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bøexpar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'par; bøe'par [[...]] 

insatiable appetite, greedy

不飽

• ciah bøexpar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'par; ciah bøe'par [[...]] 
  insatiable appetite
  吃不飽

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

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah bøe par, iao sviuxbøeq bøea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si.; Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]] 
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

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

not until, then and only then, not before, provided that, unless, not until after, only after, namely, some action will not take place unless or until a previous action has occurred or some specific circumstance is fulfilled

才

• Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciaq boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  I am not going until after I have finished eating.
  我吃過飯才要去。

• Thienzuo ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ciaq zay'viar. [[...]] 
  Only God knows.
  天主才知道。

• U sidzai khvoarkvix ciaq thafng korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sit'zai khvoax'kvix ciaq thafng korng. [[...]] 
  Only if you really saw it, may you speak.
  要確實看見才可以說。

• U pexbuo ciaq u larn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U pe'buo ciaq u larn. [[...]] 
  There had to be parents before we were.
  先有父母才有我們。

ciah kaq par [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaq par [[...]] 

eat till satisfied

吃到飽

ciah-kaq par-tongtofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaq par'tofng'tofng; ciah-kaq par-tofng'tofng [[...]] 

have eaten quite enough

吃得飽飽的

ciaqpafax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par'ax [[...]] 

have eaten, fully satisfied, ate to the full

吃飽了

ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]] 

connective particle meaning then, undergo, assume, come or go to, namely, as soon as, as a natural consequence, thereupon, naturally (Very often the Chinese use this little particle to balance a subordinate clause with the principal clause although there is no need of using such a word in English)

就

• Na høfthvy ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na hør'thvy ciu boeq khix.; Na hør'thvy ciu bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  If the weather is good I am going.
  如果天氣好就要去。

• Lym khaq kau ee ka'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu be aix khuxn.; Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [[...]] 
  If you drink rather strong coffee you will not be sleepy.
  喝較濃的咖啡就不想睡。

• Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciu boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  I'll go as soon as I have finished eating.
  我吃飽就去。

• Ciu afnny ciah, m biern zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu arn'ny ciah, m biern zuo. [[...]] 
  Eat it the way it is, it doesn't need to be cooked.
  就這樣吃,不用煮。

• Na bøo Thienzuo, ciu bøo thvite baxnbut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo Thiefn'zuo, ciu bøo thvy'te ban'but. [[...]] 
  If there is no God, then there is no heaven or earth or anything.
  要是沒有天主,就沒有天地萬物。

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。

iauzhafn, pafzhafn, ciaqpar kiøx kanlaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'zhafn, par'zhafn, ciah'par kiøx kafn'laan [[...]] 

always complaining

嘮叨不休

`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq; (lax) [[...]] 

enclitic particle at the end of a sentence, especially of an indicative sentence, sometimes marks the completion of an action

啦

• khix`aq`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix`aq`laq [[...]] 
  He has gone
  去了

• ciaqpar`aq`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'par`aq`laq [[...]] 
  have eaten
  吃飽了

mng ciaqpar`bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mng ciah'par boe; mng ciah'par`bøe [[...]] 

to trap a person into admitting guilt, ask a person if guilty or not (Lit. ask if finished eating yet)

興師問罪的套詞

toxzhuieciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'zhuix'ciah; (to'par) [[...]] 

earn only enough to feed oneself, nothing left over for family or savings — live from hand to mouth

餬口,糊口

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

ought, should, must, suitable, correct, undertake, assume, the very same (place, year, day)

當

• zerngtofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'tofng [[...]] 
  just, proper and fair
  正當

• ciah-kaq paf'tongtofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaq par'tofng'tofng; ciah-kaq par''tofng'tofng [[...]] 
  have eaten quite enough
  吃得飽極了

• erngtofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'tofng [[...]] 
  proper, ought to
  應當

• kaitofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'tofng [[...]] 
  ought to, should
  該當

• lie sor tongjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie sor tofng'jieen [[...]] 
  it is quite reasonable, only as it should be
  理所當然

• piexntofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pien'tofng [[...]] 
  lunch box one takes to school, office
  便當

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