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bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

ever; had the experience; know; recognize; discern; know; recognize; be acquainted with; understand

曾; 識; 捌

beng putkay zoat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not destined to die (said of one who has had a narrow escape from death)

命不該絕

bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no; have not; had not; did not; unsuccessfully; without

無; 沒有

goan'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

possess originally; (what) one had before; (what) was here or there originally

原有

gøxsyn siongtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

endure hardships to accomplish some ambition; determination for revenge (Lit. an allusion to the King of Yueh (越王勾踐) who slept on firewood for a mattress and had a gall bladder hung over his bed to remind him of the bitterness (gall) of his defeat so

臥薪嘗膽

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

shout; call out

喊; 喝

had`laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

scolding

喝人; 罵人

hoggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

discuss a proposal or project which had been rejected or discarded previously

復議

hokgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

discuss a proposal or project which had been rejected or discarded previously

復議

jienbii-cy-kib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

matter as urgent as if the eyebrows had caught fire

燃眉之急

jiin zaai liofngkhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

both the person and the money are lost; be deserted by the person on whom you spent all you had

人財兩空

jiok buu kisu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

as if nothing had happened; remain calm; with perfect composure

若無其事

khihu^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bully; be had on; bullying; oppress; treat unjustly; to tease; persecute; bully

欺負

khiøhheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

had a plan to do so

蓄意

koealiawkoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

forget the past easily; letting time pass without executing the talked of project; having had the experience several times

過了就忘了; 早過了

leghiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

experience adventures; undergo dangers; had a narrow escape

歷險

lenggoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

would rather; better; I had rather; I prefer

寧願

lengkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

rather; would rather; it is better; had better..

寧可; 還是

liauxsiorng bøexkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

had no idea the matter would go so far

料想不到

lioxngkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

rather; would rather; it is better; had better..

寧可; 還是

piakkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

burst; crack; burst; to crack; to split up and fall apart (e.g.; things that had been glued or joined together)

逼開; 逼; 爆裂; 裂開; 迸開

thøflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

demand back a man who had been sold; seized; imprisoned or who has died or been lost while under another's care

討人

ticiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to be content with what one has had

知足

tix jiok bofngbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to treat with indifference; act as if one had not heard; turn a deaf ear to

置若罔聞

tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

retreat; become worse than before (in some work; art; or study); to walk back wards from a spot to which we had advanced; to regress

倒退; 退步

u kenggiam^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

experienced; have had the experience of

有經驗

uxpien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

had free time

有便

ykefng^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

already; already; This word is always used together with the final particle a to mean something has been or had been completed or finished. (The tone of a is always the same as the tone of the word which precedes it.)

已經

zay soaq^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

know when one has had enough; know when to stop

知煞; 知道該停止

zoeahør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the best; had better

最好

🗣 bad 🗣 (u: bad) 捌^t [wt][mo] bat [#]

1. (V) to understand; to comprehend; to know || 懂、知道、明白。

🗣le: (u: Zøx'laang tø aix bad tø'lie.) 🗣 (做人就愛捌道理。) (做人就要懂道理。)

2. (V) to know (sb); to recognize; to be familiar with || 認識。

🗣le: (u: Cid ee laang lie karm bad`y?) 🗣 (這个人你敢捌伊？) (這個人你認識他嗎？)

3. (Adv) have had the experience of; already; previously; ever || 曾經。

🗣le: (u: Goar bad thviaf'koex Peh'zhat'chid`ar ee kox'su.) 🗣 (我捌聽過白賊七仔的故事。) (我曾聽過白賊七的故事。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 bøehzay 🗣 (u: beq boeq'zay bøeq'zay) 欲知 [wt][mo] beh-tsai/bueh-tsai [#]

1. (V) || 早知道的話。

🗣le: (u: Beq'zay kym'ar e khie'toa'kex, goar zar tø aix kef bea koar khie'laai khngx.) 🗣 (欲知金仔會起大價，我早就愛加買寡起來囥。) (早知道黃金會漲這麼多，我早該多買些起來放。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 had 🗣 (u: had) 喝^b [wt][mo] hat [#]

tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 had 🗣 (u: had) 轄 [wt][mo] hat [#]

tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 koafnhad 🗣 (u: koarn'had) 管轄 [wt][mo] kuán-hat [#]

1. (V) || 管理統轄。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad [[...]] 

