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🗣 Pøfsengtaixtex 🗣 (u: Pør'sefng'tai'tex) 保生大帝 [wt][mo] Pó-sing-tāi-tè [#]: 1. (N) || 為傳統民間信仰的神明，又稱為大道公、吳真人。俗名為吳夲，北宋太宗年間福建泉州府同安縣人，以醫藥為業，得道後又以除瘟疫為聖行，中醫藥業常供奉為行業神。也是臺灣同安籍人士信奉的鄉土保護神。在臺灣以臺北大龍峒保安宮、蘆洲保和宮和臺南學甲慈濟宮最為著名之主祀廟宇。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 taixsefng 🗣 (u: tai'sefng) 代先 [wt][mo] tāi-sing [#]: 1. (Adv) || 事先、預先。; 🗣le: (u: Tai'sefng beeng'hof beeng'chiaxng, ciaq be au'jit'ar m jin'siaux.) 🗣 (代先明呼明唱，才袂後日仔毋認數。) (事先講明，以後才不會不認帳。); 2. (N) || 第一個。; 🗣le: (u: Lie zøx tai'sefng.) 🗣 (你做代先。) (你帶頭。); 3. (Adv) || 最前頭。; 🗣le: (u: Tuo'tiøh guii'hiarm, y lorng zao tai'sefng.) 🗣 (拄著危險，伊攏走代先。) (遇到危險，他都跑在最前頭。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 tiongsengtai 🗣 (u: tiofng'sefng'tai) 中生代 [wt][mo] tiong-sing-tāi [#]: 1. () (CE) Mesozoic (geological era 250-65m years ago, covering Triassic 三疊紀|三叠纪, Jurassic 侏羅紀|侏罗纪 and Cretaceous 白堊紀|白垩纪) || 中生代
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DFT_lk (10)

🗣u: Tai'sefng beeng'hof beeng'chiaxng, ciaq be au'jit'ar m jin'siaux. ⬆︎ 代先明呼明唱，才袂後日仔毋認數。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 事先講明，以後才不會不認帳。
🗣u: Goar zoaan'jieen m zay hoad'sefng sviar'miq tai'cix. ⬆︎ 我全然毋知發生啥物代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我完全不知發生什麼事情。
🗣u: Cid ciorng kiexn'siaux'tai ie'au m'thafng køq hoad'sefng. ⬆︎ 這種見笑代以後毋通閣發生。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這種糗事以後不可再出現。
🗣u: Tai'cix aix sefng buo ho zhefng'zhør, m'thafng of'peh hud. ⬆︎ 代誌愛先舞予清楚，毋通烏白拂。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 事情要先搞清楚，不要隨意蠻幹。
🗣u: Hak'sefng na zøx m'tiøh tai'cix e khix ho hak'hau kix kerng'køx. ⬆︎ 學生若做毋著代誌會去予學校記警告。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 如果學生做錯事會被學校記警告。
🗣u: Larn zøx tai'cix cixn'zeeng lorng aix sefng sviu ho ciw'cix, chiefn'ban m'thafng “cviu kiø ciaq beq paxng'jiø”. ⬆︎ 咱做代誌進前攏愛先想予周至，千萬毋通「上轎才欲放尿」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我們做事情之前都得先設想周到，千萬不要「臨上轎才要尿尿」。
🗣u: Cid kvia tai'cix na'kaq siafng'peeng lorng u m'tiøh, si'korng “chiuo'khiaw, khud'jip bøo khud'zhud”, køq'khaq arn'zvoar ma bøo hid'lø sefng thex goa'laang korng'oe ee tø'lie. ⬆︎ 這件代誌若甲雙爿攏有毋著，是講「手曲，屈入無屈出」，閣較按怎嘛無彼號先替外人講話的道理。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這件事情既然雙方都有錯，但是「胳臂向內彎，不會向外彎」，再怎麼樣也沒有先替外人說話的道理。
🗣u: Zøx ban'hang tai'cix lorng aix khaf'tah'sit'te, ciaux'khie'kafng cit po cit po laai, m'thafng “boe'zeeng øh kviaa sefng øh poef, boe'zeeng ia'zerng sviu barn koef”, arn'nef ciaq e seeng'kofng. ⬆︎ 做萬項代誌攏愛跤踏實地，照起工一步一步來，毋通「未曾學行先學飛，未曾掖種想挽瓜」，按呢才會成功。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 做任何事情都要腳踏實地，按部就班的依序漸進，不可妄想「一步登天或不勞而獲」，這樣才會成功。
🗣u: Laang korng, “Ciah'kirn loxng'phoax voar.” Zøx tai'cix m'hør arn'nef hiofng'hiofng'koong'koong, tiøh sefng sviu ho khaq cym'ciog`leq ciaq laai zøx. ⬆︎ 人講：「食緊挵破碗。」做代誌毋好按呢兇兇狂狂，著先想予較斟酌咧才來做。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 人家說：「吃得太快容易打破碗。」做事情不要這樣莽莽撞撞的，得先仔細考慮再來做。
🗣u: Ciaq'ni karn'tafn ee bun'tee, lie cit ee tai'hak'sefng soaq m zay beq arn'zvoar kae'koad, karm'si “thak'zheq, thak ti khaf'ciaq'phviaf”? ⬆︎ 遮爾簡單的問題，你一个大學生煞毋知欲按怎解決，敢是「讀冊，讀佇尻脊骿」？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這麼簡單的問題，你一個大學生竟然不知如何解決，難道是「書都讀到背部去了」？

