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ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu ⬆︎ [[...]]

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? ⬆︎ [[...]]
That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu ⬆︎ [[...]]

connective particle meaning then, undergo, assume, come or go to, namely, as soon as, as a natural consequence, thereupon, naturally (Very often the Chinese use this little particle to balance a subordinate clause with the principal clause although there is no need of using such a word in English)

就

Na høfthvy ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na hør'thvy ciu boeq khix.; Na hør'thvy ciu bøeq khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If the weather is good I am going.
如果天氣好就要去。

Lym khaq kau ee ka'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu be aix khuxn.; Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you drink rather strong coffee you will not be sleepy.
喝較濃的咖啡就不想睡。

Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciu boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I'll go as soon as I have finished eating.
我吃飽就去。

Ciu afnny ciah, m biern zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu arn'ny ciah, m biern zuo. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Eat it the way it is, it doesn't need to be cooked.
就這樣吃,不用煮。

Na bøo Thienzuo, ciu bøo thvite baxnbut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo Thiefn'zuo, ciu bøo thvy'te ban'but. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If there is no God, then there is no heaven or earth or anything.
要是沒有天主,就沒有天地萬物。

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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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