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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

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

to cook

煮

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

cook (by boiling)

煮

zwcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]

theme, main points (of a speech, statement), the gist, the object, the aim

主旨

kahcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'cie; (kaq'zuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

person's age, a cycle of sixty years

甲子

• cit kahcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kaq'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  one cycle of sixty years
  一甲子

khaksiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khag'siuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

carefully obey

恪守

• Khaksiuo Thienzuo ee cyix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khag'siuo Thiefn'zuo ee cie'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Carefully obey the will of God.
  恪守天主的旨意。

koeazuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'zuo; (koex'cie) [[...]][i#] [p.]

be cooked

煮過

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

cooked rice, food, a meal, provisions

飯

• zafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'png [[...]][i#] [p.]
  breakfast
  早飯

• zhafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhar'png [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fry rice, fried rice
  炒飯

• chirnpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'png [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cold rice
  冷飯

• cypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'png; (zuo'png) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cook rice, food
  煮飯

• Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When in a man's service one should do as he is told.
  受雇於人,聽命於他。

• ciah sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'png [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat merely to live (e.g., an idle man), be of no use to the world
  吃閒飯

• phoeapng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoex'png [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eat (other food) along with rice
  佐飯

• tøefpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'png; tøea'png; (thvy'png) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fill the bowl with rice
  盛飯

sinzwar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siin'zuo'ar; (siin'cie'ar, siin'zuo'paai) [[...]][i#] [p.]

wooden tablet used as a symbol of the deceased

神主牌

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