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axm'e sveliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having no alternative; to have to; powerless. (Lit. to produce a tumor under the neck)

無可奈何; 頷下生瘤

baxnputkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

usually used in the subjunctive mood to indicate one's regret for having done something; really should not have; most emphatically not; a thousand no's

萬不該

bongbølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not to find the road in the dark; find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路; 摸無路; 找不著頭緒

bøkhvii bøkhip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unable to hold on to (like a big; round slippery thing); no collateral; to have no family; relatives; property on which a creditor can have a hold as security

無鉗無吸; 無著力處; 無可依據; 無牽連

bøkixm bøkhi ciah pahji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

There is no taboo; you can live to be a hundred

無禁無忌吃百二

bøo guu sae bea^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

無牛駛馬; 事出無奈

bøo khvikhip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unable to hold on to (like a big; round slippery thing); no collateral; to have no family; relatives; property on which a creditor can have a hold as security

無鉗吸; 無可依據; 無牽連

bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there is no road or no means; have a poor appetite; don't like to eat

無路; 沒胃口

bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no profit; too small a profit

無賺錢

bøpvoarlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no one at all; not a soul

無半人

bøthaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

murder case which has no clue to its solution; a charge against a person or persons unknown

無頭公案

buhofng pud khylong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

There must be a cause or reason for something (Lit. If there is no wind there are no waves.)

無風不起浪

buu zex ii su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

won't help the matter; not enough by a long shot; inadequate; to no avail

無濟於事

chienputkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

usually used in the subjunctive mood to indicate one's regret for having done something; really should not have; most emphatically not; a thousand no's

千不該; 萬不該

chirnzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

casualness; licentiousness; any old way; at random; in a haphazard way; anyhow; of no consequence; just as you please

隨便; 凊彩; 任何

ciah-bøe koeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

get caught trying to deceive some one or steal something; get caught taking a bribe; no time to finish this meal

吃不過手; 得不到手

ciorngkvoar puttek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

One single person is no match for a crowd

眾寡不敵

ciøh tiim toaxhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

completely without information or response; no news at all; without a trace (Lit. rocks falling into the sea)

石沉大海

gibun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a question; a matter in doubt; There is no room for doubt about it.

疑問

haokof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make offerings to a spirit that has no descendants, to eat (used in scolding)

孝孤; 吃飯 (粗話); 祭孤魂; 祭無緣佛; 孝孤

hof cy iok zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

obvious; almost certain (said of the identity of a person who remains behind the scene or a criminal suspect against whom no evidence has yet been found)

呼之欲出

hofhu buu khiefnzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no laggard among the children of a brave or talented man (tiger father will not beget dog son)

虎父無犬子

hor tok bøexciah kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

No one is capable of hurting his own children (Even a vicious tigress will not eat its cubs.)

虎毒不食兒

horhe'ar^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no opportunity for something to continue; to overthrow (Lit. shrimp caught in a net)

把水抽乾而捉蝦; 把事情弄糟了; 撈蝦仔

høflaang øhzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

difficult to please everybody (It's difficult to be a good person. One always gets the blame from somebody no matter how fair and just he tries to be.)

好人難做

iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hungry demons; spirits of those who have no one to offer sacrifices for them; a glutton; greedy

餓鬼,饞嘴

iaupafzhar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Hungry or full; he is still troublesome. -- No matter what the circumstances; he causes a lot of trouble

嘮叨不休; 飢飽吵

ieen cin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no longer continue a relationship

緣盡

iofngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

brave fighter; warrior; one who knows no fear; brave man; a hero

勇士

iwkiuu-pit'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unable to say no to petitioners; a soft touch; to respond to every plea; never refuses a request

有求必應

jujip bujiin-cy-kerng^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

like walking into a no man's land; encounter little resistance (usually said of a victorious army)

如入無人之境

khangkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

made a trip to no purpose; get no good results from going

白走一趟; 空走

khiofngkhao-bupiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

word of mouth is no evidence or proof (of a transaction); word of mouth cannot be trusted ─ a written document is necessary

恐口無憑

khongkhao-bupiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Mere verbal statement has no binding force (said of a promise or pledge)

空口無憑

kiwkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to literary form of Long time no see; I have not seen you for a long time. Long time no see.

久見; 好久不見

kiwuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the literary form of Long time no see; I have not seen you for a long time (conventional).

久違

koatieen-lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree ─ a position that invites suspicion; give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

komof-zeqzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having no relatives and children (a curse)

絕子絕孫

liedsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to be present (at a meeting as an observer); to attend a meeting with no voting right; each one sitting in his proper order

列席

lixjim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a sharp knife; no longer at post

利刃; 離任

mafnie-tonghofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

like the wind blowing a horse's ear ─ pay no heed to it

馬耳東風

moaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

throw a garment over the shoulders; wear a sleeveless garment; put on or wear thrown over the shoulders (an article of dress that has no sleeves) wear without putting the arms into the sleeves; lay one's arms on another's back or over his shoulders

披上; 披; 勾肩

mxbad pør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unwareness - a person who has no cludes of a precious thing

不識寶

mxcviatefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

clumsy boy; a boy who has no manliness

不成丁 (沒有氣概的男孩)

økef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bake a fowl in an oven with no water or with only a very little sauce

焙雞肉

parngsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no-fault; make an end of a matter

不追究; 放著算了; 放過; 罷休

paxng bøiaux-bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Let it go as if of no importance; give no notice to something; to disregard; treat a matter as of no consequence

漠不關心

pogzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unfaithful (in love); heartless; heartless; ungrateful; no sense of gratitude; destitute of right feelings; ungrateful to a friend; grown cold in friendship