have had the experience of

曾經

• m bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad [[...]] 
  have not had the experience of
  未曾

beng putkay zoat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beng pud'kay zoat [[...]] 

not destined to die (said of one who has had a narrow escape from death)

命不該絕

byjiin-kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'jiin'kex; bie'jiin-kex [[...]] 

use a pretty woman as a snare

美人計

• iong byjinkex khiofnghad cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong bie'jiin'kex khiorng'had cvii [[...]] 
  use a beautiful woman to extort money
  用美人計勒索錢

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

sleep

眠

• hambiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'biin [[...]] 
  talk in one's sleep
  夢囈

• khuxn-bøexløqbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn be løh'biin; khuxn-bøe'løh'biin [[...]] 
  cannot sleep soundly
  難入眠

• khuxn bøo kaobiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn bøo kaux'biin [[...]] 
  haven't had enough sleep
  沒睡足

bøexzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'zeng; bøe'zeeng/zeng; (bi'zeng) [[...]] 

never before, before

未曾

• Bøexzeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) bøeq øh pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) boeq øh poef.; Bøe'zeng øh kviaa, ciu (sefng) bøeq øh pøef. [[...]] 
  Before I learned to walk, I already was thinking about flying.
  未曾學走,就想學飛。

• Bøexzeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw.; Bøe'zeng sviu viaa, sefng sviu sw. [[...]] 
  Before you think of winning, first think of losing.
  未想贏,就想輸。

• Bøexzeng keaafng ciu svekviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boe'zeng kex'afng ciw svef'kviar.; Bøe'zeng kex'afng ciu svef/svy'kviar. [[...]] 
  Before she got married, she had a child.
  未曾嫁人就生子。

bøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq; bøeq; (beq) [[...]] 

just about to, to wish, want, will, sign of future. This word is sometimes used to express a conditional clause

要,將要,快要,要是

• Bøeq zaiviar øe høfthvy, goar ciu bøo giah hoxsvoax laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zay'viar e hør'thvy, goar ciu bøo giah ho'svoax laai.; Bøeq zay'viar øe hør'thvy, goar ciu bøo giah ho'svoax laai. [[...]] 
  If I had known the weather would be nice, I would not have brought an umbrella.
  要是知道天氣會好,我就不帶雨傘來。

• Bøeq khix, m khix, zhutzai lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq khix, m khix, zhud'zai lie.; Bøeq khix, m khix, zhud'zai lie. [[...]] 
  Whether you go or not is up to you.
  要去,不去,隨你便。

bu'naixhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'nai'høo; (bøo'taf'oaa) [[...]] 

no other recourse, no alternative, no help for it

無奈何,不得已

• Bu'naixhøo, soaq tiøh afnny zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'nai'høo, soaq tiøh arn'ny zøx [[...]] 
  There was no other alternative so it had to be done.
  無奈何,結果得這樣做。

zay soaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay soaq [[...]] 

know when one has had enough, know when to stop

知道該停止

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

not until, then and only then, not before, provided that, unless, not until after, only after, namely, some action will not take place unless or until a previous action has occurred or some specific circumstance is fulfilled

才

• Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciaq boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  I am not going until after I have finished eating.
  我吃過飯才要去。

• Thienzuo ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ciaq zay'viar. [[...]] 
  Only God knows.
  天主才知道。

• U sidzai khvoarkvix ciaq thafng korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sit'zai khvoax'kvix ciaq thafng korng. [[...]] 
  Only if you really saw it, may you speak.
  要確實看見才可以說。

• U pexbuo ciaq u larn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U pe'buo ciaq u larn. [[...]] 
  There had to be parents before we were.
  先有父母才有我們。

ciah-bøexløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'løh'khix; ciah-bøe'løh'khix [[...]] 

can't swallow, it won't go down, food that is not good or poor quality, have no appetite

吃不下

• Goar ciah bøe løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be løh'khix.; Goar ciah bøe løh'khix. [[...]] 
  I cannot eat it because it's no good or I have no appetite.
  我吃不下。

• Goar ciah bøexløqkhix`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah be'løh'khix af.; Goar ciah bøe'løh'khix`aq. [[...]] 
  I cannot eat any more because I have had enough.
  我吃不下了。

ciokbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'biin [[...]] 

sleep well

睡足

• khuxn kaq ciokbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn kaq ciog'biin [[...]] 
  have had a thoroughly good sleep
  睡到足

• khuxn bøo ciokbiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn bøo ciog'biin [[...]] 
  not having got enough sleep
  沒睡足

zoeahør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'hør [[...]] 

the best, had better

最好

• Lie zoeahør khaq tiam lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie zoex'hør khaq tiam lex. [[...]] 
  You had better be quiet.
  你最好靜一些,你少插嘴。

Zuie ym kaux phvixkhafng, bøe lurn`tid`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, be lurn'tid ax.; Zuie ym kaux phvi'khafng, bøe lurn`tid`aq. [[...]] 

