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A'beng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'beng [[...]] 

Amen! So be it!

亞孟

aiiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ay'iøq [[...]] 

exclamation of astonishment or pain

哎喲

• Aiiøq, Nar ciaq thviax? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ay'iøq, Nar ciaq thviax? [[...]] 
  Oh! Why does it hurt so much?
  哎喲,怎麼這麼痛?

• Aiiøq, Lie nar hiaq gaau korng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ay'iøq, Lie nar hiaq gaau korng? [[...]] 
  Gosh! How come you talk so much? (How come you are so clever with your mouth?)
  哎喲,你怎麼這麼會講?

aemai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'mai; (aix'mui) [[...]] 

underhanded, deceitful, obscure

曖昧

• Tuix kimcvii mxthafng u aemai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix kym'cvii m'thafng u aix'mai. [[...]] 
  Don't be dishonest with money.
  對金錢不要有曖昧。

• Korng khaq zhengzhør lex, maix hiaq aemai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng khaq zhefng'zhør lex, maix hiaq aix'mai. [[...]] 
  Speak more clearly, don't be so obscure.
  說清楚點,不要那麼曖昧。

armtiofng thezhvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'tiofng thee'zhvea [[...]] 

quietly or secretly alert someone like with a tug on the sleeve or a wink of the eye

暗中提醒

• Y armtiofng thezhvea goar, goar ciaq sviuxtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y axm'tiofng thee'zhvea goar, goar ciaq sviu'tiøh.; Y axm'tiofng thee'zhvea/chvie goar, goar ciaq sviu'tiøh. [[...]] 
  He tugged on my sleeve so I remembered.
  他暗中提醒我,我才想到。

ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea [[...]] 

sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

appvee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'pvee; ab'pvee/pvii [[...]] 

press something so as to make it flat and smooth

壓平

awhvoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'hvoaai [[...]] 

overbearing, arbitrary

蠻橫

• Zerngkix hiahniq chionghwn`aq, lie bøeq køq arnzvoar awhvoaai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zexng'kix hiaq'nih chiofng'hwn af, lie boeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai?; Zexng'kix hiaq'niq chiofng'hwn`aq, lie bøeq køq axn'zvoar ao'hvoaai? [[...]] 
  The evidence is so great, how can you still be so overbearing?
  證據那麼充分了,你要怎樣蠻橫?

aux-tuxtu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aux'tu'tu; aux-tu'tu [[...]] 

look vexed, morose and displeased, sulky

賭氣,繃著臉

• Y ee bin putsii aotuxtu, mxzay teq bøo hvoa'hie symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee bin pud'sii aux'tu'tu, m'zay teq bøo hvoaf'hie sirm'miq? [[...]] 
  His face is always morose and displeased, I wonder what he is so unhappy about.
  他老是繃著臉,不知為什麼不高興 ?

bag'iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'iuu [[...]] 

tears caused by cold or smoke

眼水,眼淚

• Hwn kaq laau bag'iuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn kaq laau bak'iuu. [[...]] 
  It's so smoky that tears come into my eyes
  燻得流眼水。

bafnkoef chiutiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'koef chiuu'tiin [[...]] 

trace the vine and get a melon, get a clue and follow it up step by step, so as to learn the truth of a matter

摘瓜抽藤,追根究底

baxnsafn phiern'iar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'safn phiexn'iar [[...]] 

found everywhere (Lit. so numerous it covers the mountains and the plains)

漫山遍野

bøexhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be hux; bøe'hux [[...]] 

too late to do something

來不及

• Bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be hux sii'kafn.; Bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]] 
  not be on time, to be late
  時間來不及

• Y cyn gaau søo, sofie tviaxtvia bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia be hux sii'kafn.; Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]] 
  He always has so many things to he never can get started so he is never on time.
  他很會拖,所以常常趕不上時間。

bøexkaokhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kaux'khuix; bøe'kaux'khuix [[...]] 

