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a'af-hao/kiøx/khaux - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'af'hao/kiøx/khaux ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Vph : cry (like a baby)
啞啞叫
a'ii 阿姨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'ii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Na ê : aunt (mother's sister)
阿姨
a'ii 阿姨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'ii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Na ê : mother (used to avoid making the spirits jealous)
媽媽
a'mr 阿姆 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'mr ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Na ê : aunt (father's elder brother's wife)
伯母
a'mr 阿姆 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'mr ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Na ê : auntie (polite for friend's mother, etc)
伯母
u: af'tog'ar ⬆︎ 阿啄仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Na : foreigner ("pointed nose", a nickname for foreigners in general)
洋鬼子
~ar 仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Msf : little, short, <chit8 chat-a2: a little piece, a short section>, few <nng7 saN pun2-a2: a few volumes> (has the effect of changing M into N or Nsub)
一點
u: ax ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
BF : (sf used to form a large number of Interjections) (khou-a3: Alas!, Chham2-a3: Alas! etc)
啦
u: a ⬆︎ 也 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Cvb/Cn : also, and
也
u: a'nar'beq a'nar'm ⬆︎ □哪欲□哪毋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
sph : be half-hearted
半推半就
va'va'hao/va'va'kiøx - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaf'vaf'hao/kiøx ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
Vph : cry (like a baby)
啞啞叫
u: var ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
V : adopt (a child)
(收)養
u: vaa'zah ⬆︎ 攔閘 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
V : intervene (on behalf of someone) in a fight or quarrel
攔截(住)
aq 押 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
V : mark (the date on a document)
押
u: aq'buo'zhao ⬆︎ 益母草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]
N/Bot châng : a kind of motherwort, Leonurus sibiricus
鴨母草
ah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ah ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
V : force to turn (as a flock of ducks, etc)
趕
aisia 哀謝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ay'sia ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
N/V : (a means used to) express thanks to visitors attending a funeral
(哀)謝
aix 愛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
AV : might (catch cold, have a stomach ache, cry, etc)
會
aebo 愛慕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'bo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
V : desire, long for, love (a person)
愛慕
aetaix 愛戴 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'taix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
V/N : love and respect (a person)
愛戴
vai 偝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
V : carry (a child) on the back
背(孩子)
vaixkyn/vaixkwn 偝巾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai'*kyn/kwn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
N : cloth for carrying (a child) on the back
襁巾
ag 沃 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
V : flood (a paddy) with water
淋澆
akzag 齷齪 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'zag ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.2]
SV : in disorder, a mess
齷齪
axmkuy 頷胿 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'kuy ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
N : crop (of a bird)
膆囊
anbuo 安撫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'buo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
V : calm (people), quieten (a crowd)
安撫
anzhaq 安插 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zhaq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
V : assign (to a particular class or barracks, etc)
安置
antix 安置 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'tix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
V : set in place or position, collocate, install, set (a person's remains) in state
安置
axn 按 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
CV : by (a road, direction, etc)
按
axn 案 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
N tiâu : a judicial case
案
arnzeeng 案情 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
N : circumstances of a lawsuit
案情
