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amlaai amkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

half good half bad

掩來掩去; 好壞參半

aobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a bad smell; bad odor smell

腐味

aomiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad reputation

惡名; 臭名

arkøq bøexbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not so dusty; not so bad

還不錯

armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dark road; do something bad

暗路; 夜路

bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

ever; had the experience; know; recognize; discern; know; recognize; be acquainted with; understand

曾; 識; 捌

bad bexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can't know thoroughly

識不透; 不能盡知

bad bøkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do not know sufficiently

識不夠; 學得不夠

bad ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have the experience of eating

曾吃; 曾吃過

bad høfphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know the difference between good and evil

識好歹; 識善惡

bad khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have the experience of going

去過; 曾去

bad laang ee jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know or understand the value of being grateful; know how to show gratitude

識人的人情; 知恩

bad laang mxbad miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

recognize a person but not remember his or her name

認人不識名

bad thaity ciaq zaiviar tølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

learn by experience (Idiom. He who slaughters pigs knows how meat should be cut.)

曾殺豬才知道刀路

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know thoroughly

識透透

bad-bøexkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

識未到

bad-kaq u zhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know very thoroughly; as a man's whole character

識得有剩; 很熟識

bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

ugly; ugly; bad; difficult

醜陋; 醜惡; 醜

bat'høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

able to evaluate wares correctly; able to judge the worth of an artistic work; able to tell good from bad

識貨

baybi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad smell; odor; stink; bad-smelling

臭味; 醜味; 味道不好

bayhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

goods of poor quality; substandard goods; bad man

醜貨; 不良物品 (人)

bayhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad products

醜貨; 不好的貨品

baykiøhsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad actor or actress; unskillful worker

醜叫帳; 不合群的

baylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad; bad road; ugly; violate law road

醜路; 粗惡; 犯法的路

baytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad affairs

醜代; 壞事

bayteg zhud høfsurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)

壞竹出好筍

befng'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fierce evil; very very bad

猛惡

bexhaokof`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can't eat (vulgar); bad looking

未孝孤得; 難吃; 難看

boadsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

modern customs; latter-day fashions or fads; decadent ways; bad customs

末俗; 惡俗

bofngbofng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

barely adequate; not too bad

罔罔仔; 還可以

bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not too bad; can get through

罔去; 姑且去

bofngkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not too bad; can get through

罔過; 過得去

bøzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no mistake; quite sure; assured; can't go wrong; correct; without error; no mistake; That's right! Not bad! Right on!

無錯; 不錯; 沒錯

chiahkhasiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a bad doctor

赤腳先; 蒙古大夫

chiahpepee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad-tempered (woman)

赤耙耙; 兇巴巴 (女人)

chionghie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

arrange a wedding for a very ill young man with the hope that the event of great joy will drive away his bad luck and hasten his recovery (an old Chinese custom)

沖喜

chiwlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

craft; handicraft; workmanship whether good or bad

手路

chvibixnhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a bad-tempered or a crabby person

青面虎; 易怒者

ciaokaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(v) pair up; put into pairs; (v) add sth into a group; mixed in proper proportions like of good and bad

照佮; 搭配; 公允分配

ciexnhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad woman; a mean woman

賤貨 (罵壞女人)

ciexnhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

whore; bad woman; a mean woman

賤婦

ciexnkud^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad bones

賤骨

ciongzhøx ciuxzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

accept the consequences of a mistake and try to adapt oneself thereto; make the best of a bad job

將錯就錯

cviarchiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

one person's lot collides right with the other one; bad luck

正沖

cviasoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to have bad luck

真倒霉; 很衰

eh'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad luck

厄運

ek'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad luck

厄運

gegkerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

adverse circumstances; bad fortune; adversity

逆境

giedieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fate as conditioned by person's past; bad marriage or relationship; karma

孽緣

giedzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad seed; bastard; child of non-virtuous parents (also used to scold a person)

孽種

goansexng putkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

original bad character is not yet reformed

原性不改

guxjiin putsiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

married the wrong guy; married a bad husband

遇人不淑

hai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad guy

敗類; 小流氓

hai`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's bad

糟了; 害了

hai`løq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's bad

害了

haixhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

goods bad to people

不好的貨; 害貨

haixmih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad thing

害物

hauxiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to follow a bad example; to imitate vice knowingly

效尤

haxzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad strategy; measure or policy

下策

hie-chiofng-hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to save patient's life by giving him a wedding to counteract bad luck

喜沖喜

hionghox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad news on one’s death

凶耗

hiongjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad luck day; designated as an unlucky or unfortunate day for doing something

凶日; 不吉之日

hiongkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad and; or good luck

凶吉

hionglieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

year of bad crops or famine

凶年

hiongpøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad announcement on one’s death

凶報

hiongsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad news as of person's death

凶訊

hiongsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

evil luck causing illness; death; like the bad luck associated with putting the body into the coffin

凶煞; 埋葬時之煞氣

hiongtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad omen; augury of evil

凶兆; 壞預兆

hoad serngte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

get into a bad humor; become angry

發脾氣

hoafnkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to alienate the enemy coalition; good person turning bad

反間; 反奸

hoai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad; to spoil; a dirty trick

壞

hoaixsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a bad or evil thing; to ruin

壞事

hoatloo^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

incense pot catching fire; indicates spirit is not happen with what was proposed; indicates something unfortunate is going to happen; it's a bad omen

香爐著火; 發爐

hoaxnsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to commit an evil spirit; come under bad spiritual influence of a grave or house

犯煞

honghiofng hoarkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

turn every piece of bad luck into good

逢凶化吉

høefkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad temper

火氣

høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

good or bad

好歹

høfphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

good or bad

好歹

høfphvae zhampoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

good and bad about half-and-half

好壞參半

høxhog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unexpected good or bad fortune

禍福

høxhog bubuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

The source of good and bad fortune is uncertain. (Fortune and misfortune do not come through a definite door.)

禍福無門

huxnhun-tuxntun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

chaotic; disorderly; confused; good and bad confusedly mixed

渾渾沌沌

hvorsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(n) bad action; deed (used ironically); be bent on making trouble; meddlesome

好事

iim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

lewd; obscene; bad; immoral

淫

iofnghor siongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

keep a bad subordinate who will one day bring ruin to his protector (Lit. raise a tiger which will injure its feeder later on)

養虎傷身

iuay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the smell of oil or a bad odor

油挨; 臭油味

ixsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

foreign customs; strange customs; different custom; bad custom

異俗

jiafmtiøh kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

caught a bad cold

染著感冒; 感染感冒

jiafmtiøh phvae-sibkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

infected by bad habits

染到壞習慣

jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fate; destiny; luck (good or bad); predestination; one's fortune; good or bad; esp. in relation to one's horoscope

字運; 命運; 運氣

juo-laai juo-giamtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

progressive; going from bad to worse

漸劇; 越來越嚴重

kae-bøe-khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉; 改不起來

kafsoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

luck or fortune couldn't be that bad; that cruel

運氣沒那麼壞

karphvae^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad incfluence; teach wrong things (usually to children)

教壞

kaytiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

get rid of (bad habit)

改掉

kebør thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hen crows (a very bad omen); said of a wife ruling her husband; the wife wears the pants in the family

母雞啼 (很困難)

khawzhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

halitosis; bad breath

口臭

kheabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godparents When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child; according to fortune-tellers; his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the kh

乾媽; 契母

khekhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not get along well; be on bad terms; be at

不和; 挑剔; 卡孔

khiapmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bad luck

厄運

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🗣 aux 🗣 (u: aux) 漚 [wt][mo] àu [#]

1. (Adj) (vegetables and fruits) rotten; stale; stinking; smelly. often used to describe rotten, decaying, bad, base, mean, despicable people and things || 蔬果腐爛或是不新鮮、有臭味。多用來形容爛的、不好的、卑劣的人事物。

🗣le: (u: aux'po) 🗣 (漚步) (卑劣的手段)

🗣le: (u: aux'hoex) 🗣 (漚貨) (爛貨)

🗣le: (u: aux laai'ar) 🗣 (漚梨仔) (爛掉的梨子，也用來罵人。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bad 🗣 (u: bad) 捌^t [wt][mo] bat [#]

1. (V) to understand; to comprehend; to know || 懂、知道、明白。

🗣le: (u: Zøx'laang tø aix bad tø'lie.) 🗣 (做人就愛捌道理。) (做人就要懂道理。)

2. (V) to know (sb); to recognize; to be familiar with || 認識。

🗣le: (u: Cid ee laang lie karm bad`y?) 🗣 (這个人你敢捌伊？) (這個人你認識他嗎？)

3. (Adv) have had the experience of; already; previously; ever || 曾經。

🗣le: (u: Goar bad thviaf'koex Peh'zhat'chid`ar ee kox'su.) 🗣 (我捌聽過白賊七仔的故事。) (我曾聽過白賊七的故事。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bae 🗣 (u: bae) 䆀 [wt][mo] bái [#]

1. (Adj) ugly || 醜陋。

🗣le: (u: Y svef'zøx cyn bae.) 🗣 (伊生做真䆀。) (他長得真醜。)

2. (Adj) vile; nasty; awful; terrible; bad || 惡劣、糟糕。

🗣le: (u: Y ee sym'zeeng cviaa bae.) 🗣 (伊的心情誠䆀。) (他的心情很惡劣。)

3. (Adj) (colloquial, of quality, ability, etc.) no good; bad; poor; disappointing || 差勁、不好。

🗣le: (u: Y ee kafng'hw cyn bae.) 🗣 (伊的工夫真䆀。) (他的工夫很差勁。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bat'høex 🗣 (u: bad'hoex hex bad'høex) 捌貨 [wt][mo] bat-huè/bat-hè [#]

1. (V) || 識貨。能鑑別東西好壞。

🗣le: (u: Lie u'viar bad'hoex!) 🗣 (你有影捌貨！) (你真是識貨！)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 batji 🗣 (u: bad'ji) 捌字 [wt][mo] bat-jī/bat-lī [#]

1. (V) || 識字。認識、看得懂文字。

🗣le: (u: Yn pe'buo lorng m bad'ji.) 🗣 (𪜶爸母攏毋捌字。) (他的父母親都不識字。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 batsviu 🗣 (u: bad'sviu) 捌想 [wt][mo] bat-siūnn [#]

1. (V) || 懂事、明辨、思慮。

🗣le: (u: Juo ze hoex juo bad'sviu.) 🗣 (愈濟歲愈捌想。) (年紀愈大愈懂事。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 battaq 🗣 (u: bad'taq) bat-tah [wt][mo] bat-tah [#]

1. () batter (baseball). from Japanese バッター (battā) || 球棒。源自日語バッター(battaa)。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hai 🗣 (u: hai) 害 [wt][mo] hāi [#]

1. (V) to deliberately injure; to harm; damage || 故意使別人遭受不幸。

🗣le: (u: Lie m'thafng hai`laang.) 🗣 (你毋通害人。) (你不要害人。)

🗣le: (u: ham'hai) 🗣 (陷害) (陷害)

2. (V) (thing) to get spoiled, ruined, destroyed || 東西壞掉、損毀。

🗣le: (u: Goar ee chiuo'ky'ar hai`khix`aq.) 🗣 (我的手機仔害去矣。) (我的手機壞掉了。)

