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Baylaang aix ciøx kviax, phvaymiaxlaang aix sngrmia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'laang aix ciøx kviax, phvae'mia'laang aix sngx'mia. [[...]] 

Ugly people like to look in the mirror, unlucky people like to have their fortune told.

醜人愛照鏡,命薄愛算命。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]] 

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]] 
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]] 
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]] 
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]] 
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]] 
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]] 
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]] 
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]] 
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]] 
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]] 
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]] 
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]] 
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]] 
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie; (kixm'cie) [[...]] 

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

• Yn zeacie y laai ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn zex'cie y laai ciaf. [[...]] 
  They prevented his coming here.
  他們制止他來這兒。

• Na u laang teq zøx phvae taixcix, tiøh ka yn zeacie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u laang teq zøx phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie.; Na u laang teq zøx/zøex phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. [[...]] 
  If anyone is doing evil, you should stop them.
  如有人在做壞事,要制止他們。

ciapkin/ciapkun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'kin; (ciab'kun) [[...]] 

near to, adjoining, adjoin, to approach, draw near

接近

• Mxthafng ciapkin phvaylaang. Maix kab phvaylaang ciapkin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng ciab'kin phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin.; M'thafng ciab'kin/kun phvae'laang. Maix kab phvae'laang ciab'kin/kun. [[...]] 
  Don't associate with bad people.
  不要接近壞人,不要跟壞人接近。

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx; zngf'zøx/zøex; (zngf'zoex) [[...]] 

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

• Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]] 
  bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
  壞人偽裝成好人。

• Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  He disguised himself as a woman.
  他扮成女人。

zørlaang cyn phvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'laang cyn phvae [[...]] 

behave wickedly or cruelly

為人很壞

zuybie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'bie [[...]] 

give a child for adoption

領養

• Cid ee gyn'ar phvae iøchi, khix ciah laang ee zuybie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar phvae iøf'chi, khix ciah laang ee zuie'bie. [[...]] 
  This kid is very difficult to raise, put him up for adoption.
  這個孩子不好養,去吃別人的米飯,給別人當乾兒子或乾女兒。

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar [[...]] 

invite, invitation

邀請

• Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvaysex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm be phvae'sex?; Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvae'sex? [[...]] 
  When someone invites with good intentions, how can it not be bad manners not to go?
  別人好意邀請,不去怎麼好意思?

itborng tvafcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'borng tvar'cin [[...]] 

take the whole at one haul, e.g., one man taking the whole of what should have been shared with others, make a wholesale arrest of

一網打盡

• Ciofng phvaylaang itborng tvafcin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciofng phvae'laang id'borng tvar'cin. [[...]] 
  arrest all the crooks at once
  將壞人一網打盡。

kax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax; (kaux) [[...]] 

teach, instruct, incite, instigate

教

• kax Taioaan-oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax Taai'oaan'oe; kax Taai'oaan-oe [[...]] 
  teach Taiwanese (dialect)
  教台灣話

• kax laang zøx hør (phvae) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax laang zøx hør (phvae) [[...]] 
  teach others to do good (evil)
  教人為善(惡)

kafmzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'zeeng [[...]] 

feelings, emotion, passion, sentiment, devotion (between friends, relatives)

感情

• phahphvae laang ee kafmzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'phvae laang ee karm'zeeng [[...]] 
  hurt other's feelings, offend
  破壞人的感情

• cit sii kafmzeeng chiongtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit sii karm'zeeng chiofng'tong [[...]] 
  on the spur of the moment
  一時感情衝動

karnkiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaxn'kiau [[...]] 

curse with vile language

惡言罵人

• Mxthafng karnkiau laang. Mxthafng phvayzhuix zhøq laang (ma laang) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng kaxn'kiau laang. M'thafng phvae'zhuix zhøq laang (ma laang) [[...]] 
  Don't curse others with vile language.
  不要惡言罵人。

khvoarøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud [[...]] 

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

• Høflaang phvaylaang, lie khvoarøexzhud bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'e'zhud be?; Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'øe'zhud bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you distinguish good people from bad people?
  好人壞人,你能辨別嗎?

khoarnkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaxn'køx [[...]] 

advice, counsel, remonstration, give advice

勸告

• Khoarnkøx laang mxthafng zørphvae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khoaxn'køx laang m'thafng zøx'phvae. [[...]] 
  advise others not to do evil
  勸告人不要為惡。

• Tøsia lie ee khoarnkøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøf'sia lie ee khoaxn'køx. [[...]] 
  Thank you for your kind advice.
  多謝你的勸告。

me [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: me; me/ma; (ma) [[...]] 

scold, to blame, speak ill of, to curse, abuse

罵

• ciuome [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciux'me [[...]] 
  curse, wish ill to (a person)
  咒罵

• siøme [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'me [[...]] 
  quarrel
  相罵,吵架

• phvayzhuix me laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhuix me laang; phvae'zhuix me/ma laang [[...]] 
  curse others
  惡言罵人

• mexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: me'laang; me/ma laang [[...]] 
  abuse or curse people
  罵人

phvayzhaan bang auxtafng , phvaybor cidsielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhaan bang au'tafng , phvae'bor cit'six'laang. [[...]] 

If you have poor harvest, there is still hope for the next harvest. If you have a bad wife, it is for life.

瘠田望下季,惡妻無希望。

phvayzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhuix [[...]] 

vicious tongue, foul mouthed, dirty language

口出不遜,髒嘴

• phvayzhuix me laang (zhøq laang). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zhuix me laang (zhøq laang).; phvae'zhuix me/ma laang (zhøq laang). [[...]] 
  curse others
  惡言罵人

phvaykoef kau cie, phvaylaang kau giengie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'koef kau cie, phvae'laang kau gieen'gie [[...]] 

bad melon more seeds, bad man more discussion

劣瓜子多,壞人言多

phvaylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'laang [[...]] 

bad man, evil persons

壞人

phvay'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'oe [[...]] 

bad language, ill-omened language

壞話

• korng laang ee phvayoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng laang ee phvae'oe [[...]] 
  slander, speak ill of a person
  說人的壞話

thøx phvaylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thøx phvae'laang [[...]] 

engage a bold, bad man to assist in some wickedness, e.g., robbery, false lawsuits

串通壞人

tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh [[...]] 

to meet with

碰到,遇到

• Y ti pvoarlo twtiøh saipak'ho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh say'pag'ho. [[...]] 
  He was caught in a shower on his way.
  他在途中碰到陣雨。

• Twtiøh phvaytafng ngx auxtafng, zhoaxtiøh phvaybor kuisielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh phvae'tafng ngx au'tafng, zhoa'tiøh phvae'bor kuy'six'laang. [[...]] 
  If you meet a bad harvest, you can hope for the next, marry a bad wife and it's for life.
  收成不好,望下季,娶了惡妻全無望。

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