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🗣u: zap'hoef'go'seg ee laang 十花五色的人 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

形形色色的人

🗣u: Cid go'paq khof si goar ti lo`lie khiøq`tiøh`ee. 這五百箍是我佇路裡抾著的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這五百塊錢是我在路上撿到的。

🗣u: Go kyn ee zut'bie phoax cit kyn ciafm'ar. 五斤的秫米破一斤尖仔。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

五斤的糯米加一斤的在來米一起混合。

🗣u: Goar ee zhøx'go zø'seeng lie ee surn'sid, laai ka lie hoe'sid'lea si kay'jieen`ee. 我的錯誤造成你的損失，來共你會失禮是該然的。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我的錯誤造成你的損失，來跟你道歉是應該的。

🗣u: Lie m'thafng go'kae goar ee ix'sux. 你毋通誤解我的意思。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你不要誤會我的意思。

🗣u: Thaau'tuo'ar ee tai'cix cie'si go'hoe nia'nia, hy'bang lie e'taxng liong'kae. 頭拄仔的代誌只是誤會爾爾，希望你會當諒解。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

剛才的事情只是一場誤會而已，希望你能夠諒解。

🗣u: Noa'sexng ee laang zøx tai'cix bøo'iaux'bøo'kirn, tvia'tvia e go'tiøh tai'cix. 懶性的人做代誌無要無緊，定定會誤著代誌。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

懶散的人做事拖拖拉拉，常常會因為他的延誤，拖垮後面所有的活動。

🗣u: Larn ciaf u peq ee laang, hiaf'ee mih'kvia ciaq go laang'giah, iao bøo'kaux svaf ee laang'giah. 咱遮有八个人，遐的物件才五人額，猶無夠三个人額。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

咱們這兒有八個人，那些東西才五人份，還不夠三人份。

🗣u: Kax girn'ar kviaa go'jie'tit, e'taxng thee'sefng yn ee tix'lek. 教囡仔行五子直，會當提升𪜶的智力。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

教孩子下五子棋，可以提升他們的智力。

🗣u: Ciaux larn ee le, girn'ar ti Go'goeh'zeq ee sii aix kuix hviw'phafng. 照咱的例，囡仔佇五月節的時愛挂香芳。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

依照我們的習俗，小孩子在端午節時要戴香包。

🗣u: Go'jit'zeq kie'pan pee'leeng'zuun pie'saix, laai khvoax lau'jiet ee biin'cioxng ef'ef'tin'tin, laang zhaq'zhaq'zhaq. 五日節舉辦扒龍船比賽，來看鬧熱的民眾挨挨陣陣，人插插插。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

端午節舉辦划龍舟競賽，來看熱鬧的民眾擁擠雜沓，人山人海。

🗣u: Y ee laang cyn mii'cvy, cit siern go lii ia kaq laang sngx kaq kaux. 伊的人真綿精，一仙五厘也佮人算甲到。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他為人錙銖必較，一分五厘的錢也跟人計較到底。

🗣u: Svaf toxng pvoax ee hoex'chiaf khaux'tuu chiaf'syn tang'liong, e'sae zaix tai'iog cit'zhefng go'paq kofng'kyn ee hoex. 三噸半的貨車扣除車身重量，會使載大約一千五百公斤的貨。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

三噸半的貨車扣除車身重量，可以載運大約一千五百公斤的貨。

🗣u: Taan'svaf-Go'niuu siøf'zhoa'zao ee kox'su, ti Taai'oaan cyn siu hoafn'geeng. 陳三五娘相𤆬走的故事，佇臺灣真受歡迎。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

