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HTB (10)

bak zhefng bii siux^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: handsome; 目清眉秀
ke'nng-zhefng^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: white of an egg; the albumin; 雞蛋清; 蛋白
pongkoafn`ciar zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: The on looker is clear headed because he can see what's going on with detachment); the mind of the on looker is clear; 旁觀者清
pongkoanciar zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: The on looker is clear headed because he can see what's going on with detachment); the mind of the on looker is clear; 旁觀者清
zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: green; blue; young; youth; 青
zhefng zhud uu laam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: to surpass one's master or teacher in learning (Lit. Green comes from blue; but it excels blue.); 青出於藍
zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: inquire after a person's health; give regards to; pay one's respect to; 請安
zhefng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: soft brush for dusting; a feather duster; 撢子; 小刷子
zhefng-purnsøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: 清糞埽
Zhefng-tiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: Ching dynasty; 清朝

DFT (7)

🗣 køenng-zhefng 🗣 (u: kef koef'nng'zhefng køef'nng-zhefng) 雞卵清 [wt][mo] ke-nn̄g-tshing/kue-nn̄g-tshing [#]: 1. (N) || 雞蛋的蛋白。; 🗣le: (u: Eng kef'nng'zhefng zøx kef'nng'køf.) 🗣 (用雞卵清做雞卵糕。) (用雞蛋的蛋白製做蛋糕。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng 🗣 (u: zhefng) 青^b [wt][mo] tshing [#]: 1. (N) blue (color) || 顏色名。指藍色。; 🗣le: (u: zhefng'thiefn pek'jit) 🗣 (青天白日) (青天白日); 2. (N) outer skin of bamboo || 指竹子的外皮。; 🗣le: (u: han'zhefng) 🗣 (汗青) (史冊); 3. (Adj) young; youthful || 年輕的。; 🗣le: (u: zhefng'zhwn) 🗣 (青春) (青春)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng 🗣 (u: zhefng) 千^p [wt][mo] tshing [#]: 1. (Num) thousand || 十的百倍，十個百為千。; 🗣le: (u: cit'zhefng khof) 🗣 (一千箍) (一千元)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng 🗣 (u: zhefng) 清^b [wt][mo] tshing [#]: 1. (Adj) (thing) clear; obvious; unequivocal; not vague; unambiguous; not obscure || 事物明白無隱晦。; 🗣le: (u: Lie tiøh'aix khvoax khaq zhefng, jin khaq beeng`leq.) 🗣 (你著愛看較清、認較明咧。) (你要看清楚一點、認明白一點。); 2. (V) to make clean; to neaten; to clear || 使乾淨、使明白。; 🗣le: (u: Larn ka zaux'khaf zhefng'zhefng`leq.) 🗣 (咱共灶跤清清咧。) (我們把廚房清理一下。); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'siaux) 🗣 (清數) (清算帳目); 3. (Adj) (thing) simple; not complicated; clean; neat; unmixed; without additives || 事物簡單、乾淨、無配料。; 🗣le: (u: Cid khoarn hoef'zhao khaq zhefng khaq hør'khvoax.) 🗣 (這款花草較清較好看。) (這種花色比較清爽比較好看。); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'thngf) 🗣 (清湯) (清湯); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'pefng) 🗣 (清冰) (清冰); 4. (Adj) (mood or mind) happy; entirely free from worry; serene; relaxed || 人的心情舒暢安詳。; 🗣le: (u: Khafng'khoex zøx'liao, sym kuy'ee lorng zhefng`khie'laai.) 🗣 (工課做了，心規个攏清起來。) (工作做完，心情整個都舒暢起來。); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'sym) 🗣 (清心) (清心); 5. (Adj) flawless in behavior || 行為上沒有缺陷。; 🗣le: (u: zhefng'liaam) 🗣 (清廉) (清廉); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'køf) 🗣 (清高) (清高); 6. (Adj) poor; impoverished || 貧窮。; 🗣le: (u: zhefng'haan) 🗣 (清寒) (清寒); 🗣le: (u: zhefng'khor) 🗣 (清苦) (清寒貧苦)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng 🗣 (u: zhefng) 稱 [wt][mo] tshing [#]: tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng'afn 🗣 (u: zherng'afn) 請安 [wt][mo] tshíng-an [#]: 1. (V) || 晚輩向長輩問候。; 🗣le: (u: Chviar lie thex goar ka lirn af'mr zherng'afn.) 🗣 (請你替我共恁阿姆請安。) (請你代我向你伯母問候。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 zhefng'ar 🗣 (u: zherng'ar) 筅仔 [wt][mo] tshíng-á [#]: 1. (N) || 撢子、拂塵。用毛、棕、塑膠絲、金屬絲等製成，是一種用來清除髒物的用具，一般為長形或橢圓形。; 🗣le: (u: Theh zherng'ar laai ka tøq'terng ee thoo'hurn zherng'zherng`leq.) 🗣 (提筅仔來共桌頂的塗粉筅筅咧。) (拿撢子來把桌上的灰塵刷一刷。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