薄情

putjixkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a uniform price; uniform prices; fixed price; no haggling

不二價

pvoarkyn-pøehniuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

eight ounces and half a catty ─ six of one and half a dozen of the other; half and half; equal; no difference

半斤八兩

pvoarlo zhutkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

switch to a new profession one knows little about; change professions when one is no longer young; to start midway

半路出家

siekex kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

go about as a vagrant with no settled dwelling

漂泊不定; 居無定所

sim'afn lyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have achieved a perfect peace of mind; feel no qualm

心安理得

simkvoaf khaq-gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

soeagoat juu liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the months and years run by like a stream; time and tide wait for no man

歲月如流

sorngcin thienlioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have no conscience; impervious to a sense of justice

喪盡天良

suxnlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

just on the road we are going; in passing; while on the way; do something on the way to a place which requires no additional travel

順路

syze oaqciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

said of a man with no work but requiring food

好吃懶做

tiaxmhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no wind; a calm

風靜

tngxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not having any communication; not coming and going; having no means of livelihood; cut off a road for retreat

斷交; 沒來往

tngxtaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no money; not even a penny; not a red cent

一毛錢也沒有

tngxzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

end a family line; have no heir; sterilize; sterilization

絕種

uihan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

serve as a limit; exclusively; no more or no longer than

為限

usu-bupor^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

of no help; doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

uxlo-bøzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

said of a wandering vagrant or very poor man; who has no place to live; bum; vagabond

無家可歸

zaixiar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a political party not in power; be out of power; hold no official position

在野

zuxpø-zuxkhix^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

abandon oneself to a dissipated life; have no ambition at all; give oneself over to vice

自暴自棄

🗣 bøieen 🗣 (u: bøo'ieen) 無緣 [wt][mo] bô-iân [#]

1. () (CE) to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance; no connection; not placed (in a competition); (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc || 無緣
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøo 🗣 (u: bøo) 無^t [wt][mo] bô [#]

1. (V) to not have or be; to not exist; to lack || 沒有。

🗣le: (u: bøo cvii) 🗣 (無錢) (沒錢)

2. (Adv) (negative prefix to adj or verb); not; no || 不，修飾形容詞或動詞。

🗣le: (u: bøo suie) 🗣 (無媠) (不美)

🗣le: (u: bøo khix) 🗣 (無去) (沒去)

3. (Adv) (betw verb and complement) didn't or did not yet reach goal || 放在動詞與補語之間。未達成某種目標。

🗣le: (u: Sea bøo zhefng'khix.) 🗣 (洗無清氣。) (洗了卻仍不乾淨。)

4. (Conj) if not; otherwise (placed at the start of a sentence) || 表示語氣轉折。有「要不然」的意思。

🗣le: (u: Bøo, lie si beq arn'zvoar?) 🗣 (無，你是欲按怎？) (不然，你要怎麼樣？)

🗣le: (u: Lie bøo aix ciah mi, bøo larn laai'khix ciah zhar'png.) 🗣 (你無愛食麵，無咱來去食炒飯。) (你不喜歡吃麵，要不然我們去吃炒飯。)

5. (Part) Interrogative particle (sentence final) || 句末疑問助詞，用來詢問是或否、有或無等，多讀為輕聲。

🗣le: (u: Lie bad`y`bøo?) 🗣 (你捌伊無？) (你認識他嗎？)

🗣le: (u: U'viar`bøo?) 🗣 (有影無？) (真的嗎？)

6. (Adj) || 不耐用。

🗣le: (u: Cid ciorng sab'buun cyn bøo sea.) 🗣 (這種雪文真無洗。) (這種肥皂不耐洗。)

7. (V) || 表示提醒。

🗣le: (u: Lirn hid ee toong'su`bøo, svex Tviw`ee.) 🗣 (恁彼个同事無，姓張的。) (你那個同事有沒有，姓張的。)

🗣le: (u: Ti hang'ar'khao`bøo, hid kefng karm'ar'tiaxm.) 🗣 (佇巷仔口無，彼間𥴊仔店。) (在巷子口有沒有，那間雜貨店。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hoef/høef 🗣 (u: hoef) 花^p [wt][mo] hue [#]

1. (N) || 顯花植物的生殖器官，多具有鮮豔的顏色和芳香的氣味。

🗣le: (u: hoef'luie) 🗣 (花蕊) (花朵)

2. (V) to be disordered; to be confused || 紛亂、錯亂。

🗣le: (u: Cvii sngx liao hoef`khix.) 🗣 (錢算了花去。) (數錢亂掉了。)

3. (V) to act shamelessly; to refuse to acknowledge that one has lost the game, or made a promise etc; to act willfully and make a scene; to make trouble || 耍賴、胡鬧。

🗣le: (u: Y køq teq hoef`aq.) 🗣 (伊閣咧花矣。) (他又在耍賴了。)

4. (Adj) fancy pattern; florid; flowery; complex coloring; variegated || 色彩繁複的樣子。

🗣le: (u: Cid tex pox cviaa hoef.) 🗣 (這塊布誠花。) (這塊布很花。)

5. (Adj) distinguished; sophisticated || 風流。

🗣le: (u: Y cyn hoef.) 🗣 (伊真花) (他很花心。)

6. (Adj) vague; indistinct; fuzzy; unclear || 模糊不清。

🗣le: (u: Bak'ciw hoef'hoef.) 🗣 (目睭花花。) (視力不良看不清楚。)

7. (N) complicated motion/behavior || 繁複的動作、行為。

🗣le: (u: lang'zhuix'hoef) 🗣 (弄喙花) (耍嘴皮)