can't be satisfied

不能滿意

• Zøx na bøexkaokhuix putjuu maix zøx khaq viaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx na be'kaux'khuix pud'juu maix zøx khaq viaa.; Zøx/Zøex na bøe'kaux'khuix pud'juu maix zøx khaq viaa. [[...]] 
  If you can't do it so you are satisfied it best not to do it at all.
  做得不滿意,不如不做比較好。

bixpid cixnjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'pid cin'jieen [[...]] 

not always so, not necessarily

未必盡然

bixpitjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'pid'jieen [[...]] 

not necessarily so

未必然

• Høfgiaqlaang bixpitjieen khoaelok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'giah'laang bi'pid'jieen khoaix'lok. [[...]] 
  The rich are not always happy.
  有錢人未必快樂。

biefntid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'tid [[...]] 

save the trouble of doing something, avoid, so as not to

免得

bihbiq-chihchiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'biq'chiq'chiq; biq'biq-chiq'chiq [[...]] 

furtively

偷偷摸摸

• Ia mxsi teq zøx zhadar, nar tiøh afnnef bihbihchihchiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ia m'si teq zøx zhat'ar, nar tiøh arn'nef biq'biq'chiq'chiq. [[...]] 
  You are not stealing things, why are you acting so furtively?
  又不是當小偷,怎麼要這樣偷偷摸摸?

bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]] 

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]] 
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

bøo sviu kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sviu kaux [[...]] 

did not consider so far

沒想到

bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor [[...]] 

certain person or thing (so-and-so, such-and-such), formerly used to avoid giving proper sound to a tabooed character

某

bofbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'bor [[...]] 

certain others, a certain person, so-and-so, what's-his-name

某某

• Taan bofbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taan bor'bor [[...]] 
  Mr. Tan what's-his-name, Mr. Tan you-know-who-I-mean
  陳某某

bofboflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'bor'laang; (bor'laang, bor'miq'laang) [[...]] 

so-and-so, what-you-call-him (often said when for some reason if it is undesirable to mention his name)

某人,某某人

bøefhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'hoe; bøea'høe [[...]] 

last member of a private lending association in which each member puts in a deposited amount of money each month and they bid on who will get the money each month. The one with the lowest bid gets the money that month.

尾會

• Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøefhøe khaq u lixseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar boeq zøx boea'hoe khaq u li'seg.; Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøea'høe khaq u li'seg. [[...]] 
  I don't want to bid for lending the money, I'll be "boe-hoe" so I get more interest.
  我都不標,我要作尾會,比較有利息。

bøehsie-bøeh'oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq'sie'boeq'oah; bøeq'sie-bøeq'oah [[...]] 

importune desperately, so sick a person doesn't know whether he will live or die

要死不活的

bogkhofng itzhex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'khofng id'zhex [[...]] 

so conceited that nothing enters his eyes, very arrogant

目空一切

bogtiofng bujiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'tiofng buu'jiin [[...]] 

so arrogant that no one is important in his eyes

目中無人

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

hurried, in haste, busy, occupied

忙

• hongboong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'boong [[...]] 
  be confused, hurriedly, in a flurry
  慌忙

• Cide hongboong (kvoafkirn, tiøqkib) soaq bøexkix`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'e hofng'boong (kvoar'kirn, tiøh'kib) soaq be'kix'tid.; Cit'e hofng'boong (kvoar'kirn, tiøh'kib) soaq bøe'kix`tid. [[...]] 
  so confused, I forgot
  一慌張就忘記了。

bofngkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'koex; borng'køex [[...]] 

just getting on so and so

得過且過

bongtafng bongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'tafng bofng'say [[...]] 

always at work at various things, so as to have no leisure

摸東摸西

bu'naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'høo; (bøo'taf'oaa) [[...]] 

no other recourse, no alternative, no help for it

無奈何,不得已

• Bu'naixhøo, soaq tiøh afnny zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'nai'høo, soaq tiøh arn'ny zøx [[...]] 
  There was no other alternative so it had to be done.
  無奈何,結果得這樣做。

but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but [[...]] 

sink, drown, be submerged, go into hiding, obscurity or oblivion, take property away from another, die, dead

沒

• baibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'but [[...]] 
  bury or hide so that it may never be found
  埋沒

budseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'seg [[...]] 

search for, look for, hunt up

物色

• Paethog lie ka goar taux budseg cit kefng zhux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Paix'thog lie ka goar taux but'seg cit kefng zhux. [[...]] 
  Will you be so kind as to help me look for a house?
  拜託幫我物色一間房子。

zafmzhao tikyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zarm'zhao tii'kyn [[...]] 

take care of a situation so that it is settled once and for all (Lit. Pull grass out by the roots.)

