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abør/abuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'bør; (af'buo) [[...]]

mother, mama

母親,媽媽

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

ahbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør; (aq'buo) [[...]]

female duck

母鴨

ahbøfzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhao; aq'bør/buo-zhao [[...]]

kind of motherwort, Leonurus sibiricus, Lindernia ciliata

鴨母草

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。

auxbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør; au'bør/buo; (kex'bør) [[...]]

stepmother

後母,繼母

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。

biør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biør; (bør) [[...]]

mother

母

bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør; bør/buo; (buo) [[...]]

mother, female animals, capital money, yogurt or cheese culture

母

auxbør, keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør, kex'bør; au'bør/buo, kex'bør/buo [[...]]
stepmother
繼母

huxbør, pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør, pe'bør; hu'bør/buo, pe'bør/buo [[...]]
father and mother
父母

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

lengbør/lengbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'bør [[...]]
wet nurse
奶媽

svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo [[...]]
real mother
生母

bøfaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'aix; bør/buo'aix [[...]]

mother's love

母愛

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

the trunk of a tree

母樹

bøfchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'chyn; bør/buo'chyn [[...]]

mother

母親

Bøfchincied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bør'chyn'cied; Bør/Buo'chyn-cied [[...]]

Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May

母親節

bøfcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'cvii; bør/buo'cvii; (buo'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]]

business capital; capital lent out

母錢,本錢,資本

bøfzuo cy zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zuo cy zeeng [[...]]

love between mother and child

母子之情

bøfzuo liensym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zuo'lieen'sym; bør/buo'zuo lieen'sym [[...]]

Lit.- mother and son's heart always join together, i.e. love between mother and child

母子連心

bør`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør ee [[...]]

female animals

母的

bøfgie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'gie; bør/buo'gie/guo [[...]]

one's mother tongue, native tongue

母語

bøfhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hau; bør/buo'hau [[...]]

alma mater

母校

bøfhe zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'he zex'to [[...]]

matriarchy

母系制度

bøfhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hoef; bør/buo'hoef [[...]]

female flower

雌花

bøfii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ii; bør/buo'ii [[...]]

mother's sisters, maternal aunts

姨母

bøfym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ym; bør/buo'ym [[...]]

vowels

母音

bøfkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kaux; bør/buo'kaux [[...]]

mother's upbringing of child, mother's teaching

母教

bøfky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ky; bør/buo'ky [[...]]

machine that makes other machines, mother aircraft, airplane which tows gliders

母機

bøfkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kviar; bør/buo'kviar [[...]]

mother and child, principal and interest

母子

bøfkim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kim; bør/buo'kim [[...]]

mother's brother's wife

舅母

bøfkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kym; (buo'cvii, bør'cvii) [[...]]

capital, principal (of money)

本錢,本金

bøfkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'koaan; bør/buo'koaan [[...]]

matriarchal power

母權

bøfkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kog; bør/buo'kog; (zor'kog) [[...]]

mother country, mother land

母國,祖國

bøfku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ku; bør/buo'ku [[...]]

mother's brother, maternal uncle

母舅,舅父

bøflai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lai; bør/buo'lai [[...]]

principal and interest

本息

bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lam; bør/buo'lam [[...]]

mother ship, carrier

母艦

hangkhofng bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haang'khofng bør'lam [[...]]
aircraft carrier
航空母艦

bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]]

no one takes care

無人管,自由

Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu.; Pe'bør/buo cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]]
After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
父母一死,竟無人管。

bøflefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lefng; bør/buo'lefng/ny [[...]]

mother's milk

母奶

bøfsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng; bør/buo'sexng [[...]]

motherliness, maternity

母性

bøfserng'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng'aix; bør/buo'sexng'aix [[...]]

mother's love, maternal affection

母性愛

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

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

母體

bøfthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'thay; bør/buo'thay [[...]]

mother's womb

母胎

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

mother's condition (obstetrics)

母體

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

toil, labor hard

勞

thoaboaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'boaa [[...]]
toil very hard
勞苦,折磨

