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kefng khaq-toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: enlarge or widen mechanically; with some instrument; 張大一點; 張較大

DFT (3)

🗣 khaq-toaxbin 🗣 (u: khaq-toa'bin) 較大面 [wt][mo] khah-tuā-bīn [#]: 1. (Adj) || 可能性比較大。; 🗣le: (u: Cid pae ee hofng'thay be laai khaq'toa'bin.) 🗣 (這擺的風颱袂來較大面。) (這次的颱風不會來的可能性比較大。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Svef`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee unzeeng khaq toa thvy./Svy`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee unzeeng khaq toa thvy. 🗣 (u: Svef/Svy`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy.) 生的請一邊，養的恩情較大天。 [wt][mo] Senn--ê tshiánn tsi̍t pinn, ióng--ê un-tsîng khah tuā thinn. [#]: 1. () || 親生的父母暫且擱在一邊，養育者的恩情比天還高。提醒被撫養人不要抹煞養育人的苦心與功勞；又指生身父母比養育者的地位還差一些。; 🗣le: (u: Laang korng, “Svef`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy.” Suy'jieen m si chyn'kud'jiok, m'køq iorng'pe'buo ee iong'sym chviaa'iorng aix huix goa'ni ze khor'sym, zøx iorng'zuo`ee tiøh'aix liao'kae, tiøh'aix karm'wn.) 🗣 (人講：「生的請一邊，養的恩情較大天。」雖然毋是親骨肉，毋過養爸母的用心晟養愛費偌爾濟苦心，做養子的著愛了解、著愛感恩。) (人家說：「養育之恩大於生育之恩。」雖然不是親骨肉，但是養父母的用心栽培得花費多少苦心，做養子的得要了解、要懂得感恩。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 thaukhahtoaxsyn 🗣 (u: thaau'khaq'toa'syn) 頭較大身 [wt][mo] thâu-khah-tuā-sin [#]: 1. (Exp) || 頭部比身軀大。本末倒置。比喻次要的事情比主要的事情還要花費更多的心力、金錢等。; 🗣le: (u: Goar bea cit ky chiuo'ky'ar peq'zhefng, soaq tiøh khay ban'ji khof khix siw'lie, cyn'cviax si thaau'khaq'toa'syn.) 🗣 (我買一支手機仔八千，煞著開萬二箍去修理，真正是頭較大身。) (我買一支手機八千，卻得花一萬二去修理，真的是本末倒置。); 2. (Exp) || 比喻事情反而變得更麻煩，難以收拾。; 🗣le: (u: Cid kvia tai'cix ho y buo kaq arn'nef, u'viar si thaau'khaq'toa'syn, phvae siw'boea`oq!) 🗣 (這件代誌予伊舞甲按呢，有影是頭較大身，歹收尾喔！) (這件事情給他弄成這樣子，真是越理越亂，難以收拾啊！)
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DFT_lk (17)

