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biq-siøzhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'siøf'zhoe biq-siøf'zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

hide-and-seek

捉迷藏

bøtaxng zhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taxng zhoe bøo'taxng zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot be found

無處尋,找不到

• Ciahnih hør ee thaethaix bøtaxng zhoe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhoe. Ciaq'nih hør ee thaix'thaix bøo'taxng zhøe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You can't find a better wife than she.
  這麼好的太太那裡找。

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 zhoe 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。

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]][i#] [p.]

an unverified case

無頭公案

• Zhoe bøo zerngkix ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
  找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

zhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

search, look for, to visit

找

• Goar boeq laai khix zhoe peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq laai khix zhoe peeng'iuo. Goar bøeq laai khix zhøe peeng'iuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am going to visit a friend.
  我要去找朋友。

• U laang boeq laai zhoe lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U laang boeq laai zhoe lie. U laang bøeq laai zhøe lie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Someone came to see you.
  有人要來找你。

zhøe-bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe'bøo zhøe'bøo [[...]][i#] [p.]

look for but not find

找不到

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