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bad laang ee jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad laang ee jiin'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

know or understand the value of being grateful, know how to show gratitude

知恩

• mxbad jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad jiin'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  ungrateful
  忘恩

• bad khiekoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad khix'koex; (u khix'koex) ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I have been there.
  去過

bat'høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'hoex; bad'høex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

know the real quality of goods or merchandise, know how to buy things

識貨

batji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'ji ⬆︎ [[...]] 

know characters, be able to read, be educated

識字

bad khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

have the experience of going

去過,曾去

• Lie bad khix Taipag `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie bad khix Taai'pag `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Did you ever go to Taipei?
  你去過台北嗎?

• Bad, goar bad khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad, goar bad khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Yes, I have been there.
  去過,我去過。

• Mxbad, goar mxbad khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'bad, goar m'bad khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  No, I have never been there.
  沒有,我沒去過。

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae ⬆︎ [[...]] 

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

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

stinky, rotten, bad smelling, suppurating, a wound discharging pus

臭

• phangzhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phafng'zhaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  sweet smelling and bad smelling
  香臭

• mxbad phangzhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad phafng'zhaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  not able to distinguish good and bad
  不知好歹

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。

zheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg; (chiog) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

meet with a bad omen or misfortune, to offend

觸,犯

zhozhaix pøqciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

ordinary food and weak wine

粗菜淡酒

• Eng zhozhaix pøqciuo chviar lie, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo chviar lie, cyn sid'lea. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  polite words expressed by the host making an excuse for the food not being good enough for the guest (Lit. Please excuse me for giving you bad vegetables to eat and thin wine to drink.)
  用粗菜淡酒請你,真失禮。

zhuix siab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix siab ⬆︎ [[...]] 

having a bad taste in the mouth and disinclined to eat like a person a little under the weather

口澀

ciongzhøx ciuxzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'zhøx ciu'zhøx ⬆︎ [[...]] 

accept the consequences of a mistake and try to adapt oneself thereto, make the best of a bad job

將錯就錯

zoxtiu uigek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zo'tiu uii'gek ⬆︎ [[...]] 

help wicked people to continue to do bad things

助紂為虐

zoafnky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ky ⬆︎ [[...]] 

turning point usually from bad to good

轉機

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui ⬆︎ [[...]] 

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

giedciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giet'ciorng; (giet'zerng) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

bad seed, bastard, child of non-virtuous parents (also used to scold a person)

孽種

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

interest, enthusiasm, have a fancy for, willingness, to delight in, desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense)

興,喜歡,好

• hexng oankef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng oafn'kef ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  quarrelsome
  好吵架

• hernglym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng'lym ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  fond of drinking
  喜歡喝

• hexng khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng khvoax tien'viar ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  like to see the movies
  喜歡看電影

• bøo hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hexng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  not interested in, do not like to
  不喜歡,沒興趣

hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex ⬆︎ [[...]] 

the situation, the state of affairs, outlook, a prospect

形勢

• seakaix ee hengsex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kaix ee heeng'sex ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the world situation
  世界的形勢

• hengsex ok'hoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'sex og'hoax ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  things are beginning to look bad
  形勢惡化

hoatloo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'loo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

incense pot catching fire, indicates spirit is not happen with what was proposed, indicates something unfortunate is going to happen, it's a bad omen

香爐著火

iauchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'chviar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

invite, invitation

邀請

• Laang høfix iauchviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvaysex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm be phvae'sex?; Laang hør'ix iaw'chviar, bøo khix karm bøe phvae'sex? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  When someone invites with good intentions, how can it not be bad manners not to go?
  別人好意邀請,不去怎麼好意思?

inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zeeng; (wn'zeeng) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

favor, grace, debt of gratitude

恩情

• mxbad inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad yn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  ungrateful
  不知恩情

• bad lie ee inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad lie ee yn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be grateful to you
  知你的恩情

• Y u inzeeng ti goar ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u yn'zeeng ti goar ciaf. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I am indebted to him.
  他有恩於我。

