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aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
duck, drake
鴨子
armho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'ho ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rain in the dead of night
入夜之雨
anseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rest
安息
ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
female spirit medium possessed by and speaks for the spirits of the dead
女巫
benghwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'hwn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
marriage ceremony for persons already dead marriage ceremony for a couple, one of whom has already died
冥婚
bengsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'siu; (ym'siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
birth anniversary of a person already dead
冥壽,陰壽,忌辰
bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort
徒勞,沒用
bøkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khuix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
breathless, expired
斷氣
bøngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ngx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
having none to look to, as parents whose sons are all dead or have gone wrong, no hope of reforming, returning, or again prospering
無望
boafnchid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'chid ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
seventh day memorial for the dead
滿七
boadlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boat'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
miserable end, dead end, impasse
末路
boong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die, perish, go away, absent or escaped
亡
bonghuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong'huun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the soul (spirit) of a dead person
亡魂
but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sink, drown, be submerged, go into hiding, obscurity or oblivion, take property away from another, die, dead
沒
zarsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
fake death, pretend to be dead
詐死
zafsie zafhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'sie zar'hør ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the sooner dead the better (a curse)
早死早好
zaixsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'sex; (zai'svef) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead
在世,在生
zaixsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'svef ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be among the living, be living, be in the world, not dead
在世
zharngzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxng'zhao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die, dead
死去
chim'ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chym'ia ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the dead of night
深夜
chimkvef pvoaria [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chym'kvef pvoax'ia ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the dead of night, midnight
深更半夜
chitgøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'goeh; chid'gøeh; (chid'geh) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
July, the seventh month of lunar year, when the spirits of the dead are let out of the underworld and are specially worshipped
七月
ciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
person (equivalent to the 'er' of maker or speaker), final relative particle, who, often used to form an adjective
者
cynzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn'zay ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
earthquake disaster
震災
zoadlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead end, impasse, a road with no return, retreat or cut off
絕路
zuix-bangbaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuix'baang'baang; zuix-baang'baang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead drunk
爛醉
zuylausy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'laau'sy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead body flowing in the water
水流屍
zuyphøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'phoe; zuie'phøe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
white cloth over the dead body in the coffin
蓋在屍體上的被單(白布)
zuytefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'tefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
water lantern, a paper lantern put in the water to guide the spirit of the dead
水燈(為普渡亡魂)
enghuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'huun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
spirits or souls of war dead (honorable)
英魂
engleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'leeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
noble spirit, souls or spirits of the dead
英靈
erngsviaf jii tør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'sviaf jii tør ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead on the spot at the first shot
應聲而倒
hae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sea, ocean, vast, large, extensive
海
harn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rumor
謠傳
hiauhphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiauq'phoee; hiauq'phøee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
slough off dead skin
脫皮
hoesefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'sefng; hoee'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
return to life
回生
hoethiefn hoadsut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'thiefn hoat'sut; hoee'thiefn hoat'sut ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Nothing can be done to revive the dead or to save the dying
回天乏術
hongkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'kym; (hoong'kym'axng) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
jars containing the bones of the dead
納骨甕
hunhuy pheksaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun'huy pheg'saxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
frightened out of one's wits, as good as dead
魂飛魄散
yboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'boong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
already dead
已亡
ykefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
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
ykox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kox ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
already dead, the deceased, the late…
已故
ysie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sie; (ie'suo, ie'boong) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
already dead
已死
iaxzeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia'zeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead of night, still of the night
夜靜
Iamhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaam'hae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Dead Sea
鹽海,死海
imhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'huun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
soul or spirit of a dead person
陰魂
Itcioxng kofng seeng baxnkud kof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id cioxng kofng seeng ban kud kof.; Id'cioxng kofng seeng ban'kud kof. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10,000 soldiers — The achievements of a general cost thousands of lives.
