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ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea [[...]]

sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

auxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea; au'bøea [[...]]

back, behind

後面

auxbøea-mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea'mngg; au'bøea-mngg; (au'mngg) [[...]]

back door

後門

ao-chiwbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'chiuo'boea; ao-chiuo'bøea; (ao'chiuo'pax) [[...]]

table-top Indian wrestling with inner surface of wrists in contact, arm wrestling

比臂力

bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'boea; bak'bøea [[...]]

the outer corner of the eye

眼尾,眼梢

sae-bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae bak'boea; sae-bak'bøea [[...]]
cast a sidelong glance
瞟眼,拋媚眼

bagbøea jiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'boea jiaau; bak'bøea jiaau [[...]]

wrinkles at outer side of eyes, crow's feet

眼尾起皺

bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; bøea; (boea/mae) [[...]]

buy, purchase

買

thamsiaf kuiebea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'siaf kuix'bea [[...]]
buying on credit is expensive
貪賒買貴

bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'be; bøea'bøe; (boea'boe) [[...]]

buy and sell, trade, business

買賣

bøefkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'kex; bøea'kex; (boea'kex) [[...]]

purchasing price

買價

bøthaau bøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thaau bøo'boea; bøo'thaau bøo'bøea [[...]]

incomplete, incomprehensible, nonsensical, no beginning or end (Lit. no head no tail)

無頭無尾

bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea; bøea; (bea) [[...]]

the tail, the rear, the stern of a ship, last, final, measure for fish or snake

尾

zuybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'boea; zuie'bøea [[...]]
lower reaches of an irrigation system
水尾

høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'boea; hør'bøea [[...]]
happy end of an affair
好結尾

soahbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaq'boea; soaq'bøea [[...]]
the end, the last
最後

bøefar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'af; bøea'ar [[...]]

at the end, at last

後來

Taixsefng lorng mxzaiviar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux boea'af ciaq zay'viar.; Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zay'viar. [[...]]
At first I didn't know anything about it, it was only later on that understood it.
起先都不知道,後來才知道。

bøef'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'au; bøea'au; (bea'au) [[...]]

in the end, at the end, at the rear

後面

Y ze ti bøefau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ze ti boea'au.; Y ze ti bøea'au. [[...]]
He is sitting way in back.
他坐在後面。

Y iao ti bøefau teq kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao ti boea'au teq kviaa.; Y iao ti bøea'au teq kviaa. [[...]]
He is still walking way in the back.
他還在後面走著。

bøefzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zvae; bøea'zvae; (bea'zvae, boea'zngr'zvae) [[...]]

the little finger

小指

bøefzam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zam; bøea'zam [[...]]

last part of a story, of an episode, of a long poem (thauzam, tiongzam), last part of a trip, last stop on a scheduled route, after

終站,後來

bøea-zefngzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zerng'zvae; bøea'zerng'zvae; (boea'zngr'zvae) [[...]]

the little finger

小指頭

bøefchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'chiuo; bøea'chiuo [[...]]

the last hand in ownership, e.g. second hand, third hand, last hand

最後

bøefciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'ciorng; bøea'ciorng [[...]]

last prize

尾獎

bøefzngfzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zngr'zvae; bøea'zngr'zvae; (boea'zerng'zvae) [[...]]

the little finger

小指頭

bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zuy; bøea'zuy [[...]]

part of a domestic fowl where the tail feathers of attached

尾椎,尻

køef-bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef boea'zuy; køef-bøea'zuy [[...]]
chicken tail
雞尾椎

aq bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq boea'zuy; aq bøea'zuy [[...]]
duck tail
鴨尾椎

bøefgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'gee; bøea'gee [[...]]

year-end dinner given by a shop owner to entertain his employees on the 16th of the twelfth moon, during which an employee would know that he will not be hired for the coming year if the head of a cooked chicken is pointed at his seat

尾牙

bøefhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'hoe; bøea'høe [[...]]

last member of a private lending association in which each member puts in a deposited amount of money each month and they bid on who will get the money each month. The one with the lowest bid gets the money that month.

