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zhaobi siongtaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'bi siofng'taau [[...]][i#] [p.]
birds of a feather, persons of similar atrocious taste, a meeting of dirty minds
臭味相投

zhaobin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

sour, ill natured look

臭臉,繃著臉

zhaozhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

stinky

臭臭的

zhaozhvex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhvex; (zhaux'chvix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

The vegetation is luxuriant.

生腥味

Zhaix na zuo bøo sek, e zhaozhvex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaix na zuo bøo sek, e zhaux'zhvex.; Zhaix na zuo bøo sek, øe zhaux'zhvex/chvix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
the odor or taste of things that are uncooked or bad tasting because not cooked enough, e.g., peanuts not roasted enough
菜若沒煮熟, 會有生腥味。

zhaozhveabuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhvex'buo; zhaux'zhvex/chvix'buo; (zhaux'chvix'buo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

Taiwan stink snake, Stinking Goddess, Stinking Green Snake, keeled Snake

臭仙母,臭青公(蛇)

zhaozhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]

odor or taste of smelly meat or fish

腥臊,魚腥味

ka'ti pøf, khaq be zhaozhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'ti pøf, khaq be zhaux'zhøf; kaf'ti pøf, khaq bøe zhaux'zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
be very much pleased with what one has done or achieved, smug
自鳴得意

zhaozhuiekag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhuix'kag [[...]][i#] [p.]

suppurating corners of the mouth

嘴角裂開

zhaocien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'cien [[...]][i#] [p.]

grows, spreads and flourishes quickly

容易繁殖(植物)

Hid khoarn hoef cyn zhaocien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn hoef cyn zhaux'cien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
That kind of flower grows very quickly.
那種花很賤俗,隨意種就能活。

zhaocien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'cien [[...]][i#] [p.]

to be touching everything you see

手亂動東西

Lie ee chiuo maix hiaq zhaocien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee chiuo maix hiaq zhaux'cien. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Don't be touching everything. (Look but don't touch.)
你的手不要亂動東西。

zhaociwhiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'ciuo'hiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

foul smell of liquor

臭酒味

zhaozok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zok [[...]][i#] [p.]

disorderly, pell-mell, said of something we have heard or seen too much of

雜亂

zhaozuykorng-bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zuie'korng bi; zhaux'zuie'korng-bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

has the taste of old bamboo water pipes

臭水管味

zhaohvi-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hvi'laang; zhaux'hvi-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

deaf person

重聽,聾,聾人

zhaohiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

a strong disagreeable odor, heavy smell like rotten meat

腥臊

zhaohviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hviw [[...]][i#] [p.]

rotten sweet potatoes

地瓜腐蝕

zhaohøea-hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hoea'hwn; zhaux'høea-hwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

give off a burning smell, the odor of smoke

燒焦

zhaohøea-taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hoea'taf; zhaux'høea-taf; (zhaux'taf) [[...]][i#] [p.]

scorched, burnt

燒焦

zhaohøeftaf-bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hoea'taf'bi; zhaux'høea'taf-bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

odor or taste of scorched food

燒焦味

zhaohongbi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hofng'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

smell of rotten vegetables

菜類封藏不好而變質之味

zhaoiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'iorng [[...]][i#] [p.]

ozone

臭氧

zhaoiongzaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'ioong'zaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

ozone layer

臭氧層

zhaoiuay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'iuu'ay; (zhaux'iuu'bi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

unpleasant oily smell from being kept too long

臭油味

zhaoiukao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'iuu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]

smelling bad like a filthy shirt or pillow

臭油垢味

zhaojiøxhiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'jiø'hiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]

foul smell of urine

尿臭味

zhaokhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

an ulcerated foot

臭腳,癩腳

zhaux khazhngf kviaf laang ngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux khaf'zhngf kviaf laang ngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

afraid that one's own secret or fault will be disclosed.

怕人揭瘡疤。

zhaokha'phvixliaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khaf'phvi'liaam [[...]][i#] [p.]

having a sore or ulcer on the shinbone

脛骨瘡

zhaokhasiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khaf'siøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

stinking feet, nauseous smell of feet, the smell of dirty or unwashed feet

腳臭

Zheng poree khaq e zhaokhasiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zheng pox'ee khaq e zhaux'khaf'siøh.; Zheng pox'øee khaq øe zhaux'khaf'siøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Wearing tennis shoes will make your feet more smelly.
穿布鞋較易腳臭。

zhaokharm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'kharm [[...]][i#] [p.]

center of the tree is rotted out, rotten wood

木頭心有洞

zhaokhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khafng [[...]][i#] [p.]

rotted out

東西有洞,缺陷

zhaux`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khix; zhaux`khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

go bad, rot

腐臭了

zhaux kvokvof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux kvof'kvof [[...]][i#] [p.]

