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ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
or (conjunction), introduces an alternative or a word that explains or means the same
或,亦
acirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'cirm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
aunt, wife of an uncle on the father's side of the family
嬸母,嬸嬸
azor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'zor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
great grandparents on both sides of the family
曾祖父母
a'huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'huy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
young man who combines the characteristics of a hippie and a juvenile delinquent
阿飛
a'kim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'kim ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
aunt (wife of an uncle on the mother's side of the family)
舅母,舅媽
Alegsantai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'lek'safn'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.)
亞歷山大
alyputtat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'lie'pud'tat ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
useless, not to the point
不三不四
A'pektyasw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'peg'tie'af'sw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Abdias (Catholic), biblical name for one of the prophets
亞北底亞斯
Asexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'sexng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Mencius (Lit. second to the Sage)
亞聖
a'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
madam of a brothel
老娼
aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
duck, drake
鴨子
ahsuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'suq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
short in the wiring system
短路
ahtøfsuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'suun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
oppress someone to obey all the time
控制成習慣
ahtui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tui ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bring up the rear and supervise
壓隊
aix biin juu zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix biin juu zuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
love the subjects as if they were his own children (said of a ruler or official)
愛民如子
aezeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
love, affection
愛情
aehøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'høo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
river of love
愛河
vai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai; vai/iang; (iang) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
carry a person on the back
背負
vaixgyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai'girn'ar; vai/iang girn'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
carry a child on the back
背孩子
vaixkyn/vaixkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai'kyn; (iang'kyn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
cloth for carrying a child slung on the back
背巾
ag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
hold fast, grasp, grip
握
ak'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'ho ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be caught in the rain
淋雨
akkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'koaan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
be in the power or authority, be in command, hold the reins
握權
armbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'bea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
secret code, secret signs used by a store to indicate the actual value of a commodity which is not known to outsiders
暗碼
amzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'zhuix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
cover one's mouth with the hand
掩口
armciaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'ciaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
unseen obstruction beneath the water's surface like a shelf of rock or reef, unseen obstacle
暗礁
axm'e sviliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'e svef'liuu; am'e svy'liuu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
having no alternative, to have to, powerless. (Lit. to produce a tumor under the neck)
無可奈何
armho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'ho ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rain in the dead of night
入夜之雨
axmkuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'kuy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
front part of the neck
前頸
axmkwnkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'kurn'kyn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
muscles and blood vessels of the neck
頸筋
armpangchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'pafng'chiaf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
last train or bus on the schedule for the day
夜班車
amphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
cover the nose
掩鼻
afmphøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: arm'phoeh; arm'phøeh ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bubbles of the rice gruel
米湯膜
armsaxm sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'saxm sor'zai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
secret place where crimes can be committed in the dark, a man's private parts
陰穢之地,陰森之地
amseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afm'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
cover up a lie or error, to conceal the truth
掩飾
armsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'sii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
at night, night time, during the night
晚上
armsip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'sip ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
attack in the dark
偷襲
armthau'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'thaau'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the early hours of the evening, early in the evening
剛入夜,初更
armtiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'tiofng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
secretly, stealthily, clandestinely, privately, do something in the dark or without light
暗中
armtiofng mosøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'tiofng mof'søq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
grope in the dark
暗中摸索
armtiofng thezhvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'tiofng thee'zhvea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
quietly or secretly alert someone like with a tug on the sleeve or a wink of the eye
暗中提醒
afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
still, quiet, calm, peaceful, silent, comfortable, safe, easy in mind, set at rest, make orderly arrangement
安
axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
place the hand on, press down, according to, in accordance with, follow a map or river
按
an [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion
延,拖延,限
arnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
law case, circumstances of a judicial case, details of a case
案情
arnchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
press down with the hand, to impose the hands on the head of the ordained in an ordination ceremony (Catholic)
按手
anzhngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zhngg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rites seeking peace for nuptials, the blessing for the new bridal bed
安床
ancvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'cvix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
put an arrow to the bow-string
箭上弓
Anzoaan Lysuxhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Afn'zoaan Lie'su'hoe; (Afn'lie'hoe) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Security Council of the United Nations
安全理事會
anzornglea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zoxng'lea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
burial service, prayers at the grave (Catholic)
安葬禮
arn'giah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'giah ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
according to the amount
按額
arngøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'goeh; axn'gøeh ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
monthly, by the month
按月
anhiøhjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'hiøq'jit; (afn'seg'jit) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Day of rest, the Sabbath, sometimes used to designate Sunday
安息日
anhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'hoxng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
position in a proper manner, to lay the keel of a boat
安放
an'iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'iorng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
retire and enjoy the fruit of one's work in the past
安養
ankaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'kaf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
insure the welfare of one's family, to set up a household by marriage
安家
arnkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'kii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
according to the dates or periods agreed upon or specified
按期
arnleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'leeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
press the button of a buzzer
按鈴
arnmeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'meh; (zad'meh) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
feel the pulse
按脈,把脈
anpafng texngkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'pafng teng'kog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
give peace and stability to the country
安邦定國
Anpeeng Kofpør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Afn'peeng kor'pør; Afn'peeng Kor'pør ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Fort Zeelandia in Tainan, built by the Dutch in the 17th century
安平古堡
anseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
rest
安息
ansekjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'seg'jit; (afn'hiøq'jit) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Day of rest, the Sabbath, sometimes used to designate Sunday
安息日
arnsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'sii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
