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vaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa [[...]] 

hinder, impede, oppose, obstruct, stand up for, protect, defend

攔,袒護

• vaa ke'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa kef'ar'kviar [[...]] 
  brood over chicks like a hen, to protect or defend little chicks
  護小雞

• vaa kuy peeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa kuy peeng [[...]] 
  be partial, show partiality, favor one party more than another, partiality
  偏袒

zvef ke'høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvef kef'hoea; zvef/cvy kef'høea [[...]] 

quarrel about dividing family property

爭財產

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]] 

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]] 
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

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。

chiwkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kafng [[...]] 

handiwork

手工

• Zef si chiwkafng zøx ee, afsi ke'khix zøx ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee?; Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx/zøex ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee? [[...]] 
  Is this hand made or machine made?
  這是手工做的,還是機器做的 ?

cit ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kef'khao; (kuy kef'khao) [[...]] 

whole family

閤家

ciwliong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'liong [[...]] 

capacity for liquor

酒量

• ciwliong koaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'liong koaan [[...]] 
  He can take a great quantity of liquor.
  有酒量,酒量大。

• ciwliong ke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'liong ke [[...]] 
  has small capacity for liquor
  沒有酒量,酒量小

zoeake [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'ke; (zoex'tea) [[...]] 

most recent, nearest, recently

最低,最少

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

being warmed by radiant heat when standing by the stove or radiator

熱,熬熱

• Zhuoterng na ke cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'terng na ke cyn hvaa. [[...]] 
  If the roof is low, it is very hot.
  如果屋頂低就很熬熱。

• Cid kefng pangkefng vax say, exposii cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng paang'kefng vax say, e'pof'sii cyn hvaa. [[...]] 
  This room faces west, it is very hot in the afternoon.
  這間房間朝西,下午很熱。

hiet'ab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'ab [[...]] 

blood pressure

血壓

• hiet'ab ke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'ab ke [[...]] 
  low blood pressure, hypotension
  血壓低

• hiet'ab koaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'ab koaan; (køf'hied'ab) [[...]] 
  high blood pressure, hypertension
  血壓高

hvoa ke'khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoa kef'khix [[...]] 

operate a machine

操作機器

itpvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'pvoaf [[...]] 

common, general, commonly, generally, as a rule

一般

• Zho'kafng ee sinsuie itpvoaf cyn ke. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhof'kafng ee syn'suie id'pvoaf cyn ke. [[...]] 
  Unskilled workers are generally underpaid
  一般粗工的薪水很低

karngke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaxng'ke [[...]] 

lower (prices, standard), (of water level) to drop

降低

karngke sinhun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaxng'ke syn'hun [[...]] 

lower one's social status or standing

降低身份

ke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke; (te) [[...]] 

low

低

køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ar; køef'ar [[...]] 

downtown, a small town with shops on both sides of the street

街上,小鎮

• Ty hiaf u cit ee ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ty hiaf u cit ee kef'ar. [[...]] 
  There is a small town over there.
  在那兒有一個小鎮。

• Y khix køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix kef'ar.; Y khix køef'ar. [[...]] 
  she went downtown.
  她上街。

ke'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'au [[...]] 

one's own wife

妻子,太太

kexzaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'zaan [[...]] 

low level

低層

ke cit kib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke cit kib [[...]] 

step or a grade lower

低一級

ke ee sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke ee sor'zai [[...]] 

low lying place

低處

ke'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'hofng [[...]] 

reputation as a family

家風(家庭的聲望)

kex'ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'ym [[...]] 

low-pitched sound, bass

低音

• laam-kexym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'ke'ym; laam-ke'ym [[...]] 
  bass
  男低音

• lamkexym ee koachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'ke'ym ee koaf'chiuo [[...]] 
  musical score for the bass, basso
  男低音歌手

• lykexym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'ke'ym [[...]] 
  contralto
  女低音

• lykexym ee koachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'ke'ym ee koaf'chiuo [[...]] 
  musical score for the contralto
  女低音歌手

ke'kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kaq [[...]] 

census

戶口,戶籍

ke'kak'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kag'ar [[...]] 

small cock

小公雞

ke'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; kef'kafng [[...]] 

