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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

arnkhvoarbai lef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn'khvoax'bai lef [[...]] 

try to press

試按一下

• Øextah`tid aq bøe, sefng iong chiuo arnkhvoarbai`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'tah'tid ar be, sefng iong chiuo axn'khvoax'bai lef.; Øe'tah`tid aq bøe, sefng iong chiuo axn'khvoax'bai`leq. [[...]] 
  Whether you can step on it or not, first use your hand to touch it.
  能踏不能踏,先用手試按一下

ba [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba; (bat) [[...]] 

shut or cover tight, fast, get along well

緊,合得來

• Citsvix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid svix mngg kvoay be ba (bat).; Cid'svix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [[...]] 
  This door doesn't close tightly.
  這扇門不能關緊。

• Cit'ee ab'afkoax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee ap'ar'koax khaxm be ba (bat).; Cid'ee ap'ar'koax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [[...]] 
  The cover on this box doesn't close tightly.
  這個盒子蓋不緊。

• Cid ee peng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee peeng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [[...]] 
  I get along well with this friend.
  這個朋友跟我很合得來。

bafng'ar texng gukag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar texng guu'kag [[...]] 

doesn't feel it, only slightly affected, remains unperturbed (Lit. a mosquito to stings a bull's horn)

蚊子螫牛角,不在乎

• Bafng'ar texng laxnphaf, phvae phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng'ar texng lan'phaf, phvae phaq. [[...]] 
  be in dilemma, be driven to the wall (Lit. When a mosquito stings you in the scrotum, you have to be very careful how you go about swatting it.)
  蚊子螫陰囊,難打,棘手。

bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia [[...]] 

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cit'ee gyn'ar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [[...]] 
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

zag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zag [[...]] 

vexed or disturbed by children, flies or mosquitoes

擾,齪

• gynnar (hosiin, bafng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar (hoo'siin, barng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [[...]] 
  Young children, flies and mosquitoes can be very disturbing.
  小孩(蒼蠅,蚊子)真擾人。

• akzag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'zag [[...]] 
  squalid, upset (emotionally)
  齷齪,心亂

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat [[...]] 

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix.; Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [[...]] 
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]] 

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]] 
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

Chitgøeh-pvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh-pvoax; Chid'gøeh-pvoax; (Tiofng'goaan) [[...]] 

fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, special day for worship of ancestral tablets

七月十五,中元

• chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'goeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay'sie; chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay'sie [[...]] 
  said of a person acting foolishly or wickedly 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.)
  七月半的鴨子不知死,死到臨頭不知憂。

zhoahtng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoaq'tng [[...]] 

break the rope or chain by a sudden pull on it

扯斷

• Cid tiaau søh'ar zhoaq khvoax øe tng bøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tiaau søq'ar zhoaq khvoax e tng be.; Cid tiaau søq'ar zhoaq khvoax øe tng bøe. [[...]] 
  Try and see if you can break this cord or rope with your hands.
  這條繩子扯看看會不會斷。

zhutseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'seg [[...]] 

promising person, man or woman

出息

• øe zhutseg ee gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e zhud'seg ee girn'ar [[...]] 
  promising child
  有出息的孩子

• bøe zhutseg ee gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be zhud'seg ee girn'ar; bøe zhud'seg ee girn'ar [[...]] 
  hopeless child
  沒出息的孩子

zhutsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sviaf [[...]] 

speak out, utter

出聲

• Zhadar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhutsviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhat'lar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq be zhud'sviaf.; Zhat'ar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhud'sviaf. [[...]] 
  When the thief came, I was so frightened that I couldn't speak even a word.
  小偷來時,我嚇得不敢出聲。

cixnzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'zai [[...]] 

be decided by, depend on

取決於

• Øe sengkofng aq bøe si cixnzai lie ka'ti ee koatsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E seeng'kofng ar be si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym.; Øe seeng'kofng aq bøe si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym. [[...]] 
  Success or failure depend upon your determination.
  成不成功取決於你自己的決心。

• Cixnzai cid pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cin'zai cid pae [[...]] 
  It'll be decided this time. (This time will decide.)
  完全看這次

zuxzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zai [[...]] 

comfortable, at ease (with oneself and the world), freely, at will, (in Buddhism) free resistance, the mind free from delusion, independent, free, unrestrained, stable

自在,安穩

• Svaf khaf yar ze lorng bøe zuxzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf khaf ie'ar ze lorng be zu'zai.; Svaf khaf ie'ar ze lorng bøe zu'zai. [[...]] 
  A three-legged chair cannot be stable.
  椅子三隻腳坐都坐不自在。

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]] 

express simple future (There is no idea of intention or desire connected with its usage as there is with the verbs "boeh" and "ai".)

