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armpvoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

price or quotation which is kept from public knowledge but made known to a selected few

暗盤

armsorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

internally very happy about something but don't want to show it externally

暗爽; 暗地高興

bad laang mxbad miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

recognize a person but not remember his or her name

認人不識名

baikud pud baibeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

intern the bones but not his name

埋骨不埋名

bengbengtiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

imperceptibly but inexorably (said of divine influence)

冥冥中

biliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dying but not dead; lying in a coma

彌留

biqnngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the softer inside layer of the bamboo but not the innermost; used mostly for wicker-work but much inferior to the outside part called bih-chhe*

嫩竹篾; 蔑榔

bixsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

monosodium glutamate(MSG); gourmet powder; Ajinomoto; monosodium glutamate; a condiment used extensively in Taiwan cooking that is very tasty but also very hard on digestive tract

味素

boeq khaux bøo bagsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

You want to cry but there are no tears. There's just no way out

欲哭無目屎

bønaixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

act against one's will; have no alternative but; can not help but

無奈何; 不得已

bøtvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

very affable; compliant; accommodating; not only but also

無打緊

bubengsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

anonymous; unknown person; anonymous (a term usually used to indicate a person who contributes to a charitable cause but doesn't want his name revealed)

無名氏

buhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that is; nothing but

無非

bukhar putseeng sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

it happened that...; There would have been no story to tell but for that coincidence

無巧不成書

but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

thing; article; object

物; 東西

but bie kex liaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

excellent quality and reasonable price for merchandise

物美價廉

but cin kii iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Every thing should be used to its full extent

物盡其用

but ie hy uii kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

A thing is valued if it is rare

物以稀為貴

but ie lui zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Birds of a feather flock together

物以類聚

but kek zeg hoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

As soon as a thing reaches one extremity; it reverses its course. (Lit. The pendulum swings both ways.)

物極則反; 物極必反

but kog iuo lui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Each thing has its classification

物各有類

but kog iuo zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Everything has its owner

物各有主

but kuy goanzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

An object must be returned to its owner

物歸原主

but'ar-hii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the little silverfish

物仔魚; 小銀魚

chiaubøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

look but not find; to search without result

找不到; 搜無

chiencyn baxnkhag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

very real; absolutely true; the truth; the whole truth and the nothing but truth

千真萬確

chiengieen baxngie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

many; many words; million words in my heart but don't know where to begin

千言萬語

ciah-bøexpuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

eat without getting fat; eats but doesn't grow or put on weight

吃不肥

ciarm'iuo-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

something has been taken

佔有物

ciornggai-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

obstacle; obstruction; hindrance

障礙物

ciwloong pngxte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

man who can do nothing but drink and eat; a good for nothing (Lit. wine sack and rice bag)

酒囊飯袋; 笨蛋

cyhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can but; cannot but; cannot help; have no choice but; the only alternative is to…

只好

cyu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

alone; if only; no other than; nothing but; only; have…only

只有

ee khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

seems; probably (can be used instead of tai-khai but always comes at the end of the sentence)

的款; 的樣子; 似乎

engzhuix gex køekhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

nothing to do but lick chicken bones

閒著啃雞腳

giambeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

stern and impartial (administration of law); hard but fair (said of discipline)

嚴明

gisu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

apparently correct but is not; fallacious.

疑似

gong-kaq bøe pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

stupid (Lit. has an itch but doesn't know how to itch it)

笨得要死; 憨甲未扒癢

Goxngjip bøo goxngzhud^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

careful and detailed calculation of how to make money but doesn't like to spend it

精打細算; 只收入不支出; 憨入無憨出

goxngkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

kind of work that you don't have to use brains to do; to work but employer cheats you out of your pay

工作拿不到錢; 沒有成就的工作; 憨工

gutit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

blunt but honest

愚直

haam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and (used as a conjunction connecting nouns but not adjectives); with

和; 跟; 含; 函; 涵; 銜

hihy-sidsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

abstract and concrete; hollow and solid; military strategy: tactics seemingly false but workable at the same time

虛虛實實

hofthaau niawchyboea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

虎頭蛇尾

høfsym ho luii cym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unrequited goodness; to do good yet not be thanked but rather criticized (Good people struck by lightning.)