according to the time specified or agreed upon, on time, regularly
按時
antvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'tvar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
safe hit in the sport of baseball
安打
anthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'thay ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
relax the womb and prevent miscarriage
安胎
anthor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'thor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
set down the coffin aside the grave for burial, to perform rites to cure a pregnant woman or a child suffering from the consequences of tang-tho
安土
antuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'tuxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
put in order, help settle down, make proper arrangement for the family before leaving home for a long period of time
安頓
an'urn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'urn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
tranquility, peaceful, free from danger
安穩
aang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
red, at the height of one's career, very popular
紅
ang'afphiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afng'ar'phiaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the Jack, Queen and King in a deck of cards
玩的紙牌
angbø'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'bø'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
red-caps, railway porters, the label of being a Communist
紅帽子
ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
female spirit medium possessed by and speaks for the spirits of the dead
女巫
ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
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
angkeatøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kex'tøq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
table which holds images of the gods in home or temple
供桌
Anglaubang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aang'laau'bang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Dream of the Red Chamber, great Chinese novel authored by Tsau Hsueh-chin during the Ching Dynasty
紅樓夢
angmo'hoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'moo'hoafn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Westerners especially the Dutch in old Taiwan, red-haired barbarians
紅毛蕃
angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'svoax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
red string, refers to the red string in Chinese folklore brings a man and his mate together, Chinese version of Cupid's arrow
紅線
appeg pehsvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ab'peg peq'svex; ab'peg peq'svix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
oppress the people
壓迫百姓
au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au; (ho, hiø) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
next, the one following, after, behind
後,下
awbaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'baan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
arrogant, haughty, break one's promise on some pretext or other, obstinately and injuriously in the wrong, e.g., unjustly defrauding
蠻橫
Aubie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aw'bie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Europe and America, Western, the West
歐美
auxbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bin; (au'piaq) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
behind, at the back of
後面
auxbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bor ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
second wife after divorce or death of the first
後妻,繼室
awchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bend the arm
扭曲手臂
Auciexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aw'ciexn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
World War I, the European War
歐戰
awhvoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'hvoaai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
overbearing, arbitrary
蠻橫
auxhoe'hngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'hoef'hngg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
back yard, garden at the back of a house
後花園
auxiah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'iah ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
back entrance to railway station
後火車站
au`jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au`jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
day after tomorrow (Note: au doesn't change and jit changes to the third tone)
後天
auxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'jit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
on some indefinite day in the future
改天,以後
auxkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'kef; au'køef ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
back street, the street at the back of one's house
後街
auxkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'koex; au'køex; (au'pae) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
some other time, later, on another occasion, next time, in the future
下次
auxlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'laai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
afterwards, some time at later date when the work first spoken of has been completed
後來
auxlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
back road, bribe
後路,後門
auxløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'løh ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
back part of a house
後院
auxnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'nii; (ciofng'laai) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the future
將來
auxoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'oan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
reinforcement from the rear, support
後援
auxpae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'pae; (au'koex) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
some other time, later, on another occasion, next time, in the future
下次
auxpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'pafng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
another time, the next train, bus, etc.
下次,下班車
auxpvoarmee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'pvoax'mee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
after midnight, wee hours of the morning
後半夜
auxsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'sex; (au'six) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
posterity, after ages, the next life, after-life, future life
後世,來世
auxsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'siu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
one's second wife, a new wife (in place of the deceased)
繼室
auxtvef/auxtvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'tvef; (au'tvy) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
heel bone, the heel of a shoe or foot
踵,腳後跟
auxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the future, days to come, wife's family of origin
此後,娘家
baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
numb, paralysis
麻木
baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding
貍貓,淫婦
ba [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba; (bat) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
shut or cover tight, fast, get along well
緊,合得來
bagseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
power of calculating or recognizing at a glance
眼識,眼力
bagsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'siin ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
expression of the eyes, luster or brightness of the eyes
眼神
bagtao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'tao ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
ink utensil used by the carpenter to make markings
墨斗
bagthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
inner corner of the eye
眼界
ban'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bafn'ar'kviar ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the youngest child
么子
baxnbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'biin ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
all people, the people
萬民
bancirm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bafn'cirm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
youngest aunt, the wife of youngest uncle among father's younger brothers
最小的嬸嬸
ba'pix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa'pix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
numb, paralysis
麻痺
baikud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'kud ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bury the remains
埋骨
baikud pud baibeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'kud pud baai'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
intern the bones but not his name
埋骨不埋名
Baylaang aix ciøx kviax, phvaymiaxlaang aix sngrmia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'laang aix ciøx kviax, phvae'mia'laang aix sngx'mia. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
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。
baixpve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bai'pve; bai'pve/pvi; (thaxm'pve) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
visit the sick
探病
bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak; (bok) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the eyes
目,眼睛
bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
knot in wood, knuckles, bamboo joint
節
bagbaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'baai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the eyebrows
眉毛
bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'boea; bak'bøea ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the outer corner of the eye
眼尾,眼梢
bagzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'zeeng; (bak'ciw-zeeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
before the eyes, in sight, at present
眼前,目前
bagzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'zheg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
measure distance with the eyes
目測
bagciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciafm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sty on the eyelid
麥粒腫
bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
eye
眼睛

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