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bagsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'sae [[...]] 

tears

眼淚

• laau-bagsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau bak'sae; laau-bak'sae [[...]] 
  weep
  流眼淚

• bagsae zhexzhe tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'sae zhe'zhe tøx; (bak'sae tiq'be'li) [[...]] 
  tears flowing abundantly
  淚下如雨

• bagsae zøx png thwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'sae zøx png thwn [[...]] 
  having tears for meat
  以淚當飯吞

bagciw-mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw'mof; bak'ciw-mof; (bak'ciw'moo) [[...]] 

eyelashes

睫毛

• bagciumof tørzhaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw'mof tøx'zhaq [[...]] 
  eyelash in the eye
  倒睫

zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay [[...]] 

upside down like a bottle, a book or a person

栽,倒

• tørthauzay poaqløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'zay poah'løh'khix [[...]] 
  something or someone falling head first
  倒栽下去

• khngx tørthauzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khngx tøx'thaau'zay [[...]] 
  put upside down
  倒放

chiamtøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'tøx [[...]] 

sign the attendance book at the office, firm or factory

簽到

chiamtørpho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'tøx'pho [[...]] 

attendance book

簽到簿

zhuozhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'zhux; (tøx'zhux) [[...]] 

everywhere

處處,到處

cviarkhaw-tørsiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'khaw tøx'siaq; cviax'khaw-tøx'siaq [[...]] 

sarcasm and mockery

冷嘲熱諷

cviarthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'thaau [[...]] 

the right side or doctrine, proper, correct, the right side as opposed to the reverse side, front, put or hold in the proper direction

正面,正端

• He cviarthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: He cviax'thaau. [[...]] 
  Lay in the proper direction.
  放正

• Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviarthaau, tøq cit thaau si tørthaau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviax'thaau, tøq cit thaau si tøx'thaau? [[...]] 
  Which is the right end of these chopsticks?
  這雙筷子那一 端是頭,那一端是尾 ?

• U ee khuxn cviarthaau, u ee khuxn tørthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee khuxn cviax'thaau, u ee khuxn tøx'thaau. [[...]] 
  Some are sleeping in the proper direction, some are not.
  有的睡正端,有的睡另一端。

ciutøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'tøx [[...]] 

thoughtful service, considerate, hospitable

週到

zøfchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'chiuo; (tøx'chiuo) [[...]] 

left hand

左手

zøfpix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'pix; (tøx'chiuo) [[...]] 

left arm

左臂

zøfpiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'piefn; (tøx'peeng) [[...]] 

on the left, the left side

左邊

gaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaa [[...]] 

thread (spiral ridge) of a screw

螺絲紋,螺齒

• Cid ky losy bøo gaa (gaa uikhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky loo'sy bøo gaa (gaa uy'khix). [[...]] 
  The thread of this screw is worn out.
  這個螺絲沒有螺齒(螺絲紋磨光了)。

• cviargaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'gaa [[...]] 
  clockwise screw
  正螺絲紋

• tørgaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'gaa [[...]] 
  counter-clockwise screw
  反螺絲紋

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]] 
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]] 
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

ho chiaf teq tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho chiaf teq tøx [[...]] 

rain falling in torrents, cloud burst

大雨傾盆

hoankhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'khof; (tøx'hoafn'khof) [[...]] 

go back and start from the beginning, the dying flicker of a man's life

回頭而來,回光反照

isafn tørhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'safn tøx'hae [[...]] 

move mountains and empty the water out of the sea — mighty power

移山倒海

kafmkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'kag [[...]] 

sense, sensibility, feeling, to feel

感覺,感到,覺得

• tørchiuo bøo kafmkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'chiuo bøo karm'kag [[...]] 
  left hand has no feeling
  左手沒有感覺

• Goar extaxng laai zhamkaf cid ee hoe, kafmkag cyn engheng (kong'eeng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'taxng laai zhafm'kaf cid ee hoe, karm'kag cyn eeng'heng (kofng'eeng). [[...]] 
  I feel honored to attend this meeting.
  我能來參加這個會,感到很榮幸(光榮)。

• Goar zaykhie kafmkag bøo symmiq sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zae'khie karm'kag bøo sirm'miq sorng'khoaix. [[...]] 
  I feel ill this morning.
  早上 我覺得不太舒服。

• Lie kafmkag arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm'kag axn'zvoar? [[...]] 
  How do you feel? What is your impression of it? (after showing something)
  你覺得怎樣?

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

arrive, to reach (a place, time, quantity), come to an end (a finish) — at games of cards etc.

到

• iawbøe kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'boe kaux; iao'bøe kaux [[...]] 
  has not arrived yet
  還沒到

• tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag [[...]] 
  from Taichung to Taipei
  從台中到台北

• Lie kaux kuie moar (pae)`af? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaux kuie moar (pae)`af? [[...]] 
  How many games (of cards, mah-jongg etc.) have you won?
  你和了(贏了) 幾把?