好心被雷吻; 好心沒好報

hux jii putjiin^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

rich but inhuman towards others

富而不仁

huxnhap-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

mixture; composite

混合物

iafmmngg^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

close the door; but not completely

掩門

iao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but; still; die young

猶; 尚; 夭

iaq^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively); but; while; still

而; 那麼; 可是; 然而; 仍然; 挖

ikoafn-khimsiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

gentleman in appearance but beast in conduct; wolf in a sheep's skin

衣冠禽獸

ioxngsym liongkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

well-intentioned but little understood

用心良苦

iøh'mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

guessed but missed

沒猜著; 猜不對

iøhbøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

guessed but missed

沒猜著; 猜無著

itbien-cy-kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have met but once; nodding acquaintance

一面之交

iujiuu-kvoaftoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be peaceable and easygoing but lacking the strength to make quick decisions

優柔寡斷

iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fried bread stick; fritters of twisted dough -- a Chinese breakfast specialty; a suave; well-oiled person; long on experience but short on sincerity

油條

iwbeeng-busit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the name but no reality; in name only

有名無實

iwgarn-buzw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to have eyes but not see; lack discerning power; unable to discriminate (Lit. have eyes; no eyeballs)

有眼無珠

iwkofng-bøsviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Deserving of recognition for services rendered; but didn't get any

有功無賞

jichviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

also; in addition; moreover; but also; moreover; besides

而且

jii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and; also; but; yet; accordingly; otherwise (used in literary expression)

而; 兒

jiin lør sym putlør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

young at heart; man may be old in years; but his heart need not be old; An old man chasing young women

人老心不老

jinbien-siuosym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

gentle in appearance but cruel at heart; wolf in sheep's skin

人面獸心

jinsefng juu bang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Life is but a dream

人生如夢

kab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and (used as a conjunction connecting nouns but not adjectives); with

和; 跟; 與

kafmlo putkarm gieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

angry but not daring to speak out

敢怒不敢言

kan'ao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

vomit but nothing comes out

想吐但吐不出來

kanhioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a very capable but crafty person; traitorous warrior

奸雄

kannaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but; yet

只是

kantvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

only; alone; no other than; nothing but

只有; 干單

kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and (used as a conjunction connecting nouns but not adjectives); with

和; 跟; 甲; 蓋; 差使

kaq-bøexsiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cover oneself with something but cannot get warm

蓋不暖

kaxngbør-kørpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the same mother; but different father

同母異父; 同母各父

kaxngpe-kørbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

same father but not the same mother

同父異母

kaxngpe-kørbuo^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the same father; but different mother

同父異母

khaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

more; comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as more; but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to

較; 卡; 更

khiaxm cidee kui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do everything but kneel (said of very urgent entreaty)

方法都用過只差一跪; 欠一個跪

khiaxm cidkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do everything but kneel (said of very urgent entreaty)

方法都用過; 欠一跪

khiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Name of a tribe in West Szechuan; surname; boundary; dead but not yet putrefied

羌; 姜; 疆; 殭

khøfsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but

可是

khurnbexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

lying down; but unable to sleep

睡不著; 睡未去

khvoarbøexlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

see but cannot understand

看不來; 看不懂

khvoaru-ciaqbøo kantvaf giexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dreaming impossible dreams (Lit. You see it; but can't have; you just yearn for it.)

