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armmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

secret house of prostitution

暗門

angmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

red-haired or red bristled, said vulgarly for foreigner

紅毛

auxbøea-mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea'mngg; au'bøea-mngg; (au'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

back door

後門

auxmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'mngg; (au'boea'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

back door

後門

ba [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba; (bat) [[...]][i#] [p.]

shut or cover tight, fast, get along well

緊,合得來

• Citsvix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid svix mngg kvoay be ba (bat).; Cid'svix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This door doesn't close tightly.
  這扇門不能關緊。

• Cit'ee ab'afkoax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee ap'ar'koax khaxm be ba (bat).; Cid'ee ap'ar'koax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  The cover on this box doesn't close tightly.
  這個盒子蓋不緊。

• Cid ee peng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee peeng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I get along well with this friend.
  這個朋友跟我很合得來。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]][i#] [p.]

eye

眼睛

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

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

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

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

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

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

bang'af'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bang'ar'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

screen door

網門,網屏

bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be; bøe [[...]][i#] [p.]

cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"

不,不會

• Goar bøe kviaf (aekhuxn, zhuietaf, iaw). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw).; Goar bøe kviaf (aix'khuxn, zhuix'taf, iaw). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I am (was) not afraid. (sleepy, thirsty, hungry)
  我不怕(睏,口渴,餓)。

• Goar khvoax, bøe løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax, be løh'ho.; Goar khvoax, bøe løh'ho. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I don't think it will rain.
  我看,不會下雨。

• Niaw bøe kor'mngg, kao bøe ka niawchie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw be kox'mngg, kao be ka niao'chie.; Niaw bøe kox'mngg, kao bøe ka niao'chie/zhuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Cats do not watch the door, dogs do not catch rats.
  貓不會看門,狗不會捉老鼠。

• Citmar lie øe aix khuxn`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar lie e aix khuxn be?; Cid'mar lie øe aix khuxn`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Are you sleepy now?
  現在你想睡嗎?

• Lie ee thaukhag øe thviax`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee thaau'khag e thviax be?; Lie ee thaau'khag øe thviax`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Do you have a head-ache?
  你的頭會痛嗎?

• Goar za'axm cyn kvoaa, lie øe kvoaa`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zafng'axm cyn kvoaa, lie e kvoaa be?; Goar zaf'axm cyn kvoaa, lie øe kvoaa`bøe? [[...]][i#] [p.]
  I was very cold last night, were you?
  昨晚我很冷,你冷嗎?

biedbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biet'buun; (biet'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

put a whole family to death

滅門

biedmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biet'mngg; (biet'buun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

put a whole family to death

滅門

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]][i#] [p.]

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

bøe køeamngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe koex'mngg; bøe køex'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

said of a girl not yet married although betrothed

還未過門

buun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun; (mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

door, gateway, sect, family, an opening

門

bunchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'chi; (mngg'chi) [[...]][i#] [p.]

sell retail

門市

bunho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'ho; (mngg'ho) [[...]][i#] [p.]

door, family

門戶

bunhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'hofng; (mngg'hofng) [[...]][i#] [p.]

reputation of a family, family tradition, the ways of a family

門風

zaqmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

fence, gate across a street, a train barrier

柵門

zaqmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

the sluice of a dam, a floodgate

閘門

zengmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'mngg; (thaau'zeeng'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

front door or gate

前門

zha'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

wooden door

木門

zharngmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxng'mngg; (zhaxng'moo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

hair that stands on end, feathers ruffled as when a bird is ill, spread the tail feathers like a turkey cock

豎毛

zhekmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

side door

側門

chia'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

doors of a vehicle

車門

chiwmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

strength of arm

虎口,手臂的力量

zhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]

bolt with a bar, latch or bolt of a door

閂

• mngzhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'zhvoax [[...]][i#] [p.]
  door bolt
  門閂

zhvoarmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvoax'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

bolt a door

閂門

zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun; (zwn'zhuun) [[...]][i#] [p.]

inform a superior or a friend of what we mean to do, get permission, ask a person's consent

