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guu khankhix kaux Pakkviaf iao si guu^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unchangeable; remains the same; character is difficult to improve (Lit. If you lead a cow to Beijing; it is still a cow.)

牛牽到北京還是牛; 永遠改不掉壞習慣

tuix guu tvoakhiim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

play a lute before an ox ─ speak to someone about something completely incomprehensible to him

對牛彈琴

🗣 guto/gu'to 🗣 (u: guu'to) 牛肚 [wt][mo] gû-tōo [#]

1. (N) || 指牛的四個胃。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 jiok 🗣 (u: jiok) 肉^b [wt][mo] jio̍k/lio̍k [#]

1. (N) body || 軀體、身體。

🗣le: (u: zhud'be jiok'thea) 🗣 (出賣肉體) (出賣身體)

2. (N) the part linked with bone (kud. cf kutjiok) || 與骨相連的部分。

🗣le: (u: kud'jiok toong'paw) 🗣 (骨肉同胞) (比喻血緣相同)

3. (V) to look upon as food; to slaughter at will; regularly used with fish (guu) || 做為食物，任意宰割。通常與魚並用。

🗣le: (u: guu'jiok hiofng'biin) 🗣 (魚肉鄉民) (魚肉鄉民)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 sviux 🗣 (u: sviux) 相^p [wt][mo] siùnn [#]

1. (V) to be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals (zhuo, guu, hor, thox, lioong, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) || 生肖歸屬。

🗣le: (u: sviux ty) 🗣 (相豬) (屬豬)

2. (Adj) -temperament || 樣態、性情。

🗣le: (u: zhefng'khix'sviux) 🗣 (清氣相) (愛乾淨的樣子)

🗣le: (u: phvae'khvoax'sviux) 🗣 (歹看相) (難看、丟臉)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Cid kae be zhux, m'na aix lap cyn tang ee soex'kym, køq aix hux tiofng'laang cvii, u'viar si “cit ciaq guu pag siafng niar phoee”, khaq sngx tøf sngx'be'høo. 這改賣厝，毋但愛納真重的稅金，閣愛付中人錢，有影是「一隻牛剝雙領皮」，較算都算袂和。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這次賣房子，要負擔的稅金很吃重，還得支付仲介費，真的是「一頭牛剝兩張皮」，怎麼算都划不來。

🗣u: Girn'ar ciaq kiøx cit sviaf “af'paq” nia'nia, lau'pe tø “cit ciaq sad'bør poxng kaq zuie'guu toa”, korng yn kviar sviar'miq oe tøf e'hiao korng, zef karm u'viar si cyn`ee? 囡仔才叫一聲「阿爸」爾爾，老爸就「一隻蝨母嗙甲水牛大」，講𪜶囝啥物話都會曉講，這敢有影是真的？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

小嬰兒才喊一聲「爸爸」而已，做父親的人就把「一隻小蝨子說成大水牛」，誇張到說他兒子什麼話都會說，這難道是真的嗎？

🗣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: Siok'gie korng, “Kin suie ty guu sexng, kin safn seg niao ym.” Y tøf zu sex'haxn toex yn pe'buo ti pharng'cid'chviuo zøx khafng'khoex, cid'zun m'ciaq e tuix cid'pox cid hofng'bin ee khafng'khoex ciaq'ni sek'chiuo. 俗語講：「近水知魚性，近山識鳥音。」伊都自細漢綴𪜶爸母佇紡織廠做工課，這陣毋才會對織布這方面的工課遮爾熟手。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「近水知魚性，近山識鳥音。」他從小就跟他的父母在紡織廠工作，現在他才會對織布這方面的工作如此熟練。

🗣u: Y ciah'thaau'lo nii'goa, kofng'sy tø tør`khix, lau'pe køq phoax'pve toax'vi, bin'tuix ciaq'ni ze piexn'kox, cie'hør afn'uix kaf'ki “zøx guu tiøh thoaf, zøx laang tiøh boaa”, ciab'siu khør'giam, jiin'sefng e u leng'goa cit ciorng koaan'to. 伊食頭路年外，公司就倒去，老爸閣破病蹛院，面對遮爾濟變故，只好安慰家己「做牛著拖，做人著磨」，接受考驗，人生會有另外一種懸度。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他工作一年多，公司就倒閉，父親又生病住院，面對這麼多變故，只好安慰自己「當牛就要拖犁，當人就要承受磨難」，接受考驗，人生會有另一種高度。

baxn'guu kau sayjiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'guu kau sae'jiø [[...]] 

put off work, slow to get started (Lit. A sluggish ox leaves a lot of manure and urine.)

