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

pint

升

• cit cyn bie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit cyn bie ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  one pint of rice
  一升米

• bycyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'cyn ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  small rice measure
  量米器

ciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh; (sek) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

rocks, stones or minerals commonly known as kidney or gall stones, calculus, a way of calculation, a picul or 10 pecks

石

• cit ciøh bie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ciøh bie ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  picul of rice
  一石米

• kietciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'ciøh ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  to get gall or kidney stones
  結石

• iøcie kietciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf'cie kied'ciøh ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  kidney stone
  腎臟結石

cit viu bie, chi paq viu laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit viu bie, chi paq viu laang. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Men having the same food vary much in character Every person is unique

一樣米,養百樣人。

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

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

• Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
  那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

• Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
  你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

• Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
  我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

• Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
  我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

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

provincial accent, dialect

口音,腔調

• Y ee Taioaan-oe u cidsut'ar Bykog-khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee Taai'oaan'oe u cit'sud'ar Bie'kog'khviw.; Y ee Taai'oaan-oe u cit'sud'ar Bie'kog-khviw. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  There is a faint trace of an American accent in his Taiwanese.
  他的台語有點美國腔。

mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of

把,抓

• Thauliah køef, ia tiøh cidmef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef, ia tiøh cit mef bie.; Thaw'liah køef, ia tiøh cit'mef/my bie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Even if you want to steal a chicken, you have to spend a handful of rice. You cannot accomplish anything without effort.
  偷雞也得一把米。

Thauliah køef ia tiøh cidpea bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef ia tiøh cit pea bie.; Thaw'liah køef ia tiøh cit pea bie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

You have to prime the pump. To do business you need capital. (Lit. To steal chickens you need a handful of rice.)

偷雞也得一把米。

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