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ban-puttek'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be forced to do it; to have no alternative; the last resort

萬不得已

bok ie seeng ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the deed is done (Lit. The wood is already made into a boat.)

木已成舟

hak ie tieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

study for the purpose of application

學以致用

hiao ie taixgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

persuade someone to follow the right path by telling him what is right

曉以大義

ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that is all; nothing more -- gives finality to the clause

而已

the'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

lounge; deck chair

撐椅; 躺椅

🗣 iwsuo ylaai 🗣 (u: iuo'suo ie'laai) 有史以來 [wt][mo] iú-sú í-lâi [#]

1. () (CE) since the beginning of history || 有史以來
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 theie 🗣 (u: thef'ie) 䖙椅 [wt][mo] the-í [#]

1. (N) || 躺椅。一種靠背較長且向後傾斜，可供人斜躺休息的椅子。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 ygoa 🗣 (u: ie'goa) 以外 [wt][mo] í-guā [#]

1. () (CE) apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond || 以外
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 yha 🗣 (u: ie'ha) 以下 [wt][mo] í-hā [#]

1. () (CE) that level or lower; that amount or less; the following || 以下
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 yorng 🗣 (u: ie'orng) 以往 [wt][mo] í-óng [#]

1. () (CE) in the past; formerly || 以往
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 ysiong 🗣 (u: ie'siong) 以上 [wt][mo] í-siōng [#]

1. () (CE) that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned || 以上
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 yuii 🗣 (u: ie'uii) 以為 [wt][mo] í-uî [#]

1. () (CE) to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.) || 以為
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

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

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

bok ie seeng ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok ie seeng ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

the deed is done (Lit. The wood is already made into a boat.)

木已成舟

• Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kiet'hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kied'hwn. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  It's already determined that they will be married.
  既然木已成舟,就該讓他們兩個結婚。

cin jinsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin jiin'su [[...]][i#] [p.]

do everything one ought to do and hope that fate will take care of the rest

盡人事

• cin jinsu ie thexng thienbeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin jiin'su ie thexng thiefn'beng [[...]][i#] [p.]
  do one's best and leave the rest to Heaven
  盡人事以聽天命

hayliog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'liok'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

Marines

海軍陸戰隊

• Y khix zøx hayliog'ar, sofie aix øh siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix zøx hae'liok'ar, sor'ie aix øh siuu'zuie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He joined the Marines so he has to learn how to swim.
  他去當海軍陸戰隊,所以得學游泳。

hak ie tieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak ie tix'iong [[...]][i#] [p.]

study for the purpose of application

學以致用

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

a suspect in a crime

嫌犯

• Thailaang ee hiamhoan ykefng zuxsiuo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai'laang ee hiaam'hoan ie'kefng zu'siuo af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The suspect in the murder case has already turned himself in.
  殺人的嫌犯已經自首了。

hiexntviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tviuu [[...]][i#] [p.]

spot, the actual scene

現場

• Goar bøo ti hiexntviuu, sofie lorng m zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo ti hien'tviuu, sor'ie lorng m zay'viar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't know at all, because I was not on the spot.
  我不在現場,所以都不知道。

hiao ie taixgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiao ie tai'gi [[...]][i#] [p.]

persuade someone to follow the right path by telling him what is right

曉以大義

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

by, through, with, to use, regard as (a sign of the object which it precedes, can often be translated by "take")

以

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

already, come to an end, cease (sign of the past tense)

已

ykofng uisiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kofng uii'siuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

take the offensive in a basically defensive operation

以攻為守

yoaxn pørteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'oaxn pøx'teg [[...]][i#] [p.]

bite the hand that feeds

以怨報德

yorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'orng [[...]][i#] [p.]

bygones, the past, times past

已往

• Yorng ee taixcix maix køq kofngkhie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'orng ee tai'cix maix køq korng'khie. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Let bygones be bygones.
  已往的事不要再提起。

ypien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'pien [[...]][i#] [p.]

so as to, in order to, for the convenience of

以便

yafkee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ar'kee [[...]][i#] [p.]

name for the punishment of having to hold a chair above the head

受罰將椅子拿在頭上

yafkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ar'khaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

legs of a chair, stool or couch, under the chair, stool or couch

椅腿(腳)椅子下

y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au; (liao'au) [[...]][i#] [p.]

afterwards, hereafter, after — in a temporal clause, this word always follows a noun, and never a verb. As in the following:

以後

• sie'tiarm yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'tiarm ie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
  after four o'clock
  四點以後

• paesvaf yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paix'svaf ie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
  after Wednesday
  禮拜三以後

• ciaqpar yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par ie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
  after a meal
  吃飽以後

• Y khix yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix ie'au [[...]][i#] [p.]
  after he has left
  他去了以後

• Yau tiøh khaq zuoix lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'au tiøh khaq zux'ix lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  From now on you have to be more careful
  以後要注意點。

• Kawgoeh zheid yau goar u ti zhuonih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kao'goeh zhef'id ie'au goar u ti zhux'nih.; Kao'gøeh zhøef'id ie'au goar u ti zhux`nih. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I shall be at home on and after Sept. 1st.
  九月初一以後我在家裏。

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。

ycixn-uithøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'cixn uii'thex; ie'cixn-uii'thøex [[...]][i#] [p.]

pretend to move ahead in order to hide the intention to retreat

以進為退

yzuar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zu'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]

very thin cushion of leather or cloth thrown over the back and seat of a chair, A thicker cushion (i-tiam) is often laid upon it.

