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za'bofgynnar zabpeq piexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar zap'peq piexn [[...]]
A girl's appearance is constantly changing over the years. (Lit. A girl changes eighteen times.)
女大十八變

zaixcid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid [[...]]

in office, during one's tenure of office

在職

zaixcittiofng sie khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid'tiofng sie khix [[...]]
die in office
在職中去世

zaixcid zabnii lorng mxbad hiøhkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'cid zap'nii lorng m'bad hiøq'khuxn. [[...]]
He has never asked for leave during ten years of service.
在職十年從未請過假。

zap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap; (sip) [[...]]

ten, the tenth, complete, perfect

十

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

mixed, blended, assorted, mingled, miscellaneous, motley, petty and numerous

雜

zabbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'but [[...]]
miscellaneous articles or objects, impurities
雜物

zabbu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'bu [[...]]

odds and ends, miscellaneous

雜務

zabzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zerng [[...]]

crossbreed, hybrid, a mongrel, children of a mixed marriage

雜種

Cid ciaq kao si zabzerng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao si zap'zerng ee. [[...]]
This dog is a mongrel.
這隻狗是雜種的。

zabzexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zexng [[...]]

miscellaneous disease

雜症

zabzefng'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zerng'ar'kviar [[...]]

half caste, child whose mother is a woman of ill fame

混血兒

zabzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zhaix [[...]]

dish prepared by mixing or cooking the leftovers of a previous dinner feast

什錦菜

zabzhab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zhab [[...]]

interfere in the affairs of others

好管閒事

zabzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zhao [[...]]

weeds

雜草

zabzhe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zhef'ar [[...]]

girl or office boy hired for miscellaneous duties

雜役

zabzhørlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zhøx'laang [[...]]

every kind of people

各種人

zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'cix [[...]]

magazines

雜誌

ciukhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn zap'cix [[...]]
weekly magazines
週刊雜誌

gøeqkhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'khafn zap'cix; gøeh'khafn zap'cix [[...]]
monthly magazines
月刊雜誌

zabciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ciog; (zap'zngg) [[...]]

complete, perfect, sufficient

十足,十全

zabcid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'cid [[...]]

of unequal quality

雜質

zabzngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zngg [[...]]

perfect

十全

zabgøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'goeh; zap'gøeh [[...]]

October

十月

zabgøeh zhøezap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'goeh zhef'zap; zap'gøeh zhøef'zap [[...]]

October 10, the Double Tenth, the National Day of the Republic of China

十月十日

zabgøeqtafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'goeh'tafng; zap'gøeh'tafng [[...]]

second rice harvest during the tenth month

二期稻

zabhang uxntong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hang un'tong [[...]]

decathlon

十項運動

zabhøar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hø'ar [[...]]

something assembled from various manufacturers

雜牌子

zabhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hoex; zap'høex [[...]]

general merchandise, sundries, groceries

雜貨

zabhøeatiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hoex'tiaxm; zap'høex'tiaxm [[...]]
general store, grocer's shop
雜貨店

zabhoef goxseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hoef go'seg [[...]]

multi colored, variegated, variety of designs and colors

五花十色

zabhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'huix [[...]]

incidental expenses, sundry expenses, miscellaneous expenses

雜費

zabhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hwn [[...]]

full, enough, sufficient, very, complete, exceedingly, ten parts

十分

zabhwn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hwn hør [[...]]
one hundred percent, excellent
十分好

zabhwn khiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hwn khiao [[...]]
very clever (Lit. ten parts clever)
十分聰明

zabhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hwn [[...]]

intermarriage

雜婚

zabhun kawhun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'hun kao'hun [[...]]

eight or nine chances out of ten, most probably, nine times out of ten

十有八九,十分之九

zab'ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ym [[...]]

noises, humming or other unwanted sounds in recordings

雜音

zab'id-gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'id'goeh; zap'id'gøeh [[...]]

November

十一月

zabjixcie-tngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji'cie'tngg; zap'ji'cie-tngg [[...]]

duodenum

十二指腸

zabjixcytngg khuieioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji'cie'tngg khuix'ioong [[...]]

duodenal ulcer

十二指腸潰瘍

zabji-gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji'goeh; zap'ji'gøeh [[...]]

December

十二月

zabji hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji hwn [[...]]

fully, in full, sufficiently, thoroughly, satisfactorily

十二分

zabjixhwn ee moafix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji'hwn ee moar'ix [[...]]
completely satisfied
十二分的滿意

zabjixhwn ee kafmsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji'hwn ee karm'sia [[...]]
thankful to the nth degree
十二分的感謝

zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]]

the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

zabkaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kaix; (Thiefn'zuo zap'kaix) [[...]]

ten precepts, the Ten Commandments

十誡

zabkaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kaw [[...]]

crossbreed, cross fertilization, promiscuous friends, additional, extra

雜交

zabky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ky [[...]]

different races or classes of people living together

雜居

zabkiepho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kix'pho; (pid'kix'pho) [[...]]

notebook

雜記簿,筆記簿

zabkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kog; (zap'niuu) [[...]]

miscellaneous grain crops like oats and millet as opposed to rice and wheat which are staple foods

雜穀,雜糧

zabkuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kuie? [[...]]

