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zawym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'ym [[...]] 

variation in sound, wrong tone in singing or speaking, to be flat

走音,走調

• Y chviuokoaf chviux liao u zawym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chviux'koaf chviux liao u zao'ym. [[...]] 
  He sang flat.
  他唱歌唱得走調了。

• Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zawym, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zao'ym, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  He used the wrong tones when speaking, I don't know what he said.
  那句話,他說走了音,我聽不懂。

zholor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'lor [[...]] 

wanting in refinement, rude, rough

粗魯,粗糙,簡陋

• Y kofng'oe cyn zholor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe cyn zhof'lor. [[...]] 
  He talks very crudely.
  他講話很粗魯。

• Cid tex tøh'ar zøx liao cyn zholor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar zøx liao cyn zhof'lor.; Cid tex tøq'ar zøx/zøex liao cyn zhof'lor. [[...]] 
  This table was made very roughly.
  這張桌子做得很粗糙。

ciaqlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lat [[...]] 

serious sickness or injury, business failure

嚴重,厲害

• Y phoarpve kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y phoax'pve kaq cyn ciah'lat.; Y phoax'pve/pvi kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He is seriously ill, in critical condition
  他病得很厲害。

• Y ho khiechiaf pong cit e cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho khix'chiaf pong cit e cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He was seriously injured by a car.
  他被汽車撞得很嚴重。

• Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He suffered a great loss in his business.
  他虧錢虧得很厲害。

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

eat up the whole, leaving nothing

吃完,吃光

ciah liao bøo twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao bøo tuo'hør [[...]] 

stomach upset

吃壞了肚子

zøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøf [[...]] 

dull stomach pain from hunger or indigestion

煩悶,不舒服

• simkvoathaau zøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf'thaau zøf [[...]] 
  dull chest pains from worry, hunger or indigestion
  心頭悶

• ciah liao zøzøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao zøf'zøf [[...]] 
  feeling uncomfortable after eating with tendency to vomit
  吃後胃感到不舒服。

zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'bi [[...]] 

the flavor (of food, poetry) taste, flavor

滋味

• Gyn'ar ciah liao zay zubi, khaux bøeq køq ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'nar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux boeq køq ciah.; Girn'ar ciah liao zay zw'bi, khaux bøeq køq ciah. [[...]] 
  When a child tastes the flavor of food, he cries to eat some more.
  小孩吃了嚐到滋味,哭著想再吃。

• siuxkhor ee zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'khor ee zw'bi [[...]] 
  too sour a taste
  受苦的滋味

hoarnzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaxn'zhux [[...]] 

buy and sell a house or piece of realty

販屋

• U ee hoarnzhux khie liao ma bøe bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee hoaxn'zhux khie liao ma be bae.; U ee hoaxn'zhux khie liao ma bøe bae. [[...]] 
  Some houses for sale are very well built
  有的販屋蓋得也不錯。

hoafn'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'exng [[...]] 

response, reflex, chemical reaction, effect, respond to a stimulus

反應

• Zuosia liao bøo hoafn'exng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zux'sia liao bøo hoarn'exng. [[...]] 
  The injection had no effect.
  打針後沒有反應。

• hoarhak-hoafn'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hak hoarn'exng; hoax'hak-hoarn'exng [[...]] 
  chemical reaction
  化學反應

iax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iax; (iaxm) [[...]] 

be tired of, satiated, be wearied with

厭,煩

• ciah liao cyn iax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao cyn iax [[...]] 
  be tired of eating it
  吃得很厭煩

• thviaf liao cyn iax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf liao cyn iax [[...]] 
  be tired of hearing it
  聽得很厭煩

iuolo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'lo [[...]] 

fine workmanship

精巧

• Cid khaf chiwcie zøx liao cyn iuolo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khaf chiuo'cie zøx liao cyn iux'lo. [[...]] 
  This ring is of good workmanship.
  這隻戒指打得很精巧。

kanghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'hw [[...]] 

do carefully, good workmanship, be thoughtful

仔細,精細,手藝,週到

• Zøx liao cyn kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao cyn kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao cyn kafng'hw. [[...]] 
  It is of good workmanship.
  做得很精細。

• Zøx liao bøo kanghw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx liao bøo kafng'hw.; Zøx/Zøex liao bøo kafng'hw. [[...]] 
  It is of poor workmanship.
  做得不精細。

• Y ee kanghw cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee kafng'hw cyn hør. [[...]] 
  His workmanship is very good.
  他的手藝很好。

• Siulie khaq kanghw lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lef. [[...]] 
  Repair it better!
  修理仔細點!