The water's up to my nostrils. I've had it up to here.

水淹至鼻, 再也不能忍,忍無可忍。

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

govern, administer, manage

轄

• koafnhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]] 
  jurisdiction, control
  管轄

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]] 
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]] 
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

hatbiefnkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'biern'koaan [[...]] 

exempt from

豁免權

hatsiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'siaau [[...]] 

roar at, speak loud and angrily

叱責,怒吼

hatti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'ti [[...]] 

govern, to rule, administer

轄治

Gienciar busym, thengciar iwix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gieen'ciar buu'sym, thefng'ciar iuo'ix. [[...]] 

Though the speaker had no evil intent, the listener took him amiss.

說者無心,聽者有意。

giwtiautiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'tiaau'tiaau [[...]] 

pull very tight, hold onto securely

拉緊緊

• In'ui y ka goar giwtiautiaau, sofie bøextaxng bøo toax`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie be'taxng bøo toax lef.; Yn'ui y ka goar giuo'tiaau'tiaau, sor'ie bøe'taxng bøo toax`leq. [[...]] 
  Because he insisted, I had to stay.
  因為他把我緊緊拉住,所以不能不住下。

gøxsyn siongtvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gø'syn sioong'tvar [[...]] 

endure hardships to accomplish some ambition, determination for revenge (Lit. an allusion to the King of Yueh (越王勾踐) who slept on firewood for a mattress and had a gall bladder hung over his bed to remind him of the bitterness (gall) of his defeat so

臥薪嘗膽

goan'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'iuo [[...]] 

possess originally, (what) one had before, (what) was here or there originally

原有

hegzuo-khiofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hek'zuo'khiorng'had; hek'zuo-khiorng'had [[...]] 

nuclear threat

核子恐嚇

høfkhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'khuxn [[...]] 

have a good sleep, comfortable for sleep in or on

好睡,睡得很沉

• Goar zang'axm cyn høfkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar zafng'axm cyn hør'khuxn. [[...]] 
  I had a good sleep last night.
  我昨晚很好睡。

• Cid terng binzhngg cyn høfkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid terng biin'zhngg cyn hør'khuxn. [[...]] 
  This bed is very comfortable.
  這張床很好睡。

hoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaq; (had) [[...]] 

shout, call out

喊,喝

hoafn'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'exng [[...]] 

response, reflex, chemical reaction, effect, respond to a stimulus

反應

• Zuosia liao bøo hoafn'exng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zux'sia liao bøo hoarn'exng. [[...]] 
  The injection had no effect.
  打針後沒有反應。

• hoarhak-hoafn'exng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hak hoarn'exng; hoax'hak-hoarn'exng [[...]] 
  chemical reaction
  化學反應

hoggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hok'gi; (hog'gi) [[...]] 

discuss a proposal or project which had been rejected or discarded previously

復議

ykefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kefng [[...]] 

already, This word is always used together with the final particle "a" to mean something has been or had been completed or finished. (The tone of "a" is always the same as the tone of the word which precedes it.)

已經

• Y ykefng laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng laai af. [[...]] 
  He has already come.
  他已經來了。

• Y ykefng sykhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ie'kefng sie'khix af. [[...]] 
  He is dead. He has been dead.
  他已經死了。

• Ykefng sviw ban af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sviw ban af. [[...]] 
  already too late
  已經太晚了。

Vixhatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Vi'had'chi [[...]] 

municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan (Taipei)

院轄市

iaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaq [[...]] 

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

• Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]] 
  I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
  我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

• Y bøeq lym ka'py, iaq lie bøeq lym symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]] 
  He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
  他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

• Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]] 
  It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
  雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

• Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]] 
  Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
  你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

• Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]] 
  I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
  我去山上,玩得很愉快。

• Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]] 
  You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
  你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

Iaam kaux, kee zhaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaam kaux, kee zhaux. [[...]] 