Goar seahaxn ee sii, pexbør cyn thoaboaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør cyn thoaf'boaa.; Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør/buo cyn thoaf'boaa. [[...]]
When I was young, my parents worked very hard.
我小時候,父母很勞苦。

tiøh thoaboaa laai chi bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh thoaf'boaa laai chi bor'kviar. [[...]]
work very hard to support a wife and kids
得辛勞來養妻兒。

bwcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cvii; (bør'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]]

principal, capital lent

母金

Bu'tiaxm Serngbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør; Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør/buo [[...]]

the Immaculate Mother (Catholic)

無玷聖母

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 ?

chi kviar bølun png, chi pexbør ciaux sngrtngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi kviar bøo'lun png, chi pe'bør ciaux sngx'tngx.; chi kviar bøo'lun png, chi pe'bør/buo ciaux sngx'tngx. [[...]]

an expression used to accuse someone of being unfilial (Lit. Children are fed without discussing the amount of rice, when parents are fed the meals need to be counted.)

養兒不計一切,養父母卻斤斤計較。

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

parents, relatives, to love, near to, dear, personally, personal, in person

親

bøfchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'chyn; bør/buo'chyn [[...]]
mother
母親

huxchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'chyn [[...]]
father
父親

inchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'chyn [[...]]
relatives by marriage
姻親

sengchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'chyn [[...]]
complete a marriage
成親

chinsvef pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svef pe'bør; chyn'svef/svy pe'bør/buo [[...]]

one's own parents as distinct from foster parents or step parents

親生父母

zhngbør/zhngbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'bør [[...]]

female spirits that takes cares for infants shortly before and after birth like nurses

床婆

zhngbør zøx kiehø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'bør zøx kix'hø; zhngg'bør/buo zøx kix'hø [[...]]

birthmark

胎痣

zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun; (zwn'zhuun) [[...]]

inform a superior or a friend of what we mean to do, get permission, ask a person's consent

尊

Na bøeq zhutmngg, tiøh ka pexbør zhuun`cide (tiøh zunzhuun pexbuo). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør zhuun cit e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo).; Na bøeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør/buo zhuun`cit'e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo). [[...]]
When you are going out, you must inform your parents.
若要出門,得向父母稟告一聲。

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。

zhud bøfthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud bør'thay; zhud bør/buo'thay [[...]]

newly born infant

出母胎

ciawbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciao'bør; ciao'bør/buo [[...]]

female birds

母鳥

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。

ciwbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'bør; ciuo'bør/buo [[...]]

yeast for making wine

酒母

zofbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'bør; zor'bør/buo; (zor'biør, af'mar) [[...]]

grandmother

祖母

goa zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa zor'biør; (goa'mar) [[...]]
maternal grandmother
外祖母,外婆

lai zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai zor'biør; (lai'mar) [[...]]
paternal grandmother
內祖母,奶奶

zoeasiør konghunbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'siør kofng'hwn'bør [[...]]

least common denominator

最小公分母

zubiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuu'biør; (zuu'bør) [[...]]

my loving mother, my fond mother

慈母

zuybør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'bør; zuie'bør/buo [[...]]

jellyfish

水母

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

eeng kaq liah satbør siøka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng kaq liah sad'bør siøf'ka; eeng kaq liah sad'bør/buo siøf'ka [[...]]

Have time to catch lice and watch them fight each other — don't know what to do with my leisure

無所事事, 閒得無聊

gagbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gak'bør; gak'bør/buo; (tviu'mr) [[...]]

mother-in-law (wife's mother)

岳母

hvaekawbøfsøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'kao'bør'søf; hvaix-kao'bør/buo'søf; (hø'lør'hø'sø) [[...]]

