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aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]] 

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]] 
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]] 
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]] 
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]] 
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]] 

guard, escort, detain, arrest, to press, compel, force, to pawn

押

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]] 

exclamation of regret or disgust (interjection)

啊

• Ai'aq, cyn khøflieen. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ay'aq, cyn khør'lieen. [[...]] 
  Oh! How pitiful!
  唉啊!真可憐!

ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq; (paq) [[...]] 

one hundred (used as a substitute some times for pah but never used for any sum less than two hundred)

百

• nngxahkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'aq'kao; (six'aq'peq) [[...]] 
  $290 ($480)
  兩百玖(肆百捌)

• sieahchid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'aq'chid; (go'aq'siab'lak) [[...]] 
  $470 ($546)
  四百柒(伍百肆拾陸)

ah'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'kviar [[...]] 

duckling

小鴨

ah'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'au [[...]] 

defer, to delay

延後

ah'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'au [[...]] 

last one in a group

壓後

ahbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'baq [[...]] 

duck meat

鴨肉

ahbi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bi [[...]] 

add flavoring

壓味

ahbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør; (aq'buo) [[...]] 

female duck

母鴨

ahbøfzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhao; aq'bør/buo-zhao [[...]] 

kind of motherwort, Leonurus sibiricus, Lindernia ciliata

鴨母草

ahzhuiesiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'zhuix'siux [[...]] 

duckbill, platypus

鴨嘴獸

ahciqhoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'cih'hoong [[...]] 

kind of motherwort, Lindernia ciliata, Borreria hispida, Lippia nodiflora

鴨舌黃

ahcviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'cviuo [[...]] 

duck's web-foot

鴨掌

ahhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'hoan [[...]] 

escort a criminal

押犯

ahhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'hoex; aq'høex [[...]] 

escort merchandise

押貨

ahjidcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'jit'cie [[...]] 

date, be dated

訂日子

ahkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kae [[...]] 

send away under guard

押解

ahkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kag; (aq'kafng) [[...]] 

male duck

公鴨

ahkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kym [[...]] 

deposit, security money

押金

ahlafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'lafm [[...]] 

basket for ducks

鴨籠子

ahnng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'nng [[...]] 

duck egg

鴨蛋

• kiaam ahnng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam aq'nng [[...]] 
  salted duck egg
  鹹鴨蛋

ahpaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'paf [[...]] 

dried duck

板鴨

ahpiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'piøf [[...]] 

bond for a bid

押標

ahsaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'saxng [[...]] 

escort and guard, send goods or criminals to another place under escort or guard

押送

ahsuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'suq [[...]] 

short in the wiring system

短路

• ahsuhsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'suq'svoax [[...]] 
  ground wire
  接地線

ahtin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tin [[...]] 

stabilize battle formation

壓陣

ahtøfsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'suun [[...]] 

oppress someone to obey all the time

控制成習慣

ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]] 

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]] 
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

ahtui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tui [[...]] 

bring up the rear and supervise

壓隊

ah'un [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'un [[...]] 

rhyme

押韻

arnkhvoarbai lef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'khvoax'bai lef [[...]] 

try to press

試按一下

• Øextah`tid aq bøe, sefng iong chiuo arnkhvoarbai`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'tah'tid ar be, sefng iong chiuo axn'khvoax'bai lef.; Øe'tah`tid aq bøe, sefng iong chiuo axn'khvoax'bai`leq. [[...]] 
  Whether you can step on it or not, first use your hand to touch it.
  能踏不能踏,先用手試按一下

angkøchiahchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'køf'chiaq'chi [[...]] 

ruddy good health

紅光滿面

• Tefng'e pvi kaq bøeq sie, citmar iuxkøq angkøchiahchih`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Terng'e pve kaq boeq sie, cirm'ar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chi af.; Terng'e pvi kaq bøeq sie, cid'mar iu'køq aang'køf'chiaq'chih`aq. [[...]] 
  Formerly he was sick unto death, now he is again in ruddy good health.
  前陣子病得要死,現在又紅光滿面了。

awhvoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'hvoaai [[...]] 