• pørtab inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'tab yn'zeeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  requite a favor
  報答恩情

yn toong zaezø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn toong zaix'zø ⬆︎ [[...]] 

unusual favor or help rendered to some one in bad luck which enables him to stand on his own feet again

恩同再造

iofnghor siongsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'hor siofng'syn ⬆︎ [[...]] 

keep a bad subordinate who will one day bring ruin to his protector (Lit. raise a tiger which will injure its feeder later on)

養虎傷身

jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'un ⬆︎ [[...]] 

one's fortune, good or bad, esp. in relation to one's horoscope

運氣

• bøo jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo ji'un ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  unfortunate, as a person whose undertakings are always going wrong
  運氣不佳

• hør jixun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør ji'un ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  good fortune, fortunate
  運氣好

kae-bøe-khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae be khie'laai; kae-bøe-khie'laai ⬆︎ [[...]] 

try in vain to abstain (from a bad habit)

戒不掉

kefbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'bad ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pretend to understand

假懂

køesae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'sae; køef'sae ⬆︎ [[...]] 

chicken dung

雞糞

• Y mxbad laai svy kenng, lorng laai paxng kesae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y m'bad laai svy kef'nng, lorng laai paxng kef'sae. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He has never been here to lay an egg, whenever he comes, he leaves chicken droppings. — He is a troublesome person.
  他成事不足,敗事有餘。

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

khieaxm taubeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'axm taau'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]] 

forsake darkness and come to the light — renounce a bad cause and join the camp of justice

棄暗投明

khitciaqtiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khid'ciah'tiau ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to sing a bad sounding song (Lit. the sound or song of a beggar)

乞丐所唱的歌曲(比喻唱歌難聽)

khu'tiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'tiok; (khw'tii) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

get rid of, to drive out (bad customs, harmful insects, enemies etc.)

驅逐,驅除

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

gather, accumulate, lessen, diminish

歛

• khiaxmliarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiam'liarm ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  very sparing in what one uses
  節斂

• siuliarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'liarm ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  acts astringently (medicine), to reform, giving up bad practices
  收斂

luo laai luo giamtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luo laai luo giaam'tiong ⬆︎ [[...]] 

progressive, going from bad to worse

漸劇,越來越嚴重

m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad ⬆︎ [[...]] 

not to know, not to acknowledge, not to understand, not acquainted with

不懂,不認識

• Goar mxbad y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'bad y. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I don't know him. I am not acquainted with him.
  我不認識他。

• Goar khvoax mxbad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax m'bad. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I see it, but cannot tell what it is.
  我看不懂。

• thviaf mxbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf m'bad ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  hear but can not understand, hear but don't know what it is
  聽不懂

• mxbad ji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad ji ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  can not read
  不識字

• mxbad seasu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad sex'su ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  do not know worldly affairs
  不懂世事

• mxbad pvoarhang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad pvoax'hang ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  do not know anything
  什麼也不懂

mxzay høfphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay hør'phvae ⬆︎ [[...]] 

not to know good from bad

不知好歹

mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'hør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

not good, not proper, not well

不好,不可

• Afnnef zøx cyn mxhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef zøx cyn m'hør.; Arn'nef zøx/zøex cyn m'hør. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  It is very bad to do so.
  這樣做很不好。

• Y laang teq mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang teq m'hør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He is sick.
  他欠安。

• Mxhør khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'hør khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Don't go!
  不要去。

mxsi-sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'sex; m'si-sex; (m'si'sex'bin) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

is not a safe affair, Things are beginning to look bad.

不對勁

ngphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 

hold the nose (to avoid a bad smell)

掩鼻

olokto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'log'to ⬆︎ [[...]] 

bad heart, scoundrel, lout, evil intention, ill will

壞心腸

oeatiøh padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex'tiøh pat'laang; øex'tiøh pat'laang ⬆︎ [[...]] 

communicate disease or bad habit to others

傳染給別人

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

defeat an army, destroy, to ruin, to spoil, be defeated, go bad (meat), rotten, decayed destroyed, spoiled, beaten

敗

• ciernpai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciexn'pai ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  defeat
  戰敗