🗣le: (u: iøo khaf'zhngf hoef) 🗣 (搖尻川花) (搖屁股)

8. (N) decorative design; pattern || 花紋或花樣。

🗣le: (u: hoef'zhao) 🗣 (花草) (花紋)

🗣le: (u: zhof hoef) 🗣 (粗花) (不精細的花紋)

9. (Adj) sparse; thin; diluted || 稀的。

🗣le: (u: sae hoef'hoef) 🗣 (屎花花) (大便稀稀的)

10. (N) words and deeds of no real meaning || 沒有實在意義的言行

🗣le: (u: lang'zhuix'hoef) 🗣 (弄喙花) (賣弄口才)

🗣le: (u: kviaa'khaf'hoef) 🗣 (行跤花) (散步)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 khaq-/khaq 🗣 (u: khaq) 較^p [wt][mo] khah [#]

1. (Adv) comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS || 比較。

🗣le: (u: Cid tex tøq'ar pie hid tex khaq ke.) 🗣 (這塊桌仔比彼塊較低。) (這塊桌子比那塊低。)

🗣le: (u: Y ee thngg'ar pie goar khaq ze.) 🗣 (伊的糖仔比我較濟。) (他的糖果比我多。)

2. (Adv) No matter how (you do sth), ... || 再怎麼樣也……。

🗣le: (u: Khaq kax tøf øh be'hiao.) 🗣 (較教都學袂曉。) (再怎麼教就是學不會。)

3. (Adv) more; even more; further; still; still more || 更……。

🗣le: (u: Thngg khaq ze`cit'tiarm'ar.) 🗣 (糖較濟一點仔。) (糖再多一點。)

🗣le: (u: Lie aix ee mih'kvia ti khaq lai'bin.) 🗣 (你愛的物件佇較內面。) (你要的東西在更裡面。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kuisiok 🗣 (u: kuy'siok) 歸屬 [wt][mo] kui-sio̍k [#]

1. () (CE) to belong to; to be affiliated to; to fall under the jurisdiction of; a place where one feels that one belongs; one's final destination (where one need look no further) || 歸屬
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 pa 🗣 (u: pa) 罷 [wt][mo] pā [#]

1. (V) to stop; to halt; to cease || 停止。

🗣le: (u: pa'kafng) 🗣 (罷工) (罷工)

🗣le: (u: pa'chi) 🗣 (罷市) (罷市)

2. (V) to excuse; to exempt; to relieve; to suspend; to repeal (a law); to put an end to || 免除、廢止。

🗣le: (u: pa'biern) 🗣 (罷免) (罷免)

3. (Part) auxiliary word indicating completion and means have no way out or have no alternative || 表示完成的語助詞，表示無可奈何，多用於書面語或戲文中。

🗣le: (u: pa`liao) 🗣 (罷了) (罷了)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 parngkhafng 🗣 (u: paxng'khafng) 放空 [wt][mo] pàng-khang [#]

1. () (CE) to relax completely; to empty one's mind; (finance) to sell short; (of a commercial vehicle) to travel empty (no cargo or passengers); to deadhead || 放空
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 pud 🗣 (u: pud) 不 [wt][mo] put [#]

1. (Adv) (negative prefix preceding verbs and adjectives); not; no; dis-, in-, un-, etc || 置於動詞或形容詞前表示否定。

🗣le: (u: pud'haux) 🗣 (不孝) (不孝)

🗣le: (u: pud'heng) 🗣 (不幸) (不幸)

2. () within a word indicates negation or alternative || 置於詞語中表示否定或選擇。

🗣le: (u: safm'pud'go'sii) 🗣 (三不五時) (偶爾)

🗣le: (u: kof'pud'ciofng) 🗣 (姑不將) (不得已)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 putkøx 🗣 (u: pud'køx) 不過 [wt][mo] put-kò [#]

1. () (CE) only; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway (to get back to a previous topic); cannot be more (after adjectival) || 不過
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 zai 🗣 (u: zai) 在 [wt][mo] tsāi [#]

1. (Prep) scope of a time, place, or range of events || 引介時間、地點或事情的範圍。

🗣le: (u: sngx'zai'lai) 🗣 (算在內) (算在裡面)

2. (Adj) (thing) settled; steady; stable. (person) steady; earnest; staid || 穩。指東西穩固或人穩重。

🗣le: (u: Ze khaq zai`leq.) 🗣 (坐較在咧。) (坐穩一點。)

🗣le: (u: zai'tvar) 🗣 (在膽) (有膽量)

3. (Prep) no matter; regardless || 任憑。

🗣le: (u: Zai lie khix`laq!) 🗣 (在你去啦！) (隨你去啦！)

4. (Prep) regarding; as far as sth is concerned; with regards to; according to; based on || 對於、根據。

🗣le: (u: Zai lie ee khvoax'hoad si arn'zvoar?) 🗣 (在你的看法是按怎？) (就你的看法如何？)

5. (V) mature; ripe; to mature; to ripen || 成熟。

🗣le: (u: Hafn'cii toa iao'boe zai, ban'chviar siw.) 🗣 (番薯大猶未在，慢且收。) (番薯還沒成熟，暫不收成。)

🗣le: (u: Laang na toa kaux zai`aq tø biern ciah tngr'kud ee por'iøh`aq.) 🗣 (人若大到在矣就免食轉骨的補藥矣。) (人若長大成熟就不用吃轉骨的補藥了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

axm'e sviliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'e svef'liuu; am'e svy'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

having no alternative, to have to, powerless. (Lit. to produce a tumor under the neck)