arnnai 案內 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'nai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
V : guide, accompany, entertain (a guest)
招待
an 限 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
V : promise (to meet obligations by a certain date)
限
axnkii 限期 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an'kii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
VO : set a deadline date
限期
ang'ar 尪仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afng'ar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
N sian : a doll, toy, figure
娃娃, 玩具
arngzhaix 甕菜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.3]
N/Bot châng : a green vegetable of the morning-glory family, Ipomoea reptans
甕菜
u: aang'bak'lieen ⬆︎ 紅目鰱 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.4]
N bé : a kind of big-eyed fish, Priacanthus macracanthus
大眼鯛
angzw 紅朱 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'zw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.4]
N : material used to make a Chinese stamp pad
紅墨的原料
u: aang'chiog'hmm ⬆︎ 紅雀茅 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.4]
N châng : a kind of grass, Eragrostis unioloides
紅雀茅
u: aang'chiw'køf ⬆︎ 紅鬚哥 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.4]
N bé : a kind of goat-fish, Pseudupeneus porphyreus
紫班海緋鯉, 白帶副緋鯉
u: aang'iøf'kiefn'zad'thaang ⬆︎ 紅腰鰹節蟲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N/Ent chiah : a beetle that attacks dried meat and fish, Dermestes vorax
紅腰鰹節蟲
u: aang'kafng'poex ⬆︎ 紅江貝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N/Zool lia̍p : a bivalve mollusk, Arca fusca
紅江貝
u: aang'kef ⬆︎ 紅雞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a kind of seabream, Sparus macrocephalus
黑鯛
u: aang'kof'hii ⬆︎ 紅姑魚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N/Ich bé : a fish of either of two genera of the seabream family, Nemipterus or Dentex
紅姑魚
u: aang'kof'lie'hii ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a fish of the seabream family, Nemipterus virgatus
金線紅姑魚
u: aang'koef ⬆︎ 紅瓜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a kind of yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena polyactis
小黃魚
u: aang'koef'ar'aang'say ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a kind of sea-bass, Cephalopholis aurantus
黑邊鰭紅鱠
u: aang'kofng'baai ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a fish of the snapper family, Lutjanus flavipes
黃足笛鯛
angkw 紅龜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'kw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N ê : a sweet Taiwanese rice-cake shaped like a turtle and colored red
紅龜餅
anglieen 紅聯 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'lieen ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N tùi : a pair of red scrolls with rhymed inscriptions
對聯
u: aang'loo ⬆︎ 紅鱸 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N/Ich bé : a kind of gouper or sea-bass, Doederleinia berycoides; blackthroat seaperch
紅鱸
u: aang'mngg'ar ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a kind of cardinal fish, Apogon erythriuns
紅天竺鯛
u: aang'mngg'zhao ⬆︎ 紅毛草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N châng : a grass used for thatch, Pogonatherum paniceum
氈白茅
angpaw 紅包 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'paw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N : gift of money wrapped in red paper, given only on a happy occasion
壓歲錢
u: aang'pvy'tefng'gvoo ⬆︎ 紅邊燈蛾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N/Ent chiah : a moth of the tiger moth family, Amsacta lactinea
赤邊燈蛾
u: aang'pid'ar ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.5]
N bé : a kind of blenny (fish), Hypseleotris bipartita
短塘鱧
angsym 紅鰺 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'sym ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
N bé : a kind of pomfret (fish), Trachinotus bailloni
斐氏黃臘鰺
angtefng 紅燈 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'tefng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
N ê, tùi : red light lighted to delebrate a happy occasion
紅燈
atkex 遏價 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ad'kex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
VO : negotiate a lower price
講價
u: ad køf'ar ⬆︎ 遏糕仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
VO : break a cake
分米糕
u: aw ⬆︎ 漚 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
V : soak, steep (in a solution which is intended to alter the material in some way, eg, bamboo in water, to rot it; grass, to make compost, cloth, in a dye-vat, etc, but not used of food-stuffs.)
