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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

ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq; (paq) [[...]]

one hundred (used as a substitute some times for pah but never used for any sum less than two hundred)

百

nngxahkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'aq'kao; (six'aq'peq) [[...]]
$290 ($480)
兩百玖(肆百捌)

sieahchid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'aq'chid; (go'aq'siab'lak) [[...]]
$470 ($546)
四百柒(伍百肆拾陸)

angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'paw [[...]]

gift or bribe, a packet of money usually wrapped in red paper or in a red envelope presented as a tip, for congratulatory purposes or as a farewell present

紅包

saxng angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng aang'paw [[...]]
give a bribe or a congratulatory gift
送紅包

siw angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw aang'paw [[...]]
accept a bribe
收紅包

Y ee svejit lie bøeq saxng lefbut iafsi angpaw? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svef'jit lie boeq saxng lea'but ar'si aang'paw?; Y ee svef/svy'jit lie bøeq saxng lea'but iar'si aang'paw? [[...]]
Are you going to present him with a gift or money on his birthday?
他的生日你要送禮物或是紅包 ?

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。

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) [[...]]

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. [[...]]
This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. [[...]]
This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. [[...]]
Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [[...]]
Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
春天一到, 花會開.

Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. [[...]]
the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

hoan'aftau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'ar'tau [[...]]

like the ordinary pea, but with a rounder pod

蕃仔豆

iuoliabmih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'liap'mih; (iux'liap'mih'ar) [[...]]

small but valuable things

珍細物,貴重之小物品

khaq...taxmpøqar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq...tam'pøh'ar [[...]]

somewhat

有點兒,一點點

Cid ee gyn'ar cyn khiao, taxnsi u khaq chiwzhexng taxmpøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn khiao, tan'si u khaq chiuo'zhexng tam'pøh'ar. [[...]]
This youngster is very clever, but somewhat mischievous
這孩子很聰明,但是有點兒調皮。

khangsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'siu [[...]]

empty nest

空巢

Ciawafkviar lorng poeliawliao, zhwn khangsiu niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar'kviar lorng poef'liao'liao, zhwn khafng'siu nia'nia. [[...]]
After all the baby birds have flown away there remains nothing but an empty nest.
小鳥都飛走了,剩空巢而已。

kuyna (M) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'na (M) [[...]]

almost the same meaning as kuie+(measure)+ar, but gives an impression of a little larger quantity, so, we may not use cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia together with this expression.

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