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bag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag [[...]] 

soil, foul, stain, dirty up

染,沾

• bag cit ee miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag cit ee miaa [[...]] 
  said of a man supposed to be doing work, but really idle
  沾一個名

budseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'seg [[...]] 

search for, look for, hunt up

物色

• Paethog lie ka goar taux budseg cit kefng zhux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Paix'thog lie ka goar taux but'seg cit kefng zhux. [[...]] 
  Will you be so kind as to help me look for a house?
  拜託幫我物色一間房子。

zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khuix [[...]] 

grumble, complain, ventilate one's emotions

出氣

• Goar zaiviar tuix lie korng bøo loxeng, goar korng cit e zhutkhuix niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zay'viar tuix lie korng bøo lo'eng, goar korng cit e zhud'khuix nia'nia. [[...]] 
  I know it's no use to tell you, but I am only letting off steam.
  我知道對你說沒有用,我只是說個出氣而已。

cit viu svef, paq viu sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit viu svef, paq viu sie; cit'viu svef/svy, paq'viu sie [[...]] 

Death comes in many forms. All are born in the same fashion but thereafter life takes an infinite variety of courses.

一種生,百種死。

hvai'hvay-zhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvay'hvay'zhafn; hvay'hvay-zhafn [[...]] 

be full of complaints

叫苦連天

• Cidkøfgøeh thaxn hiaq zøe cvii, y ma iao teq hvai'hvaizhafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kor'goeh thaxn hiaq ze cvii, y ma iao teq hvay'hvay'zhafn.; Cit'kør'gøeh thaxn hiaq zøe cvii, y ma iao teq hvay'hvay'zhafn. [[...]] 
  He is making that much money but is still full of complaints.
  一個月賺那麼多錢,他還在叫苦連天。

iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) [[...]] 

excusable, tolerable, passable

還好

• Na cit nng jit iao hør (iawkuo exexngtid). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na cit nng jit iao hør (iao'kuo e'eng'tid). [[...]] 
  day or two would have been excusable, but …
  要是一兩天還好,還可以

• Goar ee sengkhw iao (iawkuo) høfhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw iao (iao'kuo) hør'hør. [[...]] 
  I am tolerably well.
  我的身體還好好的。

• Hid taai thihbea iao (iawkøq) høfhør, mxthafng bøea syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bea syn ee.; Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bøea syn ee. [[...]] 
  That bike is still in good shape, don't buy a new one.
  那輛自行車還好好的,不要買新的。

khiaxm cide kui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaxm cit'e kui; (khiaxm cit kui) [[...]] 

do everything but kneel (said of very urgent entreaty)

方法都用過了,只差一跪

• Goar khiaxm cit kui ka y khwnkiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khiaxm cit kui ka y khurn'kiuu. [[...]] 
  Short of kneeling, I besought him with all my powers.
  我只差用跪的懇求他。

køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii [[...]] 

annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)

糾纏不休,囉嗦

• Cit'ee laang cyn køkøtvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iawkuo m tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; Cid'ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix. [[...]] 
  This fellow is very annoying, I told him I don't want to buy, but he still will not leave.
  這個人很囉嗦,我告訴他不買,他還不回去。

• Goar bø'eeng , mxthafng kab goar køkøtvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo'eeng , m'thafng kab goar køo'køo'tvii. [[...]] 
  I am busy, don't annoy me.
  我沒空,不要跟我糾纏不休。

oannar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'nar [[...]] 

also, still

也,還,仍

• Y oannar boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y oafn'nar boeq khix.; Y oafn'nar bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  He is also going.
  他也要去。

• Na bøo kngrpid, ienpid oannar exexngtid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo kngx'pid, ieen'pid oafn'nar e'eng'tid. [[...]] 
  If you have no pen, a pencil will do as well.
  要是沒有鋼筆,鉛筆也可以。

• Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oannar be boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar be boarn'ciog.; Goar ho y cit paq khof, y oafn'nar bøe boarn'ciog. [[...]] 
  I gave him $100, but still he was not content.
  我給他一百塊,他還是不滿足。

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