陳三五娘私奔的故事，在臺灣很受歡迎。

🗣u: Larn beq zøx koad'teng cixn'zeeng, tak ee sviu khaq ciaau'tiøh`leq, køq khvoax ho cym'ciog, chyn'chviu siok'gie teq korng`ee “svaf laang kang go bak, jit'au bøo tngg'tea'khaf'oe”, arn'nef hør`bøo? 咱欲做決定進前，逐个想較齊著咧，閣看予斟酌，親像俗語咧講的「三人共五目，日後無長短跤話」，按呢好無？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們要做決定之前，大家要顧慮周全，再仔細看看，就像俗話說的「所有人都眼見為憑，日後不要再說長道短」，這樣好嗎？

🗣u: Y si cit ee jiin'zaai, laang korng “toa'keq kef ban thii”, køq`svaf'go'nii'ar id'teng e u zhud'thoad. 伊是一个人才，人講「大格雞慢啼」，閣三五年仔一定會有出脫。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他是個人才，人家說「大器晚成」，再來個三五年後一定會有一番作為。

🗣u: Cid ee laang zeeng sex'haxn tø cviaa kib'sexng, tvaf tøf ciah kaq go lak'zap`aq, zøx tai'cix iao'si arn'nef zhorng'zhorng'pong'pong, cyn'cviax si “guu tø si guu, khafn kaux Pag'kviaf ia si guu”. 這个人從細漢就誠急性，今都食甲五六十矣，做代誌猶是按呢衝衝碰碰，真正是「牛就是牛，牽到北京也是牛」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他從小就是一個急性子的人，現在都五六十歲了，做事情還是那麼衝動莽撞，真的是「牛牽到北京還是牛」。

🗣u: Girn'ar zu sex'haxn tiøh'aix hør'hør'ar ka kax'si, na'bøo “sex'haxn thaw barn puu, toa'haxn thaw khafn guu”, thexng'hau y toa'haxn hoan giaam'tiong ee zhøx'go ciaq beq laai kax, tø ie'kefng be'hux`aq. 囡仔自細漢著愛好好仔共教示，若無「細漢偷挽匏，大漢偷牽牛」，聽候伊大漢犯嚴重的錯誤才欲來教，就已經袂赴矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小孩子從小就要好好地教育他，要不然「小時候偷摘匏瓜，長大偷牽牛隻」，等到他長大犯了嚴重錯誤再來教育他，就為時已晚了。

🗣u: Y zu siaux'lieen tø tuix e'karng khie'khix Taai'pag zøx'sefng'lie, ti hiaf zhoa'bor svef'kviar, kaux'tvaf go'zap'goa tafng`aq, m'køq “li hviw, bøo li khviw”, korng Taai'gie ee sii iw'goaan u e'karng khviw. 伊自少年就對下港起去臺北做生理，佇遐娶某生囝，到今五十外冬矣，毋過「離鄉，無離腔」，講臺語的時猶原有下港腔。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他年輕時就從南部上去臺北做生意，在那裡娶妻生子，至今五十多年了，不過「離鄉，不離腔」，說臺語時仍然有南部腔。

bøextaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'taxng; bøe'taxng; (be tid'thafng) [[...]] 

the negative of øextaxng, expresses physical or moral impossibility

不能

• In'ui bøo zoar, bøextaxng siar phøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui bøo zoar, be'taxng siar phoef.; Yn'ui bøo zoar, bøe'taxng siar phøef. [[...]] 
  I can not write a letter because there is no paper.
  因為沒紙,不能寫信

• Goar bøextaxng (bøe titthafng) laai, in'ui cyn bøo eeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'taxng (be tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng.; Goar bøe'taxng (bøe tid'thafng) laai, yn'ui cyn bøo eeng. [[...]] 
  I can not come, because I am very busy.
  我不能來,因為很忙。

• Thagzheq ee sikafn goar bøextaxng zhutkhix chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar be'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo.; Thak'zheq ee sii'kafn goar bøe'taxng zhud'khix chid'thøo. [[...]] 
  During study time, I can not (I am not allowed to) go out and play.
  上課時我不能出去玩。

biefnkiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'kiorng [[...]] 

