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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

bøexsie bøexbiet ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sie be'biet ee; bøe'sie bøe'biet ee ⬆︎ [[...]]

immortal

不死不滅的

bi ty lok sie suii chiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi ty lok sie suii chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]]

unable to predict who will be the winner

未知鹿死誰手

zarsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

kill by bombing, be killed in bombing or explosion

炸死

zarsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

fake death, pretend to be dead

詐死

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。

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

curse, swear, incantations

咒

ciux syzeqzoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciux sie'zeh'zoa ⬆︎ [[...]]
imprecate death on one's self and one's whole family if what is sworn to be false
詛死咒

zuosie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zux'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

decree the fated time of death, be destined to die, unfortunately, by chance, by coincidence

註定該死,倒霉,湊巧

Cyn zuosie, laikaux pvoarlo twtiøh toaxho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn zux'sie, laai'kaux pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh toa'ho. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Unfortunately I was caught in a heavy rain on the way
真倒霉, 來到半路遇到大雨。

Hiaq ee cvii zuosie ho lie khiøhtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee cvii zux'sie ho lie khiøq'tiøh. ⬆︎ [[...]]
You found that money by chance.
那些錢湊巧被你撿到。

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).

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

strong craving

渴望

bøgiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'giexn; (be'giexn) ⬆︎ [[...]]
do not wish for, will not (rather a rude way of refusing)
不幹

giexn kaq bøeq sykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giexn kaq boeq sie'khix; giexn kaq bøeq sie'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]
be dying for...
渴望得要死

gø bøe sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gø be sie; gø bøe sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

won't starve, cannot be starved to death

餓不死

hipsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hib'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

choke, suffocate, suffocation, be choked

悶死

U cyn zøe ang've'ar ho phøe hipsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cyn ze aang'vef'ar ho phoe hib'sie.; U cyn zøe aang'vef'ar ho phøe hib'sie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Many infants are smothered in bed clothing.
有很多嬰兒被棉被悶死。

ym`sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

be drowned, plants suffocated by water

淹死

Imsie zap goa ee laang, Zap goa ee laang imsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ym'sie zap goa ee laang, Zap goa ee laang ym'sie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
More than ten persons were drowned.
淹死十多個人,十多個人淹死

kefsie kaf-lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'sie kaf'lie; kea'sie kaf-lie; (kea'sie laf'lie) ⬆︎ [[...]]

won't have anything to do with anyone (Lit. pretend to be dead)

裝死

Y na teq bøo hvoa'hie, lorng ma kefsie kalie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na teq bøo hvoaf'hie, lorng ma kea'sie kaf'lie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If he is not happy, he won't have anything to do with anyone.
他如果不高興,都裝死。

keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

be drowned or suffocated, cause a man's death by irritating him

溺死,窒息而死,燻死,被人激怒而死

ho zuie keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho zuie keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]
be drowned
被水溺死

ho oafsw keksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho oar'sw keg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]
be suffocated by gas
被瓦斯窒死

zhaux kaq e keksie laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux kaq e keg'sie laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
stinking, intolerable smell
臭得燻死人

khøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq; khøeq; (khoeq) ⬆︎ [[...]]

be crowded, push (jostle) one another, to press (oil, sugar)

擠,搾

laang cyn khøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laang cyn kheq; laang cyn khøeq ⬆︎ [[...]]
very crowded
人很擠

khøeq bøe køeakhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq be koex'khix; khøeq bøe køex'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]
cannot force a passage through
擠不過去

khøeq sykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq sie'khix; khøeq sie'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]
be crushed by the crowd
擠死

øeøef-khøehkhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'ef kheq'kheq; øef'øef-khøeq'khøeq ⬆︎ [[...]]
very crowded and jostling
摩肩接踵

oasafbiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaf'sar'biq ⬆︎ [[...]]

green eye watering mustard like condiment

山葵,芥末

Sasy'miq aix uxn oasafbiq khaq hør ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Saf'sie'miq aix uxn oaf'sar'biq khaq hør ciah. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Raw fish has to be dipped into "oa-sa-bih" to make it taste good.
生魚片要沾山葵較好吃。

ofngsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: orng'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

be killed by very unjust judgment, be murdered, commit suicide

枉死

padlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]

different person, another man, others, outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle, organization or family

別人

padlaang ee kviar sie be liao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee kviar sie be liao; Pat'laang ee kviar sie bøe liao ⬆︎ [[...]]
pay no attention to the death of other's children — Have no consideration for others
別人的孩子死不完,不管他人死活,別人的桌上挾肉餵婆婆

padlaang ee tøhterng gveq baq chi ta'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pat'laang ee tøq'terng gveq baq chi taf'kef ⬆︎ [[...]]
When invited out be very polite in inviting mother-in-law to eat up Show one's generosity with others' resources
慷他人之慨

peksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

be so hard-pressed that one has to commit suicide as an escape, to ill-use so as to force suicide

逼死

phaq be sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq be sie; phaq bøe sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

still alive after a hard beating, try in vain to beat to death, invulnerable

打不死

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

cooked rice, food, a meal, provisions

飯

zafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'png ⬆︎ [[...]]
breakfast
早飯

zhafpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhar'png ⬆︎ [[...]]
fry rice, fried rice
炒飯

chirnpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'png ⬆︎ [[...]]
cold rice
冷飯

cypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'png; (zuo'png) ⬆︎ [[...]]
cook rice, food
煮飯

Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah laang ee png, hoan laang mng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When in a man's service one should do as he is told.
受雇於人,聽命於他。

ciah sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah sie'png ⬆︎ [[...]]
eat merely to live (e.g., an idle man), be of no use to the world
吃閒飯

phoeapng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoex'png ⬆︎ [[...]]
eat (other food) along with rice
佐飯

tøefpng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'png; tøea'png; (thvy'png) ⬆︎ [[...]]
fill the bowl with rice
盛飯

sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie; (suo) ⬆︎ [[...]]

beginning, start, first, to start, begin, be the first

始

goansie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]
beginning, genesis
原始

goansie si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'sie sii'tai ⬆︎ [[...]]
primitive age
原始時代

iwsie iwciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'sie iuo'ciofng ⬆︎ [[...]]
carry out an undertaking from start to finish, not to give up halfway
有始有終

khaisie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]
begin, to start
開始

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

syzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'zheq ⬆︎ [[...]]

study mechanically, be a bookworm

死書,只會讀,不會活用

thak syzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak sie'zheq ⬆︎ [[...]]
study mechanically, be a bookworm
讀死書

sypiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'piet ⬆︎ [[...]]

be parted by death

死別

sie pud bengbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie pud beeng'bok ⬆︎ [[...]]

be unwilling to die (because of some unfinished tasks, unfulfilled wishes, intensive grudge)

死不瞑目

siaksie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siag'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

fall to one's death, be dashed to death

摔死

siøsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

burn to death, be burnt to death

燒死

tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tve kviaf sie, paxng kviaf poef.; tve/tvi kviaf sie, paxng kviaf pøef. ⬆︎ [[...]]

if he holds (the bird) tight, it may die, if loose, it may fly away — afraid either to meddle or to let alone, be stingy, be tight, stint, mean spirit, narrow minded

掐怕死,放怕飛,膽子小

tveasie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvex'sie; tvex/tvix'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

pretend to be dead, feign death

裝死

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

go up, to mount, ascend, proceed, to advance, promote

陟

theg safn siu sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theg safn siu sie ⬆︎ [[...]]
go to Calvary to be crucified
陟山受死

tiexnsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tien'sie ⬆︎ [[...]]

be killed by an electric shock, be electrocuted

電死

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