overbearing, arbitrary

蠻橫

• Zerngkix hiahniq chionghwn`aq, lie bøeq køq arnzvoar awhvoaai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zexng'kix hiaq'nih chiofng'hwn af, lie boeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai?; Zexng'kix hiaq'niq chiofng'hwn`aq, lie bøeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai? [[...]] 
  The evidence is so great, how can you still be so overbearing?
  證據那麼充分了,你要怎樣蠻橫?

baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq [[...]] 

meat, flesh, pork if not otherwise specified, pulp or edible part of fruit, blade of a knife

肉

• ahbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'baq [[...]] 
  duck meat
  鴨肉

• cviabaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'baq; (sarn'baq, chiaq'baq) [[...]] 
  lean meat
  瘦肉

• gubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'baq [[...]] 
  beef
  牛肉

• viubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'baq [[...]] 
  mutton
  羊肉

• køebaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'baq; køef'baq [[...]] 
  chicken
  雞肉

• puibaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puii'baq [[...]] 
  fat
  肥肉

• samzanbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'zaan'baq [[...]] 
  pork having fat and lean in alternate layers
  五花肉

• ti'baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'baq [[...]] 
  pork
  豬肉

bøe ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'ciah; bøe ciah [[...]] 

poor appetite owing to illness, not to be able to eat very much

沒有食慾

• Goar yzeeng khaq bøexciah, kixnlaai khaq gauciah`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ie'zeeng khaq be'ciah, kin'laai khaq gaau'ciah af.; Goar ie'zeeng khaq bøe'ciah, kin/kun'laai khaq gaau'ciah`aq. [[...]] 
  Previously I did not have much of an appetite, now I eat very well.
  我以前的食慾不好,近來食慾較好。

bøexeng`tid/bøexiong`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'eng`tid; bøe'eng`tid; (be'iong`tid) [[...]] 

improper, not all right, can't be used

不能,不可,不行

• Lie bøexeng`tid citmar khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'eng'tid cirm'mar khix.; Lie bøe'eng`tid cid'mar khix. [[...]] 
  You can't go now.
  你不能現在去。

• Cit'ee haixkhix `af, bøexeng`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid'ee hai'khix `af, be'eng`tid.; Cid'ee hai'khix`aq, bøe'eng`tid. [[...]] 
  This is broken, it cannot be used.
  這個壞了,不能用。

bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zuy; bøea'zuy [[...]] 

part of a domestic fowl where the tail feathers of attached

尾椎,尻

• køef-bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef boea'zuy; køef-bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  chicken tail
  雞尾椎

• aq bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq boea'zuy; aq bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  duck tail
  鴨尾椎

Bøeq ar m? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ar m?; Bøeq aq m? [[...]] 

Do you want it or not? Will you take it or not? Will you accept it or not?

要不要?

bøeq hør`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq hør ax; bøeq hør`aq [[...]] 

just about finished, recovering sick person

快好了

bøeq sie`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq sie ax; bøeq sie`aq [[...]] 

at the point of death

快死了

zaixaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'aq [[...]] 

under detention

在押

zhaeaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'aq [[...]] 

ducks

菜鴨

zhe'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'aq [[...]] 

place under attachment

查封

• zhe'aq zaisarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'aq zaai'sarn [[...]] 
  attach one's property
  查封財產

• ho laang zhe'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang zhef'aq [[...]] 
  be under attachment
  被人查封

zhe'ahkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'aq'kvoaf [[...]] 

bailiff, process server

查封官

zheaphøe'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhex'phoee'aq; zhex'phøee'aq [[...]] 

roasted Peking duck

脆皮鴨

zhvebie cycviaa png a [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'bie cie'cviaa png a; zhvef/chvy'bie cie'cviaa png`aq [[...]] 

fait accompli, What is done cannot be undone (Lit. The rice has been cooked.)

