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Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaophuo khix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaux'phuo khix af. [[...]]
You have been away or you come so seldom that you smell musty. (This expression is very often used between close friends or relatives.)
你很久沒來,變得陌生了。

chvito [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chvy'to [[...]]

fresh

新鮮度

Hiaq ee baq ee chvito ykefng cyn ke af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee baq ee chvy'to ie'kefng cyn ke af. [[...]]
That meat is not very fresh.
那些肉的新鮮度已經很低了。

chiataai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'taai [[...]]

car body

車體

Chiataai iao cyn hør, mxkuo chialiern lorng hai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiaf'taai iao cyn hør, m'kuo chiaf'liern lorng hai af. [[...]]
The body of the car is still very good but the tires are all worn out.
車體還很好,可是車輪都壞了。

chiaxngchiaxng'kurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'chiang''kurn [[...]]

boil noisily (water), be in a hullabaloo, be in tumult (as a crowd in a market)

沸騰,嘈雜

Lie ee tee chiaxngchiaxngkurn af, iao m khix kvoaxkhitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee tee chiang'chiang'kurn af, iao m khix kvoa'khid'laai. [[...]]
Your water is boiling, why don't you go and pick it up.
你的茶開了還不去拿起來。

zhozhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhof [[...]]

ordinary, common, roughly, coarsely

粗,粗俗

Cid hang mih zhozhof af, chviar lie siukhylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang mih zhof'zhof af, chviar lie siw'khie'laai. [[...]]
a polite thing to say when presenting a gift (Lit. This is something very ordinary , please accept it.)
這東西很粗陋,請你收起來。

cviasit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'sit [[...]]

really, actually

真實,真的,果然

Zef si cviasit ee taixcix, mxsi goar zø ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cviaf'sit ee tai'cix, m'si goar zø ee. [[...]]
This is a real fact, no fiction
這是真實的事情,不是我捏造的

Y korng bøeq laai, cviasit laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng boeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af.; Y korng bøeq laai, cviaf'sit laai af. [[...]]
He said he would come, and he really came
他說要來,真的來了。

Y korng øe løqho, lie khvoax, cviasit teq løh af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af.; Y korng øe løh'ho, lie khvoax, cviaf'sit teq løh af. [[...]]
He said it would rain, look, it is raining
他說會下雨,你瞧,果然下雨了。

ciah-bøexløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'løh'khix; ciah-bøe'løh'khix [[...]]

can't swallow, it won't go down, food that is not good or poor quality, have no appetite

吃不下

Goar ciah bøe løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be løh'khix.; Goar ciah bøe løh'khix. [[...]]
I cannot eat it because it's no good or I have no appetite.
我吃不下。

Goar ciah bøexløqkhix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be'løh'khix af.; Goar ciah bøe'løh'khix`aq. [[...]]
I cannot eat any more because I have had enough.
我吃不下了。

ciamtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'toafn [[...]]

high point, climax

尖端

Cym'ar ee khø'hak kviaa kaux ciamtoafn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'ar ee khøf'hak kviaa kaux ciafm'toafn af. [[...]]
Now science is advanced to a high point.
現在的科學走到尖端了。

ciauciauaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaau'ciaau'af [[...]]

all of them are equal

均勻,平均

cirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirm; (af'cirm) [[...]]

wife of a father's younger brother, an aunt

嬸

cittiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'tiab [[...]]

this moment

此刻

Cid tiab lie zaiviar hai af hvoq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiab lie zay'viar hai af hvoq? [[...]]
Now you know disaster, huh?
此刻你知道糟了吧!

zofbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'bør; zor'bør/buo; (zor'biør, af'mar) [[...]]

grandmother

祖母

goa zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa zor'biør; (goa'mar) [[...]]
maternal grandmother
外祖母,外婆

lai zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai zor'biør; (lai'mar) [[...]]
paternal grandmother
內祖母,奶奶

zofhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'hu; (af'kofng) [[...]]

grandfather

祖父

goaxzofhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'zor'hu; (goa'kofng) [[...]]
maternal grandfather
外祖父,外公

laixzofhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai'zor'hu; (lai'kofng) [[...]]
paternal grandfather
內祖父,爺爺

zoadbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'bang; (zoat'bong) [[...]]

despair, be hopeless

絕望

Y ee sveamia ykefng zoadbang (zoadbong)`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svex'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang (zoat'bong)`af.; Y ee svix'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang/bong`aq. [[...]]
His life is already hopeless.
他的性命已絕望了。

