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arngphvixsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'phvi'sviaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

nasal voice, talk nasally and indistinctly

塞鼻音

• Lie kofng'oe arngphvixsviaf, si kvoatiøh ar mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe axng'phvi'sviaf, si kvoaa'tiøh ar m'si? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Your voice is nasal. Do you have a cold?
  你講話塞鼻音,是著涼了嗎 ?

zho'po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'po [[...]][i#] [p.]

first step, elementary steps, a primer

初步

• Citpurn si øh Taioaan-oe ee zho'po. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn si øh Taai'oaan'oe ee zhof'po.; Cid'purn si øh Taai'oaan-oe ee zhof'po. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This book is a primer for learning to speak Taiwanese.
  這本是學台灣話的初步。

kuxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

old style

舊型

• Hid khoarn tiexn'oexky si kuxheng'ee, aix iong kar ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn tien'oe'ky si ku'heeng'ee, aix iong kar ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That kind of phone is old fashioned, you have to crank it.
  那種電話機是舊型的,要用搖的。

mxsixoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

improper words

不是話

pinkhofng liapzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin'khofng liab'zø [[...]][i#] [p.]

without substantial support or proof

憑空捏造

• Y ee oe lorng si pinkhofng liapzø ee, bøo pvoax kux si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe lorng si piin'khofng liab'zø ee, bøo pvoax kux si cyn ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no proof for what he says, not one word is true.
  他的話都是憑空捏造的,沒有半句是真的。

pintø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin'tø [[...]][i#] [p.]

I, your humble servant, a term used by Buddhist and Taoist priests and religious to refer to oneself instead of "goa"

貧道(僧道自稱)

• Pintø si tøxsu zuxzhefng ka'ti ee oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Piin'tø si tø'su zu'zhefng kaf'ti ee oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Pin-to" is the name a Buddhist or Taoist priest and religious use to refer to oneself.
  貧道是道士自稱的話。

sixoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'oe [[...]][i#] [p.]

bodyguards

侍衛

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