additional work, need more work

費事

• Na bøe (mxbiern) ke'kafng, chviar lie ka goar afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na be (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx.; Na bøe (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx. [[...]] 
  If it doesn't take excessive labor, please do it this way.
  假如不費事,請你幫我這樣做。

• Bøo ke'kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo kef'kafng. [[...]] 
  No trouble at all.
  不費事

ke'kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kaux; (kaf'kaux) [[...]] 

home discipline

家教

ke'kef hoxho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kef ho'ho [[...]] 

every family (house)

家家戶戶

kekhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khay [[...]] 

spend too much (money)

多花

• In'ui phoarpve, citkøfgøeh ke'khay paq goa khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui phoax'pve, cid kor'goeh kef'khay paq goa khof.; Yn'ui phoax'pve/pvi, cid'kør'gøeh kef'khay paq goa khof. [[...]] 
  On account of my illness, I spent over a hundred dollars more than usual this month.
  因為生病,這個月多花一百多塊。

ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khao [[...]] 

family

家庭

• Cit ke'khao go ee, u six ee za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef'khao go ee, u six ee zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  One family has five person, four of them are female.
  一家五口,有四個女的。

kexkhieab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'khix'ab [[...]] 

atmospheric depression

低氣壓

ke'khix-løee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khix'lee; kef'khix-løee [[...]] 

mechanical plow (tractor), tilling machine

機器犛,耕耘機

ke'kiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm [[...]] 

either much or a little, more or less, as much as possible

多少,盡量

• Lie ke'kiarm tekkhag u thauciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kef'kiarm teg'khag u thaw'ciah. [[...]] 
  I know that you have stolen something to eat, I don't know whether it was a lot or a little.
  你多少一定有偷吃。

• Y na u eeng ee sii ke'kiarm khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na u eeng ee sii kef'kiarm khuxn. [[...]] 
  Whenever he is free, he sleeps as long as he can.
  他要是一有空就盡量睡。

• Lie tiøh ke'kiarm ciah taxmpøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh kef'kiarm ciah tam'pøh'ar. [[...]] 
  You must eat as much as you can (to a sick person)
  你多少得吃一點 。

• ke'kiarm korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm korng [[...]] 
  talk as much as possible, talk at random
  盡量講,隨便講

kexkib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'kib [[...]] 

low class

低級

ke'koaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'koaxn; (kaf'koaxn) [[...]] 

wife and children

家眷

kexlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'lo [[...]] 

incompetent, incapable, stupid, good for nothing (syn. ham-ban)

無能,笨

ke nikib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke nii'kib [[...]] 

freshman class in a school or college

低年級

kextiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'tiau [[...]] 

low key, bass (music)

低調

kexwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'wn [[...]] 

low temperature

低溫

khvoarthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaux; (khvoax'thaux'thaux) [[...]] 

see through, discern, forecast (the turn of events)

看透,看開

• khvoarthaux yn ee imboo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaux yn ee ym'boo [[...]] 
  see through their plot
  看透他們的陰謀

• Tuix ciaf thofng ke'ar khvoax thaothaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix ciaf thofng kef'ar khvoax thaux'thaux. [[...]] 
  We can take an extensive view of the whole town
  從這兒整個市街可以看得清清楚楚。

kiafmke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiarm'ke [[...]] 

decrease, reduce, lessen, to lower

減低

kierntix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'tix [[...]] 

purchase for one's self, set up a family, marry, make (amass) a fortune

建置,成家

• kierntix zaisarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'tix zaai'sarn [[...]] 
  amass a fortune, make a pile
  建置財產

• kierntix ke'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'tix kef'au; kiexn'tix kef'au [[...]] 
  take a wife
  娶妻

korzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'zuo [[...]] 

employer (This term is only used on official documents). In colloquial Taiwanese usually "thau-ke" is used. Under the influence of Mandarin "lau-pan" is frequently used

雇主

koanke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'ke [[...]] 

high and low, skilful and unskillful

高低

koanke-kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'ke'kefng; koaan'ke-kefng [[...]] 

one shoulder lower than the other

高低肩

koanke-kharm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'ke'kharm; koaan'ke-kharm [[...]] 