Keasiok zøx, mxthafng zoadbong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kex'siok zøx, m'thafng zoat'bong.; Kex'siok zøx/zøex, m'thafng zoat'bong. [[...]]
Keep on do it, don't give up.
繼續做,不要絕望。

zoadieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'ieen [[...]]

sever relations with, insulate (electricity)

斷絕關係,絕緣

Y kab yn a'hviaf zoadieen cyn kuo ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kab yn af'hviaf zoat'ieen cyn kuo ax. [[...]]
He severed relations with his older brother a long time ago.
他跟他哥哥斷絕關係很久了。

Cid tiaau tiexnsvoax ee zoadieen bøo symmiq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau tien'svoax ee zoat'ieen bøo sirm'miq hør. [[...]]
This electric wire is not well insulated.
這條電線的絕緣不太好。

zoadlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'lo [[...]]

dead end, impasse, a road with no return, retreat or cut off

絕路

Ykefng zoadlo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng zoat'lo af. [[...]]
no ways and means are left
已經絕路了。

zuxzar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zar [[...]]

from of old, formerly, very early, long ago, very early, long ago

從前,很早,從小

Y zuxzar tø afnnef af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zu'zar tø arn'nef af. [[...]]
From very early he was that way.
他從小就這樣了。

Goar zuxzar ciu zaiviar af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zu'zar ciu zay'viar af. [[...]]
I knew that a long time ago.
我老早就知道了。

zuxkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'kym [[...]]

from now on

自今

Zuxkym yau, goar lorng bøo aix køq ciaqhwn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zu'kym ie'au, goar lorng bøo aix køq ciah'hwn af. [[...]]
From now on I don't want to smoke any more.
從今以後我都不要再抽煙了。

zwsek af [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'sek af [[...]]

food is ready

煮熟了

eng'af'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'ar'oe [[...]]

digression, gossip

閒話

eh-cvicvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'cvy'cvy; øeh-cvy'cvy [[...]]

confined (space), very narrow

很狹小

Hitterng binzhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeqcvicvy af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø eh'cvy'cvy af.; Hid'terng biin'zhngg na khuxn svaf ee laang tø øeh'cvy'cvy af. [[...]]
That bed is very narrow for three people to sleep on.
那張床如果睡三個人就很窄了.

engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]]

ought, ought to be

應該

Lie engkay (tiøh) afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'kay (tiøh) arn'ny zøx. [[...]]
You must do it this way
你應該這樣做.

Huiky na kawtiarm khypoef, cymmar erngkay kaux ciaf af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huy'ky na kao'tiarm khie'poef, cirm'mar exng'kay kaux ciaf af. [[...]]
The plane ought to be here by now, if it took off at nine. (Note: "eng-kai" and "tioh" mean the same thing, but "tioh" is used for emphasis.)
飛機要是九點起飛, 現在應該到這兒了.

Engkay! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay!; (Exng'kay!) [[...]]
Serve you right! I told you so ! (As when a mischievous child falls down).
應該! 應該!

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

injure, to harm, damage, to kill, cause some one to endure some evil, vital point

害,壞

Ciaqhwn øe hai sinthea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hwn e hai syn'thea.; Ciah'hwn øe hai syn'thea. [[...]]
Smoking is bad for the health
吸煙會害身體。

hai laang bøo hvoa'hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang bøo hvoaf'hie [[...]]
make others unhappy
害人不高興

hai laang hoaxnzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang hoan'zoe [[...]]
make others commit sins or crimes
害人犯罪

si'piør (thihbea, siuimky) hai khix`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør (thiq'bea, siw'ym'ky) hai khix`af. [[...]]
is broken, out of order
手錶(自行車,收音機) 壞了。

Ciaqmih haixkhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'mih hai'khix af. [[...]]
The food is spoiled.
食物壞了。

Hai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hai af. [[...]]

Alas! What a mess!

糟糕,糟了

Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kie'tid toax cvii laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf tiøh hai af, be kix'tid toax cvii laai.; Tvaf tiøh hai`aq, bøe kix'tid toax cvii laai. [[...]]
Dear me! I forgot to bring money with me.
糟糕,忘了帶錢來。

hayhayaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'hae'af [[...]]

careless, casual, fair, so-so

馬馬虎虎

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

rumor

謠傳

Laang teq harn korng y sie khix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang teq harn korng y sie khix af. [[...]]
It is rumored that he is dead.
有人在謠傳他死了。

o'peqharn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'peh'harn [[...]]
start a rumor
造謠

hiamhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam'hoan [[...]]

a suspect in a crime

嫌犯

Thailaang ee hiamhoan ykefng zuxsiuo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai'laang ee hiaam'hoan ie'kefng zu'siuo af. [[...]]
The suspect in the murder case has already turned himself in.
殺人的嫌犯已經自首了。

Høse'af [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Høo'sef'af [[...]]

