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a'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'kof [[...]]

aunt (father's sisters)

姑母,姑媽

armkozee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'kof'zee; (axm'pof'zee) [[...]]

cicada, a large insect that makes a shrill sound

蟬

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

sound, a sound, cry of a bird or animal, a horse's neigh

鳴

kociorng laan beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'ciorng laan beeng [[...]]
the palm of one hand cannot clap and make a sound, cannot do without assistance
孤掌難鳴

Na bøo lie pangbaang, goar kociorng laan beeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo lie pafng'baang, goar kof'ciorng laan beeng. [[...]]
Without your help, my applause would be difficult to hear.
若沒有你幫忙,我孤掌難鳴。

haokof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kof [[...]]

make offerings to a spirit that has no descendants, to eat (used in scolding)

祭犒,吃飯(粗話)

Itcioxng kofng seeng baxnkud kof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id cioxng kofng seeng ban kud kof.; Id'cioxng kofng seeng ban'kud kof. [[...]]

general achieves renown over the dead bodies of 10,000 soldiers — The achievements of a general cost thousands of lives.

一將功成萬骨枯。

ko'piao cy'moe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'piao cie'moe [[...]]

paternal female cousins, "a-ko's" daughters

姑表姊妹

ko'piao hviati [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'piao hviaf'ti [[...]]

paternal male cousins, "a-ko's" sons

姑表兄弟

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

paternal aunt, maiden, tolerate, for the time being, meanwhile

姑

a'kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'kof [[...]]
one's father's sisters
姑媽

ko'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pøo [[...]]
one's grandfather's sisters or one's mother's "a-ko".
姑婆

toaxkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'kof [[...]]
father's eldest sister
大姑媽

jixkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'kof [[...]]
father's second oldest sister
二姑

nikof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'kof [[...]]
Buddhist nuns
尼姑

siøfkof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'kof [[...]]
husband's younger sisters
小姑(丈夫之妹)

toax'niukof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'niuu'kof [[...]]
husband's elder sisters
大姑(丈夫之姊)

kocviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'cviaa [[...]]

coax, implore with sweet and soft words

誘哄,好言勸誘

Kocviaa gynnar ciah iøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kof'cviaa girn'nar ciah iøh'ar. [[...]]
coax a child to take medicine
誘哄孩子吃藥

kociorng laan beeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'ciorng laan beeng [[...]]

one palm cannot clap and make a sound — cannot do without assistance, both parties share equally the blame for the quarrel

孤掌難鳴

ko'haang togchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'haang tok'chi [[...]]

having a monopoly because of exclusive possession

孤行獨市

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]]

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]]
act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
辜負人的好意

ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]]
waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
辜負你父親養育你這麼大

koiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'iaa [[...]]

address for a man by his wife's family and servant

傭人對女婿的稱呼

ko'mof zeqzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'mof zeh'zerng [[...]]

having no relatives and children (a curse)

絕子絕孫

ko'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pøo [[...]]

paternal grandfather's sister or any old woman of same clan and same genealogical rank, respectful address to old woman of same surname, a dedicated church woman similar to a Sister

姑婆

kosngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'sngf; (kof'tak) [[...]]