無可奈何

anzhaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zhaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

find a place for one, get a position for one

安插

• Bøo ui thafng anzhaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo ui thafng afn'zhaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no company or organization has a position open to get a job
  沒位子可安插。

• Anzhaq zøx kaooaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Afn'zhaq zøx kaux'oaan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  find a position as a teacher
  安插當教員。

auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

back road, bribe

後路,後門

• Cit'hang taixcix na bøo kviaa auxlo pan bøe seeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan be seeng.; Cid'hang tai'cix na bøo kviaa au'lo pan bøe seeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no way of getting this done unless we offer a bribe. (Lit. walk the back road)
  這件事若不走後門辦不成。

bøextaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'taxng; bøe'taxng; (be tid'thafng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

the negative of øextaxng, expresses physical or moral impossibility

不能

• In'ui bøo zoar, bøextaxng siar phøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo zoar, be'taxng siar phoef.; Yn'ui bøo zoar, bøe'taxng siar phøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can not write a letter because there is no paper.
  因為沒紙,不能寫信

• Goar bøextaxng (bøe titthafng) laai, in'ui cyn bøo eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'taxng (be tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng.; Goar bøe'taxng (bøe tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I can not come, because I am very busy.
  我不能來,因為很忙。

• Thagzheq ee sikafn goar bøextaxng zhutkhix chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar be'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo.; Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar bøe'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  During study time, I can not (I am not allowed to) go out and play.
  上課時我不能出去玩。

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。

bøo hii, hee ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hii, hee ma hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]

adopt a makeshift course (Lit. If there are no fish, shrimp will do.)

無魚,蝦也好,將就!將就。

bøo khvikhip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo khvii'khip; (bøo'khvii bøo'khip) [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to hold on to (like a big, round slippery thing), no collateral, to have no family, relatives, property on which a creditor can have a hold as security

無著力處,無可依據,無牽連

bøkixm bøkhi ciah pahji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kixm bøo'khi ciah paq'ji [[...]][i#] [p.]

There is no taboo, you can live to be a hundred.

無禁忌活百歲

bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

there is no road or no means, have a poor appetite, don't like to eat

無路,沒胃口

bøpvoarlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'pvoax'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

no one at all, not a soul

一個人也沒有

bøsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

be ready to go to extreme lengths, do not spare

不惜

• Bøsiøq ka'ti ee sveamia khix kiux padlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'siøq kaf'ti ee svex'mia khix kiux pat'laang.; Bøo'siøq kaf'ti ee svix'mia khix kiux pat'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have no regard for one's own life if it is a matter of helping others to help others at the risk of one's own life.
  不惜自己的生命去救別人。

bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]

no profit, too small a profit

不賺錢

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

murder case which has no clue to its solution, a charge against a person or persons unknown

無頭公案

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

wife

妻

• angbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afng'bor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  husband and wife
  夫妻

• zhoaxbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'bor [[...]][i#] [p.]
  marry a wife
  娶妻

• Bøo bor bøo kaau, zhexngsvaf phoax kengthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo bor bøo kaau, zheng'svaf phoax kefng'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No wife to mend my clothes, Such is life without a wife
  無妻無子,衣破無人補

bofng-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo; bofng/bof-bøo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

not to find the road in the dark, find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路,摸不著頭緒

• Bøo tiexnhøea, bofng-bølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tien'hoea, bofng'bøo'lof.; Bøo tien'høea, bofng-bøo'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no electric light, can't find the way
  沒電燈摸不著路。

• Citkhoarn taixcix goar mxbad zørkøex, bongbølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'koex, bofng'bøo'lo.; Cid'khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'køex, bofng/bof'bøo'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kind of thing I haven't done before, I can't figure it out.
  這種事我沒做過,摸不著頭緒。

buu zex ii su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu zex ii su [[...]][i#] [p.]

won't help the matter, not enough by a long shot, inadequate, to no avail

無濟於事

bu'hofng pud khylong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'hofng pud khie'long [[...]][i#] [p.]

There must be a cause or reason for something (Lit. If there is no wind there are no waves.)

無風不起浪

buu ioxngbuo cy tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu iong'buo cy te; buu iong'buo cy tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

wasted talent, big fish in a little pond, "Full many a flower is made to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air." (Lit. no room to use one's martial arts)

無用武之地

za'bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

daughter

女兒

• Za'bofkviar kax lauxbør tngfzaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør tngr'zaai.; Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør/buo tngr'zaai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No substitute for experience (Lit. Can a daughter teach her mother how to cut the umbilical cord?)
  女兒教母親接生,班門弄斧

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

take care of, manage properly, rear and educate, help out

養育

• Gyn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar bøo laang chviaa karm e seeng laang? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If no one cares for a child, can it possibly grow up into an adult.
  孩子沒人養育能成人嗎?

Chienputkay, baxnputkay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'pud'kay, ban'pud'kay. [[...]][i#] [p.]

usually used in the subjunctive mood to indicate one's regret for having done something, really should not have, most emphatically not, a thousand no's

千不該,萬不該。

chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor [[...]][i#] [p.]

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

• Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
  千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

• Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
  千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

chirnzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

any old way, at random, in a haphazard way, anyhow, of no consequence, just as you please

隨便,任何

• Aix loaxze cvii? Chirnzhae, chirnzhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix loa'ze cvii? Chixn'zhae, chixn'zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What does it cost? As much as you want to offer. (As much as you like to pay.)
  要多少錢 ? 隨便! 隨便!

