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🗣u: AF'safm`ar hid khof bøo'lo'eng laang, kafn'naf e'hiao ti guu'tiaau'lai tag guu'bør nia'nia. ⬆︎ 阿三仔彼箍無路用人，干焦會曉佇牛牢內觸牛母爾爾。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿三那個沒有用的人，只會在自己家欺負家人，對外卻完全不敢吭聲。

🗣u: af'bør ⬆︎ 阿母 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

媽媽

🗣u: Goar zoex'kin tuo'tiøh cit'koar tai'cix, bøo kaix sun'si, m'køq goar sviu'tiøh af'buo bad ka goar korng`koex, “Poah cit tør, khiøq'tiøh cit ciaq kym kef'bør.” Ciaf'ee tai'cix id'teng e'taxng ho goar juo laai juo u tix'hui, iorng'karm bin'tuix id'zhex. ⬆︎ 我最近拄著一寡代誌，無蓋順序，毋過我想著阿母捌共我講過：「跋一倒，抾著一隻金雞母。」遮的代誌一定會當予我愈來愈有智慧，勇敢面對一切。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我最近遇到一些事情，不是那麼順利，不過我想到媽媽曾經跟我說過：「塞翁失馬，焉知非福。」這些事情一定能夠讓我越來越有智慧，勇敢面對一切。

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq ⬆︎ [[...]] 

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

aezeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

love, affection

愛情

• Pexbør ee aezeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym.; Pe'bør/buo ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  A parent's love is higher than a mountain and deeper than the sea.
  父母的愛情比山還高,比海還深。

auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa ⬆︎ [[...]] 

stepmother harlot, a vile scolding

狠,壞,後娘

auxbøfbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'bin; au'bør/buo-bin ⬆︎ [[...]] 

sour look, as of a stepmother

晚娘臉

• Zhunthvy auxbøfbin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy au'bør'bin.; Zhwn'thvy au'bør/buo'bin. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Spring weather is like a stepmother's face.
  春天晚娘臉,變幻無常。

baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa ⬆︎ [[...]] 

wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding

貍貓,淫婦

• auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  stepmother harlot, a vile scolding
  狠繼母

• iafbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'baa ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  wild cat, a harlot, a vile scolding
  野貓

• Kelai na bøo baa, niawchie øe khiaukhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie e khiaw'khaf.; Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie/zhuo øe khiaw'khaf. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  When the cat's away the mice will play.
  家裏如無貓,老鼠就蹺腿。

bøfzaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zaang; bør/buo'zaang ⬆︎ [[...]] 

the trunk of a tree

母樹

bøfsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

body or state of health of a woman just before or soon after childbirth

母體

za'bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kviar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

daughter

女兒

• Za'bofkviar kax lauxbør tngfzaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør tngr'zaai.; Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør/buo tngr'zaai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  No substitute for experience (Lit. Can a daughter teach her mother how to cut the umbilical cord?)
  女兒教母親接生,班門弄斧

zhamkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'kaf ⬆︎ [[...]] 

participation in, participate or take part in, join, join with others

參加

• Lie u zhamkaf Serngbøfkwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u zhafm'kaf Sexng'bør'kwn `bøo?; Lie u zhafm'kaf Sexng'bør/buo'kwn `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Are you a member of The Legion of Mary?
  你有沒有參加聖母軍 ?

zhunthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'thvy ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Spring

春天

• Zhunthvy auxbøfbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy au'bør'bin; Zhwn'thvy au'bør/buo'bin ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Spring weather is as changeable as a stepmother's face.
  春天晚娘臉。

ciøqlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'lie; (thuun'bør) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

sterile woman, a barren woman

石女

ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say ⬆︎ [[...]] 

stone lion found at the entrance of many temples

石獅

• phaq ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq ciøh'say ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  carve a stone lion
  彫石獅

• iong padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say; iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  use someone for your own advantage, to hurt someone for one's own benefits (Lit. use someone else's fist to carve a stone dragon.)
  用別人的拳頭打石獅,損人利己。

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

gong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gong ⬆︎ [[...]] 

stupid, foolish and dull

笨,傻,戇呆

• Gong køebør pu zhawtwn, gong goaxmar thviax goaxswn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gong kef'bør pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn.; Gong køef'bør/buo pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  A foolish hen sits on hay (instead of eggs).
  笨母雞孵草堆,傻外婆疼外孫。

hawkebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hao'kef'bør; hao'kef-bør/buo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

woman who talks in a shrill high pitched voice

大嗓婆

hunbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'bør; hwn'bør/buo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

denominator of a fraction

分母

kan'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'og ⬆︎ [[...]] 

