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cyn gaau khog laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn gaau khog laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
forcing the buyer to pay too much because the buyer urgently needs it
很會敲人的竹槓。

køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii ⬆︎ [[...]]

annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)

糾纏不休,囉嗦

Cit'ee laang cyn køkøtvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iawkuo m tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; Cid'ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This fellow is very annoying, I told him I don't want to buy, but he still will not leave.
這個人很囉嗦,我告訴他不買,他還不回去。

Goar bø'eeng , mxthafng kab goar køkøtvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo'eeng , m'thafng kab goar køo'køo'tvii. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I am busy, don't annoy me.
我沒空,不要跟我糾纏不休。

kosngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'sngf; (kof'tak) ⬆︎ [[...]]

unneighborly and unfriendly, e.g., unwilling to lend a hand or do a favor, selfish and disobliging

孤癖吝嗇

Y cyn kosngf (kotak), miqkvia lorng bøo bøeq ciøq laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn kof'sngf (kof'tak), mih'kvia lorng bøo boeq ciøq laang.; Y cyn kof'sngf (kof'tak), mih'kvia lorng bøo bøeq ciøq laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is very unfriendly, he is never willing to lend anything to others
他很孤吝,東西都不借人。

kongtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'tvar ⬆︎ [[...]]

mount an attack, assault

攻打

Ho cit toaxtin laang kongtvar kaq cyn lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho cit toa'tin laang kofng'tvar kaq cyn li'hai. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He was beat up by a big bunch of people.
被一大群人攻打得很利害。

kong'uo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'uo; (kofng'gu) ⬆︎ [[...]]

apartment house

公寓

Hid kefng kong'uo u toax cyn ze laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng kofng'uo u toax cyn ze laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Many people live in that apartment house.
那間公寓住了很多人。

kusuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'suy; (kw'mof) ⬆︎ [[...]]

evasive, secretive

不乾脆

Hid ee laang cyn kusuy, tviaxtvia bøo siuo ioksog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn kw'suy, tvia'tvia bøo siuo iog'sog. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That man is very evasive, he never keeps his promises.
那個人很不乾脆,常常不守信用。

paktngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag'tngg ⬆︎ [[...]]

disposition of the heart (good-hearted or bad-hearted)

度量,腹

Y ee paktngg cyn hør, tviaxtvia teq pangzo laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pag'tngg cyn hør, tvia'tvia teq pafng'zo laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His heart is very good, he is always helping people.
他的度量很好,常常幫助別人。

phvaykhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

uncanny, haunted, jinxed, tricky

不祥,奸詐,難纏

phvaykhafng ee zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khafng ee zhux ⬆︎ [[...]]
haunted house
凶宅

Hid sofzai cyn phvaykhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid sor'zai cyn phvae'khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That place is very uncanny.
那地方很不祥。

Hid ee laang cyn phaykhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn phae'khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That person is jinxed (tricky).
那人很奸詐難纏。

phvoaxchviuoky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvoa'chviux'ky ⬆︎ [[...]]

audio-video amplifier for sing along activities

伴唱機

Cymmar u cyn ze laang bea phvoaxchviuoky laai phvoaxchviux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar u cyn ze laang bea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux.; Cid'mar u cyn zøe laang bøea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Now there are many people who buy audio-video amplifiers to sing along with.
現在有很多人買伴唱機來伴唱。

soasoaf-sapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaf'soaf'sab'sab; soaf'soaf-sab'sab ⬆︎ [[...]]

picayune, inconsequential, minute details

零零碎碎,囉囉嗦嗦

Hid ee laang cyn soasoaf sapsab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn soaf'soaf sab'sab. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That person is making a pest of himself over picayune inconsequential matters.
那個人很囉囉嗦嗦。

suohae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux'hae ⬆︎ [[...]]

universal, magnanimous

四海,慷慨大方

Hid ee laang cyn suohae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn sux'hae. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That person is very magnanimous. He is open and generous. He is generous and his friends are many.
那人很慷慨大方。

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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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Embree: Embree, Bernard L. M. (1973). A Dictionary of Southern Min: based on current usage in Taiwan and checked against the earlier works of Carstairs Douglas, Thomas Barclay, and Ernest Tipson. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Language Institute. (OCLC 2491446. Data from GitHub - ChhoeTaigiDatabase. See NY Times article)
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