Maryknoll (29)

bøefar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'af; bøea'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

at the end, at last

後來

Taixsefng lorng mxzaiviar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux boea'af ciaq zay'viar.; Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zay'viar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
At first I didn't know anything about it, it was only later on that understood it.
起先都不知道,後來才知道。

ciaxm taixsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaxm tai'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

take the first place in a rude manner, assume precedence

佔先,搶先

Ciaqpng ee sii, Y lorng ciaxm taixsefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'png ee sii, Y lorng ciaxm tai'sefng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He rushes for a seat at the table.
吃飯的時候,他都搶先。

Hisefng siøfgvor, oanseeng taixgvor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hy'sefng siør'gvor, oaan'seeng tai'gvor. ⬆︎ [[...]]

sacrifice oneself to help others (Lit. Sacrifice myself, everyone profits.)

犧牲小我,完成大我。

iap'ay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'ay ⬆︎ [[...]]

hidden sorrow

隱憂

Simlai kafmkag cyn iap'ay, mxzay tehbøeq hoatsefng symmih taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sym'lai karm'kag cyn iab'ay, m'zay teq'boeq hoad'sefng sirm'miq tai'cix.; Sym'lai karm'kag cyn iab'ay, m'zay teq'bøeq hoad'sefng sirm'mih tai'cix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
My heart feels very sad, I don't know what is about to happen.
心裏有隱憂,不知會發生什麼事情?

imzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]]

flood the fields, irrigate, be flooded, be inundated

灌溉,淹水

U nng paq goa ho imzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U nng paq goa ho ym'zuie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Over two hundred houses were flooded.
有兩百多戶淹水。

Zhaan tiøh taixsefng imzuie ciaq pox tiuar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaan tiøh tai'sefng ym'zuie ciaq pox tiu'ar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Before planting rice, the field must be flooded.
田得先灌溉後才插秧。

jien'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jieen'au ⬆︎ [[...]]

after that

然後

Goar bøeq taixsefng ciaqpng, jien'au bøeq søea sengkhw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq tai'sefng ciah'png, jieen'au boeq sea sefng'khw.; Goar bøeq tai'sefng ciah'png, jieen'au bøeq søea sefng'khw. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I'll take a meal first, then I'll take bath.
我要先吃飯,然後要洗澡。

khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq sid'lea ⬆︎ [[...]]

rather embarrassing

很抱歉

Khaq sitlea, goar bøeq taixsefng tngflaikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq sid'lea, goar boeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix.; Khaq sid'lea, goar bøeq tai'sefng tngr'laai'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I am somewhat embarrassed, (because) I want to go back ahead of time.
很抱歉,我要先回去。

khaiky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay'ky ⬆︎ [[...]]

establish a beginning

開基

Goarn siong taixsefng laai ciaf khaiky ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn siong tai'sefng laai ciaf khay'ky ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
We came here first to get things started.
我們最先來這裡開基的。

kofsengtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'sefng'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]

Paleozoic era

古生代

sefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng; (siefn) ⬆︎ [[...]]

in advance, first

先

khysefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
at first
起先

taixsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng; (sefng) ⬆︎ [[...]]
in advance, first
首先

taixhagsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'hak'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

college or university students, collegians

大學生

taixliong sengsarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'liong sefng'sarn ⬆︎ [[...]]

production on a large scale, mass production

大量生產

taixsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng; (sefng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

in advance, first, beforehand

先,首先

taixsefng ho y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng ho y ⬆︎ [[...]]
give him first or beforehand
先給他

taixsefng zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng zay'viar ⬆︎ [[...]]
know first or beforehand
首先知道

Y pie goar khaq taixsefng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y pie goar khaq tai'sefng laai. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He came before me.
他比我早來。

taixtø sengzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'tø sefng'zaai ⬆︎ [[...]]

the right way produces wealth

大道生財

tuxzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tu'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]]

soak in water for a short time

浸水

Sinpox tiøqaix taixsefng tuxzuie, jien'au ciaq zørsvaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'pox tiøh'aix tai'sefng tu'zuie, jieen'au ciaq zøx'svaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
You should soak new cloth in water first before using it to make clothes.
新的布要先浸水,然後再做衣服。

EDUTECH (1)

taixsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]: first, first of all, before (in time); 首先

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

taixsefng 代先 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

Embree (1)

taixsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.252]: Pmod : before (in time), first, first of all; 首先

Lim08 (3)

u: pør'sefng'tai'tex ⬆︎ 保生大帝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0897] [#48301]: ＝ [ 大道公 ] 。 <>
u: tai'huix'sefng ⬆︎ 貸費生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0021] [#56805]: 貸款付學費e5學生。 <>
u: tai'sefng ⬆︎ 在先 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0016/B0017] [#56896]: ( 1 ) 在先。 ( 2 ) Tu2 - chiah 。 <( 1 ) 你 ∼∼ 去； ∼∼ 講。 ( 2 ) ∼∼ 伊有來。 >

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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