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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。

zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'si; (tan'si) [[...]] 

but

可是,但是

• Y cyn zhongbeeng, zofngsi cyn pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn zhofng'beeng, zorng'si cyn pin'tvoa. [[...]] 
  He is very clever, but very lazy.
  他很聰明, 可是很懶惰。

kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'suo [[...]] 

supposing that, in case that

假使

• Kafsuo goar bøo laai Taioaan, goar citmar bøextaxng kaq lie zøx peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cirm'ar be'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo.; Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cid'mar bøe'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo. [[...]] 
  Suppose I had not come to Taiwan, I could not be friends with you now.
  假使我沒有來台灣,現在我就不能和你做朋友。

• Kafsuo lie na si hauxtviuo, hagsefng itteng øe cyn hvoa'hie, in'ui lie thaix pixntvoa`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng e cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa lef.; Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng øe cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa`leq. [[...]] 
  If you were the principal, the students would certainly be very happy, because you are very lazy.
  假使你是校長,學生一定會很高興,因為你很懶惰。

softix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'tix [[...]] 

as a result of

所致

• Zef si lie pixntvoa softix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si lie pin'tvoa sor'tix. [[...]] 
  This is the result of your idleness.
  這是你懶惰所致。

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