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🗣 A'tafng Pvexvi/A'tafng Pvixvi 🗣 (u: Af'tafng Pve/Pvi'vi) 亞東醫院 [wt][mo] A-tang Pēnn-īnn/A-tang Pīnn-īnn [#]: 1. () || 臺北捷運板南線站名
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 tafng 🗣 (u: tafng) 東^p [wt][mo] tang [#]: 1. (Pl) east; eastern || 方位名，與「西」相對。; 🗣le: (u: tafng'peeng) 🗣 (東爿) (東方); 2. (Adj) together with say: many; much; often; a lot of; numerous; more; mixed; miscellaneous; various; wide || 與「西」連用，形容多、雜、廣。; 🗣le: (u: hiaam'tafng'hiaam'say) 🗣 (嫌東嫌西) (這也嫌那也嫌); 🗣le: (u: sviu'tafng'sviu'say) 🗣 (想東想西) (這也想那也想)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Tang'Af/Tang'af 🗣 (u: Tafng'af) 東亞 [wt][mo] Tang-a [#]: 1. () (CE) East Asia || 東亞
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
🗣 Tanglaam-Af 🗣 (u: Tafng'laam-Af) 東南亞 [wt][mo] Tang-lâm-a [#]: 1. () (CE) Southeast Asia || 東南亞
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

DFT_lk (3)

🗣u: Goarn af'mar cviaa aix zuo tafng'zhaix'aq. ⬆︎ 阮阿媽誠愛煮冬菜鴨。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 我奶奶很喜歡煮冬菜鴨肉。
🗣u: AF'boarn`ar, lie tafng'sii beq zhoa'syn'pu? ⬆︎ 阿滿仔，你當時欲娶新婦？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 阿滿，你什麼時候要娶媳婦？
🗣u: AF'mar svef'jit si larn'laang tafng'sii? ⬆︎ 阿媽生日是咱人當時？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 奶奶生日是農曆幾月幾號？

Maryknoll (40)

chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor ⬆︎ [[...]]

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. ⬆︎ [[...]]
be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

chiautafng chiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'tafng chiaw'say ⬆︎ [[...]]

turn over everything in a room

亂翻東西

hafntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid ⬆︎ [[...]]

rarely, seldom

罕有的,不常的

hafntid khvoarkvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid khvoax'kvix ⬆︎ [[...]]
rarely found, rarely met with
少見的

hafntid tangsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'tid tafng'sii ⬆︎ [[...]]
once in a great while, rarely, occasionally
偶而,難得

Hafntid tangsii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Harn'tid tafng'sii laai, tvaf tiøh toax lef ciah. ⬆︎ [[...]]
You rarely come, you should stay and eat.
難得來一次,該留下吃飯。

hør-nitafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'nii'tafng; hør-nii'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

year of abundance, a fat year, bumper harvest year

好景,豐年

hvoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoar ⬆︎ [[...]]

in a flash

晃

Hvoar leq tø køex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hvoar lef tø koex.; Hvoar leq tø køex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
pass in a flash
一晃就過去

Cidhvoar køex svatafng, sva'hvoar cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit hvoar koex svaf tafng, svaf hvoar cit'six'laang.; Cit'hvoar køex svaf'tafng, svaf'hvoar cit'six'laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
time passes very fast (Lit. Three years passed in a flash. Three flashes and a lifetime takes place.)
一晃過三冬,三晃過一生。

iuosapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'sab'sab ⬆︎ [[...]]

something very very small

很細

Iuosapsab lie bøeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tangsii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iux'sab'sab lie boeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tafng'sii?; Iux'sab'sab lie bøeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tafng'sii? ⬆︎ [[...]]
That small a thing, how long are you going to stand there trying to pick it up.
那麼細,你要撿到何時?

oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay ⬆︎ [[...]]