尾會

Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøefhøe khaq u lixseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar boeq zøx boea'hoe khaq u li'seg.; Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøea'høe khaq u li'seg. [[...]]
I don't want to bid for lending the money, I'll be "boe-hoe" so I get more interest.
我都不標,我要作尾會,比較有利息。

bøefkhvoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'khvoar; bøea'khvoar [[...]]

the final payment on a debt

尾款

Zhwn cidsut'ar bøefkhvoar iawbøe heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn cit'sud'ar boea'khvoar iao'boe heeng.; Zhwn cit'sud'ar bøea'khvoar iao'bøe heeng. [[...]]
There only remains a small final payment to pay back.
剩一點尾款還沒還。

bøefkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'kii; bøea'kii [[...]]

final phase, last stage

末期

bøefliw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'liw; bøea'liw [[...]]

the tail end, the end, the tip

尾端,尾

bøefsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'sviaf; bøea'sviaf [[...]]

final tone of a piece of music, final or closing stage of an activity or event

尾聲

bøefsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'sox; bøea'sox [[...]]

odd sum, odd change, balance of an account

尾數

bøefsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'suii; bøea'suii [[...]]

follow close behind, to tail, to shadow

尾隨

bøeftvax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'tvax; bøea'tvax [[...]]

final gift in a wedding procession

嫁粧排列於最後之物

bøeftangkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'taang'kud; bøea'taang'kud [[...]]

tail bone, coccyx

尾椎骨

zvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvae; (cie) [[...]]

finger

指

bøefzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zvae; bøea'zvae [[...]]
the little finger
尾指,小指

bøefji-zvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'ji'zvae; bøea'ji-zvae [[...]]
ring finger
無名指

kyzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie'zvae [[...]]
fore finger
食指

tiongzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'zvae [[...]]
middle finger
中指

zhaebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'boea; zhaix'bøea [[...]]

leftover food, remaining scraps of a feast

殘餘菜餚

zherngbøeftøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'boea'tøf; zhexng'bøea'tøf [[...]]

bayonet

刺刀

chviabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviaa'boea; chviaa'bøea [[...]]

complete properly what has been unfinished

最後修正

chiwbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea; chiuo'bøea [[...]]

end of the arm, keepsakes left as death

手腕,遺物

Citpurn zheq si goarn lauxpe ee chiwbøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'boea.; Cid'purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'bøea. [[...]]
This book is a keepsake from my father.
這本書是我父親的遺物。

chiuxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'boea; chiu'bøea [[...]]

top of tree

樹梢

chiwbøea-lat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea'lat; chiuo'bøea-lat [[...]]

strength in one's arm

腕力

U chiwbøeflat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U chiuo'boea'lat; U chiuo'bøea'lat [[...]]
have great strength in one's arm
有腕力

chiwbøea u pvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea u pvef; chiuo'bøea u pvef/pvy [[...]]

strength of two combatants equal

勢均力敵

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]]

stump, trunk

樹頭

Ciah køefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]]
When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxbøea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay.; Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]]
If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

zhngthaau phaq, zhngbøea høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'boea høo; zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'bøea høo [[...]]

fight between husband and wife at one end of the bed, and after a little while be in harmony at the other end of the bed

床頭吵,床尾和。

zhuopvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'pvy [[...]]

neighbor, neighborhood

鄰居,隔壁

zhuopvy-thaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'pvy thaau'boea; zhux'pvy-thaau'bøea [[...]]
next door neighbor, neighboring, adjacent neighbors
鄰居

Y toax ti goarn zhuopvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y toax ti goarn zhux'pvy. [[...]]
He lives in my neighborhood.
他住在我們隔壁。

zhuiebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'boea; zhuix'bøea [[...]]

good at greeting

嘴甜,很會打招呼

zhutbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'boea; zhud'bøea [[...]]

do completely

圓滿收局

cvibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii'boea; cvii'bøea [[...]]

