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bøo oe korng kalør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe korng kaf'lør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

chat

閒話家常,閑談

• Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kannaf bøo oe korng kalør niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kafn'naf bøo oe korng kaf'lør nia'nia. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  We don't have anything to say, we're only having a chat.
  我們沒在說什麼,閒話家常而已。

zhai-terngheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai'texng'heng; zhai-texng'heng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

become angry don't like to move

使性子坐著不動

• Høfphvae m tø korng, kannaf toax hiaf zhai-terngheng, ciaa zaiviar lie ee iesux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai'texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai-texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  You should say what's okay or not okay, if you just stand there and get angry who knows what you think.
  好或壞要講,只在那兒使性子坐著不動,誰知道你的意思?

chia'kulaxng'axng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'kw'lang'axng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

make a mess of a room, (Lit. to overturn every box and basket - to make a thorough search)

翻東翻西

• M khix goaxbin chitthøo, kannaf toax laixbin teq chia'kulaxng'axng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M khix goa'bin chid'thøo, kafn'naf toax lai'bin teq chiaf'kw'lang'axng. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Why don't you go outside and play, inside you only make a mess of the room.
  不去外面玩,只再裡面翻東翻西。

cysi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'si; (kafn'naf) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

but, yet

只是

goaxzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'zai ⬆︎ [[...]] 

external, extrinsic

外在

• Kannaf khvoax goaxzai karm e zurn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafn'naf khvoax goa'zai karm e zurn? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Can looking only at externals be accurate?
  只看外在,會準嗎 ?

høfbixnzengkhia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bin'zeeng'khia ⬆︎ [[...]] 

do something superficially or only for looks, two faced

做表面,外表和善,嘴巴很甜

• Y si kannaf høfbixnzengkhia niaxnia, auxbin hiaam kaq e noa khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si kafn'naf hør'bin'zeeng'khia nia'nia, au'bin hiaam kaq e noa khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He takes part only for looks, when no one is around he continually criticizes.
  他只是做表面而已,背後怨言很多。

isu bupor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'su buu'por ⬆︎ [[...]] 

of no help, doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

• Paklai hoatkhylaai ee phøe'hupve, kannaf boaq iøqar si usu bupor ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phoee'hw'pve, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si ii'su buu'por ee.; Pag'lai hoad`khie'laai ee phøee'hw'pve/pvi, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si uu'su buu'por ee. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  For internal troubles it doesn't help to apply medicine on the outside.
  肚子裡發出來的皮膚病,只擦藥是於事無補的。

kannaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'naf ⬆︎ [[...]] 

only...

只,僅僅

khuiphoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'phoax ⬆︎ [[...]] 

explain why and how

開破,說明

• Gyn'ar maix kannaf iong phaq ee, aix khuiphoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar maix kafn'naf iong phaq ee, aix khuy'phoax ho y thviaf ciaq u hau. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Don't just hit a child, for better results explain why its wrong and how to change.
  小孩子不要只用打的,應解釋給他聽才有用。

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