看得到吃不著乾瞪眼; 看有吃無只有癮

khvoax-bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

see but not comprehended

看不懂

khvoax-bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cannot find; look but not see (sometimes has the meaning of not know how to)

看不到; 看不懂; 看無

kierntiog-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a building; a structure

建築物

kimkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hard metal; a Buddhist god sometimes identified with Indra; precious and hard ─ can injure but cannot be injured

金剛

kiøx thvy thvy bøexixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

call on heaven but get no answer

叫天天不應

kiøx-bøexixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

call but get no response

叫不應

kofngbøtvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

discuss but cannot agree

沒說好

koputciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cannot but; have no choice but; cannot help but; having no alternative but to do it; unavoidably; be compelled to do

不得不; 姑不而將

kox zeeng bøo kox au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Take care of what is in front of you but not what is behind you. ─ Not to consider consequences

顧前不顧後

køtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

high-pitched note; high-sounding (but impractical) assertions

高調

kuyna [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

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

好幾 …

kvar khix mxkvar korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

angry but not daring to speak out

敢怒不敢言

kviaa-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

walk but not find a road; have nowhere to go

無處去; 迷路

kvoay bøtaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

laid to; but still ajar (as folding-doors not quite shut; not ready to be bolted)

沒關緊

kyliam-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

gifts given commemorating any function; souvenir memento; keep-sake

紀念物

kym paw giin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

better outside than inside (said of wound healed but festering inside); tiles put over grass roof

金包銀; 金玉其外敗絮其中

la oexthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make a remark that may lead a man to speak of a matter which we wish to ask but don't like to ask directly

以言詞挑弄人講出實話

langbin-siuosym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the face of a man but the heart of a beast; gentle in appearance but cruel at heart ─ wolf in sheep's skin; an iron claw in a velvet glove

人面獸心

lauxkhongkien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

old but in good health

老康健

lek pud ciongsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

strength is not equal to the will; have too little power or resources to do as much as one wishes; The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak

力不從心

liongmar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

aged but vigorous; old but strong

龍馬

lioong huy titiongbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dragon is not a creature of a pond (but of the ocean) ─ a man of great ability

龍非池中物

loah-thaumngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

comb one's hair (Women use the expression, "søethaau", but men use the expression, "loah-thaumngg")

梳頭; 梳頭髮

lok jii put'iim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pleasure without licentiousness; pleasant but not obscene

樂而不淫

loxngkhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

try to do something very clever; but turn out stupid; bungle an ingenious scheme; suffer a setback in trying to take advantage of a situation

弄巧成拙

løo-jii-bukofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

work hard but no reward

勞而無功

mxciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

only; merely; no more than; but; however; only

不

mxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

only; merely; no more than; but; however; only

不過

mxkuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but; however; nevertheless; but

不過; 可是; 但是; 然而

mxnia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not only (... but also...)

不但

nai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

what; how; but; endure; lichee; depend on; blame (on); lazy; rely on; trust to

奈; 耐; 荔; 賴; 懶

naxbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but for; if not

若無; 若非

nia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but; only; merely; hill; mound

陵; 岭

niar cionghux Serngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

receive Extreme Unction (the new Catholic term for this Sacrament is Anointing of the Sick; but you may still hear the term; Extreme Unction)

領終傅聖事 (領病人傅油聖事)

niar limciofng Serngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

receive Extreme Unction (the new Catholic term for this Sacrament is Anointing of the Sick; but you may still hear the term; Extreme Unction)

領臨終聖事

niar pvexlaang huoiuu Serngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

receive Extreme Unction (the new Catholic term for this Sacrament is Anointing of the Sick; but you may still hear the term; Extreme Unction)

領臨終聖事

nngfnng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

large egg about ready to be laid (but with the shell still soft)

軟蛋

oarnsvef bøo oarnsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

after a person is dead; forget about past differences (Lit. You can dispute or fight about something with a living person but not with a dead person.)