• Goar chirnzhae ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar chixn'zhae ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I eat anything.
  我隨便吃。

• Khangkhoex mxthafng chirnzhae zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khafng'khoex m'thafng chixn'zhae zøx.; Khafng'khoex m'thafng chixn'zhae zøx/zøex. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't do your task in a haphazard careless way.
  工作不要隨便做,不要馬虎。

• Lie khaq aix ciah symmiq? Chirnzhae, chirnzhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khaq aix ciah sirm'miq? Chixn'zhae, chixn'zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What do you prefer to eat? Anything, I am not choosy.
  你較喜歡吃什麼 ? 隨便都可以

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

stump, trunk

樹頭

• Ciah køefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
  要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

• Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxbøea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay.; Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
  不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

cviasit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'sit [[...]][i#] [p.]

really, actually

真實,真的,果然

• Zef si cviasit ee taixcix, mxsi goar zø ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cviaf'sit ee tai'cix, m'si goar zø ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a real fact, no fiction
  這是真實的事情,不是我捏造的

• Y korng bøeq laai, cviasit laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng boeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af.; Y korng bøeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He said he would come, and he really came
  他說要來,真的來了。

• Y korng øe løqho, lie khvoax, cviasit teq løh af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af.; Y korng øe løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He said it would rain, look, it is raining
  他說會下雨,你瞧,果然下雨了。

ciah-bøe koeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be koex'chiuo; ciah-bøe koex'chiuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

get caught trying to deceive some one or steal something, get caught taking a bribe, no time to finish this meal

吃不到手,得不到手

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

sharp at the end, pointed

尖

• Cid ky ienpid bøo ciafm, giah tøar laai ho goar siaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky ieen'pid bøo ciafm, giah tøf'ar laai ho goar siaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This pencil has no point, bring me a knife to sharpen it.
  這枝鉛筆不尖,拿隻刀子給我削。

cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [[...]][i#] [p.]

no way of escape backwards or forwards, a dilemma

進退維谷

ciøh tiim toaxhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh tiim toa'hae [[...]][i#] [p.]

completely without information or response, no news at all, without a trace (Lit. rocks falling into the sea)

石沉大海

ciorngkvoar puttek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioxng'kvoar pud'tek [[...]][i#] [p.]

One single person is no match for a crowd.

眾寡不敵

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

connective particle meaning then, undergo, assume, come or go to, namely, as soon as, as a natural consequence, thereupon, naturally (Very often the Chinese use this little particle to balance a subordinate clause with the principal clause although there is no need of using such a word in English)

就

• Na høfthvy ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na hør'thvy ciu boeq khix.; Na hør'thvy ciu bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the weather is good I am going.
  如果天氣好就要去。

• Lym khaq kau ee ka'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu be aix khuxn.; Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you drink rather strong coffee you will not be sleepy.
  喝較濃的咖啡就不想睡。

• Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciu boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I'll go as soon as I have finished eating.
  我吃飽就去。

• Ciu afnny ciah, m biern zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu arn'ny ciah, m biern zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Eat it the way it is, it doesn't need to be cooked.
  就這樣吃,不用煮。

• Na bøo Thienzuo, ciu bøo thvite baxnbut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo Thiefn'zuo, ciu bøo thvy'te ban'but. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If there is no God, then there is no heaven or earth or anything.
  要是沒有天主,就沒有天地萬物。

zoadlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

dead end, impasse, a road with no return, retreat or cut off

絕路

• Ykefng zoadlo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng zoat'lo af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no ways and means are left
  已經絕路了。

zuxpø-zuxkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'pø zu'khix; zu'pø-zu'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

abandon oneself to a dissipated life, have no ambition at all

自暴自棄

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。

eeng-siensiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'siefn'siefn; eeng-siefn'siefn [[...]][i#] [p.]

entirely at leisure, not a thing to do

很閒

• Cide løqho, tak ee laang ma bøo khangkhoex, engsiensiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'e løh'ho, tak ee laang ma bøo khafng'khoex, eeng'siefn'siefn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as it begins to rain, no body has any work, not a thing to do.
  一下雨, 每個人都沒有工作, 閒得很.

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

ox, cow, bull

牛

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
  無可奈何,退而求其次

haokof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kof [[...]][i#] [p.]

make offerings to a spirit that has no descendants, to eat (used in scolding)

祭犒,吃飯(粗話)

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

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

hiau'heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaw'heng [[...]][i#] [p.]

piteous, I'm sorry to say...

可憐

• Cyn hiau'heng, zhuonih lorng bøo cvii thafng tiaqbie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn hiaw'heng, zhux'nih lorng bøo cvii thafng tiah'bie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's a pity that they have no money to buy rice.
  很可憐,家裏沒錢可買米。

høflaang øq zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'laang øq zøx; hør'laang øq zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

difficult to please everybody (It's difficult to be a good person. One always gets the blame from somebody no matter how fair and just he tries to be.)

好人難做

hof cy iok zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hof cy iok zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

obvious, almost certain (said of the identity of a person who remains behind the scene or a criminal suspect against whom no evidence has yet been found)

呼之欲出

horhe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hox'hee'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

no opportunity for something to continue, to overthrow (Lit. shrimp caught in a net)

把水抽乾而捉蝦,把事情弄糟了

hofhu buu khiefnzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'hu buu khiern'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

no laggard among the children of a brave or talented man (tiger father will not beget dog son)

虎父無犬子

hor tok bøe ciah kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor tok be ciah kviar; hor tok bøe ciah kviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

No one is capable of hurting his own children (Even a vicious tigress will not eat its cubs.)

