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🗣 bøea 🗣 (u: bea boea bøea) 買^p [wt][mo] bé/bué [#]

1. (V) to use money to purchase sth; to buy; to purchase || 使用金錢購物。

🗣le: (u: Goar beq bea svaf.) 🗣 (我欲買衫。) (我要買衣服。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøefcixn 🗣 (u: bea boea'cixn bøea'cixn) 買進 [wt][mo] bé-tsìn/bué-tsìn [#]

1. () (CE) to purchase; to buy in (goods) || 買進
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøefphiøx 🗣 (u: bea boea'phiøx bøea'phiøx) 買票 [wt][mo] bé-phiò/bué-phiò [#]

1. (V) to buy votes; to commit vote buying (in an election) || 選舉時候選人或其樁腳送給選民金錢或其他好處，要求選民投票給自己，是一項違法的行為。

2. (V) to buy a ticket (plane or train) || 購買機票或車票。

🗣le: (u: Beq ze chiaf aix sefng bea phiøx.) 🗣 (欲坐車愛先買票。) (坐車要先購票。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 korbøea 🗣 (u: kox'bea boea kox'bøea) 購買 [wt][mo] kòo-bé/kòo-bué [#]

1. () (CE) to purchase; to buy || 購買
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 siubøea 🗣 (u: siw'boea bea siw'bøea) 收尾 [wt][mo] siu-bué/siu-bé [#]

1. (V) || 收場結尾、結束、善後。

🗣le: (u: Lie tai'cix buo kaux cid khoarn te'po, ciaq ho goar laai siw'boea, karm be sviw chiaw'koex?) 🗣 (你代誌舞到這款地步，才予我來收尾，敢袂傷超過？) (你把事情搞到這種地步，才要我來善後，不會太過份了嗎？)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea [[...]] 

sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

bøefgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'gee; bøea'gee [[...]] 

year-end dinner given by a shop owner to entertain his employees on the 16th of the twelfth moon, during which an employee would know that he will not be hired for the coming year if the head of a cooked chicken is pointed at his seat

尾牙

bøefhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'hoe; bøea'høe [[...]] 

last member of a private lending association in which each member puts in a deposited amount of money each month and they bid on who will get the money each month. The one with the lowest bid gets the money that month.

尾會

• Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøefhøe khaq u lixseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar boeq zøx boea'hoe khaq u li'seg.; Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøea'høe khaq u li'seg. [[...]] 
  I don't want to bid for lending the money, I'll be "boe-hoe" so I get more interest.
  我都不標,我要作尾會,比較有利息。

bøefkhvoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'khvoar; bøea'khvoar [[...]] 

the final payment on a debt

尾款

• Zhwn cidsut'ar bøefkhvoar iawbøe heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn cit'sud'ar boea'khvoar iao'boe heeng.; Zhwn cit'sud'ar bøea'khvoar iao'bøe heeng. [[...]] 
  There only remains a small final payment to pay back.
  剩一點尾款還沒還。

bøefsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'suii; bøea'suii [[...]] 

follow close behind, to tail, to shadow

尾隨

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]] 

stump, trunk

樹頭

• Ciah køefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]] 
  When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
  要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

• Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxbøea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay.; Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]] 
  If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
  不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

ciongthaau kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'thaau kaux'boea; cioong'thaau kaux'bøea [[...]] 

from the start to the end, throughout

從頭到尾

zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu [[...]] 

self, personal, private, in person, personally, from, since, natural, naturally

自,從

• zu cymmar khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu cirm'mar khie [[...]] 
  from now on
  從現在起

• zu thaau kaux bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu thaau kaux boea; zu thaau kaux bøea [[...]] 
  from the beginning to the end
  從頭到尾

• zu goar laai Taioaan liawau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu goar laai Taai'oaan liao'au [[...]] 
  since I came to Taiwan...
  從我來臺灣以後…

zuxthaau ciebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau cix'boea; zu'thaau cix'bøea [[...]] 

all the way through, from the beginning to the end

自頭至尾

zuxthaau-kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau kaux'boea; zu'thaau-kaux'bøea [[...]] 

from the beginning to the end, all the way through

自始至終

hofthaau niawchybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'thaau niao'chie'boea; hor'thaau niao'chie/zhuo'bøea [[...]] 

