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zok'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'hofng [[...]] 

one's way of doing things, style, manner

作風

• Cid khoarn zok'hofng tiøqaix kae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn zog'hofng tiøh'aix kae. [[...]] 
  Such a modus operandi should be corrected
  這種作風得改。

goansexng pud kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'sexng pud kae [[...]] 

original bad character is not yet reformed

原性不改

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。

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。

kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae; (kea) [[...]] 

unfasten, untie, loosen, solve (difficult problems), analyze, explain, clarify, understand, bright and clever, ideas, views, break up, separate or disperse, take off, strip, remove (clothing), get rid of, relieve, alleviate (pain), cut apart, dissect, dissolve, to discharge (water)

解

kae-bøe-khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae be khie'laai; kae-bøe-khie'laai [[...]] 

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉

kae-bøexkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae be koex; kae-bøe'køex [[...]] 

cannot change or be changed

改不了,改不過來

kae'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'ix [[...]] 

mind, to heed

介意

• put'kae'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud kaix'ix [[...]] 
  pay no heed to it
  不介意

• putciog kaeix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ciog kaix'ix [[...]] 
  not worth considering
  不足介意

kae iuchiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae iw'chiuu [[...]] 

console, relieve grief

解憂

• khvoax tiexnviar laai kae iuchiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax tien'viar laai kae iw'chiuu [[...]] 
  go to the movies to cheer oneself up
  看電影來解憂

kae mo'pve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae moo'pve; kae moo'pve/pvi [[...]] 

correct a fault

改毛病

kae phikhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae phii'khix [[...]] 

change one's disposition

改脾氣

oafn khør kae, putkhør kied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn khør kae, pud'khør kied [[...]] 

quarrel should be made up, not become a long feud

冤可解,不可結

simbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'bun [[...]] 

boredom, state of mental depression

心很悶

• limciuo kae-simbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lym'ciuo kae sym'bun; lym'ciuo kae-sym'bun [[...]] 
  drink liquor to relieve boredom
  喝酒解悶

ty køx pid kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty køx pid kae [[...]] 

one should correct his faults once he is aware of them

知過必改

to'kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: too'kae [[...]] 

diagrams and pictures for teaching purposes, illustrations, illustrate by a diagram

圖解

to'kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: too'kae [[...]] 

erase and change the wording of an article, alter, blot out

塗改

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