Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search

bihbiq-chihchiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'biq'chiq'chiq; biq'biq-chiq'chiq [[...]] 

furtively

偷偷摸摸

• Ia mxsi teq zøx zhadar, nar tiøh afnnef bihbihchihchiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ia m'si teq zøx zhat'ar, nar tiøh arn'nef biq'biq'chiq'chiq. [[...]] 
  You are not stealing things, why are you acting so furtively?
  又不是當小偷,怎麼要這樣偷偷摸摸?

ciaqtiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tiøx [[...]] 

fish bite, take the hook

上釣

• Kinnafjit hii lorng m ciaqtiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit hii lorng m ciah'tiøx. [[...]] 
  not a bite today
  今天魚都不上釣。

zørphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'phvoa [[...]] 

be a companion

作伴

• Za'bofgynnar na bøo laang zørphvoa, mxthafng khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'girn'nar na bøo laang zøx'phvoa, m'thafng khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]] 
  If a girl doesn't have a companion she should not go to see a movie.
  女孩子要是沒人作伴,不要去看電影。

• Goar ka'ti cit ee teq korzhux, lie laai kab goar zørphvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaf'ti cit ee teq kox'zhux, lie laai kab goar zøx'phvoa. [[...]] 
  I'm taking care of the house all by myself, come keep me company.
  我自己一個人在 看家,你來跟我作伴。

iuthngthngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'thngf'thngf [[...]] 

oily

油膩膩的

• Kuy sengkhw iuthngthngf, nar m khix voa khylaai søea? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai sea?; Kuy sefng'khw iuu'thngf'thngf, nar m khix voa khie'laai søea? [[...]] 
  Your clothes are all oily, why don't you take them off and wash them.
  全身油膩膩的,怎麼不去換起來洗?

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]] 

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]] 
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]] 
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih [[...]] 

incessant grumbling

吱吱叫

• Lie ee chiaf kviatiøh kvikvikvoaiqkvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee chiaf kviaa'tiøh kvy'kvy'kvoaih'kvoaih, nar m khix sør ho aan? [[...]] 
  When your vehicle is in use it has a squeaky sound, why don't you tighten up the screws and bolts?
  你的車吱吱叫,怎麼不瑣緊?

mxzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay [[...]] 

I wonder

不知(是否)

• Binnafzaix mxzay e høfthvy be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'nar'zaix m'zay e hør'thvy be?; Biin'ar'zaix m'zay øe hør'thvy bøe? [[...]] 
  I wonder if it will be fair tomorrow?
  不知明天會天晴嗎?

• Y mxzay u ti zhuonih bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'zay u ti zhux'nih bøo? [[...]] 
  I wonder if he is at home?
  不知他在家裏嗎?

mxcviagynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'girn'nar [[...]] 

scrawny looking child, mischievous child

不成器的孩子

mxkafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm [[...]] 

have a clinging affection for, unwilling, niggardly

捨不得,痛惜

• mxkafm ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm ho laang [[...]] 
  unwilling to give it to others
  捨不得給人

• mxkafm lixkhuy Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm li'khuy Taai'oaan [[...]] 
  regret leaving Taiwan
  捨不得離開台灣

• Hid ee gynnar sie khix, goar cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar sie khix, goar cyn m'kafm. [[...]] 
  I am very sad for the death of the child.
  那個孩子死了,我很痛惜。

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny [[...]] 

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

• Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? [[...]] 
  You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
  你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

mxsi-khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'khoarn; m'si-khoarn [[...]] 

conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar cyn mxsixkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn m'si'khoarn. [[...]] 
  This kid is very bad.
  這個孩子很不像話。

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx; max'max-kiøx; (max'max-hao) [[...]] 

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]] 
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

nafbøeq-naf'm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'boeq nar'm; nar'bøeq-nar'm [[...]] 

be of two minds

又想要又想不要

naf'm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'm [[...]] 

why not... , why isn't there...

怎麼不

phahputbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'pud'bok [[...]] 

help victims of injustice, fall out, suddenly turn hostile

打抱不平,翻臉

• Yn pwnlaai si nar hviati lef, mxkuo cym'ar ykefng phahputbok af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn purn'laai si nar hviaf'ti lef, m'kuo cirm'ar ie'kefng phaq'pud'bok af. [[...]] 
  Formerly they were like brothers but now they have turned hostile.
  他們本來是像兄弟似的,不過現在已經翻臉了。

• dictionary: Maryknoll (55901 rows)
• columns: hdx, x, M, u, en, zh, ns
• you may specify column(s): u:too, or en:too
• About MTL Toolbox | LearnTaiwanese.org
• time: 16