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bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; bøea; (boea/mae) [[...]] 

buy, purchase

買

• thamsiaf kuiebea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'siaf kuix'bea [[...]] 
  buying on credit is expensive
  貪賒買貴

bøef'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'au; bøea'au [[...]] 

in the end, at the end, at the rear

後面,後來

bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'be; bøea'bøe; (boea'boe) [[...]] 

buy and sell, trade, business

買賣

bøea bøe'khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'khie; bøea bøe'khie [[...]] 

cannot afford to buy it

買不起

• bøe bøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be be'khix; bøe bøe'khix [[...]] 
  cannot be sold
  賣不了

bøea bøe'seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'seeng; bøea bøe'seeng [[...]] 

not to buy something because of a disagreement about the price

買不成

Bøefbøe sngx hwn, siøchviar bøo lun./Bøefbøe sngx hwn, svachviar bøo lun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bea'be sngx'hwn, siøf'chviar bøo'lun.; Bøea'bøe sngx hwn, siøf/svaf'chviar bøo lun. [[...]] 

In trade, people count to a fraction, in treatment of guests, don't count the expense

買賣算分,相請不計較

bøea bøe'tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tiøh; bøea bøe'tiøh [[...]] 

cannot buy it

買不到

• Zap kho'giin bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khof'giin bea be'tiøh.; Zap khof'giin bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  You cannot buy it for ten dollars.
  十塊錢買不到。

• U cvii bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii bea be'tiøh.; U cvii bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  thing that money can't buy, priceless
  有錢買不到。

bøea bøe'tør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tør; bøea bøe'tør [[...]] 

too expensive to buy it

買不起

bøefbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'bøo; bøea'bøo [[...]] 

not to have bought because it was not on sale or not on the market, no place to buy

買不到

bøefchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'chiuo; bøea'chiuo [[...]] 

buyer

買主,買手

bøefzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'zuo; bøea'zuo; (bea'chiuo) [[...]] 

buyer

買主,買手

bøea øe khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea e khie; bøea øe khie [[...]] 

able to afford it

買得起

bøefhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'hoex; bøea'høex [[...]] 

buy or purchase merchandise

買貨

bøefhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'hofng; bøea'hofng [[...]] 

the buyer

買方

bøea jinsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea jiin'sym; bøea jiin'sym [[...]] 

craftily gain the hearts of people, win someone over

買人心

bøefjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'jip; bøea'jip [[...]] 

buy

買入

bøefkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'kex; bøea'kex; (boea'kex) [[...]] 

purchasing price

買價

bøexkhafng bøefkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'khafng bea'khafng; bøe'khafng bøea'khafng [[...]] 

speculate on stock market

賣空買空

bøefloxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'lo'cvii; bøea'lo'cvii; (bea'lo'soex) [[...]] 

pay robber gangs for protection on journey

買路錢

bøefsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'siw; bøea'siw [[...]] 

bribe

收買,賄賂

bøefthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'thofng; bøea'thofng [[...]] 

offer bribes to facilitate one's operations, obtain the collusion of officials with bribes

買通

bøeftng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tng; bøea'tng; (bea'tør'tng) [[...]] 

buy without retaining any right or interest in what is bought

買斷

bøtaxng bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taxng bea; bøo'taxng bøea [[...]] 

cannot buy it anywhere

無處買,買不到

bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea; bøea; (bea) [[...]] 

the tail, the rear, the stern of a ship, last, final, measure for fish or snake

尾

• zuybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'boea; zuie'bøea [[...]] 
  lower reaches of an irrigation system
  水尾

• høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'boea; hør'bøea [[...]] 
  happy end of an affair
  好結尾

• soahbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaq'boea; soaq'bøea [[...]] 
  the end, the last
  最後

bøef'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'au; bøea'au; (bea'au) [[...]] 

in the end, at the end, at the rear

後面

• Y ze ti bøefau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ze ti boea'au.; Y ze ti bøea'au. [[...]] 
  He is sitting way in back.
  他坐在後面。

• Y iao ti bøefau teq kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao ti boea'au teq kviaa.; Y iao ti bøea'au teq kviaa. [[...]] 
  He is still walking way in the back.
  他還在後面走著。

bøefzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zvae; bøea'zvae; (bea'zvae, boea'zngr'zvae) [[...]] 

the little finger

小指

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

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah bøe par, iao sviuxbøeq bøea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si.; Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]] 
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

zhaybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'bea; zhae'bøea; (zhae'kor) [[...]] 

purchase, procurement

採買,採購

chiengiin bøea zhux, baxn'giin bøea zhuopvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'giin bea zhux, ban'giin bea zhux'pvy.; chiefn'giin bøea zhux, ban'giin bøea zhux'pvy. [[...]] 

It is ten times easier to buy a good house than to get good neighbors.