• Lie hiaq kanghw laai khvoax goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie hiaq kafng'hw laai khvoax goar. [[...]] 
  It is very thoughtful of you to come to see me.
  你那麼週到來看我。

kegtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kek'toafn [[...]] 

extreme, extremely, excess (used of any extreme action)

極端

• korng liao sviw kegtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng liao sviw kek'toafn [[...]] 
  talked excessively, to an extreme
  講得太極端

khawbiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'biau [[...]] 

skillful, dexterous, ingenious

巧妙

• Cid hang miqkvia zøx liao cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang mih'kvia zøx liao cyn khao'biau.; Cid hang mih'kvia zøx/zøex liao cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  This is ingeniously made.
  這件東西做得很巧妙。

• Biausiar liao cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biaau'siar liao cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  ingeniously described
  描 寫得很巧妙。

• Phiexn laang ee hoatto cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phiexn laang ee hoad'to cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  Play a clever trick on a person.
  騙人的方法很巧妙。

khøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq; khøeq; (khoeq) [[...]] 

shut the eyes

閉目

• Bagciw kheq lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw kheq lex. [[...]] 
  Close your eyes!
  眼睛閉著

• Y ee bagciw kheq lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee bak'ciw kheq lex. [[...]] 
  His eyes are closed.
  他的眼睛閉著。

• Bagciw tvix khehkheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw tvix kheq'kheq. [[...]] 
  connive, pretend that one doesn't see it
  假裝看不見

• Sie liao bagciw mxgoan kheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie liao bak'ciw m'goan kheq. [[...]] 
  Unwilling to close one's eyes after one's death. — with a persistent hatred
  死不瞑目

khy'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof [[...]] 

frame, state of mind, mood (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimo")

心情,氣氛(外來語)

• Korng hiaq ee bøiebøsux ee oe, thviaf liao khy'mof cviaa bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng hiaq ee bøo'ix'bøo'sux ee oe, thviaf liao khie'mof cviaa bae. [[...]] 
  My mood became very bad when I heard all that senseless talk.
  說那些沒意思的話,聽了心情很不好。

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

abrupt, blunt, brusque

擺架子

• kofng'oe cyn khøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe cyn khøo [[...]] 
  have a blunt way of speaking, speak stiffly
  講話擺架子

• ixn liao cyn khøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ixn liao cyn khøo [[...]] 
  gave a blunt (an abrupt) reply, answered brusquely
  回答得很傲慢

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

shrink, having a wrinkled look

抽,縮

• Liao cidban khof, phvixkyn kiux liawliao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Liao cit'ban khof, phvi'kyn kiux liao'liao. [[...]] 
  pain over loss of money (Lit. With the loss of 10 thousand dollars, the muscle of my nose shrank up.)
  虧了一萬元很痛心。

køeahøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'hoea; køex'høea [[...]] 

be fried or roasted excessively

過火

• Zhar liao sviw køeahøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhar liao sviw koex'hoea.; Zhar liao sviw køex'høea. [[...]] 
  I (You) fried it excessively.
  炒得太過火。

• Mxthafng hafng kaq (sviw) køeahøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng hafng kaq (sviw) koex'hoea.; M'thafng hafng kaq (sviw) køex'høea. [[...]] 
  Don't toast it too much.
  不要烤得太過火。

køeahun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'hun; køex'hun [[...]] 

taking more than one's share, acting in an overbearing or unjust manner, go beyond the bounds

過份

• Mxthafng ciah koeahun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ciah koex'hun. [[...]] 
  Don't eat more than your share.
  不要吃得太過份。

• Korng liao sviw køeahun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng liao sviw koex'hun.; Korng liao sviw køex'hun. [[...]] 
  Talked too severely, went too far.
  說得太過份。

• zørliao sviw køeahun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'liao sviw koex'hun; zøx/zøex'liao sviw køex'hun [[...]] 
  did a thing too much
  做得太過份

køhzaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq'zaix [[...]] 

again...

再,又

• Køhzaix laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'zaix laai. [[...]] 
  Come back again.
  再來。

• korng liao køhzaix korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng liao køq'zaix korng [[...]] 
  repeat over and over again
  講了又講

korng bøe liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng be liao; korng bøe liao [[...]] 

can not be fully told (since it is so great or long), can not enumerate all of them

講不完

kuotau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kux'tau [[...]] 

sentence

句子

• Y ee phef, kuotau siar liao ciog hør ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee phef, kux'tau siar liao ciog hør ee. [[...]] 
  The sentences in his letter are put together very well.
  他的信,句子寫得很好。

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

finished, concluded, after, to finish, to complete, understand, a particle at the end of phrase or sentence indicating "finished"

了

• ciah-liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'liao; ciah-liao [[...]] 
  eat up the whole
  吃光

• koealiawtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'liao'tai [[...]] 
  old affairs that are quite past and should not be brought up again
  已過的事

• syliawau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'liao'au [[...]] 
  after death
  死後

• sie-liawliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'liao'liao; sie-liao'liao [[...]] 
  all dead
  死光光

liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao; (liaau) [[...]] 

clearness of sight, bright, clear sighted, sharp eyed

瞭

liao cit jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao cit jit [[...]] 

one day wasted

浪費一天

liao sikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao sii'kafn [[...]] 

lose time, waste time

浪費時間

liao thehtheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao theq'theq [[...]] 

quite spent, all used or done

虧光了

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny [[...]] 