會, 不會

• Lie khvoax, kin'afjit øe løqho bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khvoax, kyn'nar'jit e løh'ho be?; Lie khvoax, kyn'ar'jit øe løh'ho bøe? [[...]] 
  Do you think it will rain today?
  你看,今天會下雨嗎?

• Na afnny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na arn'ny korng, e khaq hør thviaf. [[...]] 
  It would sound better to say it in this way.
  如果這樣講, 會好聽一點.

• Lie na laxmsarm ciah, e laosae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na lam'sarm ciah, e laux'sae. [[...]] 
  If you eat any old thing you will get the runs.
  你要是亂吃, 會拉肚子.

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]] 

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

• Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. [[...]] 
  This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
  這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

• Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. [[...]] 
  This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
  這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

• Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. [[...]] 
  Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
  貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

• Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [[...]] 
  Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
  春天一到, 花會開.

• Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. [[...]] 
  the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
  鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

eqeh-khehkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eh'eh'kheq'kheq; øeh'øeh-khøeq'khøeq [[...]] 

crowded, pushed and squeezed together

擁擠

• Zaokhaf na khaq toaxkefng cidsut'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeqøeqkhøehkhøeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq be nng ee ar laang ciu eh'eh'kheq'kheq.; Zaux'khaf na khaq toa'kefng cit'sud'ar, khaq bøe nng ee ar laang ciu øeh'øeh'khøeq'khøeq. [[...]] 
  If the kitchen would be a bit bigger, it wouldn't be so crowded for two people.
  廚房如果大一點, 才不會兩個人就窄窄的.

hva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hva; (hvah) [[...]] 

stride or step over a ditch

跨越

• Hid tiaau kauar lie hva øe køex`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva e koex be?; Hid tiaau kaw'ar lie hva øe køex`bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you stride over that ditch?
  那條水溝你跨得過去嗎?

• Mxthafng tah køeakhix, tiøh hva køeakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng tah koex'khix, tiøh hva koex'khix.; M'thafng tah køex'khix, tiøh hva køex'khix. [[...]] 
  Don't tread on it, you must jump over it.
  不要踩過去,要跨過去。

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]] 

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]] 
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

høefzhuiear [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'zhuix'ar; høea'zhuix'ar [[...]] 

spark plug

火星塞

• Othofbae bøe hoad, taixkhaix si høefzhuiear haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'thor'bae be hoad, tai'khaix si hoea'zhuix'ar hai'khix.; Of'thor'bae bøe hoad, tai'khaix si høea'zhuix'ar hai'khix. [[...]] 
  The scooter won't start because the sparkplugs are probably bad.
  摩托車沒辦法發動,大概是火星塞壞了。

høeftoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea toa; høea-toa [[...]] 

internal heat (as cause of disease), fever

火氣大

• Uxsi'ar mxzay si høea-toa, afsi arnzvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar m'zay si hoea toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng be khix.; U'sii'ar m'zay si høea-toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. [[...]] 
  Sometimes I don't know if it is a fever or what that I can't sleep.
  有時不知是火氣大 還是怎樣,都睡不著。

hongtefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'tefng [[...]] 

seal a casket with nails

封釘(在棺木上釘四個釘子)

• Id hongtefng kviafsun'ar pux ban kym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id hofng'tefng kviar'swn'ar pux ban kym. [[...]] 
  As soon as the casket is sealed the descendants will be prosperous.
  一封釘,子孫富萬金。

viafbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viar'bak [[...]] 

conspicuous, showy

顯眼

• Iaokirn ee pai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viafbak ee sofzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee paai'ar aix zhai toax khaq viar'bak ee sor'zai. [[...]] 
  Important signs have to be put up in more conspicuous places.
  要緊的牌子要豎在比較顯眼的地方。

imzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'zuie [[...]] 