斬草除根

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

make arrangement so as to keep a schedule

計時

zawzuyar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'zuie'ar [[...]] 

petty businessman who picks up small items to do business on his own account, sometimes smuggling goods on a small scale as a single individual

跑單幫

• Y ka'ti bøo tiaxm, sofie lorng teq zøx zawzuyar senglie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaf'ti bøo tiaxm, sor'ie lorng teq zøx zao'zuie'ar sefng'lie. [[...]] 
  He doesn't' have a store so he can only sell goods here and there to do business.
  他自己沒有店,所以都在做流動生意。

zeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg; (siog) [[...]] 

younger brothers of one's father, polite title to a moderately old man, not so old as one's father

叔

zeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg [[...]] 

law, a rule A particle indicating consequence or result wherefore, then, and so, in that case, consequently

則

• goanzeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'zeg [[...]] 
  principle of handling or doing something
  原則

• kuizeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'zeg [[...]] 
  rule, regulation
  規則

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]] 

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

• Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, bøeq nar øe zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix.; Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]] 
  He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
  他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

zexngsarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'sarn [[...]] 

increase production

增產

• Citkhoarn chiaf cyn hør bøe, kangtviuu citmar teq zexngsarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn chiaf cyn hør be, kafng'tviuu cid'mar teq zeng'sarn.; Cid'khoarn chiaf cyn hør bøe, kafng'tviuu cid'mar teq zeng'sarn. [[...]] 
  This kind of car is very easy to sell, so the factory is now increasing production.
  這種車很好賣,工廠現在在增產。

zhar sie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhar sie laang [[...]] 

make someone angry, annoy, bother, disturb, also used as a light swear word with the meaning, "You are driving me nuts." (Lit. You are so disturbing it's killing me.)

吵死人

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

loiter

閒坐

• Bøo aix zøx khangkhoex tiaxmtiam zhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix zøx khafng'khoex tiam'tiam zhai. [[...]] 
  He doesn't want to work so he quietly loiters.
  不工作只閒坐著。

zhagtiøh kutphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhak'tiøh kud'phang [[...]] 

offend a man by speaking so as to reveal his wrong doing, touch on a sore point

刺到骨縫,說到癢(痛)處

zharm buu thienjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zharm buu thiefn'jit [[...]] 

said of life under a tyrannical government, so dark, or full of suffering, that it is as if the sun were not in the sky

慘無天日

zharm pud jirm tor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zharm pud jirm tor [[...]] 

so tragic that one cannot bear to look at it

慘不忍睹

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

meddle with, interfere with a person or an affair

干涉

• Goar m zhab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m zhab. [[...]] 
  I will not meddle with the matter.
  我不管

• Goar m zhab y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m zhab y. [[...]] 
  I will have nothing to do with him.
  我不管他,我不理他。

• kauzhab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'zhab [[...]] 
  be associated or connected in business, so as to be involved in his responsibilities or losses
  交往,關連

• bøo siøkauzhab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo siøf'kaw'zhab. [[...]] 
  not at all involved in his affairs
  互不相關

zhaophuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'phuo [[...]] 

molded, has a moldy smell or taste like food, clothes or a place

發霉

• Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaophuo khix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn kuo bøo laai af, zhaux'phuo khix af. [[...]] 
  You have been away or you come so seldom that you smell musty. (This expression is very often used between close friends or relatives.)
  你很久沒來,變得陌生了。

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

sink down like a wall on a foundation, come down like a sail when the rope is too loose

沉下,下垂

• zheh løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheh løh'khix [[...]] 
  settle down like a house on bad foundation, or as a door settling down so that the hinges will not work well
  沉下去

• zheqtea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheh'tea [[...]] 
  precipitate, sedimentation
  沉澱

zhefngkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'kofng [[...]] 

ask higher level person to record somebody's meritorious deeds so that person can get a reward

請功

chia'oong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaa'oong [[...]] 

the 96th radical (giok), when written at the side, so called because its contracted shape is almost the same as the character 王

王,部首

chviafban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviar'ban [[...]] 

