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bøsym kea uxix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sym kea u'ix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

feign interest

無心假有意

• Y zøx ee lorng si piawbin ee, lorng si bøsym kea uxix ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx ee lorng si piao'bin ee, lorng si bøo'sym kea u'ix ee.; Y zøx/zøex ee lorng si piao'bin ee, lorng si bøo'sym kea u'ix ee.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Whatever he does is only superficial, he has no heart or interest in it.
  他做的都是表面的,都是無心假有意。

chiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiø; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

throw light on, shine on

照

• Goar ee liwar lag cit liap khix, giah chiwtien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøhkhaf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee liuo'ar lag cit liap khix, giah chiuo'tien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøq'khaf `bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I dropped a button on the floor, bring a flashlight and shine it around to see if it is under the table
  我的扣子掉了一個,拿手電筒來照照看有沒有在桌下 ?

zhutkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kafng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

do work, to contribute labor

出力,義工

• U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Those who have money donate money, and those who have no money contribute labor.
  有錢的出錢,沒錢的出力。

ciaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaau; ; (zoaan) [[...]][i#] [p.]

complete, even, equal, well mixed like bread dough

全,齊全

• Cid pafn ee hagsefng bøo ciaau, u ee gaau, u ee hamban. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pafn ee hak'sefng bøo ciaau, u ee gaau, u ee haam'ban.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The students in this class are not even, some are clever, some are dumb.
  這班的學生不齊全,有的不錯,有的差。

• Hid kharm tiaxm ee miqkvia cyn ciaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kharm tiaxm ee mih'kvia cyn ciaau.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  They keep a well assorted stock at that shop.
  那家店的東西很齊全。

ciøfkhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciør'khoeq; ciør'khøeq; (ciør'kheq) [[...]][i#] [p.]

quite a few, very abundant, very numerous sometimes said somewhat ironically (Lit. few deficient)

多的是,不缺

• Lie u cvii bøo? Ciøfkhoeq (Ciøfkheq goar ee cvii). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u cvii bøo? Ciør'khoeq (Ciør'kheq goar ee cvii).; Lie u cvii`bøo? Ciør'khøeq (Ciør'khøeq goar ee cvii).; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have money? Very much of it.
  你有錢嗎 ? 多的是。

• Maix chiøx goar, ciøfkheq laang kviaf bor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix chiøx goar, ciør'kheq laang kviaf bor.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't laugh at me, there are quite a few who are henpecked.
  不要笑我,怕太太的人多的是。

øefsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'sex; øea'søex; [[...]][i#] [p.]

short (in stature)

矮小

• Bølun zøx symmiq, sengkhw efsex ee laang lorng u khaq subin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'lun zøx sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; Bøo'lun zøx/zøex sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No matter what, short people always have a more difficult time.
  無論做什麼, 身體矮小的人都比較吃虧。

engkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'kafng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

leisure time work, work that can be done leisurely

閒工夫

• U hid ee engkafng ma bøo hid ee engcvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U hid ee eeng'kafng ma bøo hid ee eeng'cvii.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  We have leisure time work but no leisure time money.
  有那個閒工夫, 也沒有那個閒錢.

iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'kirn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

important, serious

要緊

• cyn iaokirn ee taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn iaux'kirn ee tai'cix; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very important matter (business)
  很要緊的事

• bøo iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux'kirn; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not important, not serious, Never mind about that. It does not matter.
  不要緊

• Y ee pve u iaokirn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve u iaux'kirn `bøo?; Y ee pve/pvi u iaux'kirn `bøo?; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Is his sickness serious?
  他的病要緊(嚴重)嗎?

itkhaix jilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'khaix jii'lun; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

treat (different matters) as the same, stereotype

一概而論

• Hid laixbin u phvae ee bøo mxtiøh, mxkuo bextaxng itkhaix jilun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo be'taxng id'khaix jii'lun.; Hid'lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo bøe'taxng id'khaix jii'lun.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There are bad people connected with that group, but you should not stereotype them.
  那裡面有壞的沒錯,不過不能一概而論。

kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iok; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

education, instruction, educate

教育

• siu kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu kaux'iok; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  receive education
  受教育

• u (bøo) kaoiok ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u (bøo) kaux'iok ee laang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  educated (uneducated) person
  有(沒有) 受教育的人

khaq extaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'taxng; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

more likely to be able to

比較能

• Seakafn, bøo tekkhag u hagbun ee laang khaq extaxng sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kafn, bøo teg'khag u hak'bun ee laang khaq e'taxng seeng'kofng.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In the world the better educated people are not necessarily more likely to succeed.
  世間,不一定有學問的人較能成功。

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。

oafhaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'haang; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

registered with a company or organization

靠行(計程車)

• Lie ee keathengchiaf u oafhaang `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kex'theeng'chiaf u oar'haang `bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you registered your taxi with a taxi company?
  你的計程車有沒有靠行?

pau'haam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'haam; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

include, contain

包含

• Cid ee keacvii u pau'haam kangcvii bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee kex'cvii u paw'haam kafng'cvii bøo?; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Does this price include the cost of labor?
  這個價錢有沒有包含工錢 ?

• Cid kux pau'haam cyn ze iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux paw'haam cyn ze ix'sux.; Cid kux paw'haam cyn zøe ix'sux.; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This expression has many meanings.
  這句包含很多意思。

suy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suy; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

mouth, spout of a tea pot, the glans of the penis

茶壺嘴,陰莖頭

• laxnsuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'suy; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the glans of the penis
  龜頭

• u suy bøo kvoa ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u suy bøo kvoa ee oe; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  useless foolish talk
  廢話

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

have, there is (are), "Yes," in answering such questions as "Have you?" "Is there?", sometimes also used somewhat like an auxiliary of the past tense. Used to express habitual action

有

• U cioxnggoaan hagsefng, bøo cioxnggoaan lauxsw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan lau'sw.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The student surpasses the teacher.
  有狀元學生,無狀元老師(青出於藍而勝於藍)

• cy'u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is (are) only...
  只有

• iawu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'u; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is still more, there are still..., there is more yet, have more.
  還有

• korng uxee bø'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng u'ee bøo'ee; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  talking at random, useless talk
  說廢話

• na u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na'u; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  if there be
  假使有

• thøfu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'u; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  succeed in getting by asking for
  要到了

uxbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'baq; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is flesh, fleshy, not very skinny

有錢,不那麼瘦

• Hid ee laang cymmar uxbaq, ka y khariuu bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cirm'mar u'baq, ka y khax'iuu bøo iaux'kirn.; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has lots of money, you can hit him up for some.
  那個人現在很有錢,敲他的油沒關係。

uxkhafng bøsurn ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'khafng bøo'surn ee; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]

meaningless, useless

無意義的

• uxkhafng bøsurn ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'khafng bøo'surn ee oe; ; [[...]][i#] [p.]
  useless, meaningless talk, absurd
  無稽之談

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