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bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]][i#] [p.]

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cid ee khangkhoex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]][i#] [p.]

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

chiwkofthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kor'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

elbow

手肘

• Y ee svaf chiwkofthaau phoax cid khafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svaf chiuo'kor'thaau phoax cid khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His coat is worn out at the elbow.
  他衣服的肘部破了一個洞。

• Chiwkofthaau khoex toax tøhterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiuo'kor'thaau khoex toax tøq'terng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rest or lean the elbows on the desk
  手肘擱在桌上。

• eng chiwkofthaau loxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng chiuo'kor'thaau loxng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  hit someone with a elbow, give someone the elbow
  用手肘撞。

• chiwkofthaau khix loxng tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kor'thaau khix loxng tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bang your elbow into something
  手肘撞到。

zhurnchiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'chiøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

measurement, dimension

尺寸

• Lie zaiviar lie ee svakhox ee zhurnchiøq `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie zay'viar lie ee svaf'khox ee zhuxn'chiøq `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you know the size of your clothes?
  你知道你衣服的尺寸嗎?

zhutphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'phirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

manufactured things, produce, to send an article to an exhibition

出品

• G.E. zhutphirn ee tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: G.E. zhud'phirn ee tien'si. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  television sets manufactured by General Electric
  通用公司出品的電視

• Cid pae ee kanggiap tiefnlafmhoe, goar zhutphirn svaf hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee kafng'giap tiern'larm'hoe, goar zhud'phirn svaf hang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I exhibited three articles at the industrial fair.
  這次的工業展覽會, 我有三項出品。

zuylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

voyage, by sea

水路

• Bykog kaux ciaf u svaf lefpaix ee zuylo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'kog kaux ciaf u svaf lea'paix ee zuie'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  From America to here is a voyage of three weeks.
  美國到這兒由水路(坐船)要三個禮拜。

eh-cvicvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'cvy'cvy; øeh-cvy'cvy [[...]][i#] [p.]

confined (space), very narrow

很狹小

• Hid terng binzhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eqcvicvy af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eh'cvy'cvy af.; Hid'terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeh'cvy'cvy af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That bed is very narrow for three people to sleep on.
  那張床如果睡三個人就很窄了.

giuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo; (khiuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pull, to haul, to draw, to tow, solicit (as buyers)

拉,曳

• giuo chiwngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo chiuo'ngr [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pull a person by the sleeve
  拉人的袖子

• giuo khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pull out (as weeds, etc), pull up
  拉(拔) 起來

• giwlaai giwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'laai giuo'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tug a thing from both sides
  拉來拉去

• giuo laang ee sva'afky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo laang ee svaf'ar'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have a share in other's profits, follow others to partake of a feast without being invited
  拉人的衣角,托他人之福

hiøfkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiør'koad; (hor'koad) [[...]][i#] [p.]

negation, decide against, vote down

否決

• Cid ee axn, peq pie svaf pi hiøfkoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee axn, peq pie svaf pi hiør'koad. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The bill was voted down by an eight to three vote.
  這個案子,八比三被否決了。

• Goarn ka y hiøfkoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn ka y hiør'koad. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We rejected it.
  我們否決了他。

iuloplob [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'lob'lob [[...]][i#] [p.]

greasy, oily

油膩膩的

• Chiuo iuloplob, maix bofng goar ee svaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiuo iuu'lob'lob, maix bofng goar ee svaf.; Chiuo iuu'lob'lob, maix bofng/bof goar ee svaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You hands are greasy, don't touch my clothes.
  手油膩膩的,不要摸我的衣服。

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

things, a division (of an office), a share, a ply (of thread)

股

• svaf kor ee svoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor ee svoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  three-ply thread
  三股的線

• Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I hold 300 shares (in that company).
  我認購(投資)了三百股。

• bøea nng paq kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea nng paq kor; bøea nng paq kor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take 200 shares
  買兩百股

• habkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'kor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  buy 200 shares (of stock), have shares in a joint business
  合股

• huxnkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun'kor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have shares in a joint venture
  認股,投資

mxtat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]

not worth

不值得

• mxtat svaf ee cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tat svaf ee cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not worth three cents — worthless
  不值三個錢

• afnny zøx, cyn mxtat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arn'ny zøx, cyn m'tat; arn'ny zøx/zøex, cyn m'tat [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not worth doing, worked in vain
  這樣做,很不值得

ochiwar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'chiuo'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

mechanic

技工

• Ochiwar ee svaf cyn phvae sea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'chiuo'ar ee svaf cyn phvae sea.; Of'chiuo'ar ee svaf cyn phvae søea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A mechanics clothes are very difficult to wash.
  技工的衣服很難洗。

paipien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'pien [[...]][i#] [p.]

have a bowel movement, defecate

排便

• Cid ee pvexlaang ykefng nngxsvajit bøo paipien af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee pve'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien af.; Cid'ee pve/pvi'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien`aq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This sick person has had a bowel movement in two or three days.
  這個病人已經兩三天沒排便了。

pøqlisy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøh'ly'sy [[...]][i#] [p.]

thin, light, slight

薄薄的

• Cid khoarn ee pox pøqlisy, zørsvaf karm zheng e siøf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee pox pøh'ly'sy, zøx'svaf karm zheng e siøf? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kind of cloth is very thin, how can clothes make from it keep you warm?
  這種布很薄,做衣服穿得暖嗎?

svaterng`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'terng`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

inferior, third class or rate

劣等的

sefsva'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea'svaf'ee; søea'svaf'ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

wash lady

洗衣者

suisyn ee svakhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'syn ee svaf'khox [[...]][i#] [p.]

clothes for change one takes along on a trip

隨身衣服

tehtexkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'te'kym; teq'tøe'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]

deposit, returnable lease money

抵押金

• svaf kofgoeh ee tehtexkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor'goeh ee teq'te'kym; svaf kør'gøeh ee teq'tøe'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  deposit amounting (corresponding) to three months' rent
  三個月的抵押金

thøeavoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'voa; thøex'voa [[...]][i#] [p.]

by turns, to change off doing work or holding office in succession

替換

• theavoa zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'voa zøx; thøex'voa zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to do (work) by turns
  輪流做

• theavoa ee svaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex'voa ee svaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  change of clothing
  換洗的衣服

tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'kafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

in the middle of, between

中間,之間

• cid kofgoeh ee tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid kor'goeh ee tiofng'kafn; cid'kør'gøeh ee tiofng'kafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  during this month
  這個月之間

• svaf nii ee tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf nii ee tiofng'kafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  in the course of three years
  三年之間

• Sinteg ti Taitiofng kab Taipag ee tiongkafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'teg ti Taai'tiofng kab Taai'pag ee tiofng'kafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Sin-tek is situated between Taipei and Taichung
  新竹在台中和台北之間。

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