Hold it! Not so fast!

且慢,等一下

chieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chieen; (ieen) [[...]] 

delay

拖延,耽誤

• Chieen luo kuo luo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chieen luo kuo luo hør. [[...]] 
  Time is in our favor
  拖越久越好

• Chieen lie ee sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chieen lie ee sii'kafn. [[...]] 
  I have taken so much of your time.
  耽誤你的時間。

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

move a thing slightly so as to get it into the right place or position, alter a slight twist to a statement or message on purpose, to adjust by a small change

調整

chiausefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'sefng [[...]] 

get a soul out of hell so as to be born again into the world (Buddhist), commute a death sentence

超生

chiongtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'tiøh [[...]] 

handle a wedding or burial incorrectly so as to bring down ill fortune on the enterprise

沖煞

chiuu kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuu kyn'goaan [[...]] 

investigate carefully (having found a clue), so as to find the real root and origin of the matter

追溯根源

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

wrong, mistake, a fault, error, a blunder

錯

• Afnny bøo zhøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'ny bøo zhøx. [[...]] 
  It is certainly so! Yes indeed! That's correct! Right on!
  這樣沒錯!

• zøx zhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx zhøx; zøx/zøex zhøx [[...]] 
  do wrong
  做錯

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

pluck out hair or feathers, give a sudden jerk or sharp pull so as to break a rope, to snatch

拔,扯

zhøe sylo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe sie'lo; zhøe sie'lo [[...]] 

act so as to bring death and ruin on one's self

找死

zhupafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw'pafng; (chy'pafng) [[...]] 

lay down boards so as to make a level surface

舖木板

zhuhzhuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuq'zhuq [[...]] 

eyes dim or nearly closed

瞇花(眼睛)

• bagciw zhuhzhuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw zhuq'zhuq [[...]] 
  eyes dim or nearly closed, so as not to see clearly
  瞇花眼

zhutsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sviaf [[...]] 

speak out, utter

出聲

• Zhadar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhutsviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhat'lar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq be zhud'sviaf.; Zhat'ar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhud'sviaf. [[...]] 
  When the thief came, I was so frightened that I couldn't speak even a word.
  小偷來時,我嚇得不敢出聲。

zhutthaau surn kag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'thaau surn kag [[...]] 

take responsibility and so suffer a loss

出頭損角,樹大招風

Cviarsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'si [[...]] 

yes, exactly so, an expression introducing a common saying which ends a chapter in old Chinese novels

正是

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

eat, live on, get money out of someone, to live off someone, live so long, take or use snuff, tobacco or wine

吃,食

• høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'ciah [[...]] 
  tastes good
  好吃

• phvayciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'ciah [[...]] 
  tastes bad
  難吃

• gauciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau'ciah [[...]] 
  be a good eater, have a good appetite
  能吃

ciahkuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaq'kuo; (ciaq'nih kuo) [[...]] 

so long, this long time, recently, Such a long time!

這麼久,最近,近來

• Ciahkuo hør `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq'kuo hør `bøo? [[...]] 
  Have you been well of late?
  近來好嗎 ?

• Ciahkuo lorng bøo khvoartiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq'kuo lorng bøo khvoax'tiøh y. [[...]] 
  I haven't seen him recently.
  最近都沒看見他。

• Ho lie thernghau ciaq kuo, cyn phvaysex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie thexng'hau ciaq kuo, cyn phvae'sex. [[...]] 
  I am very sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
  讓你等了這麼久,真不好意 思。

ciexnthaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'thaang [[...]] 

said in scolding a child (Lit. troublesome insect)

頑皮,淘氣鬼

• Lie cid ee ciexnthaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cid ee cien'thaang [[...]] 
  You naughty brat!
  你這個頑皮鬼!

