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bagsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin [[...]] 

expression of the eyes, luster or brightness of the eyes

眼神

• Hid ef gyn'ar bagsiin cyn oah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ef girn'ar bak'siin cyn oah. [[...]] 
  The expression in that kid's eyes is very bright.
  那個孩子眼神靈活。

• bagsiin oaqtang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin oah'tang [[...]] 
  eyes full of fire, intelligence, and animation
  眼神靈活

bø'hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hau; (buu'hau) [[...]] 

invalid, of no effect, lacking results, unsuccessful

無效

• køeakii bø'hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'kii bøo'hau; køex'kii bøo'hau [[...]] 
  expired
  過期無效

• Hid khoarn iøqar bø'hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn iøh'ar bøo'hau. [[...]] 
  That kind of medicine has no effect.
  那種藥無效。

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]] 

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix.; Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]] 
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

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

fierce and cruel, savage

凶殘

• Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøar tuqsie cit ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøf'ar tuh'sie cit ee laang. [[...]] 
  That man is very fierce, he used a knife to stab someone.
  那個人很凶殘,用刀子殺死了一個人。

chiwjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'jiao [[...]] 

claw or talons of an animal

手爪

• phvae chiwjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae chiuo'jiao [[...]] 
  have light fingers, thievish habit
  有賊癖

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae chiwjiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn phvae chiuo'jiao. [[...]] 
  That kid is in the habit of picking things up.
  那個孩子喜歡偷東西。

zhutlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'laang [[...]] 

run with pus, suppurate

出膿

• Hid liap liab'ar iawbøe zhutlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid liap liap'ar iao'boe zhud'laang.; Hid liap liap'ar iao'bøe zhud'laang. [[...]] 
  That boil hasn't suppurated yet.
  那個瘡疔還未出膿。

• zeklaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg'laang [[...]] 
  squeeze out pus
  擠膿

zhutsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sek [[...]] 

be present at class or a meeting, attendance

出席

• Lie bøeq zhutsek `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq zhud'sek `bøo?; Lie bøeq zhud'sek `bøo? [[...]] 
  Will you attend the meeting or class?
  你要出席嗎 ?

• Hid pafn kin'afjit lorng zhutsek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid pafn kyn'ar'jit lorng zhud'sek. [[...]] 
  That class has perfect attendance today.
  那班今天全部出席。

zhutsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'siin [[...]] 

be absent minded, absorbed in thought, in mental concentration, in ecstasy, divine or supremely great when speaking of literary or artistic works

出神,入神

• Y khvoax hid ee za'bofgyn'ar khvoax kaq zhutsiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax hid ee zaf'bor'girn'ar khvoax kaq zhud'siin. [[...]] 
  He watched that girl and went into ecstasy.
  他看那個女孩看得入神了(看呆了)。

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。

ciøqthauphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'thaau'phang [[...]] 

crevice between rocks

石頭縫

• Hid khoarn chiuar lorng hoad ti ciøqthauphang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn chiu'ar lorng hoad ti ciøh'thaau'phang. [[...]] 
  That kind of tree always grows out of a crevice.
  那種樹都長在石頭縫。

hva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hva; (hvah) [[...]] 

stride or step over a ditch

跨越

• Hid tiaau kauar lie hva øe køex`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva e koex be?; Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva øe køex`bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you stride over that ditch?
  那條水溝你跨得過去嗎?

• Mxthafng tah køeakhix, tiøh hva køeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng tah koex'khix, tiøh hva koex'khix.; M'thafng tah køex'khix, tiøh hva køex'khix. [[...]] 
  Don't tread on it, you must jump over it.
  不要踩過去,要跨過去。

yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zeeng [[...]] 

ago, before, previous to, formerly, in former times

以前

• go lak nii yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go lak nii ie'zeeng; (go lak nii zeeng) [[...]] 
  some years ago
  五六年以前

• kiet'hwn yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn ie'zeeng; (iao'boe kied'hwn ie'zeeng) [[...]] 
  previous to (before) one's marriage
  結婚以前,未結婚以前

• Yzeeng hid tiaau si cyn lauxjiet ee køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee kef'ar.; Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee køef'ar. [[...]] 
  It was once (in former times) a prosperous (flourishing) shopping center
  以前那條是很熱鬧的街。

• Yzeeng bad kvietiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng bad kvix'tiøh y. [[...]] 
  I have met him before
  以前見過他。

• Texjixzhux seakaix taixciexn yzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji'zhux sex'kaix tai'ciexn ie'zeeng. [[...]] 
  before the second world war
  第二次世界大戰以前

• Y bøo chinchviu yzeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu ie'zeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [[...]] 
  She does not come to see me as often as she used to.
  他不像以前那麼常來了。

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

wrestle, throw down, lay down, to overthrow

觔,推,扶

• Hid nng ee gyn'ar teq siøiern, mxsi teq siøphaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid nng ee girn'ar teq siøf'iern, m'si teq siøf'phaq. [[...]] 
  Those two kids are wrestling, they are not fighting.
  那兩個孩子在摔角,不是在打架。