生米煮成飯

Chitgøeh-pvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh-pvoax; Chid'gøeh-pvoax; (Tiofng'goaan) [[...]] 

fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, special day for worship of ancestral tablets

七月十五,中元

• chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'goeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay'sie; chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay'sie [[...]] 
  said of a person acting foolishly or wickedly in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  七月半的鴨子不知死,死到臨頭不知憂。

ciah-bøexløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'løh'khix; ciah-bøe'løh'khix [[...]] 

can't swallow, it won't go down, food that is not good or poor quality, have no appetite

吃不下

• Goar ciah bøe løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be løh'khix.; Goar ciah bøe løh'khix. [[...]] 
  I cannot eat it because it's no good or I have no appetite.
  我吃不下。

• Goar ciah bøexløqkhix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be'løh'khix af.; Goar ciah bøe'løh'khix`aq. [[...]] 
  I cannot eat any more because I have had enough.
  我吃不下了。

cixnzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'zai [[...]] 

be decided by, depend on

取決於

• Øe sengkofng aq bøe si cixnzai lie ka'ti ee koatsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E seeng'kofng ar be si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym.; Øe seeng'kofng aq bøe si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym. [[...]] 
  Success or failure depend upon your determination.
  成不成功取決於你自己的決心。

• Cixnzai cid pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cin'zai cid pae [[...]] 
  It'll be decided this time. (This time will decide.)
  完全看這次

cit'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'aq [[...]] 

assign something as security under an arrangement, to mortgage

質押

zoadbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'bang; (zoat'bong) [[...]] 

despair, be hopeless

絕望

• Y ee sveamia ykefng zoadbang (zoadbong)`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svex'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang (zoat'bong)`af.; Y ee svix'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang/bong`aq. [[...]] 
  His life is already hopeless.
  他的性命已絕望了。

• Keasiok zøx, mxthafng zoadbong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kex'siok zøx, m'thafng zoat'bong.; Kex'siok zøx/zøex, m'thafng zoat'bong. [[...]] 
  Keep on do it, don't give up.
  繼續做,不要絕望。

zuy'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'aq [[...]] 

teal, (slang) small naval craft for beach operation

水鴨

Zuie ym kaux phvixkhafng, bøe lurn`tid`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, be lurn'tid ax.; Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, bøe lurn`tid`aq. [[...]] 

The water's up to my nostrils. I've had it up to here.

水淹至鼻, 再也不能忍,忍無可忍。

Hai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai af. [[...]] 

Alas! What a mess!

糟糕,糟了

• Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kie'tid toax cvii laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf tiøh hai af, be kix'tid toax cvii laai.; Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kix'tid toax cvii laai. [[...]] 
  Dear me! I forgot to bring money with me.
  糟糕,忘了帶錢來。

goar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar; (gvor) [[...]] 

I, me

我

• goar cyn lurn y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar cyn lurn y [[...]] 
  I am afraid of him I don't wish to have anything to do with him, afraid that he will cause trouble
  我很怕他

• goar pud koarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar pud koarn [[...]] 
  It's none of my business I don't care.
  我不管

• Goar putkoarn lie bøeq khix aq m khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar pud'koarn lie boeq khix ar m khix.; Goar pud'koarn lie bøeq khix aq m khix. [[...]] 
  I don't care whether you go or not.
  我不管你要不要去。

• Goar ka lie paw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ka lie paw. [[...]] 
  I guarantee you. I promise you. This is the truth.
  我給你保證。

• Goar kvar paw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kvar paw. [[...]] 
  I dare to affirm, guarantee
  我敢保證。

hoan'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'aq [[...]] 

wild duck

番鴨

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]] 

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]] 
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

iawcied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'cied [[...]] 

die young, prematurely

夭折

• Sva'høex ciu iawcied khix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf'hoex ciu iao'cied khix af.; Svaf'høex ciu iao'cied khix`aq. [[...]] 
  He died prematurely at the age of three.
  三歲就夭折了。

iu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu [[...]] 