start doing something with vigor but fail to see it through, impressive in the beginning but disappointing in the end

虎頭蛇尾

iøbøea khitliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea khid'liin; iøo'bøea khid'liin [[...]] 

wag the tail and court favors — to fawn and be obsequious

搖尾乞憐

iøthaau pvoaxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'thaau pvoa'boea; iøo'thaau pvoa'bøea [[...]] 

act obsequiously (Lit. to bobble the head and wag the tail like a dog hoping to please the master)

搖頭擺尾

jixthaau jixbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'thaau ji'boea; ji'thaau ji'bøea [[...]] 

nothing for me in a contract, none of my business (Lit. from the first character to the last)

字頭字尾

kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux lo'boea; kaux lo'bøea [[...]] 

to the end, at last, finally

到最後,結果

• zøx kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kaux lo'boea; zøx/zøex kaux lo'bøea [[...]] 
  stick to the end
  做到底

• Kaux loxbøea, øe khix kvagak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux lo'boea, e khix kvaf'gak.; Kaux lo'bøea, øe khix kvaf'gak. [[...]] 
  He (She) will finally end up in jail.
  他(她) 最後會坐牢。

kuibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'boea; kuy'bøea [[...]] 

last, final, terminal stage

最後,最終

• Laang kuibøea tøxsi sylo cit tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang kuy'boea tø'si sie'lo cit tiaau.; Laang kuy'bøea tø'si sie'lo cit tiaau. [[...]] 
  The final thing everyone has to do is die.
  人最終就是死路一條。

lafmbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm'boea; larm'bøea [[...]] 

engage to make up the deficiency (in a subscription), take over, pay for the tail end expenses of a job

攬後,處理善後

liongthaau zoabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lioong'thaau zoaa'boea; lioong'thaau zoaa'bøea [[...]] 

dragon's head and snake's tail — dwindling away to nothing after an initial display of greatness

龍頭蛇尾

phorngboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoxng'boea; phoxng'bøea [[...]] 

the amount budgeted over and above what is actually needed to purchase an item to make sure expenses can be covered, also refers to the number of things budgeted

較實際寬鬆之數目

pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luikongboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'boea; pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'bøea [[...]] 

be involved

受拖累

• Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cym'ar khix pvoaxtiøh luikongboea af hvoq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cirm'ar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'boea af hvoq.; Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf bøeq, cid'mar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'bøea af hvoq. [[...]] 
  I told you not to get involved but you wanted to so now you got hit by lightning
  叫你不要管,你就要,現在受拖累了吧!

siubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'boea; siw'bøea [[...]] 

come to a conclusion, concluding passage, movement, settle (an affair), put things in order, clear away

結束,收拾善後

thaau kaux bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau kaux boea; thaau kaux bøea [[...]] 

from the beginning to the end

從頭到尾

tiaux-chiabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaux-chiaf'boea; tiaux-chiaf'bøea; (tiaux-chiaf'liern) [[...]] 

Hang on to the back (side) of a train, bus (figure of speech)

吊車後(沒車資)

• Cvii lorng khay liawliao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaochia'boea ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii lorng khay liao'liao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'boea ax.; Cvii lorng khay liao'liao`aq, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'bøea`aq. [[...]] 
  I've spent all my money, I'll have to hitch a ride on the back of a train, bus
  錢都花光了,現在得吊車後了。(無法搭車)

toxboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'boea; to'bøea [[...]] 

area below the belly button

肚子下方(臍下三寸處)

tøex bøefau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex boea'au; tøex bøea'au [[...]] 

go along one in back of the other, to trail along behind

跟在後面,隨後

tøex-zhuiebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex'zhuix'boea; tøex'zhuix'bøea [[...]] 

repeat a teacher's words in order to learn, repeat a man's words, feign having knowledge (which one just picked from his co-conversationalist)

重複別人的話

uxthaau-uxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u thaau u boea; u'thaau-u'bøea [[...]] 

do a job from beginning to end, it has a beginning and an end

有始有終

soax-zhuiebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soax zhuix'bea/boea; soax-zhuix'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.242]

VO : add to what someone else has said

接話尾

soax-zhuiebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soax zhuix'bea/boea; soax-zhuix'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.242]

VO : do according to what someone else has said

接話尾

thaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'boea; thaau'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.280]

TW : in all, from start to finish

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