When the salt arrived, the salted meat (or fish) had already rotted. — a remedy that arrived at too late, a measure that has been taken too late, Locking the barn door after the horse has been stolen

鹽到醬物已臭,為時已晚。

iuonii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'nii [[...]] 

childhood, infancy

幼年

• Y ee iuonii bøo hexnghog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iux'nii bøo heng'hog. [[...]] 
  His childhood had no happiness.
  他的幼年不幸福。

jikym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kym [[...]] 

now, used as the following:

而今,如今

• Y khahzar u cvii u sex, jikym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar u cvii u sex, jii'kym bøo zhux thafng toax, bøo png thafng ciah. [[...]] 
  He had money and power before, but now he has no home to live in and no rice to eat.
  他以前有錢有勢,如今無屋可住,無飯可吃。

jienbii cy kib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jieen'bii cy kib [[...]] 

matter as urgent as if the eyebrows had caught fire

燃眉之急

jiin zaai liorng khofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin zaai liorng khofng [[...]] 

both the person and the money are lost, be deserted by the person on whom you spent all you had

人財兩空

jiok buu kisu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok buu kii'su [[...]] 

as if nothing had happened, remain calm, with perfect composure

若無其事

kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'suo [[...]] 

supposing that, in case that

假使

• Kafsuo goar bøo laai Taioaan, goar citmar bøextaxng kaq lie zøx peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cirm'ar be'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo.; Kar'suo goar bøo laai Taai'oaan, goar cid'mar bøe'taxng kaq lie zøx peeng'iuo. [[...]] 
  Suppose I had not come to Taiwan, I could not be friends with you now.
  假使我沒有來台灣,現在我就不能和你做朋友。

• Kafsuo lie na si hauxtviuo, hagsefng itteng øe cyn hvoa'hie, in'ui lie thaix pixntvoa`leq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng e cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa lef.; Kar'suo lie na si hau'tviuo, hak'sefng id'teng øe cyn hvoaf'hie, yn'ui lie thaix pin'tvoa`leq. [[...]] 
  If you were the principal, the students would certainly be very happy, because you are very lazy.
  假使你是校長,學生一定會很高興,因為你很懶惰。

kaizaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'zaix [[...]] 

fortunately, luckily, lucky

僥倖,幸虧

• Y hoatsefng kauthofng suxkox, kaizaix bøo sie khix. (bøo sie cyn kaizaix) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hoad'sefng kaw'thofng su'kox, kay'zaix bøo sie khix. (bøo sie cyn kay'zaix) [[...]] 
  He had a traffic accident but fortunately was not killed.
  他發生交通事故,僥倖沒死。

• Zhadar bøo theh goar ee cvii khix, cyn kaizaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhat'ar bøo theh goar ee cvii khix, cyn kay'zaix. [[...]] 
  The thief didn't steal my money, I was very lucky.
  真僥倖,小偷沒偷走我的錢。

khiofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiorng'had [[...]] 

blackmail, threaten, terrorize

恐嚇

khiofnghatzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiorng'had'zoe [[...]] 

blackmailing (offense of), intimidation, extortion

恐嚇罪

kietkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok [[...]] 

after all, in the end, in the long run, eventually, after all is said and done...

結局,結果

• kietkiok khaq kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok khaq kuix [[...]] 
  all in all, it's more expensive
  結果較貴

• kietkiok øe arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kiok e axn'zvoar?; kied'kiok øe axn'zvoar? [[...]] 
  How will the matter come out?
  結果會怎樣?

• Sviw kvoafkirn, kietkiok tiøh køq siar cit pae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw kvoar'kirn, kied'kiok tiøh køq siar cit pae. [[...]] 
  I was too hasty, eventually I had to rewrite it.
  太急忙,結果得再寫一次。

koafnhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]] 

jurisdiction, control, exercise control over

管轄

koaxnhatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koan'had'chi [[...]] 

city governed in and by the surrounding county

縣轄市

koafnhad hoaxn'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had hoan'uii [[...]] 

sphere of competency

管轄範圍

koafnhatkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had'koaan [[...]] 

jurisdiction

管轄權

køealiawkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'liao'koex; køex'liao'køex [[...]] 

forget the past easily, letting time pass without executing the talked of project, having had the experience several times

過了就忘了,早過了

leghiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'hiarm [[...]] 

experience adventures, undergo dangers, had a narrow escape

歷險

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

peace, repose, serenity, tranquility, would rather, had rather, would sooner

寧

• anleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'leeng [[...]] 
  peace and quiet
  安寧

• kuileeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'leeng [[...]] 
  bride's visit to her parents after marriage
  歸寧

lenggoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'goan [[...]] 