and, also, again, moreover

又

• Iu(-køq) bøeq løqho`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iu(-køq) boeq løh'ho`af.; Iu(-køq) bøeq løh'ho`aq. [[...]] 
  It's going to rain again.
  又要下雨了。

• Lie iu bøexkix`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie iu be'kix'tid.; Lie iu bøe'kix`tid.; (Lie iu'køq be'kix'tid.) [[...]] 
  You forgot it again.
  你又忘了。

• iu zhuietaf iu iaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu zhuix'taf iu iaw [[...]] 
  both thirsty and hungry
  又渴又餓

jit-løh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit løh; jit-løh [[...]] 

sunset

日落

• Jit-løh`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit løh aq.; Jit-løh`aq. [[...]] 
  The sun has set.
  日落了

jidtaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'taux; (tiofng'taux) [[...]] 

noon

中午

• Jit bøeq taux`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit boeq taux af.; Jit bøeq taux`aq. [[...]] 
  It's almost noon.
  快中午了。

kafkhao'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'khaux'aq; (kea'khaux'aq) [[...]] 

provisional seizure (in law)

假扣押

kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae [[...]] 

alter, to change, to correct, reform

改

• Goar na korng (siar) mxtiøh, chviar lie ka goar kae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na korng (siar) m'tiøh, chviar lie ka goar kae. [[...]] 
  If I speak (write) incorrectly, please correct me.
  我要是說(寫) 錯了,請你改正。

• Na zøx mxtiøh, tiøqaix kae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zøx m'tiøh, tiøh'aix kae.; Na zøx/zøex m'tiøh, tiøh'aix kae. [[...]] 
  If one did something wrong, he must mend his ways.
  若做錯了,就要改。

• Høefchiaf ee sikanpiør kae`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea'chiaf ee sii'kafn'piør kae af.; Høea'chiaf ee sii'kafn'piør kae`aq. [[...]] 
  The railway timetable has been revised.
  火車時刻表改了。

• Thaukae ci'phiøx ee kimgiah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'kae cy'phiøx ee kym'giah. [[...]] 
  forge the amount of a check
  偷改支票的金額。

kaezai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'zai [[...]] 

depend upon (as circumstances), consist in, to lie between

在於

• Sengkofng iahsi sitpai kaezai lie bøeq loflek aq bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Seeng'kofng ar'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie boeq lor'lek ar bøo.; Seeng'kofng iaq'si sid'pai kaix'zai lie bøeq lor'lek aq bøo. [[...]] 
  Success or failure depends upon (lies between) whether you will work hard or not.
  成功或者失敗在於你要不要努力。

• Khoaelok kaezai boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khoaix'lok kaix'zai boarn'ciog. [[...]] 
  Happiness consists in contentment.
  快樂在於滿足。

kakzhvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'zhvea [[...]] 

awake from, be disillusioned

覺醒

• Lirn tiøh kakzhvea, Boadjit tehbøeq kaux`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tiøh kag'zhvea, Boat'jit teq'boeq kaux af.; Lirn tiøh kag'zhvea/chvie, Boat'jit teq'bøeq kaux`aq. [[...]] 
  Be on guard, the Last Day is drawing near.
  你們要覺醒,末日將到了。

karm'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaxm'aq [[...]] 

keep (a person) in custody

監押

kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng [[...]] 

male, a male (animal), pronounced "kong" it means "public"

公的

• ahkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kafng [[...]] 
  drake
  公鴨

• kawkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'kafng [[...]] 
  male dog
  公狗

• køekafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; køef'kafng [[...]] 
  rooster
  公雞

kefkhao'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'khaux'aq; (kar'khaux'aq) [[...]] 

provisional seizure (in law)

假扣押

kerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng; (karn) [[...]] 

choose, select, pick out

揀

• Kerng`aq kerng, kefngtiøh cidee bøe lengkerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kerng a kerng, kerng'tiøh cit ee be leeng'kerng.; Kerng`aq kerng, kerng'tiøh cit'ee bøe leeng'kerng. [[...]] 
  If you are too choosy, you will end up choosing badly.
  挑了又挑,挑到一個賣龍眼的(弄巧成拙)

khao'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'aq [[...]] 