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

• zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex [[...]] 
  get more done
  工作效率高

• Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
  人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

• øe khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng [[...]] 
  will get stronger
  會較強壯

• Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. [[...]] 
  If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
  每天運動,身體會較強壯。

• øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea [[...]] 
  be somewhat rude or impolite
  會失禮

• Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay øe khaq sitlea bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? [[...]] 
  I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
  我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

• tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa [[...]] 
  must get bigger, must grow more
  得大些

• Citkhoarn ee køefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. [[...]] 
  This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
  這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

• Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. [[...]] 
  Make it cheaper!
  算便宜點!

khie'tøx... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'tøx... [[...]] 

on the contrary

反而

kiet'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng [[...]] 

fate, good luck or bad, lucky and unlucky

吉凶

• kiet'hiofng bixtøx siefn iuo tiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hiofng bi'tøx siefn iuo tiau [[...]] 
  Good or bad events are anticipated by a sign
  吉凶未到先有兆

korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng; (karng) [[...]] 

say, to talk, tell, to discourse

講

• bofngkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'korng [[...]] 
  talk at random, to say a thing without exactly meaning it or without a definite purpose
  隨便講講

• cviarkorng tørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'korng tøx'korng [[...]] 
  talk this way at one time and soon after talk the opposite way
  說一說二,虛實不一

• tngbin korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf'bin'korng; tngf'bin korng [[...]] 
  talk in one's presence
  當面講

laam tøx lie cviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laam tøx lie cviax [[...]] 

left represents the male, the right represents the female (a popular concept), The male sits on the left side, female on the right

男左女右

lau tørkiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau tøx'kiw [[...]] 

bent with aged, stooped

老而返矮

lauxtørthoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'tøx'thoe [[...]] 

dote, fall into dotage, become weak with age, be senile, be in one's dotage, worn out with age

老而遲鈍

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

draw in or back, recoil, withdraw, draw straight back without turning

縮

• tørlwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'lwn [[...]] 
  draw straight back (head, whole person)
  倒縮,退縮

mar tøx sengkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mar tøx seeng'kofng [[...]] 

reach to success

馬到成功

oad (koex) tørchiwpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oad (koex) tøx'chiuo'peeng [[...]] 

turn to the left

向左轉

paisafn tørhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'safn tøx'hae [[...]] 

overthrow a mountain and upset the sea — of great ability, over-helming or sweeping

排山倒海

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

turn over, turn down, invert, be upset

翻,反,顛

• tørperng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'perng [[...]] 
  inverted
  顛倒

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

by the side of, a side

旁,邊,方

• cviarpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'peeng; (cviax'chiuo peeng) [[...]] 
  right hand side
  右邊

• citpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid peeng [[...]] 
  this side, this way, on my (our) part, here, this place
  這邊

• hid peeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid peeng [[...]] 
  over there, the other, the other party, the other side
  那邊

• phoarpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoax'peeng [[...]] 
  cut or split into two halves
  分邊,切成兩半

• siangpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'peeng [[...]] 
  both sides, both parties
  雙方

• tørpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'peeng [[...]] 
  left hand side
  左邊

• toaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'peeng [[...]] 
  the side of honor, larger half
  大邊,大的一半

perng-tørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'tøx'tngr; perng-tøx'tngr [[...]] 

turn upside down or wrong side up, to invert, turn back into original position

翻過來

phahtng chiwkud khie'tøx iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'tng chiuo'kud khix'tøx iorng; (phaq'tng chiuo'kud tiefn'tøx iorng) [[...]] 

turn a misfortune into a blessing, to profit from a misfortune, After a storm, comes a calm. (Lit. After a broken arm has been cured, it is stronger than before.)

因禍得福

phied tørpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phied tøx'peeng; (phied cviax'peeng) [[...]] 

stroke to the left and another to the right

撇左,捺右

pørtøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'tøx [[...]] 

report one's arrival

報到

pok'høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pog'hoee; pog'høee; (pog'tøx'tngr) [[...]] 

refusal to grant permission

駁回

seh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seh [[...]] 

whirl, turn round, go round in a circle, (planets) revolve

迴轉

• cviarseh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'seh [[...]] 
  revolve in the usual direction, rotate clockwise
  正轉

• tørseh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'seh [[...]] 
  revolve counter clockwise
  倒轉

sixhuy tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'huy tiefn'tøx [[...]] 

confound right and wrong

是非顛倒

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

throw at, throw down, dash violently on the ground

摔,倒

• tørsiarnghviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'siaxng'hviax [[...]] 
  fall backwards
  仰倒

siogtørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok'tøx'tngr [[...]] 