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

• Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? [[...]] 
  You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
  你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

oah liao sien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah liao sien [[...]] 

tired of living

活得不耐煩

oafix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'ix [[...]] 

close to the meaning, almost

意思或意見相近

• Y korng hid ee taixcix korng liao lorng bøo oafix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng hid ee tai'cix korng liao lorng bøo oar'ix. [[...]] 
  The way he said it wasn't close to the real meaning.
  他說的那件事意思差很多。

pan be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pan be liao; pan bøe liao [[...]] 

too much for one to finish or accomplish

辦不完

parnghviesag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng'hvix'sag [[...]] 

get rid of, throw away

放掉

• Theh liao na siøtiøh kvoafkirn parnghviesag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Theh liao na siøf'tiøh kvoar'kirn paxng'hvix'sag. [[...]] 
  If you get burnt when you pick something up get rid of it fast.
  拿著若燒到趕快放掉。

padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang [[...]] 

different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family

別人

• padlaang ee kviar sie be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee kviar sie be liao; Pat'laang ee kviar sie bøe liao [[...]] 
  pay no attention to the death of other's children — Have no consideration for others
  別人的孩子死不完,不管他人死活,別人的桌上挾肉餵婆婆

• padlaang ee tøhterng gveq baq chi ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee tøq'terng gveq baq chi taf'kef [[...]] 
  When invited out be very polite in inviting mother-in-law to eat up Show one's generosity with others' resources
  慷他人之慨

pvepang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'pang; pvee/pvii'pang [[...]] 

smooth and orderly, steady, even

平均,平坦

• Piaq boaq liao cyn pvepang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Piaq boaq liao cyn pvee'pang.; Piaq boaq liao cyn pvee/pvii'pang. [[...]] 
  The wall was plastered very smoothly.
  牆壁抹得很平順。

piexn goanheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn goaan'heeng [[...]] 

change back to original form, shape or face

變原形

• Boexzhoa esii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goanheeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zhoa ee'sii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goaan'heeng.; Bøe'zhoa ee'sii cyn koay, zhoa liao ciu piexn goaan'heeng. [[...]] 
  He was very gentle and mild mannered before marriage but after getting married he returned to his original behavior.
  未娶時很乖,娶後就變原形。

saukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saw'khix [[...]] 

spoiled or rotten from too much sun

乾枯而破裂

• Thang'afpox phagjit, phak liao saukhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thafng'ar'pox phak'jit, phak liao saw'khix. [[...]] 
  The window curtains have rotted from too much sun.
  窗簾布曬太陽,曬得乾枯而破裂了。

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

buy or sell on credit

賒

• Goar siaf y cit koaxn ciuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar siaf y cit koaxn ciuo. [[...]] 
  I sold him a bottle of wine on credit.
  我賒他一瓶酒。

• Bøo siaf putseeng tiaxm, siaf liao tiaxm putseeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo siaf pud'seeng tiaxm, siaf liao tiaxm pud'seeng. [[...]] 
  Without giving credit one can't do business, but yet giving credit is ruinous.
  無賒不成店,賒了店不成。

sngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx; (soaxn) [[...]] 

count, reckon, compute, calculate, to plan, to scheme, to guess, foretell, to regard, consider, to deem

算

• zhengsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'sngx [[...]] 
  liquidation, balance accounts
  清算

• ciaosngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'sngx [[...]] 
  charge without deduction or discount
  照算

• keasngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'sngx [[...]] 
  calculation, to reckon
  計算

• phahsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sngx [[...]] 
  suppose, to plan
  打算

• armsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'sngx; (sym'sngx) [[...]] 
  mental arithmetic
  心算

• sngx be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx be liao; sngx bøe liao [[...]] 
  innumerable, uncountable
  算不完,算不清

thampan'gii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'pafn'gii [[...]] 

have a strong desire for (usually very small) gains (often at the expense of quality or at the price of big losses)

貪便宜

• thampan'gii liao toaxpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'pafn'gii liao toa'purn [[...]] 
  being covetous of petty advantages, one loses large profits
  因小失大

thoa liao køq thoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoa liao køq thoa [[...]] 

rinse a second time

沖了再沖

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