• Lie nar ciaq ciexnthaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar ciaq cien'thaang? [[...]] 
  How come you are so naughty?
  你怎麼這麼頑皮 ?

cietkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'kex; (cied'cvii) [[...]] 

equivalent to so many dollars... (said of an article used in repaying a debt)

折價

cym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym [[...]] 

kiss

吻,親

• Lie ee bin ciahnih lahsab, goar mxkvar ka lie cym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee bin ciaq'nih laq'sab, goar m'kvar ka lie cym. [[...]] 
  Your face is so dirty, I don't dare kiss you.
  你的臉這麼髒,我不敢吻你。

• cimzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'zhuix; (cym zhuix'tuun) [[...]] 
  kiss the lips
  親嘴

• cym zhuiephea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym zhuix'phea [[...]] 
  kiss the cheek
  親面頰

• cym chiwcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym chiuo'cie [[...]] 
  kiss the Bishop's ring
  吻戒指

• cym khofsiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym khor'siong [[...]] 
  kiss the crucifix
  親苦像

cit nii pvoarzaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit nii pvoax'zaix [[...]] 

about a year, a year or so

一年半載

zoafnzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'zog [[...]] 

change the crop

轉作

• Bie sviw ze sofie zhaan aix zoafnzog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie sviw ze sor'ie zhaan aix zoarn'zog. [[...]] 
  There is too much rice so we have to change crops (have to plant something else).
  米太多所以田得轉作。

zøhzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøq'zuie [[...]] 

bank or dam a watercourse so as to turn it into the fields

堵水

zuxthaxn putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaxn pud'juu [[...]] 

admit with regret that one is not so great, concede that the other fellow is better qualified

自歎不如

zuie sied putthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie sied pud'thofng [[...]] 

so crowded (or so carefully guarded) that it is impossible even for water to seep through

水泄不通

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]] 

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

• Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. [[...]] 
  This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
  這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

• Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. [[...]] 
  This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
  這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

• Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. [[...]] 
  Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
  貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

• Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [[...]] 
  Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
  春天一到, 花會開.

• Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. [[...]] 
  the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
  鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

exiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'iøf [[...]] 

part of the body just below the waist

下腰

• larm exiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm e'iøf [[...]] 
  seize by the waist so as to throw an opponent down
  摟下腰

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq; øeh'øeh-khøeq'khøeq [[...]] 

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

• Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeqøeqkhøehkhøeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq.; Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. [[...]] 
  If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
  廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

ekzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'zhux; (hør'zhux) [[...]] 

advantage

益處, 好處

• Lie afnnef zøx, u symmih ekzhux (høfzhux)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'nef zøx, u sirm'miq eg'zhux (hør'zhux)?; Lie arn'nef zøx/zøex, u sirm'mih eg'zhux (hør'zhux)? [[...]] 
  What advantage will it be to do so?
  你這樣做, 有什麼益處(好處) ?

engkay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kay; (exng'kay) [[...]] 

ought, ought to be

應該

• Lie engkay (tiøh) afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie efng'kay (tiøh) arn'ny zøx. [[...]] 
  You must do it this way
  你應該這樣做.

• Huiky na kawtiarm khypoef, cymmar erngkay kaux ciaf af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Huy'ky na kao'tiarm khie'poef, cirm'mar exng'kay kaux ciaf af. [[...]] 
  The plane ought to be here by now, if it took off at nine. (Note: "eng-kai" and "tioh" mean the same thing, but "tioh" is used for emphasis.)
  飛機要是九點起飛, 現在應該到這兒了.

• Engkay! [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'kay!; (Exng'kay!) [[...]] 
  Serve you right! I told you so ! (As when a mischievous child falls down).
  應該! 應該!

hayhayaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'hae'af [[...]] 

careless, casual, fair, so-so

馬馬虎虎

haixkoaekoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai'koaix'koaix [[...]] 

old and shabby

老舊,破舊

• Y ciog khiam ee, cit taai thihbea haixkoaekoaix ma iao teq khiaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ciog khiam ee, cit taai thiq'bea hai'koaix'koaix ma iao teq khiaa. [[...]] 
  He is so frugal he still rides an old and shabby bicycle.
  他很節儉,一部腳踏車那麼老舊了,還在騎。

hayliog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'liok'ar [[...]] 

