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armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

bogbeeng kii biau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'beeng kii biau ⬆︎ [[...]] 

very mysterious and abstruse, very strange, peculiar

莫明其妙

• Y sor korng ee oe bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee oe bok'beeng kii biau. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Everything he says is strange.
  他所說的,莫名其妙。

• Bøo laang jiblaai, arnzvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sidzai bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang jip'laai, axn'zvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sit'zai bok'beeng kii biau. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  No one went in, how come the money is gone. It's very strange.
  沒有人進來,錢怎麼會丟,實在莫名其妙。

zaeøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'e'khix; zaix'øe'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

able to be carried

載得了

zatlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad'lat ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to estimate one's strength or resources before acting, estimate one's own ability act according to one's strength

量力

• Bøeq texng hid khoarn pang'ar, aix siøfkhoar zatlat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, e texng phoax khix.; Bøeq texng hid khoarn pafng'ar, aix siør'khoar zad'lat, na bøo, øe texng phoax khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you are going to nail down that kind of board, you have to be careful how hard you hit it or you will bust the board.
  要釘那種木板要稍微量力,否則會釘破。

zhaosngf`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf khix; zhaux'sngf`khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

turn sour

酸了

• Na khngx sviw kuo, e zhaosngf (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na khngx sviw kuo, e zhaux'sngf (khix). ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you keep it too long, it will become sour.
  要是放太久了,會變酸。

• Korng kaq zhaosngf khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng kaq zhaux'sngf khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  talk and talk over again till we are tired of hearing them.
  說得變酸了,聽膩了。

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

messenger, send a person

差

• Goar øe zhef laang khix ka lie korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e zhef laang khix ka lie korng.; Goar øe zhef laang khix ka lie korng. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I'll send someone to tell you.
  我會差人去告訴你。

zherngkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'kw ⬆︎ [[...]] 

seek or be in the limelight, presumptuous, smug, tacky, vain, focus on one's appearance, meddlesome, officious

出風頭,愛臭美

• Sviw zherngkw, u cit jit lie e khix limtiøh kvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw zhexng'kw, u cit jit lie e khix lym'tiøh kvy. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  You are too meddlesome, one day someone will teach you a thing or two (Lit. you will drink lye).
  好管閒事,有一天你會得到教訓。

zhu poaqtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhu poah'tør; (zhu'tør) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

slip and fall

滑倒

• Kengciøphøee na hied toax hiaf, øe hai laang zhu poaqtør (zhuxtør, zhuxtøfkhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kefng'ciøf'phoee na hied toax hiaf, e hai laang zhu poah'tør (zhu'tør, zhu'tør'khix).; Kefng'ciøf'phøee na hied toax hiaf, øe hai laang zhu poah'tør (zhu'tør, zhu'tør'khix). ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you throw banana peels there, you will cause someone to slip and fall.
  香蕉皮如丟在那兒,會害人滑倒。

ciaqlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lat ⬆︎ [[...]] 

serious sickness or injury, business failure

嚴重,厲害

• Y phoarpve kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y phoax'pve kaq cyn ciah'lat.; Y phoax'pve/pvi kaq cyn ciah'lat. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He is seriously ill, in critical condition
  他病得很厲害。

• Y ho khiechiaf pong cit e cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho khix'chiaf pong cit e cyn ciah'lat. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He was seriously injured by a car.
  他被汽車撞得很嚴重。

• Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciah'lat. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He suffered a great loss in his business.
  他虧錢虧得很厲害。

cimciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'ciog ⬆︎ [[...]] 

careful, consider carefully, be cautious as in investigating well before acting, make sure

仔細,小心

• Hid ee isefng khvoax pvexlaang khvoartiøh cyn cimciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee y'sefng khvoax pve'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog.; Hid'ee y'sefng khvoax pve/pvi'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  The doctor examines patients carefully.
  那個醫生看病人診察得很仔細。