千金買房子,萬金買鄰居。

chiwsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'siok [[...]] 

formalities, procedure, red tape, process

手續

• Bøeq niar khiechiaf ee cipciaux tiøqaix symmiq chiwsiok? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq niar khix'chiaf ee cib'ciaux tiøh'aix sirm'miq chiuo'siok?; Bøeq niar khix'chiaf ee cib'ciaux tiøh'aix sirm'mih chiuo'siok? [[...]] 
  What is the procedure for obtaining a license for a car?
  要領汽車的執照,要辦什麼手續 ?

• Syn bøea ee zhux bøeq tengkix tiøh arnzvoar pan chiwsiok? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn bea ee zhux boeq tefng'kix tiøh axn'zvoar pan chiuo'siok?; Syn bøea ee zhux bøeq tefng'kix tiøh axn'zvoar pan chiuo'siok? [[...]] 
  What is the procedure for registering a newly purchased house?
  新買的房子要登記,怎樣辦手續?

zhurnkym lanbøea zhurnkong'ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'kym laan'bea zhuxn'kofng'ym; zhuxn'kym laan'bøea zhuxn'kofng'ym [[...]] 

an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time

寸金難買寸光陰

• Itzhuxn kong'ym itzhurnkym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id'zhuxn kofng'ym id'zhuxn'kym. [[...]] 
  moment of time is an inch of gold
  一寸光陰一寸金

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]] 

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]] 
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]] 
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

ciexnbøea ciexnbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'bea cien'be; cien'bøea cien'bøe [[...]] 

buy and sell at low prices

賤買賤賣

ciexnbøea kuiebøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'bea kuix'be; cien'bøea kuix'bøe [[...]] 

buy and sell high

賤買貴賣

ciaokex siubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kex siw'bea; ciaux'kex siw'bøea [[...]] 

buy or requisition land according to the price declared by the owner

照價收買

ciøpefng bøefbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf'pefng bea'bea; ciøf'pefng bøea'bea [[...]] 

raise an army usually in preparation for an insurrection

招兵買馬

hiexnbøea hiexnbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'bea hien'be; hien'bøea hien'bøe [[...]] 

sell something right after it is bought

現買現賣

hiexncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'cvii; (hien'kym, hien'khoarn) [[...]] 

cash, ready money

現錢,現金,現款

• eng hiexnkym bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'kym bea; eng hien'kym bøea [[...]] 
  pay cash for something
  用現金買

• ci'phiøx voa hiexnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'phiøx voa hien'kym [[...]] 
  cash a check
  支票換現金

• eng hiexncvii bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'cvii bea'be; eng hien'cvii bøea'bøe [[...]] 
  deal in cash
  用現款買賣

hiexnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'kym [[...]] 

cash, ready money

現金

• hiexnkym bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'kym bea'be; hien'kym bøea'bøe [[...]] 
  business transactions in cash
  現金買賣

iapbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'boea; iab'bøea; (iab'bea) [[...]] 

with its tail between its legs (dog)

捲尾,縮尾

• chinchviu iapbøefkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu iab'boea'kao; chyn'chviu iab'bøea'kao [[...]] 
  like a dog with its tail between its legs (said of a person very much afraid of ashamed)
  像隻縮尾狗,膽小鬼

iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) [[...]] 

excusable, tolerable, passable

還好

• Na cit nng jit iao hør (iawkuo exexngtid). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na cit nng jit iao hør (iao'kuo e'eng'tid). [[...]] 
  day or two would have been excusable, but …
  要是一兩天還好,還可以

• Goar ee sengkhw iao (iawkuo) høfhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw iao (iao'kuo) hør'hør. [[...]] 
  I am tolerably well.
  我的身體還好好的。

• Hid taai thihbea iao (iawkøq) høfhør, mxthafng bøea syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bea syn ee.; Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bøea syn ee. [[...]] 
  That bike is still in good shape, don't buy a new one.
  那輛自行車還好好的,不要買新的。

iøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea; iøo bøea; (iøo'bea) [[...]] 

wag the tail (as a dog)

搖尾,擺尾

ioxng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'ix [[...]] 

intention, idea

用意

• Y afnny korng, u symmiq ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y arn'ny korng, u sirm'miq iong'ix? [[...]] 
  What was his intention in speaking this way?
  他這樣講,有什麼用意?

• Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u symmih ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'miq iong'ix?; Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'mih iong'ix? [[...]] 
  For what reason did he buy that house?
  他買那間房子,有什麼用意?

jinsyn bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'syn bea'be; jiin'syn bøea'bøe [[...]] 

human traffic, slave trade

人身買賣

ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka [[...]] 

for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"

給,跟

• Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ka lie phaq. Boeq phaq lie.; Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [[...]] 
  I'll hit you.
  要打你。

• Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [[...]] 
  Don't laugh at him.
  不要笑他。

• Bøo aix ka lie zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie zøx.; Bøo aix ka lie zøx/zøex. [[...]] 
  I won't do it for you.
  不要替你做。不要幫你做。

• Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie bea.; Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [[...]] 
  I won't buy it for (or from) you.
  不要替你買,不要向你買。

• Maix ka goar zhorngti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar zhoxng'ti. [[...]] 
  Don't make a fool out of me.
  不要作弄我。