怨生不怨死

oarnthiefn-iujiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

blame everybody but oneself; complain of one's lot in life

怨天尤人

oexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

words spoken from force of habit; word(s) which one uses constantly; but means nothing

口頭語; 口頭禪

otvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a person with a very dark complexion but very sweet in character

黑黑甜甜

paihoee koanbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

take an observer's seat; see but cannot make up one's mind; wait and see; wait for the dust to settle

徘徊觀望

pektiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be compelled or forced to; couldn't help but; have no alternative

不得已

phynhak kiam'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

excel in moral as well as academic performances; excellent not only morally but also academically

品學兼優

piedsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

name given to histories reckoned as inferior to the dynastic histories but superior to the historical romances

別史

pixtiong ciuxkhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

take the easier way out; choose the easier of two alternatives; dwell on the minor points but avoid touching the core of a matter

避重就輕

pøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

praise too much; flatter; encourage with favorable; but sometimes unfounded; representations; to treat with flattery; to praise; to cite; to flatter

褒

puttekpud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cannot help but

不得不

puttok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not only ... but

不獨

pvoarkuxløh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

half worn out; worn; but still quite usable

中古的; 半新不舊

pvoarthafngzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

one who makes great display of little knowledge dabbler; only know a little but say a lot; ignorant

半桶水; 形容只懂得一半

Sae kirn khortoax phaq-sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Something always happens when you are in a hurry; haste makes waste (Lit. rushed to the toilet; but the drawstring fastening the pants was knotted)

欲速則不達。

Saeofng sid mar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

look for the blessing in disguise (A phrase from a story in which an old man named "Sai-ong" lost his horse but the horse returned with another horse upon which his son could ride. Then, his son fell from the horse and broke his leg, because of this injury the son couldn't go into the battle in which all his comrades were slain. This phrase is used to comfort a person who is in distress.)

塞翁失馬

sayzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

quick to tell others what to do but slow to take action or lift a hand to help

只會用嘴命令人

sengseeng-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

生成物

sethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

comb one's hair (Woman use the expression; se-thau but men use the expression; loah thau-mo.)

梳頭; 梳頭髮

si juu putkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

look at but not pay attention to

視如不見

siaolieen løfseeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

young but competent; accomplished though young

少年老成

siaotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

recorded in the account books but accounts not yet balanced

記在賬簿裡; 未清之賬目

siawjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

makes money but very slow to spend it

只收入不支出

siin zhud kuie but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

appear and disappear quite unpredictably like gods and demons

神出鬼沒

sof jii putlau^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

is loose but never misses ─ (justice) is slow but inexorable; The mills of the gods grind exceedingly slow but they grind exceedingly fine

疏而不漏

sofiuo-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

belongings; possessions

所有物

sokkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fruition; hardihood; hardiness; hardy; easy to hold in the hand; e.g.; a neatly fastened box; portable; (a house or room is) small but neat and comfortable

結實; 小巧

su si jii huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

seemingly correct but really incorrect; like the reality; but not so

似是而非

sw laang mxsw tin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

its all right to be inferior to an individual but not to a whole group; Keep up with the Joneses

不讓人後

sybea zøx oaqbea y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hopeless but still try

死馬當活馬醫

sym pud iukie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cannot control one's mind or emotion; cannot help but..

心不由主; 心不由己

sym pud iuzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cannot control one's mind or emotion; cannot help but..

心不由主; 心不由己

sypng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

only eat but doesn't to do any work

只吃飯不工作

syze oaqciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

said of a man with no work but requiring food

好吃懶做

ta'ao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

vomit but nothing comes out

想吐但吐不出來

taotea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to the bottom; at length; after all; in the end; in fine; but a last

到底

taxnsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but; none the less; on the other hand; however; the fact is that...

