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bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo he'løh [[...]] 

not to the point, whereabouts is unknown

不得要領,沒下落

• zøx (korng) kaq bøo hexløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx (korng) kaq bøo he'løh; zøx/zøex (korng) kaq bøo he'løh [[...]] 
  do nothing to the point (say nothing to the point)
  做(說)得不得要領

• Y zøx taixcix cyn bøo hexløh, cidkoar taixcix zøx lorng bøo høfsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix cyn bøo he'løh, cit'koar tai'cix zøx lorng bøo hør'sex. [[...]] 
  He doesn't act responsibly, some things he has done are not done well.
  他做事不得要領,一些事情都沒做好。

bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]] 

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]] 
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

bøta'tit'oaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taf'tid'oaa [[...]] 

cannot help it , no other recourse

無奈何,不得已

• Goar øe zøx cid khoarn taixcix, si cyn bøta'tit'oaa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e zøx cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee.; Goar øe zøx/zøex cid khoarn tai'cix, si cyn bøo'taf'tid'oaa ee. [[...]] 
  I do this because there is nothing else I can do.
  我會做這種事,是很不得已的。

bofng-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo; bofng/bof-bøo'lo [[...]] 

not to find the road in the dark, find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路,摸不著頭緒

• Bøo tiexnhøea, bofng-bølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tien'hoea, bofng'bøo'lof.; Bøo tien'høea, bofng-bøo'lo. [[...]] 
  no electric light, can't find the way
  沒電燈摸不著路。

• Citkhoarn taixcix goar mxbad zørkøex, bongbølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'koex, bofng'bøo'lo.; Cid'khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'køex, bofng/bof'bøo'lo. [[...]] 
  This kind of thing I haven't done before, I can't figure it out.
  這種事我沒做過,摸不著頭緒。

buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]] 

dejected, purposeless, unhappy, uneasy, silly, tiresome, tasteless

無聊

• Tagjit tiøh thagzheq, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit tiøh thak'zheq, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]] 
  To have to study every day is very tasteless.
  每天要讀書,真無聊。

• Bøo taixcix thafng zøx, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix thafng zøx, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]] 
  Not to have anything to do is very tiresome.
  無事可做,真無聊。

zaileeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'leeng [[...]] 

talents, capacities

才能

• Lie bøo hid khoarn zaileeng, arnzvoar bøeq zøx hid khoarn taixcix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bøo hid khoarn zaai'leeng, axn'zvoar boeq zøx hid khoarn tai'cix?; Lie bøo hid khoarn zaai'leeng, axn'zvoar bøeq zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix? [[...]] 
  You haven't that kind of talent, why do you want to do something like that?
  你沒有那種才能,為什麼要做那種事?

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie; (kixm'cie) [[...]] 

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

• Yn zeacie y laai ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn zex'cie y laai ciaf. [[...]] 
  They prevented his coming here.
  他們制止他來這兒。

• Na u laang teq zøx phvae taixcix, tiøh ka yn zeacie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u laang teq zøx phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie.; Na u laang teq zøx/zøex phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. [[...]] 
  If anyone is doing evil, you should stop them.
  如有人在做壞事,要制止他們。

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]] 

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, bøeq nar øe zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix.; Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]] 
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

cienkhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'khw; (cieen'hofng) [[...]] 

van of an army, forerunner

前驅,前鋒

• zøx si'tai ee cienkhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx sii'tai ee cieen'khw [[...]] 
  be a forerunner of the times
  作時代的前驅

zuxtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'tong [[...]] 

automatic, automatically, voluntary, of one's own free will

自動

• Øe zuxtong torngtiam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E zu'tong toxng'tiam.; Øe zu'tong toxng'tiam. [[...]] 
  It stops automatically.
  會自動停止。

• Engkay zøx ee taixcix tiøh zuxtong zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay zøx ee tai'cix tiøh zu'tong zøx. [[...]] 
  You must do your duties voluntarily.
  該做的事得自動去做。

exng laang ee lixpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng laang ee li'pien [[...]] 

to help people, to make things easier for people

給予別人方便

• Goar zøx taixcix na øextaxng exng laang ee lixpien tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zøx tai'cix na e'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør.; Goar zøx/zøex tai'cix na øe'taxng exng laang ee li'pien tø hør. [[...]] 
  If what I do helps people or makes things easier for them, that's all I want.
  我做事情如果能夠給予人方便就好。

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

generous, open handed, untruthfully boastful, exaggerated, swollen from disease

馬虎,誇大不實,浮腫

• eng cvii harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng cvii haxm'haxm [[...]] 
  spend money freely, engage in conspicuous consumption
  用錢馬虎

• kofng'oe harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe haxm'haxm [[...]] 
  talk at random, not come to the point, be unreliable
  講話不實

• zøx taixcix harmhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix haxm'haxm; zøx/zøex tai'cix haxm'haxm [[...]] 
  do things by halves, skimp on one's work, do without any definite aim
  做事馬虎