• Afnnef tiøh ar mxtiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cimciog cit e. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef tiøh ar m'tiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cym'ciog cit e. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Is that right? Go back to see him and make sure of it
  這樣子對不對 ? 你再去仔細瞧瞧。

cid'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'e ⬆︎ [[...]] 

as soon as

晶婚紀念

• Lauxpe cide sykhix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'pe cit'e sie'khix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  As soon as their father died, the children all wailed very loudly.
  爸爸一過世,孩子就大聲哭。

zøx bøe khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx be khix; zøx/zøex bøe khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

can't do it all

做不了

• zøx e khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx e khix; zøx/zøex e khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  can do it all
  做得了

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

• Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
  這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

• Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
  這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

• Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
  貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

• Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
  春天一到, 花會開.

• Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
  鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

eftuhtuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'tuq'tuq ⬆︎ [[...]] 

very short (in stature)

很矮

• Lie kiøx hid ee eftuhtuq ee khix karm theh extiøh? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kiøx hid ee ea'tuq'tuq ee khix karm theh e'tiøh? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you send shorty to get it, is it possible he'll he be able to reach it?
  你叫那個很矮的去, 拿得到嗎?

haxnteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'teng; (han'tvia) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

limitation, restriction, set limit to

限定

• Bøo haxntvia kaoiuo ciaq exexngtid jibkhix serngtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo han'tvia kaux'iuo ciaq e'eng'tid jip'khix sexng'tngg. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  It isn't only Christians who are allowed to enter the church.
  沒有限定只有教友才能進入聖堂。

hiongsiin oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin og'soaq ⬆︎ [[...]] 

devils, fiends

凶神惡煞

• Mxzay khix chionghoaxntiøh tøq cit texhngf ee hiongsiin oksoaq e hiaq lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay khix chiofng'hoan'tiøh tøq cit te'hngf ee hiofng'siin og'soaq e hiaq li'hai. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I don't know where I went to antagonize so vicious an evil spirit that causes this much ill health.
  不知沖犯到那個地方的凶神惡煞會那麼厲害。

høfbixnzengkhia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'bin'zeeng'khia ⬆︎ [[...]] 

do something superficially or only for looks, two faced

做表面,外表和善,嘴巴很甜

• Y si kannaf høfbixnzengkhia niaxnia, auxbin hiaam kaq e noa khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si kafn'naf hør'bin'zeeng'khia nia'nia, au'bin hiaam kaq e noa khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He takes part only for looks, when no one is around he continually criticizes.
  他只是做表面而已,背後怨言很多。

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

used to express the passive voice

被 ...

• Goar ho y phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ho y phaq. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I was struck by him.
  我被他打。

• Na toax toaxlo chitthøo, e ho khiechiaf kauhtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na toax toa'lo chid'thøo, e ho khix'chiaf kauq'tiøh. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you play on the street, you'll be run over by a car.
  要是在馬路上玩,會被車子輾到。

• ho y phaq tiøqkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y phaq tiøh'kviaf ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be frightened by him
  被他嚇著了。

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

be confused, to tangled, be disheveled

混亂,纏結

• svoax jii khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoax jii khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  thread is all knots and tangles
  線亂了

• Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze singie e jikhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx cit pae øh sviw ze syn'gie e jii'khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If we study too much vocabulary at one time, we will be thrown into confusion.
  一次學太多生字會亂了。

• Hid hang taixcix cyn jii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid hang tai'cix cyn jii. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  That matter is very complicated.
  那件事情很複雜。

jiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaau; (liaau) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

crumpled, wrinkled, withered, crease

皺

• bøe jiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be jiaau; bøe jiaau ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  crease-resistant
  不皺

• cyn khoaix jiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn khoaix jiaau ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  easily wrinkled
  很容易皺

• svaf (bin) jiaau phoefphoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf (bin) jiaau phoea'phoea ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  garment (or face) is wrinkled (terribly)
  衣服(臉)皺得很厲害。

• svaf øe jiaukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf e jiaau'khix; svaf øe jiaau'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  garment will wrinkle
  衣服會起皺

