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aemai heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'mai heeng'uii [[...]] 
scandal (especially an illicit affair)
曖昧行為
baxn'og iim uii siuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'og iim uii siuo [[...]] 
Lewdness is the worst of all sins.
萬惡淫為首
bog'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'uii [[...]] 
don't do it
莫為
boxngsied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong'sied; (bong'uii) [[...]] 
pollution in dreams or in sleep
夢遺
boxng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong'uii [[...]] 
act without principle or wildly, untoward behavior, reckless acts
妄為
boxng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong'uii; (bong'sied) [[...]] 
involuntary emissions of semen (as in sleep)
夢遺
buu heng'uii lenglek ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu heeng'uii leeng'lek ee laang [[...]] 
person without disposing capacity in law
無行為能力人
buleeng-uilek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'leeng uii'lek; buu'leeng-uii'lek [[...]] 
unable to help, can't do anything about it
無能為力
busor putzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'zøx; (buu'sor pud'zog, buu'sor pud'uii) [[...]] 
there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil), given to every vice
無所不作,無所不為
but ie hy uii kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but ie hy uii kuix [[...]] 
A thing is valued if it is rare.
物以稀為貴
zerngtofng ee heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'tofng ee heeng'uii [[...]] 
correct behavior
正當的行為
chiam'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'ii; (chiafm'uii) [[...]] 
fiber
纖維
chiam'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'uii [[...]] 
fiber, plastic fiber
纖維
chviu'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviuu'uii; (chviuu'uii'ar) [[...]] 
wall around the house
圍牆
cie lok uii mar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie lok uii mar [[...]] 
to confound right and wrong (Lit. call a stag a horse)
指鹿為馬
cypag ui'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'pag uii'hwn [[...]] 
prenatal betrothal (in old China)
指腹為婚
cixnlek ji'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'lek jii'uii [[...]] 
execute or perform with efforts, do one's best
盡力而為
ciu'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'uii [[...]] 
circumference, all around
周圍
zøfiu uilaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'iu uii'laan [[...]] 
not know which side to turn to, be indecisive, be in a dilemma
左右為難
zoxjiin uii khoaelok-cy-purn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'jiin uii khoaix'lok cy purn; zo'jiin uii khoaix'lok-cy-purn [[...]] 
Happiness lies in rendering help to others. Service begets happiness.
助人為快樂之本。
zoxtiu uigek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'tiu uii'gek [[...]] 
help wicked people to continue to do bad things
助紂為虐
zoafn'guii uiafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'guii uii'afn [[...]] 
turn a perilous situation into a safe one, advert a danger or peril
轉危為安
zoarn hiofng uii kied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn hiofng uii kied [[...]] 
turn evil into good fortune
轉凶為吉
zoafnhø ui'hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'hø uii'hog [[...]] 
turn a disaster into a blessing
轉禍為福
zoarn kofng uii siuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn kofng uii siuo [[...]] 
change from the offensive to the defensive
反攻為守
zoarn pai uii sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn pai uii sexng [[...]] 
turn defeat into victory
轉敗為勝
zoarn siuo uii kofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn siuo uii kofng [[...]] 
change from the defensive to the offensive
反守為攻
zok'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'uii [[...]] 
conduct, behavior, action
作為
zupy ui'hoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuu'py uii'hoaai [[...]] 
merciful, clemency, mercy
慈悲為懷
zun'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'uii [[...]] 
mast (of a ship)
船桅
garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn; (bak'ciw) [[...]] 
eye, tiny hole
眼
habjii ui'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'jii uii'id [[...]] 
joins together as one
合而為一
habseeng chiam'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'seeng chiafm'uii [[...]] 
synthetic fibers
合成纖維
gixkiab heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'kiab heeng'uii [[...]] 
chivalrous conduct
義俠行為
goaxuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'uii [[...]] 
anything surrounding the central figure or thing, perimeter
外圍
heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'uii [[...]] 
an act, action, conduct, behavior, deed
行為
heng'ui'hoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'uii'hoan [[...]] 
criminal caught in the act
行為犯
hozog huiuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'zog huy'uii [[...]] 
bully others as if the law were non existent
胡作非為
hoarhak chiam'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hak chiafm'uii [[...]] 
synthetic fiber
化學纖維
hoarhiarm uii ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hiarm uii ii [[...]] 
turn peril into safety
化險為夷
hoax tek uii iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax tek uii iuo [[...]] 
convert an enemy into a friend
化敵為友
hoax uii oiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax uii of'iuo [[...]] 
disappear, vanish completely
化為烏有
hoaxnzoe heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'zoe heeng'uii [[...]] 
criminal act
犯罪行為
hoarn pai uii sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn pai uii sexng [[...]] 
turn the battle's tide, turn defeat into victory
反敗為勝
hoaxn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'uii [[...]] 