3. (V) to be done for || 糟糕、事情不好、完蛋。

🗣le: (u: Hai`aq`laq! Tai'cix piag'khafng`aq`laq!) 🗣 (害矣啦！代誌煏空矣啦！) (糟了啦！事情出紕漏了啦！)

4. (Adj) terrible; bad; awful || 糟糕。

🗣le: (u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn hai, kuy'jit lorng teq phaq'tien'tong.) 🗣 (這个囡仔真害，規日攏咧拍電動。) (這個孩子很糟糕，整天在打電動。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hexng 🗣 (u: hexng) 興 [wt][mo] hìng [#]

1. (V) to be fond of; to like; to take pleasure in; to have a fancy for; to desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense) || 愛好、嗜好。

🗣le: (u: Y hexng lym ciuo.) 🗣 (伊興啉酒。) (他喜好喝酒。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hoafnkarm 🗣 (u: hoarn'karm) 反感 [wt][mo] huán-kám [#]

1. () (CE) to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy || 反感
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hoghoad 🗣 (u: hok'hoad) 復發 [wt][mo] ho̍k-huat [#]

1. () (CE) to recur (of a disease); to reappear; to relapse (into a former bad state) || 復發
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 høfphvae 🗣 (u: hør'phvae) 好歹 [wt][mo] hó-pháinn [#]

1. (Adj) || 好的與壞的。

🗣le: (u: Lie u'kaux gong, lieen hør'phvae laang tøf hwn be zhud`laai.) 🗣 (你有夠戇，連好歹人都分袂出來。) (你真笨，連好人壞人都分不出來。)

2. (Adv) || 反正、無論如何。

🗣le: (u: Hør'phvae lorng si kaf'ki ee kviar, lie tø khvoax khaq khuy`leq.) 🗣 (好歹攏是家己的囝，你就看較開咧。) (無論如何都是自己的小孩，你就看開一些。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 iafloong 🗣 (u: iar'loong) 野狼 [wt][mo] iá-lông [#]

1. () (CE) "wild wolves" - people that show up with bad intentions || 野狼
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 Id tai chyn, ji tai piao, svaf tai m bad liawliao. 🗣 (u: Id tai chyn, ji tai piao, svaf tai m bad liao'liao.) 一代親，二代表，三代毋捌了了。 [wt][mo] It tāi tshin, jī tāi piáu, sann tāi m̄ bat liáu-liáu. [#]

1. () || 一代至親，二代表親，三代全都不認識。第一代是骨肉至親的兄弟姐妹，第二代子孫彼此以姑表、姨表來相互稱呼，到了第三代就彼此不認識了，意為親戚間的往來，一代比一代疏遠。

🗣le: (u: U'tafng'sii'ar kang kofng'zok'ar teq ciah'hoe ee sii, toa'po'hun ee laang ho'siofng lorng bøo siøf'bad, bok'koaix siok'gie korng, “Id tai chyn, ji tai piao, svaf tai m bad liao'liao.”) 🗣 (有當時仔仝公族仔咧食會的時，大部份的人互相攏無相捌，莫怪俗語講：「一代親，二代表，三代毋捌了了。」) (有時候親族定期餐會聚餐的時候，大部分的人彼此都不認識，難怪俗話說：「親戚間的往來，一代比一代疏遠。」)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 jixnbad 🗣 (u: jin'bad) 認捌 [wt][mo] jīn-bat/līn-bat [#]

1. (V) || 學習認識。

🗣le: (u: Aix sefng øh larn ee buo'gie, ciaq'køq jin'bad pat ciorng ee oe'gie.) 🗣 (愛先學咱的母語，才閣認捌別種的話語。) (要先學咱們的母語，再來認識別種的話語。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kae 🗣 (u: kae) 改 [wt][mo] kái [#]

1. (V) to alter; to change; to transform || 轉變。

🗣le: (u: kae'too) 🗣 (改途) (變換行業類別)

2. (V) to give up or stop doing sth; to quit; to give up (a bad habit); to abstain from; to avoid || 戒、戒除。

🗣le: (u: kae'hwn) 🗣 (改薰) (戒菸)

🗣le: (u: kae'ciuo) 🗣 (改酒) (戒酒)

3. (V) to repent || 悔悟。

🗣le: (u: kae'køx) 🗣 (改過) (改過)

4. (V) to revise; to amend; to read through to evaluate; to referee || 修正、批閱。

🗣le: (u: Lau'sw teq kae pho'ar.) 🗣 (老師咧改簿仔。) (老師在改簿子。)

5. (Mw) turn; time; occasion || 計算次數的單位。

🗣le: (u: køq siar cit kae) 🗣 (閣寫一改) (再寫一次)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kauq 🗣 (u: kauq) 𩛩^t [wt][mo] kauh [#]

1. (V) to sandwich; to roll up; to sweep up; to wrap up (eatables in thin pancakes) || 夾進、捲入。

🗣le: (u: Ho hae'erng kauq`khix.) 🗣 (予海湧𩛩去。) (被海浪捲去。)

🗣le: (u: kauq jun'pviar) 🗣 (𩛩潤餅) (包春捲)

2. (N) roll (food item) || 成捲的食物、包在一起的食物。

🗣le: (u: pviar'kauq) 🗣 (餅𩛩) (潤餅)

🗣le: (u: jun'pviar'kauq) 🗣 (潤餅𩛩) (潤餅、春捲)

3. (Mw) roll || 捲。計算成捲物品的單位。

🗣le: (u: cit kauq jun'pviar) 🗣 (一𩛩潤餅) (一捲潤餅)

4. (V) to become bad, moldy, rotten || 把肥料犁入土中。

🗣le: (u: kauq'puii) 🗣 (𩛩肥) (堆肥)

5. (V) || 長期受潮。

🗣le: (u: Vef'ar khaf'zhngf kauq`tiøh.) 🗣 (嬰仔尻川𩛩著。) (嬰兒屁股包著溼尿布太久發炎紅腫。)

🗣le: (u: Tøq'pox taam'taam kauq`leq e zhaux'zhaux.) 🗣 (桌布澹澹𩛩咧會臭臭。) (抹布溼溼受潮會臭臭的。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 khiab 🗣 (u: khiab) 㾀 [wt][mo] khiap [#]

1. (V) to get worse; to degenerate; to go bad; to spoil; to break down || 變壞、搞壞。

🗣le: (u: Y khiab`khix`aq.) 🗣 (伊㾀去矣。) (他變壞了。)

2. (Adj) ugly; unsightly || 醜、不好看。

🗣le: (u: Hid ee girn'ar svef'zøx u khaq khiab.) 🗣 (彼个囡仔生做有較㾀。) (那個孩子長得比較醜。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 khøf'ie/khøfie 🗣 (u: khør'ie) 可以 [wt][mo] khó-í [#]

1. () (CE) can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good || 可以
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kor 🗣 (u: kor) 古 [wt][mo] kóo [#]

1. (Tw) past eras; ancient times || 過去久遠的時代。

🗣le: (u: kor'zar sii'tai) 🗣 (古早時代) (古時候)

2. (N) things of the past; story; tale || 過去的事物、故事。

🗣le: (u: korng'kor) 🗣 (講古) (講故事)

🗣le: (u: hoaai'kor) 🗣 (懷古) (懷古)

3. (Adj) plain and simple; inelegant; antique || 樸拙有古風。

🗣le: (u: Yn taw ee kaf'ku khaq kor.) 🗣 (𪜶兜的家具較古。) (他們家的家具古色古香。)

4. (Adj) bad; not good; poor; rotten; worn out; chaotic; messy; crappy || 不好、爛。

🗣le: (u: Cid ciorng mih'kvia sviw kor`laq!) 🗣 (這種物件傷古啦！) (這種東西太爛了啦！)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 Lauxlaang m kofngkor, siaolieen m bad pør. 🗣 (u: Lau'laang m korng'kor, siaux'lieen m bad pør.) 老人毋講古，少年毋捌寶。 [wt][mo] Lāu-lâng m̄ kóng-kóo, siàu-liân m̄ bat pó. [#]

1. () || 老年人不說故事，年輕人得不到寶貴經驗。形容老年人有很多值得年輕人學習的經驗。

🗣le: (u: Thviaf af'kofng korng liao'au, goar ciaq zay'viar kym'kao'mof si iar'goa cie'hoeq cyn hør ee sit'but, cyn'cviax si “lau'laang m korng'kor, siaux'lieen m bad pør.”) 🗣 (聽阿公講了後，我才知影金狗毛是野外止血真好的植物，真正是「老人毋講古，少年毋捌寶。」) (聽爺爺說過後，我才知道金狗毛蕨是野外很好的止血植物，真的是「老人若不述說，年輕人不識貨。」)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 mxbad/m bad 🗣 (u: m bad) 毋捌 [wt][mo] m̄ bat [#]

1. (Adv) hasn't yet; hasn't ever; never || 不曾。

🗣le: (u: Goar m bad zhud'kog`koex.) 🗣 (我毋捌出國過。) (我不曾出過國。)

2. (V) to not know; to not recognize; to be unfamiliar with; to be unacquainted with sb || 不認識。

🗣le: (u: Y m bad'ji.) 🗣 (伊毋捌字。) (他不識字。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 mxhør/m hør 🗣 (u: m hør) 毋好 [wt][mo] m̄ hó [#]

1. (Adj) no good; bad; terrible || 不好、糟糕。

🗣le: (u: Of'peh me`laang si m hør ee tai'cix.) 🗣 (烏白罵人是毋好的代誌。) (亂罵人是不好的事情。)

2. (Adv) cannot; won't do || 不能、不可以。

🗣le: (u: Cid kvia tai'cix m'hør korng`zhud'khix.) 🗣 (這件代誌毋好講出去。) (這件事情不能說出去。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 oafng 🗣 (u: oafng) 嚾 [wt][mo] uang [#]

1. (N) colleague; co-conspirator; accomplice (refers to bad groups in particular) || 同夥的人。特指不好的群體。

🗣le: (u: kuy'oafng'kuy'torng) 🗣 (規嚾規黨) (同流合汙、狐群狗黨)

2. (V) to assemble; to concentrate; to mass; to build up; to marshal; to gather || 集結、聚集。

🗣le: (u: oafng'kuy'torng) 🗣 (嚾規黨) (成群結黨)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 pheeng 🗣 (u: pheeng) 評 [wt][mo] phîng [#]

1. (V) to judge or determine and illustrate right and wrong or good or bad || 判斷說明是非或好壞。

🗣le: (u: Chviar lie pheeng khvoax sviar'laang khaq u lie.) 🗣 (請你評看啥人較有理。) (請你評斷看看誰比較有道理。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 phvae 🗣 (u: phvae) 歹^t [wt][mo] pháinn [#]

1. (Adj) bad; wicked; depraved; hated; loathed; no good || 壞。惡的、不好的。

🗣le: (u: Larn'laang phvae tai'cix m'thafng zøx.) 🗣 (咱人歹代誌毋通做。) (我們人壞事不要做。)

