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Maryknoll (44)

bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae ⬆︎ [[...]]

ugly, bad, difficult

醜

bøexbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bae; bøe'bae ⬆︎ [[...]]
not bad
不錯

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

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw ⬆︎ [[...]]

eye

眼睛

bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun ⬆︎ [[...]]
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 ⬆︎ [[...]]
sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
眼睛亮

bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym ⬆︎ [[...]]
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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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 ⬆︎ [[...]]
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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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 ⬆︎ [[...]]
open the eyes
張開眼睛

bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym ⬆︎ [[...]]
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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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 ⬆︎ [[...]]
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 ⬆︎ [[...]]
eye is smarting because of a foreign object
眼睛刺痛

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

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

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

bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux ⬆︎ [[...]]

can't know thoroughly

不能盡知

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad thaux'thaux ⬆︎ [[...]]

know thoroughly

識透

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

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

can't eat (vulgar), bad looking

難吃,難看

goaxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]]

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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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。

høefzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'zhuix'ar; høea'zhuix'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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。

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar ⬆︎ [[...]]

invite, invitation

邀請

Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm bøe 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? ⬆︎ [[...]]
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?

itkhaix jilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'khaix jii'lun ⬆︎ [[...]]

treat (different matters) as the same, stereotype

一概而論

Hitlaixbin u phvae ee bøo mxtiøh, mxkuo bøextaxng 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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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。

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

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉

khøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'siøq ⬆︎ [[...]]

Too bad! Unfortunately, alas!

可惜

Khøfsiøq goar bøexhiao thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'siøq goar be'hiao thviaf.; Khør'siøq goar bøe'hiao thviaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
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. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It is regrettable that he died.
很可惜,他死了。

khvoarøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud ⬆︎ [[...]]

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

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

khuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao ⬆︎ [[...]]

luck, sense of tasting

運氣,口感

khuiekhao cyn bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao cyn bae ⬆︎ [[...]]
bad luck
運氣不好

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

sayzuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'zuun ⬆︎ [[...]]

sail a boat

駕船,開船,駛船

Bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
bad workman never has a good tool.
不會開船嫌溪灣,不怪自己,反而怨天尤人。

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
用黃河的水也洗不清。

Embree (1)

bøexbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bad; bøe'bad ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.10]: AV : never, never happened; 從未

Lim08 (1)

u: be'bad bøe'bad ⬆︎ 未bat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0766/B0000] [#2276]: M7 - bat有過。 <∼∼ 有； ∼∼ 看見。 >

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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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Lim08: 台語辭典(台日大辭典台語譯本)查詢 [Taiwanese Dictionary (translation of Tai—Nichi Dai Jiten (TDJ)) search] (in Taiwanese Hokkien). Sìn Bōng Ài [Faith Hope Love]. 2008. We make updates and corrections, and refer to Lim19: 台語辭典(台日大辭典台語譯本)查詢2019 [Taiwanese Dictionary (translation of TDJ) search] (in Taiwanese Hokkien). Sìn Bōng Ài [Faith Hope Love]. 2019.
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