accord with, the grounds, the authority

根據

• Lie kinkix symmiq afnnef korng ? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kyn'kix sirm'miq arn'nef korng ? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  On what grounds do you say that?
  你根據什麼這樣講?

• bøo kinkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kyn'kix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  groundless
  沒有根據

• kinkix kinnafjit ee pørzoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kix kyn'nar'jit ee pøx'zoar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  according to today's paper
  根據今日的報紙

gvofjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'jieen; (giør'jieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

by chance (accident), accidentally, unexpectedly)

偶然

• Hid ee sii goar giøfjieen ti hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee sii goar giør'jieen ti hiaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I happened to be there at that time.
  那時我正巧在那兒。

• Ti pørzoar giøfjieen khvoartiøh lie ee miaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ti pøx'zoar giør'jieen khvoax'tiøh lie ee miaa. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I came across your name in the newspaper.
  在報上偶然看到你的名字。

• giøfjieen ee suxkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giør'jieen ee su'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unexpected accident
  偶然的事故

pørzoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'zoar [[...]][i#] [p.]

newspaper, newsprint

報紙

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