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bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

ever; had the experience; know; recognize; discern; know; recognize; be acquainted with; understand

曾; 識; 捌

bad thaity ciaq zaiviar tølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

曾殺豬才知道刀路

bayteg zhud høfsurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

壞竹出好筍

hvorsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(n) bad action; deed (used ironically); be bent on making trouble; meddlesome

好事

kafsoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

運氣沒那麼壞

kheabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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 kh

乾媽; 契母

khekhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not get along well; be on bad terms; be at

不和; 挑剔; 卡孔

khoeape [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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 kh

乾爹; 契父

mxsi-sex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not the right flavor; not quite right; a bit off; fishy; queer; amiss; feel bad; be upset

不是勢; 不是味兒

nau iekiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

鬧意見

oeatiøh kafmmo^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be infected with a bad cold

染了感冒

ofngkhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(n) hatred; (n) injustice; (n) bad luck; be treated unjustly; be wronged; not be worthwhile; false accusation; charge falsely

枉屈; 冤屈; 冤枉

pai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be defeated; go wrong; be ruined; ruin; decline (power); defeat an army; destroy; to ruin; to spoil; be defeated; go bad (meat); rotten; decayed destroyed; spoiled; beaten

敗

phienhioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(v) biased toward; (n) bad tendency; lean; be inclined toward

偏向

phynkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

quality control; 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 kh

品管

put'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

putzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be right; not bad

不錯

sit'høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

discord; dissension; be on bad terms

失和

syaq gve zhuiephoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

死鴉子硬嘴巴; 嘴硬

taxngnawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

use one's brain; could be bad intention; see toxngnawkyn

動腦筋

thong'orng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

通往

tøzay tølan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be plagued by frequent ills; be dogged by bad luck

多災多難

uhiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

遺臭萬年; 遺臭

uihiux baxnnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

遺臭萬年

zørkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

做鬼

🗣 bad 🗣 (u: bad) 捌^t [wt][mo] bat [#]

1. (V) to understand; to comprehend; to know || 懂、知道、明白。

🗣le: (u: Zøx'laang tø aix bad tø'lie.) 🗣 (做人就愛捌道理。) (做人就要懂道理。)

2. (V) to know (sb); to recognize; to be familiar with || 認識。

🗣le: (u: Cid ee laang lie karm bad`y?) 🗣 (這个人你敢捌伊？) (這個人你認識他嗎？)

3. (Adv) have had the experience of; already; previously; ever || 曾經。

🗣le: (u: Goar bad thviaf'koex Peh'zhat'chid`ar ee kox'su.) 🗣 (我捌聽過白賊七仔的故事。) (我曾聽過白賊七的故事。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hai 🗣 (u: hai) 害 [wt][mo] hāi [#]

1. (V) to deliberately injure; to harm; damage || 故意使別人遭受不幸。

🗣le: (u: Lie m'thafng hai`laang.) 🗣 (你毋通害人。) (你不要害人。)

🗣le: (u: ham'hai) 🗣 (陷害) (陷害)

2. (V) (thing) to get spoiled, ruined, destroyed || 東西壞掉、損毀。

🗣le: (u: Goar ee chiuo'ky'ar hai`khix`aq.) 🗣 (我的手機仔害去矣。) (我的手機壞掉了。)

3. (V) to be done for || 糟糕、事情不好、完蛋。

🗣le: (u: Hai`aq`laq! Tai'cix piag'khafng`aq`laq!) 🗣 (害矣啦！代誌煏空矣啦！) (糟了啦！事情出紕漏了啦！)

4. (Adj) terrible; bad; awful || 糟糕。

🗣le: (u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn hai, kuy'jit lorng teq phaq'tien'tong.) 🗣 (這个囡仔真害，規日攏咧拍電動。) (這個孩子很糟糕，整天在打電動。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hexng 🗣 (u: hexng) 興 [wt][mo] hìng [#]