Marines

海軍陸戰隊

• Y khix zøx hayliog'ar, sofie aix øh siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix zøx hae'liok'ar, sor'ie aix øh siuu'zuie. [[...]] 
  He joined the Marines so he has to learn how to swim.
  他去當海軍陸戰隊,所以得學游泳。

gøxsyn siongtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gø'syn sioong'tvar [[...]] 

endure hardships to accomplish some ambition, determination for revenge (Lit. an allusion to the King of Yueh (越王勾踐) who slept on firewood for a mattress and had a gall bladder hung over his bed to remind him of the bitterness (gall) of his defeat so

臥薪嘗膽

goanlaai juzhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'laai juu'zhuo [[...]] 

I see, Now I understand what you mean So, that's what it is!

原來如此

hvi'ar phakphag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'ar phag'phag [[...]] 

ears standing out so much as almost to cover the opening (like a pig's)

垂耳

• thviaf kaq hvi'ar phakphag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf kaq hvi'ar phag'phag [[...]] 
  listening very attentively
  全神聽講

hviati'aftai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaf'ti'ar'tai [[...]] 

brothers

弟兄關係

• Hviati'aftai nar tiøh hiahnih keakaux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hviaf'ti'ar'tai nar tiøh hiaq'nih kex'kaux? [[...]] 
  Why are such good friends so miserly?
  弟兄關係怎麼需要那麼計較?

hiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq; (hiaq'niq) [[...]] 

such, so, as... as...

那麼

• hiah'zøe/hiahniq'zøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq ('nih) ze; hiaq'zøe [[...]] 
  that much, that many, as much as that
  那麼多

• hiah'hør/hiahniq'hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq ('nih) hør; hiaq'hør [[...]] 
  that good, as good as that
  那麼好

• hiah'toa/hiahniq'toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq ('nih) toa; hiaq'toa [[...]] 
  that big, as big as that
  那麼大

hiernhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiexn'hefng [[...]] 

bare one's breast, open the outer garment so as to let the inner one appear like when the weather is hot

袒胸,露胸

hiexntuo-hien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tuo'hien; hien'tuo-hien [[...]] 

evident

明顯

• Hiexntwhien su'iaux ee taixcix nar extaxng svea`tid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hien'tuo'hien sw'iaux ee tai'cix nar e'taxng svea`tid? [[...]] 
  How can we omit doing something that so evidently needs to be done?
  很明顯需要的事情,怎麼能省?

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

violent, truculent

兇

• Lie nar ciahnih hiofng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie nar ciaq'nih hiofng?; (Lie nar ciaq'nih phvae?) [[...]] 
  How come you are so truculent?
  你為什麼這麼兇?

hiongsiin oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin og'soaq [[...]] 

devils, fiends

凶神惡煞

• Mxzay khix chionghoaxntiøh tøq cit texhngf ee hiongsiin oksoaq e hiaq lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay khix chiofng'hoan'tiøh tøq cit te'hngf ee hiofng'siin og'soaq e hiaq li'hai. [[...]] 
  I don't know where I went to antagonize so vicious an evil spirit that causes this much ill health.
  不知沖犯到那個地方的凶神惡煞會那麼厲害。

hipkvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hib'kvoa [[...]] 

cover up warmly so as to perspire

悶汗

hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør; (hvor) [[...]] 

good, nice, fine, excellent, very, much, pleasing in looks, taste, easy to deal with, to finish dressing, doing, all right! so that

好

høkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'khor [[...]] 

Why take so much trouble to…

何苦

Høflafmsaf cid'toxpar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'larm'saf cit'to'par.; Hør'larm'saf cit''to'par. [[...]] 

He'll eat anything so he won't go hungry.