浸漬
awbaan 拗蠻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'baan ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
SV : unjust, injurious (of action as viewed by a third party)
不講理
awhvoaai 拗橫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'hvoaai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
V/SV : (be) unfair, (of action as viewed by a third party)
不講理
u: ao'poo ⬆︎ 拗裒 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
VO : make a hem
縫邊
u: aau'khøf ⬆︎ 喉科 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
N : division of a hospital or clinic which treats the throat
喉科
auxbøea 後尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
Np : back (side), end (of a line, etc)
後面, 結果
auxjit 後日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'jit ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.6]
Nt : some day, a future day
以後
u: au'kii'hii ⬆︎ 後鰭魚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.7]
N/Ich bé : a kind of herring, Opisthopterus tardoore
後鰭魚
bathaau 媌頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N ê : a madam, mistress of a brothel (literally "head cat")
老鴇
ba 覓 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
V : search or make enquiry (for what is not known), look (for a job)
尋找
bahzaxng 肉粽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'zaxng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N lia̍p : small packet of meat and rice (wrapped in a leaf and steamed)
肉棕
bahlee 肉螺 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'lee ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N lia̍p : a kind of shell-fish, Neverita (Glossaulax) didyma
肉螺
bahlui 肉類 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'lui ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N : meat (as a class of material)
肉類
bahtiafm 肉砧 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq'tiafm ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N : meat stall (in a market)
肉攤
bai'oaxn 埋怨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'oaxn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
V : bear a grudge, brood over a grievance, grumble
埋怨
u: bak'cit'niq ⬆︎ 目一𥍉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
Nt : the twinkling of an eye, a moment
眨眼
u: bak'hviw ⬆︎ 木香 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N châng : a plant of the birthwort family, Aristolochia mollis
木香
u: bak'ny'kuo ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
Smod/Pmod : in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye (usually followed by [chiu7] plus a clause which states that some kind of change has taken place)
眨眼間
bagseg 目識 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'seg ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N : ability to calculate or recognize at a glance
眼光
bafn-kviar 屘囝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bafn'kviar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.8]
N ê : last child of a family, youngest child
幼子
u: barn'koef chiuu'tiin ⬆︎ 挽瓜揫藤 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
sph : trace a clue until one learns the truth of a matter
追問到底
bafnlieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'lieen ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N : a pair of matching sentences (written on paper or cloth) in honor of the dead
輓聯
bafnliuu 挽留 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'liuu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
V : urge (a guest, friend) to stay, urge (an employee) to remain
挽留
u: ban ⬆︎ 慢 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
V : wait a bit
慢
ban 瓣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
M : section (of a citrus fruit)
瓣
u: ban buu id'sid ⬆︎ 萬無一失 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Sph : perfect, without a single mistake
萬無一失
baxnciaq 慢才 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ciaq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Pmod : after a while, in a moment <[ban7-chiah chhong3]: do it after a while>
等一等
ban-kviaa 慢行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'kviaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
IE : Goodbye! Take it easy! (said to a friend who has been visiting and is leaving)
慢走
u: ban'lieen'sioong ⬆︎ 萬年松 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N châng : a moss, Selaginella tamariscina
長生草
u: ban'thøo'hoef ⬆︎ 蔓桃花 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N châng : a poisonous plant of the jimsonweed family, Datura alba
曼陀羅花
bafng'ar-hwn 蠓仔薰 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar'hwn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N phìⁿ : solid insecticide shaped in a flat coil and burned like incense
蚊香
bangtafng 芒苳 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baang'tafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N : a sort of reed (Miscanthus sinensis?)
蘆葦
baxngsef 網紗 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bang'sef ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N : fat near the mesentery of a pig
油網
u: bad ⬆︎ 捌 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
AV : there was <[bat u7 chit8 pai2]: there was a time, once upon a time>
曾經
batji 捌字 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'ji ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
VO : recognize a character or word
識字
bao-sii 卯時 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bao'sii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Nt : the 4th period of the day according to the ([chap8-ji7]) [toe7-chi], 5–7 a.m.
