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bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]] 

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør. [[...]] 
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cit'ee khangkhøex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør. [[...]] 
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo he'løh [[...]] 

not to the point, whereabouts is unknown

不得要領,沒下落

• zøx (korng) kaq bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx (korng) kaq bøo he'løh; zøx/zøex (korng) kaq bøo he'løh [[...]] 
  do nothing to the point (say nothing to the point)
  做(說)得不得要領

• Y zøx taixcix cyn bøo hexløh, cidkoar taixcix zøx lorng bøo høfsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex. [[...]] 
  He doesn't act responsibly, some things he has done are not done well.
  他做事不得要領,一些事情都沒做好。

bo'hoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'hoan [[...]] 

mould, a pattern, an example

模範

• zøx hør bo'hoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx hør boo'hoan; zøx/zøex hør boo'hoan [[...]] 
  show a good example
  做好模範

• bo'hoan ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'hoan kaf'teeng [[...]] 
  pattern family
  模範家庭

zhwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'khix [[...]] 

in the future, afterward

將來,從此以後

• Zaiviar mxtiøh tø hør, zhwkhix mxthafng køq afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zay'viar m'tiøh tø hør, zhuo'khix m'thafng køq arn'ny zøx. [[...]] 
  It's sufficient that you know it is wrong, from now on don't do it again.
  知錯就好,以後不可再犯。

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx; zngf'zøx/zøex; (zngf'zoex) [[...]] 

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

• Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]] 
  bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
  壞人偽裝成好人。

• Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  He disguised himself as a woman.
  他扮成女人。

zørkangge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kafng'ge; zøx/zøex'kafng'ge [[...]] 

occupy oneself, keep busy (to pass the time on the train or when retired)

做消遣

• Eng'eeng koecie borng ka, zørkangge ma hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng koef'cie borng ka, zøx'kafng'ge ma hør. [[...]] 
  There's no work, keeping myself busy eating watermelon seeds is okay.
  閒著啃瓜子做消遣也好。

zørlaang cyn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'laang cyn hør [[...]] 

behave kindly or well, a man of personality

為人很好

zørog zørtok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'og zøx'tok; zøx/zøex'og zøx/zøex'tok [[...]] 

act very wickedly

做惡做毒,為非做歹

• Zørog zørtok, khia'bea logkhok, høfsym høfheng, bøo svaf thafng zheng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'og zøx'tok, khiaa'bea lok'khok, hør'sym hør'heng, bøo svaf thafng zheng.; Zøx/zøex'og zøx/zøex'tok, khiaa'bea lok'khok, hør'sym hør'heng, bøo svaf thafng zheng. [[...]] 
  The evil are prosperous, the good have a hard time.
  為非做歹洋洋得意,為善反而不得好報。

ekzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'zhux; (hør'zhux) [[...]] 

advantage

益處, 好處

• Lie afnnef zøx, u symmih ekzhux (høfzhux)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'nef zøx, u sirm'miq eg'zhux (hør'zhux)?; Lie arn'nef zøx/zøex, u sirm'mih eg'zhux (hør'zhux)? [[...]] 
  What advantage will it be to do so?
  你這樣做, 有什麼益處(好處) ?

exng laang ee lixpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng laang ee li'pien [[...]] 

to help people, to make things easier for people

給予別人方便

• Goar zøx taixcix na øextaxng exng laang ee lixpien tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zøx tai'cix na e'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør.; Goar zøx/zøex tai'cix na øe'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør. [[...]] 
  If what I do helps people or makes things easier for them, that's all I want.
  我做事情如果能夠給予人方便就好。

høfzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'zhuix [[...]] 

affable, talk friendly (out of good will)

好言,嘴甜

• Høfzhuix ka y korng, ho y liaqzøx phvayix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'zhuix ka y korng, ho y liah'zøx phvae'ix. [[...]] 
  My well meant advice was taken amiss.
  好言勸他,反被誤會。

høflaang øq zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'laang øq zøx; hør'laang øq zøx/zøex [[...]] 

difficult to please everybody (It's difficult to be a good person. One always gets the blame from somebody no matter how fair and just he tries to be.)

好人難做

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

kax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax; (kaux) [[...]] 

teach, instruct, incite, instigate

教

• kax Taioaan-oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax Taai'oaan'oe; kax Taai'oaan-oe [[...]] 
  teach Taiwanese (dialect)
  教台灣話

• kax laang zøx hør (phvae) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax laang zøx hør (phvae) [[...]] 
  teach others to do good (evil)
  教人為善(惡)

khngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khngx; (khoaxn) [[...]] 

exhort

勸

• khngx y mxthafng ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khngx y m'thafng ciah'hwn [[...]] 
  advise him to refrain from smoking
  勸他不要抽煙。

• khngx laang zøx hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khngx laang zøx hør [[...]] 
  exhort others to do good
  勸人為善

kvoaun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf'un [[...]] 

official reputation

官運

• Y ee kvoaun bøo hør, zøx kuisielaang lorng bøo sengkvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee kvoaf'un bøo hør, zøx kuy'six'laang lorng bøo sefng'kvoaf. [[...]] 
  His official reputation is not good so he worked a lifetime but didn't get an advancement.
  他的官運不好,當了一輩子都沒升官。

mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'hør [[...]] 

not good, not proper, not well

不好,不可

• Afnnef zøx cyn mxhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef zøx cyn m'hør.; Arn'nef zøx/zøex cyn m'hør. [[...]] 
  It is very bad to do so.
  這樣做很不好。

• Y laang teq mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang teq m'hør [[...]] 
  He is sick.
  他欠安。

• Mxhør khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'hør khix [[...]] 
  Don't go!
  不要去。

putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu; (pud'jii) [[...]] 

there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...

不如

• putjuu maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu maix khix [[...]] 
  You had better not go.
  不如不去

• Na boeq zørzhat, putjuu sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zøx'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør.; Na bøeq zøx/zøex'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. [[...]] 
  I would rather die than to steal.
  若要做賊,不如去死。

taeliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam [[...]] 

out of regard for a person, in consideration of, with attention to

顧念

• taeliam lie khahzar zøx hør taixcix... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx hør tai'cix...; taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx/zøex hør tai'cix... [[...]] 
  in consideration of your previous good conduct...
  顧念你過去做好事 ...

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