detain, confine, keep in custody

扣押

khuaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'aq; (khw'kixm) [[...]] 

detain, imprison

拘押,拘禁

kiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam; (haam) [[...]] 

salty

鹹

• svixkiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svi'kiaam; (svi'iaam) [[...]] 
  preserve in salt, to pickle, put down (sauerkraut, pig's feet)
  以鹽漬食物

• kiaam-ah'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam'aq'nng; kiaam-aq'nng [[...]] 
  pickled duck eggs
  鹹鴨蛋

kien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kien [[...]] 

gizzard, craw

眕

• ahkien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kien [[...]] 
  duck's gizzard
  鴨胗

• køekien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kien; køef'kien [[...]] 
  chicken gizzard
  雞胗

kiong'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'aq [[...]] 

make effort to escort

強押

køeataux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'taux; køex'taux [[...]] 

some time past mid-day

過午時

• køeataux`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'taux ax; køex'taux`aq [[...]] 
  It is past noon
  過午時了

kuxloksog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'log'sog [[...]] 

very old

很舊

• Hid taai chiaf kuxloksog`aq, køq bøeq bøe hiahzøe cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai chiaf ku'log'sog af, køq boeq be hiaq'ze cvii.; Hid taai chiaf ku'log'sog`aq, køq bøeq bøe hiaq'zøe cvii. [[...]] 
  That car is very old but yet he wants that much money for it.
  那部車很舊了,又要賣那麼多錢。

`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq; (lax) [[...]] 

enclitic particle at the end of a sentence, especially of an indicative sentence, sometimes marks the completion of an action

啦

• khix`aq`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix`aq`laq [[...]] 
  He has gone
  去了

• ciaqpar`aq`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par`aq`laq [[...]] 
  have eaten
  吃飽了

laqaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lah'aq [[...]] 

cured duck

臘鴨

lafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lafm; (larng) [[...]] 

a type of basket

籠

• ahlafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'lafm [[...]] 
  duck basket
  鴨籠

• ciawlam'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciao'lafm'ar [[...]] 
  bird cage
  鳥籠

• køelafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'lafm; køef'lafm [[...]] 
  chicken basket
  雞籠

lioxngkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liong'khør; (leeng'khør) [[...]] 

it is better, had better..., rather, would rather

還是,寧可

• Tehboeq løqho af, lioxngkhør maix khix khaq thørtoxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq'boeq løh'ho af, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng.; Teq'bøeq løh'ho`aq, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng. [[...]] 
  It is going to rain, you ( I ) had better not go.
  快下雨了,還是不去較妥當。

løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løf [[...]] 

peck (as duck or goose), dabble in mud

啄

• ahbøfzhuix bofngløf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhuix borng'løf; aq'bør/buo'zhuix borng'løf [[...]] 
  may as well ask for it, though with almost no expectation of success
  試著求求看,妄求

m zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay [[...]] 

do not know something

不知道

• Y u ti le ar bøo, goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u ti le ar bøo, goar m'zay. [[...]] 
  I don't know whether he is at home or not.
  我不知道他在家沒有,他在不在家,我不知道。

• Goar mxzay keacvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay kex'cvii. [[...]] 
  I don't know the price.
  我不知價錢。

• Y bøeq khix aq m goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq khix ar m goar m'zay.; Y bøeq khix aq m goar m'zay. [[...]] 
  I don't know whether he is going or not.
  他去不去,我不知道。

gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

• Syah'ar gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie'aq'ar gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 
  person who doesn't ever admit his mistake even if he should die (Lit. The bill of a dead duck remains stiff.)
  死鴨嘴硬,死不承認

nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng; (tan) [[...]] 

egg

蛋,卵

• ahnng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'nng [[...]] 
  duck egg
  鴨蛋

• hi'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'nng [[...]] 
  fish spawn, roe
  魚卵