• phaq jiaukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq jiaau'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  wrinkle, to crumple up
  弄皺了

jibchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'chiuo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

come in to one's hands, get

入手

• Cvii cit e jibchiuo, y ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii cit e jip'chiuo, y ciu khix lym. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  As soon as he gets some money, he goes to drink.
  他錢一到手就去喝。

kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux lo'boea; kaux lo'bøea ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to the end, at last, finally

到最後,結果

• zøx kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kaux lo'boea; zøx/zøex kaux lo'bøea ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  stick to the end
  做到底

• Kaux loxbøea, øe khix kvagak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux lo'boea, e khix kvaf'gak.; Kaux lo'bøea, øe khix kvaf'gak. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He (She) will finally end up in jail.
  他(她) 最後會坐牢。

kviaa bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa bøo lo ⬆︎ [[...]] 

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

kviaa`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa`khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

to die (kviaa doesn't change it's tone)

翹辮子,死

• Y taixkhaix øe kviaa`khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tai'khaix e kviaa`khix.; Y tai'khaix øe kviaa`khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Probably he will die.
  他大概會翹辮子。

Langkheq laai ciaq boeq saote, langkheq tngfkhix ciaq boeq zvoatee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang'kheq laai ciaq boeq saux'te, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq boeq zvoaf'tee.; Laang'kheq laai ciaq bøeq saux'tøe, laang'kheq tngr'khix ciaq bøeq zvoaf'tee. ⬆︎ [[...]] 

He sweeps the floor after the guest arrives, He brews tea after the guest has departed. i.e. (he does everything too late)

客人來了才要掃地,客人走了才要泡茶。為時已晚

mxzay soef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay soef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

shameless, have no sense of shame

不知恥

• Goar kar mxzay soef, goar e sefng khix mng y? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kar m'zay soef, goar e sefng khix mng y?; Goar kar m'zay soef, goar øe sefng khix mng y? ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Why would I be so shameless as to go ask him first?
  我怎麼不知恥會先去問他?

m cyn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cyn hør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Wouldn't that be wonderful

該多好

• Goar na extaxng khix Bykog m cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na e'taxng khix Bie'kog m cyn hør. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If I could go to the States, wouldn't that be wonderful!
  我要是能去美國該多好。

na... mxcinhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na... m'cyn'hør ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Wouldn't that be wonderful...if...?

如果 ...那 該多好。

• Goar na extaxng khix Bykog mxcinhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na e'taxng khix Bie'kog m'cyn'hør. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If I could go to the States, wouldn't that be wonderful!
  我如果能去美國那該多好。

phiaulaai phiaukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiaw'laai phiaw'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

tossed about at the mercy of winds and waves (e.g., disabled vessel)

飄來飄去

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

crevice, rift, crack, fissure

裂,破

• pit'huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'huun ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  crack or split in a cup or plank
  裂痕(紋)

• Kvoathvisii chiuo e pid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy'sii chiuo e pid. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  In cold weather one's hands will crack (chap)
  冬天手會裂。

• Zhaa na phagjit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix).; Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo øe pid (khix). ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Wood will crack if left too long in the sun.
  木材要是晒太久會裂開。

• Cid tex tepoef u pid (pit'huun), mxkuo be lau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo be lau.; Cid'tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo bøe lau. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  This teacup is cracked, but it doesn't leak.
  這個茶杯有裂痕,可是不會漏。

• Tøe-tang liawau piaq u cyn ze pit'huun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun.; Tøe-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  After an earthquake, there are many cracks in the walls.
  地震後牆有很多裂痕。

• Na texng sviw toa ky ee thihtefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na texng sviw toa ky ee thiq'tefng, zhaa e pid khuy. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you use too thick a nail, the wood will split.
  要是釘太大的釘子,木頭會裂開。

sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

become a useful person

成器

• e sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e seeng'khix; øe seeng'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be able to become a useful person, be promising
  會成器

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

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

• Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
  拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

uikhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uy'khix ⬆︎ [[...]] 

worn away by rubbing: e.g., a tire

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