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zhai ti hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai ti hiaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

always stay at a place without ever going away like an idle fellow or as a petitioner urgently asking and refusing to depart

楞在那兒

cviarcviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax ⬆︎ [[...]]

quite square, even, or correct, certainly, straight, upright

正,確實

cviarcviax ti hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax ti hiaf ⬆︎ [[...]]
certainly is there
正在那兒

Sizefng tiøh tiaux cviarcviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'zefng tiøh tiaux cviax'cviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. ⬆︎ [[...]]
A clock has to be hung up correctly before it'll keep right time.
掛鐘要掛正,才會擺。

giernsienkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giexn'siefn'køf ⬆︎ [[...]]

crave

渴望

Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giernsienkøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giexn'siefn'køf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When he saw others eating, the craving grew in him.
他看人在吃東西,在那兒饞涎欲滴。

hukhaf safngchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huu'khaf sarng'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]

to serve, attend to comforts of parents, receive guests very graciously (Lit. support by the hand by the foot)

奉侍,誇大的招待,扶腳扶手

Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng hukhasafngchiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf ka'ti zwpng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng huu'khaf'sarng'chiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf kaf'ti zuo'png? ⬆︎ [[...]]
I have someone here to take care of me, why should I go there and cook for myself.
我在這兒有人奉侍,怎麼得去那兒自己作飯?

kiarliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'liuu ⬆︎ [[...]]

live temporarily elsewhere

寄留

Goar ee hoxkhao kiarliuu ti chincviaa hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee ho'khao kiax'liuu ti chyn'cviaa hiaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
My family location is registered temporarily at my relatives.
我的戶口寄留在親戚那裡。

gvofjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'jieen; (giør'jieen) ⬆︎ [[...]]

by chance (accident), accidentally, unexpectedly)

偶然

Hid ee sii goar giøfjieen ti hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee sii goar giør'jieen ti hiaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I happened to be there at that time.
那時我正巧在那兒。

Ti pørzoar giøfjieen khvoartiøh lie ee miaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ti pøx'zoar giør'jieen khvoax'tiøh lie ee miaa. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I came across your name in the newspaper.
在報上偶然看到你的名字。

giøfjieen ee suxkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giør'jieen ee su'kox ⬆︎ [[...]]
unexpected accident
偶然的事故

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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)
Maryknoll: Taiwanese—English Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Maryknoll Language Service Center, Taichung, Taiwan. 2001 [1976]. (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 TW)
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