• køe'nng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'nng; køef'nng [[...]] 
  hen's egg
  雞蛋

• svenng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'nng [[...]] 
  lay eggs
  下蛋

o'af [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'af; (of'aq'ar) [[...]] 

crow, raven, rook

烏鴉

paf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paf [[...]] 

dried, emaciated

乾

• ahpaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'paf [[...]] 
  dried duck
  板鴨

• kienpaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiefn'paf [[...]] 
  dry (meat) without stretching
  結乾

• piakpaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piag'paf [[...]] 
  dry over the fire to preserve for a long time
  焙乾

paipien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'pien [[...]] 

have a bowel movement, defecate

排便

• Cid ee pvexlaang ykefng nngxsvajit bøo paipien af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee pve'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien af.; Cid'ee pve/pvi'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien`aq. [[...]] 
  This sick person has had a bowel movement in two or three days.
  這個病人已經兩三天沒排便了。

pafn'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: parn'aq [[...]] 

salted duck pressed and stretched like a plate (a specialty in Nanjing)

板鴨

peh-zhangzhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'zhafng'zhafng; peh-zhafng'zhafng [[...]] 

very white

很白

• Bøo kuie hoex nia, thaumof tø peqzhangzhafng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo kuie hoex nia, thaau'mof tø peh'zhafng'zhafng af.; Bøo kuie høex nia, thaau'mof tø peh'zhafng'zhafng`aq. [[...]] 
  When I was very young my hair was already very white.
  沒幾歲,頭髮就很白了。

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]] 

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pvi pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

saxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng [[...]] 

present something, to see off

送

• ahsaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'saxng [[...]] 
  send (goods or criminals) to another place under escort or guard
  押送

• zexngsaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'saxng [[...]] 
  present, donate
  贈送

• hoansaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'saxng [[...]] 
  send off, give a farewell party
  歡送

• saxng y khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng y khix [[...]] 
  accompany him some distance when he leaves
  送他去

syaq gve zhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'aq gve zhuix'pef [[...]] 

be unwilling to admit one's defeat, yield with bad grace, be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴,嘴硬

siuaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'aq [[...]] 

take (a criminal suspect) into custody

收押

Sociw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sof'ciw [[...]] 

Soo-chow

蘇州

• khix Sociw be ahnng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix Sof'ciw be aq'nng; khix Sof'ciw bøe aq'nng [[...]] 
  die
  去蘇州賣鴨蛋,去世

tampøfphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafm'pør'phirn; (tie'aq'phirn) [[...]] 

article given as security, collateral

擔保品,抵押品

tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee; tøee; (toee) [[...]] 

heel, the hoofs of animals

蹄

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]] 
  having a peculiar gait, shaking from side to side, a flat foot
  平板腳

• beftøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tee; bea'tøee [[...]] 
  horse's hoofs
  馬蹄

• chiwtøe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'tee'ar; chiuo'tøee'ar [[...]] 
  palm of a hand
  手掌

• khatøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'tee; khaf'tøee [[...]] 
  sole of a foot, hoof, footprint
  腳掌,腳印

• tikha'tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'khaf'tee; ty'khaf'tøee [[...]] 
  pig's feet, for cooking or cooked
  豬蹄子

tehbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq; teq'bøeq [[...]] 

be about to, be going to, be on the point of

將要,快要

• Cid ee khangkhoex tehboeq hør ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'boeq hør ax.; Cid ee khafng'khoex teq'bøeq hør ax. [[...]] 
  This work is about completed
  這項工作快要好了。

• tehbøeq khix`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq khix ax; teq'bøeq khix`aq [[...]] 
  about to go
  快要去了

• tehbøeq sie`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq sie ax; teq'bøeq sie`aq [[...]] 
  at the point of death
  快要死了

• tehbøeq kaux`aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'boeq kaux ax; teq'bøeq kaux`aq [[...]] 
  about to arrive
  快要到了

thøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thøf; (løf) [[...]] 

to peck, suck or gobble up like a duck

鴨(鵝)用嘴取食的動作

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