• hwpai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huo'pai ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  corrupt, decayed
  腐敗

• serngpai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sexng'pai ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  victory and defeat
  勝敗

phahsngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sngr ⬆︎ [[...]] 

waste, squander, to spoil, it is a pity, it is too bad

浪費,可惜

phvayciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'ciah ⬆︎ [[...]] 

taste bad, not good to eat, unpalatable

不好吃

phvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvi; (pi) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

nose, trunk, snout, to smell, to sniff, muzzle

鼻,聞,嗅

• zadphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zat'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  nose stuffed up (with a cold)
  鼻塞

• zherngphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  blow the nose
  醒鼻子

• lauphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  running at the nose
  流鼻涕

• laau phvixhoeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau phvi'hoeq ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  have a bloody nose
  流鼻血

• ngphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  hold the nose (to avoid a bad smell)
  掩鼻

• satphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sad'phvi ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  nose stuffed up with a head cold
  鼻塞

• tokphvi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tog'phvi'ar ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  aquiline nose, hooknose, foreigner
  大鼻子,西洋人

phoarkeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoax'keq ⬆︎ [[...]] 

exception to a rule, practice, make an exception, abnormal, describing bad habits that make others feel uncomfortable, such as talking in loud, unpleasant voice

違背常習的,怪習使人不適的。

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

treasure, coin, jewel, gem, precious, valuable, honorable, respectable

寶

• angpøfciøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'pør'ciøh ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  rubies
  紅寶石

• batpør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  able to recognize the value of things
  識寶

• bukex cy pør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kex cy pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  priceless treasure
  無價之寶

• zaipør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  treasures
  財寶

• zupør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zw'pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  pearls and other very costly things, jewelry
  珠寶

• kokpør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'pør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  national treasure
  國寶

saixthae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sai'thae ⬆︎ [[...]] 

obstinate, bad tempered (child), to pout

賭氣

sek'høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seg'hoex; seg'høex; (bad'hoex) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

able to evaluate wares correctly, able to judge the worth of an artistic work, able to tell good from bad

識貨

syaq gve zhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'aq gve zhuix'pef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

be unwilling to admit one's defeat, yield with bad grace, be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴,嘴硬

siax thefbien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siax thea'bien ⬆︎ [[...]] 

cause our superior to lose respect through our bad conduct

丟面子

taesoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'soef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

have stroke of bad luck, come to grief

觸霉頭

tvex m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvex m bad ⬆︎ [[...]] 

pretend not to recognize, pretend not to know

假裝不認識,裝不懂

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

thitthøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thid'thøo; (chid'thøo) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to play, amuse one's self, take amusement, take a pleasure excursion, make sport with, (often used in a bad sense) have illicit intercourse with

玩

thøx phvaylaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thøx phvae'laang ⬆︎ [[...]] 

engage a bold, bad man to assist in some wickedness, e.g., robbery, false lawsuits

串通壞人

thoanjiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'jiarm ⬆︎ [[...]] 

infection, contagion, to spread (disease, bad habit) to others

傳染

thuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thuix; (thex) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to change, put in place of, to substitute, abolish, instead of, in place of

調換,調包

• phvae thuix hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae thuix hør ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  to swindle by giving a bad or worse article in place of the good one that was agreed on
  壞的調換好的

• thauthuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thuix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  secretly put a bad article or person in place of a good one
  偷換

tiafmsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiarm'sox ⬆︎ [[...]] 

the number of points, score, count the number of articles or the amount of money

點數,分數

• khaux tiafmsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux tiarm'sox ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  to deduct marks (for bad conduct)
  扣分數

tøfsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tør'siaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 

not pay back a debt, bad debts

倒賬

• ho laang tøfsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho laang tør'siaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  lend money to a person who cannot pay it back, bad debt
  被倒賬

• ka laang tøfsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka laang tør'siaux ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  borrow money from someone and cannot pay it back to them, do not pay back a debt
  倒人的賬

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

envious, to envy, envy, always has a bad meaning

妒

• cittox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'tox ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  envy
  嫉妒

• oarntox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaxn'tox ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  envy, be jealous with hatred and disgust
  怨妒

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