好壞都吃,就不會餓。

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho [[...]] 

until, to cause, to effect, so that (tone never changes)

使

• chid ho taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid ho taf [[...]] 
  wipe dry
  擦乾

• pak ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak ho aan [[...]] 
  tie tightly
  綁緊

• puun ho sid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puun ho sid [[...]] 
  blow out
  吹熄

• saux ho zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux ho zhefng'khix [[...]] 
  sweep clean
  掃乾淨

• Siulie khaq kanghw lex, mxthafng køq ho haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lex, m'thafng køq ho hai'khix. [[...]] 
  Repair this thing more carefully so that it doesn't break right away again.
  修理仔細些,不要再讓它壞了。

• thak ho sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak ho sek [[...]] 
  study until you get the matter down
  唸熟

horzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hox'zuie [[...]] 

bail water with a bucket or both hands so as to empty the container, throw water on someone or something

打水

hoxleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho'leeng [[...]] 

wings built on to the original house so as to form a U-shape building

廂房

holoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo [[...]] 

dried bottle gourd with inside scooped out so it can be used as a canteen

葫蘆

hof'uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'uy [[...]] 

frightful appearance of a tiger assumed so as to scare others

虎威

Hoanchviar... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoaan'chviar... [[...]] 

Will you please…, Please be so kind as to…

煩請

hoankixka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'ki'ka [[...]] 

so confused that it cannot be understood, someone being unreasonable

理不清,刁蠻,不通情理

• Kab hid khoarn hoankixka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhunchviaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab hid khoarn hoafn'ki'ka ee laang korng, nar korng e zhwn'chviaf? [[...]] 
  If you talk to that kind of unreasonable person how can you make any sense.
  跟那種不通情理的人說,怎麼說得通?

• Hid ee laang hoankixka. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang hoafn'ki'ka. [[...]] 
  That guy is very unreasonable.
  那個人刁蠻不講理。

hoafnluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'luxn [[...]] 

moist, damp

潮濕

• Miqkvia na hoafnluxn ciu øe svekof kaq zhaophuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu e svef'kof kaq zhaux'phuo.; Mih'kvia na hoarn'luxn ciu øe svef/svy'kof kaq zhaux'phuo. [[...]] 
  If things are damp they will get so moldy they will begin to stink and turn green.
  東西如果潮濕,就會長霉發味。

hoefkhaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'khaw [[...]] 

parents in their old age moving from home to home of their children so that their children can support them

輪流侍養父母

hoeloklog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'log'log [[...]] 

very colorfully decorated to the point of distracting the eye, a person talks so much and so fast that the listener becomes confused

衣服很花,不懂,不清楚,很吵

hongcirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'cirn [[...]] 

shock-resistant, quake-proof

防震

• Cid khoarn piøfar u hongcirn, siøfkhoar siaktiøh bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn piør'ar u hoong'cirn, siør'khoar siag'tiøh bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]] 
  This watch is shock resistant so a little bump doesn't hurt it.
  這種手錶有防震,稍微摔到沒關係。

hofnghud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: horng'hud [[...]] 

similar to or like, at first glance or carelessly, absent mindedly, unconsciously

彷彿,匆匆地一看,疏忽

• Hofnghud khvoax khylaai chinchviu si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud khvoax khie'laai chyn'chviu si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  At first glance it seems to be genuine.
  匆匆地一看像似真的,疏忽(台語)

• Hofnghud korng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  let a fact slip out
  說溜了嘴。

• Hofnghud thviaf bøo siongsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud thviaf bøo sioong'sex. [[...]] 
  I was not paying attention so I did not hear it clearly.
  一疏忽沒聽清楚。

hongpheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'pheeng [[...]] 

reputation

風評

• Hongpheeng hiahnih bae, karm u laang bøeq chviax? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoong'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang boeq chviax?; Hofng'pheeng hiaq'nih bae, karm u laang bøeq chviax? [[...]] 
  His reputation is so bad will anyone hire him?
  風評那麼差,有人要僱他嗎?

hongpix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'pix [[...]] 

seal, close completely

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