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bøie'tiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ix'tiofng; (buu'ix'tiofng) [[...]] 

thoughtlessly, inadvertently

無意中

• Bøie'tiofng soaq korng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'ix'tiofng soaq korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  inadvertently say something
  無意中說出來

bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo lo'laai [[...]] 

after a verb means "cannot do it", not to the point

做不來

• Zøx (korng) kaq bøloxlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx (korng) kaq bøo'lo'laai.; Zøx/Zøex (korng) kaq bøo'lo'laai. [[...]] 
  do (say) nothing to the point or purpose
  做(講)得不得要領。

bøsviu-bøniu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviu'bøo'niu; bøo'sviu-bøo'niu [[...]] 

come to mind suddenly

無意間

• Cid ee taixcix y bøsviu bøniu tø theqzhutlaai korng korng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee tai'cix y bøo'sviu bøo'niu tø theh'zhud'laai korng korng lef. [[...]] 
  This thing came to mind suddenly and he started right out talking about it.
  這件事情他無意間想起 就拿出來說一說。

zhuiekhawzhuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao [[...]] 

be unable to recall something very familiar

好像知道而說不出來

• Cid kux oe tøf zhuiekhawzhuiekhao, mxkuo kofngbøexzhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux oe tøf zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao, m'kuo korng'be'zhud'laai.; Cid kux oe tøf zhuix'khao'zhuix'khao, m'kuo korng'bøe'zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  The word is on the tip of my tongue but I can't say it.
  這句話好像要說出來,但是說不出來。

zhuietaxmzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'tam'zhuix [[...]] 

easy to say, agreeable to one's taste, casually

順口說出

• Zef si piebit, lie aix seaji, mxthafng zhuietaxmzhuix, kofngkorng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si pix'bit, lie aix sex'ji, m'thafng zhuix'tam'zhuix, korng'korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  This is a secret, be careful and don't blurt it out.
  這是秘密,你要小心,不要順口說出來。

cviasit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'sit [[...]] 

really, actually

真實,真的,果然

• Zef si cviasit ee taixcix, mxsi goar zø ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cviaf'sit ee tai'cix, m'si goar zø ee. [[...]] 
  This is a real fact, no fiction
  這是真實的事情,不是我捏造的

• Y korng bøeq laai, cviasit laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng boeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af.; Y korng bøeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af. [[...]] 
  He said he would come, and he really came
  他說要來,真的來了。

• Y korng øe løqho, lie khvoax, cviasit teq løh af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af.; Y korng øe løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af. [[...]] 
  He said it would rain, look, it is raining
  他說會下雨,你瞧,果然下雨了。

zuxlaizuykorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'laai'zuie'korng [[...]] 

water pipes, water main

自來水管

hofnghud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: horng'hud [[...]] 

similar to or like, at first glance or carelessly, absent mindedly, unconsciously

彷彿,匆匆地一看,疏忽

• Hofnghud khvoax khylaai chinchviu si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud khvoax khie'laai chyn'chviu si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  At first glance it seems to be genuine.
  匆匆地一看像似真的,疏忽(台語)

• Hofnghud korng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  let a fact slip out
  說溜了嘴。

• Hofnghud thviaf bøo siongsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud thviaf bøo sioong'sex. [[...]] 
  I was not paying attention so I did not hear it clearly.
  一疏忽沒聽清楚。

kafntafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn [[...]] 

simplicity, brief(ly), plain(ly)

簡單

• kafntafn korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn korng; (karn'tafn laai korng) [[...]] 
  briefly speaking, in short, in a word
  簡單說

• Korng khaq kafntafn lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng khaq karn'tafn lef. [[...]] 
  Cut it short!
  說簡單點!

• kafntafn siar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn siar [[...]] 
  abbreviate (an expression)
  簡寫,簡單寫

• kafntafn-hoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn'hoax; karn'tafn-hoax [[...]] 
  simplification, simplify
  簡化

• kafntafn ee seng'oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn ee sefng'oah [[...]] 
  simple life
  簡單的生活

• kafntafn bengliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn beeng'liaau [[...]] 
  simple and to the point
  簡單明瞭

• kafntafn phoksox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'tafn phog'sox [[...]] 
  simple
  簡單樸素

kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux [[...]] 

ashamed, embarrassed, feel ashamed

害羞,怕羞,丟人

• kofngtiøh cyn kiernsiaux, .... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tiøh cyn kiexn'siaux, .... [[...]] 
  I am ashamed to say that...
  說來很丟人

• kiernsiaux kaq korng bøe zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'siaux kaq korng be zhud'laai.; kiexn'siaux kaq korng bøe zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  too shy to speak
  羞得說不出話來

• kviaf kiernsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf kiexn'siaux [[...]] 
  be shy, be bashful
  怕羞

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。

korng bøe laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be laai; korng bøe laai [[...]] 

can not express it properly, can not speak so as to accomplish the purpose

講不來

korng bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng bøo'lo'laai [[...]] 

cannot express it properly

講不來

kofng'exlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'e'laai [[...]] 

can be said

會說,說得來

korng khylaai oexthaau tngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng khie'laai oe'thaau tngg [[...]] 

to talk over this matter would take a long time

說來話長

kofnglaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'laai [[...]] 

having brought this up…

說來

kofnglaai kofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'laai korng'khix [[...]] 

say repeatedly, blame each other

講來講去

lao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lao [[...]] 

swindle, get thing by deceit

訛詐

• Lao laang ee miqkvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lao laang ee mih'kvia. [[...]] 
  swindle things out of others
  詐騙人的東西。

• Goar ho y lao khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y lao khix. [[...]] 
  I was swindled by him.
  我被他詐了。

• Y m kherng korng, goar ka y lao zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m kherng korng, goar ka y lao zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  He was unwilling to tell me, but I wheedled it out of him.
  他不肯講,我把他套出來。

voa cit kux oe laai korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: voa cit kux oe laai korng [[...]] 

in other words

換句話說

oankhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'khud [[...]] 

to suffer wrong or injustice, be accused falsely, to wrong someone or be wronged, be falsely accused, false accusation

冤屈

• U symmiq oankhud tiøqaix kofngkorng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sirm'miq oafn'khud tiøh'aix korng'korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  All grievances and injustices should be brought out (declared).
  有什麼冤屈要說出來。

sad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad [[...]] 

choked up, stop up (a pipe or a hole)

塞

• zuykorng sad khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'korng sad khie'laai [[...]] 
  you plug up the water pipe, the water pipe is plugged up
  水管塞起來

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