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biefnkiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'kiorng [[...]] 

involuntarily, compel, constrain, forced (as an interpretation), to study, diligence, industry

勉強,用功

• Na bøo goaxn'ix, mxbiern biefnkiorng zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo goan'ix, m'biern biern'kiorng zøx. [[...]] 
  If you are unwilling to act, don't do it unwillingly.
  如不願意,不必勉強做。

• Hid ee gynnar cyn biefnkiorng, cionglaai cyn u hi'bong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar cyn biern'kiorng, ciofng'laai cyn u hy'bong. [[...]] 
  That child is very diligent, he'll go a long way.
  那個孩子很用功,將來很有希望。

biefnle [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'le [[...]] 

exhort, encourage

勉勵

• Cid ee gynnar bøo symmiq aix thagzheq, chviar lie ka y biefnle. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar bøo sirm'miq aix thak'zheq, chviar lie ka y biern'le. [[...]] 
  This child doesn't like to study very much, please encourage him.
  這個孩子不太喜歡讀書,請你勉勵他。

bøkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khoarn [[...]] 

absurd, ludicrous, conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar luo laai luo bøkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar luo laai luo bøo'khoarn. [[...]] 
  The older this child gets the worse he gets.
  這個孩子越來越不像話。

bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia [[...]] 

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cit'ee gyn'ar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [[...]] 
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

za'bofgynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar [[...]] 

girl

女孩子

• za'bofgynnar zabpeq piexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar zap'peq piexn [[...]] 
  A girl's appearance is constantly changing over the years. (Lit. A girl changes eighteen times.)
  女大十八變

za'po'gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'pof'girn'nar [[...]] 

boy

男孩子

zag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zag [[...]] 

vexed or disturbed by children, flies or mosquitoes

擾,齪

• gynnar (hosiin, bafng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar (hoo'siin, barng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [[...]] 
  Young children, flies and mosquitoes can be very disturbing.
  小孩(蒼蠅,蚊子)真擾人。

• akzag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'zag [[...]] 
  squalid, upset (emotionally)
  齷齪,心亂

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

disturb, make a disturbance, annoy by noise and clamor, noisy

吵鬧

• Cit'ee gyn'ar cyn gaau zhar, liampvy zhar bøeq ciah pviar, liampvy zhar bøeq lym tee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar boeq lym tee.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn gaau zhar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq ciah pviar, liaam'pvy zhar bøeq lym tee. [[...]] 
  This kid really bothers people, one minute he wants you to get him some cakes to eat, the next minute he wants you to get him some tea to drink.
  這個小孩很會吵, 一下子吵著要吃餅, 一 下子又吵著要喝茶。

zhamzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'zhaf; (zhafm'chy) [[...]] 

unequal, not uniform, confused, irregular, mixed in confusion

參差

• Ciaq ee gynnar zhamzhafm zhazhaf, u ee toaxhaxn, u ee seahaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee girn'nar zhafm'zhafm zhaf'zhaf, u ee toa'haxn, u ee sex'haxn. [[...]] 
  These children are not of one size, some are older and some are younger.
  這些孩子參差不齊,有的大,有的小。

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

to appoint or hire a person to a duty, to send a person on an errand or to do some work

差使

• Goar bøeq chviax cit ee gyn'ar thafng zhe'eng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq chviax cit ee girn'nar thafng zhef'eng.; Goar bøeq chviax cit ee girn'ar thafng zhef'eng. [[...]] 
  I am going to hire a boy to do miscellaneous work.
  我要僱一個小孩來使喚。

zhutkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khix; (zhud'khuix) [[...]] 

vent one's anger upon

出氣

• phaq gynnar zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq girn'nar zhud'khuix [[...]] 
  vent his anger by beating his child
  打孩子出氣

ciaqlefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng; (ciah'ny) [[...]] 

suck milk, be nursed

吃奶

• ciaqlefng gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng girn'nar; ciah'lefng/ny girn'ar [[...]] 
  suckling, an infant at the breast
  乳兒,嬰兒

• Y u teq ciaqlefng `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u teq ciah'lefng `bøo?; Y u teq ciah'lefng/ny `bøo? [[...]] 
  Does the infant breast feed?
  他有沒有在吃奶 ?

ciapsvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'svef; ciab'svef/svy; (khiøq girn'nar) [[...]] 

deliver a child

接生

ciaokox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kox [[...]] 

take care of

照顧

• ciaokox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kox girn'nar; (ciaux'kox pvi'laang) [[...]] 
  take care of children or the sick
  照顧孩子(病人)

zøx`laang/zøex`laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx`laang; zøx/zøex`laang [[...]] 