I had rather, I prefer, would rather

寧願

• Goar lenggoan sie, bøo aix siu bwjiok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar leeng'goan sie, bøo aix siu buo'jiok. [[...]] 
  I would rather die than suffer disgrace
  我寧願死,不願受侮辱。

lengkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'khør; (liong'khør) [[...]] 

rather, would rather, it is better, had better...

寧可,還是

• Na tiøh tau'haang, lengkhør sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na tiøh taau'haang, leeng'khør sie khaq hør. [[...]] 
  I would rather die than to surrender.
  如要投降,寧可一死。

• Lengkhør suisii khix khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør suii'sii khix khaq hør. [[...]] 
  You had better go at once.
  還是馬上去較好。

• Lengkhør sixn kii iuo, putkhør sixn kii buu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Leeng'khør sixn kii iuo, pud'khør sixn kii buu. [[...]] 
  It is better to believe that it exists than that it does not.
  寧可信其有,不可信其無。

liauxsiorng-bøexkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liau'siorng be kaux; liau'siorng-bøe'kaux [[...]] 

had no idea the matter would go so far

料想不到

lioxngkhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liong'khør; (leeng'khør) [[...]] 

it is better, had better..., rather, would rather

還是,寧可

• Tehboeq løqho af, lioxngkhør maix khix khaq thørtoxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq'boeq løh'ho af, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng.; Teq'bøeq løh'ho`aq, liong'khør maix khix khaq thøx'toxng. [[...]] 
  It is going to rain, you ( I ) had better not go.
  快下雨了,還是不去較妥當。

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny [[...]] 

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

• Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? [[...]] 
  You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
  你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

paipien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'pien [[...]] 

have a bowel movement, defecate

排便

• Cid ee pvexlaang ykefng nngxsvajit bøo paipien af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee pve'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien af.; Cid'ee pve/pvi'laang ie'kefng nng'svaf'jit bøo paai'pien`aq. [[...]] 
  This sick person has had a bowel movement in two or three days.
  這個病人已經兩三天沒排便了。

pvethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'thaau; pvee/pvii'thaau [[...]] 

crew cut

平頭

• Khahzar ee lamsefng lorng aix thix pvethaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq'zar ee laam'sefng lorng aix thix pvee'thaau.; Khaq'zar ee laam'sefng lorng aix thix pvee/pvii'thaau. [[...]] 
  Formerly boy students all had to have crew cuts.
  以前的男生都要理平頭。

piakkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piag'khuy [[...]] 

burst, to crack, to split up and fall apart (e.g., things that had been glued or joined together)

裂開,迸開

• simkvoaf boeq piakkhuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf boeq piag'khuy.; sym'kvoaf bøeq piag'khuy. [[...]] 
  heart bursting with grief or distress
  心要裂了,操心極了。

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。

putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu; (pud'jii) [[...]] 

there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...

不如

• putjuu maix khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu maix khix [[...]] 
  You had better not go.
  不如不去

• Na boeq zørzhat, putjuu sie khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zøx'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør.; Na bøeq zøx/zøex'zhat, pud'juu sie khaq hør. [[...]] 
  I would rather die than to steal.
  若要做賊,不如去死。

sefnghatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: serng'had'chi [[...]] 

municipality under the direct jurisdiction of the province "seng"

省轄市

tao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tao; (to) [[...]] 

the belly

肚

• zai'hoef voaxtao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay'hoef voa'tao [[...]] 
  superstitious rites for curing a woman's barrenness or for enabling her to have male children when she had only daughters before
  栽花換斗(乩童或王六的名堂,能使婦女生男)

thøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thex; (thoex) [[...]] 

to retreat, retire, recede, withdraw, regress, retrogress, shrink, bow out, send back, give back, to return, lose or diminish (color, auspicious influence, prosperity, fever)

退

• cirnthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex; cixn'thøex [[...]] 
  advance or retire, advance or withdraw
  進退

• jiet theaax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet thex'ax [[...]] 
  the fever has abated
  退燒了

• thietthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thied'thex; thied'thøex [[...]] 
  withdraw from, pull out of, evacuate
  撤退

• tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]] 
  to walk backwards without turning around from a place to which we had advanced, to retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study)
  倒退,退步

• tørtheakviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex'kviaa [[...]] 
  to walk backwards without turning around
  倒著走

thøflaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'laang [[...]] 

demand back a man who had been sold, seized, imprisoned or who has died or been lost while under another's care

討人,要人

thofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thorng'had [[...]] 

to rule, govern, to control

統轄

ticiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'ciog [[...]] 

be content with what one has had

知足

• putty-ciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud ty'ciog; pud'ty-ciog [[...]] 
  insatiable
  不知足

tix jiok bofngbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix jiok borng'buun [[...]] 

to treat with indifference, act as if one had not heard, turn a deaf ear to

置若罔聞

tidhatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tit'had'chi [[...]] 

special municipality (under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Government like a province)

直轄市

tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thex [[...]] 

retreat, become worse than before (in some work, art, or study), to walk backwards from a spot to which we had advanced, to regress

倒退,退步

u-kenggiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kefng'giam; u-kefng'giam [[...]] 

experienced, have had the experience of

有經驗

bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad [[...]] 

ever, had the experience

曾經

bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo [[...]] 

no, have not, had not, did not, unsuccessfully, without

沒有; 不; 嗎; 無

giamhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'had [[...]] 

rigid, strict, strictly

嚴格

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

scold, reprove angrily

怒斥

hatchie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'chie [[...]] 

brown rat; Norwegian rat

hatseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'seg [[...]] 

dark brown

褐色

hatthoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'thoo [[...]] 

drab soil

hatzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhae [[...]] 

cheer, applaud

喝采

hatzhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhuo [[...]] 

brown rat; Norwegian rat

褐鼠

kanhad-sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'had-sexng [[...]] 

intermittent nature; (karnhiøq-sexng)

間歇性

kanhatjiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'had'jiet [[...]] 

intermittent fever

間歇熱

khihu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khy/khii'hu [[...]] 

bully, be had on, bullying

欺負

khiofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiorng'had [[...]] 

to frighten, to terrify, to scarwe, to intimidate, to threaten

恐嚇

khofbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khor'bun [[...]] 

painful, had to bear, secret anguish

苦悶

koafnhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]] 

jurisdiction (over)

管轄

thofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thorng'had [[...]] 

govern, rule

統轄

vixhatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vi'had'chi [[...]] 

a provincial city

院轄市

giamhad 嚴轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giafm/giaam'had [[...]] 

嚴格

hatcie 喝止 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'cie [[...]] 

(CE) to shout at sb to stop

喝止

had`laang 喝人 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had`laang [[...]] 

喝人

hatseg 褐色 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'seg [[...]] 

(ce) brown

褐色

hatthoo 褐塗 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'thoo [[...]] 

(ted) drab soil

褐塗

hatzhae 喝采 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhae [[...]] 

喝采

hatzhuo 喝取 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhuo [[...]] 

blackmail; extortion

喝取

kanhatjiet 間歇熱 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'had'jiet [[...]] 

間歇熱

kanhatsexng 間歇性 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn/kaan'had'sexng [[...]] 

間歇性

khiofnghad 恐嚇 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiorng'had [[...]] 

恐嚇

koafnhad 管轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]] 

管轄

poxnghad 棒喝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pong'had [[...]] 

(M8) a severe warning (see 當頭棒喝)

棒喝

tidhad 直轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tit'had [[...]] 

(ce) to govern directly

直轄

u: aang'had'ofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.4]

N chiah : Ferruginous flycatcher, Muscicapa rufilata

紅尾鶲

bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo [[...]][i#] [p.14]

Avneg : have not, had not, did not

不

zhosarn-hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'sarn'hu [[...]][i#] [p.60]

N/Med ê : primipara, woman having her first child, or having had only one

初產婦

giamhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'had [[...]][i#] [p.70]

SV : rigid, strict, severe (personality of father, boss, God)

嚴格

giamhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'had [[...]][i#] [p.70]

N : severity, strictness (of personality)

嚴格

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]][i#] [p.79]

V : scold, reprove angrily

怒斥

hatzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhae [[...]][i#] [p.79]

V : cheer, applaud

喝采

u: had'chix'iexn'of [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N chiah : bridled tern, Sterna anaetheta anaetheta

白眉燕鷗

u: had'chiog'baai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N chiah : Gould's quaker thrush, Alcippe brunnea brunnea

