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arngphvixsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'phvi'sviaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

nasal voice, talk nasally and indistinctly

塞鼻音

Lie kofng'oe arngphvixsviaf, si kvoatiøh ar mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe axng'phvi'sviaf, si kvoaa'tiøh ar m'si? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Your voice is nasal. Do you have a cold?
你講話塞鼻音,是著涼了嗎 ?

bidkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bit'køx ⬆︎ [[...]]

blow the gaff to the police, inform secretly against a suspicious person

密告

U laang bidkøx korng y si Kioxngsafntorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U laang bit'køx korng y si Kiong'sarn'torng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Someone informed secretly against him that he is a Communist
有人密告他是共產黨。

zadpag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zat'pag ⬆︎ [[...]]

compact, solid, compressed

實心

Thihkorng si khangkhag ee, mxsi zadpag ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiq'korng si khafng'khag ee, m'si zat'pag ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
The pipe is hollow, it isn't solid.
鐵管是空心的, 不是實心的。

zhahpøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq'pøx ⬆︎ [[...]]

advertisements during the program

插播

Tak zhud tiexnsi ma u zhahpøx kofngkøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak zhud tien'si ma u zhaq'pøx korng'køx. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Every television program is interrupted with advertisements.
每個電視也插播廣告。

zhaotvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tvoa ⬆︎ [[...]]

boast, brag, talk big

吹牛

Y korng ee lorng mxsi cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaotvoa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng ee lorng m'si cyn ee, lorng si teq zhaux'tvoa ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
What he says isn't true, he always likes to brag.
他說的都不是真的,都是在吹牛的。

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。

cyn ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn ee ⬆︎ [[...]]

true one

真的

Zef si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cyn ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This is a true one.
這是真的

Y sor korng ee si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee si cyn ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
What he said is true.
他所說的是真的。

ciuxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu'si ⬆︎ [[...]]

is, namely, even if

就是

Cid ui ciuxsi Lie siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui ciu'si Lie siefn'svy. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This is Mr. Li.
這位就是李先生。

Ciuxsi lie ka goar phahsie, goar ia m korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu'si lie ka goar phaq'sie, goar ia m korng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Even if you kill me, I won't tell you.
就是把我打死了,我也不講。

khao hok sym hok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao hok sym hok ⬆︎ [[...]]

to win people's heart, with sincerity and willingly, concede defeat, to admit somebody's superiority

口服心服

Kofngkøx aix e korng kaq ho laang khao hok sym hok, ciaq sngrsi sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng'køx aix e korng kaq ho laang khao hok sym hok, ciaq sngx'si seeng'kofng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Advertisements need to be written to win people's hearts, then they will be successful.
廣告要說到給人口服心服才算成功。

kionglek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'lek ⬆︎ [[...]]

strong, powerful

強力

Thviakorng cid pae ee hongthay si kionglek ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviaf'korng cid pae ee hofng'thay si kioong'lek ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I heard that the typhoon this time was very strong.
聽說這次的颱風是強力的。

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。

oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'soaq ⬆︎ [[...]]

an evil spirit, a demon, a fiend

惡煞

Y ee pve korng si khix ho oksoaq soahtiøh ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee.; Y ee pve/pvi korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
People say that his sickness is caused by the influence of an evil spirit.
他的病是給惡煞煞到的。

sixhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'huy ⬆︎ [[...]]

right or wrong, right and wrong, scandal

是非

sixhuy hwn be beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'huy hwn be beeng; si'huy hwn bøe beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]
can't tell the difference between right and wrong
是非分不明

korng laang ee sixhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng laang ee si'huy ⬆︎ [[...]]
speak ill of a person
說人的是非

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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