DFT_lk (10)

🗣u: Zef zuie iao'boe ze'zhefng, m'thafng hviaa'laai lym. ⬆︎ 這水猶未坐清，毋通燃來啉。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這水的雜質還沒沉澱，不能煮來喝。
🗣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: Zøh`jit goar phaq'm'kvix cit'zhefng khof. ⬆︎ 昨日我拍毋見一千箍。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 前天我弄丟了一千元。
🗣u: Yn cid'mar tngf zhefng'zhwn, iao m zay thafng hoaan'lør. ⬆︎ 𪜶這馬當青春，猶毋知通煩惱。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他們現在正年輕，還不知道要煩惱。
🗣u: Cit'zhefng siaf m'tat peq'paq hien. ⬆︎ 一千賒毋值八百現。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 一千元的賒帳不如八百元的現金。
🗣u: Lie zheng kaq hiaq zhefng'liaang, m kviaf khix tuo'tiøh chy'køf? ⬆︎ 你穿甲遐清涼，毋驚去拄著痴哥？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 你穿得那麼暴露，不怕遇上色狼？
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Cit'zhefng siaf m'tat peq'paq hien.” Kafm'goan siok'siok'ar be, theh'tiøh hien'kym, ma bøo aix ho laang'kheq khiaxm'siaux. ⬆︎ 俗語講：「一千賒毋值八百現。」甘願俗俗仔賣，提著現金，嘛無愛予人客欠數。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 俗話說：「一千元的賒帳不如八百元的現金。」寧可便宜地賣，拿到現金，也不願意讓客人賒帳。
🗣u: Be mih'kvia ho toa tafn'ui siaux lorng tiøh sefng kiax`leq, goeh'tea ciaq zøx cit kae zhefng, si'korng “cit'zhefng siaf m'tat peq'paq hien”, hoex khix cvii bøo khvoax`kvix, zorng`si khaq be hoxng'sym. ⬆︎ 賣物件予大單位數攏著先寄咧，月底才做一改清，是講「一千賒毋值八百現」，貨去錢無看見，總是較袂放心。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 賣東西給大單位帳都要先記著，月底才一次撥付，可是「一千元的賒帳不如八百元的現金」，貨搬走了錢卻還看不到，總是比較不放心。
🗣u: Zøx tai'cix m'thafng zhvef'koong, beq arn'zvoar zøx khaq hør, sviu ho zhefng'zhør ciaq khay'sie cixn'heeng, yn'ui “tviw'tii bøo sih'purn”. ⬆︎ 做代誌毋通生狂，欲按怎做較好，想予清楚才開始進行，因為「張持無蝕本」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 做事情不要慌張，怎麼做比較好，想清楚再開始進行，因為凡事「謹慎小心不會吃虧」。
🗣u: Laang korng, “Gii laang, m cviaa zhat.” Kaf'zaix kerng'hofng u ka tai'cix tiaau'zaf ho y zhefng'zhør, ciaq bøo oafn'orng'tiøh hør'laang. ⬆︎ 人講：「疑人，毋成賊。」佳哉警方有共代誌調查予伊清楚，才無冤枉著好人。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 所謂：「懷疑他人，焉能把人當賊。」幸虧警方把事情調查清楚，才沒有冤枉到好人。

Maryknoll (56)

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

still, quiet, calm, peaceful, silent, comfortable, safe, easy in mind, set at rest, make orderly arrangement

安

zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]
pay respects, inquire after an elder
請安

peng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]
peace, without any accident
平安

put'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]
uneasy, disturbed, not feeling at peace
不安

afn juu Thaesafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn juu Thaix'safn ⬆︎ [[...]]
not in the slightest danger, secure as Mt. Tai
安如泰山

bak zhefng bii siux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak zhefng bii siux ⬆︎ [[...]]

handsome

眉清目秀

zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng; (chiefn) ⬆︎ [[...]]

thousand, numerous

千

cit zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
one thousand
一千

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

pure, clear, clean, brief, virtuous, honest, conclude, terminate, repay debts, Ching Dynasty (1644-1911)

清

zexzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze'zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
settle and become clear like a liquid
沉澱

tengzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
to purify, settle to the bottom like in muddy water
澄清

zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng; (zhvef) ⬆︎ [[...]]

green, blue, young, youthful

青

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

name, appellation, tell, to claim, declare, to name, to call, to praise, to acclaim, proper, suitable

稱

zarzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
tell a lie, state falsely
詐稱

bengzhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
name or designation of a thing
名稱

zhefng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

soft brush for dusting, a feather duster

撢子,小刷子

zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]

inquire after a person's health, pay one's respect to

請安

Chviar lie thex goar ka taixkef zhefng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie thex goar ka tai'kef zherng'afn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Please give my best regards to everyone.
請代我向大家請安(問好)。

Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zhefng'afn, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zherng'afn, cyn sid'lea. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Excuse me for my neglecting to call on you for a long time.
很久沒來向你請安了,很對不起。

zhefng zhud ii laam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng zhud ii laam; (zhefng zhud ii naa) ⬆︎ [[...]]

to surpass one's master or teacher in learning (Lit. Green comes from blue, but it excels blue.)