2. (V) broken || 壞掉。

🗣le: (u: Goarn taw ee lerng'khix zaf'mee phvae`khix`aq!) 🗣 (阮兜的冷氣昨暝歹去矣！) (我們家的冷氣昨晚壞了！)

3. (V) fierce; ferocious; vicious || 對人凶惡。

🗣le: (u: Lie bøo'tai'bøo'cix phvae goar zhoxng sviaq?) 🗣 (你無代無誌歹我創啥？) (你沒事兇我幹嘛？)

4. (Adv) not easily; difficult to || 不容易地。

🗣le: (u: Løh'ho'thvy ee sii'zun, cid tiaau lo tø piexn kaq cyn phvae kviaa.) 🗣 (落雨天的時陣，這條路就變甲真歹行。) (下雨天的時候，這條路就變得很難走。)

5. (V) to cause harm or damage || 使……受傷、受損。

🗣le: (u: AF'beeng tiofng'taux ciah'phvae pag'tor, sor'ie e'pof tø zherng'kar tngr`khix.) 🗣 (阿明中晝食歹腹肚，所以下晡就請假轉去。) (阿明中午吃壞肚子，所以下午就請假回家。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 phvix 🗣 (u: phvix) 片^p [wt][mo] phìnn [#]

1. (N) thin piece; flake; a slice; film || 又平又薄成片狀的物品。

🗣le: (u: beeng'phvix) 🗣 (名片) (名片)

2. (Mw) piece; slice; pane; sheet; frame; slide || 計算片狀物品的單位。

🗣le: (u: cit phvix pafng'ar) 🗣 (一片枋仔) (一片木板)

3. (N) character acquired through long habit; habits and properties; individuality; personality; character; temperament; disposition; bad temper || 習性、個性、脾氣。

🗣le: (u: phvae phiaq'phvix) 🗣 (歹癖片) (不好的習性)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 piaxng 🗣 (u: piaxng) 迸 [wt][mo] piàng [#]

1. (Adj) (about a difficult situation) miserable; pitiful; wretched; awful; messy; terrible; in bad shape || 慘了、糟了。用於表現有難以解決的事。

🗣le: (u: Goar piaxng`aq!) 🗣 (我迸矣！) (我慘了！我糟了！)

2. (V) (of mood) to break out; to erupt; to explode; to burst out; to clash; to collide in conflict || 爆發情緒、起衝突。

🗣le: (u: Hid tin laang korng bøo svaf kux oe tø khie piaxng`aq.) 🗣 (彼陣人講無三句話就起迸矣。) (那群人講不到三句話就起衝突了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 pierncid 🗣 (u: piexn'cid) 變質 [wt][mo] piàn-tsit [#]

1. () (CE) to degenerate; to go bad; to deteriorate; metamorphosis || 變質
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 putlioong 🗣 (u: pud'lioong) 不良 [wt][mo] put-liông [#]

1. () (CE) bad; harmful; unhealthy || 不良
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 sie 🗣 (u: sie) 死^p [wt][mo] sí [#]

1. (V) to die; to cease living || 生命結束，沒有生命跡象。

🗣le: (u: sie'boong) 🗣 (死亡) (死亡)

2. (Adv) extremely; reaching extremes || 到達極點。

🗣le: (u: khix kaq beq'sie) 🗣 (氣甲欲死) (氣得要死)

🗣le: (u: kviaf`sie) 🗣 (驚死) (怕死了)

3. (Adv) senseless as if dead || 如死亡一般無知覺的。

🗣le: (u: khuxn'sie) 🗣 (睏死) (睡死)

4. (Adj) still; immobile; static; stationary; motionless || 靜止不動的。

🗣le: (u: sie'zuie) 🗣 (死水) (死水)

5. (Adj) cannot/must not/should not/unable/incapable of changing; immutable || 不能或無法改變的。

🗣le: (u: sie'nao'kyn) 🗣 (死腦筋) (頭腦不知變通)

6. (Adj) won't work; will get (you) nowhere || 行不通的。

🗣le: (u: Thaau'zeeng si sie'lo.) 🗣 (頭前是死路。) (前面是死路。)

7. (Adv) fiercely; ferociously; fiendishly; frighteningly || 形容凶惡，多重疊使用。

🗣le: (u: phvae'sie'sie) 🗣 (歹死死) (凶惡無禮)

8. (Adv) (situation) rotten; messy; bad || 表示情況很糟。

🗣le: (u: Sie`aq, cvii bøo`khix`aq.) 🗣 (死矣，錢無去矣。) (完了，錢不見了。)

9. (Adj) used to scold or yell at someone || 用來罵人。

🗣le: (u: sie'girn'ar) 🗣 (死囡仔) (死孩子)

🗣le: (u: sie'zhat'ar'por) 🗣 (死賊仔脯) (死賊子)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 siøbad/svabad 🗣 (u: siøf/svaf'bad) 相捌 [wt][mo] sio-bat [#]

1. (V) || 相識。彼此認識。

🗣le: (u: Yn nng ee bøo siøf'bad, larn laai kaix'siau ho yn sek'sai.) 🗣 (𪜶兩个無相捌，咱來介紹予𪜶熟似。) (他們兩個還不相識，我們來介紹讓他們認識。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 siøh 🗣 (u: siøh) 液^t [wt][mo] sio̍h [#]

1. (N) bad smelling moisture; moisture; slight perspiration || 皮膚似汗的分泌物。

🗣le: (u: zhaux'khaf'siøh) 🗣 (臭跤液) (臭腳汗)

🗣le: (u: chiuo'siøh) 🗣 (手液) (手汗)

🗣le: (u: zhaux'siøh'bi) 🗣 (臭液味) (肉類腐壞的氣味)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 thøx 🗣 (u: thøx) 套 [wt][mo] thò [#]

1. (Mw) classifier for sets, collections || 計算成組事物的單位。

🗣le: (u: kuy thøx ee zheq) 🗣 (規套的冊) (成套的書)

2. (V) to cover up something from outside view || 將遮蓋物覆蓋在實際物品的外面。

🗣le: (u: Iong log'ar ka phuu'tøo thøx`khie'laai.) 🗣 (用橐仔共葡萄套起來。) (用袋子把葡萄套起來。)

3. (V) (fig.) to fish for; to obtain slyly (using clever words) || 利用巧妙的說話技巧誘騙他人說出實情。

🗣le: (u: Bøo, lie si teq thøx goar ee oe si`m?) 🗣 (無，你是咧套我的話是毋？) (你是在套我的話是吧？)

4. (V) plot (with a bad person); to collude || 指彼此互相串通、配合。

🗣le: (u: Id'zhex lorng si lirn thøx'hør`ee!) 🗣 (一切攏是恁套好的！) (一切都是你們串通安排好的！)

5. (N) object used as cover, cap, case, etc || 用來覆蓋的東西。

🗣le: (u: pid'thøx) 🗣 (筆套) (筆套)

🗣le: (u: zheq'thøx) 🗣 (冊套) (書套)

🗣le: (u: goa'thøx) 🗣 (外套) (外套)

6. (N) ability; skills || 本事。

🗣le: (u: Phva chid'ar y u cit thøx.) 🗣 (奅姼仔伊有一套。) (他對釣女朋友有一套。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 tox 🗣 (u: tox) 𪐞 [wt][mo] tòo [#]

1. (V) to dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc); to contaminate; to infect || 染、傳染。

🗣le: (u: Karm'mo e tox`laang.) 🗣 (感冒會𪐞人。) (感冒會傳染給別人。)

🗣le: (u: Peh svaf tox kaq piexn of`ee.) 🗣 (白衫𪐞甲變烏的。) (白衣服染得變黑了。)

2. (V) to blot (art technique. ink spreads on blotting paper or watercolor paper) || 暈開。液體滴在紙或布上而散開、滲透。

🗣le: (u: Ka of'bak tox'khuy ti zoar terng ma si cit ciorng oe'too ee chiuo'hoad.) 🗣 (共烏墨𪐞開佇紙頂嘛是一種畫圖的手法。) (讓墨汁在紙上暈開也是一種畫圖的手法。)

3. (V) to trace (a drawing); to copy; to depict || 描。以半透明紙覆蓋原圖上，照著線條畫。

🗣le: (u: Goar be'hiao oe, bøo, goar tox cit tviw ho`lie.) 🗣 (我袂曉畫，無，我𪐞一張予你。) (我不會畫，不然，我描一張給你好了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 un 🗣 (u: un) 運^b [wt][mo] ūn [#]

1. (N) luck (good or bad); fate; fortune || 運氣。

🗣le: (u: Lie cyn hør'un`neq!) 🗣 (你真好運呢！) (你運氣真好耶！)

2. (V) to transport; to ship; to convey || 搬送。

🗣le: (u: un hoex) 🗣 (運貨) (運送貨物)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Goar cit'six'laang m bad zøx'koex tuix'pud'khie pat'laang ee tai'cix. 我一世人毋捌做過對不起別人的代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我一輩子不曾做過對不起他人的事。

🗣u: Goar m bad zhud'kog`koex. 我毋捌出國過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我不曾出過國。

🗣u: Y m bad'ji. 伊毋捌字。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他不識字。

🗣u: Y bad ciog ze ciorng zøx huii'ar ee chiuo'lo. 伊捌足濟種做瓷仔的手路。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他懂得很多種做瓷器的專門技術。

🗣u: Goar m bad teq ka laang khiaxm'siaux. 我毋捌咧共人欠數。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我不曾欠別人帳。

🗣u: Cid ee miaa cyn svef'hun, goar m bad thviaf`koex. 這个名真生份，我毋捌聽過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這個名字真陌生，我沒聽過。

🗣u: Girn'ar'kviar m bad'tai'cix, m'thafng khap'be'tiøh tø ka y phaq. 囡仔囝毋捌代誌，毋通磕袂著就共伊拍。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子不懂事，不要動不動就打他。

🗣u: Zar'nii y bad zhud'kog. 早年伊捌出國。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

往年他曾出國去。

🗣u: Khia ti boea'liw hid ee, lie karm bad`y? 徛佇尾溜彼个，你敢捌伊？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

站在最後面那個人，你認識他嗎？

🗣u: Goar na bøo thiaq'phoax ho lie thviaf, lie tø m bad. 我若無拆破予你聽，你就毋捌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我如果沒有說明給你聽，你是不會懂的。

🗣u: Cid'mar m bad khvoax laang kex'zhoa ee sii teq ze hoef'kiø`aq. 這馬毋捌看人嫁娶的時咧坐花轎矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

現在不曾看到有人結婚坐大紅轎子了。

🗣u: IE'zeeng Bie'kog bad hioxng Jit'purn soafn'ciexn. 以前美國捌向日本宣戰。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

以前美國曾經向日本宣戰。

🗣u: Suy'jieen zhux'lai cyn saxn, y lorng m bad oaxn'thaxn. 雖然厝內真散，伊攏毋捌怨嘆。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

雖然家裡很窮，他都不曾怨恨悲嘆。

🗣u: Cid hang khafng'khoex goar m bad zøx`koex, chviar lie ka goar cie'tiarm`cit'e. 這項工課我毋捌做過，請你共我指點一下。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這件工作我沒做過，請你替我指點一下。

🗣u: Yn nng ee bøo siøf'bad, larn laai kaix'siau ho yn sek'sai. 𪜶兩个無相捌，咱來介紹予𪜶熟似。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他們兩個還不相識，我們來介紹讓他們認識。