卯時
bauqkafng 貿工 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bauh'kafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
VO : do a job by contract
包工
bøea 尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N : stern (of a ship)
尾
u: bea'bea'sy ⬆︎ 馬尾絲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N châng : a grass (graminea), Apluda mutica
馬尾系
u: bea'bea'sy ⬆︎ 馬尾絲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
N châng : a plant of the lettuce family, Laituca indica
馬尾絲
bøefzam 尾站 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'zam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Np : last stop on a scheduled route
最後一站
bøefzam 尾站 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'zam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Np : last part of a trip
最後一站
bøefzam 尾站 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'zam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.9]
Np : last part of a story or episode or long poem
最後一站(段)
befcii 馬薺 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'cii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N châng : a roundish black sweet root (sedge family) from which a kind of flour is made, Eleocharis plantaginea var. tuberosa
馬蹄
u: bea'iaa ⬆︎ 馬爺 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N : idol with the face of a horse, representing a servant of [Giam5-lo5-ong5]
馬面
bøefjit 尾日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'jit ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
Nt : the last day (of a given period)
最後一天
u: bea'kaf ⬆︎ 馬鮫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N bé : a kind of mackerel, Sawara guttata
臺灣馬加鰆
bøefkerng 尾景 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'kerng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N : the last setting for a dramatic production
最後一次佈景
u: bea'voaf'tiin ⬆︎ 馬鞍藤 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N châng : a variety of morning glory, Ipomoea pes-caprae
馬鞍藤
u: bea'pafn'koax'phaang'hie ⬆︎ 尾斑掛帆鱚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N/Ich bé : a kind of fish, Bembrops caudimacula
尾斑掛帆鱚
befpvy 馬鞭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'pvy ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N bé : a kind of cornet fish, Fistularia petimba
馬鞭魚
u: bea'sux ⬆︎ 馬□ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N bé : a kind of cornet fish, Fistularia petimba
馬鞭魚
u: bea'tee'hviw ⬆︎ 馬蹄香 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N châng : a kind of wild ginger, Asarum macranthum
馬蹄香
u: bea'tee'kym ⬆︎ 馬蹄金 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N/Bot châng : a kind of lawn grass, Dichondra repens
馬蹄金
u: bea'tiap ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N bé : a fish of the seabream family, Nemipterus virgatus
金線紅姑魚
beloan 迷亂 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bee'loan ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
V : be distraught by a calamity
迷亂
bøexsae 袂使得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be'sae(-tid) ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
V : cannot be driven (condition of a car)
不能駕駛
bøextiøh 袂著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
pVmod : cannot (achieve a desired objective)
不能達到
u: *be'tøh ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
pVmod : cannot (kindle a light)
燃不著
u: beh'buun'tofng ⬆︎ 麥門冬 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
N châng : a herb of the lily family, Ophiopogon japonicus
小葉麥門冬
u: beh'sui'hoong ⬆︎ 麥穗紅 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
N châng : a kind of water-willow, Justicia procumbeus
麥穗紅
bøeqtøea 襪底 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beh'toea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
N : sole of a stocking (sewed on)
襪底
u: bek'bek pud'guo ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
sph : silent, speechless, without a word to say
默默無言
benghun 名份 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'hun ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
N/Bib : birthright, position in a family
名份
beng'iog 盟約 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'iog ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
V,N Bib : (make a) covenant or pact
盟約
bengsarn 名產 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'sarn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
N : special products for which a place is noted <[Tai5-tiong] [e5] [beng5-san2] [si7] [Thai3-iong5 piaN2]: Taichung is noted for T'ai-yang cakes>
特產
bexngbeeng 命名 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beng'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]
VO : name someone, give a name to
命名
bycviw 米漿 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'cviw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N : uncooked rice and water ground to a paste
米漿
u: bie'gui'po'heeng'thioong ⬆︎ 米偽步行蟲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N/Ent chiah : a grain beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus
米偽步行蟲
u: bie'jiin'ciøf ⬆︎ 美人蕉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N lúi : a kind of red arum, Musa cocinea
美人蕉
bykoo 米糊 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'koo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N : rice and water ground to a paste and cooked, used for food or for paste
米糊
bylao 米粩 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'lao ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N : confection made by covering a sticky base with puffed rice