involuntarily, compel, constrain, forced (as an interpretation), to study, diligence, industry

勉強,用功

• Na bøo goaxn'ix, mxbiern biefnkiorng zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo goan'ix, m'biern biern'kiorng zøx. [[...]] 
  If you are unwilling to act, don't do it unwillingly.
  如不願意,不必勉強做。

• Hid ee gynnar cyn biefnkiorng, cionglaai cyn u hi'bong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar cyn biern'kiorng, ciofng'laai cyn u hy'bong. [[...]] 
  That child is very diligent, he'll go a long way.
  那個孩子很用功,將來很有希望。

bøtapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tab'sab [[...]] 

not enough

不夠

• Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kam'ar, bøtapbøsab goar bøo aix ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Six go ee laang ciah svaf liap kafm'ar, bøo'tab'bøo'sab goar bøo aix ciah. [[...]] 
  Four or five people ate three bananas, there wasn't enough for me to eat.
  四五個人吃三個橘子不夠吃,我不要吃。

zaixgiah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'giah [[...]] 

regular full time employee

正式的,額內

• Kanglaang go ee zaixgiaqee, nng ee limsi'ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafng'laang go ee zai'giah'ee, nng ee liim'sii'ee. [[...]] 
  Five of the workers are regular employees, and two of them are temporary employees.
  工人五個固定的,兩個臨時的。

zasiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'siw [[...]] 

examine and receive

查收

• Goar kiax khix ee siøfpaw, chviar lie zasiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiax khix ee siør'paw, chviar lie zaf'siw. [[...]] 
  Please go get the package I sent out.
  我寄去的小包, 請你查收。

chiaxngchiaxng'kurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'chiang''kurn [[...]] 

boil noisily (water), be in a hullabaloo, be in tumult (as a crowd in a market)

沸騰,嘈雜

• Lie ee tee chiaxngchiaxngkurn af, iao m khix kvoaxkhitlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee tee chiang'chiang'kurn af, iao m khix kvoa'khid'laai. [[...]] 
  Your water is boiling, why don't you go and pick it up.
  你的茶開了還不去拿起來。

zoantør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'tør [[...]] 

everything fell down

全倒

• Cid pae ee hongthay zhux zoantør ee u goxzap kefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee hofng'thay zhux zoaan'tør ee u go'zap kefng. [[...]] 
  In the recent typhoon fifty house fell down.
  這次的颱風房屋全倒的有五十間。

hangtheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haang'theeng [[...]] 

distance of an air or sea trip

航程

• Taixkhaix su'iaux goxtiafmzefng ee hangtheeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'khaix sw'iaux go'tiarm'zefng ee haang'theeng. [[...]] 
  It's probably a five hour trip.
  大概需要五個鐘頭的航程。

giah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giah [[...]] 

take up, hold in the hand, lift up, elevate something which has the classifier "ki"

拿

• Giah zha'ar tong ka'ti ee bagciw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Giah zhaa'ar tong kaf'ti ee bak'ciw. [[...]] 
  go looking for trouble (Lit. inflict wounds or injuries on oneself)
  跟自己過不去,自找麻煩。

• giah hoxsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giah ho'svoax [[...]] 
  carry, hold and umbrella
  拿雨傘

• giah koayar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giah koae'ar [[...]] 
  hold or carry a stick or cane
  拿拐杖

go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go [[...]] 

err, mislead, to harm, delay, mismanage

誤

• go laang ee zwte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go laang ee zuo'te [[...]] 
  mislead others' children (said usually of a poor teacher)
  誤人子弟

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

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. [[...]] 
  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。

Jinsefng putju'ix ee su, zap u pøeq kao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u peq kao.; Jiin'sefng pud'juu'ix ee su, zap u pøeq kao. [[...]] 

Life is full of difficulties, everything doesn't go the way we want it to. (Lit. Man's life is not as the heart desires, ten things include eight things and nine things.)