懶牛屎尿多

bafng'ar texng gukag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar texng guu'kag [[...]] 

doesn't feel it, only slightly affected, remains unperturbed (Lit. a mosquito to stings a bull's horn)

蚊子螫牛角,不在乎

• Bafng'ar texng laxnphaf, phvae phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng'ar texng lan'phaf, phvae phaq. [[...]] 
  be in dilemma, be driven to the wall (Lit. When a mosquito stings you in the scrotum, you have to be very careful how you go about swatting it.)
  蚊子螫陰囊,難打,棘手。

bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]] 
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze guu tah bøo puxn; zøe'guu tah-bøo puxn [[...]] 

If there are too many workers nothing gets done. (Lit. Many bulls don't make any dung to step in.)

人多反而成事難

chiahguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq'guu [[...]] 

scalper, someone who cheats a person like by selling difficult to get tickets at a high price (Lit. brown or yellow cow)

黃牛

go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go; (guu) [[...]] 

amuse, give pleasure to, pleasure, entertain, amusement

娛

guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu [[...]] 

stupid, foolish, silly, unwise, to fool, unintelligent, to cheat, deceive

愚

guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu; (giuu) [[...]] 

ox, cow, bull

牛

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 
  learn to improvise, use any means at hand, make do with what you have (Lit. When there is no ox to plough, one has to use a horse)
  無可奈何,退而求其次

gu'hefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'hefng [[...]] 

self-depreciatory reference to oneself when addressing a colleague or friend less advanced in age (usually used in correspondence)

愚兄

guu khankhix kaux Pakkviaf iao si guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu khafn'khix kaux Pag'kviaf iao si guu [[...]] 

unchangeable, remains the same, character is difficult to improve (Lit. If you lead a cow to Beijing, it is still a cow.)

牛牽到北京還是牛,永遠改不掉壞習慣

gukhit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'khit [[...]] 

hitching post to tie up cows

繫牛之小木柱

gulepe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'lee'pe [[...]] 

rake, a harrow to even the ground surface

牛犛耙

gusøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'søq [[...]] 

rope to tie up a cow

牛繩

gusut'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'sud'ar [[...]] 

a whip to encourage a cow to move

牛鞭

Gu'thaau bøo tuix befzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Guu'thaau bøo tuix bea'zhuix. [[...]] 

not to the point, unconnected, incongruous (Lit. The head of an ox does not match the mouth of a horse.)

牛頭不對馬嘴,文不對題

gu'tiofng gu'haux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tiofng guu'haux [[...]] 

blind devotion to one's lord and parents

愚忠愚孝

gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf [[...]] 

butcher knife for cattle

牛刀

• Thaai køef eng gu'tøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai kef eng guu'tøf.; Thaai køef eng guu'tøf. [[...]] 
  unnecessary (Lit. using a large butcher knife to kill fowl)
  殺雞用牛刀

gu'tøf siøfchix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf siør'chix [[...]] 

waste of energy (Lit. use a large butcher knife to cut a little thing)

牛刀小試

gu'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'to [[...]] 

ox-tripe, gluttony

牛肚,老饕

Høfhoef zhaq toax gusae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'hoef zhaq toax guu'sae. [[...]] 

woman married to an unworthy husband (good flower planted in cow dung)

好花插在牛糞上。

Kamgoan zøx guu, mxkviaf bøo lee thafng thoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafm'goan zøx guu, m'kviaf bøo lee thafng thoaf. [[...]] 