ransom, redeem

贖回

sviu-tørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'tøx'tngr; sviu-tøx'tngr [[...]] 

introspection, self questioning

回頭想,反省

tadtøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tat'tøx [[...]] 

reach (a decision, conclusion, destination), to attain (a goal)

達到

thaixkheq putciutøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thai'kheq pud'ciw'tøx [[...]] 

treat a visitor improperly

待客不周到

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

earn, make money, to gain

賺

• bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii [[...]] 
  no profit, too small a profit
  沒有賺錢

• hiexnthaxn hiexnkhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'thaxn hien'khay [[...]] 
  to live from hand to mouth
  現賺現花

• thøfthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'thaxn [[...]] 
  earn money (by labor, trade or business)
  工作(賺錢)

• tørthauthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'thaxn [[...]] 
  lose in trade instead of gaining
  賠錢

• toa tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa thaxn'cvii [[...]] 
  making a great deal of money
  賺大錢

• wnthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: urn'thaxn [[...]] 
  safe, good, profitable investment
  穩賺

thad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thad; (theg) [[...]] 

to kick (with the toes or sometimes back wards with the heel, but not with the sole of the foot)

踢

• zauthad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaw'thad [[...]] 
  to ill-use, maltreat, to insult
  蹧蹋,凌侮

• lafmlarm bea ia u cit po thad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm'larm bea ia u cit po thad [[...]] 
  a very weak horse yet has some kick in it — a very weak man may occasionally be of service or do injury
  愚者一得

• tørthad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thad [[...]] 
  to kick backwards with the leg or heel
  倒踢

thaukhag tørlwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'khag tøx'lwn [[...]] 

draw in one's head (like a turtle)

頭倒縮

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; (thoex) [[...]] 

to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)

退

• cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex [[...]] 
  advance or retire, advance or withdraw
  進退

• jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax [[...]] 
  the fever has abated
  退燒了

• thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex [[...]] 
  withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
  撤退

• tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]] 
  to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
  倒退,退步

• tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]] 
  to walk backwards without turning around
  倒著走

theqtørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theh'tøx'tngr [[...]] 

to demand back, bring back (a small thing)

拿回

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

to jump, to leap, to skip, hop about, to dance

跳

• zawthiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'thiaux [[...]] 
  to wander from place to place
  行走江湖

• tørthiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thiaux [[...]] 
  to rebound
  倒跳

thøftørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'tøx'tngr [[...]] 

demand back again money or things lent, property mortgaged or leased

討回,要回

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

wear (a cap, hat, cap) on the head

戴

• be tie'tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be tix'tid; bøe tix`tid [[...]] 
  incapable of wearing or being worn on the head
  不能戴

• tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix [[...]] 
  to wear with the back to the front
  戴反了

ti'tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tii'tøx [[...]] 

come or arrive late, be late

遲到

tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx [[...]] 

on the contrary, opposite

顛倒,相反

tientørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx'korng [[...]] 

say the opposite of what one thinks

說相反

tientørsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx'svef [[...]] 

baby born feet first

顛倒生

tientøx sixhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx si'huy [[...]] 

confound right and wrong, confuse justice and injustice, distort the truth, twist facts

顛倒是非

tientørthausvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx'thaau'svef; tiefn'tøx'thaau'svef/svy [[...]] 

breech presentation (obstetrics)

臀位生產

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

condole, mourn, console, hang, suspend, hanging freely, to snare

弔,吊

• bagciw tiaotiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiaux'tiaux [[...]] 
  eyes staring upwards, as when about to die
  眼睛往上吊

• tørthaau-tiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'tiaux; tøx'thaau-tiaux [[...]] 
  hang in the opposite direction to what is right
  倒吊

• tørtiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tiaux [[...]] 
  turn upside down, hanging with feet up and head down
  倒吊

tngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngr; (zoarn) [[...]] 

turn, to transfer, turn about, to return, manage and arrange

轉

• bagciw be tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes immovable, as when about to die or when staring as something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪

• cviartngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'tngr [[...]] 
  turn clockwise
  正轉

• oat lierntngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oat liexn'tngr [[...]] 
  turn one's self around
  轉身

• theh tørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theh tøx'tngr [[...]] 
  take back (a thing)
  拿回

• thør tørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør tøx'tngr [[...]] 
  demand back
  要回

tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx [[...]] 

overturn, to invert, on the contrary, wrong side, left side, pour out

倒

• cviarkorng tørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'korng tøx'korng [[...]] 
  say opposite things at different times
  正說反說

• ho chiaf teq tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho chiaf teq tøx [[...]] 
  rain pouring tin torrents
  傾盆大雨

• tientøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx [[...]] 
  invert, reverse, the opposite, the contrary, on the contrary
  顛倒

• tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix [[...]] 
  put on (a cap or hat) front backward
  戴反了

• tientørkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx korng; tiefn'tøx'korng [[...]] 
  saying the opposite of what he thinks
  說顛倒

tøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx; (taux, kaux) [[...]] 

reach, arrive at, attain to, go to

到

• pørtøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'tøx [[...]] 
  report one's arrival
  報到

tøraxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'axn [[...]] 

come before the court, answer a court summons

到案

tørbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'bin [[...]] 

wrong or reversed side of anything, left side

反面,左面

tørchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'chiuo [[...]] 

left hand

左手

tørchiwafkvoaiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'chiuo'ar'kvoaiq [[...]] 

left hand

左撇子

tørchiuo-peeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'chiuo'peeng; tøx'chiuo-peeng [[...]] 

left side

左邊

tørzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'zhux [[...]] 

everywhere, on all sides

到處

tørzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'zhud [[...]] 

pour out

倒出

tørhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'hør [[...]] 

be good on the contrary

反而很好

tørhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'hoarn [[...]] 

contrary to what one expects

相反

tøx'iern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tø'iern [[...]] 

director (of a dramatic performance)

導演

tørkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'khaf [[...]] 

left foot

左腳

tørkhaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'khaw [[...]] 

to satirize, satire

反刨,諷刺

tørkhaw cviarsiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'khaw cviax'siaq [[...]] 

speak ironically, satire, criticize in a satirical way

諷刺

tørkviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'kviaa [[...]] 

walk backwards

倒行

tørkiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'kiw [[...]] 

shrink back

倒縮

• lau tørkiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau tøx'kiw [[...]] 
  becoming shriveled up from age
  老而返矮

tørkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'koaxn [[...]] 

flow backward (said of a flood which spills over river banks or dikes on to the adjoining land)

倒灌

tørliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'liam [[...]] 

repeat backwards

倒念

tørlwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'lwn [[...]] 

draw straight back (the head or the whole body)

倒縮

tørmoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'moar; (tøx'tvi) [[...]] 

fill full

倒滿

tørperng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'perng [[...]] 

inverted, reversed, to turn inside out, to wear inside out, on the other hand

翻過來,反面

tørpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'peeng; (tøx'chiuo'peeng) [[...]] 

left hand side

左邊

tørseh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'seh [[...]] 

turn counter clockwise, revolve in the opposite direction

倒轉(反時針方向)

tørsiarnghviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'siaxng'hviax; (tøx'siaxng'hiaxng) [[...]] 

fall backwards

仰後栽倒

tørsiaolieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'siaux'lieen [[...]] 

younger than before

反而更年輕

tørtah lienhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tah lieen'hoef [[...]] 

breech presentation (obstetrics)

臀位生產

tørthad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thad [[...]] 

kick backwards with the heel

倒踢,反踢

tørthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau [[...]] 

turned in the opposite or wrong direction, the wrong end

反面,反端

tørthaau-zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'zay; tøx'thaau-zay [[...]] 

fall head foremost, to plant upside down

倒栽

tørthauthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'thaxn [[...]] 

lose in trade instead of gaining

虧損

tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]] 

retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study), to walk backwards from a spot to which we had advanced, to regress

倒退,退步

tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]] 

go or walk backwards

倒行

tørtheapo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'po [[...]] 

go backwards, retrogress (as in studying)

退步

tørthoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thoe [[...]] 

old, age, grow older, senile

精神衰退

• lauxtørthoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'tøx'thoe [[...]] 
  memory fail, decline
  老人記憶力衰退(罵人)

tørtiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tiaux [[...]] 

placed with the wrong end up, hang upside down

倒吊

tørtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tiau; (tøx'hied'kak, tøx'hvix'sag) [[...]] 

pour out, throw away

倒掉

tørtngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tngr [[...]] 

reverse turn

反轉,回轉

tørtngfkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tngr'khix [[...]] 

turn around and go back

返轉回去

tørtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tvoa [[...]] 

rebound

反彈

tvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvoa; (tan) [[...]] 

fillip, to rebound, to shoot, palpitate or throb, explode (a firecracker)

彈

• loaxntvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loan'tvoa [[...]] 
  fire (shoot) at random, take a pot shot, say what should not be said
  亂彈,亂說

• phogphok-tvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phok'phok tvoa; phok'phok-tvoa [[...]] 
  heart palpitates
  噗噗跳

• tørtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'tvoa [[...]] 
  rebound
  反彈

ui'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'og [[...]] 

do evil

為惡

• Hid ee laang tørzhux ui'og. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang tøx'zhux uii'og. [[...]] 
  He causes trouble wherever he goes
  那個人到處為惡。

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