stinking noisome, nauseatingly bad smelling, nauseous

臭烘烘,臭極了

zhaokvoaxsngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'kvoa'sngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

stinky sweat

汗臭味

zhaolaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

shameless people

無廉恥的人

zhaolau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'lau [[...]][i#] [p.]

appearing much older than one really is

老態,未老先衰

zhaolauxhiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'lau'hiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

odor of old people

老人的氣味

zhaolenghiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'lefng'hiexn; zhaux'lefng/ny'hiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

very young and inexperienced like a sucking child, the smell of a sucking child

乳臭味,乳臭未乾

zhaolengtay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'lefng'tay [[...]][i#] [p.]

speak with a lisp, baby talk

齒語,語音不正

zhaomiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'miaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

having a vile reputation, notoriously bad

臭名,惡名

zhaonoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'noa [[...]][i#] [p.]

putrefy, rot

臭爛

zhaooaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'oaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

moth balls

樟腦丸

zhaophuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

molded, has a moldy smell or taste like food, clothes or a place

發霉

Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaophuo khix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaux'phuo khix af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
You have been away or you come so seldom that you smell musty. (This expression is very often used between close friends or relatives.)
你很久沒來,變得陌生了。

zhaophuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'phuix; (phuix) [[...]][i#] [p.]

intestinal gas

臭屁,屁

paxng zhaophuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng zhaux'phuix; (paxng'phuix) [[...]][i#] [p.]
break wind, pass gas
放屁

Lie teq paxng zhaophuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie teq paxng zhaux'phuix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Sez you! You're full of hot air. (vulgar expression, Lit. You're just breaking wind.)
你在放屁(吹牛)。

zhaosym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sym [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a plant when its core is rotten, said of a person who is bad on the inside but looks good on the outside

心爛了

zhaosimkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sym'kvoaf; (zhaux'sym'heng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

always trying to injure people, a wicked mind

存心不良,壞心肝

zhaosiøfkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'siør'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

bum, a tramp

臭小子

zhaosiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'siøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

stinking (as dirty socks or old sneakers)

臭騷味

zhaosngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

sour from being kept too long, turn sour

變酸

zhaosngf-bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf bi; zhaux'sngf-bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

the warm vapor of fermentation, the odor of something turned sour

酸味

zhaosngf`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf khix; zhaux'sngf`khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

turn sour

酸了

Na khngx sviw kuo, e zhaosngf (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na khngx sviw kuo, e zhaux'sngf (khix). [[...]][i#] [p.]
If you keep it too long, it will become sour.
要是放太久了,會變酸。

Korng kaq zhaosngf khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng kaq zhaux'sngf khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
talk and talk over again till we are tired of hearing them.
說得變酸了,聽膩了。

zhaotaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'taf [[...]][i#] [p.]

scorch, burn, be scorched, be burned, be scorched black, be charred, singed

焦

zhaota'bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'taf'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

burnt smell, taste burnt, burnt taste

焦味

zhaotaf por bøo sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'taf por bøo sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

add insult to injury (Lit. substitute uncooked food for burnt food offered to someone to eat)

截長補短

zhaotauxhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tau'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

fermented bean curd (a popular Chinese food item)

臭豆腐

zhaothaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

scabby or mangy head

癩頭

zhaothaau kauxiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kau'iøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

many kinds of medicine used without effect

難症費藥

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

zhaothaau noaxhvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau noa'hvi [[...]][i#] [p.]

face covered with boils and eruptions

爛頭爛耳

zhaotho'bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thoo'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

having an unpleasant earthy taste, damp, earthy smell

臭泥土味

zhaotvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tvoa [[...]][i#] [p.]

boast, brag, talk big

吹牛

Y korng ee lorng mxsi cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaotvoa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng ee lorng m'si cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaux'tvoa ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
What he says isn't true, he always likes to brag.
他說的都不是真的,都是在吹牛的。

zhaotwkharm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tuo'kharm [[...]][i#] [p.]

unexpectedly, by chance, accidentally

湊巧

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

meat diet, stimulative food such as garlic, onion, leek which is forbidden to Buddhist monks and vegetarians

葷

bøo ciah zhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ciah zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
abstain from above mentioned diet
戒葷

zhaozhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
fishy smell
腥味

khuizhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.]
break off vegetarianism
開葷戒

zhuix zhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix zhaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

halitosis

口臭

zuykorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'korng [[...]][i#] [p.]

water pipe

水管

zhaozuykorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zuie'korng; (zhaux'zuie'korng-bi) [[...]][i#] [p.]
bad tasting (like water out of a bamboo vessel that has lain long in the water)
臭水管味

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

belch

噎

phah'eq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'eq; (phaq'eh) [[...]][i#] [p.]
belch
打噎

phaq zhaosng'eq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq zhaux'sngf'eq [[...]][i#] [p.]
belch, leaving a sour taste or bringing up a little sour bad-smelling stuff
打酸噎

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