flood the fields, irrigate, be flooded, be inundated

灌溉,淹水

• U nng paq goa ho imzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U nng paq goa ho ym'zuie. [[...]] 
  Over two hundred houses were flooded.
  有兩百多戶淹水。

• Zhaan tiøh taixsefng imzuie ciaq pox tiuar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaan tiøh tai'sefng ym'zuie ciaq pox tiu'ar. [[...]] 
  Before planting rice, the field must be flooded.
  田得先灌溉後才插秧。

kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'suo [[...]] 

supposing that, in case that

假使

• Kafsuo goar bøo laai Taioaan, goar citmar bøextaxng kaq lie zøx peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cirm'ar be'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo.; Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cid'mar bøe'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo. [[...]] 
  Suppose I had not come to Taiwan, I could not be friends with you now.
  假使我沒有來台灣,現在我就不能和你做朋友。

• Kafsuo lie na si hauxtviuo, hagsefng itteng øe cyn hvoa'hie, in'ui lie thaix pixntvoa`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng e cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa lef.; Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng øe cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa`leq. [[...]] 
  If you were the principal, the students would certainly be very happy, because you are very lazy.
  假使你是校長,學生一定會很高興,因為你很懶惰。

kauar bøexthao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'ar be'thao; kaw'ar bøe'thao [[...]] 

drain is clogged.

水溝不通

kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; (kax) [[...]] 

marry a husband, give a daughter in marriage, implicate

嫁

• Y bin'afzaix bøeq kex za'bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex zaf'bor'kviar.; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex zaf'bor'kviar. [[...]] 
  He is going to marry his daughter off tomorrow.
  他明天要嫁女兒。

• Y bin'afzaix bøeq kex (keaafng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex (kex'afng).; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex (kex'afng). [[...]] 
  She is going to be married tomorrow.
  她明天要出嫁。

køea khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'khaf; køea khaf [[...]] 

use a stool or other support to get up higher, put something under a piece of furniture so as to make it steady or to raise it higher

墊腳

• Na theh bøe tiøh, giaa yar laai køefkhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na theh be tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai kea'khaf.; Na theh bøe tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai køea'khaf. [[...]] 
  If you cannot reach it, bring a chair and stand on it.
  要是拿不到,拿椅子來墊腳。

• Cid tex tøh'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pang'ar laai kefkhaf (kea ho zai) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pafng'ar laai kea'khaf (kea ho zai) [[...]] 
  This desk is not steady, put a piece of wood under the leg (and make it steady)
  這張桌子不穩,拿一塊板子來墊腳。

keh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'ar [[...]] 

spaces (to be filled-in on an application form), squares or spaces on a printed form.

格子

khazhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'zhngf [[...]] 

buttocks, hips, seat of the pants, anus

臀,屁股,肛門

• voafkhazhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: voar'khaf'zhngf [[...]] 
  hollow bottom of a bowl
  碗屁股,碗底

• Gyn'ar na m thviaf laang ee oe e ho laang phaq khazhngf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar na m thviaf laang ee oe e ho laang phaq khaf'zhngf. [[...]] 
  A disobedient child will be spanked.
  不聽話的孩子會被打屁股。

khahtheng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'theeng'ar [[...]] 

in a very short time

過一會兒,待一會兒

• Y khahtheng'ar e tngflaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'theeng'ar e tngr'laai. [[...]] 
  He will be back very shortly.
  他待一會兒會回來。

khaibo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay'bo [[...]] 

raising of the curtain, raise the curtain

開幕

• Bin'afzaix syn hvievi bøeq khaibo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'ar'zaix syn hvix'vi boeq khay'bo.; Biin'ar'zaix syn hvix'vi bøeq khay'bo. [[...]] 
  Tomorrow will be the opening of the new theater.
  明天新戲院要開幕。

khan'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'ar [[...]] 

luggage tag

籤條,標籤

• Henglie tiøh kad khan'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Heeng'lie tiøh kad khafn'ar. [[...]] 
  The luggage must be tagged.
  行李要掛籤條。

