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bø'oafn-bøsiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not a longstanding nor a sworn enemy

無冤無仇

bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

neither too much nor too little; nothing added nothing taken away; no more; no less

無加無減; 不多不少

goxsiesvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; nondescript; to add thing that have nothing to do with the matter

五四三; 不倫不類; 無關緊要的話

itbun safm putty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Supposing you ask him; he knows neither the beginning; the middle; nor the end of the matter

一問三不知

koatieen-lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree ─ a position that invites suspicion; give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

lefngmngg^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not popular; unexpected (of nomination or contest); not popular nor in great demand (said of a commodity; academic course)

冷門

mxcviathvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

very changeable uncertain weather; neither rainy nor fair

陰晴不定

nor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

old; aged

老

nor-cienpoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

one's senior in age or position

老前輩

okw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Reeve's turtle; nobody wins nor loses; tortoise; turtle

黑龜

putbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not clear; unknown; make neither head nor tail of; not clear; nebulous

不明

putlaam putlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

neither a male nor a female (a disapproving description of someone's manner; dress; make up); grotesque

不男不女

putsafm putsux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

neither one thing nor the other; insolent; formless; grotesque; incongruities in shape; appearance; manner

不三不四

pvoarkiamtvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

neither salty nor sweet; between salty and sweet

半鹹半甜

Sae lirn lauxbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

this expression denotes disagreement (is not spoken nor taken literally)

肏你老母

Sae lirn-niaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

this expression denotes disagreement (is not spoken nor taken literally)

肏你娘

samputty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know neither the beginning; the middle nor the end of a matter; complete ignorance (sometimes pretended)

三不知

tiuo'ia putseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

never ceasing; day nor night; (to work) day and night without rest or stop

晝夜不息

🗣 Cviunofliaau 🗣 (u: Cviw'nor'liaau) 樟腦寮 [wt][mo] Tsiunn-nóo-liâu [#]

1. () || 火車線站名
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 goadha-nofjiin 🗣 (u: goat'ha-nor'jiin) 月下老人 [wt][mo] gua̍t-hā-nóo-jîn/gua̍t-hā-nóo-lîn [#]

1. (N) || 指主管男女婚姻的神，也有人用以稱呼媒人。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hinofkhiq 🗣 (u: hy'nor'khiq) hi-nóo-khih [wt][mo] hi-nóo-khih [#]

1. () Japanese cypress; Chamaecyparis obtusa; hinoki. from Japanese 檜 (hinoki) || 檜木。源自日語ひのき(hinoki)，日語漢字為「檜」。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 høo 🗣 (u: høo) 和^b [wt][mo] hô [#]

1. (V) to calculate; to weigh (pros and cons); to view as profitable; to be worth; to deserve || 划算、值得。

🗣le: (u: sngx'be'høo) 🗣 (算袂和) (划不來)

2. (V) (sports) draw; tie; neither victory nor defeat || 平手，不分勝負。

🗣le: (u: høo'kiok) 🗣 (和局) (平手)

3. (V) to compare measurement || 比對測量。

🗣le: (u: Laang bøo laai, theh ee'pan laai høo.) 🗣 (人無來，提鞋範來和。) (人沒來，拿鞋樣來比對。)

4. (V) to prepare; to concoct; to make up || 配製。

🗣le: (u: høo sør'sii) 🗣 (和鎖匙) (配鑰匙)

🗣le: (u: høo bak'kviax) 🗣 (和目鏡) (配眼鏡)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 nofhoax 🗣 (u: nor'hoax) 老化 [wt][mo] nóo-huà [#]

1. () (CE) to age (of person or object); becoming old || 老化
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 nofliq 🗣 (u: nor'liq) nóo-lih [wt][mo] nóo-lih [#]

1. () laver; nori (seaweed). from Japanese 海苔 (nori) || 海苔。源自日語のり(nori)，日語漢字為「海苔」。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 nor 🗣 (u: nor) 老^b [wt][mo] nóo [#]

tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 thaunao/thaunor 🗣 (u: thaau'nao/nor) 頭腦 [wt][mo] thâu-náu/thâu-nóo [#]

1. (N) || 頭顱。

🗣le: (u: Y thaau'nao lai'bin svef cit liap liuu.) 🗣 (伊頭腦內面生一粒瘤。) (他頭顱裡長一顆瘤。)

2. (N) || 腦筋、思想。

🗣le: (u: Y thaau'nao bøo hør.) 🗣 (伊頭腦無好。) (他腦筋不好。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: pek'thiøo'kay'nor 白頭偕老 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

白頭偕老

🗣u: Kexng nor zwn hieen. 敬老尊賢。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

敬老尊賢。

Afn putkhør boong guii, ti putkhør boong loan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Afn pud'khør boong guii, ti pud'khør boong loan [[...]] 

