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aioaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ay'oaxn [[...]] 

sigh and moan

哀怨

• Aioaxn bøo cvii thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ay'oaxn bøo cvii thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  He is sad about not having enough money to finish his education.
  哀怨沒錢求學。

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。

biefnle [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'le [[...]] 

exhort, encourage

勉勵

• Cid ee gynnar bøo symmiq aix thagzheq, chviar lie ka y biefnle. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar bøo sirm'miq aix thak'zheq, chviar lie ka y biern'le. [[...]] 
  This child doesn't like to study very much, please encourage him.
  這個孩子不太喜歡讀書,請你勉勵他。

bømee-bøjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'mee bøo'jit; bøo'mee-bøo'jit [[...]] 

day and night without ceasing

不分晝夜

• Y thagzheq thak kaq bømebøjit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y thak'zheq thak kaq bøo'mee'bøo'jit. [[...]] 
  He studies around the clock.
  他不分晝夜都在讀書。

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。

boxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boxng; (boxng'boxng) [[...]] 

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah bøe par, iao sviuxbøeq bøea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si.; Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]] 
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

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。

chirnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'sym [[...]] 

having lost heart about a matter, show coldness to, one's craze forswears off

灰心,心灰

• Cid ee gyn'ar lorng m thagzheq, goar cyn chirnsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar lorng m thak'zheq, goar cyn chixn'sym. [[...]] 
  This kid won't study, I've given up on him.
  這孩子都不讀書,我很失望。

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

on the contrary, instead, unexpectedly

反而

• Gaau kofng'oe`ee thagzheq soaq zhoaxn bøexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gaau korng'oe'ee thak'zheq soaq zhoaxn be'hiao.; Gaau korng'oe`ee thak'zheq soaq zhoaxn bøe'hiao. [[...]] 
  He knows how to talk unfortunately he doesn't know how to study.
  能言善道的反而不會讀書。

zhutlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'lo [[...]] 

exit, the road to success

出路

• Bøo thagzheq ee laang bøo zhutlo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thak'zheq ee laang bøo zhud'lo. [[...]] 
  Uneducated people can not find the road to success.
  沒讀書的人沒有出路。

ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee'sii; ee sii [[...]] 

when, while

的時候

• Goar teq bø'eeng esii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar teq bøo'eeng ee'sii [[...]] 
  When I am (was) busy...
  我在忙的時候…

• Y teq thagzheq esii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq thak'zheq ee'sii [[...]] 
  While he is in class...
  他在讀書的時候…

gaau thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau thak'zheq [[...]] 

be good at the books

功課好

ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka [[...]] 

bite, gnaw, grit one's teeth (as in pain), to catch (as a cat catches rats), pick up or hold something with the mouth

咬

• Hid ciaq kao øe ka laang bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao e ka laang be?; Hid ciaq kao øe ka laang bøe? [[...]] 
  Does that dog bite?
  那隻狗會咬人嗎?

• Citciaq niaw øe ka niawchie`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq niaw e ka niao'chie be?; Cid'ciaq niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo`bøe? [[...]] 
  Does this cat catch rats?
  這隻貓會抓老鼠嗎?

• Y ka cit ky hwn teq thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ka cit ky hwn teq thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  He is studying with a cigarette (cigar) in his mouth.
  他叼著一根煙在讀書。

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

air, gas, vapor, atmosphere, breath, spirit, character, influence, bearing, odor, manner, smell, be angry, be indignant, to goad, provoke

氣

• Lirn ma'maq teq khix lie m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maf'maq teq khix lie m thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  Your mother is angry with you because you don't want to study.
  你媽媽在氣你不讀書。

khofkhngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'khngx [[...]] 

earnest exhortations, advise, exhort very earnestly

苦勸

• Y bøo (bøeq) thviaf goar ee khofkhngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo (boeq) thviaf goar ee khor'khngx.; Y bøo (bøeq) thviaf goar ee khor'khngx. [[...]] 
  He did not listen to my advice.
  他不聽我的苦勸。

• khofkhngx y kutlat thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'khngx y kud'lat thak'zheq [[...]] 
  exhort him to study hard
  苦勸他努力讀書。

khvoartafng khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say [[...]] 

look all around, gawk around

東張西望

• Teq thagzheq esii, mxthafng khvoartafng khvoarsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq thak'zheq ee'sii, m'thafng khvoax'tafng khvoax'say. [[...]] 
  When studying, don't be distracted. (Lit. Don't look east and west.)
  讀書時,不要東張西望。