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

deceive, fool, hoodwink, stolen

騙,偷

• Bøeq kiax tngfkhix ee miqkvia mxzay ti tøh'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix.; Bøeq kiax tngr'khix ee mih'kvia m'zay ti tøq'ui ho laang khiafng khix. [[...]] 
  I don't know where someone stole the things I was sending home.
  要寄回去的東西不知在哪兒被人偷了。

• Khix ho khiang'ar khiafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix ho khiafng'ar khiafng khix. [[...]] 
  to be hoodwinked by a thief
  給騙子騙走了。

khiøhkak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq'kak [[...]] 

utterly useless

報銷,無用

• Cid ee gyn'ar cionglaai øe khiøhkak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar ciofng'laai e khiøq'kak.; Cid ee girn'ar ciofng'laai øe khiøq'kak. [[...]] 
  This kid will be useless.
  這個孩子將來會無前途。

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

examine, to test, deceased father

考

• Bin'afzaix bøeq khør legsuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'ar'zaix boeq khør lek'suo.; Biin'ar'zaix bøeq khør lek'suo. [[...]] 
  There will be an exam in history.
  明天要考歷史。

• Goar bøeq khør taixhak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq khør tai'hak.; Goar bøeq khør tai'hak. [[...]] 
  I will take university entrance examination.
  我要考大學。

• Goar bøeq ka lirn khør Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq ka lirn khør Efng'gie.; Goar bøeq ka lirn khør Efng'gie. [[...]] 
  I'll give you a test in English.
  我要考你們英語。

khvoax-bøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be zhud; khvoax-bøe'zhud [[...]] 

cannot distinguish

看不出,不能辨別

• Cyn`ee iahsi kea`ee, goar khvoax bøe zhud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ee ar'si kea'ee, goar khvoax be zhud.; Cyn`ee iaq'si kea`ee, goar khvoax bøe zhud. [[...]] 
  I cannot tell the difference between a true one and a false one.
  真的還是假的,我不能辨別。

kviakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa'khix [[...]] 

have good effect (as medicine)

生效

• Iøqar ciah bøe kviakhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iøh'ar ciah be kviaa'khix.; Iøh'ar ciah bøe kviaa'khix. [[...]] 
  The medicine has no effect.
  藥吃了不生效。

kiøo køex koayar ciu parngtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøo koex koae'ar ciu paxng'tiau; kiøo køex koae'ar ciu paxng'tiau [[...]] 

be ungrateful, forgetful of benefits received

一過橋柺杖就丟掉(過河拆橋,忘恩負義)

koahtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaq'tiøh [[...]] 

suffer a cut, be cut (by a chip or fragment)

割傷

• ho koarn'afphoex koahtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho koaxn'ar'phoex koaq'tiøh [[...]] 
  be wounded by a fragment from a bottle
  被玻璃片割傷

• ho tøar koahtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho tøf'ar koaq'tiøh [[...]] 
  be cut by a knife
  被刀子割傷

køeaho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'ho; køex'ho [[...]] 

rain stopped

停止下雨

• Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kin'afjit khvoax øe køeaho bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kyn'ar'jit khvoax e koex'ho be?; Ho løh hiaq kuo af, kyn'ar'jit khvoax øe køex'ho bøe? [[...]] 
  It has rained so long already, do you think it will stop raining today?
  雨下那麼久了,今天看會不會停。

køeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'sym; køex'sym [[...]] 

feel at ease, be relieved

心安

• bøe køeasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'sym; bøe køex'sym [[...]] 
  untranquil, uneasy, restless
  心不安

• Gyn'ar zøx toaxlaang khangkhoex, goar khvoartiøh cyn bøe køeasym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar zøx toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn be koex'sym.; Girn'ar zøx/zøex toa'laang khafng'khoex, goar khvoax'tiøh cyn bøe køex'sym. [[...]] 
  When I see a child doing a grown man's work I cannot feel at ease.
  小孩做大人工作,我看得真過意不去。

koehlangkhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koeq'laang'khaf [[...]] 

armpit

腋下

• Goar ee koehlangkhaf svef cidliap liab'ar, chiuo giaa lorng bøe khitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef cit liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng be khid'laai.; Goar ee koeq'laang'khaf svef/svy cit'liap liap'ar, chiuo giaa lorng bøe khid'laai. [[...]] 
  My armpit has a boil so I can't raise my arm up.
  我的腋下長一個瘤,手舉不起來。

kuie (''measure'') ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie (''measure'') ar [[...]] 

little, a small quantity of something. May be used together with cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia

幾 ...