balance of money

尾錢,餘款

ciarbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'boea; ciax'bøea [[...]]

sugar cane leaves together with the very top of the sugar cane

蔗尾,甘蔗嫩葉

ciambøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'boea; ciafm'bøea [[...]]

point of a needle

針尖,針尾

ciambøeftøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'boea'tøf; ciafm'bøea'tøf [[...]]

sharp pointed knife

尖尾刀

ciapbøea suu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'boea suu; ciab'bøea suu; (ciab'boea gie) [[...]]

suffix

接尾詞,接尾語

cixnbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'boea; cin'bøea [[...]]

at the end

最末端

ciongbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'boea; ciofng'bøea [[...]]

at last, finally

最後

ciongki'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'kii'boea; ciofng'kii'bøea [[...]]

result, end, be completed, afterwards

終了,後來

ciongthaau kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'thaau kaux'boea; cioong'thaau kaux'bøea [[...]]

from the start to the end, throughout

從頭到尾

zngfthauafbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngr'thaau'ar'boea; zngr'thaau'ar'bøea [[...]]

finger tip

指尖

zoafthaau-zoafbøea bøo lie ee miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoar'thaau zoar'boea bøo lie ee miaa; zoar'thaau-zoar'bøea bøo lie ee miaa [[...]]

Your name is not on the paper.

紙頭紙尾沒你的名字,無法證明是你的權利

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

self, personal, private, in person, personally, from, since, natural, naturally

自,從

zu cymmar khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu cirm'mar khie [[...]]
from now on
從現在起

zu thaau kaux bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu thaau kaux boea; zu thaau kaux bøea [[...]]
from the beginning to the end
從頭到尾

zu goar laai Taioaan liawau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu goar laai Taai'oaan liao'au [[...]]
since I came to Taiwan...
從我來臺灣以後…

zuxthaau ciebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau cix'boea; zu'thaau cix'bøea [[...]]

all the way through, from the beginning to the end

自頭至尾

zuxthaau-kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau kaux'boea; zu'thaau-kaux'bøea [[...]]

from the beginning to the end, all the way through

自始至終

zuybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'boea; zuie'bøea [[...]]

lower section of a river, lower level

下游

zurnbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuxn'boea; zuxn'bøea [[...]]

the back part of the water canal

圳尾

zunbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'boea; zuun'bøea [[...]]

stern (of a ship)

船尾

haxngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hang'boea; hang'bøea [[...]]

end of a lane or alley

巷尾

gybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gie'boea; gie'bøea [[...]]

suffix (in grammar)

語尾

gøeqbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'boea; gøeh'bøea; (goeh'tea) [[...]]

end of a month

月底

gubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'boea; guu'bøea [[...]]

ox tail

牛尾

hi'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'boea; hii'bøea; (hii'boea'liw) [[...]]

fish's tail

魚尾

hi'bøefzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'boea'zhef; hii'bøea'zhef [[...]]

shaped like a fish's forked tail

魚尾叉

hiafngbøefzoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'boea'zoaa; hiarng'bøea'zoaa [[...]]

rattle snake

響尾蛇

høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'boea; hør'bøea [[...]]

good ending, happy outcome

好結果

høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thaau pud'juu hør'boea; hør'thaau pud'juu hør'bøea [[...]]

A good end is more important than a good beginning.

好始不如好終,好頭不如好尾)。

hofbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'boea; hor'bøea [[...]]

tiger's tail

虎尾巴

hofthaau niawchybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'thaau niao'chie'boea; hor'thaau niao'chie/zhuo'bøea [[...]]

start doing something with vigor but fail to see it through, impressive in the beginning but disappointing in the end

虎頭蛇尾

høeabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'boea; høex'bøea; (hoex'tea) [[...]]

unsold goods, remnants, shopworn goods

殘貨,存貨

hongbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'boea; hofng'bøea [[...]]

lee, the direction towards which the wind blows, leeward

下風

iernbøefhok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iexn'boea'hok; iexn'bøea'hok [[...]]