一將功成萬骨枯。
jixnsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin'sy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
identify (dead) bodies
認屍
kaf phøx jiin boong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf phøx jiin boong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
home in ruins and family members dead or scattered (referring to situations resulting from great disasters)
家破人亡
kefviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'viar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
feigned, pretended, false
假的 假裝
kefsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
pretended death, play dead, feign death
裝死
kefsie kaf-lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'sie kaf'lie; kea'sie kaf-lie; (kea'sie laf'lie) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
won't have anything to do with anyone (Lit. pretend to be dead)
裝死
khan'ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'aang'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
woman who can bring up spirits of the dead
牽紅姨,引魂者
khanboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'boong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bring up the spirits of the dead, as a medium does
牽亡
khysie hoesefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'sie hoee'sefng; khie'sie hoee'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
restore the dead to life again
起死回生
khiaukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaw'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bent, be dead (slang)
翹了,死了
khiøhhongsuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq'hofng'suie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
take up a dead body and bury elsewhere, to collect the bones in an urn, re-burial, re-interment
撿骨
khiøhkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq'kym; (khiøq kud'thaau) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
collect the bones of the dead for re-burial
撿骨
køealiawsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'liao'sii; køex'liao'sii; (soaq'liao'tai) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the matter is long past, ended, and quite dead, so that it should not be raised again
過了時,完了事
kongkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'kør ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Buddhist (Taoist) mass for dead person die
替死人祈禱(做法事) 來幫助死人升天
kongteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'teg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
achievement or contribution to general welfare, virtuous deeds
功德
kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
spirits of the dead, ghost, goblin, devil, demons
鬼
kut'hw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kud'hw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
ashes of dead, bone ashes
骨灰
lengcieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'cieen; (leeng'zeeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
before the tablet of the dead, in front of a tablet honoring the dead
靈前
liaxmpox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liam'pox ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
hemp cloth (for the dead)
殮布
liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
finished, concluded, after, to finish, to complete, understand, a particle at the end of phrase or sentence indicating "finished"
了
løsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'sy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
drag for a dead body, recover the body of a drowned person
撈屍
loxkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'kud ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
emaciated, showing the bones, the bones of the unburied dead, undisguised, open, conspicuous, suggestive, outspoken
露骨
gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
talk tough, refuse to admit mistake
嘴硬
gviauh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gviauh; (gviaw) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
twitch
蠕動
nihøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'hoex; nii'høex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
age of a person
年歲
oaqoaqbea pak ti sie zhengchiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'oah'bea pak ti sie zheeng'chiu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
A live horse tied to a dead banyan tree — to tie up resources and (personnel) in a useless project
活馬綁在死榕樹,埋沒人才
oarnsvef bøo oarnsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaxn'svef bøo oaxn'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
after a person is dead, forget about past differences (Lit. You can dispute or fight about something with a living person but not with a dead person.)
怨生不怨死
pe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die a violent death, fall down dead, to kill
斃
peqkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'kud ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bones of the dead
白骨
phahsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
beat to death, shoot dead
打死
phofto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phor'to ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
large scale Buddhist rites for the dead
普渡
pvoarmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'mia ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
exceedingly serious, as good as dead
半命
pvoarsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
half dead and half alive, neither dead or alive, half dead, almost dead
半死
pvoarsiøfsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'siør'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
half dead
半死
poaqsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die of a fall, to drop dead, slip and get killed
跌死
svisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
alive or dead, life or death
生死
senglea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'lea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
meat offerings, offerings of flesh to the dead or the gods
牲禮
sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie; (suo) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die, die for, dead, death, used as an intensive or superlative, very, lifeless, inanimate, insensible, persevering, resolute, fixed or unchangeable
死
sybaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'baq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Lit. dead flesh — callosity
死肉,胼胝
syhang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'hang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead end alley, blind alley
死巷
syhoef hogjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'hoef hok'jieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Lit. dead-ash rekindles — (said of emotion, especially love, crushed rebellious force, dormant ideas) rekindled, rejuvenated
死灰復燃
sie kaq tng pvoax ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie kaq tng pvoax ee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
all dead, none left alive
死光了
sykag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'kag ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead angle, defiladed space
死角
sykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead, died, passed away
死去
sie-khiaokhiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie khiaux'khiaux; sie-khiaux'khiaux; (sie gien'gien) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead and rigid
死翹翹
sylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead person, corpse
死人
sie liawliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie liao'liao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
they are all dead
死光光
syoah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'oah ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead or alive
死活
sysiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'siofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead and wounded, casualties
死傷
sythay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'thay ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dead fetus, stillborn
死胎
sien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sien; (larn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be tired, be tired of, feel ill
厭倦,疲倦,累,不舒服
siangboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'boong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
parents both dead
雙亡
siøf ginzoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf giin'zoar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
burn paper money for the dead
燒冥紙
suo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suo; (sie) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
die, die for, dead, inanimate, death
死
su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
worship, offer sacrifices to
祀
taai sylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taai sie'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bury the dead, bury a corpse
埋死人
tveasie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvex'sie; tvex/tvix'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
pretend to be dead, feign death
裝死
thaomee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaux'mee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in dead of night, whole night
漏夜,整晚
thog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to commission, entrust, charge with, rely on, ask, to request, consign, consignment, to use as an excuse or pretext, (a dead person) appears in a dream, send (messages) indirectly
託,托
tiaozex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaux'zex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
mourn and sacrifice to the dead
弔祭
timzuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiim'zuix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
intoxicated, dead drunk, befuddled
沉醉
tirnloxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tixn'lo'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
obstruct the landing place
擋路
tø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tø ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
mourn for, to lament, to pity, to regret, grieve, sorrowful, sad, mournful, grieved afflicted
悼


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