How many more than ten? (between eleven to nineteen), Which day of the second decade in the month?

十幾?

zablagkhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'lak'khay [[...]]

sixteenmo or sextodecimo, the suffix " mo" refers to book size or paper size resulting from folding a ream sized sheet of paper into sixteen leaves of equal dimension in preparation for printing a book

十六開

zabliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'liam [[...]]

speak out of turn, shoot off one's mouth, grumbling, make idle complaints, worldly thoughts

雜念,多嘴,嘮叨

zabliaxmpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'liam'pøo [[...]]

critical woman

發牢騷的女人

Y si cit ee zabliaxmpøo, khaq jymnai cit e tø hør af laf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zap'liam'pøo, khaq jirm'nai cit e tø hør af laf. [[...]]
She is a critical woman, just be a little more patient.
他是一個發牢騷的女人,忍耐一下就好了啦!

zabniuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'niuu; (zap'kog) [[...]]

miscellaneous grain crops like oats and millet as opposed to rice and wheat which are staple foods

雜糧,雜穀

zabpaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'paai; (zap'hø'ar) [[...]]

something assembled from various manufacturers

雜牌子

Zabpaai (zabhøar) ee thihbea khaq siok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap'paai (zap'hø'ar) ee thiq'bea khaq siok. [[...]]
A bicycle assembled from various manufacturers is cheaper.
雜牌的自行車較便宜。

zabpai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'paai'ar [[...]]

less known and inferior brand

雜牌的

zabpøeq-lø'haxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'peq løo'haxn; zap'pøeq-løo'haxn [[...]]

the eighteen saints or disciples of Buddha

十八羅漢

zabpøeq-tøexgak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'peq te'gak; zap'pøeq-tøe'gak [[...]]

the eighteen hells where the souls of evil persons are tortured (Buddhism)

十八地獄

zabphiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'phiøx [[...]]

ten dollar bill

十元鈔

zabpøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'poe; zap'pøe [[...]]

ten fold

十倍

zabsvatiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'svaf-tiarm; (safm'pad) [[...]]

silly (slang), acting in a stupid manner which evokes delight and laughter rather than disgust, dumb broad

十三點,三八

zabsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'sex; zap'søex [[...]]

miscellaneous items for women (e.g., talcum powder, needle, threads)

婦女用之花粉,針線等

zabsvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'svex; zap'svix [[...]]

people of different surnames living in the same village

雜姓

zabseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'seg [[...]]

multicolored, varied, every kind

雜色,各類

Chixtviulai zabseg laang lorng u. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chi'tviuu'lai zap'seg laang lorng u. [[...]]
In the market there is every kind of person.
市場內各種人都有。

zabseg høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'seg hoex; zap'seg høex [[...]]

various commodities

雜貨

zabseg laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'seg laang [[...]]

many kinds of people

雜色人,各種人

zabsviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'sviaa [[...]]

one hundred per cent

十成

zabsoree [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'sox'ee [[...]]

ten plus

十多個

zabsornii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'sox'nii [[...]]

little more than ten years

十多年

zabsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'soex; zap'søex [[...]]

miscellaneous taxes, irregular taxes

雜稅

zabtai kiernsied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'tai kiexn'sied [[...]]

ten great establishments

十大建設

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

pay the balance, give the change due on a purchase, make change

找

zau lie go khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zau lie go khof. [[...]]
Here's five dollar change.
找你五塊

Mxbiern zau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'biern zau. [[...]]
Keep the change
不用找

Goxzabphiøx lie u thafng zau `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Go'zap'phiøx lie u thafng zau `bøo? [[...]]
Have you change for a fifty dollar bill?
伍拾元鈔, 你有零錢找嗎 ?

siøzau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'zau [[...]]
pay the balance, give the change due on a purchase, make change
找錢

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

candle, (in physics) candle power

燭

lagzabzeg ee tiexnkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lak'zap'zeg ee tien'kiuu [[...]]
sixty candle power bulb
六十燭光的電泡

zhamzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'zap [[...]]

mixed, mixed up, complicated

參雜,複雜

zhapzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhab'zap [[...]]

mixed up, confusion

混雜

zhøeid, zhøeji, zhøesvaf...zhøezap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'id, zhef'ji, zhef'svaf...zhef'zap; zhøef'id, zhøef'ji, zhøef'svaf...zhøef'zap [[...]]

the first, second, third... the tenth day of the month

初一,初二,初三 ...,初十。

chiato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaa'to [[...]]

gradient, grade, inclination

斜度

chiato jixzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaa'to ji'zap [[...]]
inclination of 20 degrees
斜度二十

Zhuoterng ee chiato bøo kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'terng ee chiaa'to bøo kaux. [[...]]
The roof is not slanted enough.
屋頂的斜度不夠。

zhosiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'siab [[...]]

hard to do (Lit. coarse and rough)

艱辛

Cid hang khangkhoex cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang khafng'khoex cyn zhof'siab. [[...]]
This job is very tough.
這項工作很艱辛。

Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhosiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab.; Zøx/Zøex cit niar svaf thaxn svaf zap khof, cyn zhof'siab. [[...]]
Making this piece of clothes for thirty dollars was a very tough job.
做一件衣服賺三十塊,很艱辛。

zhornglip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'lip; (zhoxng'pan) [[...]]

foundation, organization, establishment, found, set up, establish

創立,創辦

Zhorngpan (zhornglip) te siezap ciunii kieliam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoxng'pan (zhoxng'lip) te six'zap ciw'nii kix'liam. [[...]]
the 40th anniversary of the foundation
創辦(創立)第四十週年紀念。

zhornglip haghau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoxng'lip hak'hau [[...]]
found a school
創立學校

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

remain, left over, remainder, surplus

剩,餘

Zap khaux svaf zhwn chid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khaux svaf zhwn chid. [[...]]
Three from ten leaves seven.
十減三剩七。

U zhuncvii bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U zhwn'cvii bøo? [[...]]
Have you any money left?
有餘錢嗎?

Bøo zhwn pvoax ee cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo zhwn pvoax ee cvii. [[...]]
I have not a single penny left.
一毛錢也沒剩。

ciaqzhun'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'zhwn'ee [[...]]
remnants of food, half eaten
吃剩的

exngzhun'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng'zhwn'ee [[...]]
remnant, leftover
用剩的

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]]

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]]
He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]]
I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
我出他十塊,他還不賣。

cviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa; (seeng) [[...]]

become, acceptable, all right, almost, in round numbers or in rough quantity

將近,近,約,成

cviaa zap ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zap ee laang [[...]]
nearly ten persons
約十個人

cviaa paq ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa paq ee laang [[...]]
almost hundred people
約一百個人

cviaa zhefng (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zhefng (ee) laang [[...]]
nearly a thousand persons
約一千個人

cviaa ban (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa ban (ee) laang [[...]]
nearly ten thousand people
將近一萬個人

cviaa paq ban (ee) laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa paq ban (ee) laang [[...]]
nearly a million persons
約一百萬個人

cviaa zhengban khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zhefng'ban khof [[...]]
nearly ten million dollars
將近一千萬元

cviaa zap eg jinkhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa zap eg jiin'khao [[...]]
nearly a billion population
約十億人口

ciet'hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hap [[...]]

equivalent to… (said of two currencies)

折合

ciet'hap Sintaipex lagzabkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hap Syn'taai'pex lak'zap'khof [[...]]
equivalent to NT$6000
折合新台幣六十元。

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

the foot, sufficient, enough, full, adequate, pure as gold

足

boafnciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'ciog [[...]]
satisfaction, be satisfied
滿足

zabciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ciog [[...]]
completely, perfect
十足

putciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'ciog [[...]]
insufficiency, come, fall or run short of
不足

cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zablak niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zap'lak niuo [[...]]

six of the one, half a dozen of the other; tweedledum and tweedledee

半斤八兩

ciukhafn zabcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'khafn zap'cix [[...]]

weekly magazine

週刊雜誌

zøx-cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx cit'e; zøx-cit'e [[...]]

all at once, all together

一齊,一起

Lirn zap ui sinhu zøx cide laai, goar bøo yar thafng ho lirn ze. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn zap ui siin'hu zøx cit'e laai, goar bøo ie'ar thafng ho lirn ze. [[...]]
You ten priests came all at once, I have no chairs for you to sit on.
你們十位神父一齊來,我沒有椅子讓你們坐。

Ciaq ee zheq ka goar paw zøx cide. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee zheq ka goar paw zøx cit'e. [[...]]
Pack up these books all together
這些書給我包在一起。

zøf'iu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'iu [[...]]

left and right nearby, by one's side, servants, aides, to influence or sway

左右

zabkhof zøfiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'khof zør'iu [[...]]
about ten dollars
十塊左右

ho laang zøfiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang zør'iu [[...]]
be swayed by others
被人左右

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

earn or gain money or food

賺

cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit jit zoarn (thaxn) lak zap khof. [[...]]
earn sixty dollars a day
一天賺六十塊。

zoafnciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ciah [[...]]

earn one's livelihood, to cheat

訛詐,詐騙

Goar ho y zoafnciah siezap khof khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y zoarn'ciah six'zap khof khix. [[...]]
I was cheated out of forty dollars by him.
我被他騙了四十塊。

zoanli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'li [[...]]

exclusive to one person, patent, monopoly

專利

Tittiøh zap nii ee zoanli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tid'tiøh zap nii ee zoafn'li [[...]]
get a patent for ten years
獲得十年的專利。

zoantør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'tør [[...]]

everything fell down

全倒

Cid pae ee hongthay zhux zoantør ee u goxzap kefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee hofng'thay zhux zoaan'tør ee u go'zap kefng. [[...]]
In the recent typhoon fifty house fell down.
這次的颱風房屋全倒的有五十間。

zoeaciør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'ciør [[...]]

at least, the smallest

最少

Zoeaciør aix zap khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoex'ciør aix zap khof. [[...]]
It costs at least ten dollars.
最少要十塊。

zoeakin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin; (zoex'kun) [[...]]

most recent, nearest, recently