爆米糖
bytaam 美談 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'taam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N ê : a story or anecdote with a moral
美談
bytiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'tiarm ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N : a good point, good quality
優點
bihoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bii'hoo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N/Zool chiah : tailed monkey, a member of the family Cercopithecidae (in Taiwan only Formosan rock-monkey, Macaca cyclopis) (col [kau5])
獼猴
bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
V : solve a riddle
猜
bixsixn-ciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'sixn'ciar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N/Xtn ê : one who is not yet a Christian
不信教的人
biefnhii 鮸魚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'hii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N/Ich bé : a kind of croaker fish, Miichthys miiuy
鮸魚
biawciafm 秒針 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biao'ciafm ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
N ki : second hand (of a clock or watch)
秒針
bixnheeng 面形 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
N : shape of a face
面型
u: bin'poex ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
N/Zool lia̍p : a bivalve mollusk, Spondylus ducalis
面具
biøsiar 描寫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biøo'siar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
V : describe, paint a word-picture (in writing)
描寫
u: bit ⬆︎ □ [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
N/Ich bé : a kind of carp, Hemibarbus labeo
(魚蜜)
bid'iu 蜜柚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bit'iu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.13]
N châng, lia̍p : a variety of pumelo, Citrus maxima form. mitsuyu
蜜柚
bøfzea-hoe 母姊會 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *bør'zea'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
N : women's auxiliary of a primary school
母姊會
bøfthea 母體 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *bør'thea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
N/Biol : nucleus from which a culture is grown
母體
u: bøo'boea'hong'tiap ⬆︎ 無尾鳳蝶 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
N/Ent chiah : a butterfly of the swallowtail family, Papilio demoleus
無尾鳳蝶
bøo-hagbun 無學問 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hak'bun ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
SV : not well educated, not a scholar
沒有學問
bøhiaam 無嫌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hiaam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
Cd : (introduces the conceded fact in a concessive sentence): although, in spite of the fact
不嫌棄
bøkoarn 無管 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'koarn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
Ccl : (introduces subordinate clause in a "whether-or-not" construction): no matter whether…or…<[bo5-koan2 i beh lai5 a7 m7 lai5]…: Whether he will come or not…>
不管
bøkuo 無久 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kuo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
Smod/Pmod : in a short while, shortly, very soon
不久
u: bøo'kwn'zhao ⬆︎ 無根草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
N châng : dodder laurel (a parasitic plant), Cassytha filiformis
無根草
u: bøo'kwn'zhao ⬆︎ 無根草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
N châng : a parasitic herb, Cuscuta australis
南方菟絲子
bølarm-bønef 無攬無拈 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'larm bøo'le/nef ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
Pred : which takes a sentence subject: in a mechanical manner, without heart or interest
做事不專心
bøo-langseg 無人色 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'laang'seg ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
SV : out of touch with influential people, unable to facilitate a matter through lack of contacts
沒有人情
u: bøo'leeng'exng ⬆︎ 無靈應 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
SV : inefficacious and powerless (of a god)
沒靈驗
u: bøo'leeng'sviax ⬆︎ 無靈聖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
SV : inefficacious and powerless (of a god)
沒有靈驗
u: bøo'leeng'uy ⬆︎ 無靈威 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.14]
SV : ineffective, powerless (of a god)
沒有靈威
bølun 無論 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'lun ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
Ccl : (introduce a clause in which alternatives are excluded): no matter whether, no matter which <[bo5-lun7 sim2-mih8 lang5], [long2 thang lai5]: everyone, no matter who, may come>, <[bo5-lun7 Lim] S.S. [a2-si7 Tan5] S.S. [long2 e7-hiau2 kong2 Eng-gu2]: Both Mr. Lin and Mr. Chen can speak English>
無論
bøsiin-lun 無神論 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'siin'lun ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N : atheism as a theory
無神論
u: bøo'thaau(thøo)-hviw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N châng : a kind of sedge, Kyllinga brevifolia
水蜈蚣
bøx'viaf 帽纓 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø'viaf ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N lia̍p : tassel of a cap
帽纓
bor 某 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
Det : a certain, such and such, so and so <[bou2 chiong2]: a certain kind>, <[bou2 jit8]: such and such a day>, [<bou2 lang5]: Mr. So-and-so, someone>
某
