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zherngkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'kw [[...]] 

seek or be in the limelight, presumptuous, smug, tacky, vain, focus on one's appearance, meddlesome, officious

出風頭,愛臭美

• Sviw zherngkw, u cit jit lie e khix limtiøh kvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw zhexng'kw, u cit jit lie e khix lym'tiøh kvy. [[...]] 
  You are too meddlesome, one day someone will teach you a thing or two (Lit. you will drink lye).
  好管閒事,有一天你會得到教訓。

ciaqlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lat [[...]] 

serious sickness or injury, business failure

嚴重,厲害

• Y phoarpve kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y phoax'pve kaq cyn ciah'lat.; Y phoax'pve/pvi kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He is seriously ill, in critical condition
  他病得很厲害。

• Y ho khiechiaf pong cit e cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho khix'chiaf pong cit e cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He was seriously injured by a car.
  他被汽車撞得很嚴重。

• Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He suffered a great loss in his business.
  他虧錢虧得很厲害。

cimciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'ciog [[...]] 

careful, consider carefully, be cautious as in investigating well before acting, make sure

仔細,小心

• Hid ee isefng khvoax pvexlaang khvoartiøh cyn cimciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee y'sefng khvoax pve'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog.; Hid'ee y'sefng khvoax pve/pvi'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog. [[...]] 
  The doctor examines patients carefully.
  那個醫生看病人診察得很仔細。

• Afnnef tiøh ar mxtiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cimciog cit e. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef tiøh ar m'tiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cym'ciog cit e. [[...]] 
  Is that right? Go back to see him and make sure of it
  這樣子對不對 ? 你再去仔細瞧瞧。

cid'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'e [[...]] 

as soon as

晶婚紀念

• Lauxpe cide sykhix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'pe cit'e sie'khix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [[...]] 
  As soon as their father died, the children all wailed very loudly.
  爸爸一過世,孩子就大聲哭。

hiongsiin oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin og'soaq [[...]] 

devils, fiends

凶神惡煞

• Mxzay khix chionghoaxntiøh tøq cit texhngf ee hiongsiin oksoaq e hiaq lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay khix chiofng'hoan'tiøh tøq cit te'hngf ee hiofng'siin og'soaq e hiaq li'hai. [[...]] 
  I don't know where I went to antagonize so vicious an evil spirit that causes this much ill health.
  不知沖犯到那個地方的凶神惡煞會那麼厲害。

jii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii [[...]] 

be confused, to tangled, be disheveled

混亂,纏結

• svoax jii khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoax jii khix [[...]] 
  thread is all knots and tangles
  線亂了

• Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze singie e jikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze syn'gie e jii'khix. [[...]] 
  If we study too much vocabulary at one time, we will be thrown into confusion.
  一次學太多生字會亂了。

• Hid hang taixcix cyn jii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid hang tai'cix cyn jii. [[...]] 
  That matter is very complicated.
  那件事情很複雜。

jibchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'chiuo [[...]] 

come in to one's hands, get

入手

• Cvii cit e jibchiuo, y ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii cit e jip'chiuo, y ciu khix lym. [[...]] 
  As soon as he gets some money, he goes to drink.
  他錢一到手就去喝。

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

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

• Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [[...]] 
  Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
  拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

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