swallow-tailed coat, dress coat

燕尾服

iapbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'boea; iab'bøea; (iab'bea) [[...]]

with its tail between its legs (dog)

捲尾,縮尾

chinchviu iapbøefkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu iab'boea'kao; chyn'chviu iab'bøea'kao [[...]]
like a dog with its tail between its legs (said of a person very much afraid of ashamed)
像隻縮尾狗,膽小鬼

iøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea; iøo bøea; (iøo'bea) [[...]]

wag the tail (as a dog)

搖尾,擺尾

iøbøea khitliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea khid'liin; iøo'bøea khid'liin [[...]]

wag the tail and court favors — to fawn and be obsequious

搖尾乞憐

iøthaau pvoaxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'thaau pvoa'boea; iøo'thaau pvoa'bøea [[...]]

act obsequiously (Lit. to bobble the head and wag the tail like a dog hoping to please the master)

搖頭擺尾

jixbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'boea; ji'bøea [[...]]

afterward

後來

jixthaau jixbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'thaau ji'boea; ji'thaau ji'bøea [[...]]

nothing for me in a contract, none of my business (Lit. from the first character to the last)

字頭字尾

kaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'boea; kaw'bøea; (phaq) [[...]]

mate

交尾,交配

kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'boea; kaux'bøea [[...]]

at the end

到最後

kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux lo'boea; kaux lo'bøea [[...]]

to the end, at last, finally

到最後,結果

zøx kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kaux lo'boea; zøx/zøex kaux lo'bøea [[...]]
stick to the end
做到底

Kaux loxbøea, øe khix kvagak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux lo'boea, e khix kvaf'gak.; Kaux lo'bøea, øe khix kvaf'gak. [[...]]
He (She) will finally end up in jail.
他(她) 最後會坐牢。

køebøefciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo; køef'bøea'ciuo [[...]]

cocktail

雞尾酒

køebøefciuo-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo'hoe; køef'bøea'ciuo-hoe [[...]]

cocktail party

雞尾酒會

køethaau haxngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'thaau hang'boea; køef'thaau hang'bøea [[...]]

throughout the city or town

街頭巷尾

khabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'boea; khaf'bøea [[...]]

front part of the foot (including the toes)

腳尖

kheeng zhaebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheeng zhaix'boea; kheeng zhaix'bøea [[...]]

gather up the leavings after a meal

吃光剩菜

khvoarthaau-khvoarbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaau khvoax'boea; khvoax'thaau-khvoax'bøea [[...]]

give occasional help (like a master in a shop), look after a business for a man in his absence

看頭看尾,關照

ki'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'boea; ky'bøea [[...]]

tail section of an airplane

機尾

kietbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'boea; kied'bøea [[...]]

conclusion, the end

結尾,結束

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

tortoise, turtle

龜

kimkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw [[...]]
gold beetle
金龜

kimkuafchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw'ar'chiaf [[...]]
beetle-shaped Volkswagen
金龜車

mixkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mi'kw [[...]]
turtle-shaped cakes made of flour
麵龜

siuxkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'kw [[...]]
turtle-shaped cakes made on birthdays
壽龜

kw chiøx piq bøo bøea, piq chiøx kw kau phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kau phoee; kw chiøx piq bøo bøea, piq chiøx kw kau phøee [[...]]
deride or denounce another's fault which the denouncer himself also has, though in a smaller degree, the kettle calls the pot black — much the same, fifty and fifty
龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜皮厚,五十步笑百步

kuibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'boea; kuy'bøea [[...]]

last, final, terminal stage

最後,最終

Laang kuibøea tøxsi sylo cit tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang kuy'boea tø'si sie'lo cit tiaau.; Laang kuy'bøea tø'si sie'lo cit tiaau. [[...]]
The final thing everyone has to do is die.
人最終就是死路一條。

lafmbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larm'boea; larm'bøea [[...]]

engage to make up the deficiency (in a subscription), take over, pay for the tail end expenses of a job

攬後,處理善後

leeng guphvi, mxthafng leeng guboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng guu'phvi, m'thafng leeng guu'boea; leeng guu'phvi, m'thafng leeng guu'bøea [[...]]

