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bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]]
talk at random, sometimes idle jesting, half-joking, half in earnest, well now, just speak
隨便講

bofngkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'khix [[...]]
tolerable, not very good, but may do
將就

Eng'eeng ku pørzoar borng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eeng'eeng ku pøx'zoar borng khvoax. [[...]]
nothing to do but read old newspapers
沒事且看看舊報紙。

Na zhøe bøo thaulo, kang'iuo ia tiøh bofngzøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zhoe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx.; Na zhøe bøo thaau'lo, kafng'iuo ia tiøh borng'zøx. [[...]]
If you can't find a job, workers should do less meaningful work.
如找不著工作,工友也只好將就了。

Phvayciah si phvayciah, paktor na iaw tiøh bofngciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'ciah si phvae'ciah, pag'tor na iaw tiøh borng'ciah. [[...]]
True it is not good tasting, but when you are hungry anything will do.
難吃是難吃,肚子餓了,也只好將就吃了。

bofng-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo; bofng/bof-bøo'lo [[...]]

not to find the road in the dark, find no solution to a difficult case

找不到路,摸不著頭緒

Bøo tiexnhøea, bofng-bølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tien'hoea, bofng'bøo'lof.; Bøo tien'høea, bofng-bøo'lo. [[...]]
no electric light, can't find the way
沒電燈摸不著路。

Citkhoarn taixcix goar mxbad zørkøex, bongbølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'koex, bofng'bøo'lo.; Cid'khoarn tai'cix goar m'bad zøx'køex, bofng/bof'bøo'lo. [[...]]
This kind of thing I haven't done before, I can't figure it out.
這種事我沒做過,摸不著頭緒。

zaqlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah'lo [[...]]

obstruct the road, impede or detain one on the road, obstruct an exit

欄路,擋路

zailo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'lo [[...]]

source of income, wealth

財路

zawbølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'bøo'lo [[...]]

no way of escape, no outlet, no means of fleeing or escaping, no way out, no place to go

跑不掉,無處可去

zawlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'lo [[...]]

be on the run, on the lam

逃債,亡命

Y tør laang cinzøe cvii, citmar cidsiekøex teq zawlo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tør laang cyn'ze cvii, cirm'mar cit'six'kex teq zao'lo.; Y tør laang cyn'zøe cvii, cid'mar cit'six'køex teq zao'lo. [[...]]
He owes people all kinds of money, now he's hiding out.
他倒人很多錢,現在到處逃債。

zawtaau-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'taau'bøo'lo; zao'taau-bøo'lo [[...]]

have no one to turn to

走投無路

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

worship, sacrifice to the gods or ancestors

祭

loxzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'zex [[...]]
sacrifice by the road, before a funeral, offering of sacrifice by friends or admirers on the roadside along the way of a funeral procession
路祭

zhanhvoa'aflo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'hvoa'ar'lo [[...]]

footpaths between rice fields

田間小徑

chiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaa; (siaa) [[...]]

inclined, sloping, slanting, leaning, oblique, diagonal

斜

Hid tiaau lo chiachiaa (siasiaa). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau lo chiaa'chiaa (siaa'siaa). [[...]]
The road is slightly inclined.
那條路斜斜的。

chialo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'lo [[...]]

road for vehicular traffic

馬路

chiahlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'lo [[...]]

naked

赤裸

chiahsyn-loxthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'syn'lo'thea; chiaq'syn-lo'thea [[...]]

completely naked

赤身露體

chienlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'lo; (chiefn'no, chiefn'gvo) [[...]]

blame another for one's own blunder, failure, shift one's anger from one person to another

遷怒

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

limp

一拐一拐的

Khaf thviax sofie kvialo tiøh iong chiauq ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaf thviax sor'ie kviaa'lo tiøh iong chiauq ee. [[...]]
My foot hurts, when I walk I have to limp.
腳痛所以得一拐一拐的。

chiøxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiø'lo [[...]]

light up a road, provide lighting for a thoroughfare

照路

chioklo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiog'lo; (chiog'nø) [[...]]

infuriate, offend and cause anger

觸怒

chiorngkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn [[...]]

run lengthwise through

縱貫

chiorngkoaxn konglo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn kofng'lo [[...]]
main north south highway of Taiwan
縱貫公路

chiorngkoaxn thihlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn thiq'lo [[...]]
main north south railway of Taiwan
縱貫鐵路

chiongthiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'thiefn [[...]]

shoot up to the sky

沖天

loxkhix chiongthiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'khix chiofng'thiefn [[...]]
one's anger mounted to heaven
怒氣沖天

oiefn chiongthiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'iefn chiofng'thiefn; (hoea'cih chiofng'thiefn) [[...]]
dark smoke or flame rises high into the air
黑煙(火燄)沖天

chid zoexzofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid zoe'zofng [[...]]

seven capital sins (Catholic)

七罪宗

kiaugø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaw'gø [[...]]
pride
驕傲

cittox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'tox [[...]]
envy
嫉妒

kienlin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiefn'lin [[...]]
covetousness
慳吝

beseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bee'seg [[...]]
lust
迷色

hwnlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hurn'lo [[...]]
anger
忿怒

thamthøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'thøf [[...]]
gluttony
貪饕

lafntø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larn'tø [[...]]
sloth
懶惰

chiwlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo [[...]]