Forget not danger when in safety, nor anarchy when in peace.

安不可忘危,治不可忘亂

bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kef bøo'kiarm [[...]] 

neither too much nor too little, nothing added nothing taken away, no more, no less

不多不少

• Bøkef bøkiarm, twtuo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'kef bøo'kiarm, tuo'tuo hør. [[...]] 
  not too little, not too much, just right
  不多不少,恰恰好。

znghøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'hoex; zngf'høex [[...]] 

pack merchandise, load cargo

裝貨

• goanzng'høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'zngf'hoex; goaan'zngf'høex; (goaan'zofng'hoex) [[...]] 
  goods in the original state as made, not dressed up to look better than they are nor flavored to conceal their original flavor
  原裝貨

ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia [[...]] 

also, even, still

也

• Y ia bøo ciaqciuo ia bøo ciaqhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia bøo ciah'ciuo ia bøo ciah'hwn. [[...]] 
  He neither drinks nor smokes.
  他也不喝酒也不抽煙。

• Y ia u cvii ia u sealek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia u cvii ia u sex'lek. [[...]] 
  He has both money and power.
  他有錢也有勢。

• ia hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia hør [[...]] 
  That will also do. O.K.
  也好

• Lie sor korng ee ia u tøxlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sor korng ee ia u tø'lie. [[...]] 
  Still there is reason in what you say.
  你所說的也有道理。

• ia si afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia si arn'ny [[...]] 
  also the same (this way)
  也是這樣

• lieen seahaxn gynnar ia zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen sex'haxn girn'nar ia zay'viar [[...]] 
  Even a little child knows it.
  連小孩也知道

iofnglør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'lør; (iorng'nor) [[...]] 

take care of one's remaining years, retire and enjoy the fruit of one's past work

養老

iofnglør-vi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'lør'vi; iorng'lør-vi; (iorng'nor'vi) [[...]] 

old folk's home

養老院

id bun safm putty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id bun safm pud'ty [[...]] 

Supposing you ask him, he knows neither the beginning, the middle, nor the end of the matter

一問三不知

ka'poe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe [[...]] 

add to, to double

加倍

• ka'poe noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'poe nor'lek [[...]] 
  double one's effort
  加倍努力

• Chiacvii gyn'ar six khof, toaxlaang ka'poe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiaf'cvii girn'ar six khof, toa'laang kaf'poe. [[...]] 
  The carfare for a child is four dollars, an adult, twice as much.
  車錢孩子四塊,成人加倍

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

hen's egg

雞蛋

• køenng-bin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'nng'bin; køef'nng-bin [[...]] 
  well-formed, healthy, plump face, neither too round nor too long, oval-faced
  雞蛋臉

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

touch, come in contact with, strike against, bump into, to "clip"

接觸,碰

• Tiexnsvoax kab tiexnsvoax na siøkhap, øe zhut'høea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tien'svoax kab tien'svoax na siøf'khap, e zhud'hoea.; Tien'svoax kab tien'svoax na siøf'khap, øe zhud'høea. [[...]] 
  When an electric wire comes in contact with another electric wire, it gives off a spark.
  電線跟電線如相碰會起火。

• Goar chiwnih phaang cit voar zhaethngf, lie mxthafng ka goar khabtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar chiuo'nih phaang cit voar zhaix'thngf, lie m'thafng ka goar khap'tiøh. [[...]] 
  I have a bowl of soup in my hands, don't bump into me.
  我手裡端著一碗菜湯,你不要碰我。

• Goar ee othofbae siøfkhoar ka y khabtiøh niaxnia, bøo ka y kauhtiøh, ia bøo ka y poxngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee of'thor'bae siør'khoar ka y khap'tiøh nia'nia, bøo ka y kauq'tiøh, ia bøo ka y pong'tiøh. [[...]] 
  I barely touched him with my motor-bike, I did not run over him nor did I collide with him.
  我的機車只稍為擦到他,沒有輾到他,也沒有撞到他。

khefngteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kherng'teng [[...]] 

affirmation, affirm, acknowledge

肯定

• Bøo khefngteng ee hoetab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo kherng'teng ee hoee'tab. [[...]] 
  There was no affirmative answer.
  沒有肯定的回答

• Y ia bøo khefngteng, ia bøo hofteng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia bøo kherng'teng, ia bøo hor'teng. [[...]] 
  He neither affirmed nor denied it.
  他沒有肯定,也沒有否定。

kiliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'liin [[...]] 

fabulous, auspicious animal. The male is 麒, and the female is 麟. It has the body of a deer, tail of an ox, hoofs of a horse, one fleshy horn, and the hair on its back is all varied colors, while on the belly it is yellow. It does not tread on the grass, nor eat anything living. Japanese use the term for the giraffe

麒麟

koa'tieen lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tieen lie'ha [[...]] 