sudden change of level (on a road or terraced hill-side)

高低不平

kuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy; (kef) [[...]] 

women's apartments, feminine. cf. "ke"

閨

• chimkuy zhuolie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chym'kuy zhux'lie [[...]] 
  virgin in inner apartments
  深閨處女

• zhutkuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kuy [[...]] 
  be married the first time
  出閨

• lau kuilie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau kuy'lie [[...]] 
  old maid
  老閨女

laam-kexym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'ke'ym; laam-ke'ym [[...]] 

bass (music)

男低音

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

callous (on hands or feet), callousness, corn, lump

繭,研

• chiwlafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'lafn [[...]] 
  hardening on the hand caused by work
  手繭

• ke'khalafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khaf'lafn; køef'khaf'lafn [[...]] 
  hard places on a fowl's foot
  雞腳繭

• khalafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'lafn [[...]] 
  corn
  腳繭

• kietlafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'lafn [[...]] 
  become callous, get a lump, get a corn
  結繭

løee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lee; (loee) [[...]] 

plow, plough, spade, to plough

犁

• ke'khix-løee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khix'lee; kef'khix-løee [[...]] 
  mechanical plow (tractor)
  機器犁

• sayløee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'lee; sae'løee [[...]] 
  plough
  操犁

løh laang ee ke'kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løh laang ee kef'kaux [[...]] 

receive submissively the rule of the family she enters as a bride

受人的家教

gvofgek ta'ke'kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'gek taf'kef'kvoaf [[...]] 

disobedient to one's father-in-law and mother-in-law

忤逆公婆

pehkoaan pehke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'koaan peq'ke [[...]] 

climb about everywhere (like over-active child)

爬上爬下

pu ke'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pu kef'ar'kviar [[...]] 

sit on eggs, incubate

孵小雞

suxnsoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sun'soax [[...]] 

along with, at one's convenience

順便

• Lie na khix ke'ar, suxnsoax ka goar bea cit ky khybirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na khix kef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bea cit ky khie'birn.; Lie na khix køef'ar, sun'soax ka goar bøea cit ky khie'birn. [[...]] 
  When you go downtown, buy me a toothbrush.
  你若上街,順便給我買一隻牙刷。

ta'ke'kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taf'kef'kvoaf [[...]] 

husband's parents

公婆

taxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taxng; (toxng) [[...]] 

to freeze, congeal, cold, icy, congealed, coagulated, jellied, frozen

凍

• gubahtaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'baq'taxng [[...]] 
  jellied beef soup (gravy)
  牛肉凍

• ke'kha'taxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khaf'taxng; køef'khaf'taxng [[...]] 
  jellied chicken feet gravy
  雞腳凍

• kientaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiefn'taxng [[...]] 
  congealed, coagulated, jellied
  結凍

• tikha'taxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'khaf'taxng [[...]] 
  jellied pigs foot soup
  豬腳凍

tefkhieab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'khix'ab; (ke'khix'ab) [[...]] 

low atmospheric pressure, atmospheric depression

低氣壓

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

birds peck, to earn (slang)

啄,賺

• ho ke'ar thofngtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho kef'ar thorng'tiøh; ho køef'ar thorng'tiøh [[...]] 
  be pecked by a chicken
  被雞啄到

• u thorng cidkoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u thorng cit'koar [[...]] 
  earned some money
  賺了一點

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

to fall down, hang down heavily, as a pocket with a weight in it, involve in trouble or responsibility

墜,累

• ienthui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'thui [[...]] 
  a weight for nets or fishing lines
  鉛墜

• ui thuixke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ui thui'ke [[...]] 
  downward displacement of the stomach, gastroptosis
  胃下垂

tieleeng ke [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'leeng ke [[...]] 

mental retardation

智能低

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

tune, pitch, air

調

• hør-sviatiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør sviaf'tiau; hør-sviaf'tiau [[...]] 
  well sung
  好音色

• imtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'tiau [[...]] 
  tune
  音調

• kextiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ke'tiau [[...]] 
  tune on a low key, bass
  低調

• koantiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaan'tiau [[...]] 
  tune on a high key, soprano
  高調

• siøftiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'tiau [[...]] 
  tune sung in a low tone
  小調

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