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bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]] 

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

zhanzngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf [[...]] 

fields and villages, the countryside

鄉下

• zhanzngf ee sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf ee sor'zai [[...]] 
  country place
  鄉下的地方

• zhanzngf-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'laang; zhaan'zngf-laang [[...]] 
  country lad
  鄉下人

• zhanzngf-soong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'zngf'soong; zhaan'zngf-soong [[...]] 
  bumpkin, hick, rustic
  土包子

• Hid ee laang cyn zhanzngsoong, iao mxbad khvoarkvix siuimky. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan'zngf'soong, iao m'bad khvoax'kvix siw'ym'ky. [[...]] 
  He's a real hick, he has never seen a radio.
  那個人很土, 還未見過收音機。

zhozhaix pøqciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo [[...]] 

ordinary food and weak wine

粗菜淡酒

• Eng zhozhaix pøqciuo chviar lie, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng zhof'zhaix pøh'ciuo chviar lie, cyn sid'lea. [[...]] 
  polite words expressed by the host making an excuse for the food not being good enough for the guest (Lit. Please excuse me for giving you bad vegetables to eat and thin wine to drink.)
  用粗菜淡酒請你,真失禮。

iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'tiaau [[...]] 

fritters of twisted dough — a Chinese breakfast specialty, a suave, well-oiled person, long on experience but short on sincerity

油條

• lau iutiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau iuu'tiaau [[...]] 
  experienced, shrewd person (bad sense)
  老油條

• Y cyn iutiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn iuu'tiaau. [[...]] 
  She (he) is very shrewd (bad sense)
  她(他) 很油條。

khaq... ia m [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq... ia m [[...]] 

no matter how much... still not willing

再怎麼 ...也不 ...

• Goar mxzay y teq siuxkhix sviafhøex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'hoex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn.; Goar m'zay y teq siu'khix sviar'høex, khaq kiøx ia m ixn. [[...]] 
  I don't know what he is angry about, no matter how much (often) I call him he does not answer.
  我不知他在氣什麼,再怎麼叫也不回答。

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn phvae, (køq) khaq phaq ia m kviaf. [[...]] 
  This is a really bad child, no matter how much you beat him, he is still not afraid of you.
  這孩子很壞,再怎麼打也不怕。

khuiekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao [[...]] 

luck, sense of tasting

運氣,口感

• khuiekhao cyn bae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuix'khao cyn bae [[...]] 
  bad luck
  運氣不好

• Cid phaux tee khuiekhao bøe bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid phaux tee khuix'khao be bae.; Cid phaux tee khuix'khao bøe bae. [[...]] 
  This cup of tea is not bad.
  這泡茶口感不錯

kviecyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'cyn [[...]] 

as a matter of fact, in fact

事實上,其實

• Kviecyn y mxbad pvoax hang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvix'cyn y m'bad pvoax hang. [[...]] 
  In fact, he doesn't know anything.
  事實上他什麼也不懂。

mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'hør [[...]] 

not good, not proper, not well

不好,不可

• Afnnef zøx cyn mxhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef zøx cyn m'hør.; Arn'nef zøx/zøex cyn m'hør. [[...]] 
  It is very bad to do so.
  這樣做很不好。

• Y laang teq mxhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang teq m'hør [[...]] 
  He is sick.
  他欠安。

• Mxhør khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'hør khix [[...]] 
  Don't go!
  不要去。

mxsi-khoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si'khoarn; m'si-khoarn [[...]] 

conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar cyn mxsixkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn m'si'khoarn. [[...]] 
  This kid is very bad.
  這個孩子很不像話。

phvaykhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khoarn [[...]] 

bad manners, ill-behaved (cf., "ho-khoan")

不像樣,壞習慣

• Y teq ciaqpng cyn phvaykhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq ciah'png cyn phvae'khoarn. [[...]] 
  He has bad manner when he eats.
  他吃飯不像樣。

twsizun, tiøqsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'sii'zun, tiøh'sii [[...]] 

just the time, be timely

適時,合時節

• Onglaai na bøo twsizun (mxtiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong'laai na bøo tuo'sii'zun (m'tiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [[...]] 
  If it is not the season, pineapples are bad eating.
  鳳梨如果不合時節,很難吃。

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