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zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef [[...]] 

be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead

在世

• Zaixsvef ciah cit liap tau, khahhør syau haux ti'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy ciah cit liap tau, khaq'hør sie'au haux ty'thaau. [[...]] 
  It's better to take care of parents while they are alive rather than make a show of being filial at their funeral. (Lit. Better to give parents one bean when living rather than to offer them a pig's head after they die.)
  在生吃一粒豆,勝過死後孝豬頭。父母在世時好好孝敬,比在身後才大事祭拜有意義。

• Zaixsvef m haux na'aau, syau ciaq haux kvoazha'thaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'svef m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau.; Zai'svef/svy m haux naa'aau, sie'au ciaq haux kvoaf'zhaa'thaau. [[...]] 
  to pay respect to parents after they die after not taking care of them while they were living, unfilial
  父母在生不養,死後才想孝敬。

ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah; (sit) [[...]] 

eat, live on, get money out of someone, to live off someone, live so long, take or use snuff, tobacco or wine

吃,食

• høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'ciah [[...]] 
  tastes good
  好吃

• phvayciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'ciah [[...]] 
  tastes bad
  難吃

• gauciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau'ciah [[...]] 
  be a good eater, have a good appetite
  能吃

ciah liao bøo twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao bøo tuo'hør [[...]] 

stomach upset

吃壞了肚子

ciaqmih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'mih; (hør ciah'mih) [[...]] 

eatables

食物

ciapsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'soax [[...]] 

be next (in succession), follow, in close succession, one after the other, continue, continuously

連續

• Hitkhoarn pve aix ciapsoax ciah iøqar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq øe hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pve aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq e hør.; Hid'khoarn pve/pvi aix ciab'soax ciah iøh'ar, ciah cyn kuo ciaq øe hør. [[...]] 
  For that disease you have to continuously take medicine for a long time then it will get better.
  那種病要連續吃藥吃很久才會好。

høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'ciah [[...]] 

delicious

好吃

hoeluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'luxn [[...]] 

moist, damp

潮濕

• Hitkhoarn pviar hoeluxn ciu bøe sof, bøo hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn pviar hoee'luxn ciu be sof, bøo hør ciah.; Hid'khoarn pviar hoee'luxn ciu bøe sof, bøo hør ciah. [[...]] 
  That kind of cake damp and soggy is not very tasty.
  那種餅乾如果潮濕就不會酥,不好吃。

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

look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on

看

• khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax tien'viar [[...]] 
  watch a movie
  看電影

• khvoax pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax pve'laang [[...]] 
  examine a patient
  看病人

• ho isefng khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y'sefng khvoax [[...]] 
  be examined by a doctor
  給醫生看, 看醫生

• Tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag aix joaxkuo? Hef tiøqaix khvoax lie bøeq ze symmih chiaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix loa kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie boeq ze sirm'miq chiaf?; Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix joa'kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie bøeq ze sirm'mih chiaf? [[...]] 
  How long does it take to get from Taichung to Taipei? That depends on what kind of transportation you use. When "khoa*" follows certain other verb, it also has the meaning "to find out" or "to determine"
  從台中到台北要多久? 那得看你要坐什麼車?

• Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [[...]] 
  Count it and see if it is correct.
  算算看對不對?

• Ciah khvoax u høfciah `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah khvoax u hør'ciah `bøo? [[...]] 
  Taste it and see if it is good.
  吃吃看好不好吃?

• Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix mng khvoax y boeq laai `bøo?; Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [[...]] 
  Go and ask whether he is coming or not? Go and ask if he is coming. When used with the verb "mng" to ask, the word "khoa*" sometimes has the meaning of "whether...or", sometimes it has the meaning of "if" at other time "mng khoa*" means "to fi
  你去問問看他要不要來?

• Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix khvoax y laai boe?; Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [[...]] 
  Go and see whether he has arrived yet. Sometimes the word "khoa*" alone, when followed by a question, has the meaning of "whether or not"
  你去看他來了嗎?

køealiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'liong; køex'liong [[...]] 

exceed one's capacity, said especially of wine

過量

• Ciah miqkvia na ciah koealiong, tuix sinthea bøo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah mih'kvia na ciah koex'liong, tuix syn'thea bøo hør. [[...]] 
  To eat beyond one's capacity is not good for the health.
  吃東西如果吃過量,對身體不好。

køq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq [[...]] 

again, moreover, also, and (used as a conjunction to connect two adjectives while "kap" is used to connect two nouns as, "ian-pit kap choa")

再,又

• Køq korng cidpae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq korng cit'pae. [[...]] 
  Say it again !
  再說一次!

• siok køq høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok køq hør'ciah [[...]] 
  cheap and good to eat
  便宜又好吃

• køq svaf nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq svaf nii [[...]] 
  in another three years
  再三年

• bøo køq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo køq [[...]] 
  not a second time
  不再

• iuxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu'køq [[...]] 
  also, again
  又,再

køhkhaq ... ia ... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq'khaq ... ia ... [[...]] 

no matter how (what)

再怎麼 ...也 ...,無論怎麼 ...也 ...

• Køhkhaq siok goar ia bøo aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khaq siok goar ia bøo aix. [[...]] 
  No matter how cheap it may be, still I don't want it.
  再怎麼便宜我也不要。

• Køhkhaq korng iaxsi Taioaan ee onglaai siong høfciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khaq korng ia'si Taai'oaan ee oong'laai siong hør'ciah. [[...]] 
  No matter what you may say, the pineapples in Taiwan are the best.
  再怎麼說還是台灣的鳳梨最好吃。

nar... nar... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar... nar...; (luo... luo...) [[...]] 

the more... the more...

愈 ...愈 ...,越 ...越 ...

• Nar toa nar hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa nar hør. [[...]] 
  The bigger the better.
  越大越好。

• Nar toaxhaxn nar koay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar toa'haxn nar koay. [[...]] 
  The older he gets, the better behaved he is.
  長越大越乖。

• Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar ciah nar hør ciah. [[...]] 
  The more you eat, the better it tastes.
  越吃越好吃。

oasafbiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaf'sar'biq [[...]] 

green eye watering mustard like condiment

山葵,芥末

• Sasy'miq aix uxn oasafbiq khaq hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Saf'sie'miq aix uxn oaf'sar'biq khaq hør ciah. [[...]] 
  Raw fish has to be dipped into "oa-sa-bih" to make it taste good.
  生魚片要沾山葵較好吃。

Oaizhuix-køef ciah hør bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay'zhuix'kef ciah hør bie; Oay'zhuix-køef ciah hør bie. [[...]] 

A chicken with a crooked mouth eats good rice. A fussy eater eats well.

歪嘴雞吃好米,雖窮又挑食

uxviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'viar [[...]] 

it is true, quite true, really

真的

• Uxviar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'viar `bøo? [[...]] 
  Is it true? Really?
  真的嗎?

• Uxviar cyn hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'viar cyn hør ciah. [[...]] 
  Really good eating (as you said).
  真的很好吃。

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