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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。

biefnle [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'le [[...]] 

exhort, encourage

勉勵

• Cid ee gynnar bøo symmiq aix thagzheq, chviar lie ka y biefnle. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar bøo sirm'miq aix thak'zheq, chviar lie ka y biern'le. [[...]] 
  This child doesn't like to study very much, please encourage him.
  這個孩子不太喜歡讀書,請你勉勵他。

bøkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khoarn [[...]] 

absurd, ludicrous, conduct oneself badly

不像話

• Cid ee gynnar luo laai luo bøkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar luo laai luo bøo'khoarn. [[...]] 
  The older this child gets the worse he gets.
  這個孩子越來越不像話。

za'po'gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'pof'girn'nar [[...]] 

boy

男孩子

zag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zag [[...]] 

vexed or disturbed by children, flies or mosquitoes

擾,齪

• gynnar (hosiin, bafng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar (hoo'siin, barng'ar) cyn gaau zag laang. [[...]] 
  Young children, flies and mosquitoes can be very disturbing.
  小孩(蒼蠅,蚊子)真擾人。

• akzag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag'zag [[...]] 
  squalid, upset (emotionally)
  齷齪,心亂

zhamzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'zhaf; (zhafm'chy) [[...]] 

unequal, not uniform, confused, irregular, mixed in confusion

參差

• Ciaq ee gynnar zhamzhafm zhazhaf, u ee toaxhaxn, u ee seahaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee girn'nar zhafm'zhafm zhaf'zhaf, u ee toa'haxn, u ee sex'haxn. [[...]] 
  These children are not of one size, some are older and some are younger.
  這些孩子參差不齊,有的大,有的小。

zhutkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'khix; (zhud'khuix) [[...]] 

vent one's anger upon

出氣

• phaq gynnar zhutkhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq girn'nar zhud'khuix [[...]] 
  vent his anger by beating his child
  打孩子出氣

ciaqlefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng; (ciah'ny) [[...]] 

suck milk, be nursed

吃奶

• ciaqlefng gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lefng girn'nar; ciah'lefng/ny girn'ar [[...]] 
  suckling, an infant at the breast
  乳兒,嬰兒

• Y u teq ciaqlefng `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u teq ciah'lefng `bøo?; Y u teq ciah'lefng/ny `bøo? [[...]] 
  Does the infant breast feed?
  他有沒有在吃奶 ?

ciaokox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kox [[...]] 

take care of

照顧

• ciaokox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kox girn'nar; (ciaux'kox pvi'laang) [[...]] 
  take care of children or the sick
  照顧孩子(病人)

zøx`laang/zøex`laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx`laang; zøx/zøex`laang [[...]] 

betroth one's daughter to a man

允親,許配

• Cit'ee za'bor gynnar iawbøe zøx`laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'boe zøx`laang.; Cid'ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'bøe zøx`laang. [[...]] 
  This girl is not yet engaged.
  這個女孩還沒許配人。

zoanzoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'zoaan [[...]] 

exclusively, entirely, undividedly

全是,都是

• Ciaq ee hagsefng zoanzoaan si phvae gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee hak'sefng zoaan'zoaan si phvae girn'nar. [[...]] 
  All of these students are bad boys.
  這些學生全是壞孩子。

• Zhuolai zoanzoaan si hosiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'lai zoaan('zoaan) si hoo'siin.; Zhux'lai zoaan'zoaan si hoo'siin.; (Cit zhux'lai lorng'si hoo'siin.) [[...]] 
  The house is full of flies.
  屋子裏全是蒼蠅。

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

groan with pain, grumbling

呻吟,哼叫,抱怨

• Thviax kaq hvai'hvay kiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviax kaq hvay'hvay kiøx. [[...]] 
  groan with pain, moan in distress
  痛得直呻吟

• Y ti binzhngtea teq hvay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti biin'zhngg'tea teq hvay. [[...]] 
  He is groaning in his bed.
  他在床上呻吟著。

• Hid ee gynnar teq hvay paktor thviax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar teq hvay pag'tor thviax. [[...]] 
  That child is groaning because he has a belly ache.
  那個孩子在叫肚子痛。

• Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y teq hvay bøo cvii. [[...]] 
  He is grumbling because he has no money.
  他在叫窮。

giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 

fortitude, firm, resolute (of strong character)

硬朗,堅忍

• Hid ee huxjinlaang cyn giafmgve (giafmgvi). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee hu'jiin'laang cyn giarm'gve (giarm'gvi). [[...]] 
  That woman is stouthearted.
  那個婦人很堅忍。

• Cid ee seahaxn gynnar khaf cyn giafmgve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sex'haxn girn'nar khaf cyn giarm'gve. [[...]] 
  This little child is very sure-footed.
  這個小孩的腿很強壯。

gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'ar; (girn'nar) [[...]] 

child

小孩

• zhoa gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  帶孩子

• iøf gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf girn'nar [[...]] 
  bring up or raise a child
  養育小孩

hoanhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'hoafn [[...]] 

rude, ignorant, and unreasonable

不講理

• gynnar hoanhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar hoafn'hoafn [[...]] 
  child that is very unreasonable and hard to please
  小孩子不講理。

ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia [[...]] 

also, even, still

也

• Y ia bøo ciaqciuo ia bøo ciaqhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia bøo ciah'ciuo ia bøo ciah'hwn. [[...]] 
  He neither drinks nor smokes.
  他也不喝酒也不抽煙。

• Y ia u cvii ia u sealek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ia u cvii ia u sex'lek. [[...]] 
  He has both money and power.
  他有錢也有勢。

• ia hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia hør [[...]] 
  That will also do. O.K.
  也好

• Lie sor korng ee ia u tøxlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sor korng ee ia u tø'lie. [[...]] 
  Still there is reason in what you say.
  你所說的也有道理。

• ia si afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia si arn'ny [[...]] 
  also the same (this way)
  也是這樣

• lieen seahaxn gynnar ia zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen sex'haxn girn'nar ia zay'viar [[...]] 
  Even a little child knows it.
  連小孩也知道

kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 

attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch

顧,看顧

• Cid taai thihbea ka goar kox lex . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid taai thiq'bea ka goar kox lex . [[...]] 
  Watch this bike for me.
  這輛腳踏車幫我看著。

• kox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  照顧孩子

• kox mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox mngg [[...]] 
  watch the door
  看門

• kox pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox pve'laang; kox pve/pvi'laang [[...]] 
  take care of the sick
  看顧病人

• kox ciah bøo kox thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox ciah bøo kox thak'zheq [[...]] 
  care for eating, but pay not attention to studying
  只顧吃不顧讀書

kocviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'cviaa [[...]] 

coax, implore with sweet and soft words

誘哄,好言勸誘

• Kocviaa gynnar ciah iøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kof'cviaa girn'nar ciah iøh'ar. [[...]] 
  coax a child to take medicine
  誘哄孩子吃藥

mxkafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm [[...]] 

have a clinging affection for, unwilling, niggardly

捨不得,痛惜

• mxkafm ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm ho laang [[...]] 
  unwilling to give it to others
  捨不得給人

• mxkafm lixkhuy Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm li'khuy Taai'oaan [[...]] 
  regret leaving Taiwan
  捨不得離開台灣

• Hid ee gynnar sie khix, goar cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar sie khix, goar cyn m'kafm. [[...]] 
  I am very sad for the death of the child.
  那個孩子死了,我很痛惜。

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。

mar'max-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: max'max'kiøx; max'max-kiøx; (max'max-hao) [[...]] 

an infant's crying, cry and shout, loud lamentation

哇哇叫,哭得很悲傷

• Hid ee gynnar miqkvia m ho y, y tø mar'markiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar mih'kvia m ho y, y tø max'max'kiøx. [[...]] 
  If you don't give that kid things, he will cry
  那個孩子東西不給他就哇哇叫。

ngsngf gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg'sngf girn'nar [[...]] 

thin sickly child, face turned a yellow color

瘦弱而臉黃

o'kao gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'kao girn'nar [[...]] 

handsome man

英俊的小伙子

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

streamlined, dapper, chic (slang)

流線,帥,罩馬子

• Y kinnafjit zheng kaq cyn phva. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'nar'jit zheng kaq cyn phva. [[...]] 
  He looks very dapper today.
  他今天穿得很帥。

• Cyn gaau phva za'bor gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn gaau phva zaf'bor girn'nar. [[...]] 
  have a way with the ladies
  很會罩馬子。

phvaykhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'khuxn [[...]] 

be restless in sleep, uncomfortable to sleep in or on

睡態不好,不好睡,難以入眠

• Cid ee gynnar cyn phvaykhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn phvae'khuxn. [[...]] 
  This child is very restless when sleeping.
  這孩子睡態很不好。

phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phø girn'nar [[...]] 

carry a child in the arms

抱小孩

• thaw phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw phø girn'nar [[...]] 
  kidnap a child
  偷抱小孩,綁票小孩

piernkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn'khoarn; (pvix'khoarn) [[...]] 

change (one's character or conduct) for the worse

變樣子,變壞

• Cid ee gynnar teq piernkhoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar teq piexn'khoarn. [[...]] 
  This child is changing for the worse.
  這孩子在變壞。

• Y lorng piernkhoarn ax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y lorng piexn'khoarn ax. [[...]] 
  He had become another person. (used in bad sense)
  他都變壞了。

suncyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suun'cyn [[...]] 

pure, sincere and faithful, naive, genuine, unsophisticated

純真

• suncyn ee gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suun'cyn ee girn'nar [[...]] 
  an innocent child
  純真的孩子

taxngtiøh gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tang'tiøh girn'nar [[...]] 

an illness in pregnant women superstitiously thought to be caused by such things as building construction or repairs begun without proper rites

動到胎氣

tabtiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tap'tiq [[...]] 

naughty, mischievous

頑皮,小生意

• gynnar cyn tabtiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girn'nar cyn tap'tiq [[...]] 
  the child is very troublesome, sickly
  這孩子很頑皮

• tabtiq senglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tap'tiq sefng'lie [[...]] 
  small miscellaneous business
  各種小生意

tihtuq gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiq'tuq girn'nar [[...]] 

mischievous child, naughty child

頑皮孩子

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