🗣u: Y si cit ee siøf'zvex m jin'sw, siøf'sw køq m bad viaa ee laang. 伊是一个相諍毋認輸，相輸閣毋捌贏的人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他是一個跟人家爭論就不認輸，跟人家打賭又不曾贏的人。

🗣u: Cid zhud tien'viar goar nar'chviu bad khvoax`koex. 這齣電影我若像捌看過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我好像看過這部電影。

🗣u: Lie khvoax tiøh bin'sek'bin'sek, larn karm bad siøf'kvix`koex? 你看著面熟面熟，咱敢捌相見過？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你看起來好面熟，我們可曾見過面？

🗣u: Zøx'laang tø aix bad tø'lie. 做人就愛捌道理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

做人就要懂道理。

🗣u: Cid ee laang lie karm bad`y? 這个人你敢捌伊？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這個人你認識他嗎？

🗣u: Goar bad thviaf'koex Peh'zhat'chid`ar ee kox'su. 我捌聽過白賊七仔的故事。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我曾聽過白賊七的故事。

🗣u: Yn pe'buo lorng m bad'ji. 𪜶爸母攏毋捌字。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他的父母親都不識字。

🗣u: Lie u'viar bad'hoex! 你有影捌貨！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你真是識貨！

🗣u: Juo ze hoex juo bad'sviu. 愈濟歲愈捌想。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

年紀愈大愈懂事。

🗣u: Y kyn'purn tøf m bad'ji, nar e'hiao siar phoef? 伊根本都毋捌字，哪會曉寫批？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他本來就不識字，怎麼會寫信？

🗣u: Goar m bad khvoax'koex goarn zor'kofng. 我毋捌看過阮祖公。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我不曾見過我的曾祖父。

🗣u: Y sox'sit m bad chiaw'koex svaf kafng. 伊素食毋捌超過三工。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他吃素不曾超過三天。

🗣u: Y zu'laai tø m bad phoax'pve. 伊自來就毋捌破病。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他從來都不曾生病。

🗣u: Zeeng'kaux'tvaf goar lorng m bad khvoax'koex thvy'terng løh'seq. 從到今我攏毋捌看過天頂落雪。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我從來沒看過下雪。

🗣u: Khia'sngx'korng y khaq m bad'tai'cix, lie siør niu`y`cit'e. 徛算講伊較毋捌代誌，你小讓伊一下。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

姑念他較不懂事，你稍微讓他一下。

🗣u: Tak'pae bea zhae'koaxn, goar na chiafm cid hø, y tø khuy hid hø, na chiafm hid hø, tø khuy cid hø. Liah'kw'zao'piq, lorng m bad tiøh'ciorng. 逐擺買彩券，我若簽這號，伊就開彼號，若簽彼號，就開這號。掠龜走鱉，攏毋捌著獎。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

每次買彩券，我若簽這號，它就開那號，若簽那號，就開這號。顧此失彼，從未中過獎。

🗣u: Goar iao m bad ciab'chiog'koex cid ciorng syn sarn'phirn. 我猶毋捌接觸過這種新產品。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我還未接觸過這種新產品。

🗣u: Lie karm bad khvoax laang teq khafn'boong? 你敢捌看人咧牽亡？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你有看過人家在牽亡魂嗎？

🗣u: Cid'lø bun'tee karn'karn'tafn'tafn, zexng'laang bad`ee ah'tiøh lie korng. 這號問題簡簡單單，眾人捌的曷著你講。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這種問題很簡單，一般人都知道的還用你來說。

🗣u: Y kuy'six'laang ciah'khor, m bad hiarng'siu`koex. 伊規世人食苦，毋捌享受過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他一輩子吃苦，不曾享受過。

🗣u: Y kafn'naf e og`goar, m bad og`laang. 伊干焦會惡我，毋捌惡人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他只會對我兇，不曾兇別人

🗣u: Yn taw cyn saxn'chiaq, lorng m bad khvoax y zheng cit sw syn svaf. 𪜶兜真散赤，攏毋捌看伊穿一軀新衫。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他家很窮，從未見過他穿一套新衣。

🗣u: Lie bad`y`bøo? 你捌伊無？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你認識他嗎？

🗣u: Y lorng khuxn tharn'khy, m bad khuxn tharn'phag. 伊攏睏坦敧，毋捌睏坦覆。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他都側睡，不曾趴著睡。

🗣u: Goar m bad khuu leq ciah'png. 我毋捌跍咧食飯。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我不曾蹲著吃飯。

🗣u: M si goar teq khoaf'khao, goarn af'ku ti Taai'tiofng, tak ee laang lorng bad`y. 毋是我咧誇口，阮阿舅佇臺中，逐个人攏捌伊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

不是我在說大話，我舅舅在臺中，每個人都認識他。

🗣u: Zøx'laang ee tø'lie aix bad. 做人的道理愛捌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

做人的道理要知道。

🗣u: Lie lieen cid'tiarm'ar tø'lie tøf m bad, khaq'sw cit ee bøo thak'zheq`ee. 你連這點仔道理都毋捌，較輸一个無讀冊的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你連這點道理都不懂，還不如一個沒受教育的人。

🗣u: Y zu'laai tø m bad jin'sw. 伊自來就毋捌認輸。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他從來就不曾服輸。

🗣u: Zu hid kafng liao'au, y tø m bad køq'zaix thee'khie hid zaan tai'cix`aq. 自彼工了後，伊就毋捌閣再提起彼層代誌矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

從那天以後，他就不曾再提起那件事了。

🗣u: Phiexn'kuie m bad ciah zuie. 騙鬼毋捌食水。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

騙鬼沒喝過水。為不相信對方所言的俏皮話。

🗣u: Goar zeeng'kaux'tvaf m bad khvoax'koex ciaq'ni'ar khiab'six ee zaf'bor. 我從到今毋捌看過遮爾仔㾀勢的查某。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我從來沒見過這麼醜陋的女人。

🗣u: E'kix'tid sex'haxn ee sii, bad khix hid kefng Mar'zor'biø paix'paix. 會記得細漢的時，捌去彼間媽祖廟拜拜。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

記得小時候，曾去那間媽祖廟拜拜。

🗣u: Terng'jit'ar goarn bad teg'sid`y, y m'ciaq tvia'tvia laai teq kaw'pvef. 頂日仔阮捌得失伊，伊毋才定定來咧交繃。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

前些日子我們曾經得罪他，因此他才常常來找麻煩。

🗣u: bad kaq u'zhwn 捌甲有賰 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

非常熟稔

🗣u: Goarn taw bad chi'koex hoef'bii, hvoaf'hie ee sii tø id'tit kiøx, nar teq chviux'koaf`leq. 阮兜捌飼過花眉，歡喜的時就一直叫，若咧唱歌咧。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我家曾養過畫眉鳥，高興時便一直叫，好像唱歌一樣。

🗣u: Y pvoaf'zao liao'au goarn tø m bad siøf'zhoe`aq. 伊搬走了後阮就毋捌相揣矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他搬走以後我們就不曾聯絡了。

🗣u: Hien'tai bang'lo hofng'pien cixn'po, u ciog ze laang si ti Bin'zheq terng'koaan kaq laang siøf'bad, pvoaa'noar. 現代網路方便進步，有足濟人是佇面冊頂懸佮人相捌、盤撋。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

現代網路方便進步，有很多人在臉書上面跟人認識、培養感情。

🗣u: Phvae'sex, goar khaq zhaa'bak, be'kix'tid larn si sviar'laang, larn karm u siøf'bad? 歹勢，我較柴目，袂記得咱是啥人，咱敢有相捌？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

抱歉，在下眼拙，不記得您是誰，我們認識嗎？

🗣u: Peeng'iuo u tai'cix laai iafng'thog, y na zøx e kaux`ee, lorng m bad ka laang thef'sag. 朋友有代誌來央託，伊若做會到的，攏毋捌共人推捒。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

朋友有事來央託，他如果力所能及，都不曾跟人家推卻。

🗣u: Y thaux'tea m bad zhud'kog. 伊透底毋捌出國。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他從來不曾出國過。

🗣u: Goar m bad vax leq jiuu thoo'khaf, jiuu bøo cit'sii'ar tø iøf'sngf'poe'thviax. 我毋捌向咧揉塗跤，揉無一時仔就腰痠背疼。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我不曾彎著身子擦地板，擦不了多久就腰痠背痛。

🗣u: Y si koex'kiaam'zuie`ee, kef bad cyn ze tai'cix. 伊是過鹹水的，加捌真濟代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他是出過國的，見聞廣博多了。

🗣u: Aix sefng øh larn ee buo'gie, ciaq'køq jin'bad pat ciorng ee oe'gie. 愛先學咱的母語，才閣認捌別種的話語。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

要先學咱們的母語，再來認識別種的話語。

🗣u: AF'kofng po'piin m bad giah pid, beq kiøx y siar phoef, si pheng giah tii'thaau khaq ciah'lat`oq! 阿公步頻毋捌攑筆，欲叫伊寫批，是並攑鋤頭較食力喔！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

爺爺向來不曾拿筆，要叫他寫信，是比拿鋤頭還吃力呢！

🗣u: Ku'tea goarn bøo sek'sai, ku'nii ciaq siøf'bad. 舊底阮無熟似，舊年才相捌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

原本我們不相識，去年才彼此認識。

🗣u: Goarn af'mar suy'jieen m bad'ji, m'køq y korng zhud'zhuix ee oe lorng si kym'gieen'giok'gie. 阮阿媽雖然毋捌字，毋過伊講出喙的話攏是金言玉語。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我祖母雖然不識字，但是他說出口的話都是金玉良言。

🗣u: Phiexn'siao`ee! Phiexn laang lorng m bad zhud'koex sia'hoe. 騙痟的！騙人攏毋捌出過社會。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

騙鬼！騙人都沒出過社會。

🗣u: Y zøx'laang cyn kofng'tø, zu'laai m bad png'kvoaf'khøx'sex, ma bøo teq khvoax toa'kvoaf'hor ee bin'seg laai zøx tai'cix. 伊做人真公道，自來毋捌傍官靠勢，嘛無咧看大官虎的面色來做代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他為人很公正，從來不曾趨炎附勢，也沒有看權臣的臉色來做事。

🗣u: Pud'koarn hid kefng zhafn'thviaf ee zhaix'tvoaf køq'khaq arn'zvoar voa, goar tøf karm'kag yn ee zhaix m bad hah'bi`koex. 不管彼間餐廳的菜單閣較按怎換，我都感覺𪜶的菜毋捌合味過。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

無論那家餐廳再怎麼改換菜單，我總覺得他們的菜從未對味過。

🗣u: IE'zar Taai'oaan bad u kuie'na kefng pøx'sia zhud axm'pøx, m'køq kaux boea`ar zhwn bøo pvoax kefng. 以早臺灣捌有幾若間報社出暗報，毋過到尾仔賰無半間。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