Hosea (Protestant)

何西亞

hunsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'su [[...]]

marriage, wedding

婚事

Oong siensvy kaq Lie siøfciar ee hunsu korng høfsex af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong siefn'svy kaq Lie siør'ciar ee hwn'su korng hør'sex af. [[...]]
The marriage of Mr. Ong and Miss Li has all been arranged.
王先生和李小姐的婚事說成了。

Ysaeaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'saix'af [[...]]

Isaiah (Protestant)

以賽亞

Isat'ieaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y'sad'ix'af [[...]]

Isaiah (Catholic)

依撒意亞

yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zeeng [[...]]

ago, before, previous to, formerly, in former times

以前

go lak nii yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go lak nii ie'zeeng; (go lak nii zeeng) [[...]]
some years ago
五六年以前

kiet'hwn yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn ie'zeeng; (iao'boe kied'hwn ie'zeeng) [[...]]
previous to (before) one's marriage
結婚以前,未結婚以前

Yzeeng hid tiaau si cyn lauxjiet ee køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee kef'ar.; Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee køef'ar. [[...]]
It was once (in former times) a prosperous (flourishing) shopping center
以前那條是很熱鬧的街。

Yzeeng bad kvietiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng bad kvix'tiøh y. [[...]]
I have met him before
以前見過他。

Texjixzhux seakaix taixciexn yzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji'zhux sex'kaix tai'ciexn ie'zeeng. [[...]]
before the second world war
第二次世界大戰以前

Y bøo chinchviu yzeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu ie'zeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [[...]]
She does not come to see me as often as she used to.
他不像以前那麼常來了。

ykefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kefng [[...]]

already, This word is always used together with the final particle "a" to mean something has been or had been completed or finished. (The tone of "a" is always the same as the tone of the word which precedes it.)

已經

Y ykefng laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng laai af. [[...]]
He has already come.
他已經來了。

Y ykefng sykhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng sie'khix af. [[...]]
He is dead. He has been dead.
他已經死了。

Ykefng sviw ban af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sviw ban af. [[...]]
already too late
已經太晚了。

Ialegbyaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'lek'bie'af [[...]]

Jeremiah (Catholic)

耶肋米亞

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]]
I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

Y bøeq lym ka'py, iaq lie bøeq lym symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]]
He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]]
It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]]
Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]]
I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
我去山上,玩得很愉快。

Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]]
You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

iawcied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'cied [[...]]

die young, prematurely

夭折

Sva'høex ciu iawcied khix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf'hoex ciu iao'cied khix af.; Svaf'høex ciu iao'cied khix`aq. [[...]]
He died prematurely at the age of three.
三歲就夭折了。

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

they, their

他,他們

yn-zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zhux; yn-zhux; (yn'taw) [[...]]
his (her) or their home
他家,他們家

yn-a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'af hviaf; yn-af'hviaf; (yn-af'zea, yn-lau'pe, yn-lau'sw, yn-siør'ti, ...) [[...]]
his (her) or their older brother (older sister, father, mother, teacher, younger brother)
他(她)哥哥(姐姐,爸爸,媽媽,老師,弟弟等等)

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

agreement, covenant, contract, treaty, to blind, restrain, brief(ly), simply, about, around, approximately, a date, appointment, engagement, make an appointment, (in math.) to reduce

約

Goar u kaq y iog bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u kaq y iog boeq khix.; Goar u kaq y iog bøeq khix. [[...]]
I promised him I'd go. I have an appointment with him to go.
我跟他約好要去。

Goar kaq y iog hør af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaq y iog hør af. [[...]]
I have an appointment with him.
我和他約好了。

Ioksuaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iog'sw'af [[...]]

Joshua (Protestant)

約書亞

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

and, also, again, moreover

又

Iu(-køq) bøeq løqho`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iu(-køq) boeq løh'ho`af.; Iu(-køq) bøeq løh'ho`aq. [[...]]
It's going to rain again.
又要下雨了。

Lie iu bøexkix`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie iu be'kix'tid.; Lie iu bøe'kix`tid.; (Lie iu'køq be'kix'tid.) [[...]]
You forgot it again.
你又忘了。

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