尊

• Na bøeq zhutmngg, tiøh ka pexbør zhuun`cid'e (tiøh zunzhuun pexbuo). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør zhuun cit e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo).; Na bøeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør/buo zhuun`cit'e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo). [[...]][i#] [p.]
  When you are going out, you must inform your parents.
  若要出門,得向父母稟告一聲。

zhutmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

go out the door, take a trip

出門

cviar'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

front gate, main entrance

正門

ciafngmngjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciarng'mngg'jiin [[...]][i#] [p.]

director of a Kungfu school

掌門人

cirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn [[...]][i#] [p.]

examine diseases or ailment, diagnose

診

• kipcirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kib'cirn [[...]][i#] [p.]
  emergency call; emergency (medical) treatment
  急診

• mngcirn-po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'cirn'po; mngg'cirn-po [[...]][i#] [p.]
  OPD, outpatient department
  門診部

Ciøqmngg zuykhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciøh'mngg zuie'khox [[...]][i#] [p.]

Shihmen Reservoir

石門水庫

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]][i#] [p.]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

• Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
  上天無路, 入地無門。

zuymngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

floodgate, water gate

水門

zuymngg suxkvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'mngg su'kvia [[...]][i#] [p.]

The Watergate case

水門事件

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]][i#] [p.]

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

• Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
  這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

• Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
  這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

• Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
  貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

• Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
  春天一到, 花會開.

• Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
  鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

gee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee; (gaa) [[...]][i#] [p.]

tooth, tusk, ivory (articles)

牙

• chviuxgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviu'gee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  elephant tusk, ivory
  象牙

• mng'gee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'gee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  incisors
  門牙

• pauhgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pauq'gee [[...]][i#] [p.]
  buck teeth
  凸牙

ge'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

government office, Yamen

衙門

giap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap; (giab) [[...]][i#] [p.]

pinch, to put a thing between (e.g. the leaves of a book)

挾

• Zngfthauar ho mngg giabtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zngr'thaau'ar ho mngg giap'tiøh. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  finger pinched in the door
  手指頭被門挾到。

• zoafgiab'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoar'giap'ar [[...]][i#] [p.]
  paper holder, a paper clip
  紙夾子

hauxmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

gate of a school or college

校門

Høfoe pud zhud mngg, phvayoe thoaan chienlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'oe pud zhud mngg, phvae'oe thoaan chiefn'lie [[...]][i#] [p.]

Good news no one hears about but bad news travels thousands of miles.

好話不出門,壞話傳千里。

hox'mng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho'mngg'ar; (sab'sab'ar'ho) [[...]][i#] [p.]

drizzling rain

毛毛雨

ho-sap'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho'sab'ar; ho-sab'ar; (ho'mngg'ar) [[...]][i#] [p.]

drizzle

小雨,毛毛雨

hoatmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

grow hair or feathers, growth of hair returns again

長毛

iafmmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iarm'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

close the door, but not completely

掩門

immngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

female organ

陰門

iumngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

accelerator (of an automobile, motorcycle)

油門

viumoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'moo; (viuu'mngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]

wool

羊毛

jiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaf [[...]][i#] [p.]

cover, to screen, to shade, to shield, conceal, shut, intercept, to block

遮

• Thang'af'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thafng'ar'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  You must cover the window with a cloth.
  窗戶要用布遮住。

• Hid kefng zhux ho chiuar jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux ho chiu'ar jiaf lef. [[...]][i#] [p.]
  That house is screened off by trees.
  那間房子被樹遮住。

jiedmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

something very much in vogue or fashion, something everyone is after or interested in

熱門

jiedmng'hoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'mngg'hoex; jiet'mngg'høex [[...]][i#] [p.]

commodity which is enjoying brisk sale

熱門貨

jiedmngg imgak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'mngg ym'gak [[...]][i#] [p.]

rock music, rock and roll

熱門音樂

jinzø kongmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'zø kofng'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

artificial anus

人造肛門

jibmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'mngg [[...]][i#] [p.]

enter the door

入門

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