1. (V) to be fond of; to like; to take pleasure in; to have a fancy for; to desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense) || 愛好、嗜好。

🗣le: (u: Y hexng lym ciuo.) 🗣 (伊興啉酒。) (他喜好喝酒。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 hoafnkarm 🗣 (u: hoarn'karm) 反感 [wt][mo] huán-kám [#]

1. () (CE) to be disgusted with; to dislike; bad reaction; antipathy || 反感
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kauq 🗣 (u: kauq) 𩛩^t [wt][mo] kauh [#]

1. (V) to sandwich; to roll up; to sweep up; to wrap up (eatables in thin pancakes) || 夾進、捲入。

🗣le: (u: Ho hae'erng kauq`khix.) 🗣 (予海湧𩛩去。) (被海浪捲去。)

🗣le: (u: kauq jun'pviar) 🗣 (𩛩潤餅) (包春捲)

2. (N) roll (food item) || 成捲的食物、包在一起的食物。

🗣le: (u: pviar'kauq) 🗣 (餅𩛩) (潤餅)

🗣le: (u: jun'pviar'kauq) 🗣 (潤餅𩛩) (潤餅、春捲)

3. (Mw) roll || 捲。計算成捲物品的單位。

🗣le: (u: cit kauq jun'pviar) 🗣 (一𩛩潤餅) (一捲潤餅)

4. (V) to become bad, moldy, rotten || 把肥料犁入土中。

🗣le: (u: kauq'puii) 🗣 (𩛩肥) (堆肥)

5. (V) to be affected by dampness long term || 長期受潮。

🗣le: (u: Vef'ar khaf'zhngf kauq`tiøh.) 🗣 (嬰仔尻川𩛩著。) (嬰兒屁股包著溼尿布太久發炎紅腫。)

🗣le: (u: Tøq'pox taam'taam kauq`leq e zhaux'zhaux.) 🗣 (桌布澹澹𩛩咧會臭臭。) (抹布溼溼受潮會臭臭的。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 mxbad/m bad 🗣 (u: m bad) 毋捌 [wt][mo] m̄ bat [#]

1. (Adv) hasn't yet; hasn't ever; never || 不曾。

🗣le: (u: Goar m bad zhud'kog`koex.) 🗣 (我毋捌出國過。) (我不曾出過國。)

2. (V) to not know; to not recognize; to be unfamiliar with; to be unacquainted with sb || 不認識。

🗣le: (u: Y m bad'ji.) 🗣 (伊毋捌字。) (他不識字。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 og 🗣 (u: og) 惡 [wt][mo] ok [#]

1. (Adj) wicked; bad; cruel; vicious; fierce and malicious; vengeful || 不好的，兇狠的。

🗣le: (u: Og'laang bøo'tvar.) 🗣 (惡人無膽。) (越是窮兇極惡的人膽量越小。)

2. (Adj) terrible; horrible; bad; poor || 不好的。

🗣le: (u: og'pøx) 🗣 (惡報) (惡報)

🗣le: (u: pve'zeeng og'hoax) 🗣 (病情惡化) (病情惡化)

3. (V) to treat person cruelly; to be vicious toward || 對人兇狠。

🗣le: (u: Y kafn'naf e og`goar, m bad og`laang.) 🗣 (伊干焦會惡我，毋捌惡人。) (他只會對我兇，不曾兇別人)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Girn'ar'kviar m bad'tai'cix, m'thafng khap'be'tiøh tø ka y phaq. 囡仔囝毋捌代誌，毋通磕袂著就共伊拍。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子不懂事，不要動不動就打他。

🗣u: Phvae'sex, goar khaq zhaa'bak, be'kix'tid larn si sviar'laang, larn karm u siøf'bad? 歹勢，我較柴目，袂記得咱是啥人，咱敢有相捌？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