When managing an affair, focus on the most important point. (Lit. Lead the cow by the nose or head, don't lead it by the tail.)

牽牛鼻,不要牽牛尾,先小人,後君子

liawbøefafkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liao'boea'ar'kviar; liao'bøea'ar'kviar [[...]]

prodigal son

敗家子

liongthaau zoabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lioong'thaau zoaa'boea; lioong'thaau zoaa'bøea [[...]]

dragon's head and snake's tail — dwindling away to nothing after an initial display of greatness

龍頭蛇尾

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

end, tip, tail

端,尾

bøefliw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'liw; bøea'liw [[...]]
tail end, end, tip
末尾

svoaf-bøefliw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'boea'liw; svoaf-bøea'liw [[...]]
very top of a hill or mountain
山尖上

loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'boea; lo'bøea [[...]]

end of road, end of the matter or affair

路的盡頭,最後

kaux loxboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux lo'boea; kaux lo'bøea [[...]]
finally, in conclusion, in the long run, at last, in the end
到最後

mibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mee'boea; mee/mii'bøea [[...]]

deep night almost daybreak

夜將盡,夜尾

mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg; (buun) [[...]]

door, gate, gateway

門

cit ee mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee mngg [[...]]
doorway, gateway
一個門

cit svix mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit svix mngg [[...]]
door, gate
一扇門

auxbøea-mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea'mngg; au'bøea-mngg [[...]]
back door
後門

zhutmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'mngg [[...]]
go out of one's door (for a short time or trip)
出門

kiørmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx'mngg [[...]]
knock at the door
叫門

kvoai'mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoay'mngg [[...]]
shut a door
關門

neq-kha'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neq khaf'boea; neq-khaf'bøea [[...]]

stand on tiptoe

踮足

neq kha'boea kviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neq khaf'boea kviaa; neq khaf'bøea kviaa [[...]]
walk on tiptoes
踮足走,躡著走

ngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg'boea; ngg'bøea [[...]]

leaf become yellow color, fail, decline economy recession

葉子變黃,衰退

nibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'boea; nii'bøea [[...]]

end of the year

年末,年終

ni'bøea-sviwkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'boea sviuo'kym; nii'bøea-sviuo'kym; (nii'boea ciorng'kym) [[...]]

year-end bonus

年終賞金(獎金)

neq-khabøea/niq-khabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niq'khaf'boea; niq-khaf'bøea; (niq'khaf'bea) [[...]]

stand on tiptoe

踮腳尖,跐著腳

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

corolla of a flower, bunch of flowers, bunch of fruit, classifier for tails, queues, flames and lights etc

葩,束,盞,撮,串

cit phaf boea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit phaf boea; cit phaf bøea [[...]]
large tail of an animal
一撮尾毛

cit phaf hoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit phaf hoef [[...]]
bunch of flowers
一束花

nng phaf hoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng phaf hoea [[...]]
two lamps burning
二盞燈

phorngboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoxng'boea; phoxng'bøea [[...]]

the amount budgeted over and above what is actually needed to purchase an item to make sure expenses can be covered, also refers to the number of things budgeted

較實際寬鬆之數目

piq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piq; (pied) [[...]]

turtle, fresh water turtle

鱉

kukw pihpiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw'kw piq'piq [[...]]
tricky, sly, slick, crafty, not straight forward, not forthright
狡猾的,不乾脆

kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kauxphoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw chiøx piq bøo boea, piq chiøx kw kau'phoee; kw chiøx piq bøo bøea, piq chiøx kw kau'phøee [[...]]
deride, denounce another's fault which the denouncer himself also has, though in a smaller degree — the kettle calls the pot black
龜笑鱉無尾,鱉笑龜皮厚,五十步笑百步。

pitbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'boea; pid'bøea [[...]]

tip of writing brush or pencil, nib, tip, pen point

筆尖

pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luikongboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'boea; pvoa (tvoa)`tiøh luii'kofng'bøea [[...]]