以前臺灣曾有好幾家報社發行晚報，但後來沒有半家。

🗣u: Y zøx'laang cyn taxng'sngf, “cit ee cvii phaq ji'zap'six ee kad”, lorng kafn'naf beq ka laang phvy, m bad korng beq chviar`laang. 伊做人真凍霜，「一个錢拍二十四个結」，攏干焦欲共人偏，毋捌講欲請人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他為人小氣，「荷包看得緊緊的」，都只想佔人便宜，從來沒說過要請客。

🗣u: U'tafng'sii'ar kang kofng'zok'ar teq ciah'hoe ee sii, toa'po'hun ee laang ho'siofng lorng bøo siøf'bad, bok'koaix siok'gie korng, “Id tai chyn, ji tai piao, svaf tai m bad liao'liao.” 有當時仔仝公族仔咧食會的時，大部份的人互相攏無相捌，莫怪俗語講：「一代親，二代表，三代毋捌了了。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

有時候親族定期餐會聚餐的時候，大部分的人彼此都不認識，難怪俗話說：「親戚間的往來，一代比一代疏遠。」

🗣u: Zu'jieen khoaan'kerng ee pai'hai, zay'eq m bad theeng'khuxn`koex, zef lorng si larn'laang zu'sw sor'tix, khaq'kef ma u laang korng zef tø si “laang bøo ciaux thvy'lie, thvy bøo ciaux kaq'cie” ee kied'kør. 自然環境的敗害，災厄毋捌停睏過，這攏是咱人自私所致，較加嘛有人講這就是「人無照天理，天無照甲子」的結果。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

自然環境的破壞、災情未曾停過，這都是我們人類有自私所導致，難怪有人說這是「人不照天理行事，天不照甲子運行」的結果。

🗣u: U ee thuy'siaw'oaan sit'zai m bad “cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang ix” ee tø'lie, laang tngf'teq bøo'eeng zøx'sefng'lie, ciaq beq laai thuy'siaw mih'kvia, khaq'kef ma ho laang ki'zoat. 有的推銷員實在毋捌「上山看山勢，入門看人意」的道理，人當咧無閒做生理，才欲來推銷物件，較加嘛予人拒絕。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

有的推銷員實在不懂「上山要觀察山勢，進門要察人心意」的道理，人家正在忙著做生意，還來推銷東西，難怪會被人家拒絕。

🗣u: AF'gi si bøo'he'bøo'løh ee chid'thøo'ar, luie cvii si m bad heeng`laang`koex, lie tiøh'aix u hid khoarn “Tai'kaq'khef paxng zhao'hii──u zurn bøo” ee axn'sngx, ciaq thafng theh cvii khix ciøq`y. 阿義是無下無落的𨑨迌仔，壘錢是毋捌還人過，你著愛有彼款「大甲溪放草魚──有準無」的按算，才通提錢去借伊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿義是個不負責任的小混混，向來借錢是從來不會還的，你得有那種「肉包子打狗──有去無回」的打算，才可以把錢拿去借給他。

🗣u: Oaan'kafng sefng'kvoaf tø e korng zuo'koarn bad efng'zaai, na bøo ho laang thee'poat`tiøh, tø e korng zuo'koarn “toa'sex'bak, koaan'ke hvi”, laang lorng si arn'nef. 員工升官就會講主管捌英才，若無予人提拔著，就會講主管「大細目，懸低耳」，人攏是按呢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

員工升官就會說主管識英才，要是未受別人提拔，就會說主管「大小眼，高低耳」，人都是如此。

🗣u: Phor'to ee sii, say'kofng tø'su liam ee ciux'gie bøo kuie ee laang bad, biin'kafn tvia'tvia kefng'thea yn si “moo'hvof kw koea zaxng, aang'paw zai lie saxng”. 普渡的時，司公道士唸的咒語無幾个人捌，民間定定供體𪜶是「毛呼龜粿粽，紅包在你送」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

普渡的時候，道士們唸的咒語沒有幾個人知道，民間常常嘲諷他們是「看著祭品隨口亂誦經，心中只有紅包」。

🗣u: Thviaf af'kofng korng liao'au, goar ciaq zay'viar kym'kao'mof si iar'goa cie'hoeq cyn hør ee sit'but, cyn'cviax si “lau'laang m korng'kor, siaux'lieen m bad pør.” 聽阿公講了後，我才知影金狗毛是野外止血真好的植物，真正是「老人毋講古，少年毋捌寶。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

聽爺爺說過後，我才知道金狗毛蕨是野外很好的止血植物，真的是「老人若不述說，年輕人不識貨。」

🗣u: Cix'iorng sae iuu'larm'chiaf kaux'tvaf zap'goa tafng`aq, lorng m bad hoad'sefng su'kox, sviu'be'kaux zaf'hngf soaq ho svoaf'terng lag`løh'laai ee ciøh'thaau teq cit'e cviaa siofng'tiong, bok'koaix u laang korng “kviaa'zuun zao'bea svaf hwn mia”, cyn'cviax lorng be'axn`tid. 志勇駛遊覽車到今十外冬矣，攏毋捌發生事故，想袂到昨昏煞予山頂落落來的石頭硩一下誠傷重，莫怪有人講「行船走馬三分命」，真正攏袂按得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

志勇開遊覽車開了十多年，都不曾沒發生過事故，想不到昨天竟然被山上砸下來的石頭打到重傷，難怪人家說「航海走馬三分命」真是讓人無法預料。

🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Girn'ar'laang u'hvi'bøo'zhuix.” Toa'laang na teq korng'oe, girn'ar'laang khaq m bad phafng'zhaux, siong'hør maix of'peh zhab'zhuix, khaq bøo tai'cix. 俗語講：「囡仔人有耳無喙。」大人若咧講話，囡仔人較毋捌芳臭，上好莫烏白插喙，較無代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「小孩子有耳朵沒嘴巴。」大人如果在交談，小孩子比較不知好歹，最好別亂插嘴，比較沒事。

🗣u: Goarn ciaf svoaf'khaf cit kefng biø, pud'sii u laang tuix ciog hng ee sor'zai laai teq paix, tiefn'tør goarn ciaf ee laang lorng m bad khix ka paix, zef tø si laang korng`ee “kin biø khy siin”. 阮遮山跤一間廟，不時有人對足遠的所在來咧拜，顛倒阮遮的人攏毋捌去共拜，這就是人講的「近廟欺神」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們這裡山腳下有一間廟，經常有人從很遠的地方來拜拜，反而我們這裡的人沒去拜過，這就是人家說的「離廟近不在乎神」。

🗣u: Lie maix khvoax y kuy'kafng tiam'tiam, tuix laang lorng cviaa kheq'khix, “e ka`laang ee kao be pui”, goar bad ho y tiap kaq zao bøo'lo thafng khix. 你莫看伊規工恬恬，對人攏誠客氣，「會咬人的狗袂吠」，我捌予伊揲甲走無路通去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你別看他安安靜靜，待人很客氣，｢會咬人的狗不叫」，我曾被他整得無路可跑。

🗣u: Mia'lie ee tai'cix si of'bin'zhat køq bøo laang bad, khvoax'mia'siefn ka laang sngx'mia lorng cyn zay'viar cid'lø zhud'thaau, e kef korng kuie'kux'ar hør'oe ho laang'kheq hvoaf'hie, arn'nef yn ciaq u cvii thafng thaxn, m'ciaq korng “sioxng'mia bøo pøf, ciah zuie tøf bøo”, khvoax'mia'siefn tø si oar'khøx cid po teq zoarn'ciah`ee. 命理的代誌是烏面賊閣無人捌，看命仙共人算命攏真知影這號齣頭，會加講幾句仔好話予人客歡喜，按呢𪜶才有錢通趁，毋才講「相命無褒，食水都無」，看命仙就是倚靠這步咧賺食的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

命理的事情是難以理解且沒人看得懂，算命的人都深諳這些把戲，會多說幾句好話讓客人高興，如此他們才會有錢賺，所以說「相命術士如果不說些讚美客人的話，連水都沒得喝」，命相師全靠這招在混飯吃的。

🗣u: Goar zoex'kin tuo'tiøh cit'koar tai'cix, bøo kaix sun'si, m'køq goar sviu'tiøh af'buo bad ka goar korng`koex, “Poah cit tør, khiøq'tiøh cit ciaq kym kef'bør.” Ciaf'ee tai'cix id'teng e'taxng ho goar juo laai juo u tix'hui, iorng'karm bin'tuix id'zhex. 我最近拄著一寡代誌，無蓋順序，毋過我想著阿母捌共我講過：「跋一倒，抾著一隻金雞母。」遮的代誌一定會當予我愈來愈有智慧，勇敢面對一切。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我最近遇到一些事情，不是那麼順利，不過我想到媽媽曾經跟我說過：「塞翁失馬，焉知非福。」這些事情一定能夠讓我越來越有智慧，勇敢面對一切。

🗣u: Sviar'laang m bad sid'pai`koex? Laang korng, “E poah ciaq e toa.” Zøx m'tiøh`khix ka toxng'zøx kefng'giam, m'ciaq saf e tiøh zøx khafng'khoex ee mee'kag, ma ciaq e juo zøx juo sek'chiuo. 啥人毋捌失敗過？人講：「會跋才會大。」做毋著去共當做經驗，毋才捎會著做工課的鋩角，嘛才會愈做愈熟手。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

誰沒有失敗過？人家說：「跌過跤才長得大。」做錯了把它當做經驗，才能掌握到工作的訣竅，也才會越做越順手。

arpax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ax'pax [[...]][i#] [p.]

selfish, covetous, tyrannical, usurp

霸道,專橫

• Y cyn arpax, lorng bøo sviu padlaang ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn ax'pax, lorng bøo sviu pat'laang ee lip'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He thinks of no one but himself.
  他很霸道,都不想別人的立場。

• Y bad arpax laang ee zhanhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bad ax'pax laang ee zhaan'hngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He encroached on other people's land.
  他曾霸佔人的田園。

amlaai amkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'laai'afm'khix; afm'laai afm'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

half good half bad

好壞參半

armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

aomiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aux'miaa; (zhaux'miaa) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad reputation

惡名,臭名

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

ugly, bad, difficult

醜

• bøexbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bae; bøe'bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not bad
  不錯

• bayzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'zøx; bae'zøx/zøex; (phvae'zøx) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  difficult to do
  難做

bae bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad-smelling

味道不好

bayhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'hoex; bae'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]

goods of poor quality, substandard goods, bad man

不良物品(人)

baykiøhsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'kiøq'siaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad actor or actress, unskillful worker

不合群的

baytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'tai [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad affairs

壞事

Bayteg zhud høfsurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'teg zhud hør'surn. [[...]][i#] [p.]

Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)

壞竹出好筍。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]][i#] [p.]
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

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

dream

夢

• binbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'bang; (zøx'bang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  dream
  作夢

• hør-bang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bang; hør-bang; (phvae'bang) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good dream, bad or terrible dream
  好(惡)夢

bad laang ee jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad laang ee jiin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

know or understand the value of being grateful, know how to show gratitude

知恩

• mxbad jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad jiin'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ungrateful
  忘恩

• bad khiekoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad khix'koex; (u khix'koex) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have been there.
  去過

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

know, recognize, be acquainted with, understand

識

• m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do not know, cannot understand
  不知道,不認識

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

have had the experience of

曾經

• m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have not had the experience of
  未曾

bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't know thoroughly

不能盡知

bad bøo kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad bøo kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

do not know sufficiently

學得不夠

bad ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]

have the experience of eating

吃過

• Lie bad ciah onglaai `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad ciah oong'laai `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Have you ever eaten pineapples?
  你吃過鳳梨嗎?