scope, sphere, range, ambit, limit, bounds
範圍
hui'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy'hoad; (pud'hoad) [[...]] 
illegal, unlawful
非法,不法
huypoxng heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huie'poxng heeng'uii [[...]] 
act of libel or slander, libel
誹謗行為
huiuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy'uii [[...]] 
evil conduct
非為
hurnhoad iwuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huxn'hoad iuo'uii [[...]] 
hard working and promising young person
奮發有為
ykofng uisiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kofng uii'siuo [[...]] 
take the offensive in a basically defensive operation
以攻為守
ili sixtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'li si'too; (uii'li si too) [[...]] 
interested only in material gain
唯利是圖
igvor-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'gvor'lun; ii'gvor-lun; (uii'gvor'lun) [[...]] 
solipsism, egoism
惟我論
igvor togzwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'gvor tok'zwn; (uii'gvor tok'zwn) [[...]] 
egoistic, autocratic, bossy
唯我獨尊
ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii; (uii, uie) [[...]] 
unique, the only, yes
惟,唯
ybut uii piin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'but uii piin [[...]] 
take something as a pledge or proof
以物為憑
ycixn-uithøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'cixn uii'thex; ie'cixn-uii'thøex [[...]] 
pretend to move ahead in order to hide the intention to retreat
以進為退
i'hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hø; (uii'hø) [[...]] 
shift trouble or calamity to another, shirk one's responsibility by incriminating another person
移禍
i'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'id; (uii'id) [[...]] 
unique, the only
唯一
ysien uilok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'sien uii'lok [[...]] 
take pleasure in virtue
以善為樂
isym-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sym'lun; ii/uii'sym-lun; (ii/uii'sym-zuo'gi) [[...]] 
spiritualism, idealism
唯心論,唯心主義
isyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'syn; (uii'syn) [[...]] 
make political reforms, reform (government), modern
維新
isyn-zerngti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii/uii'syn zexng'ti; ii/uii'syn-zexng'ti; (uii'syn-zexng'ti) [[...]] 
reform politics, political reformation
維新政治
isinlun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'siin'lun; (uii'siin'lun) [[...]] 
pantheism
唯神論
isinphaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'syn'phaix; (uii'syn'phaix) [[...]] 
reformers
維新派
iafbaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'baan [[...]] 
savageness, barbarism, barbarous
野蠻
iøuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf'uii [[...]] 
waistline, waist measurement
腰圍
ioong hong ym uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong hong ym uii [[...]] 
observe rules or obey orders ostensibly, pretend to obey
陽奉陰違
itgieen uiteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'gieen uii'teng [[...]] 
reach a binding agreement verbally, It's a deal.
一言為定
itjit uisw, ciongsyn ui'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit uii'sw, ciofng'syn uii'hu [[...]] 
One should respect his teacher as if he were one's father, even if the teacher-student relationship has existed for only a single day
一日為師,終身為父
iwheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'heeng [[...]] 
persistent, persevering, tenacious
有恆
iwlioong uichiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'lioong uii'chiofng [[...]] 
lead innocent girls into prostitution
誘良為娼
iwuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'uii [[...]] 
capable, able, efficient
有為
jim kii sor uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim kii sor uii [[...]] 
let him do as he pleases
任其所為
jixm'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim'uii [[...]] 
be of the opinion that..., think that..., consider that...
認為
jinluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'luun [[...]] 
principles of human relationships, morality
人倫
jin'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'uii [[...]] 
man-made, artificial
人為
jixn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin'uii [[...]] 
take for, regard as, consider to be
認為
jiok iaux jiin putty, ti'huy kie bog'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok iaux jiin pud'ty, tii'huy kie bok'uii [[...]] 
The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it.
若要人不知,除非己莫為
jib'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'uii [[...]] 
be selected or elected as one of the few, enter the final contest
入圍
kay'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'uii [[...]] 
raise the siege, break through the cordon
解圍
kafmzog kafm'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'zog karm'uii [[...]] 
have the courage to do what one believes should be done
敢作敢為
kehtai uithoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'tai uii'thoaan [[...]] 
atavism
隔代遺傳
khoantai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoafn'tai [[...]] 
generous, liberal
寬大
khuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn [[...]] 
distress, difficulty, weary, to confine
困
kii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii [[...]] 
chess, draughts
棋,碁
kierngi-iofng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'gi iorng'uii; kiexn'gi-iorng'uii [[...]] 
have the courage to do what is right, regardless of the consequences
見義勇為
kierngi put'uii bu'iorng ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'gi pud'uii buu'iorng ia [[...]] 
see an opportunity for doing right and fail to do it is cowardice
見義不為無勇也
kiwuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo'uii [[...]] 
I have not seen you for a long time (conventional).