bofkviar 某囝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'kviar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N : wife and children, a man's family dependents
妻兒
boo 模 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N ê : a mold, matrix
模型
u: boo'zaai hai'beng ⬆︎ 謀財害命 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
Sph : plan to kill for money (the most heinous crime against a fellow-man in Chinese opinion)
謀財害命
boheeng 模型 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N ê : shape for a mold
模型
bosefng 謀生 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
V : make a living
謀生
u: bo ⬆︎ 戊 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
N : "E" in lists (A. B. C. etc)
戊
bo 幕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
M : act (division of a play)
幕
boxtø 慕道 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo'tø ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
VO/Xtn : be an enquirer, be a seeker
慕道
boaa 磨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
V : rub (with a stone to polish, sharpen), whet, burnish (using a machine)
磨
boaa 磨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]
V : toil, labour (for a living)
辛勞
boaq 抹 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
V : apply (grease, powder, oil, plaster, etc to a surface) with light strokes <[boah ioh8-a2]: apply salve>, <[boan gu5-iu5]: spread butter>, <[boah he]: plaster (a wall)> (pVmod [oe7-tiah8]/[boe7-tiah8])
抹
boahzhao 抹草 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq'zhao ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N châng : a herb, Anisomeles indica
抹草
boahsiaw 抹消 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
V/fig : wipe out (a religion, etc)
消除
boafn'oaan 滿員 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'oaan ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
VO : be full (bus, etc), have a full house
客滿
boafntviuu 滿場 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'tviuu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
VO : have a full house
滿場
u: boarn'thiefn'sefng ⬆︎ 滿天星 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N châng : a plant of the lettuce family, Lactuca indica
滿天星
bøea 尾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *boea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N : stern (of a ship)
尾
bøefzam 尾站 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *boea'zam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N : last part of a story, of an episode, of a long poem
終站
bøefzam 尾站 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *boea'zam ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N : last part of a trip, last stop on a scheduled route
終站
bøefjit 尾日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *boea'jit ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
Nt : last days (of a given period)
最後一天
bøefkerng 尾景 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *boea'kerng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
N : the last setting for a dramatic production
晚景
bøefmia 買命 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'mvia ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
VO : ransom a criminal
贖出罪犯
bøexsae 袂駛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'sae(-tid) ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
V : cannot be driven (condition of a car)
不能駕駛
bøextiøh 袂著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot (achieve a desired objective)
不能達到
u: boe'tøh ⬆︎ 袂著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot (kindle a light)
燃不著
boghii 木魚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'hii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N ê : wooden resonator struck with a stick held in the left hand while reciting the Buddhist Sutras
木魚
boghoe 牧會 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
VO/Xtn : pastor a church
牧會
bogliok 目錄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'liok ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N pún, tiuⁿ : table of contents (of a book)
目錄
u: bok'moaa'hoong'sex'gvoo ⬆︎ 木麻黃細蛾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N/Ent chiah : a moth that attacks the coast she oak, Balionebris bacteriota
木麻黃細蛾
bogtok 木鐸 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'tok ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N : bell with a wooden clapper
木鐸
bofng-bølo 摸無路 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
Vph : unable to find a road or way out
摸不著路
bofng-bølo 摸無路 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'bøo'lo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
Vph : unable to find the way to handle (a machine)
摸不著路
bongtiap 蒙鰈 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boong'tiap ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N/Ich bé : a kind of brill, Bothus mancus
蒙鰈
boxng'uii 夢遺 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong'uii ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
V/N : (have) a wet dream, (have) an involuntary emission of semen (while sleeping)
夢遺
bwcie-hoe 母姊會 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cie'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.17]
N : women's auxiliary of a primary school
母姊會
bwkiaxm 舞劍 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kiaxm ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.18]
VO : brandish a sword
舞劍
bwlang 侮弄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lang ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.18]
V : ridicule, make a fun of
侮弄

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