椅墊

yek taixløo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ek tai'løo [[...]][i#] [p.]

wait in comfort for an exhausted enemy, conserve strength while the enemy tires himself through a long march

以逸代勞

yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha [[...]][i#] [p.]

below, under, less than, beneath, the following

以下

• siehøex yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'hoex ie'ha; six'høex ie'ha [[...]][i#] [p.]
  four years old and under
  四歲以下

• chinchviu yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu ie'ha [[...]][i#] [p.]
  as follows
  如下

• yha sefngliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha serng'liok [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The rest is omitted.
  以下省略

Yhutsor Sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'hud'sor Sw [[...]][i#] [p.]

The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians (Protestant)

以弗所書

ykefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kefng [[...]][i#] [p.]

already, This word is always used together with the final particle "a" to mean something has been or had been completed or finished. (The tone of "a" is always the same as the tone of the word which precedes it.)

已經

• Y ykefng laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng laai af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He has already come.
  他已經來了。

• Y ykefng sykhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng sie'khix af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is dead. He has been dead.
  他已經死了。

• Ykefng sviw ban af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sviw ban af. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  already too late
  已經太晚了。

ykie toxjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kie to'jiin [[...]][i#] [p.]

assume that other people think the same

以己度人

ykox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kox [[...]][i#] [p.]

already dead, the deceased, the late…

已故

ysyn chiehoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'syn chix'hoad [[...]][i#] [p.]

defy the law, dare to violate the law

以身試法

ysyn zokzeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'syn zog'zeg [[...]][i#] [p.]

show the way by example

以身作則

ie'taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'taf [[...]][i#] [p.]

carefully use a cloth or paper napkin to absorb the dampness of an object

吸乾

iwsuo ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'suo ie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]

since the dawn of history

有史以來

ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'ie [[...]][i#] [p.]

that is all, nothing more — gives finality to the clause

而已

• Exhiao korng Enggie`ee, y cit ee ji'ie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie.; Øe'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit'ee jii'ie.; (E'hiao korng Efng'gie ee, y cit ee nia'nia.) [[...]][i#] [p.]
  He is the only one who can speak English.
  會講英語的,他一人而已。

• kaux ciaf (afnny) ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux ciaf (arn'ny) jii'ie [[...]][i#] [p.]
  only this and nothing more
  到此而已

kvoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoay; (hvoaai'kvoay) [[...]][i#] [p.]

cross-bars connecting the legs of a chair, table or bed

杆,橫杆

• yafkvoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ar'kvoay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  cross-bars or rungs connecting the legs of a chair, stool
  椅子橫杆

• tøhkvoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøq'kvoay [[...]][i#] [p.]
  rungs connecting the legs of a table
  桌子橫杆

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

history, chronicles, annals

史

• iwsuo ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'suo ie'laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
  from the beginning till the present time
  有史以來

• legsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'suo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  history
  歷史

uizuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]

take responsibility, be the most important, be the chief or principal (element, component)

為主

• ie sengsarn kam'ar uizuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie sefng'sarn kafm'ar uii'zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
  consider tangerines as the chief product
  以生產橘子為主

pafn'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: parn'ie [[...]] 

bench; trestle (about the size of a sawhorse)

長椅

ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'goa [[...]] 

besides, apart from, other than, the rest of

以外

yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha [[...]] 

less than, under, the following

以下

the'ie 撐椅 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thef/thee'ie [[...]] 

撐椅

baxnsoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'soex [[...]][i#] [p.9]

IE : Long live (the Emperor)!

萬歲

baxnsoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'soex [[...]][i#] [p.9]

IE : Long endure (the Nation)!

萬歲

u: ie'goa'ee; ie'goa`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.105]

eph : the rest of….

其餘的

yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha [[...]][i#] [p.105]

Nsub : the following (list)

以下

ysiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'siong [[...]][i#] [p.105]

IE : The End (used to conclude a speech)

以上

ie'ek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'ek [[...]][i#] [p.105]

V : translate according to the sense, make a free translation

意譯

iesux-iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'sux ix'sux [[...]][i#] [p.105]

IE : just a little remembrance (said by the giver)

意思意思

u: iuo'suo ie'laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.113]

Sph : since the dawn of history, in history

有史以來

køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.128]

IE : the next (one)

下一個

køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.146]

IE : the next (one) : cross over, pass through or over, be infectious (disease)

下一個

u: khie'iuo zhuo'lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.155]

IE : That's not fair! Let's stick by the rules!

豈有此理

lie-chviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.168]

IE : Good bye. (used at the end of a conversation by the person who leaves)

你請

pafn'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: parn'ie [[...]][i#] [p.196]

N liâu : bench, trestle (about the size of a sawhorse)

長椅

tngf-bøexkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf be/boe khie; tngf bøe khie [[...]][i#] [p.266]

Vph : be unable to bear such responsibility IE (response to requests for expert advice, etc): Sorry, I'm not an expert in the field!

不敢當

tuu + N + ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuu + N + ie'goa [[...]][i#] [p.275]

Pattern : except, with the exception of

除了…以外

tukhix + N + ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuu'khix + N + ie'goa [[...]][i#] [p.276]

Pattern : except for …, with the exception of

除了…以外

tuliao + N + ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuu'liao + N + ie'goa [[...]][i#] [p.276]

Pattern : except for…with the exception of

除…以外

the'ie 撐椅 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thef'ie [[...]][i#] [p.B0404] [#59888]

靠背斜e5椅 ， 安樂椅 。 <>

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