workmanship whether good or bad

手藝

Y ee chiwlo cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee chiuo'lo cyn hør. [[...]]
His workmanship is very good.
他的手藝很好。

chiwloxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo'zhaix [[...]]
cook's most tasty dish, chef d'oeuvre, specialty of the house
拿手菜

Zef si thaethaix ee chiwloxzhaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si thaix'thaix ee chiuo'lo'zhaix. [[...]]
This is my wife's most tasty dish.
這是太太的拿手菜。

chiwlo zhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lo zhof [[...]]

coarse and inferior workmanship

手藝粗陋

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

lead, to guide, instruct, to conduct

帶,領

Goar bøeq zhoa cid ee gyn'ar khix ho isefng khvoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax.; Goar bøeq zhoa cid ee girn'ar khix ho y'sefng khvoax. [[...]]
I want to take this child to see a doctor.
我要帶這個孩子去看醫生。

Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na m zay lo, goar zhoa lie laai khix. [[...]]
If you don't know the way, I'll take you there.
你若不知道在那兒, 我帶你去。

zhoaxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'lo [[...]]

guide

帶路,領路

zhoaxloxee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'lo'ee [[...]]

guide

帶路的,嚮導

zhoaxlo-køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'lo'kef; zhoa'lo-køef [[...]]

After a bride returns to her parents home for the first time, her parents give a pair of chickens to their son-in-law

新娘首次回娘家送給夫家的一對雞

zhøe sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe sie'lo; zhøe sie'lo [[...]]

act so as to bring death and ruin on one's self

找死

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

slip, to slide

滑

Hid tiaau lo e zhu (cyn kut) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau lo e zhu (cyn kut) [[...]]
path is slippery
那條路很滑。

zhuo lo putthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo lo pud'thofng [[...]]

road closed to vehicle or pedestrian

此路不通

zhuieciøqlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'ciøh'lo; (ciøh'thaau'ar'lo) [[...]]

gravel road

碎石路

zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khuix [[...]]

grumble, complain, ventilate one's emotions

出氣

Goar zaiviar tuix lie korng bøo loxeng, goar korng cit e zhutkhuix niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zay'viar tuix lie korng bøo lo'eng, goar korng cit e zhud'khuix nia'nia. [[...]]
I know it's no use to tell you, but I am only letting off steam.
我知道對你說沒有用,我只是說個出氣而已。

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。

cyloxpaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'lo'paai [[...]]

road sign, direction sign

指路牌

cyloxphiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'lo'phiaw [[...]]

signpost

指路標

cviarlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'lo [[...]]

right course, proper way

正路

ciaqiøh bøo tuielo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'iøh bøo tuix'lo [[...]]

taking improper medicine

沒吃對藥

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 ?

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

juice, gravy

汁

bahciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'ciab [[...]]
gravy
肉汁

kam'afciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm'ar'ciab [[...]]
orange juice
橘子汁

køefcie-ciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koea'cie'ciab; køea'cie-ciab [[...]]
fruit juice
水果汁

loxswnciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'surn'ciab; (loo'surn'ciab) [[...]]
asparagus juice
蘆筍汁

phu'tøciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phuu'tøo'ciab [[...]]
grape juice
葡萄汁

cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn bøo lo, thex bøo po [[...]]

no way of escape backwards or forwards, a dilemma

進退維谷

cynlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn'lo [[...]]

greatly infuriated, wrath, rage

震怒

cinsioxng pitlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'sioxng pid'lo [[...]]

have one's true face or colors completely exposed

真相畢露

ciøqlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'lo; (ciøh'thaau'ar'lo) [[...]]

stone paved road, a gravel road

石子路

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

celebrate, invoke, bless, implore, (used in offering various kinds of congratulations), toasts (when drinking wine with friends), "ciog" might be translated "May heaven bless you with..."

祝

Ciog lie tngg høeasiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog lie tngg hoex'siu.; Ciog lie tngg høex'siu. [[...]]
Long life!
祝你長壽。

Ciog lie kiexnkhofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog lie kien'khofng. [[...]]
To your health!
祝你健康。

Ciog lie itlo peng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog lie id'lo peeng'afn. [[...]]
Safe journey! (Lit. Bless you with peace all along the way.)
祝你一路平安。

ciornglo lanhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioxng'lo laan'hoan [[...]]

It's dangerous to antagonize the masses.

眾怒難犯

cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky zhao, cit tiarm lo [[...]]

Heaven will always provide a way out. Heaven will always leave a door open. (Lit. One blade of grass, one drop of dew)

一枝草,一點露,天無絕人之路。

cit laang svoax cit lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit laang svoax cit lo [[...]]

each goes his own way

分道揚鑣

cidlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit lo [[...]]

all the way

一路

cviuxthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'thvy; (sefng'thiefn) [[...]]

ascend to heaven

上升,升天

Cviuxthvy bøo lo, jibte bøo mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'thvy bøo lo, jip'te bøo mngg. [[...]]
no way out, no way to escape (Lit. no way to reach heaven and no door into the ground. (said of one or by one in desperate straits)
上天無路, 入地無門。

zøx bøloxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx bøo'lo'laai; zøx/zøex bøo'lo'laai [[...]]