crooked, awry, off the straight, aslant, wicked, evil

歪

siong putzexng, ha zeg oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong pud'zexng, ha zeg oay ⬆︎ [[...]]
When superiors are wicked, then inferiors are crooked and bad.
上不正,下即歪。上樑不正,下樑歪。

tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay ⬆︎ [[...]]
tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder
東倒西歪

pvephvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'phvi; pvee/pvii'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]]

snub nose

扁鼻

Tang'viulaang khaq pvephvi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tafng'viuu'laang khaq pvee'phvi.; Tafng'viuu'laang khaq pvee/pvii'phvi. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Oriental people have a flatter nose.
東洋人比較扁鼻。

phvayzhaan bang auxtafng , phvaybor cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhaan bang au'tafng , phvae'bor cit'six'laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]

If you have poor harvest, there is still hope for the next harvest. If you have a bad wife, it is for life.

瘠田望下季,惡妻無希望。

pvoartafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

half a year

半年

tafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng; (tofng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

winter, (in lunar calendar) the period from the 10th to the 12th moon

冬

jibtafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
the term at the beginning of winter, on or about Nov. 7th
入冬

køeatafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'tafng; køex'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
pass the winter, survive the winter
過冬

poftafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: por'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
take nourishing food and medicine for strength in winter
冬天進補

pvoartafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
half a year
半年

tafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng; (taan) ⬆︎ [[...]]

a type of large tree, sandalwood, ebony

檀,苳

cytafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
red sandalwood
紫檀

ka'tafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
a very precious hard wood for furniture
茄苳

otafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]
ebony
黑檀

tanghurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'hurn ⬆︎ [[...]]

a type of "glass" vermicelli made from beans

冬粉

tangkoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'koef ⬆︎ [[...]]

a very big, long, green melon, which looks very much like a watermelon

冬瓜

tangmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'mngg ⬆︎ [[...]]

east gate (of a city wall)

東門

tangtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]]

injure the foot by striking it on an object in such wise that the injured spot grows hard

硌傷

khaf tangtiøh ciøqthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf tafng'tiøh ciøh'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]
hurt the foot by striking it on a stone, so that the injured spot grows hard
腳被石頭硌傷

tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay ⬆︎ [[...]]

tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder

東倒西歪

terng pvoartafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng pvoax'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]

first six months of a year

上半年

tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]]

to meet with

碰到,遇到

Y ti pvoarlo twtiøh saipak'ho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh say'pag'ho. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He was caught in a shower on his way.
他在途中碰到陣雨。

Twtiøh phvaytafng ngx auxtafng, zhoaxtiøh phvaybor kuisielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh phvae'tafng ngx au'tafng, zhoa'tiøh phvae'bor kuy'six'laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you meet a bad harvest, you can hope for the next, marry a bad wife and it's for life.
收成不好,望下季,娶了惡妻全無望。

EDUTECH (4)

bangtafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bafng/baang'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]: a sort of reed; 蘆葦
siutafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw/siuu'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]]: take in a harvest; 收割
tangkoetee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'koef'tee ⬆︎ [[...]]: a refreshing beverage made from the winter melon; 冬瓜茶
tangkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng/taang'kor ⬆︎ [[...]]: a large bronze drum

Embree (6)

bangtafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baang'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.9]: N : a sort of reed (Miscanthus sinensis?); 蘆葦
obøeftafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'bea'tafng; of'bøea'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.188]: N/Ich bé : a kind of mountain bass, Kuhlia taeniura; 銀湯鯉
siutafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.239]: VO : take in a harvest; 收割
tafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.253]: Nmod : east, eastern. Pattern [V+tang V + sai]: (do) this and that, (do) a bit of this and a bit of that; 東
u: tafng'kviaf'aang'chvy'phiaau'thaang ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.254]: N/Ent chiah : a predaceous insect used to control a sugarcane aphid, Coelophora saucia; 東京赤星瓢蟲
tangkoetee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'koef'tee ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.254]: N : a refreshing beverage made from the winter melon; 冬瓜茶

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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)
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