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree — a position that invites suspicion, give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

lefngmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lerng'mngg [[...]] 

not popular nor in great demand (said of a commodity, academic course), unexpected (said of appointments or nominations, results of contests)

冷門

lii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lii; (luu) [[...]] 

ass, donkey

驢

• huy lii huy mar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy lii huy mar [[...]] 
  neither a donkey nor a horse — nondescript
  非驢非馬

mxcviathvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'thvy [[...]] 

very changeable uncertain weather, neither rainy nor fair

陰晴不定

nor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor; (lør, lau) [[...]] 

old, aged

老

• iofngnofvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'nor'vi [[...]] 
  asylum for the aged
  養老院

Nofzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nor'zuo [[...]] 

Laotzu, the philosopher

老子

nofiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor'iux [[...]] 

old and young

老幼

nofseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor'seeng [[...]] 

sophisticated, experienced and accomplished

老成

Pie siong putciog, pie ha iwii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pie siong pud'ciog, pie ha iuo'ii. [[...]] 

person is neither on top nor on the bottom (Lit. I don't have as much as those above me but I have more than those below me.)

比上不足,比下有餘。

pvoarkiamtvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'kiaam'tvy [[...]] 

neither salty nor sweet, between salty and sweet

半鹹半甜

putbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'beeng [[...]] 

make neither head nor tail of, not clear, nebulous, unknown

不明

putlaam putlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'laam pud'lie [[...]] 

neither a male nor a female (a disapproving description of someone's manner, dress, make up), grotesque

不男不女

pud oarnthiefn, pud iujiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud oaxn'thiefn, pud iuu'jiin [[...]] 

not to complain against heaven nor be resentful to men

不怨天,不尤人。

putsafm putsux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'safm pud'sux [[...]] 

neither one thing nor the other, insolent, formless, grotesque, incongruities in shape, appearance, manner

不三不四

samputty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pud'ty [[...]] 

know neither the beginning, the middle nor the end of a matter, complete ignorance (sometimes pretended)

三不知

Sae lirn-lauxbør. Sae lirn-niaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sae lirn'lau'bør. Sae lirn'niaa.; Sae lirn-lau'bør/buo. Sae lirn-niaa.; (Sae lirn'lau'buo. Sae lirn'niaa.) [[...]] 

this expression denotes disagreement (is not spoken nor taken literally)

肏你媽!(粗話)

taix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix; (toax) [[...]] 

girdle, tape, sash or scarf, belt, band, ribbon, tie, zone, region, carry, bring, take or bring along, to lead, to conduct

帶

• hantaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haan'taix [[...]] 
  Frigid Zone
  寒帶

• ienhae ittaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'hae id'taix [[...]] 
  the region along the seashore
  沿海一帶

• jiedtaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'taix [[...]] 
  Torrid Zone
  熱帶

• lientaix zekjim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'taix zeg'jim [[...]] 
  corresponding responsibility
  連帶責任

• sefng pud taelaai, suo pud taekhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng pud taix'laai, suo pud taix'khix [[...]] 
  not brought with us at birth, nor carried away with us at death
  生不帶來,死不帶去

• untaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn'taix [[...]] 
  Temperate Zone
  溫帶

thvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy; (thiefn) [[...]] 

sky, heaven, firmament, weather

天

• bøthvy bøtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thvy bøo'te; bøo'thvy bøo'tøe [[...]] 
  fearing neither God nor man, contrary to Heaven and Earth (said of very wicked conduct)
  無天無地

• chiuthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiw'thvy [[...]] 
  autumn
  秋天

• høfthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thvy [[...]] 
  fine weather
  好天氣

• joaqthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: joah'thvy [[...]] 
  summer
  夏天

• kvoathvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaa'thvy [[...]] 
  winter
  冬天

