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HTB (4)

phahtng chiwkud tientøx iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: turn a misfortune into a blessing; to profit from a misfortune; After a storm; comes a calm. (Lit. After a broken arm has been cured; it is stronger than before.); 因禍得福
sixhuy tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: confound right and wrong; 是非顛倒
tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: upside down; over turn; reverse; invert; on the contrary; opposite; 顛倒; 相反
tientøx sixhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: confound right and wrong; confuse justice and injustice; distort the truth; twist facts; 顛倒是非

DFT (2)

🗣 Phahtng chiwkud tientøx iorng. 🗣 (u: Phaq'tng chiuo'kud tiefn'tøx iorng.) 拍斷手骨顛倒勇。 [wt][mo] Phah-tn̄g tshiú-kut tian-tò ióng. [#]: 1. () || 打斷手骨反而更健壯。意即愈挫愈勇。折斷的骨頭癒合後，新長成的骨節更為堅硬。用以鼓勵人不要畏懼困難與挫敗。; 🗣le: (u: Bøo laang aix sid'pai, m'køq sid'pai ee kefng'giam e ho larn tid'tiøh kaux'huxn, zhoe'zhud seeng'kofng ee hofng'hoad, laang tvia'tvia teq korng “phaq'tng chiuo'kud tiefn'tøx iorng”, tø si cid ee ix'sux.) 🗣 (無人愛失敗，毋過失敗的經驗會予咱得著教訓、揣出成功的方法，人定定咧講「拍斷手骨顛倒勇」，就是這个意思。) (沒有人喜歡失敗，不過失敗的經驗能讓我們得到教訓、找出成功的方法,人們常說「愈挫愈勇」，就是這個意思。); 🗣le: (u: Ciah'thaau'lo'laang tiofng'lieen sid'giap, cyn phvae zhoe'tiøh syn thaau'lo, u ee laang “phaq'tng chiuo'kud tiefn'tøx iorng”, kae'haang zøx siør'sefng'lie, kaf'ki zøx thaau'kef, biern kviaf'kvix ho laang thaai'thaau.) 🗣 (食頭路人中年失業，真歹揣著新頭路，有的人「拍斷手骨顛倒勇」，改行做小生理，家己做頭家，免驚見予人刣頭。) (上班族中年失業，很難找到新工作，有些人「愈挫愈勇」，改行做小生意，自己當老闆，不怕被別人裁員。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 tientøx 🗣 (u: tiefn'tøx) 顛倒 [wt][mo] tian-tò [#]: 1. (Adj) || 上下前後次序倒置。; 🗣le: (u: Lie mih'kvia khngx tiefn'tøx`aq.) 🗣 (你物件囥顛倒矣。) (你東西放倒反了。); 2. (Adv) || 反而。; 🗣le: (u: Y bøo beq laai, goarn tiefn'tøx khaq hvoaf'hie.) 🗣 (伊無欲來，阮顛倒較歡喜。) (他不來，我們反而較高興。); 3. (Adv) || 與事實相反。; 🗣le: (u: Lie oe m'thafng tiefn'tøx korng.) 🗣 (你話毋通顛倒講。) (你說話不要顛倒是非。)
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Maryknoll (25)

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

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. ⬆︎ [[...]]
That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex ⬆︎ [[...]]
get more done
工作效率高

Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

øe khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng ⬆︎ [[...]]
will get stronger
會較強壯

Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
每天運動,身體會較強壯。

øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea ⬆︎ [[...]]
be somewhat rude or impolite
會失禮

Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay øe khaq sitlea bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? ⬆︎ [[...]]
I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa ⬆︎ [[...]]
must get bigger, must grow more
得大些

Citkhoarn ee køefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Make it cheaper!
算便宜點!

sixhuy tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'huy tiefn'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]

confound right and wrong

是非顛倒

tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix; (taix) ⬆︎ [[...]]

wear (a cap, hat, cap) on the head

戴

be tie'tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be tix'tid; bøe tix`tid ⬆︎ [[...]]
incapable of wearing or being worn on the head
不能戴

tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix ⬆︎ [[...]]
to wear with the back to the front
戴反了

tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]

on the contrary, opposite

顛倒,相反

tientøx sixhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx si'huy ⬆︎ [[...]]

confound right and wrong, confuse justice and injustice, distort the truth, twist facts

顛倒是非

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

overturn, to invert, on the contrary, wrong side, left side, pour out

倒

cviarkorng tørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'korng tøx'korng ⬆︎ [[...]]
say opposite things at different times
正說反說

ho chiaf teq tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho chiaf teq tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]
rain pouring tin torrents
傾盆大雨

tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]
invert, reverse, the opposite, the contrary, on the contrary
顛倒

tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix ⬆︎ [[...]]
put on (a cap or hat) front backward
戴反了

tientørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx korng; tiefn'tøx'korng ⬆︎ [[...]]
saying the opposite of what he thinks
說顛倒

EDUTECH (1)

tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn/tieen'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]: invert the order, do the opposite, in the wrong order; 相反

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

tientøx 顛倒 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn/tieen'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]]: 顛倒

Embree (2)

tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.262]: V : invert the proper order, do the opposite; 相反
tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.262]: Pmod : in the wrong order; 相反

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HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
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