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zhefngkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'kaux [[...]] 

a polite term used before asking a question (Lit. I beg you to instruct me.)

請教

• Goar bøeq zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zherng'kaux lie.; Goar bøeq zherng'kaux lie. [[...]] 
  May I ask you about…
  我要請教你。

• Zhefngkaux lie cide, hoefchiathaau ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zherng'kaux lie cit'e, hoea'chiaf'thaau ti tøq'ui? [[...]] 
  Excuse me, where is the railway station?
  請教你,火車站在哪兒 ?

• Na u m zaiviar ee taixcix, goar bøeq laai zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar boeq laai zherng'kaux lie.; Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar bøeq laai zherng'kaux lie. [[...]] 
  If there is anything which I don't know, I'll come and ask you about it.
  如有不明瞭的事, 我要來請教你。

chiwthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'thaau [[...]] 

hold, seize, grasp property or authority, have something one's command

手頭,手中

• Zaisarn ti yn lauxpe ee chiwthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaai'sarn ti yn lau'pe ee chiuo'thaau. [[...]] 
  The property is under his father's control.
  財產在他父親的手中。

• Bøeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiwthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiuo'thaau.; Bøeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiuo'thaau. [[...]] 
  He holds the authority to approve or to reject.
  准或不准在他的手中。

• chiwthaau aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'thaau aan [[...]] 
  short of cash
  手頭緊

cviarthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'thaau [[...]] 

the right side or doctrine, proper, correct, the right side as opposed to the reverse side, front, put or hold in the proper direction

正面,正端

• He cviarthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: He cviax'thaau. [[...]] 
  Lay in the proper direction.
  放正

• Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviarthaau, tøq cit thaau si tørthaau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviax'thaau, tøq cit thaau si tøx'thaau? [[...]] 
  Which is the right end of these chopsticks?
  這雙筷子那一 端是頭,那一端是尾 ?

• U ee khuxn cviarthaau, u ee khuxn tørthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee khuxn cviax'thaau, u ee khuxn tøx'thaau. [[...]] 
  Some are sleeping in the proper direction, some are not.
  有的睡正端,有的睡另一端。

ciah-thaulo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thaau'lo; ciah-thaau'lo [[...]] 

be employed

就業,就職

• Lie ti tøh'ui teq ciah thaulo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti tøq'ui teq ciah thaau'lo? [[...]] 
  Where are you working?
  你在那兒工作 ?

ciøqthauphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'thaau'phang [[...]] 

crevice between rocks

石頭縫

• Hid khoarn chiuar lorng hoad ti ciøqthauphang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn chiu'ar lorng hoad ti ciøh'thaau'phang. [[...]] 
  That kind of tree always grows out of a crevice.
  那種樹都長在石頭縫。

ni'taw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'taw [[...]] 

end of the year

年終

• tangzeq ti goeqthaau, o'kvoaa ti ni'taw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'zeq ti goeh'thaau, of'kvoaa ti nii'taw.; tafng'zøeq ti gøeh'thaau, of'kvoaa ti nii'taw. [[...]] 
  When the winter solstice is at the beginning of the month, cold weather will come before the end of the year.
  冬至值月頭,烏寒值年終

pangthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paang'thaau [[...]] 

family tribe or clan

家族

• Yn u zabgoa hviati, sofie sngrsi toa pangthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn u zap'goa hviaf'ti, sor'ie sngx'si toa paang'thaau. [[...]] 
  They have over ten brothers so they are considered a large family clan.
  他們有十多個兄弟,所以算是大家族。

thvy ti thaukhakterng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy ti thaau'khag'terng [[...]] 

Heaven is above my head, I am speaking all truthfully, Heaven sees and will punish me if I speak falsely (said as a sort of oath)

老天在頭上

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