• Hid ee laang harmhaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang haxm'haxm. [[...]] 
  He does not care about anything. He does everything carelessly.
  那人很馬虎

hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'hoo [[...]] 

muddled, indistinct, ambiguous, vague

含糊

• kofng'oe hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe haam'hoo [[...]] 
  speaking indistinctly
  講話含糊

• zøx taixcix hamhoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix haam'hoo; zøx/zøex tai'cix haam'hoo [[...]] 
  do things in a muddling manner
  做事含糊

gix'niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'niu [[...]] 

divert oneself, while away time

逍遣

• Bøo taixcix borng limciuo zøx gix'niu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix borng lym'ciuo zøx gi'niu. [[...]] 
  Nothing to do but have a few drinks to take up the time.
  沒有事情喝喝酒做消遣。

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tix [[...]] 

unanimously, consent, coincidence, agreement

一致

• iekiexn ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'kiexn id'tix [[...]] 
  come to an agreement
  意見一致

• Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, bøe ittix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be id'tix.; Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx/zøex ee, bøe id'tix. [[...]] 
  He says one thing and does another.
  他所說的和所做的,不能一致。

• Lirn taixkef ittix laai zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tai'kef id'tix laai zøx. [[...]] 
  All of you do it as one man.
  你們大家要一致來做。

jiedsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'sym [[...]] 

zeal, enthusiastic, earnestly, devoted

熱心

• jiedsym zøx taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'sym zøx tai'cix; jiet'sym zøx/zøex tai'cix [[...]] 
  be devoted to one's task.
  熱心做事

• jiedsym thviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'sym thviaf [[...]] 
  listen intently
  熱心聽

khazhng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'zhngf'au [[...]] 

behind (a person), at the back of

背後

• khia toax y ee khazhng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia toax y ee khaf'zhngf'au [[...]] 
  stand behind him
  站在他背後

• tøex y ee khazhng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toex y ee khaf'zhngf'au; tøex y ee khaf'zhngf'au [[...]] 
  follow him (walking behind him)
  跟在他背後

• toax khazhng'au zøx phvae taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax khaf'zhngf'au zøx phvae tai'cix [[...]] 
  do wrong behind one's back (secretly)
  在背後做壞事

phvaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'tai [[...]] 

wickedness, death, great calamity, evil thing

凶事,壞事

• twtiøh phaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh phae'tai [[...]] 
  have a death in one's family
  發生凶事

• zøx phvaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx phvae'tai; zøx/zøex phvae'tai [[...]] 
  do wrong, commit evil
  做壞事

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e [[...]] 

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. [[...]] 
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

sien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien; (larn) [[...]] 

be tired, be tired of, feel ill

厭倦,疲倦,累,不舒服

• Goar sien kaq boeq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sien kaq boeq sie'khix.; Goar sien kaq bøeq sie'khix. [[...]] 
  I am dead tired.
  我累得要死。

• Tviaxtvia zøx kaxngkhoarn ee taixcix, goar cyn sien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia zøx kang'khoarn ee tai'cix, goar cyn sien. [[...]] 
  I am tired of doing the same thing.
  常做同樣的事,我真厭煩。

• Goar laang siexnsien. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar laang sien'sien. [[...]] 
  I am not feeling well.
  我有點不舒服。

• iarsien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iax'sien [[...]] 
  weary, tired
  厭倦

søo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: søo [[...]] 

creep, to crawl, slowly go walking about

爬,慢吞吞,遛蕩

• armsøsøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'søo'søo [[...]] 
  very dark
  黑漆漆

• zøx taixcix cyn gaau søo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx tai'cix cyn gaau søo; zøx/zøex tai'cix cyn gaau søo [[...]] 
  very slow at work
  做事慢吞吞的

• osøsøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'søo'søo [[...]] 
  very dark, very black, very dirty
  黑漆漆

• siekøex-søo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'kex'søo; six'køex-søo [[...]] 
  wander about
  到處遛蕩

taeliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam [[...]] 

out of regard for a person, in consideration of, with attention to

顧念

• taeliam lie khahzar zøx hør taixcix... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx hør tai'cix...; taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx/zøex hør tai'cix... [[...]] 
  in consideration of your previous good conduct...
  顧念你過去做好事 ...

tuxzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tu'zuie [[...]] 

soak in water for a short time

浸水

• Sinpox tiøqaix taixsefng tuxzuie, jien'au ciaq zørsvaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'pox tiøh'aix tai'sefng tu'zuie, jieen'au ciaq zøx'svaf. [[...]] 
  You should soak new cloth in water first before using it to make clothes.
  新的布要先浸水,然後再做衣服。

tuiekeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'keh [[...]] 

conflict of views, in direct opposition to one's wishes or plans

作對

• Y zøx taixcix tviaxtvia kab yn lauxpe tuiekeh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh. [[...]] 
  He is always coming into conflict with his father over the conduct of affairs.
  他做事常常拂逆他父母。

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