betroth one's daughter to a man

允親,許配

• Cit'ee za'bor gynnar iawbøe zøx`laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'boe zøx`laang.; Cid'ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'bøe zøx`laang. [[...]] 
  This girl is not yet engaged.
  這個女孩還沒許配人。

zørphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'phvoa [[...]] 

be a companion

作伴

• Za'bofgynnar na bøo laang zørphvoa, mxthafng khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'girn'nar na bøo laang zøx'phvoa, m'thafng khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]] 
  If a girl doesn't have a companion she should not go to see a movie.
  女孩子要是沒人作伴,不要去看電影。

• Goar ka'ti cit ee teq korzhux, lie laai kab goar zørphvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaf'ti cit ee teq kox'zhux, lie laai kab goar zøx'phvoa. [[...]] 
  I'm taking care of the house all by myself, come keep me company.
  我自己一個人在 看家,你來跟我作伴。

zoanzoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'zoaan [[...]] 

exclusively, entirely, undividedly

全是,都是

• Ciaq ee hagsefng zoanzoaan si phvae gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee hak'sefng zoaan'zoaan si phvae girn'nar. [[...]] 
  All of these students are bad boys.
  這些學生全是壞孩子。

• Zhuolai zoanzoaan si hosiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'lai zoaan('zoaan) si hoo'siin.; Zhux'lai zoaan'zoaan si hoo'siin.; (Cit zhux'lai lorng'si hoo'siin.) [[...]] 
  The house is full of flies.
  屋子裏全是蒼蠅。

zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'bi [[...]] 

the flavor (of food, poetry) taste, flavor

滋味

• Gyn'ar ciah liao zay zubi, khaux bøeq køq ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'nar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux boeq køq ciah.; Girn'ar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux bøeq køq ciah. [[...]] 
  When a child tastes the flavor of food, he cries to eat some more.
  小孩吃了嚐到滋味,哭著想再吃。

• siuxkhor ee zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'khor ee zw'bi [[...]] 
  too sour a taste
  受苦的滋味

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

groan with pain, grumbling

呻吟,哼叫,抱怨

• Thviax kaq hvai'hvay kiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviax kaq hvay'hvay kiøx. [[...]] 
  groan with pain, moan in distress
  痛得直呻吟

• Y ti binzhngtea teq hvay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti biin'zhngg'tea teq hvay. [[...]] 
  He is groaning in his bed.
  他在床上呻吟著。

• Hid ee gynnar teq hvay paktor thviax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar teq hvay pag'tor thviax. [[...]] 
  That child is groaning because he has a belly ache.
  那個孩子在叫肚子痛。

• Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [[...]] 
  He is grumbling because he has no money.
  他在叫窮。

giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 

fortitude, firm, resolute (of strong character)

硬朗,堅忍

• Hid ee huxjinlaang cyn giafmgve (giafmgvi). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee hu'jiin'laang cyn giarm'gve (giarm'gvi). [[...]] 
  That woman is stouthearted.
  那個婦人很堅忍。

• Cid ee seahaxn gynnar khaf cyn giafmgve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sex'haxn girn'nar khaf cyn giarm'gve. [[...]] 
  This little child is very sure-footed.
  這個小孩的腿很強壯。

gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'ar; (girn'nar) [[...]] 

child

小孩

• zhoa gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  帶孩子

• iøf gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf girn'nar [[...]] 
  bring up or raise a child
  養育小孩

gynnafzexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar'zexng [[...]] 

infantile diseases

小兒病症

gynnafkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar'kafng [[...]] 

child-labor

童工

gynnafkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar'khoarn [[...]] 

childlike, childish

像孩子,孩子氣

Gynnaflaang u hvi bøo zhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'nar'laang u hvi bøo zhuix. [[...]] 

A child should be seen and not heard.

小孩子有耳無嘴,小孩子不要多嘴。

gynnafphie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar'phie [[...]] 

very young child

小鬼

goxnggynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gong'girn'nar [[...]] 

dumbbell

傻孩子

hoanhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'hoafn [[...]] 

rude, ignorant, and unreasonable

不講理

• gynnar hoanhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar hoafn'hoafn [[...]] 
  child that is very unreasonable and hard to please
  小孩子不講理。

ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia [[...]] 

also, even, still

也

• Y ia bøo ciaqciuo ia bøo ciaqhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia bøo ciah'ciuo ia bøo ciah'hwn. [[...]] 
  He neither drinks nor smokes.
  他也不喝酒也不抽煙。

• Y ia u cvii ia u sealek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia u cvii ia u sex'lek. [[...]] 
  He has both money and power.
  他有錢也有勢。

• ia hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia hør [[...]] 
  That will also do. O.K.
  也好

• Lie sor korng ee ia u tøxlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sor korng ee ia u tø'lie. [[...]] 
  Still there is reason in what you say.
  你所說的也有道理。