虎毒不食兒

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

flower, blossom, varicolored, to spend

花

• hoaf buu pekjit hoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaf buu peg'jit hoong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  An ideal situation cannot last forever. (No flower can bloom for a hundred days.)
  花無百日紅

hoex pud seeng kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex pud seeng kwn; hoex pud seeng kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]

defeated and broken up to such a state that it can no longer be called an army, completely routed

潰不成軍

i'oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'oar [[...]][i#] [p.]

rely upon, trust in

依靠

• bøo i'oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo y'oar; (bøo'y bøo'oar) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  having no relations to depend upon (as a widow or orphans)
  無依靠,無依無靠

isu bupor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'su buu'por [[...]][i#] [p.]

of no help, doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

• Paklai hoatkhylaai ee phoe'hupve, kannaf boaq iøqar si isu bupor ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phoee'hw'pve, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si ii'su buu'por ee.; Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phøee'hw'pve/pvi, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si uu'su buu'por ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  For internal troubles it doesn't help to apply medicine on the outside.
  肚子裡發出來的皮膚病,只擦藥是於事無補的。

utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'te; ii'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

spare ground, elbow-room, leeway

餘地

• bøo gi'bun ee i'te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo gii'bun ee ii'te [[...]][i#] [p.]
  there is no room for doubt
  沒有疑問的餘地

• bøo laau i'te ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te ho laang; bøo laau ii'tøe ho laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  leaving him with no ground to stand on, leaving him without any room for self-respect or respect from others (as by scolding or reproving him before those who respect or look up to him), corner a person
  沒留餘地給人

ieen cin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen cin [[...]][i#] [p.]

no longer continue a relationship

緣盡

iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

hungry demons, spirits of those who have no one to offer sacrifices for them, a glutton, greedy

餓鬼,饞嘴

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn iaukuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn iaw'kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This kid is very greedy.
  這個孩子很 饞嘴。

iaupar-zhar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'par'zhar; iaw'par-zhar [[...]][i#] [p.]

Hungry or full, he is still troublesome. — No matter what the circumstances, he causes a lot of trouble.

嘮叨不休

iongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]

find living space, stand up in

容身

• buu iongsyn cy te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu ioong'syn cy te; buu ioong'syn cy tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot find a space to live in — no place to hide
  無容身之地

iwkiuu pit'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'kiuu pid'exng [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to say "no" to petitioners, a soft touch

有求必應

jit too samzhafn, ia too itsiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit too safm'zhafn, ia too id'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]

The people have no other ambition than food in their bellies and a roof over their head.

日圖三餐,夜圖一宿

jujip bujiin cy kerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juu'jip buu'jiin cy kerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

like walking into a no man's land, encounter little resistance (usually said of a victorious army)

如入無人之境

kakgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'go; (kag'gvo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

Original meaning — roused to a comprehension (of one's failing). Be prepared (ready) for, be resolved to do, make up one's mind to do, be resigned

覺悟

• Yn kakgo boeq ui seakaix ee høpeeng ciernzefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn kag'go boeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng.; Yn kag'go bøeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  They are ready to fight for the world peace.
  他們覺悟要為世界的和平而戰。

• Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn taixkef tiøh kakgo . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn tai'kef tiøh kag'go . [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I think we have no ray of hope. All of you must be resolved to meet the worst (as those on a lifeboat).
  我看沒有希望了,你們要覺悟。

• Bøeq zøx kunjiin ee laang, tiøh kakgo khekkhor naixløo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zøx kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo.; Bøeq zøx/zøex kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  One who is going to be a soldier must be ready for hardships and privations.
  要當軍人的人,得覺悟要刻苦耐勞。

Kamgoan zøx guu, mxkviaf bøo lee thafng thoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafm'goan zøx guu, m'kviaf bøo lee thafng thoaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]

If you are willing to endure hardships, you can easily get a job. (Lit. If you are willing to become an ox, you don't have to worry that there will be no opportunity to plough the field.)

寧願當牛,不怕無犛可拉,情願吃苦,不怕沒工作。

køekhiern putliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khiern pud'liuu; køef'khiern pud'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

Not even a chicken or dog is left alive. — give no quarters, kill all

雞犬不留

keg phaethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg phaix'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

put on the airs and manner of a man of consequence while having no position at all, snooty, uppish

擺派頭,裝氣派

khaq... ia m [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia m [[...]][i#] [p.]

no matter how much... still not willing

再怎麼 ...也不 ...

• Goar mxzay y teq siuxkhix sviafhoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'hoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn.; Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'høex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know what he is angry about, no matter how much (often) I call him he does not answer.
  我不知他在氣什麼,再怎麼叫也不回答。

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is a really bad child, no matter how much you beat him, he is still not afraid of you.
  這孩子很壞,再怎麼打也不怕。

khii hor laan ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khii hor laan ha [[...]][i#] [p.]

unable to get down from the tiger's back — get into a position from which there is no retiring

騎虎難下

khiorng khao bupiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiorng khao buu'piin [[...]][i#] [p.]

word of mouth is no evidence or proof (of a transaction), word of mouth cannot be trusted — a written document is necessary

恐口無憑

khøflieen/khøfliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'liin; (khør'lieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pity, pitiable, it is a pity that...

可憐

• Sidzai cyn khøfliin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sit'zai cyn khør'liin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  What a pity!
  實在很可憐

• Khøfliin goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'liin goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have pity on me.
  可憐我!

• Y bøo pe bøo buo, cyn khøfliin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo pe bøo buo, cyn khør'liin. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is a pity that he has no parents.
  他無父無母,很可憐。

khongkhao bupiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'khao buu'piin [[...]][i#] [p.]

Mere verbal statement has no binding force (said of a promise or pledge)

空口無憑

kiwkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]

I have not seen you for a long time. Long time no see.

