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bøea bøe'tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tiøh; bøea bøe'tiøh [[...]] 

cannot buy it

買不到

• Zap kho'giin bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khof'giin bea be'tiøh.; Zap khof'giin bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  You cannot buy it for ten dollars.
  十塊錢買不到。

• U cvii bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii bea be'tiøh.; U cvii bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  thing that money can't buy, priceless
  有錢買不到。

bøzhae cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae cvii; (bøo'zhae mih, ...) [[...]] 

waste of money (thing, etc.)

浪費錢,東西等

• Bøzhae cvii, zap khof bea hid khoarn ee zheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae cvii, zap khof bea hid khoarn ee zheq. [[...]] 
  It is a waste of ten dollars to buy that kind of book.
  浪費錢,十塊錢買那種書。

zhosiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'siab [[...]] 

hard to do (Lit. coarse and rough)

艱辛

• Cid hang khangkhoex cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang khafng'khoex cyn zhof'siab. [[...]] 
  This job is very tough.
  這項工作很艱辛。

• Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab.; Zøx/Zøex cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab. [[...]] 
  Making this piece of clothes for thirty dollars was a very tough job.
  做一件衣服賺三十塊,很艱辛。

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]] 

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]] 
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]] 
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

ciet'hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hap [[...]] 

equivalent to… (said of two currencies)

折合

• ciet'hap Sintaipex lagzabkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hap Syn'taai'pex lak'zap'khof [[...]] 
  equivalent to NT$6000
  折合新台幣六十元。

zøf'iu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'iu [[...]] 

left and right nearby, by one's side, servants, aides, to influence or sway

左右

• zabkhof zøfiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'khof zør'iu [[...]] 
  about ten dollars
  十塊左右

• ho laang zøfiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang zør'iu [[...]] 
  be swayed by others
  被人左右

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

earn or gain money or food

賺

• cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [[...]] 
  earn sixty dollars a day
  一天賺六十塊。

zoafnciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ciah [[...]] 

earn one's livelihood, to cheat

訛詐,詐騙

• Goar ho y zoafnciah siezap khof khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y zoarn'ciah six'zap khof khix. [[...]] 
  I was cheated out of forty dollars by him.
  我被他騙了四十塊。

zoeaciør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'ciør [[...]] 

at least, the smallest

最少

• Zoeaciør aix zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoex'ciør aix zap khof. [[...]] 
  It costs at least ten dollars.
  最少要十塊。

goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa; (goe) [[...]] 

out, outside, foreign, alien, beyond

外

• zabgoaxkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'goa'khof [[...]] 
  over $10.00 ($10.00 to $19.00)
  十幾元

• zabkho'goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'khof'goa [[...]] 
  over $10.00 ($10.00 to $10.90)
  十元多

jiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiap; (liap) [[...]] 

twenty. Only used when combined with "it" as in the following:

二十

• itjiabkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jiap'khof; (id'ji'zap'khof) [[...]] 
  from $10.00 to $20.00
  叛兵

• itjiap ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jiap ee laang [[...]] 
  10 to 20 persons
  一下雨, 每個人都沒有工作, 閒得很.

• itjiap purn zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jiap purn zheq [[...]] 
  recover lost territory
  鱷

• itjiabnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jiap'nii [[...]] 
  Oral agreement cannot serve as evidence. Oral promise is not binding.
  一貫作風

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

owe (money), deficient, be missing

欠,缺少

• Goar khiaxm y zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khiaxm y zap khof. [[...]] 
  I owe him ten dollars.
  我欠他十塊錢。

• Zheq khiaxm cit purn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zheq khiaxm cit purn. [[...]] 
  One of the books is missing.
  書少一本。

khuizhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'zhuix [[...]] 

open the mouth, begin to talk, make the first offer

開口

• Y khuizhuix bøeq siezap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khuy'zhuix boeq six'zap khof.; Y khuy'zhuix bøeq six'zap khof. [[...]] 
  At first he offered it for 40 dollars.
  他開口要四十元。

• lorng bøo khuizhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lorng bøo khuy'zhuix [[...]] 
  didn't say anything
  都沒開口

mxna [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'na; (pud'tan) [[...]] 

not only

不止,不但

• Hef aix zap khof bøo? Mxna. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef aix zap khof bøo? M'na. [[...]] 
  Does it cost as much as ten dollars ? Still more.
  那要十塊嗎? 不止。

• Y mxna pixntvoa, iuxkøq cyn gong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'na pin'tvoa, iu'køq cyn gong. [[...]] 
  He is not only lazy, but also is a dumbbell.
  他不但懶惰,而且很笨。

• Mxna afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'na arn'ny [[...]] 
  Not only that (way, much)
  不止如此,不但如此

siøsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'sw [[...]] 

to bet, betting

打賭

• Larn laai siøsw zabkhof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Larn laai siøf'sw zap'khof. [[...]] 
  I bet you ten dollars.
  我們來打賭十塊。

siong zøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'ze; siong zøe [[...]] 

the most, at most

最多

• sioxngze zap khof giin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'ze zap khof giin [[...]] 
  most ten dollars
  最多十塊錢

• Y ee cvii sioxngze. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee cvii siong'ze. [[...]] 
  He is the richest.
  他的錢最多。

sioxngkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'kef [[...]] 

at most, no more than

最多

• sioxngkef (sioxngze) zap khof giin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong'kef (siong'ze) zap khof giin [[...]] 
  at most ten dollars, it cost no more than ten dollars
  最多十塊錢

suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'viaa [[...]] 

lose or win, to bet, gamble

輸贏,打賭

• Kab lie suviaa zap kho'giin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab lie sw'viaa zap khof'giin. [[...]] 
  I bet you ten dollars.
  跟你打賭十塊。

• Lie boeq suviaa symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq sw'viaa sirm'miq?; Lie bøeq sw'viaa sirm'mih? [[...]] 
  What will you bet?
  你要打賭什麼?

• bøo suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sw'viaa [[...]] 
  a tie (game), a draw
  沒有輸贏,平手

tiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng; (tviuo) [[...]] 

grow, to increase, greater, senior, a superior, a surplus, too many or too much

長

• sengtiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'tiorng [[...]] 
  be born and brought up, born and reared
  生長

• tiorng zap khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiorng zap khof [[...]] 
  ten dollars too much
  多十塊錢

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