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zhaixzveaoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai'zvex'oong; zhai'zvex/cvix'oong ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

people who argue fallaciously

強辯者

Y si cidee zhaixzveaoong, lie nar zvex øe viaa y? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zhai'zvex'oong, lie nar zvex e viaa y?; Y si cit'ee zhai'zvex/cvix'oong, lie nar zvex/cvix øe viaa y? ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
He's always arguing with people, how can you possibly win an argument with him.
他是強辯者,你怎麼辯得過他?

høflafmsaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'larm'saf ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

eat anything whatever it is

好壞都吃

Y si cidee høflafmsaf`ee, nar sae kviavie khix ho iaw`tiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee hør'larm'saf ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw'tiøh.; Y si cit'ee hør'larm'saf`ee, nar sae kviaf'vie khix ho iaw`tiøh. ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
He eats anything, no need to worry that he will go hungry.
他是一個好壞都吃的,不必怕他會餓肚子。

ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'ie ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

that is all, nothing more — gives finality to the clause

而已

Øexhiao korng Enggie`ee, y cidee ji'ie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit ee jii'ie.; Øe'hiao korng Efng'gie`ee, y cit'ee jii'ie.; (E'hiao korng Efng'gie ee, y cit ee nia'nia.) ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
He is the only one who can speak English.
會講英語的，他一人而已。

kaux ciaf (afnny) ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux ciaf (arn'ny) jii'ie ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
only this and nothing more
到此而已

kerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng; (karn) ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

choose, select, pick out

揀

Kerng`aq kerng, kefngtiøh cidee bøe lengkerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kerng a kerng, kerng'tiøh cit ee be leeng'kerng.; Kerng`aq kerng, kerng'tiøh cit'ee bøe leeng'kerng. ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
If you are too choosy, you will end up choosing badly.
挑了又挑,挑到一個賣龍眼的(弄巧成拙)

khafmzam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kharm'zam ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

stage, phase

段落

Aix zøx kaux cidee khafmzam ciaq hiøhkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Aix zøx kaux cit ee kharm'zam ciaq hiøq'khuxn.; Aix zøx/zøex kaux cit'ee kharm'zam ciaq hiøq'khuxn. ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
Finish a phase then rest.
要做到一個段落才休息。

niaftui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niar'tui ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]

lead, leader of a trip

領隊

Hiaq zøe laang bøo cidee niaftui bøexeng`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ze laang bøo cit ee niar'tui be'eng'tid.; Hiaq zøe laang bøo cit'ee niar'tui bøe'eng`tid. ⬆︎ [[...]] [p.]
There are so many people. We must have a leader.
那麼多人,沒有一個領隊不行。

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Taiwanese Dictionaries — Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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