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zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'bi [[...]] 

taste, relish, interest, hobby

趣味,興趣

• Lie tiørhii u zhuobi `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøx'hii u zhux'bi `bøo? [[...]] 
  Do you find fishing interesting?
  你釣魚有興趣嗎 ?

• Lie ee zhuobi si symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee zhux'bi si sirm'miq? [[...]] 
  What is your hobby?
  你的興趣是什麼 ?

• bøo zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhux'bi [[...]] 
  not interesting
  沒有趣味

• cyn zhuobi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn zhux'bi [[...]] 
  very interesting
  很有趣味

zoantør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'tør [[...]] 

everything fell down

全倒

• Cid pae ee hongthay zhux zoantør ee u goxzap kefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee hofng'thay zhux zoaan'tør ee u go'zap kefng. [[...]] 
  In the recent typhoon fifty house fell down.
  這次的颱風房屋全倒的有五十間。

ekzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'zhux; (hør'zhux) [[...]] 

advantage

益處, 好處

• Lie afnnef zøx, u symmih ekzhux (høfzhux)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'nef zøx, u sirm'miq eg'zhux (hør'zhux)?; Lie arn'nef zøx/zøex, u sirm'mih eg'zhux (hør'zhux)? [[...]] 
  What advantage will it be to do so?
  你這樣做, 有什麼益處(好處) ?

herngzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng'zhux [[...]] 

interest

興趣

• tuix... u herngzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix... u hexng'zhux [[...]] 
  be interested in…
  對 … 有興趣

hoarnzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaxn'zhux [[...]] 

buy and sell a house or piece of realty

販屋

• U ee hoarnzhux khie liao ma bøe bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee hoaxn'zhux khie liao ma be bae.; U ee hoaxn'zhux khie liao ma bøe bae. [[...]] 
  Some houses for sale are very well built
  有的販屋蓋得也不錯。

y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au; (liao'au) [[...]] 

afterwards, hereafter, after — in a temporal clause, this word always follows a noun, and never a verb. As in the following:

以後

• sie'tiarm yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'tiarm ie'au [[...]] 
  after four o'clock
  四點以後

• paesvaf yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paix'svaf ie'au [[...]] 
  after Wednesday
  禮拜三以後

• ciaqpar yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par ie'au [[...]] 
  after a meal
  吃飽以後

• Y khix yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix ie'au [[...]] 
  after he has left
  他去了以後

• Yau tiøh khaq zuoix lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'au tiøh khaq zux'ix lef. [[...]] 
  From now on you have to be more careful
  以後要注意點。

• Kawgøeh zhøeid yau goar u ti zhux`nih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kao'goeh zhef'id ie'au goar u ti zhux'nih.; Kao'gøeh zhøef'id ie'au goar u ti zhux`nih. [[...]] 
  I shall be at home on and after Sept. 1st.
  九月初一以後我在家裏。

ioxngzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'zhux [[...]] 

use of, usefulness

用處

• bøo ioxngzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iong'zhux [[...]] 
  be of no use
  沒有用處

• cyn zøe ioxngzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn ze iong'zhux; cyn zøe iong'zhux [[...]] 
  wide use
  很多用處

• U symmiq ioxngzhux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sirm'miq iong'zhux? [[...]] 
  What is the use of it?
  有何用處?

ioxng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'ix [[...]] 

intention, idea

用意

• Y afnny korng, u symmiq ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y arn'ny korng, u sirm'miq iong'ix? [[...]] 
  What was his intention in speaking this way?
  他這樣講,有什麼用意?

• Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u symmih ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'miq iong'ix?; Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'mih iong'ix? [[...]] 
  For what reason did he buy that house?
  他買那間房子,有什麼用意?

jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]] 

now, used as the following:

而今,如今

• Y khahzar u cvii u sex, jikym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar u cvii u sex, jii'kym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [[...]] 
  He had money and power before, but now he has no home to live in and no rice to eat.
  他以前有錢有勢,如今無屋可住,無飯可吃。

kay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay [[...]] 

stairs, flight of steps, story of a building, class (as social classes), grade or rank

階,層,樓

• Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [[...]] 
  How many stories are there in that building?
  那棟房子有幾層?

• Goar bøeq khix go kay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq khix go kay.; Goar bøeq khix go kay. [[...]] 
  I am going to the fifth floor.
  我要上五樓。

kengkeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'keq [[...]] 

arrangement (laying out) or rooms, floor plan of a house

隔間

• Cid kefng zhux ee kengkeq cyn hør (bøo hør). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng zhux ee kefng'keq cyn hør (bøo hør). [[...]] 
  This house is well (badly) planned.
  這間房子的隔間很好(不好)。

• Hid kefng zhux u loaxze kengkeq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u loa'ze kefng'keq? [[...]] 
  How many rooms has the house?
  那間房子有幾房?

mxzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay [[...]] 

I wonder

不知(是否)

• Binnafzaix mxzay e høfthvy be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'nar'zaix m'zay e hør'thvy be?; Biin'ar'zaix m'zay øe hør'thvy bøe? [[...]] 
  I wonder if it will be fair tomorrow?
  不知明天會天晴嗎?

• Y mxzay u ti zhuonih bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'zay u ti zhux'nih bøo? [[...]] 
  I wonder if he is at home?
  不知他在家裏嗎?

uxlo bøzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'lo bøo'zhux [[...]] 

said of a wandering vagrant or very poor man, who has no place to live, bum, vagabond

無家可歸

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