好久不見

ko'mof zeqzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'mof zeh'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

having no relatives and children (a curse)

絕子絕孫

koa'tieen lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tieen lie'ha [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree — a position that invites suspicion, give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

liedsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liet'sek [[...]][i#] [p.]

each one sitting in his proper order, be present at a meeting, attend a meeting, with no voting rights

列席

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

somehow, somewhat, rely, depend, to chat, interest, for the time being

聊

• buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  dejected, without help or resources, cheerless, silly, ennui, having a feeling of weariness or ennui from having nothing to do, no friend or companion, feeling lonely and dull
  無聊

mxcviatefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'tefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

clumsy boy, a boy who has no manliness

不成丁(沒有氣概的男孩)

maf'nie tonghofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mar'nie tofng'hofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

like the wind blowing a horse's ear — pay no heed to it

馬耳東風

neqneqa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neh'neh'a [[...]][i#] [p.]

spiritless, weak, slow moving no spine

無精打采

noxkhix chiongchiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: no'khix chiofng'chiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

in a great rage

怒氣沖沖

økøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: øf'kef; øf'køef [[...]][i#] [p.]

bake a fowl in an oven with no water or with only a very little sauce

焙雞肉

oafnchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'chyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

distant relative, relatives from afar

遠親

• Hux zai chimsafn iuo oafnchyn, piin zai nauxchi buu jiin bun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hux zai chym'safn iuo oarn'chyn, piin zai nau'chi buu jiin bun. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The rich in the mountains has relatives from afar, while the poor in a bustling street has no one to take notice of him.
  富在深山有遠親,貧在鬧市無人問。

oannar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'nar [[...]][i#] [p.]

also, still

也,還,仍

• Y oannar boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y oafn'nar boeq khix.; Y oafn'nar bøeq khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is also going.
  他也要去。

• Na bøo kngrpid, ienpid oannar exexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo kngx'pid, ieen'pid oafn'nar e'eng'tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you have no pen, a pencil will do as well.
  要是沒有鋼筆,鉛筆也可以。

• Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oannar be boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar be boarn'ciog.; Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar bøe boarn'ciog. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I gave him $100, but still he was not content.
  我給他一百塊,他還是不滿足。

okzhef gegzuo, buu iøh khør ti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'zhef gek'zuo, buu iøh khør ti. [[...]][i#] [p.]

There is no medicine to heal a wicked wife or a disobedient son.

惡妻逆子,無藥可治。

paixkwn cy cioxng, putciog gien'iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pai'kwn cy cioxng, pud'ciog gieen'iorng. [[...]][i#] [p.]

general of a defeated army is in no position to claim bravery

敗軍之將,不足言勇。

paxng bøiaux bøkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng bøo'iaux bøo'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

Let it go as if of no importance, give no notice to something, to disregard, treat a matter as of no consequence

漠不關心

pykaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

compare

比較

• pykaux khaq hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux khaq hør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  comparatively better
  比較好

• Bøe pykaux`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be pie'kaux'tid.; Bøe pie'kaux`tid. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  There is no comparison between (the two: A and B)
  不能比較的。

• pykaux khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pie'kaux khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  compare them, make a comparison, as compared with...
  比較起來

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

wall, partition wall, walls of a house or room, cliff

壁,牆

• auxpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  behind
  後面

• boahpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  plaster a wall
  刷牆

• boahpiaq siafng bin kngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq'piaq siafng bin kngf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  impartial in management of affairs, just to both parties
  圓滑

• ciøqpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  stone partition
  石壁

• zoadpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  precipice
  絕壁

• kehpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  next door, near neighbors
  隔壁

• poxngpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pong'piaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  up against a wall, said of man with no resource, become penniless
  碰壁

pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax kyn peq niuo; pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

eight ounces and half a catty — six of one and half a dozen of the other, half and half, equal, no difference

半斤八兩

pvoarlo zhutkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'lo zhud'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]

switch to a new profession one knows little about, change professions when one is no longer young, to start midway

半路出家

pogzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pok'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

heartless, ungrateful, no sense of gratitude, destitute of right feelings, ungrateful to a friend, grown cold in friendship

薄情

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

snatch, to grab, seize, to grasp, to catch, to scrape or sweep up with the hand

抓

• laxmsarm saf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lam'sarm saf; (of'peh saf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  snatch or grasp things indiscriminately (as a thief in the dark or as a drowning man)
  隨便抓

• saf bøo niauaf'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf bøo niaw'ar'mngg; (saf bøo liaau'ar'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot find a clue, no way of finding out, can not understand or guess what it is all about
  不得其門而入,莫明其妙

• saf bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf bøo'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  failed to catch (a fly ball or a bird), failed to arrest (a suspect)
  沒抓到

• saliawliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf'liao'liao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  snatched all of them
  抓光了

• saf mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf m'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grab the wrong thing or person
  抓錯

• saf oaflaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saf oar'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sweep things together with the hand
  抓在一起

• siekeasaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'kex'saf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  borrow or get something from many sources
  到處借,到處拿

• tuix chiuo ka y saf lef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix chiuo ka y saf lef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grasp him by the hand
  抓住他的手

syze oaqciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'ze oah'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a man with no work but requiring food

好吃懶做

siekex kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'kex kw [[...]][i#] [p.]

go about as a vagrant with no settled dwelling

漂泊不定,居無定所

sim'afn lyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'afn lie'teg [[...]][i#] [p.]

have achieved a perfect peace of mind, feel no qualm

心安理得

simkvoaf khaq gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf khaq gve thiq [[...]][i#] [p.]