• Goar bad ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bad ciah. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have eaten it.
  我吃過

bad høfphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad hør'phvae [[...]][i#] [p.]

know the difference between good and evil

能辨善惡

bat'høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'hoex; bad'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]

know the real quality of goods or merchandise, know how to buy things

識貨

batji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'ji [[...]][i#] [p.]

know characters, be able to read, be educated

識字

bad kaq u sin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad kaq u sin; (bad kaq u zhwn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

know very thoroughly, as a man's whole character

很熟識

bad khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

have the experience of going

去過,曾去

• Lie bad khix Taipag `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad khix Taai'pag `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Did you ever go to Taipei?
  你去過台北嗎?

• Bad, goar bad khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad, goar bad khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Yes, I have been there.
  去過,我去過。

• Mxbad, goar mxbad khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'bad, goar m'bad khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  No, I have never been there.
  沒有,我沒去過。

batlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'laang [[...]][i#] [p.]

know a person thoroughly

識人

bad laang mxbad miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad laang m'bad miaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

recognize a person but not remember his or her name

認得人,卻不知其名。

batlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'lea [[...]][i#] [p.]

acquainted with the rules of etiquette

識禮,識大體

batlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

know the road

識路

batpør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'pør [[...]][i#] [p.]

know the value of things, have a sense of values

識寶,識貨

batsviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'sviu [[...]][i#] [p.]

diligent at work and regular in behavior, (as boy or lad), discerning, discreet

會辨別是非,懂事

• mxbad sviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad sviu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  undiscerning, indiscreet
  不會辨別是非

• Batsngx mxbad tii, thiørbie bea hancii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad'sngx m'bad tii, thiøx'bie bea hafn'cii. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is very stupid in business dealings.
  會算不會除,賣米買蕃薯,計算不精,以好換賤。

batsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'su [[...]][i#] [p.]

familiar with human affairs (said of the young who understand life fast)

懂事

Bad thaity ciaq zaiviar tølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad thaai'ty ciaq zay'viar tøf'lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]

learn by experience (Idiom. He who slaughters pigs knows how meat should be cut.)

曾殺豬才知道刀法。

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad thaux'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]

know thoroughly

識透

• bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  doesn't know all the ramifications
  識不透

bøe-haokof`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'haux'kof'tid; bøe-haux'kof`tid [[...]][i#] [p.]

can't eat (vulgar), bad looking

難吃,難看

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]][i#] [p.]

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

correct, without error, no mistake, That's right! Not bad! Right on!

不錯,沒錯

• Lie afnnef korng, bøzhøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'nef korng, bøo'zhøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You are correct to say that.
  你這樣講,沒錯。

• Lie eng'axm bøeq khix, si`bøo? Bøzhøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'axm boeq khix, si `bøo? Bøo'zhøx.; Lie efng'axm bøeq khix, si`bøo? Bøo'zhøx. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you going this evening? That's right.
  你今晚要去,是嗎? 不錯。

boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'viu [[...]][i#] [p.]

model, example (spiritual or moral), a style, manner, a fashion

模樣

• hør boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør boo'viu; (phvae boo'viu) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good example (bad example)
  好(壞)模樣

• øh laang ee boviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: øh laang ee boo'viu [[...]][i#] [p.]
  imitate someone's example
  學人的模樣

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。

bofngbofng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'borng'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

barely adequate, not too bad

還可以

bu'eg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'eg [[...]][i#] [p.]

unprofitable, useless

無益

• Ciaqhwn tuix sinthea bueg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hwn tuix syn'thea buu'eg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Smoking is bad for your health.
  吸煙對身體無益。

zaixcid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid [[...]][i#] [p.]

in office, during one's tenure of office

在職

• zaixcittiofng sie khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid'tiofng sie khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  die in office
  在職中去世

• zaixcid zabnii lorng mxbad hiøhkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid zap'nii lorng m'bad hiøq'khuxn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never asked for leave during ten years of service.
  在職十年從未請過假。

zenglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]

reason

情理

• uxzenglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'zeeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  reasonable, as a matter
  有情理

• bøzenglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zeeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unreasonable
  沒有情理

• bad zenglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad zeeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  knowing what is right, as in cases of dispute and their settlement
  知情理

• korng zenglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng zeeng'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  speak of the proper principle for settling a case
  講情理

zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

an omen

彩頭,預兆

• hør-zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør zhae'thaau; hør-zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good omen
  好預兆

• phvae zhaythaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae zhae'thaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad omen
  壞預兆

zhanzngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf [[...]][i#] [p.]

fields and villages, the countryside

鄉下

• zhanzngf ee sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf ee sor'zai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  country place
  鄉下的地方

• zhanzngf-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'laang; zhaan'zngf-laang [[...]][i#] [p.]
  country lad
  鄉下人

• zhanzngf-soong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'soong; zhaan'zngf-soong [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bumpkin, hick, rustic
  土包子

• Hid ee laang cyn zhanzngsoong, iao mxbad khvoarkvix siuimky. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan'zngf'soong, iao m'bad khvoax'kvix siw'ym'ky. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He's a real hick, he has never seen a radio.
  那個人很土, 還未見過收音機。

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

stinky, rotten, bad smelling, suppurating, a wound discharging pus

臭

• phangzhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phafng'zhaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  sweet smelling and bad smelling
  香臭

• mxbad phangzhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad phafng'zhaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not able to distinguish good and bad
  不知好歹

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

stinky, rotten, bad smelling, suppurating

臭味

• 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

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

The vegetation is luxuriant.

生腥味

• Zhaix na zuo bøo sek, øe 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。

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

smelling bad like a filthy shirt or pillow

臭油垢味

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

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

having a vile reputation, notoriously bad

臭名,惡名

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

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。

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

sink down like a wall on a foundation, come down like a sail when the rope is too loose

沉下,下垂

• zheh løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheh løh'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  settle down like a house on bad foundation, or as a door settling down so that the hinges will not work well
  沉下去

• zheqtea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheh'tea [[...]][i#] [p.]
  precipitate, sedimentation
  沉澱

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

meet with a bad omen or misfortune, to offend

觸,犯

zheksoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'soef [[...]][i#] [p.]

meet with a demon, sickness or bad luck

不吉利

• phaq zheksoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq zheg'soef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  utter ominous words, wish someone ill, to curse
  觸人霉頭

chiahpepee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'pee'pee [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad-tempered (woman)

兇巴巴(女人)

chiqchiqtaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chih'chih'taan [[...]][i#] [p.]

boast, brag, talk big

吹牛

• Sidzai mxbad pvoarhang mxkuo chiqchiqtaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sit'zai m'bad pvoax'hang m'kuo chih'chih'taan. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He really doesn't know anything but talks big.
  實在一無所知,可是在吹牛。

chionghie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'hie [[...]][i#] [p.]

arrange a wedding for a very ill young man with the hope that the 'event of great joy" will drive away his bad luck and hasten his recovery (an old Chinese custom)

沖喜

chiwlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

workmanship whether good or bad

手藝

• Y ee chiwlo cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee chiuo'lo cyn hør. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His workmanship is very good.
  他的手藝很好。

• chiwloxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo'zhaix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cook's most tasty dish, chef d'oeuvre, specialty of the house
  拿手菜

• Zef si thaethaix ee chiwloxzhaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si thaix'thaix ee chiuo'lo'zhaix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This is my wife's most tasty dish.
  這是太太的拿手菜。

zhozhaix pøqciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

ordinary food and weak wine

粗菜淡酒

• Eng zhozhaix pøqciuo chviar lie, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo chviar lie, cyn sid'lea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  polite words expressed by the host making an excuse for the food not being good enough for the guest (Lit. Please excuse me for giving you bad vegetables to eat and thin wine to drink.)
  用粗菜淡酒請你,真失禮。

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

having a bad taste in the mouth and disinclined to eat like a person a little under the weather

口澀

zhuietao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'tao [[...]][i#] [p.]

appetite

胃口

• hør-zhuietao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'zhuix'tao; hør-zhuix'tao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good appetite
  不挑嘴

• phvae-zhuietao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhuix'tao; phvae-zhuix'tao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad appetite
  挑嘴

cviarchiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'chiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad luck, conflict with

正沖

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

eat, live on, get money out of someone, to live off someone, live so long, take or use snuff, tobacco or wine

吃,食

• høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tastes good
  好吃

• phvayciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  tastes bad
  難吃

• gauciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau'ciah [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be a good eater, have a good appetite
  能吃

ciexnhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'hoex; cien'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad woman, a mean woman

賤貨(罵壞女人)

ciexnhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'hu [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad woman, a mean woman

賤婦

ciapkin/ciapkun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'kin; (ciab'kun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

near to, adjoining, adjoin, to approach, draw near

接近

• Mxthafng ciapkin phvaylaang. Maix kab phvaylaang ciapkin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ciab'kin phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin.; M'thafng ciab'kin/kun phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin/kun. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't associate with bad people.
  不要接近壞人,不要跟壞人接近。

ciaokaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

mixed in proper proportions like of good and bad

公允分配

• Mxthafng kerng hør ee, hør phvae tiøqaix ciaokaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng kerng hør ee, hør phvae tiøh'aix ciaux'kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't choose only good ones, you must take good ones and bad ones together.
  不可揀好的,好壞要公允分配。

ciongzhøx ciuxzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'zhøx ciu'zhøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

accept the consequences of a mistake and try to adapt oneself thereto, make the best of a bad job

將錯就錯

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx; zngf'zøx/zøex; (zngf'zoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

• Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
  壞人偽裝成好人。

• Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He disguised himself as a woman.
  他扮成女人。

zørzhat sym hy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat sym hy; zøx/zøex'zhat sym hy [[...]][i#] [p.]

A thief has a guilty conscience. One who has done something bad secretly cannot look others in the eye.

做賊心虛

zørkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

be a ghost or demon, cause trouble secretly, be a bad or evil person

做鬼

zoxtiu uigek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'tiu uii'gek [[...]][i#] [p.]

help wicked people to continue to do bad things

助紂為虐

zoanzoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'zoaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

exclusively, entirely, undividedly

全是,都是

• Ciaq ee hagsefng zoanzoaan si phvae gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee hak'sefng zoaan'zoaan si phvae girn'nar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  All of these students are bad boys.
  這些學生全是壞孩子。

• Zhuolai zoanzoaan si hosiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'lai zoaan('zoaan) si hoo'siin.; Zhux'lai zoaan'zoaan si hoo'siin.; (Cit zhux'lai lorng'si hoo'siin.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The house is full of flies.
  屋子裏全是蒼蠅。

zoafnky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ky [[...]][i#] [p.]

turning point usually from bad to good

轉機

zoeakin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin; (zoex'kun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

most recent, nearest, recently

最近

• zoeakin (zoeakun) hoatbeeng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin (zoex'kun) hoad'beeng ee.; zoex'kin/kun hoad'beeng ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the most recently invented
  最近發明的

• Zoeakin lorng mxbad twtiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoex'kin lorng m'bad tuo'tiøh y.; Zoex'kin/kun lorng m'bad tuo'tiøh y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I haven't seen him lately.
  最近都沒有遇到他。

• zoeakin zap nii (kafn) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin zap nii (kafn); zoex'kin/kun zap nii (kafn) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  for the last ten years
  近十年來

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

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

ek'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'un; (eq'un) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad luck

厄運

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]][i#] [p.]