🗣u: Lie tiøh khaq toa'lo`leq, m'thafng hiaq taxng'sngf. ⬆︎ 你著較大路咧，毋通遐凍霜。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 你應該開朗大方一點，不要這麼小家子氣。
🗣u: Y ee nii'hoex khaq toa, sor'ie kix'tii u khaq bae`laq! ⬆︎ 伊的年歲較大，所以記持有較䆀啦！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他的年紀比較大，所以記性差一點啦！
🗣u: Y syn'koaan khaq ea`laang, korng'oe tiefn'tøx khaq toa'sviaf. ⬆︎ 伊身懸較矮人，講話顛倒較大聲。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他身高不及人家高，講話反而比較大聲。
🗣u: wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy ⬆︎ 恩情較大天 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 恩重如山
🗣u: Iøo khaq toa'lat`leq. ⬆︎ 搖較大力咧。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 搖大力一點。
🗣u: Cid pae ee hofng'thay be laai khaq'toa'bin. ⬆︎ 這擺的風颱袂來較大面。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這次的颱風不會來的可能性比較大。
🗣u: Goar khvoax AF'tiofng sw'bin khaq toa. ⬆︎ 我看阿忠輸面較大。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我看阿忠比較可能輸。
🗣u: Goar khaf'poo pie laang khaq toa, cyn phvae bea ee'ar. ⬆︎ 我跤捗比人較大，真歹買鞋仔。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我腳丫子比人家大，很難買鞋子。
🗣u: Y girn'ar'sii khaq toa'khof, kog'tiofng liao'au thiw'koaan`khie'laai, thea'keq hør'khvoax kaq! ⬆︎ 伊囡仔時較大箍，國中了後抽懸起來，體格好看甲！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他小時候比較胖，上國中後長高了，身材好看得很！
🗣u: Goar bea cit ky chiuo'ky'ar peq'zhefng, soaq tiøh khay ban'ji khof khix siw'lie, cyn'cviax si thaau'khaq'toa'syn. ⬆︎ 我買一支手機仔八千，煞著開萬二箍去修理，真正是頭較大身。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我買一支手機八千，卻得花一萬二去修理，真的是本末倒置。
🗣u: Cid kvia tai'cix ho y buo kaq arn'nef, u'viar si thaau'khaq'toa'syn, phvae siw'boea`oq! ⬆︎ 這件代誌予伊舞甲按呢，有影是頭較大身，歹收尾喔！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這件事情給他弄成這樣子，真是越理越亂，難以收拾啊！
🗣u: Laang korng, “Chiefn sngx ban sngx, m'tat thvy cit oeh.” Køq'khaq toa kefng ee zhux, na tuo'tiøh chid kib ee toa te'tang, ma si hoaq tør tø tør, cit'tiarm'ar tøf be'axn'sngx`tid. ⬆︎ 人講：「千算萬算，毋值天一劃。」閣較大間的厝，若拄著七級的大地動，嘛是喝倒就倒，一點仔都袂按算得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 人們說：「人算不如天算。」再大的房子，一遇到七級強震，仍然經不起侵襲而倒塌，完全無法防範。
🗣u: Køf'khøf'ky kofng'sy thaxn'cvii ee kef'sy si ky'sut, na'si lai'tea ee laang ciofng ky'sut lau'siap, chyn'chviu laang sor korng ee “lai siin thofng goa kuie”, køq'khaq toa kefng ee kofng'sy ma e tør'tiaxm. ⬆︎ 高科技公司趁錢的家私是技術，若是內底的人將技術漏洩，親像人所講的「內神通外鬼」，閣較大間的公司嘛會倒店。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 高科技公司賺錢的利器是技術，若是內部的人將技術外洩，像人們所說的「內神通外鬼」，再怎麼大的公司也會倒閉。
🗣u: Laang korng, “Svef`ee chviar cit pvy, iorng`ee wn'zeeng khaq toa thvy.” Suy'jieen m si chyn'kud'jiok, m'køq iorng'pe'buo ee iong'sym chviaa'iorng aix huix goa'ni ze khor'sym, zøx iorng'zuo`ee tiøh'aix liao'kae, tiøh'aix karm'wn. ⬆︎ 人講：「生的請一邊，養的恩情較大天。」雖然毋是親骨肉，毋過養爸母的用心晟養愛費偌爾濟苦心，做養子的著愛了解、著愛感恩。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 人家說：「養育之恩大於生育之恩。」雖然不是親骨肉，但是養父母的用心栽培得花費多少苦心，做養子的得要了解、要懂得感恩。
🗣u: Hid ee girn'ar ciog aix khy'hu pie y khaq sex'haxn ee laang, cid kae tuo'tiøh pie y khaq toa'haxn`ee tø biq'chiw, koay'koay'ar ho laang zhoxng'ti, cyn'cviax si “og bea og laang khiaa”. ⬆︎ 彼个囡仔足愛欺負比伊較細漢的人，這改拄著比伊較大漢的就覕鬚，乖乖仔予人創治，真正是「惡馬惡人騎」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 那個孩子很愛欺負個子比他小的人，這次遇到個子比他大的，就乖乖讓人戲弄，真是「惡馬惡人騎」。
🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Aix pviax ciaq e viaa.” Ti kerng'khix bøo hør ee sii'zun, tiøh'aix m kviaf kafn'khor, kiefn'chii lie'siorng, khaf'tah'sit'te, seeng'kofng ee ky'hoe tø ciaxm khaq'toa'bin. ⬆︎ 俗語講：「愛拚才會贏。」佇景氣無好的時陣，著愛毋驚艱苦，堅持理想、跤踏實地，成功的機會就占較大面。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 俗話說：「要努力才會贏。」在景氣低迷的時候，必須不怕辛苦，堅持理想、腳踏實地，成功的機會就會比較大。
🗣u: Pe'buo m'na aix koafn'sym girn'ar ee kien'khofng kaq hak'giap, ma aix zux'ix y ee jiin'zex koafn'he, yn'ui “leeng kaw leeng, hong kaw hong, urn'kw`ee kaw toxng'gong.” Peeng'iuo tuix girn'ar ee erng'hiorng u'sii'ar pie pe'buo køq'khaq toa. ⬆︎ 爸母毋但愛關心囡仔的健康佮學業，嘛愛注意伊的人際關係，因為「龍交龍，鳳交鳳，隱痀的交侗戇。」朋友對囡仔的影響有時仔比爸母閣較大。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 父母不但要關心小孩的健康與學業，也要留意他的交友狀況，有道是「什麼樣的人交什麼樣的朋友。」朋友對孩子的影響有時候比父母還大。