人生不如意的事,十有八九。

kaseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'seg [[...]] 

wife and children, husband and wife

家室

• U kaseg ee laang bøexsae`tid ti goaxkhao loan laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kaf'seg ee laang be'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai.; U kaf'seg ee laang bøe'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai. [[...]] 
  married people cannot go out and act irresponsibly
  有家室的人不可在外面亂來。

kakgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'go; (kag'gvo) [[...]] 

Original meaning — roused to a comprehension (of one's failing). Be prepared (ready) for, be resolved to do, make up one's mind to do, be resigned

覺悟

• Yn kakgo bøeq ui seakaix ee høpeeng ciernzefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn kag'go boeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng.; Yn kag'go bøeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng. [[...]] 
  They are ready to fight for the world peace.
  他們覺悟要為世界的和平而戰。

• Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn taixkef tiøh kakgo . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn tai'kef tiøh kag'go . [[...]] 
  I think we have no ray of hope. All of you must be resolved to meet the worst (as those on a lifeboat).
  我看沒有希望了,你們要覺悟。

• Bøeq zøx kunjiin ee laang, tiøh kakgo khekkhor naixløo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zøx kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo.; Bøeq zøx/zøex kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo. [[...]] 
  One who is going to be a soldier must be ready for hardships and privations.
  要當軍人的人,得覺悟要刻苦耐勞。

kafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafm [[...]] 

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

• Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [[...]] 
  Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
  那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

• Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? [[...]] 
  That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
  你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

• Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. [[...]] 
  I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
  我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

• Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. [[...]] 
  I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
  我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khao [[...]] 

family

家庭

• Cit ke'khao go ee, u six ee za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef'khao go ee, u six ee zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  One family has five person, four of them are female.
  一家五口,有四個女的。

khaq viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq viaa; khaq-viaa [[...]] 

be superior to

勝過

• Y ee lat khaq viaa go ee laang ee lat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee lat khaq viaa go ee laang ee lat. [[...]] 
  His strength is superior to that of five men.
  他的力量勝過五個人的力量。

oexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sae; oe'sae [[...]] 

things better left unsaid (irrelevancies, excessive detail, private matters)

多餘的話,沒用的話

• Y ee oexsae cyn ze, cidsut'ar taixcix korng kuy pvoarpof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe'sae cyn ze, cit'sud'ar tai'cix korng kuy pvoax'pof. [[...]] 
  His many private matters that he can explain in excessive detail all afternoon.
  他話很多,一點點事情講了半天。

• Iaokirn ee korng tø hør, mxbiern hiaq kau oexsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee korng tø hør, m'biern hiaq kau oe'sae. [[...]] 
  Say the important things, no need to go into excessive detail.
  要緊的說就好,不用那麼多話。

tuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuxn [[...]] 

ton (mere imitation of the foreign sound)

噸

• go zhefng tuxn ee zuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go zhefng tuxn ee zuun [[...]] 
  a steamer of 5,000 tons
  五千噸的船

• pehturnchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peq'tuxn'chiaf; pøeq'tuxn'chiaf [[...]] 
  eight-ton freight car
  八噸車

goxee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go'ee [[...]] 

five

五個

gox'ee 五个 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go'ee [[...]] 

五個

u: go'siern`ee 五錢--的 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0524] [#16975]

五錢e5銅錢a2 。 <>

u: go'ee'cvii 五個錢 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0521] [#16978]

半錢 ， 五釐 。 <>

u: go'ee go'ee 五個 五個 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0521] [#16979]

平分 ， 同等 。 < 大家 ∼∼∼∼ 相 ( saN ) 知相知 。 >

u: go'khof`ee 五元的 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0523] [#17002]

五khou e5銀票 。 <>

u: go'lixn`ee 五厘的 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0528] [#67703]

( 新 ) 五厘銅錢a2 。 <>

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