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

contract a job to build or do something, contract for a piece of work, to buy the whole lot

承包,總攬

• Y bauh hid thvoaf khangkhoex, bao cit toxng zhux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bauh hid thvoaf khafng'khoex, bao cit toxng zhux. [[...]] 
  He contracted that work and made enough to buy a house.
  他包那個工作,賺一棟房子。

• Cid kefng chia'khox ho lie bauqkhie aix loaxze cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng chiaf'khox ho lie bauh'khie aix loa'ze cvii? [[...]] 
  How much would your contract be for this garage?
  這間車庫給你承建,要多少錢?

bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]] 

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U joaxzøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngx`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]] 
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

zengzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'zhaf [[...]] 

differ from, difference

差,差別

• U symmiq zengzhaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sirm'miq zefng'zhaf? [[...]] 
  What's the difference?
  有什麼差別?

• Zengzhaf joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zefng'zhaf loa'ze?; Zefng'zhaf joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  By how much or by how many does it differ?
  差多少?

• Bøo zengzhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo zefng'zhaf. [[...]] 
  There is no difference.
  沒有差別

chirnzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhae [[...]] 

any old way, at random, in a haphazard way, anyhow, of no consequence, just as you please

隨便,任何

• Aix loaxze cvii? Chirnzhae, chirnzhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix loa'ze cvii? Chixn'zhae, chixn'zhae. [[...]] 
  What does it cost? As much as you want to offer. (As much as you like to pay.)
  要多少錢 ? 隨便! 隨便!

• Goar chirnzhae ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar chixn'zhae ciah. [[...]] 
  I eat anything.
  我隨便吃。

• Khangkhoex mxthafng chirnzhae zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khafng'khoex m'thafng chixn'zhae zøx.; Khafng'khoex m'thafng chixn'zhae zøx/zøex. [[...]] 
  Don't do your task in a haphazard careless way.
  工作不要隨便做,不要馬虎。

• Lie khaq aix ciah symmiq? Chirnzhae, chirnzhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khaq aix ciah sirm'miq? Chixn'zhae, chixn'zhae. [[...]] 
  What do you prefer to eat? Anything, I am not choosy.
  你較喜歡吃什麼 ? 隨便都可以

zhutcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'cvii [[...]] 

pay money, pay a bill, offer or contribute money

出錢,付錢

• Goar chviar lie, lie zhutcvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar chviar lie, lie zhud'cvii. [[...]] 
  I'll do the inviting out to eat, you do the paying of the bill, okay?
  我請你,你付帳。

• Lie bøeq zhud joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq zhud loa'ze cvii?; Lie bøeq zhud joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much money will you contribute?
  你要出多少錢 ?

ciaokhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'khuy; (ciaux'thvoaf) [[...]] 

divide expenses in fair proportions, Dutch treat

分攤

• Eng'axm eng loaxze, larn laai ciaokhuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'axm eng loa'ze, larn laai ciaux'khuy. [[...]] 
  Let's divide tonight's expenses equally.
  今晚花多少,我們來分攤。

zoanpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'po [[...]] 

the whole, completely, fully

全部

• Zoanpo bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po boeq khix.; Zoaan'po bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  All of them are going
  全部要去。

• Zoanpo u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po u loa'ze?; Zoaan'po u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How many (much) in all?
  全部有多少 ?

zofngkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'kex [[...]] 

the sum total…, in all

總計

• Zofngkex u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zorng'kex u loa'ze?; Zorng'kex u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How much (or many) in all?
  總計有多少?

hiexnzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'zai [[...]] 

present (time), the present tense, at present, now

現在

• Taioaan hiexnzai ee jinkhao u loaxze? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan hien'zai ee jiin'khao u loa'ze? [[...]] 
  What is the present population of Taiwan?
  台灣現在的人口有多少?

ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'soaxn [[...]] 

estimate, budget, draw a budget

預算

• bøo ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo i'soaxn [[...]] 
  have no budget for
  沒有預算

• chiaukøex ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'koex i'soaxn; chiaw'køex i'soaxn [[...]] 
  over the budget, an excess over the estimates
  超過預算

• Lie ixsoaxn joaxzøe cvii bøeq khyzhux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie i'soaxn loa'ze cvii boeq khie'zhux?; Lie i'soaxn joa'zøe cvii bøeq khie'zhux? [[...]] 
  How much did you budget to build your house?
  你預算多少錢要蓋房子?

jinmar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'mar [[...]] 

troops (obsolete), a crowd of people, traffic

人馬

• U joa zøe jinmar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze jiin'mar?; U joa zøe jiin'mar? [[...]] 
  How many persons (troops) are there?
  有多少人馬?

kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq [[...]] 

fit, to suit, add on (as accessories)

配,陪嫁

• Hid taai kikhix u kaq lengkvia `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai ky'khix u kaq leeng'kvia `bøo? [[...]] 
  Are there any accessories which go with that machine?
  那部機器有沒有配零件?

