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hegciax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hek'ciax [[...]][i#] [p.]

or else, it may be that

或者,或許

• Hegciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  May be someone does not want money.
  或許有人不要錢。

• Hegciax y teq phoarpve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve.; Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve/pvi. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He might be sick.
  他或許在生病。

høefthaukwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'thaau'kwn; høea'thaau'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

mess cook for soldiers

火頭軍,炊事兵

• Thaethaix teq phoarpve, goar tiøh zøx hoefthaukwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve, goar tiøh zøx hoea'thaau'kwn.; Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve/pvi, goar tiøh zøx høea'thaau'kwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Because my wife is sick, I have to be my own cook.
  太太病了,我 得下廚。

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

• Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
  他既然生病了,一定不能來。

• Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
  他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

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

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

• Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
  這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

• khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fret about this and that
  嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

tehphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'phoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

to break by crushing

壓破

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