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aplek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'lek ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
pressure
壓力
auxsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
one's second wife, a new wife (in place of the deceased)
繼室
baxnsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
emperor's birthday
萬壽
bengsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'siu; (ym'siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
birth anniversary of a person already dead
冥壽,陰壽,忌辰
bukofng siuxlok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kofng siu'lok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
get the reward without real achievements or contributions
無功受祿
zaizuo-siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'zuo'siu; zaai'zuo-siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
wealth, sons and longevity (According to Chinese tradition these are the three essential elements of good fortune or happiness.)
財子壽
zengsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
have a longer span of life, enjoy longevity
增壽
zhadsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhat'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
den or hideout of thieves and bandits
賊巢
zheg-høeasiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg hoex'siu; zheg-høex'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
lessen the years of one's life
縮減壽命
chielien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chix'lien ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
test, trials
試煉
chiongtong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'tong ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
impulse, sudden urge, be excited, over excited
衝動
ciapsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
accept
接受
ciawafsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciao'ar'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bird's nest
鳥巢
ciawsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciao'siu; (ciao'ar'siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bird's nest
鳥巢
ciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
celebrate, invoke, bless, implore, (used in offering various kinds of congratulations), toasts (when drinking wine with friends), "ciog" might be translated "May heaven bless you with..."
祝
cioksiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
congratulate someone on his or her birthday by a visit, letter, card or present
祝壽
zøsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøf'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
incur losses
遭受
zørsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
build a nest
築巢
Zoakhafng thaux niawchysiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaa'khafng thaux niao'chie'siu.; Zoaa'khafng thaux niao'chie/zhuo'siu. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bureaucrats shield each other
官官相為
zoansiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
live one's full lifespan, die of natural causes
全壽
zøhsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøq'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
build a nest
築巢
zubi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'bi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the flavor (of food, poetry) taste, flavor
滋味
zuxzog zuxsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zog zu'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
one reaps what he sows, suffer the consequences of one's own doing
自作自受
zwkionggoa siuxthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'kiofng'goa siu'thay ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
ectopic pregnancy, ectopic gestation
子宮外受孕
eksiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
lengthen one's life
益壽
hamsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
instruction by mail
函授
hamsiu haghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'siu hak'hau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
correspondence school
函授學校
hamsiuxkhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'siu'khøx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
correspondence course
函授課
haxnzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'zex; (zex'han) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
restriction, a limit, ration, to restrict, to limit
限制
heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
actions, conduct, behavior
行
hiamgii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam'gii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
supicion, a charge…
嫌疑
hiafngnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'nii; (hiarng'siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
natural span of life of one who dies old
享年,享壽
hiafngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
enjoy, indulge oneself in some pleasant pursuit
享受
hiafngsiu zheng'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'siu zhefng'eeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
enjoy an easy and comfortable life
享受清閒
hiøhsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiøq'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
return to the nest, nest, roost
回巢
hiofngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiorng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
enjoy, indulge oneself in some pleasant pursuit
享受
hoarsiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
abolish, remove
化消
høeasiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'siu; høex'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
natural span of life
壽命
høeasiu kay ciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'siu kay ciofng; høex'siu kay ciofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
fated time of life having come to an end, one must die
壽數該盡
hoehkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoeq'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
animal spirit, physical vigor, youthful ardor, one's temperament, disposition
血氣
hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
happiness, good fortune, good luck, blessing, bliss
福
hoklogsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'lok'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
happiness, wealth, and longevity, the three ingredients of a full life
福祿壽
hoksiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
happiness and longevity
福壽
hoksiu zoankuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'siu zoaan'kuy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
have enjoyed both happiness and longevity (a laudatory expression about people who die at venerable age)
福壽全歸
hoksiu siangzoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'siu siafng'zoaan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
enjoy both happiness and longevity
福壽雙全
hongsofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'sofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
hardships (wind and frost)
風霜
hux-kaosiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux kaux'siu; hux-kaux'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
associate professor
副教授
hunzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhef; hwn'zhef; (pwn'zhef) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
fork of a tree or a road
分叉(分岔)(分歧)
vie'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vix'ar; (iexn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
swallow (bird)
燕子
Iasof siuxlan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof siu'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Passion
耶穌受難
Iasof siuxlaxnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaa'sof siu'lan'jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Good Friday
耶穌受難日
ienlieen eksiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'lieen eg'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
May you prolong your days! Lengthen one's life
延年益壽
iensiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
prolong one's life
延壽
iawsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
short-lived, die young, wicked
夭壽,短命,缺德
iawsiuxpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'siu'po ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
begin affairs and not settle them so as to cause great trouble to others, wicked way (means)
缺德的手段
iukisi... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'kii'si... ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
especially
尤其是 ...
jymsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jirm'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
endure patiently
忍受
jymsiu thorngkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jirm'siu thoxng'khor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
endure suffering patiently
忍受痛苦
jinkafng-siuxzefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kafng siu'zefng; jiin'kafng-siu'zefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
artificial insemination
人工受精
jinkafng siuxin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kafng siu'in; (jiin'kafng siu'thay) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
artificial insemination
人工受孕
jinsiu pøfhiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'siu pør'hiarm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
life insurance
人壽保險
jioxngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiong'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
get other's property or rights through due process of law, acquisition
讓受
kaesiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
May you have long life!