be involved

受拖累

Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cym'ar khix pvoaxtiøh luikongboea af hvoq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf boeq, cirm'ar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'boea af hvoq.; Kiøx lie maix zhab, lie tøf bøeq, cid'mar khix pvoa'tiøh luii'kofng'bøea af hvoq. [[...]]
I told you not to get involved but you wanted to so now you got hit by lightning
叫你不要管,你就要,現在受拖累了吧!

sae-bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'bak'boea; sae-bak'bøea [[...]]

cast an angry or amorous glance (archaic)

送秋波,瞋視

søeabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'boea; søex'bøea [[...]]

small fish, little hoodlum, gangster

小魚,小流氓

siaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaux'boea; siaux'bøea [[...]]

balance of an account

賬尾

siubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'boea; siw'bøea [[...]]

come to a conclusion, concluding passage, movement, settle (an affair), put things in order, clear away

結束,收拾善後

svoaf-bøefliw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'boea'liw; svoaf-bøea'liw [[...]]

very top of a hill, the extremity of the base of a hill

山尖上

soahbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaq'boea; soaq'bøea [[...]]

very last

最後

soahbøea'af'kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaq'boea'ar'kviar; soaq'bøea'ar'kviar [[...]]

youngest child

末子,老么

soebøea-tøxjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soef'boea'tø'jiin; soef'bøea-tø'jiin [[...]]

un-auspicious person, un-lucky person

不吉利的人

tangbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'boea; tafng'bøea [[...]]

end of harvest, end of the year

年底,年尾

Thaau`ar hernghexng, boea`ar lefnglerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaau`ar hexng'hexng, boea`ar lerng'lerng.; Thaau`ar hexng'hexng, bøea`ar lerng'lerng. [[...]]

become lukewarm (Lit. very interesting in the beginning, but cold at the end)

虎頭蛇尾

thaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaux'boea; thaux'bøea [[...]]

end, be completed

到達最後,到終了

thaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'boea; thaau'bøea [[...]]

beginning and end, first and last

頭尾,始終

thauzafng-bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'zafng-boea; thaau'zafng'bøea [[...]]

end of queue, pigtail

辮子

thaau kaux bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau kaux boea; thaau kaux bøea [[...]]

from the beginning to the end

從頭到尾

thvitøe bøea`ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy'te boea'ax; thvy'tøe bøea`ar [[...]]

end of heaven and earth — said of extraordinary calamities or unexampled crimes, portending the end of the dynasty

末日

thvithaau thiapboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy'thaau thiab'boea; thvy'thaau thiab'bøea [[...]]

get more family livelihood

貼補家計

thviaboefsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf'boea'sviaf; thviaf'bøea'sviaf [[...]]

listen respectfully then will know the true meaning

聽話要注意最後才能知道話中真意

thuq chiwboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thuq chiuo'boea; thuq chiuo'bøea [[...]]

try each other's strength by pressing against one another's palms

比手力

tiaux-chiabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaux-chiaf'boea; tiaux-chiaf'bøea; (tiaux-chiaf'liern) [[...]]

Hang on to the back (side) of a train, bus (figure of speech)

吊車後(沒車資)

Cvii lorng khay liawliao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaochia'boea ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii lorng khay liao'liao ax, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'boea ax.; Cvii lorng khay liao'liao`aq, tvaf tiøh tiaux'chiaf'bøea`aq. [[...]]
I've spent all my money, I'll have to hitch a ride on the back of a train, bus
錢都花光了,現在得吊車後了。(無法搭車)

tiautai/tiaute [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaau'tai; (tiau'te) [[...]]

dynasty

朝代

voa tiaute [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: voa tiaau'te [[...]]
change dynasty
換朝代

tiautexboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaau'te'boea; tiaau'te'bøea [[...]]
end of a dynasty, said of calamities and crimes abounding as signs of change of dynasty
末朝

tiøq ciqboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøq cih'boea; tiøq cih'bøea [[...]]