• o'ym-thvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'ym'thvy; of'ym-thvy [[...]] 
  dark, cloudy sky
  陰天

tiuoia putseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiux'ia pud'seg [[...]] 

never ceasing, day nor night, (to work) day and night without rest or stop

晝夜不息

toan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toan; (tng) [[...]] 

sever, cut or break asunder, cut off, discontinue, cease

斷

• hviuiefn puttoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviw'iefn pud'toan [[...]] 
  incense burns unceasingly (in much frequented temple)
  香煙不斷

• ittøf liofngtoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tøf liorng'toan [[...]] 
  sever relations by one stroke, cut off a bad course of life at once
  補缺

• kaeciuo toaxnhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'ciuo toan'hwn [[...]] 
  neither drink spirituous liquor nor smoke opium or tobacco
  戒酒斷煙

noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor'lek [[...]] 

endeavor, make an effort, strive to

努力

okw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of/oo'kw [[...]] 

Reeve's turtle, nobody wins nor loses, tortoise, turtle

金龜

put'huu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'huu [[...]] 

do nor agree with, to be inconsistent with

不符

noflek 努力 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor'lek [[...]] 

努力

zhongnor 蒼老 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhofng'nor [[...]] 

(ce) old; aged; (of calligraphy or painting) vigorous; forceful

蒼老

bøexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae(-tid); bøe'sae'tid [[...]][i#] [p.10]

AV : may not, it is nor permissible to (active idea)

不行

bøexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'sae(-tid); bøe'sae(-tid) [[...]][i#] [p.16]

AV : may not, it is nor permissible to (active idea)

不行

zhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.59]

N : flesh used as food (incl also eggs, garlic, onions, not eaten in fasts nor by vegetarians)

薑

noflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nor'lek [[...]][i#] [p.184]

V : endeavor, make an effort, strive (to) (var pron of lou2-lek8)

努力

u: pud'biin pud'hiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.210]

V : neither rest nor sleep

不眠不休

u: cviw'nor 樟腦 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0146] [#13154]

＝ [ 樟腦 ( lo2 )] 。 <>

u: køx'lør køx/nor 告老 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0490/A0489] [#34597]

年長退休去隱居 。 <∼∼ 歸鄉 。 >

u: kof'lør'vi kof'nor'vi 孤老院 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0481/A0477] [#36558]

養老院 。 <>

u: ko'nor'siir 孤老祠 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0477] [#36560]

( 泉 ) ＝ [ 孤老院 ] 。 <>

u: lau'kof'nor 老孤老 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0937] [#38403]

( 罵 ) 年老e5鰥夫 。 <>

u: lør'cioxng nor'cioxng(泉) 老將 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1028/B0509] [#40044]

年長預經驗e5將軍 。 <>

u: lør'zoad nor'zoad(泉) 老拙 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1028/B0509] [#40046]

( 文 ) 愚老 。 <>

u: lør'garn nor'garn(泉) 老眼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1026/B0509] [#40048]

（ 日 ） <>

u: lør'hiuo nor'hiuo(泉) 老朽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1030/B0509] [#40050]

( 文 )<>

u: lør'iuo nor'iuo(泉) 老友 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1026/B0509] [#40053]

舊朋友 。 <>

u: lør'iux nor'iux(泉) 老幼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1026/B0509] [#40054]

老少 。 < 男婦 ∼∼ 。 >

u: lør'kwn nor'kwn(泉) 老君 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1026/B0509] [#40064]

＝ [ 李老君 ] 。 <>

u: lør'lieen nor'lieen(泉) 老年 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1031/B0509] [#40067]

( 文 ) 高齡 ； 晚年 。 <>

u: lør'ofng nor'ofng(泉) 老翁 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1026/B0509] [#40070]

敬稱年老e5人 。 <>

u: lør'peng nor'peng(泉) 老病 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1030/B0509] [#40072]

（ 日 ） <>

u: lør'phox nor'phox(泉) 老舖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1030/B0509] [#40075]

老舖 。 <>

u: lør'seeng nor'seeng(泉) 老成 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1027/B0509] [#40077]

( 1 ) ( 姓 ) 。 ( 2 ) 老練 。 <( 2 ) 屈志 ∼∼, 急則可相依 。 >

u: lør'siaux nor'siaux(泉) 老少 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1027/B0509] [#40078]

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u: lør'syn nor'syn(泉) 老身 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B1027/B0509] [#40080]

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u: thaix'siong nor'kwn thaix'siong lør'kwn(漳) 太上老君 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0016/B0016] [#59018]

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