• ia si afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia si arn'ny [[...]] 
  also the same (this way)
  也是這樣

• lieen seahaxn gynnar ia zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen sex'haxn girn'nar ia zay'viar [[...]] 
  Even a little child knows it.
  連小孩也知道

kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 

attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch

顧,看顧

• Cid taai thihbea ka goar kox lex . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid taai thiq'bea ka goar kox lex . [[...]] 
  Watch this bike for me.
  這輛腳踏車幫我看著。

• kox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  照顧孩子

• kox mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox mngg [[...]] 
  watch the door
  看門

• kox pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox pve'laang; kox pve/pvi'laang [[...]] 
  take care of the sick
  看顧病人

• kox ciah bøo kox thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox ciah bøo kox thak'zheq [[...]] 
  care for eating, but pay not attention to studying
  只顧吃不顧讀書

kocviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'cviaa [[...]] 

coax, implore with sweet and soft words

誘哄,好言勸誘

• Kocviaa gynnar ciah iøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kof'cviaa girn'nar ciah iøh'ar. [[...]] 
  coax a child to take medicine
  誘哄孩子吃藥

mxcviagynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'girn'nar [[...]] 

scrawny looking child, mischievous child

不成器的孩子

mxkafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm [[...]] 

have a clinging affection for, unwilling, niggardly

捨不得,痛惜

• mxkafm ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm ho laang [[...]] 
  unwilling to give it to others
  捨不得給人

• mxkafm lixkhuy Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm li'khuy Taai'oaan [[...]] 
  regret leaving Taiwan
  捨不得離開台灣

• Hid ee gynnar sie khix, goar cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar sie khix, goar cyn m'kafm. [[...]] 
  I am very sad for the death of the child.
  那個孩子死了,我很痛惜。

mxsi-khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'khoarn; m'si-khoarn [[...]] 

conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar cyn mxsixkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn m'si'khoarn. [[...]] 
  This kid is very bad.
  這個孩子很不像話。

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx; max'max-kiøx; (max'max-hao) [[...]] 

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]] 
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

ngsngf gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg'sngf girn'nar [[...]] 

thin sickly child, face turned a yellow color

瘦弱而臉黃

o'kao gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'kao girn'nar [[...]] 

handsome man

英俊的小伙子

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

streamlined, dapper, chic (slang)

流線,帥,罩馬子

• Y kinnafjit zheng kaq cyn phva. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'nar'jit zheng kaq cyn phva. [[...]] 
  He looks very dapper today.
  他今天穿得很帥。

• Cyn gaau phva za'bor gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn gaau phva zaf'bor girn'nar. [[...]] 
  have a way with the ladies
  很會罩馬子。

phvaykhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khuxn [[...]] 

be restless in sleep, uncomfortable to sleep in or on

睡態不好,不好睡,難以入眠

• Cid ee gynnar cyn phvaykhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn phvae'khuxn. [[...]] 
  This child is very restless when sleeping.
  這孩子睡態很不好。

phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phø girn'nar [[...]] 

carry a child in the arms

抱小孩

• thaw phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw phø girn'nar [[...]] 
  kidnap a child
  偷抱小孩,綁票小孩

piernkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn'khoarn; (pvix'khoarn) [[...]] 

change (one's character or conduct) for the worse

變樣子,變壞

• Cid ee gynnar teq piernkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar teq piexn'khoarn. [[...]] 
  This child is changing for the worse.
  這孩子在變壞。

• Y lorng piernkhoarn ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y lorng piexn'khoarn ax. [[...]] 
  He had become another person. (used in bad sense)
  他都變壞了。

suncyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suun'cyn [[...]] 

pure, sincere and faithful, naive, genuine, unsophisticated

純真

• suncyn ee gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suun'cyn ee girn'nar [[...]] 
  an innocent child
  純真的孩子

taxngtiøh gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tang'tiøh girn'nar [[...]] 

an illness in pregnant women superstitiously thought to be caused by such things as building construction or repairs begun without proper rites

動到胎氣

tabtiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tap'tiq [[...]] 

naughty, mischievous

頑皮,小生意

• gynnar cyn tabtiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar cyn tap'tiq [[...]] 
  the child is very troublesome, sickly
  這孩子很頑皮

• tabtiq senglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tap'tiq sefng'lie [[...]] 
  small miscellaneous business
  各種小生意

thitthøgynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thid'thøo'girn'nar [[...]] 

young fellow fond of low, licentious and vicious pleasures

小太保

tihtuq gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiq'tuq girn'nar [[...]] 

mischievous child, naughty child

頑皮孩子

tong'iaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toong'iaau; (girn'nar'koaf) [[...]] 

children's songs

童謠

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