• Hid ee sinniuu kaq loaxze? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee syn'niuu kaq loa'ze? [[...]] 
  How much is the dowry of the bride?
  那個新娘陪嫁多少?

• Ciuo bøo kaq kan'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciuo bøo kaq kafn'ar. [[...]] 
  The bottle does not go along with the liquor.
  酒不帶瓶子。

• ciaokaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kaq [[...]] 
  follow the lawful proportion for mixing (a few inferior articles in a lot)
  均配

• hør ee kaq phvae ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør ee kaq phvae ee [[...]] 
  take good ones and bad ones on an average
  好的配壞的

• Ciaqhii ciah baq ia tiøh zhaekaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hii ciah baq ia tiøh zhaix'kaq. [[...]] 
  Variety is the spice of life.
  大魚大肉得蔬菜來襯托。

kengkeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'keq [[...]] 

arrangement (laying out) or rooms, floor plan of a house

隔間

• Cid kefng zhux ee kengkeq cyn hør (bøo hør). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng zhux ee kefng'keq cyn hør (bøo hør). [[...]] 
  This house is well (badly) planned.
  這間房子的隔間很好(不好)。

• Hid kefng zhux u loaxze kengkeq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u loa'ze kefng'keq? [[...]] 
  How many rooms has the house?
  那間房子有幾房?

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

look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on

看

• khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax tien'viar [[...]] 
  watch a movie
  看電影

• khvoax pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax pve'laang [[...]] 
  examine a patient
  看病人

• ho isefng khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y'sefng khvoax [[...]] 
  be examined by a doctor
  給醫生看, 看醫生

• Tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag aix joaxkuo? Hef tiøqaix khvoax lie bøeq ze symmih chiaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix loa kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie boeq ze sirm'miq chiaf?; Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix joa'kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie bøeq ze sirm'mih chiaf? [[...]] 
  How long does it take to get from Taichung to Taipei? That depends on what kind of transportation you use. When "khoa*" follows certain other verb, it also has the meaning "to find out" or "to determine"
  從台中到台北要多久? 那得看你要坐什麼車?

• Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [[...]] 
  Count it and see if it is correct.
  算算看對不對?

• Ciah khvoax u høfciah `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah khvoax u hør'ciah `bøo? [[...]] 
  Taste it and see if it is good.
  吃吃看好不好吃?

• Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix mng khvoax y boeq laai `bøo?; Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [[...]] 
  Go and ask whether he is coming or not? Go and ask if he is coming. When used with the verb "mng" to ask, the word "khoa*" sometimes has the meaning of "whether...or", sometimes it has the meaning of "if" at other time "mng khoa*" means "to fi
  你去問問看他要不要來?

• Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix khvoax y laai boe?; Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [[...]] 
  Go and see whether he has arrived yet. Sometimes the word "khoa*" alone, when followed by a question, has the meaning of "whether or not"
  你去看他來了嗎?

khuisurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'surn [[...]] 

damage and loss, deficit in business, suffer a loss

虧損

• Khuisurn joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khuy'surn loa'ze?; Khuy'surn joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How much was your loss?
  虧損多少?

kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor [[...]] 

estimate, to value, consider

估

• Kor joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kor loa'ze cvii ?; Kor joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much is the estimated figure?
  估多少錢?

kofkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kex [[...]] 

estimate, to estimate, appraise

估價

• kofkex joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kex loa'ze cvii?; kor'kex joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much is the estimated sum?
  估價多少錢?

• Chviar lie kofkex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie kor'kex. [[...]] 
  Please make an estimate of it.
  請你估價。

kofkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kym [[...]] 

money paid for shares (in partnership, cooperative)

股金

• Lie ti hoxzoxsia u joaxzøe kofkym? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti ho'zo'sia u loa'ze kor'kym?; Lie ti ho'zo'sia u joa'zøe kor'kym? [[...]] 
  How may shares do you have in the credit union?
  你在互助社有多少股金?

joaxzøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze?; joa'zøe [[...]] 

How many? How much?

多少?

mxcviamih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'mih [[...]] 

not very good, does not come to much, something inferior

不像樣,不多

• Thaxn joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaxn loa'ze cvii?; Thaxn joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much money did you make ?
  賺多少錢?

• Mxcviamih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa'mih. [[...]] 
  Not much
  不多

tuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo [[...]] 

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]] 
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]] 
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]] 
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]] 
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]] 
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

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