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HTB (7)

cirnthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: advance or withdraw; to stay or quit a job; employ or fire a person; 進退
cirnthex bogkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: not knowing what course of action to take; 進退莫決
cirnthex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: be in a dilemma (to have difficulty going either forward of backward); 進退兩難
cirnthex ykiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: cast one's lot with another person; 進退與共
cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: to advance and retreat; a sense of propriety; 進退
cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: dilemma; 進退兩難
thiuthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: to prepare a place for provisionary or alternate use; 進退的餘地; 交替

DFT (1)

🗣 cirnthøex/cirnthex 🗣 (u: cixn'thex) 進退 [wt][mo] tsìn-thè [#]: 1. (V) || 前進後退。; 🗣le: (u: Goar cyn'cviax si cixn'thex liorng'laan.) 🗣 (我真正是進退兩難。) (我真是進退兩難。); 2. (N) || 和尊長、客人見面、應對及告退的禮儀。; 🗣le: (u: Siaux'lieen'laang aix zay cixn'thex.) 🗣 (少年人愛知進退。) (年輕人要知道應對進退的禮儀。)
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Maryknoll (14)

cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po ⬆︎ [[...]]

no way of escape backwards or forwards, a dilemma

進退維谷

cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]

advance or withdraw, to stay or quit a job, employ or fire a person

進退

cirnthex bogkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex bok'koad ⬆︎ [[...]]

not knowing what course of action to take

進退莫決

cirnthex ykiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex ie'kiong ⬆︎ [[...]]

cast one's lot with another person

進退與共

cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex liorng'laan; cixn-thøex liorng'laan ⬆︎ [[...]]

be in a dilemma (to have difficulty going either forward of backward)

進退兩難

liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'laan ⬆︎ [[...]]

literally, between two difficulties — indecisive, dilemma

兩難

cixn-thøex liofnglaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex liorng'laan; cixn-thøex liorng'laan ⬆︎ [[...]]
in a dilemma, to go on or to draw back are both difficult
進退兩難

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; (thoex) ⬆︎ [[...]]

to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)

退

cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]
advance or retire, advance or withdraw
進退

jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax ⬆︎ [[...]]
the fever has abated
退燒了

thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]
withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
撤退

tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex ⬆︎ [[...]]
to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
倒退,退步

tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa ⬆︎ [[...]]
to walk backwards without turning around
倒著走

thiuthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiw'thex ⬆︎ [[...]]

to prepare a place for provisionary or alternate use

進退的餘地,交替

EDUTECH (1)

cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]: fluctuation; 進退

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

cirnthøex 進退 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]]: 進退

Embree (6)

cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.31]: SV : fluctuating (battle, business, etc); 進退
cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.31]: N : fluctuation; 進退
u: cixn'thex'liorng'laan ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.31]: Sph : on the horns of a dilemma, in a difficult situation; 進退兩難
cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thoex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.31]: SV : fluctuating (battle, business, etc); 進退
cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thoex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.31]: N : fluctuation; 進退
u: cixn'thoex'liorng'laan ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.31]: Sph : on the horns of a dilemma, in a difficult situation; 進退兩難

Lim08 (13)

u: aq'buo ⬆︎ 鴨母 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0007] [#78]: 雌性e5鴨。 <∼∼ 食水hau7 = 鴨母吞食田龜（意思：進退兩難）。 ∼∼ 裝金ia7是扁嘴＝鴨母毛sui2 , 嘴猶koh是扁 -- e5 。 ∼∼ 食tou7 - kun2 ( 蚯蚓 ) ＝橫霸吞食弱者，一屑a2費氣to7無。 ∼∼ 食家己e5粟 ( chhek ) ，生卵別人e5 = 生cha - bou2 kiaN2 ，嫁去別人e5 。 ∼∼ 嘴bong2 lu7 = 不管有無，總是ai3試看mai7 。 ∼∼ m7管beh管鵝＝家己e5 tai7 - chi3 m7管， beh管別人。 ∼∼ 討食別人坵，生卵家己e5 = PhaiN2品行e5 cha - bou2 kiaN2 ， ti7家己e5厝內生私生兒。 >
u: zeeng bøo'kiux'pefng ⬆︎ 前無救兵 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0183] [#5358]: 頭前無援救e5兵。 <∼∼∼∼ 後無糧草＝意思：進退維谷。 >
u: cixn'zeeng ⬆︎ 進前 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0224] [#11674]: ( 1 ) 向前進。 ( 2 ) 年月日等e5前年月日。 <( 1 )∼∼ 交戰； ∼∼ 去做； ∼∼ 無路 , 退後無步＝進退維谷。 ( 2 )∼∼ 一日； ∼∼ ka7我通知； ∼∼ 幾年。 >
u: cixn pud'cixn thex pud'thex ⬆︎ 進不進退不退 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0227] [#11732]: 進退long2無路。 <>
u: cixn'thex liorng'laan ⬆︎ 進退兩難 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0226] [#11756]: 進kap退long2有困難。 <>
u: cixn'thoex ⬆︎ 進退 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0226/B0226/B0226] [#11759]: 前進kap退後。 < 知 ∼∼ 為英雄。 >
u: zør'sie iu'sie ⬆︎ 左死右死 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0861] [#13315]: 進退維谷。 <>
u: zuie'hau ⬆︎ 水鱟 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0331] [#14800]: ( 動 ) 水蟲e5名。 < 鴨母食 ∼∼ ＝意思：進退維谷。 >
u: khix'ciu ⬆︎ 去就 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0270/A0392] [#30295]: ( 文 ) 去留，進退。 <>
u: kuo'cie kie'cie(漳)/kɨr'cie(泉) ⬆︎ 舉止 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0371/A0270/A0392] [#36635]: ( 文 ) 進退行動。 < 行動 ∼∼ 。 >
u: liorng ⬆︎ 兩 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0995/B0967] [#39763]: 二。 <∼ peng5 ; 不 ∼ 立；三欺 ∼,∼ 欺一；進退 ∼ 難。 >
u: niuu'zhao ⬆︎ 糧草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0502/B0503] [#42673]: 糧食；軍糧。 < 前無救兵 , 後無 ∼∼ ＝進退維谷。 >
u: thex'au ⬆︎ 退後 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0403] [#59746]: 退卻。 < 進前無路 , ∼∼ 無步＝進退維谷。 >

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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)
Maryknoll: Taiwanese—English Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Maryknoll Language Service Center, Taichung, Taiwan. 2001 [1976]. (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 TW)
TC/TH: Iûⁿ Ún-giân. 台語文/中文辭典 Taiwanese — Chinese Dictionary & 台文/華文線頂辭典 [Taihoa Online Dictionary] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese).
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.