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

hold in addition, serve as well, discharge two offices, also, both

兼

• Huozofngthorng kiafm Hengzerng'vixtviuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hux'zorng'thorng kiafm Heeng'zexng'vi'tviuo. [[...]] 
  the vice-president holds an additional post of premier
  副總統兼行政院長。

• thagzhehkefng kiafm hoexgixseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zheq'kefng kiafm hoe'gi'seg [[...]] 
  study hall serves also as a conference room
  讀書室(教室) 兼會議室

kietkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kør [[...]] 

result, consequence, an end, as a result of, consequently, bear fruit

結果

• Y pixntvoa thagzheq, kietkør liukib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y pin'tvoa thak'zheq, kied'kør liuu'kib. [[...]] 
  He was lazy about studying, consequently he remained in the same class.
  他不用功,結果留級。

• tittiøh hør (phvae) kietkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid'tiøh hør (phvae) kied'kør [[...]] 
  get good (bad) results
  得到好(壞) 結果

kiawjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'jiao [[...]] 

disturb, to bother

打擾

• Y teq thagzheq (khuxn), maix ka y kiawjiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq thak'zheq (khuxn), maix ka y kiao'jiao. [[...]] 
  Don't disturb his study (sleep).
  他在讀書(睡),不要打擾他。

• Ka lie kiawjiao ciaq kuo, cyn phvaysex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ka lie kiao'jiao ciaq kuo, cyn phvae'sex. [[...]] 
  I'm sorry to have taken so much of your time.
  打擾你這麼久,真不好意思。

kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 

attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch

顧,看顧

• Cid taai thihbea ka goar kox lex . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid taai thiq'bea ka goar kox lex . [[...]] 
  Watch this bike for me.
  這輛腳踏車幫我看著。

• kox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  照顧孩子

• kox mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox mngg [[...]] 
  watch the door
  看門

• kox pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox pve'laang; kox pve/pvi'laang [[...]] 
  take care of the sick
  看顧病人

• kox ciah bøo kox thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox ciah bøo kox thak'zheq [[...]] 
  care for eating, but pay not attention to studying
  只顧吃不顧讀書

kuijit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'jit [[...]] 

the whole day, all day long

整天

• Y kuijit lorng teq thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kuy'jit lorng teq thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  He studies all day long.
  他整天都在讀書。

syzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'zheq [[...]] 

study mechanically, be a bookworm

死書,只會讀,不會活用

• thak syzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak sie'zheq [[...]] 
  study mechanically, be a bookworm
  讀死書

sikii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'kii [[...]] 

time, season, a period

時期

• Na boeq thagzheq, cymmar si siong hør ee sikii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq thak'zheq, cirm'mar si siong hør ee sii'kii.; Na bøeq thak'zheq, cid'mar si siong hør ee sii'kii. [[...]] 
  Now is the best time for study
  要是想讀書,現在是最好的時期。

thak bøo zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak bøo zheq [[...]] 

not making progress in study

讀不成書

thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zheq [[...]] 

read a book aloud, study a book, to study in school

讀書

thagzheq-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zheq'laang; thak'zheq-laang [[...]] 

scholar, an intellectual, literati

讀書人

thagzhehtøh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zheq'tøq'ar [[...]] 

desk

書桌

thagzw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'zw; (thak'zheq) [[...]] 

to study

讀書

thagkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak'koex; thak'køex; (thak'tiøh) [[...]] 

have studied, have the experience of reading

讀過

• Cid purn zheq goar bad thagkoex (thak tiøh). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq goar bad thak'koex (thak tiøh). [[...]] 
  I have studied this book.
  這本書我讀過了。

thak mxcviaa zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak m'cviaa zheq [[...]] 

make little progress in studies owing to hindrances, go to school but not graduate, not study diligently

讀不成書

thak syzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak sie'zheq [[...]] 

to read books character by character without understanding the meaning

讀死書

tuix... bøextaxng køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix... be'taxng koex; tuix... bøe'taxng køex [[...]] 

unable to face a person owing to some fault, owe a person an apology

對不起 ...

• Lie na m thagzheq, tuix lirn pexbør bextaxng koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na m thak'zheq, tuix lirn pe'bør be'taxng koex.; Lie na m thak'zheq, tuix lirn pe'bør/buo bøe'taxng køex. [[...]] 
  If you do not study, you will be unable to face your parents
  你如果不讀書,會對不起你父母。

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