• Y tør ti tho'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør ti thoo'khaf, goar ka y iern (huu) khie'laai. [[...]] 
  He was lying on the ground (floor), I helped him up.
  他倒在地上,我把他扶起來。

• Cid ky thiauar ka goar taux iern khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky thiau'ar ka goar taux iern khie'laai. [[...]] 
  Give me a hand to erect this pillar.
  幫我扶直這根柱子。

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

cover, to screen, to shade, to shield, conceal, shut, intercept, to block

遮

• Thang'af'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thafng'ar'mngg tiøh eng pox jiaf lef. [[...]] 
  You must cover the window with a cloth.
  窗戶要用布遮住。

• Hid kefng zhux ho chiuar jiaf lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux ho chiu'ar jiaf lef. [[...]] 
  That house is screened off by trees.
  那間房子被樹遮住。

jixmsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim'sexng [[...]] 

self-willed, do as one pleases

任性

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn jixmsexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn jim'sexng. [[...]] 
  That child is very self-willed.
  那個孩子很任性。

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。

køea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea; køea; (thiab) [[...]] 

put something under the leg(s) of furniture so as to make it steady, raise furniture higher by putting bricks or blocks under the legs

墊

• Tøhkhaf tiøh kea ho zai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'khaf tiøh kea ho zai. [[...]] 
  You must put something under the leg(s) of the desk and make it steady.
  桌腳要墊穩。

• Theh zng'ar laai ciofng hid tex tøh'ar kea khaq koaan lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Theh zngf'ar laai ciofng hid tex tøq'ar kea khaq koaan lef. [[...]] 
  Use some bricks to raise the desk higher.
  拿磚塊來把那張桌子墊高點。

khy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy [[...]] 

leaning, inclined, tilted

傾斜

• Hid ky thiauar khikhy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ky thiau'ar khy'khy. [[...]] 
  That pillar is slanting a bit.
  那支柱子稍微傾斜。

• Zuun khy koealaai, khy koeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuun khy koex'laai, khy koex'khix. [[...]] 
  The boat is rolling and pitching.
  船晃來晃去。

khiaxsie'theeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'six'theeng [[...]] 

stand upside down

倒立

• Hid ee gyn'ar khiaxsie'theeng extaxng khia cyn kuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar khia'six'theeng e'taxng khia cyn kuo. [[...]] 
  That kid can stand on his head for a long time.
  那個孩子倒立能站很久。

køq køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix; køq køex'khix [[...]] 

next

再過去

• køq køeakhix hid ky pai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid ky paai'ar; køq køex'khix hid ky paai'ar [[...]] 
  Lit. the next sign, next bus stop
  再過去那一站

• køq køeakhix hid kux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid kux; køq køex'khix hid kux [[...]] 
  next sentence
  再過去那一句

• køq køeakhix hid tiaau køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq koex'khix hid tiaau kef; køq køex'khix hid tiaau køef [[...]] 
  next street
  再過去那一條街

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

remain attached to an opinion, insist, stubborn, obstinate, naughty, disobedient

頑固,頑皮

• Hid ee gyn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar cyn phviaa, bøo hiaq khoaix kiøx e zao. [[...]] 
  That kid is very naught, it is not that easy to get him to leave.
  那個孩子很皮,沒那麼容易叫得走。

phietpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phied'po [[...]] 

main point, essentials, gist, masterstroke

好辦法,好手段,高招

• Sviu bøo phietpo laai kaoiok hid ee gyn'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviu bøo phied'po laai kaux'iok hid ee girn'ar. [[...]] 
  Can't think of any good way (of what is needed) to education that kid.
  想不出好辦法來教育那個孩子。

piahkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piaq'khafng [[...]] 

hole in the wall

牆洞

• Hid ee zhadar lorng zoanbuun teq or piahkhafng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee zhat'ar lorng zoafn'buun teq or piaq'khafng ee. [[...]] 
  That thief's specialty is scooping out a hole in the wall.
  那個小偷專門在挖牆洞的。

pvoarsiøfsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'siør'sie [[...]] 

half dead

半死

• Hid ciaq kawar ho chiaf pong cide, zha'puttøf pvoarsiøfsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao'ar ho chiaf pong cit'e, zhaf'pud'tøf pvoax'siør'sie. [[...]] 
  The car hit that dog and knocked it half dead.
  那隻狗被車撞到,差不多半死。

ta'khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'khix [[...]] 

dried up, withered, run dry, be exhausted, used up

乾枯,光了

• Cvii iong ta'khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii iong taf'khix. [[...]] 
  The money is all used up.
  錢用光了。

• Hi'tii ee zuie ta'khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hii'tii ee zuie taf'khix. [[...]] 
  The pond is all dried up.
  魚池的水乾了。

• Hid zaang chiuar ta'khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zaang chiu'ar taf'khix. [[...]] 
  That tree is withered up.
  那棵樹乾枯了。

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