久違
koafnhad hoaxn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had hoan'uii [[...]] 
sphere of competency
管轄範圍
kuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuun [[...]] 
skirt of a lady's dress, petticoat, apron
裙
lan'uizeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'uii'zeeng [[...]] 
feel ashamed, uneasy, embarrassed, bashful
難為情
lenghuun uithoaan soad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'huun uii'thoaan soad; (goaan'zoe thoaan'seeng lun) [[...]] 
theory that the soul as well as the body is passed on to the offspring or inherited from parents, Traducianism
靈魂遺傳說
leeng uii giogzhuix, pud uii oafzoaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng uii giok'zhuix, pud uii oar'zoaan. [[...]] 
would rather die for justice than live in disgrace
寧為玉碎,不為瓦全。
lii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lii [[...]] 
wattle, bamboo fence
籬
lioxnglek jii uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liong'lek jii uii [[...]] 
estimate one's strength or resources before doing something
量力而為
lip uiciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lip uii'ciog [[...]] 
make a will
立遺囑
loo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo [[...]] 
stove, fireplace, censer, brazier, oven, furnace, vessel for burning incense
爐
lo pud sib'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo pud sip'uii [[...]] 
people do not pick up what others have left on the roadside, descriptive of a society in which honesty and good order prevail
路不拾遺
longpoe uikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loong'poe uii'kafn [[...]] 
work hand in glove (in evil ways), gang up with somebody
狼狽為奸
niuu jip uii zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuu jip uii zhud [[...]] 
regulate expenses according to income
量入為出
pau'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'uii [[...]] 
surround, envelop, besiege, envelopment
包圍
peg buu khøfuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg buu khør'uii [[...]] 
nothing can be done
百無可為
peklioong uichiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg'lioong uii'chiofng [[...]] 
force good women to be a prostitute
逼良為娼
peksien haux uisiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg'sien haux uii'siefn [[...]] 
of all virtues filial piety is chief
百善孝為先
piin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin [[...]] 
shield, standing screen, wooden partition, to shield, to screen, to guard
屏
pøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poe [[...]] 
cast away, turn one's back to, give up, go against, to rebel, commit to memory in detail, memorize
背
pud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud [[...]] 
no, not, negative
不
putzexng heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'zexng heeng'uii [[...]] 
wrong action
不正行為
putciog uikii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ciog uii'kii [[...]] 
nothing strange, extraordinary or remarkable about it
不足為奇
put'haux iwsafm, bu'hiø uitai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'haux iuo'safm, buu'hiø uii'tai [[...]] 
Having no male heir is the gravest of three cardinal offenses against filial piety.
不孝有三,無後為大。
put'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'hoad [[...]] 
lawless, illegal
不法
pud ie uii jieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud ie uii jieen [[...]] 
come to a different conclusion, disagree
不以為然
puttoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'toafn [[...]] 
not correct in conduct, e.g., given over to gambling, lust, drink, wickedness
不端
put'uii ilek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'uii ii'lek [[...]] 
spare no efforts
不遺餘力
sam'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'uii [[...]] 
three measurements of a woman, the vital statistics
三圍
sad zhud tioxng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad zhud tiong'uii [[...]] 
fight one's way out of the double line of besiegers
殺出重圍
sealek hoaxn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'lek hoan'uii [[...]] 
one's sphere of influence, one's domain
勢力範圍
sex pud uii jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex pud uii jiin [[...]] 
swear to fight to finish
誓不為人
sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sexng [[...]] 
win, excel, conquer, a place of natural beauty, be equal to, be worthy of
勝
sefng hexchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng he'chiuo [[...]] 
attack first, make the first move, take the initiative
先下手
sexng heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sexng heeng'uii [[...]] 
sexual intercourse
性行為
sieciu'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'ciw'uii [[...]] 
in every direction, on every side
四周圍
siefn haxchiuo uii kioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siefn ha'chiuo uii kioong [[...]] 
It's always advantageous to make the first move or take the initiative.
先下手為強
sioksiao hoaxn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siog'siao hoan'uii [[...]] 
reduce the scope
縮小範圍
siong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong [[...]] 
like, likeness, picture, image
像
siong'y-uibeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siofng'y'uii'beng; siofng'y-uii'beng [[...]] 
rely upon each other for life
相依為命
Sitpai uii sengkofng-cy-bør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sid'pai uii seeng'kofng cy bør.; Sid'pai uii seeng'kofng-cy-bør/buo. [[...]] 
Failure begets success If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
失敗為成功之母。
siuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siuo [[...]] 
head, the chief, leader, the first, beginning, capital, classifier of songs, poems, hymns ("nng siuo sy" means two poems)
首
sofzog sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'zog sor'uii [[...]] 
actions, behavior, conduct, what one does and how he behaves
所作所為
sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'uii [[...]] 
acts, deeds, what is done
所為
soex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soex; søex; (sex) [[...]] 
taxes, revenue, duty on commodities, customs dues, rent, to rent, let
稅,租