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bø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø; (bø'ar, ciøh'bø) [[...]] 

mill, millstone

磑,石磨

• øebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'bø; øef'bø [[...]] 
  turn a mill, as by hand
  推磨

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  If you have money, you can even make devils turn a mill. Money talks.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

zhutsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'su [[...]] 

have an accident

出事

• Sae chiaf na bøo seaji, itteng e zhutsu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sae chiaf na bøo sex'ji, id'teng e zhud'su. [[...]] 
  If you drive your car carelessly, you will certainly have an accident.
  開車要是不小心,一定會出事。

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

money, cash

錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]] 
  wealthy man
  有錢人

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]] 
  Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
  錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]] 

express simple future (There is no idea of intention or desire connected with its usage as there is with the verbs "boeh" and "ai".)

會, 不會

• Lie khvoax, kin'afjit øe løqho bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khvoax, kyn'nar'jit e løh'ho be?; Lie khvoax, kyn'ar'jit øe løh'ho bøe? [[...]] 
  Do you think it will rain today?
  你看,今天會下雨嗎?

• Na afnny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na arn'ny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [[...]] 
  It would sound better to say it in this way.
  如果這樣講, 會好聽一點.

• Lie na laxmsarm ciah, e laosae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na lam'sarm ciah, e laux'sae. [[...]] 
  If you eat any old thing you will get the runs.
  你要是亂吃, 會拉肚子.

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao; øe'hiao [[...]] 

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar øexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]] 
  I know the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我懂.

• Lie øexhiao saychiaf bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be?; Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
  你會開車嗎?

• Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe.; Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
  我會講臺灣話.

• Øexhiao thauciah, bøexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix.; Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]] 
  He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
  懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae'tid; øe'sae`tid [[...]] 

okay (O.K.)

可以

kayzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'zog [[...]] 

change from planting one kind of crop to planting other crops

改作

• Bøo aix portiuar exsaytid kayzog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix pox'tiu'ar e'sae'tid kae'zog. [[...]] 
  If you don't want to plant rice you can plant something else.
  不種稻可以改作。

kinkvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kvef [[...]] 

encumber, involve, responsibilities, draw in, drag out

牽連

• Cymmar lorng bøo kinkvef af, exsaytid chitthøo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar lorng bøo kyn'kvef af, e'sae'tid chid'thøo af. [[...]] 
  You can relax now because you aren't encumbered with any responsibilities.
  現在都無牽連了,可以玩了。

sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae [[...]] 

use, employ, to make, to act

使

• bøexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae`tid; bøe'sae`tid [[...]] 
  It will not do at all, it is not allowed.
  不可以

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 
  know how to improvise, (Lit. If you can't get an ox, use a horse to plow the field.)
  無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae`tid; øe'sae`tid [[...]] 
  It will do, can be used, OK.
  可以

saykuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kuie [[...]] 

take advantage of ghost power

利用鬼

• saykuie e ebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kuie e ef'bø [[...]] 
  money talks (Lit. If you have money you can bedevil the devil himself.)
  有錢可使鬼推磨

tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid; (teg) [[...]] 

obtain, get, acquire (but rarely used alone: usually an auxiliary expressing ability, possibility, or accomplishment, often an enclitic after a verb, meaning that it may or can be done, enclitic also with some other shades of meaning)

得

• bøexkix`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kix'tid; bøe'kix`tid [[...]] 
  forget
  不記得

• bøexkviaa`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kviaa'tid; bøe'kviaa`tid [[...]] 
  cannot be traveled, it won't do
  行不得

• e ciaqtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e ciah'tid; øe ciah`tid [[...]] 
  edible
  可吃的

• øexeng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'eng'tid; øe'eng`tid [[...]] 
  usable
  可用的

• øexkix`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'kix'tid; øe'kix`tid [[...]] 
  can remember
  記得

• øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae`tid; øe'sae`tid [[...]] 
  will do, can be done, its O K
  可以,行

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

have money, be wealthy, rich

有錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]] 
  wealthy man
  富翁

• U cvii `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii `bøo? [[...]] 
  Have you any money? Is there any money?
  有錢嗎?

• U cvii zhutcvii, u lat zhutlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii zhud'cvii, u lat zhud'lat. [[...]] 
  If you have money, give money. If you have strength, give your strength. — Give what you can.
  有錢出錢,有力出力

• Uxcvii hoaq zuie e kientaxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'cvii hoaq zuie e kiefn'taxng. [[...]] 
  If you have money, you can call water to become hard. — Money talks. Anything can be done with money.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  If you have money, you can hire the devil to grind rice. — Money makes everything possible.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

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