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

gixbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'bør; gi'bør/buo; (gi'biør) [[...]]

relationship somewhat like that of godmother, cf., "khøeabuo"

義母

giaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa; (gøo) [[...]]

goose (in general)

鵝

gia'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa'kafng; (gøo'kafng) [[...]]
gander
公鵝

gia'bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa'bør; giaa'bør/buo; (gøo'bør) [[...]]
female goose
母鵝

gøbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo'bør; gøo'bør/buo; (giaa'bør) [[...]]

female goose

母鵝

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。

gubør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'bør; (guu'buo) [[...]]

cow

母牛

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

woman who talks in a shrill high pitched voice

大嗓婆

hienzhef-liongbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'zhef lioong'bør; hieen'zhef-lioong'bør/buo; (hieen'zhef-lioong'biør) [[...]]

dutiful wife and loving mother

賢妻良母

høxlørhøxsø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'løx'hø'sø; (hvaix'kao'bør'søf) [[...]]

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

Bøo thaulo tagjit ma teq høxlørhøxsø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo tak'jit ma teq hø'løx'hø'sø. [[...]]
All day I stroll around because I don't have a job.
無工作每天都在閒蕩。

høefbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'bør; høea'bør/buo; (hoea'zerng) [[...]]

kindling, tinder

火種

Hongzex Serngbør Thoankaux Siulie Hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hofng'zex Sexng'bør Thoaan'kaux Siw'lie Hoe [[...]]

FMM: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (Catholic)

方濟聖母傳教修女會

hongkhongbøfkaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'khofng'bør'kaxm; hoong'khofng-bør/buo'kaxm/lam; (hoong'khofng'bør'lam) [[...]]

aircraft carrier, floating aerodrome

航空母艦

huxbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'biør; (hu'bør) [[...]]

parents

父母

huxbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør; hu'bør/buo [[...]]

parents

父母

Huxbør put'haux, kerngsiin hø'eg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hu'bør pud'haux, kexng'siin høo'eg.; Hu'bør/buo pud'haux, kexng'siin høo'eg. [[...]]

If you don't take care of your parents what good does it do to worship the gods.

父母不孝,敬神何益。

hunbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun'biør; (huun'bør) [[...]]

mica

雲母

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

denominator of a fraction

分母

iafngbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iarng'bør [[...]]

foster mother

養母

viwbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'biør; (iorng'bør, viuo'bør) [[...]]

foster mother

養母

viwbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuo'buo; (viuo'bør, iorng'biør) [[...]]

foster mother

養母

viubør/viubuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'bør; (viuu'buo) [[...]]

ewe, nanny goat

母羊

jixbør/jixbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'bør; (ji'buo) [[...]]

letter of the alphabet

字母

Jinzuu Serngbør Thoankaux Hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'zuu Sexng'bør Thoaan'kaux Hoe [[...]]

MMB: Miss of O.L. of Mercy (Catholic)

仁慈聖母傳教會

kvarbør/kvarbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvax'bør [[...]]

yeast, leaven

酵母

kvarbøfkhurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvax'bør'khurn; kvax'bør/buo'khurn [[...]]

yeast fungus

酵母菌

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?

kangbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'bør [[...]]

male and female (of animals)

公母,雌雄

kaxngbør kørpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kang'bør køx'pe; kang'bør/buo køx'pe [[...]]

having the same mother, but different father

同母異父

kangbøftuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'bør'tuix; kafng'bør/buo'tuix [[...]]

in pairs (animals)

雌雄配

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

female dog, a bitch

母狗

kaobør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'bør; (kaux'biør) [[...]]

godmother

教母

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

hen

母雞

keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'bør; kex'bør/buo; (kex'biør, au'bør) [[...]]

stepmother

繼母

køebør-phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør'phoee; køef'bør/buo-phøee; (kef'buo'phoee) [[...]]

goose flesh (skin), goose-pimples

雞皮,雞皮疙瘩

zhaxng køebuo-phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxng kef'buo'phee; zhaxng køef'buo-phøee; (zhaxng (khie) kef'bør'phoee) [[...]]
go all goose-fleshy (as from terror)
起雞皮疙瘩

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

khie-køebør-phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie kef'bør'phoee; khie-køef'bør/buo-phøee [[...]]