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bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae [[...]] 

ugly, bad, difficult

醜

• bøexbae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bae; bøe'bae [[...]] 
  not bad
  不錯

• bayzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'zøx; bae'zøx/zøex; (phvae'zøx) [[...]] 
  difficult to do
  難做

Bayteg zhud høfsurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'teg zhud hør'surn. [[...]] 

Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)

壞竹出好筍。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]] 

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]] 
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]] 
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]] 
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]] 
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]] 
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]] 
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]] 
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]] 
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]] 
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]] 
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]] 
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]] 
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]] 
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad [[...]] 

know, recognize, be acquainted with, understand

識

• m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad [[...]] 
  do not know, cannot understand
  不知道,不認識

bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]] 

can't know thoroughly

不能盡知

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

know characters, be able to read, be educated

識字

Bad thaity ciaq zaiviar tølo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bad thaai'ty ciaq zay'viar tøf'lo. [[...]] 

learn by experience (Idiom. He who slaughters pigs knows how meat should be cut.)

曾殺豬才知道刀法。

bad thaothaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad thaux'thaux [[...]] 

know thoroughly

識透

• bad bøexthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad be'thaux; bad bøe'thaux [[...]] 
  doesn't know all the ramifications
  識不透

bøe-haokof`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'haux'kof'tid; bøe-haux'kof`tid [[...]] 

can't eat (vulgar), bad looking

難吃,難看

zørkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kuie [[...]] 

be a ghost or demon, cause trouble secretly, be a bad or evil person

做鬼

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).

goaxheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'heeng [[...]] 

appearance or features

外型

• Goaxheeng si bae, mxkuo laixpo khvoax bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax be'tiøh.; Goa'heeng si bae, m'kuo lai'po khvoax bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  Don't judge a book by it's cover. (Lit. The outward appearance is bad but the inside can't be seen.)
  外形不好看,不過內部看不到。

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。

hongkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'khix [[...]] 

customs, common practices, general environment or circumstances, traditions, air, manner or bearing

風氣

• siaxhoe hongkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'hoe hofng'khix [[...]] 
  social morality or manners
  社會風氣

• hongkhix hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'khix hør; (hofng'khix phvae) [[...]] 
  be under good discipline, be under bad discipline
  風氣好(壞)

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

itkhaix jilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'khaix jii'lun [[...]] 

treat (different matters) as the same, stereotype

一概而論

• Hitlaixbin u phvae ee bøo mxtiøh, mxkuo bøextaxng itkhaix jilun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo be'taxng id'khaix jii'lun.; Hid'lai'bin u phvae ee bøo m'tiøh, m'kuo bøe'taxng id'khaix jii'lun. [[...]] 
  There are bad people connected with that group, but you should not stereotype them.
  那裡面有壞的沒錯,不過不能一概而論。

kafsoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'soef [[...]] 

luck or fortune couldn't be that bad, that cruel

運氣沒那麼壞

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

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

khøfsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'siøq [[...]] 

Too bad! Unfortunately, alas!

可惜

• Khøfsiøq goar bøexhiao thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khør'siøq goar be'hiao thviaf.; Khør'siøq goar bøe'hiao thviaf. [[...]] 
  Too bad, I can not understand.
  可惜我不會聽。

• Cyn khøfsiøq, y soaq sykhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn khør'siøq, y soaq sie'khix. [[...]] 
  It is regrettable that he died.
  很可惜,他死了。

khvoarøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud [[...]] 

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

• Høflaang phvaylaang, lie khvoarøexzhud bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'e'zhud be?; Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'øe'zhud bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you distinguish good people from bad people?
  好人壞人,你能辨別嗎?

khuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao [[...]] 

luck, sense of tasting

運氣,口感

• khuiekhao cyn bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao cyn bae [[...]] 
  bad luck
  運氣不好

• Cid phaux tee khuiekhao bøe bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid phaux tee khuix'khao be bae.; Cid phaux tee khuix'khao bøe bae. [[...]] 
  This cup of tea is not bad.
  這泡茶口感不錯

nau iekiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nau ix'kiexn [[...]] 

have differences of opinion, have disputes, be on bad terms

鬧意見

oeatiøh kafmmo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex'tiøh karm'mo; øex'tiøh karm'mo [[...]] 

be infected with a bad cold

染了感冒

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

putzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'zhøx [[...]] 

be right, not bad

不錯

put'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'høo [[...]] 

discord, trouble, strife, be at strife with, be on bad terms with, be in discord with, have a quarrel with, fall out with, become estranged from, not on good terms, at loggerheads

不和

sayzuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'zuun [[...]] 

sail a boat

駕船,開船,駛船

• Bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]] 
  bad workman never has a good tool.
  不會開船嫌溪灣,不怪自己,反而怨天尤人。

sea be zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sea be zhefng; søea bøe zhefng [[...]] 

unable to vindicate oneself

洗不清

• Eng Ng'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia sea be zhefng.; Eng Ngg'høo ee zuie ia søea bøe zhefng. [[...]] 
  It cannot be washed clean even with the water of the Yellow River. (said of a bad name)
  用黃河的水也洗不清。

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

sit'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'høo [[...]] 

discord, dissension, be on bad terms

失和

• ka'teeng sit'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng sid'høo [[...]] 
  domestic discord (troubles)
  家庭失和

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

thong'orng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thofng'orng [[...]] 

be on intimate terms with (often with bad or questionable characters), a passable (road)

通往

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

tattoo, carve, to paint, engrave, adorn or decorate

彫,雕

• hiwbok putkhør tiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiuo'bok pud'khør tiaw [[...]] 
  rotten wood cannot be carved — a bad natured person cannot receive moral instruction
  朽木不可雕

tøzay-tølan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'zay tøf'lan; tøf'zay-tøf'lan [[...]] 

be plagued by frequent ills, be dogged by bad luck

多災多難

ui'hiux baxnlieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'hiux ban'lieen [[...]] 

bad reputation that will be long remembered (Lit. The stench will persist for 10000 years.)

遺臭萬年

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