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

soeagoat juu liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soex'goat juu liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

the months and years run by like a stream, time and tide wait for no man

歲月如流

sorngcin thienlioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soxng'cin thiefn'lioong [[...]][i#] [p.]

have no conscience, impervious to a sense of justice

喪盡天良

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

inherit, succeed to, continue, follow

嗣

• zoadsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'suu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  male line of a family coming to an end, have no posterity
  絕嗣

• hiøxsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'suu; (ho'suu) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  descendants, posterity
  後嗣

• thoansuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'suu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  continue the line either by having a son or by adoption
  傳嗣

suxnlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

just on the road we are going, in passing, while on the way, do something on the way to a place which requires no additional travel

順路

taixno [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'no [[...]][i#] [p.]

great anger, in a great rage

大怒

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

earn, make money, to gain

賺

• bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no profit, too small a profit
  沒有賺錢

• hiexnthaxn hiexnkhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'thaxn hien'khay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to live from hand to mouth
  現賺現花

• thøfthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'thaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  earn money (by labor, trade or business)
  工作(賺錢)

• tørthauthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'thaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lose in trade instead of gaining
  賠錢

• toa tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa thaxn'cvii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  making a great deal of money
  賺大錢

• wnthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: urn'thaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  safe, good, profitable investment
  穩賺

tiaxmhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiam'hofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

no wind, a calm

風靜

tyntang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tirn'tang [[...]][i#] [p.]

move, to shake

動,振動

• bøo teq tyntang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo teq tirn'tang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no movement, quite motionless, no beginning of action in a matter
  不動,沒有在進行

• boeq ciah m tyntang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq ciah m tirn'tang; bøeq ciah m tirn'tang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lazy fellow, a useless mouth, a good-for-nothing
  只吃不做

tngxzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'zerng [[...]][i#] [p.]

end a family line, have no heir, sterilize, sterilization

絕種

tngxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

not having any communication, not coming and going, having no means of livelihood, cut off a road for retreat

斷交,沒來往

• kab y tngxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab y tng'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  having no more business with him
  跟他斷交

tngxtaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'taang [[...]][i#] [p.]

no money, not even a penny, not a red cent

一毛錢也沒有

• Poaqkiao sw kaq tngxtaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Poah'kiao sw kaq tng'taang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Gambled until he didn't have a cent.
  賭博輸得光光。

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

east, eastern, the host, master, owner

東

• kixntofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kin'tofng; kin/kun'tofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Near East
  近東

• koftofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'tofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  shareholder, stockholder
  股東

• maf'nie tonghofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mar'nie tofng'hofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turn a deaf ear to, pay no attention to, indifferent and aloof
  馬耳東風

• Oafntofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oarn'tofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the Far East
  遠東

uxlo bøzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'lo bøo'zhux [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a wandering vagrant or very poor man, who has no place to live, bum, vagabond

無家可歸

u simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u sym'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

have heart for doing a thing

有心情

• bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have no heart for doing a thing
  沒有心情

uicie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]

until, no farther, as far as to..., only so far as this

為止

• kaux ciaf uicie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux ciaf uii'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  comes this far, and no farther (a piece of ground)
  到此為止

• kaux go tiarm uicie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux go tiarm uii'cie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no later than five o'clock
  到五點為止

ui'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'han [[...]][i#] [p.]

serve as a limit, exclusively, no more or no longer than

為限

• go kafng ui'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go kafng uii'han [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no longer than five days
  五天為限

''No'a'' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''nof/noo'a'' [[...]] 

Noah, Noah's ark

bøkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.14]

Ccl : (introduces subordinate clause in a "whether-or-not" construction): no matter whether…or…<[bo5-koan2 i beh lai5 a7 m7 lai5]…: Whether he will come or not…>

不管

bølun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'lun [[...]][i#] [p.15]

Ccl : (introduce a clause in which alternatives are excluded): no matter whether, no matter which <[bo5-lun7 sim2-mih8 lang5], [long2 thang lai5]: everyone, no matter who, may come>, <[bo5-lun7 Lim] S.S. [a2-si7 Tan5] S.S. [long2 e7-hiau2 kong2 Eng-gu2]: Both Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen can speak English>

無論

u: cy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.25]

R : (marks the number following [chi] as a fraction of, or smaller unit of, the number or unit preceding [chi] <[sann hun chi it]: one-third>, <15 [ho7] chi 3: (house) No. 15C>)

之

ciah-kaki [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaf'ki [[...]][i#] [p.28]

VO : receive a salary but no meals from an employer

領乾薪水

englaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'laang [[...]][i#] [p.67]

N ê : one who has no interest in an affair, a mere spectator

閒人

u: hviw'svoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.87]

N ki : long incense "stick" with no bamboo inside (frequently in form of a spiral, suspended for burning)

香線

u: jim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]

Ccl : (introduces the first clauses in a construction which puts limits on one's actions or ability): no matter now… (cannot…)

任

lankoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'koaix [[...]][i#] [p.164]

cd : (after an event mentioned or understood in introduces a statement of the obvious result): No wonder

難怪

mxkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.178]

Ccl : (introduces a clause in which alternatives are excluded) : no matter whether, no matter which

不管

mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si [[...]][i#] [p.178]

Res : (to a question ending in si7-m7-si7 or si7-bo5): No

不是

u: phor'to'kofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.216]

N : collective name for the ghosts for whom the living prepare a feast on the 15th of the 7th month (These are ghosts who have no family surviving on whom they can depend for sustenance. They are also called euphemistically ho2-hiaN-ti7-a2)

普渡公

u: sog'siuo poong'koafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.246]

Sph : remain a disinterested bystander, take no action, fold ones arms and look on

袖手旁觀

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