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

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

eh'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eq'un [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad luck, misfortune

厄運

Hvaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaa [[...]][i#] [p.]

What did you say? (when one has not heard clearly), What? Huh? How? Why? My gosh! (when pronounced very long and drawn out), Here, here, Sir! (when said in amazement or dissatisfaction at another's words)

什麼? 我的天啊!

• Hvaa. Cid kux lie m bad, si`bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvaa. Cid kux lie m bad, si`bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Huh? You don't know this word?
  我的天啊! 這句你不懂嗎?

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

injure, to harm, damage, to kill, cause some one to endure some evil, vital point

害,壞

• Ciaqhwn øe hai sinthea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hwn e hai syn'thea.; Ciah'hwn øe hai syn'thea. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Smoking is bad for the health
  吸煙會害身體。

• hai laang bøo hvoa'hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang bøo hvoaf'hie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make others unhappy
  害人不高興

• hai laang hoaxnzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang hoan'zoe [[...]][i#] [p.]
  make others commit sins or crimes
  害人犯罪

• si'piør (thihbea, siuimky) hai khix`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør (thiq'bea, siw'ym'ky) hai khix`af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  is broken, out of order
  手錶(自行車,收音機) 壞了。

• Ciaqmih haixkhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'mih hai'khix af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The food is spoiled.
  食物壞了。

hai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad guy

敗類,小流氓

giedciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giet'ciorng; (giet'zerng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad seed, bastard, child of non-virtuous parents (also used to scold a person)

孽種

giedzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giet'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

deviate, son born of a concubine, a bad mannered kid

孽子

goaxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'heeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

appearance or features

外型

• Goaxheeng si bae, mxkuo laixpo khvoax bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax be'tiøh.; Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax bøe'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Don't judge a book by it's cover. (Lit. The outward appearance is bad but the inside can't be seen.)
  外形不好看,不過內部看不到。

goansexng pud kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'sexng pud kae [[...]][i#] [p.]

original bad character is not yet reformed

原性不改

guxjiin putsiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gu'jiin pud'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]

married the wrong guy, married a bad husband

遇人不淑

haxzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'zheg [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad strategy, measure or policy

下策

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

interest, enthusiasm, have a fancy for, willingness, to delight in, desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense)

興,喜歡,好

• hexng oankef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng oafn'kef [[...]][i#] [p.]
  quarrelsome
  好吵架

• hernglym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng'lym [[...]][i#] [p.]
  fond of drinking
  喜歡喝

• hexng khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng khvoax tien'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  like to see the movies
  喜歡看電影

• bøo hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hexng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  not interested in, do not like to
  不喜歡,沒興趣

hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]

the situation, the state of affairs, outlook, a prospect

形勢

• seakaix ee hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kaix ee heeng'sex [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the world situation
  世界的形勢

• hengsex ok'hoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex og'hoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  things are beginning to look bad
  形勢惡化

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

evil, famine, unlucky, unfortunate, fear, fearsome (Interjection, "Bad luck!")

凶

• hiofng tøf kied siao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng tøf kied siao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ten to one there will be misfortune
  凶多吉少

hiongsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'sixn [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad news as of person's death

凶訊

hiongsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

evil luck causing illness, death, like the bad luck associated with putting the body into the coffin

凶煞,埋葬時之煞氣

hiongtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tiau; (phvae'tiau, phvae thaau'zhae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad omen, augury of evil

凶兆,壞預兆

hiongtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'too [[...]][i#] [p.]

hoodlums, bad guys, evil fellows

凶徒

høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bae; (hør'phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

good or bad

好歹

• m zaiviar høfbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m zay'viar hør'bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cannot tell the difference between good and bad, do not know right from wrong
  不知好歹

høfhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'hoex; hør'høex; (phvae'hoex) [[...]][i#] [p.]

good (bad) merchandise

好(壞)貨

høxhog bubuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'hog buu'buun [[...]][i#] [p.]

The source of good and bad fortune is uncertain. (Fortune and misfortune do not come through a definite door.)

禍福無門

hør-kiettiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'kied'tiau; hør-kied'tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]

good omen or sign

好兆頭

• phvaykiettiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'kied'tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad omen or sign
  不吉利

Høfoe pud zhud mngg, phvayoe thoaan chienlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'oe pud zhud mngg, phvae'oe thoaan chiefn'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]

Good news no one hears about but bad news travels thousands of miles.

好話不出門,壞話傳千里。

høfphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'phvae [[...]][i#] [p.]

good and bad

好壞

høfphvae zhampoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'phvae zhafm'poaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

good and bad about half-and-half

好壞參半

hoafnheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'heeng; (piexn'phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

become bad, change for the worse

性格異常,反常,變壞

hoafnkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'kafn [[...]][i#] [p.]

good person turning bad

反奸

hoaxnsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]

come under bad spiritual influence of a grave or house

犯煞

hoatloo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'loo [[...]][i#] [p.]

incense pot catching fire, indicates spirit is not happen with what was proposed, indicates something unfortunate is going to happen, it's a bad omen

香爐著火

hoad-serngtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad sexng'te; hoad-sexng'tøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

get into a bad humor, become angry

發脾氣

høefzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'zhuix'ar; høea'zhuix'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

spark plug

火星塞

• Othofbae bøe hoad, taixkhaix si høefzhuiear haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'thor'bae be hoad, tai'khaix si hoea'zhuix'ar hai'khix.; Of'thor'bae bøe hoad, tai'khaix si høea'zhuix'ar hai'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The scooter won't start because the sparkplugs are probably bad.
  摩托車沒辦法發動,大概是火星塞壞了。

høefkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'khix; høea'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

fire, heat, anger

火氣

• høefkhix toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'khix toa; høea'khix toa [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad tempered, furious
  火氣大

• Giamkixm Høefkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Giaam'kixm Hoea'khix.; Giaam'kixm Høea'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  danger sign posted in factories or near inflammable materials which means, "Open flames prohibited!"
  嚴禁火器!

honghiofng hoarkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'hiofng hoax'kied [[...]][i#] [p.]

turn every piece of bad luck into good

逢凶化吉

hongkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]

customs, common practices, general environment or circumstances, traditions, air, manner or bearing

風氣

• siaxhoe hongkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'hoe hofng'khix [[...]][i#] [p.]
  social morality or manners
  社會風氣

• hongkhix hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'khix hør; (hofng'khix phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be under good discipline, be under bad discipline
  風氣好(壞)

hongpheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'pheeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

reputation

風評

• Hongpheeng hiahnih bae, karm u laang bøeq chviax? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang boeq chviax?; Hofng'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang bøeq chviax? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His reputation is so bad will anyone hire him?
  風評那麼差,有人要僱他嗎?

huxnhun tuxntun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun'hun tun'tun [[...]][i#] [p.]

chaotic, disorderly, confused, good and bad confusedly mixed

渾渾沌沌

yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

ago, before, previous to, formerly, in former times

以前

• go lak nii yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go lak nii ie'zeeng; (go lak nii zeeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  some years ago
  五六年以前

• kiet'hwn yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn ie'zeeng; (iao'boe kied'hwn ie'zeeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  previous to (before) one's marriage
  結婚以前,未結婚以前

• Yzeeng hid tiaau si cyn lauxjiet ee ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee kef'ar.; Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee køef'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It was once (in former times) a prosperous (flourishing) shopping center
  以前那條是很熱鬧的街。

• Yzeeng bad kvietiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng bad kvix'tiøh y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I have met him before
  以前見過他。

• Texjixzhux seakaix taixciexn yzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji'zhux sex'kaix tai'ciexn ie'zeeng. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  before the second world war
  第二次世界大戰以前

• Y bøo chinchviu yzeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu ie'zeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She does not come to see me as often as she used to.
  他不像以前那麼常來了。

ixsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'siok [[...]][i#] [p.]

different custom, bad custom

異俗

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

scoop out, gouge out, hollow out

挖

• iaq bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]
  gouge out the eyes
  挖眼睛

• iaq hancii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq hafn'cii [[...]][i#] [p.]
  dig sweet potatoes
  挖番薯

• iaq laang ee piebit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq laang ee pix'bit [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rake up something bad or shameful about a person's past
  揭露人的秘密(根底)

• iahthoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq'thoo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  scoop up soil
  挖土

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.]

invite, invitation

邀請

• Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm be phvaysex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm be phvae'sex?; Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvae'sex? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When someone invites with good intentions, how can it not be bad manners not to go?
  別人好意邀請,不去怎麼好意思?

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

lewd, obscene, bad, immoral

淫

• hvoriim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvox'iim [[...]][i#] [p.]
  debauchery, wanton
  好淫

• kan'iim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'iim [[...]][i#] [p.]
  adultery
  姦淫

inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zeeng; (wn'zeeng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

favor, grace, debt of gratitude

恩情

• mxbad inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad yn'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  ungrateful
  不知恩情

• bad lie ee inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad lie ee yn'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  be grateful to you
  知你的恩情

• Y u inzeeng ti goar ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u yn'zeeng ti goar ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am indebted to him.
  他有恩於我。

• pørtab inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'tab yn'zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  requite a favor
  報答恩情

yn toong zaezø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn toong zaix'zø [[...]][i#] [p.]

unusual favor or help rendered to some one in bad luck which enables him to stand on his own feet again

恩同再造

iofnghor siongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'hor siofng'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]

keep a bad subordinate who will one day bring ruin to his protector (Lit. raise a tiger which will injure its feeder later on)

養虎傷身

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。

iuay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'ay [[...]][i#] [p.]

the smell of oil or a bad odor

臭油味

iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'tiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]

fritters of twisted dough — a Chinese breakfast specialty, a suave, well-oiled person, long on experience but short on sincerity

油條

• lau iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau iuu'tiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  experienced, shrewd person (bad sense)
  老油條

• Y cyn iutiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn iuu'tiaau. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  She (he) is very shrewd (bad sense)
  她(他) 很油條。

jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'un [[...]][i#] [p.]

one's fortune, good or bad, esp. in relation to one's horoscope

運氣

• bøo jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ji'un [[...]][i#] [p.]
  unfortunate, as a person whose undertakings are always going wrong
  運氣不佳

• hør jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør ji'un [[...]][i#] [p.]
  good fortune, fortunate
  運氣好

jiafmtiøh kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiarm'tiøh karm'mo [[...]][i#] [p.]

caught a bad cold

感染感冒

jiafmtiøh phvae sibkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiarm'tiøh phvae sip'koaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]

infected by bad habits

染到壞習慣

jixmbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim'bad [[...]][i#] [p.]

recognize, understanding, realize

認識

jixnbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin'bad [[...]][i#] [p.]

cognition

認識

kafsoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'soef [[...]][i#] [p.]

luck or fortune couldn't be that bad, that cruel

運氣沒那麼壞

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

fit, to suit, add on (as accessories)

配,陪嫁

• Hid taai kikhix u kaq lengkvia `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai ky'khix u kaq leeng'kvia `bøo? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are there any accessories which go with that machine?
  那部機器有沒有配零件?

