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giamsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'sw [[...]] 

strict teacher

嚴師

• Laang korng giamsw zhud køtoo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang korng giaam'sw zhud køf'too. [[...]] 
  Everyone says that a strict teacher will produce good students.
  有人說嚴師出高徒。

hoankixka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'ki'ka [[...]] 

so confused that it cannot be understood, someone being unreasonable

理不清,刁蠻,不通情理

• Kab hid khoarn hoankixka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab hid khoarn hoafn'ki'ka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhwn'chviaf? [[...]] 
  If you talk to that kind of unreasonable person how can you make any sense.
  跟那種不通情理的人說,怎麼說得通?

• Hid ee laang hoankixka. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hoafn'ki'ka. [[...]] 
  That guy is very unreasonable.
  那個人刁蠻不講理。

hogku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hok'ku [[...]] 

return to the past, to restore it like it was before

復古

• U kae cyn zøe, mxkuo u laang korng aix hogku khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kae cyn ze, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør.; U kae cyn zøe, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør. [[...]] 
  It was changed very much but people say that it was better before.
  有改很多,不過有人說要復古比較好。

khaq-uxlaang korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq u laang korng; khaq-u'laang korng [[...]] 

more people say, said by more people

比較有人講

• Cid kux khaq u laang korng, hid kux khaq bøo laang korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux khaq u laang korng, hid kux khaq bøo laang korng. [[...]] 
  People say this more, they don't say that very much.
  這句比較有人講, 那句比較沒人講

khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khviw; (khviw'khao) [[...]] 

dialect, peculiar pronunciation, a brogue

土音,腔調

• Hid ee goaxkog-laang korng Taioaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee goa'kog'laang korng Taai'oaan'oe lorng bøo khviw.; Hid ee goa'kog-laang korng Taai'oaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [[...]] 
  That foreigner speaks Taiwanese like a native.
  那個外國人講臺灣話都沒有腔調。

• Logkarng-khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lok'karng'khviw; Lok'karng-khviw [[...]] 
  peculiar brogue of Lok-kang area, similar to Choan-chiu-khiu*
  鹿港腔調

kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang [[...]] 

terrify people, amazing, be afraid of people

嚇人,怕人

• kvialaang ee cirnpo (sorji) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'laang ee cixn'po (sox'ji) [[...]] 
  amazing progress (figures)
  驚人的進步(數字)

• svoaty kvialaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'ty kviaf'laang [[...]] 
  wild pig is afraid of man
  山豬怕人

• kviaf laang kef kofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang kef korng'oe [[...]] 
  fear lest people will speak ill of us
  怕人講閒話

• kviaf laang khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang khvoax [[...]] 
  afraid of (dislike) being seen
  怕人看

• kviaf laang korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf laang korng [[...]] 
  afraid of (dislike) being criticized
  怕人講

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