但是

thak mxcviaa zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make little progress in studies owing to hindrances; go to school but not graduate; not study diligently

讀不成書

thamsiao-sittai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be tempted by small gains and suffer a big loss; win battles but lose the war

貪小失大

thaxn-zhuieciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

earn just enough for one's own food but having nothing to spare for any one else

賺取糊口

thekhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

shove; push; refuse with excuses and polite words that sound good but generally more or less false; withdraw with excuses; put aside

推開; 推辭掉

thienborng khoekhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

The net of Heaven stretches everywhere (its meshes are large; but nothing escapes) ─ Nobody escapes the judgment of Heaven The mills of the gods grind exceedingly slow; but they grind exceedingly fine

天網恢恢

thihkut'afsvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

skinny but strong (man)

瘦而結實

thitthøsiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

man who has nothing to do but amuse himself

好玩者

thofpux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

rich; but ignorant; without culture or rank

土富; 暴發戶

thviabøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

listen; but find that there is nothing to be heard or that nothing is heard; could not understand

聽不懂

thviaf-bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hear; but be unable to make out the meaning

聽不懂

tirntien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

person good-for-nothing but still take official title

形容一個人已經沒用了; 但是還佔著職位

toex-bøtiøh tin^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

follow people but lose track of them; miss an appointment to go somewhere

脫節; 脫隊

tongbør-vixhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the same mother but different fathers

同母異父

tonghu-vixbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

same father but not the same mother

同父異母

toxng-bøextiaau^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unable to hinder; cannot be prevented; to try to stop; but fail in the attempt; unable to endure; cannot bear it; intolerable

擋不住; 耐不了; 忍不住

tvar toa sym søex^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

brave but cautious; courageous but careful or circumspect

膽大心細

tvoakhiim^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to play; play piano; play (string instruments not with a bow but with a plucking action); play the piano or organ; play the harp

彈琴

twtuo^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

by inches; just make; just now; just a moment ago (always of past time or of what is now as the result of the past; but never of the future)

抵抵; 剛好; 剛剛

uxhaang bøchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

have goods on hand but no one wants to buy; supply but no demand

有行無市

uxmiaa-bøsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having the name but no reality; in name only

有名無實

uxsi'ar^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

sometimes; now and then; sometimes; (adv) occassionally; often; but not at any fixed time; by chance

有時; 有時候; 時而; 偶而

uxzhud-bøjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

having expenses but no income

有出無入

voa thngf bøo voa iøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

change form but not content (essence)

換湯不換藥

voa thngf bøo voa liap^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

change form but not content (essence)

換湯不換藥

zaan jii put'hoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

disabled but useful; crippled but leading an active life

殘而不廢

zabofkarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

female slave; concubine; (Before 1930 a female slave was traded freely. Today in open society this system is abolished; but in the frivolous society; young girls are still traded under the plea of ion lid; adopted daughters)

婢女; 丫頭

zabor-karn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

female slave; concubine; (Before 1930 a female slave was traded freely. Today in open society this system is abolished; but in the frivolous society; young girls are still traded under the plea of ion lid; adopted daughters)

婢女; 丫頭

zeng'ix bienbieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

long lasting love expressing itself in a subdued but sweet form

情意綿綿

zhafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

and (used as a conjunction connecting nouns but not adjectives); with

和; 跟; 攙; 參

zhaosym^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

said of a plant when its core is rotten; said of a person who is bad on the inside but looks good on the outside

心爛了

zhaubøextiøh^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

chase but not catch

追不到

zhefng zhud uu laam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to surpass one's master or teacher in learning (Lit. Green comes from blue; but it excels blue.)

青出於藍

zheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

wear or put on like clothes; but not a hat; cap or glasses

穿

zhenghaan^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

poor but clean and honest; cold and crisp weather; cold and bright moonlight

清寒

zhengkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

poor but clean and honest

清苦

zhex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

brush forcibly; brittle; crisp; brittle; fragile; hard but easily breakable

用力刷; 脆

zhoexbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

look for but not find

找不到

zholaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a person behave in a rough manner; person of much muscle but little refinement; person of little education

粗人

zhozoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

coarse but soft toilet paper; rough; heavy paper

粗紙; 砂紙

zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

but

可是; 但是

zuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cut off using a knife; cut off by cutting all round (e.g.; sugar cane; the neck; a limb); cut off with a knife; not by one cut but with a sawing motion; beat down the price

切下; 截; 殺價

zuxli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

think of nothing but one's own gain; self profit; beneficial to oneself

自利

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