• Hid ee sinniuu kaq loaxze? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee syn'niuu kaq loa'ze? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  How much is the dowry of the bride?
  那個新娘陪嫁多少?

• Ciuo bøo kaq kan'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciuo bøo kaq kafn'ar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The bottle does not go along with the liquor.
  酒不帶瓶子。

• ciaokaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
  follow the lawful proportion for mixing (a few inferior articles in a lot)
  均配

• hør ee kaq phvae ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør ee kaq phvae ee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  take good ones and bad ones on an average
  好的配壞的

• Ciaqhii ciah baq ia tiøh zhaekaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hii ciah baq ia tiøh zhaix'kaq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Variety is the spice of life.
  大魚大肉得蔬菜來襯托。

kae-bøe-khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae be khie'laai; kae-bøe-khie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉

kaytiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]

get rid of (bad habit)

戒掉

kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'mo [[...]][i#] [p.]

cold, catch cold

感冒

• liu'heeng kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liuu'heeng karm'mo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  influenza
  流行感冒

• oksexng ee kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'sexng ee karm'mo; (tang karm'mo) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad cold
  惡性感冒,重感冒

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

dirt, filth

垢

• zhaoiukao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'iuu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  smelling bad (as filthy shirt or pillow)
  臭油垢

• zuykao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  film (dirty film gathers on water kept too long)
  水垢

• iukao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'kao [[...]][i#] [p.]
  grease stain (on a shirt)
  油垢

kefbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'bad [[...]][i#] [p.]

pretend to understand

假懂

kebør thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør thii; køef'bør/buo thii [[...]][i#] [p.]

hen crows (a very bad omen), said of a wife ruling her husband, the wife wears the pants in the family

母雞啼(很困難)

køesae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'sae; køef'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

chicken dung

雞糞

• Y mxbad laai svy kenng, lorng laai paxng kesae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'bad laai svy kef'nng, lorng laai paxng kef'sae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never been here to lay an egg, whenever he comes, he leaves chicken droppings. — He is a troublesome person.
  他成事不足,敗事有餘。

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

leg, foot (used as a suffix meaning "at or near the foot of")

腳

• zhaokhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  leg with a bad sore or ulcer
  腳生瘡

• chiahkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bare-footed
  赤腳

• chiuafkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'ar'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  under the tree
  樹下

• khiaukhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaw'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  put one leg over the other knee, cross the legs
  翹腿

• paykhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pae'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  lame
  跛腳

• svoakhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  foot of a mountain
  山腳

• tøhkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøq'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]
  table legs, under the desk
  桌腳,桌子下

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。

khamkhaam khiedkhiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaam'khaam khiet'khiet [[...]][i#] [p.]

rough, uneven and bad for walking on (as a road)

崎嶇不平

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

halitosis, bad breath

口臭

kheabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khex'bør; khøex'bør/buo; (khoex'buo, khex'pe, khoex'pe) [[...]][i#] [p.]

A relationship somewhat like that of godparents. When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child, according to fortune-tellers, his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the "khøeape" and "khøeabuo" bring a little water and uncooked rice as the symbol of feeding that child. Usually this relationship is very temporary and is entered into to fool the spirits. But even now some people like to ask someone of the higher classes to be their khøeape or khøeabuo in order to pave the way to success for themselves. It is also called "koa* chui-bi".

乾娘,乾爹

khieaxm taubeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'axm taau'beeng [[...]][i#] [p.]

forsake darkness and come to the light — renounce a bad cause and join the camp of justice

棄暗投明

khiebi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'bi [[...]][i#] [p.]

smell or taste (good or bad), odor, flavor

氣味

khy'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof [[...]][i#] [p.]

frame, state of mind, mood (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimo")

心情,氣氛(外來語)

• Korng hiaq ee bøiebøsux ee oe, thviaf liao khy'mof cviaa bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng hiaq ee bøo'ix'bøo'sux ee oe, thviaf liao khie'mof cviaa bae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  My mood became very bad when I heard all that senseless talk.
  說那些沒意思的話,聽了心情很不好。

khyog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'og; (khie'phvae) [[...]][i#] [p.]

go bad

反臉

khyphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'phvae [[...]][i#] [p.]

go bad

反臉

khieun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'un [[...]][i#] [p.]

luck (good of bad)

氣運

khiøhtiøh tisae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq'tiøh ty'sae [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad luck

比喻運氣不佳

khitciaqtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khid'ciah'tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]

to sing a bad sounding song (Lit. the sound or song of a beggar)

乞丐所唱的歌曲(比喻唱歌難聽)

khøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'siøq [[...]][i#] [p.]

Too bad! Unfortunately, alas!

可惜

• Khøfsiøq goar bexhiao thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'siøq goar be'hiao thviaf.; Khør'siøq goar bøe'hiao thviaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Too bad, I can not understand.
  可惜我不會聽。

• Cyn khøfsiøq, y soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn khør'siøq, y soaq sie'khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It is regrettable that he died.
  很可惜,他死了。

khvoarexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud [[...]][i#] [p.]

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

• Høflaang phvaylaang, lie khvoarexzhud be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'e'zhud be?; Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'øe'zhud bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Can you distinguish good people from bad people?
  好人壞人,你能辨別嗎?

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。

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

treat courteously, entertain, a kind, an article in a treaty, sum or amount of money, a style, get ready (luggage)

款,樣子,收拾

• ee khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee'khoarn; ee khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  seems, probably (This word always comes at the end of the sentences):
  似乎,…的樣子

• e løqho e'khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e løh'ho ee'khoarn; øe løh'ho ee'khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It probably will rain.
  會下雨的樣子

• huokhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  pay money
  付款

• mxsi khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  conduct is very bad
  不像樣,不像話

• kongkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  public money
  公款

khu'tiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'tiok; (khw'tii) [[...]][i#] [p.]

get rid of, to drive out (bad customs, harmful insects, enemies etc.)

驅逐,驅除

khuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao [[...]][i#] [p.]

luck, sense of tasting

運氣,口感

• khuiekhao cyn bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao cyn bae [[...]][i#] [p.]
  bad luck
  運氣不好

• Cid phaux tee khuiekhao be bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid phaux tee khuix'khao be bae.; Cid phaux tee khuix'khao bøe bae. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This cup of tea is not bad.
  這泡茶口感不錯

kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]

come face to face, to visit, see another

見面

• khix kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix kab y kvix'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  go to see him
  去跟他見面

• mxbad kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad kab y kvix'bin [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have never seen him before
  未曾跟他見面

• kiebin sva'hwn zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'bin svaf'hwn zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you ask him in person, he will show you sympathy (30% of compassion).
  見面三分情

kviecyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'cyn [[...]][i#] [p.]

as a matter of fact, in fact

事實上,其實

• Kviecyn y mxbad pvoax hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvix'cyn y m'bad pvoax hang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  In fact, he doesn't know anything.
  事實上他什麼也不懂。

kvietiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]

see, meet with, exposed to

看到,碰到

• bad kvietiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad kvix'tiøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  have met one before
  見過

• kvietiøh cvii, chinchviu sveamia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh cvii, chyn'chviu svex'mia; kvix'tiøh cvii, chyn'chviu svix'mia [[...]][i#] [p.]
  looks on money as a matter of life and death
  視錢如命

• kvietiøh zuie e theaseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh zuie e thex'seg; kvix'tiøh zuie øe thex'seg [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It fades when washed or gets wet.
  碰到水會褪色

• kvietiøh hoea e tøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh hoea e tøh [[...]][i#] [p.]
  catches fire easily
  遇火即燃

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

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

kiapsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiab'sox [[...]][i#] [p.]

bad luck, ill fortune, any fated time of terrible calamity

劫數

• kiapsox lantøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiab'sox laan'tøo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  great fated calamities cannot be avoided
  劫數難逃逃

kiet'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]

fate, good luck or bad, lucky and unlucky

吉凶

• kiet'hiofng bixtøx siefn iuo tiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng bi'tøx siefn iuo tiau [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Good or bad events are anticipated by a sign
  吉凶未到先有兆

kietkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kør [[...]][i#] [p.]

result, consequence, an end, as a result of, consequently, bear fruit

結果

• Y pixntvoa thagzheq, kietkør liukib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y pin'tvoa thak'zheq, kied'kør liuu'kib. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He was lazy about studying, consequently he remained in the same class.
  他不用功,結果留級。

• tittiøh hør (phvae) kietkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid'tiøh hør (phvae) kied'kør [[...]][i#] [p.]
  get good (bad) results
  得到好(壞) 結果

kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]

source, root of the matter, the cause, origin

根源

• phvae hongsiok ee kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae hofng'siok ee kyn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  root (source) of bad customs
  壞風俗的根源

• zhøe ... ee kungoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe ... ee kyn'goaan; zhøe ... ee kwn'goaan [[...]][i#] [p.]
  to trace... to its origin
  找… 的根源

kinpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn [[...]][i#] [p.]

root, origin, basis (followed by a negative means "entirely not" or "(not) at all")

根本

• kinpurn m zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn m zay'viar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  don't know at all
  根本不知道道

• Y kinpurn mxbad laai kaux ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'purn m'bad laai kaux ciaf. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has never been here at all.
  他根本沒來到這兒。

køeazuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'zuie; køex'zuie [[...]][i#] [p.]

has been washed, cross the water in a boat, across the water, pass over the water

下過水,過水(過洋)

• Cid niar svaf iao mxbad koeazuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid niar svaf iao m'bad koex'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This clothing has never been washed.
  這件衣服還沒洗過。

• Y si koex kiamzuie ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si koex kiaam'zuie ee.; Y si køex kiaam'zuie ee. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He came from foreign country., He has been abroad.
  他是過鹹水的,他是渡過洋的

kuxzerngthauar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'zexng'thaau'ar; (ku'cixn'thaau'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

old bad habits, old sickness

舊病,舊習,惡習

• Kuxzerngthauar køq teq giaa af, køq teq khysiao af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ku'zexng'thaau'ar køq teq giaa af, køq teq khie'siao af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  His old sickness surfaced again, he is acting crazy again.
  舊病復發,又再發瘋了。

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

weak, not strong (man or thing), in bad health, having little or no power, influence

弱

lafmlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm'lo [[...]][i#] [p.]

weak in health, not prosperous in trade, bad workmanship

羸弱

laxnhefng laxnte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'hefng lan'te [[...]][i#] [p.]

noble pair of brothers, two just alike, one as good (or bad) as the other

難兄難弟

lefgii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lea'gii [[...]][i#] [p.]

courtesy, etiquette, manners

禮儀

• bad lefgii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad lea'gii; (u lea'gii) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  courteous, well mannered, polite
  達禮

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

gather, accumulate, lessen, diminish

歛

• khiaxmliarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiam'liarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  very sparing in what one uses
  節斂

• siuliarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'liarm [[...]][i#] [p.]
  acts astringently (medicine), to reform, giving up bad practices
  收斂