• Maix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y korng. [[...]] 
  Don't tell him.
  不要告訴他。

• ka lie ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka lie ciøq [[...]] 
  borrow from you
  向你借

køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii [[...]] 

annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)

糾纏不休,囉嗦

• Cit'ee laang cyn køkøtvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iawkuo m tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; Cid'ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix. [[...]] 
  This fellow is very annoying, I told him I don't want to buy, but he still will not leave.
  這個人很囉嗦,我告訴他不買,他還不回去。

• Goar bø'eeng , mxthafng kab goar køkøtvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo'eeng , m'thafng kab goar køo'køo'tvii. [[...]] 
  I am busy, don't annoy me.
  我沒空,不要跟我糾纏不休。

kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor [[...]] 

things, a division (of an office), a share, a ply (of thread)

股

• svaf kor ee svoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor ee svoax [[...]] 
  three-ply thread
  三股的線

• Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [[...]] 
  I hold 300 shares (in that company).
  我認購(投資)了三百股。

• bøea nng paq kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea nng paq kor; bøea nng paq kor [[...]] 
  take 200 shares
  買兩百股

• habkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'kor [[...]] 
  buy 200 shares (of stock), have shares in a joint business
  合股

• huxnkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun'kor [[...]] 
  have shares in a joint venture
  認股,投資

korbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea; kox'bøea [[...]] 

purchase (literary expression)

購買

korbøeflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea'lek; kox'bøea'lek [[...]] 

purchasing power

購買力

kofzhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'zhuy [[...]] 

inspire a person with, inculcate (an idea or a doctrine) in another

鼓吹

• Kofzhuy y bøea chiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kor'zhuy y bea chiaf.; Kor'zhuy y bøea chiaf. [[...]] 
  The salesman induced him to buy a car.
  鼓吹他買車。

neq-khabøea/niq-khabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niq'khaf'boea; niq-khaf'bøea; (niq'khaf'bea) [[...]] 

stand on tiptoe

踮腳尖,跐著腳

phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiøx; (phiaux) [[...]] 

bill, bank note, ticket, certificate, warrant

票

• bøefphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'phiøx; bøea'phiøx [[...]] 
  buy a ticket
  買票

• zabphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'phiøx [[...]] 
  ten dollar note
  十元鈔

• chia'phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'phiøx [[...]] 
  ticket for train, bus
  車票

• hoatphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'phiøx [[...]] 
  invoice
  發票

• hoexphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'phiøx [[...]] 
  money order, bank draft
  匯票

• huiki'phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy'ky'phiøx [[...]] 
  airplane ticket
  飛機票

• jibtviuphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'tviuu'phiøx [[...]] 
  entrance ticket
  入場票

• laihøee-phiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai'hoee'phiøx; laai'høee'phiøx [[...]] 
  round trip ticket
  來回票

• pahphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paq'phiøx [[...]] 
  seal off a person's home because of debt
  百元鈔

• pvoarphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'phiøx [[...]] 
  half fare ticket
  半票

• soafnphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soarn'phiøx [[...]] 
  ballot
  選票

• tauphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taau'phiøx [[...]] 
  hand in a ballot, to vote
  投票

phvoaxchviuoky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvoa'chviux'ky [[...]] 

audio-video amplifier for sing along activities

伴唱機

• Cymmar u cyn ze laang bea phvoaxchviuoky laai phvoaxchviux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar u cyn ze laang bea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux.; Cid'mar u cyn zøe laang bøea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux. [[...]] 
  Now there are many people who buy audio-video amplifiers to sing along with.
  現在有很多人買伴唱機來伴唱。

pviarsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'siok [[...]] 

sell cheap

賣便宜

• Miqkvia na kvar pviarsiok lorng ma u laang bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bea.; Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bøea. [[...]] 
  If things are sold cheap, everything will have a buyer.
  東西如果賣便宜都有人買。

siør befbe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør bea'be; siør bøea'bøe [[...]] 

small business

小買賣

siw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw [[...]] 

draw together, to gather, collect, accept, receive, to take, to end, come to a close, take back

收

• bøefsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'siw; bøea'siw [[...]] 
  bribe
  收買

• budsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'siw [[...]] 
  confiscate
  沒收

• ciapsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'siw [[...]] 
  take over (materials)
  接收

• hongsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'siw [[...]] 
  good harvest
  豐收

• kiafmsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiarm'siw [[...]] 
  poor harvest
  減收

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

buy up, to win (support, people's hearts) by less than honorable means, bribe

收買

suxnsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'soax [[...]] 

along with, at one's convenience

順便

• Lie na khix ke'ar, suxnsoax ka goar bea cit ky khybirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na khix kef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bea cit ky khie'birn.; Lie na khix køef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bøea cit ky khie'birn. [[...]] 
  When you go downtown, buy me a toothbrush.
  你若上街,順便給我買一隻牙刷。

thokbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thog'bea; thog'bøea [[...]] 

ask a person to buy

託買

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