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bøextaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'taxng; bøe'taxng; (be tid'thafng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

the negative of øextaxng, expresses physical or moral impossibility

不能

In'ui bøo zoar, bøextaxng siar phøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo zoar, be'taxng siar phoef.; Yn'ui bøo zoar, bøe'taxng siar phøef. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I can not write a letter because there is no paper.
因為沒紙,不能寫信

Goar bøextaxng (bøe titthafng) laai, in'ui cyn bøo eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'taxng (be tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng.; Goar bøe'taxng (bøe tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I can not come, because I am very busy.
我不能來,因為很忙。

Thagzheq ee sikafn goar bøextaxng zhutkhix chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar be'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo.; Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar bøe'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo. ⬆︎ [[...]]
During study time, I can not (I am not allowed to) go out and play.
上課時我不能出去玩。

zhut'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'hoad ⬆︎ [[...]]

departure, to leave

出發

Lie bøeq khix Hiongkarng, tangsii bøeq zhut'hoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq khix Hiofng'karng, tafng'sii boeq zhud'hoad?; Lie bøeq khix Hiofng'karng, tafng'sii bøeq zhud'hoad? ⬆︎ [[...]]
You are going to Hong Kong, when are you starting out?
你要去香港,幾時出發 ?

ciøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf; (ciaw) ⬆︎ [[...]]

beckon with hand, to summon, raise an army or capital, poster, signboard, to welcome, receive, call for, canvass for

邀,招

Lie bøeq khix konghngg ee sii laai ciøf goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq khix kofng'hngg ee sii laai ciøf goar.; Lie bøeq khix kofng'hngg ee sii laai ciøf goar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Call for me on your way to the park.
你要去公園的時候來邀我。

Mxthafng ciøf y khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ciøf y khix khvoax tien'viar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Don't invite him to go to the movies.
不要邀他去看電影。

ciøqkhix-si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'khix sii'tai; ciøh'khix-sii'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]

Stone Age

石器時代

hai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai ⬆︎ [[...]]

injure, to harm, damage, to kill, cause some one to endure some evil, vital point

害,壞

Ciaqhwn øe hai sinthea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hwn e hai syn'thea.; Ciah'hwn øe hai syn'thea. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Smoking is bad for the health
吸煙會害身體。

hai laang bøo hvoa'hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang bøo hvoaf'hie ⬆︎ [[...]]
make others unhappy
害人不高興

hai laang hoaxnzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang hoan'zoe ⬆︎ [[...]]
make others commit sins or crimes
害人犯罪

si'piør (thihbea, siuimky) hai khix`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør (thiq'bea, siw'ym'ky) hai khix`af. ⬆︎ [[...]]
is broken, out of order
手錶(自行車,收音機) 壞了。

Ciaqmih haixkhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'mih hai'khix af. ⬆︎ [[...]]
The food is spoiled.
食物壞了。

høeftoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea toa; høea-toa ⬆︎ [[...]]

internal heat (as cause of disease), fever

火氣大

Uxsi'ar mxzay si høea-toa, afsi arnzvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar m'zay si hoea toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng be khix.; U'sii'ar m'zay si høea-toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Sometimes I don't know if it is a fever or what that I can't sleep.
有時不知是火氣大還是怎樣,都睡不著。

khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'kvix ⬆︎ [[...]]

see, perceive by sight, happen to see, to see without the pre-determined purpose or intention of looking at, have the faculty or power of seeing

看見,看到,見過

Lie u khvoarkvix kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax'kvix kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Did you see today's paper? (Did you know where it is?)
你有沒有看到今天的報紙?

Lie u khvoax kin'afjit ee pørzoar `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u khvoax kyn'ar'jit ee pøx'zoar `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Did you look at (read) today's paper yet?
今天的報紙你看了嗎?

Goar mxbad khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'bad khvoax'kvix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I have never seen that.
我沒見過。

Lie bad khvoarkvix hor `bøo? Na iao mxbad, larn laikhix khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad khvoax'kvix hor `bøo? Na iao m'bad, larn laai'khix khvoax. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Have you ever seen a tiger? If you have not, let's go and take a look.
你見過老虎嗎? 要是沒有,我們去看

Zhvemee`ee bøo khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix.; Zhvef/Chvy'mee`ee bøo khvoax'kvix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
A blind man cannot see. (does not have the faculty of seeing)
瞎子沒看見。

Goar khix svoaterng ee sii, u khvoarkvix goanzuxbiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng ee sii, u khvoax'kvix goaan'zu'biin. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When I went up to the mountains, I saw the Aborigines.
我去山上的時候,看到了原住民。

khud løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khud løh'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]

bend down, stoop

屈下去

Phaq baxngkiuu esii kha'bea aix siøfkhoar khud løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phaq bang'kiuu ee'sii khaf'bea aix siør'khoar khud løh'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When you play tennis the legs have to be bend somewhat.
打網球的時候,腳要稍微屈下去。

kviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa; (heeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

walk, go, do, to act, perform, to run (as a watch)

行

Khiechiaf (Si'piør) bøe kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix'chiaf (Sii'piør) be kviaa.; Khix'chiaf (Sii'piør) bøe kviaa. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This car (watch) does not go (run).
汽車(手錶) 壞了。

Kviaa ox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kviaa ox. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Let's go!
走吧!

lengkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'khør; (liong'khør) ⬆︎ [[...]]

rather, would rather, it is better, had better...

寧可,還是

Na tiøh tau'haang, lengkhør sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na tiøh taau'haang, leeng'khør sie khaq hør. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I would rather die than to surrender.
如要投降,寧可一死。

Lengkhør suisii khix khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør suii'sii khix khaq hør. ⬆︎ [[...]]
You had better go at once.
還是馬上去較好。

Lengkhør sixn kii iuo, putkhør sixn kii buu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør sixn kii iuo, pud'khør sixn kii buu. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It is better to believe that it exists than that it does not.
寧可信其有,不可信其無。

sii be khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii be khix; sii bøe khix ⬆︎ [[...]]

be unable to have one's resignation accepted

辭不掉

Tangkhix si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taang'khix sii'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]

Bronze Age

銅器時代

thihkhix si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'khix sii'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]

Iron Age

鐵器時代

ui... khykiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ui... khie'kiexn ⬆︎ [[...]]

in order to..., for the purpose of...

為 ...起見

Ui serng sikafn khykiexn, larn ze huiky laikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ui serng sii'kafn khie'kiexn, larn ze huy'ky laai'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
We came by plane in order to save time.
為省時間起見,我們搭飛機去。

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

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