• cyu kuie (''measure'') ar naxtvia (niaxnia) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u kuie (''measure'') ar na'tvia (nia'nia) [[...]] 
  little, a small quantity of something.
  只有 ...而已

• Goar cyu kuykho'ar naxtvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cie'u kuie'khof'ar na'tvia. [[...]] 
  I have only a little money.
  我只有幾塊錢而已。

lymlym'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lirm'lirm'ar [[...]] 

just enough, be approaching, just barely enough

僅僅,幾乎

mxzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay [[...]] 

I wonder

不知(是否)

• Binnafzaix mxzay e høfthvy be? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'nar'zaix m'zay e hør'thvy be?; Biin'ar'zaix m'zay øe hør'thvy bøe? [[...]] 
  I wonder if it will be fair tomorrow?
  不知明天會天晴嗎?

• Y mxzay u ti zhuonih bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'zay u ti zhux'nih bøo? [[...]] 
  I wonder if he is at home?
  不知他在家裏嗎?

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]] 

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pvi pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

pu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pu; (hu) [[...]] 

daughter-in-law, woman, married woman

婦

• simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'pu [[...]] 
  daughter-in-law
  媳婦

• simpuar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'pu'ar [[...]] 
  little girl taken into the family in order to become daughter-in-law afterwards, (sometimes) a girl to be trained as a maid or for improper purposes
  童養媳

• swn-simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: swn'sym'pu; swn-sym'pu [[...]] 
  grandson's wife
  孫兒媳

simpuar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'pu'ar [[...]] 

little girl taken into the family in order to become daughter-in-law afterwards, sometimes a girl to be trained as a maid or for improper purposes

童養媳

soe'aflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soef'ar'laang [[...]] 

person be out of luck

倒霉的人

terngtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: texng'tiøh [[...]] 

be bitten, be stung

叮到,螫到

• ho bafng'ar terngtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho barng'ar texng'tiøh [[...]] 
  be bitten by a mosquito
  被蚊子叮了

• ho phafng terngtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho phafng texng'tiøh [[...]] 
  be stung by a wasp
  被蜂螫了

thafng ar mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafng ar m'thafng [[...]] 

may or may not? Is it allowable? May it be done? May I?

可以不可以

thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thao; (thox) [[...]] 

through, to pass through, ventilate

通,透

• zuie be thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie be thao; zuie bøe thao [[...]] 
  water will not run off (when a drain is choked)
  水不通

• kauar bøexthao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'ar be'thao; kaw'ar bøe'thao [[...]] 
  the drain is choked up
  水溝不通

• miasviaf cyn thao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: miaa'sviaf cyn thao [[...]] 
  his fame is spread far and wide
  很出名

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

birds peck, to earn (slang)

啄,賺

• ho ke'ar thofngtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho kef'ar thorng'tiøh; ho køef'ar thorng'tiøh [[...]] 
  be pecked by a chicken
  被雞啄到

• u thorng cidkoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u thorng cit'koar [[...]] 
  earned some money
  賺了一點

tngxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'kyn [[...]] 

complete cure, cure completely (radically)

斷根

• Cid khoarn pve be tngxkyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn pve be tng'kyn.; Cid'khoarn pve/pvi bøe tng'kyn. [[...]] 
  This kind of disease cannot be cured radically.
  這種病不能根治。

• Cid khoarn iøqar ciah be tngxkyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar ciah be tng'kyn.; Cid khoarn iøh'ar ciah bøe tng'kyn. [[...]] 
  This drug cannot cure the disease completely.
  這種藥不能根治。

torngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toxng'zøx [[...]] 

use one thing as the equivalent of another, represent, to regard as, consider as being, receive as

當作

• ho laang torngzøx zhadar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang toxng'zøx zhat'ar [[...]] 
  be regarded (considered) as a thief
  被人當作小偷

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