treacherous, malicious

奸惡

• Lieen pexbør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kan'og? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lieen pe'bør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og?; Lieen pe'bør/buo tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Even the parents dare kill someone, how malicious can a person get?
  連父母都敢殺了,難道不夠奸惡嗎?

kawbør/kawbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'bør; (kao'buo) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

female dog, a bitch

母狗

køebør thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør thii; køef'bør/buo thii ⬆︎ [[...]] 

hen crows (a very bad omen), said of a wife ruling her husband, the wife wears the pants in the family

母雞啼(很困難)

khaope khaobør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'pe khaux'bør; khaux'pe khaux'bør/buo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

lament loudly for parents' death — to complain or to scold (a curse word)

哭爹哭娘, 抱怨,叱罵

• Thaukef teq khaope khaobuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaau'kef teq khaux'pe khaux'buo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  The boss is scolding (complaining).
  老闆在抱怨。

khøeabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khex'bør; khøex'bør/buo; (khoex'buo, khex'pe, khoex'pe) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

A relationship somewhat like that of godparents. When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child, according to fortune-tellers, his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the "khøeape" and "khøeabuo" bring a little water and uncooked rice as the symbol of feeding that child. Usually this relationship is very temporary and is entered into to fool the spirits. But even now some people like to ask someone of the higher classes to be their khøeape or khøeabuo in order to pave the way to success for themselves. It is also called "koa* chui-bi".

乾娘,乾爹

pexbør svecviaa`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe'bør svef'cviaa`ee; pe'bør/buo svef/svy'cviaa`ee ⬆︎ [[...]] 

I was born so, be born (a cripple, blind)

天生的

• Y zhvemee si pexbør svecviaa ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zhvef'mee si pe'bør svef'cviaa ee.; Y zhvef/chvy'mee si pe'bør/buo svef/svy'cviaa`ee. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He was blind from birth.
  他失明是天生的。

pøfbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'bør; pør'bør/buo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

nurse who looks after small children, a kindergarten teacher

保姆

tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee; tøee; (toee) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

heel, the hoofs of animals

蹄

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  having a peculiar gait, shaking from side to side, a flat foot
  平板腳

• beftøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tee; bea'tøee ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  horse's hoofs
  馬蹄

• chiwtøe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'tee'ar; chiuo'tøee'ar ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  palm of a hand
  手掌

• khatøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'tee; khaf'tøee ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  sole of a foot, hoof, footprint
  腳掌,腳印

• tikha'tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'khaf'tee; ty'khaf'tøee ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  pig's feet, for cooking or cooked
  豬蹄子

the [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: the; (zuie'bør) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

sea blubber, jelly fish, medusa, used as a cooling food

水母

thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thii; (thee) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to cry, to howl, to crow, to scream, to sob

啼

• kebør thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør thii; kef'bør/buo thii ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the hen crows (said to be a very bad omen), a wife ruling her husband
  母雞啼

• køethii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'thii; køef'thii ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the cock crows
  雞鳴

thiw-tibøfsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiw ty'bør'soex; thiw-ty'bør/buo'søex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

an agreement whereby a married daughter gives one of her children her own family name rather than the family name of her husband

女兒嫁後言明所生之子一人歸娘家姓

thøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thøf; (løf) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to peck, suck or gobble up like a duck

鴨(鵝)用嘴取食的動作

• ahbøfzhuix borng thøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhuix borng thøf; aq'bør/buo'zhuix borng thøf ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the duck just feeling about for something, make a request or attempt without much expectation of success, but might as well try it
  姑妄要之

bøfthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'thea ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mother's body, origin of a culture

母體

bøfym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ym ⬆︎ [[...]] 

a vowel

母音

jixbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'bør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

a letter, an alphabet

字母

bøfzea-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zea'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.14]

N : women's auxiliary of a primary school

母姊會

bøfthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'thea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.14]

N/Biol : nucleus from which a culture is grown

母體

himbør;himbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiim'bør/buo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.85]

N ê : a woman or child with hair in disarray

母熊

u: ngg'kef'bør ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.185]

N bé : a fish of the seabream family, Symphorus spilurus

項圈鯛

u: ty'bør'kux ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.260]

N bé : a kind of spiny eel, Macrognathus aculeatum

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