Maryknoll (31)

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq; øeh'øeh-khøeq'khøeq ⬆︎ [[...]]

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeqøeqkhøehkhøeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq.; Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

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

stride, a stride

跨

Khaq toa hoah lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq toa hoah lex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Walk or Run faster!
走大步一點。

Hoah køealaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoah koex'laai; Hoah køex'laai; (Hvah koex'laai.) ⬆︎ [[...]]
Stride or walk over toward me
跨過來

Hoah køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoah koex'khix; Hoah køex'khix; (Hvah koex'khix.) ⬆︎ [[...]]
Stride or walk away from me
跨過去

hunzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhef; hwn'zhef; (pwn'zhef) ⬆︎ [[...]]

fork of a tree or a road

分叉(分岔)(分歧)

Hunzhef ee sofzai u ciawafsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'zhef ee sor'zai u ciao'ar'siu. ⬆︎ [[...]]
bird's nest in the fork of the tree
分叉的地方有鳥巢。

Chiu na khaq toa zaang øe hunzhef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu na khaq toa zaang e hwn'zhef.; Chiu na khaq toa zaang øe hwn'zhef. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If a tree is big its branches will fork out.
樹若長大就會分叉。

kefng khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng khaq toa; (kefng ho khaq toa) ⬆︎ [[...]]

enlarge or widen mechanically, with some instrument

張大一點

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!

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

generation, class, kind, series, rank, grade, denotes the plural

輩

boafnpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
juniors, younger generation
晚輩

cienpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
seniors, elders
前輩

expoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
persons lower in genealogy
下輩,下一輩

hiøxpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'poex; (ho'poex) ⬆︎ [[...]]
later generations, one's junior, the next generation
後輩

khahtoa cidpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'toa cit'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
one generation higher in the genealogical scale
大一輩

kaxngpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kang'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
same generation
同輩

lun poex bøo lun hoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lun poex bøo lun hoex; lun poex bøo lun høex ⬆︎ [[...]]
consider by the generation, not by the age
論輩不論歲

pvepoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'poex; pvee/pvii'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
of the same genealogical rank, i.e. equally distant from the common ancestor
平輩

sienpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
seniors, superiors, elders
先輩

tiofngpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng'poex ⬆︎ [[...]]
superior in genealogical rank, elders
長輩

EDUTECH (1)

khaq-toaxbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq-toa'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]: have a higher possibility

EDUTECH_GTW (1)

khaq-toaxbin 較大面 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq-toa'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]

Lim08 (4)

u: khaq'toa'bin ⬆︎ 較大面 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0177] [#29185]: have a higher possibility; ＝ [ 較大門 ] 。 <>
u: khaq'toa'mngg ⬆︎ 較大門 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0177] [#29186]: 大概是，可能是。 < 無來 ∼∼∼; 伊tioh8第一名 ∼∼∼ 。 >
u: khaf khaq'toa'syn ⬆︎ 腳較大身 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0165] [#29323]: ＝ [ 頭較大身 ] 。 <>
u: thaau'khaq'toa'syn ⬆︎ 頭較大身 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0026] [#59562]: ( 1 ) 頭比身軀khah大。 ( 2 ) 顛倒khah麻煩、開khah濟錢。 <( 2 ) 這款案件若chhiaN3辯護去告 , 反轉 ∼∼∼∼ ；若beh家己chhong3 , kah chhiaN3 ∼∼∼∼ ；若有寫m7 - tioh8 e5所在改就好 , koh重抄 ∼∼∼∼ 。 >

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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)
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