If you are willing to endure hardships, you can easily get a job. (Lit. If you are willing to become an ox, you don't have to worry that there will be no opportunity to plough the field.)

寧願當牛,不怕無犛可拉,情願吃苦,不怕沒工作。

long [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: long; (lang) [[...]] 

do, make, play with, sport with, brandish, gesticulate, make fun of, mock

弄

• bwlong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'long [[...]] 
  make a fool of, brandish
  舞弄

• zoklong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'long [[...]] 
  play tricks on, impose upon by false reports, (a demon) possesses or injures
  作弄

• gulong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'long [[...]] 
  treat with indignity, to fool
  愚弄

niawchie jip gukag, wntaktag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niao'chie jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag; niao'chie/zhuo jip guu'kag, urn'tag'tag [[...]] 

The events are such that the outcome of a situation is certain. (Lit. The mouse ran into a cow horn, it is sure to be caught.)

老鼠進牛角,妥當

sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae [[...]] 

use, employ, to make, to act

使

• bøexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'sae`tid; bøe'sae`tid [[...]] 
  It will not do at all, it is not allowed.
  不可以

• bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 
  know how to improvise, (Lit. If you can't get an ox, use a horse to plow the field.)
  無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• øexsae`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'sae`tid; øe'sae`tid [[...]] 
  It will do, can be used, OK.
  可以

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

animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.

屬,生肖

• Lie sviux symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sviux sirm'miq? [[...]] 
  What animal is the sign of your year of birth?
  你屬什麼生肖?

• Goar sviux ty. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviux ty. [[...]] 
  I was born in the year of the pig.
  我屬豬。

• zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) [[...]] 
  the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
  十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

thaai kef iong gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai kef iong guu'tøf; thaai køef iong guu'tøf [[...]] 

use an ox knife to kill a fowl — employ large means to regulate a small matter

殺雞用牛刀

thaikef nar tiøh eng gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaai'kef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf; thaai'køef nar tiøh eng guu'tøf [[...]] 

Why use a cattle knife to kill a chicken? — Great talent can be used for better purpose or for greater results

殺雞焉用牛刀

tikøf khafn tuix gu'hy khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'køf khafn tuix guu'hy khix [[...]] 

to put the saddle on the wrong horse; (literally: to bring a boar to the cow market)

張冠李戴,牛頭不對馬嘴

to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to [[...]] 

belly, stomach, abdomen, paunch

肚

• gu'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'to [[...]] 
  beef tripe
  牛肚

• hi'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'to [[...]] 
  edible part of fish entrails
  魚肚

• siøfto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'to [[...]] 
  bladder of a quadruped, especially , of a pig
  小肚

• ti'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'to [[...]] 
  pig tripe
  豬肚

• tng'afto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngg'ar'to [[...]] 
  bowels and belly, entrails
  腸肚

tuix guu tvoakhiim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix guu tvoaa'khiim [[...]] 

play a lute before an ox — speak to someone about something completely incomprehensible to him

對牛彈琴

gulong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gw/guu'long [[...]] 

to fool, to deceive

愚弄

guto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gw/guu'to [[...]] 

tripe

牛肚

guto 牛肚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gw/guu'to [[...]] 

牛肚

hiorngguu 向隅 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioxng'guu [[...]] 

(CE) lit. to face the corner (idiom); fig. to miss out on sth

向隅

u: guu'iaa bea'iaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.74]

Sph : a lot of bums (said to of a group of people one dislikes or considers beneath his notice)

牛頭馬面

guto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'to [[...]][i#] [p.74]

N : tripe

牛肚

u: guu'zhao'to 牛草肚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0395] [#17083]

牛e5胃 。 <>

u: guu'to 牛肚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0397] [#17237]

牛e5腹肚 。 <>

u: guu'to'zheq'ar 牛肚冊仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0397] [#17238]

牛e5胃袋 。 <>

u: guu'to'kwn 牛肚巾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0397] [#17239]

西洋手巾 (## kah - na2牛肚 ) 。 <>

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