青出於藍

zhefng zuykaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng zuie'kaw ⬆︎ [[...]]

clean drains

打掃水溝

Zhefng-tiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhefng'tiaau; Zhefng-tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

Ching or Manchu Dynasty (1644-1911)

清朝

cviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa; (seeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

become, acceptable, all right, almost, in round numbers or in rough quantity

將近,近,約,成

cviaa zap ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zap ee laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly ten persons
約十個人

cviaa paq ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa paq ee laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
almost hundred people
約一百個人

cviaa zhefng (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zhefng (ee) laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly a thousand persons
約一千個人

cviaa ban (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa ban (ee) laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly ten thousand people
將近一萬個人

cviaa paq ban (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa paq ban (ee) laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly a million persons
約一百萬個人

cviaa zhengban khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zhefng'ban khof ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly ten million dollars
將近一千萬元

cviaa zap eg jinkhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zap eg jiin'khao ⬆︎ [[...]]
nearly a billion population
約十億人口

cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu; (siong) ⬆︎ [[...]]

above, upon, upper, go up, ascend, come up to, go above

上

m cviu cidgøeqjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu cit goeh jit; m cviu cit'gøeh'jit; (m cviu cit kor goeh) ⬆︎ [[...]]
not quite a month
不到一個月

cviu zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
reach or more than one thousand
上千

zuie zhefng, hii ciu hien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie zhefng, hii ciu hien. ⬆︎ [[...]]

Time brings everything to light. (Lit. Where the water is clear, the fish are seen.)

水清魚就現,水落石出。

haypoat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'poat ⬆︎ [[...]]

altitude above the sea level

海拔

haypoat go zhefng chiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'poat go zhefng chiøq ⬆︎ [[...]]
five thousand feet above sea level
海拔五千呎

hiensiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'siorng ⬆︎ [[...]]

offer a prize for

懸賞

hiensiorng cit zhefng khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'siorng cit zhefng khof ⬆︎ [[...]]
offer a reward of $100,000
懸賞壹仟元

huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huix'iong ⬆︎ [[...]]

cost, expenses, expenditure, outlay

費用

eng kongsy ee huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng kofng'sy ee huix'iong ⬆︎ [[...]]
at the expense of the company
用公司的費用

huxtafm huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'tafm huix'iong ⬆︎ [[...]]
bear the expenses of
負擔費用

cietserng huieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'serng huix'iong ⬆︎ [[...]]
cut down expenses
節省費用

Huieiong taixkhaix aix nng zhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huix'iong tai'khaix aix nng zhefng khof. ⬆︎ [[...]]
The outlay will come to about NT$2,000
費用大概要兩千塊。

køenng-zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'nng'zhefng; køef'nng-zhefng; (nng'zhefng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

white of an egg, the albumin

蛋白

pongkoanciar zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poong'koafn'ciar zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]

The on looker is clear headed because he can see what's going on with detachment), the mind of the on looker is clear

旁觀者清

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。

sngx khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx khie'laai ⬆︎ [[...]]

in total, all told, in all

算起來,合計

Sngx khylaai tiøqaix cit zhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khie'laai tiøh'aix cit zhefng khof. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It costs over one thousand dollars in all.
算起來要一千塊。

tongkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tofng'kiok ⬆︎ [[...]]

authorities (concerned)

當局

haghau tongkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'hau tofng'kiok ⬆︎ [[...]]
school authorities
學校當局

hong tongkiok ee beng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hong tofng'kiok ee beng ⬆︎ [[...]]
by order of the authorities
奉當局的命

tongkiok ciar bee, pongkoafn ciar zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tofng'kiok ciar bee, poong'koafn ciar zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
bystander sees most clearly
當局者迷,旁觀者清

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

ton (mere imitation of the foreign sound)

噸

go zhefng tuxn ee zuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go zhefng tuxn ee zuun ⬆︎ [[...]]
a steamer of 5,000 tons
五千噸的船

pehturnchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'tuxn'chiaf; pøeq'tuxn'chiaf ⬆︎ [[...]]
eight-ton freight car
八噸車

EDUTECH (1)

zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]: to pay compliment; 請安

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

zhefng'afn 請安 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]: 請安

Embree (1)

zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.51]: VO : send greetings; 請安

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EDUTECH: Liim Keahioong (2001-2003). EDUTECH: Taiwanese—English Dictionary Searched with Concise Atonal Spelling. Edited and cross-referenced to EDUTECH General Taiwanese Words (正確台語拼字辭和漢字辭), Embree (1973), Maryknoll (2001), and other dictionaries.
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)
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.
TDJ: Ogawa Naoyoshi, ed. (1931, 1932). 臺日大辭典 Tai—Nichi Dai Jiten [Taiwanese—Japanese Dictionary] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese). Volume 1 & Volume 2. Taihoku: Governor-General of Taiwan.