抱歉，在下眼拙，不記得您是誰，我們認識嗎？

🗣u: Cix'iorng sae iuu'larm'chiaf kaux'tvaf zap'goa tafng`aq, lorng m bad hoad'sefng su'kox, sviu'be'kaux zaf'hngf soaq ho svoaf'terng lag`løh'laai ee ciøh'thaau teq cit'e cviaa siofng'tiong, bok'koaix u laang korng “kviaa'zuun zao'bea svaf hwn mia”, cyn'cviax lorng be'axn`tid. 志勇駛遊覽車到今十外冬矣，攏毋捌發生事故，想袂到昨昏煞予山頂落落來的石頭硩一下誠傷重，莫怪有人講「行船走馬三分命」，真正攏袂按得。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

志勇開遊覽車開了十多年，都不曾沒發生過事故，想不到昨天竟然被山上砸下來的石頭打到重傷，難怪人家說「航海走馬三分命」真是讓人無法預料。

🗣u: Lie maix khvoax y kuy'kafng tiam'tiam, tuix laang lorng cviaa kheq'khix, “e ka`laang ee kao be pui”, goar bad ho y tiap kaq zao bøo'lo thafng khix. 你莫看伊規工恬恬，對人攏誠客氣，「會咬人的狗袂吠」，我捌予伊揲甲走無路通去。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你別看他安安靜靜，待人很客氣，｢會咬人的狗不叫」，我曾被他整得無路可跑。

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

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

be literate

識字

phøxpvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phø'pvi [[...]] 

to be in bad health; in illness; in sickness

抱病

phvayphvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'phvae [[...]] 

be wrecked, in bad repair; somewhat ill-natured

siøbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf/siøo'bad [[...]] 

be acquainted with, mutually acquainted

相識

svabad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'bad [[...]] 

be acquainted with, know

相識

tonglui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tofng/toong'lui [[...]] 

be an associate (usually of a bad party)

同類

putsien 不善 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'sien [[...]] 

(ce) bad; ill; not good at; not to be pooh-poohed; quite impressive

不善

batji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad'ji [[...]][i#] [p.9]

VO : be literate

識字

bøexbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'bad; bøe'bad [[...]][i#] [p.10]

AV : never, never happened

從未

bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn [[...]][i#] [p.15]

Ccl : (after the clause in which speaker mentions actions of which he mildly disapproves, and before the clause in which he mentions further actions of which he greatly disapproves):…is bad enough, but…, …is conceivable, but…, … would not be too bad, but… (the previous cl is introduced by [m7-na])

不但…並且

kheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheg [[...]][i#] [p.154]

V : be at variance so as to cause bad luck (horoscopes of two persons)

剋

mxzay thvy tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay thvy toe; m'zay thvy tøe [[...]][i#] [p.178]

Vph : be unconscious of a (bad) situation, be in ignorance of

不知天高地厚

phvae-zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zeg'teg [[...]][i#] [p.212]

Predicate (with No expressed subject) : be the bad result of demerit accumulated in previous existences

沒有好的積德

svabad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'bad [[...]][i#] [p.219]

V : be acquainted with, know

相識

siøbad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'bad [[...]][i#] [p.233]

V : be acquainted

相識

tonglui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toong'lui [[...]][i#] [p.274]

VO : be an associate (usually for bad purposes)

同類

u: bad'ji pad'ji(泉)(同) 識字 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0550/B0594] [#2033]

be literate

知影字e5意思 。 <>

u: be'bad bøe'bad 未bat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0766/B0000] [#2276]

M7 - bat有過 。 <∼∼ 有 ； ∼∼ 看見 。 >

u: be'bad'be 未bat未 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0766,B0850/B0867] [#2277]

M7 - bat 。 <∼∼∼ ah ka - li2鑼ah 。 >

u: be'bad'zeeng'be 未bat曾未 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0766,B0850/B0867] [#2278]

long2 m7 - bat 。 <>

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