介壽
kamgoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm'goan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
willing(ly), contentedly
甘願
kafmhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'hoax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
reform (a person), influence (a person) by personal examples of moral uprightness
感化
kamsym jymsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm'sym jirm'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
willing to endure
甘心忍受
kafmsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
receive an impression, be impressed, to pick up (as radio), perceive, to feel
感受
kafm siu khutjiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm siu khud'jiok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
willing to submit to humiliation
甘受屈辱
karm toong syn siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm toong syn siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
feel deeply moved by a kindness (shown to somebody else) as if one were actually the object thereof (an expression used often in letters asking favors on behalf of someone else)
感同身受
kafnggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'gi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
lecture, correspondence course, transcript of lectures, a discourse, explanation, deliver a lecture on, give a course in
講義,講授
kafngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
teach
講授
kaogi hamsiuxpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'gi haam'siu'po ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
correspondence course in religion (Catholic)
教義函授部
kawhia-siu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'hia'siu; kao'hia-siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
ant nest
螞蟻窩
kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
education, instruction, educate
教育
kawsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'siu; (kao'tiaau) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
kennel
狗窩
kaosiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
professor, teaching, teach
教授
khaq... ia m [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia m ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
no matter how much... still not willing
再怎麼 ...也不 ...
khangsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
empty nest
空巢
khawsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
teach orally
口授
khehzø kaosiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'zø kaux'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
visiting professor
客座教授
kherngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khexng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
offer birthday greetings
慶壽
khiaxsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
prepare a coffin for oneself during life
未逝前先備好的棺木
khoflan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'lan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
great misery, suffering, hardship
苦難
khoaix siuxkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaix siu'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
easily angered, peevish
容易生氣
khoankerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaan'kerng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
environment, surroundings
環境
khusog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'sog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
restrain, detention, restrict, to bind, confine
拘束
khud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khud ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bend down, to stoop, to submit to the dominion of, grievance, wrong, injustice
屈
khutjiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khud'jiok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
receive insults and be forced to submit to them, disgrace
屈辱
kiarm høeasiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiarm hoex'siu; kiarm høex'siu; (zheg'hoex'siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
have one's life shortened by Heaven on account of wickedness
減壽
Kiuu peng'afn tø hør, maix sviuxbøeq thiafm hoksiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiuu peeng'afn tø hør, maix sviu'boeq thiafm hog'siu.; Kiuu peeng'afn tø hør, maix sviu'bøeq thiafm hog'siu. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Just pray for peace, don't try to add long life and happiness.
求平安就好，別想要添福壽。
køsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
What is your venerable age? (to an old person)
高壽
køterng kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'terng kaux'iok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
higher (advanced) education
高等教育
kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
tortoise, turtle
龜
lamlie siuxsiu putchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam'lie siu'siu pud'chyn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
A man and a woman unless related by blood or marriage should not touch hands when giving and taking things (according to the code of conduct before the republican era)
男女授受不親
lankhafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'khafm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
intolerable, unbearable
難堪
lankoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laan'koaix. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
No wonder!
難怪
lenggoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'goan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
I had rather, I prefer, would rather
寧願
lengjiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'jiok ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
insult, maltreat, disgrace, assault (a woman), put shame
凌辱
lefngsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lerng'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Lit collar and cuffs — a leader
領袖
liofngbin siuxtek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'bin siu'tek ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
between two fires
兩面受敵
liofngsiu zhenghofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'siu zhefng'hofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
honest public servants attain high official rank without money in the bank
兩袖清風
loafnsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loarn'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
feast taking place on the eve of one's birthday
暖壽
lui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lui ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
involve, implicate, involvement, owe, trouble, be in debt, tired, weary
累
mxsiuxzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'siu'zex ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dissolute, unconventional
放蕩不務正業
mxsiuxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'siu'kax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
not accept education (guidance, teaching)
不聽教訓
ngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngr; (siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sleeve
袖
gvofhog (zaai, zuo, siu, hux, kuix) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'hog (zaai, zuo, siu, hux, kuix) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
five blessings (talent, posterity, long life, wealth, and honor)
五福(財，子，壽，富，貴)。
niafsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niar'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
receive, accept
領受
niawchysiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie'siu; niao'chie/zhuo'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rat's nest
老鼠窩
nngfkixm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngr'kixm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
restrict someone from leaving the house
軟禁
O'kao thauciah, peqkao siuxzoe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'kao thaw'ciah, peh'kao siu'zoe. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be accused or charged falsely (Lit. The black dog ate it by stealth, and the white dog received the blame.)
黑狗偷食,白狗受罪,張罪李擔
oah siuxzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah siu'zoe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
feel as if one were just living to suffer, suffer greatly
活受罪
ok'heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'heng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
evil, wicked conduct
惡行
paesiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paix'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
make a congratulatory visit to a man on his birthday
拜壽

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