頭鳥線

hatzhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had'zhuo [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N/Zool chiah : brown rat, Chinese brown rat, Norwegian rat, Rattus norvegicus

褐鼠

u: had'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

PW : under (one's) jurisdiction

管轄下

u: had'hoef'chiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N chiah : kuroda bullfinch, Pyrrhula nipalensis uchidai

黑田氏鶯

u: had'liim'hiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N chiah : South China brown wood owl, Formosan brown wood owl, Strix leptogrammica caligata

大木鴞

u: had'ofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N chiah : Chinese broad-billed flycatcher, Sumatran brown flycatcher, Muscisapa latirostris latirostris

寬嘴鶲

u: had'seg'zhoong'chiu'efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N/Orn chiah : Brown bush warbler, Tribura luteoventris

褐色叢樹鶯

u: had'seg'liuo'efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.79]

N/Orn chiah : Brown (dusk) willow warbler, brown bush warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus fuscatus

褐色柳鶯

u: heeng'tiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.82]

N ê : the man who had the office of beating criminals and persons under examination (obs)

刑杖

hoanlaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'laau [[...]][i#] [p.92]

V : turn and begin to flow (tide, or flood water that had subsided temporarily)

漲潮

vixhatchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vi'had'chi [[...]][i#] [p.106]

N : a city having the status of a province (China, Japan)

院轄市

kanhatjiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'had'jiet [[...]][i#] [p.123]

N/Med : intermittent fever

間歇熱

kanhad-sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'had'sexng [[...]][i#] [p.123]

N : intermittent nature

間歇性

koafnhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]][i#] [p.144]

V : exercise jurisdiction over

管轄

koafnhad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koarn'had [[...]][i#] [p.144]

N : jurisdiction

管轄

u: sviu'zøx/zoex; sviu'zøx/zøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.240]

V : have thought, had thought (but the outcome was different)

以為

thofnghad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thorng'had [[...]][i#] [p.289]

V : govern, rule

統轄

u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u [[...]][i#] [p.291]

AV : have, had, did (cf bo5)

有

u`bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'bøo [[...]][i#] [p.291]

AV : have or had or did…or not?

有沒有

u: zorng'had 總轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0870] [#14135]

總管轄 。 <>

u: had 轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0526] [#18225]

支配 ， 掌管 。 <∼ 下 ； chit營是我所 ∼ e5 。 >

u: had 喝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0526] [#18226]

大聲罵 。 < 大聲 ∼ 我 。 >

u: had'ar hat仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0526] [#18235]

掛ti7腰裡貯錢等e5長袋 。 <∼∼ 帶 。 >

u: had'zhae 喝采 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18236]

（ 日 ） < 眾人 ∼∼ 。 >

u: had'chviux haq'chviux 喝嚏 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527/B0512] [#18237]

( 1 ) phah hat / hah - chhiuN3 e5聲 。 ( 2 ) phah hat / hah - chhiuN3 。 <>

u: had'ha 轄下 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18238]

管轄之下 。 <>

u: had'jieen 豁然 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18239]

( 文 )<>

u: had'khix 喝去 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18240]

大聲罵去 。 < 大聲 ∼∼ 。 >

u: had`laang 喝人 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18241]

大聲罵人 。 <>

u: had'paw hat包 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18242]

掛ti7腰裡e5袋 。 <>

u: had'pox hat布 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18243]

aiN7囡仔e5布條 ， aiN7巾 。 <>

u: had'siaau 喝精 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18244]

( 卑 ) hou7人大聲罵 。 < hou7人 ∼∼ ； 當面 ∼∼ 。 >

u: had'thaau 喝頭 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#18245]

大聲罵 。 < 當面 ∼∼ 。 >

u: hof'had 呼轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0817] [#22294]

命令 。 <∼∼ boe7動 。 >

u: khiorng'had 恐喝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0310] [#30974]

<∼∼ 取財 。 >

u: koarn'had 管轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0453] [#34917]

管理支配 。 <∼∼ 內 。 >

u: thorng'had 統轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0485] [#61207]

( 文 ) 統領管轄 。 <>

u: tit'had 直轄 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0316] [#63197]

（ 日 ） 直接管轄 。 <>

u: sw'had 司褐 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0764/A0778] [#66645]

( 姓 )<>

u: had'had 喝喝 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527/B0527] [#68949]

＝ [ 喝 ] 。 <>

u: had'huu 褐扶 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0527] [#68951]

( 姓 )<>

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• you may specify column(s): u:too, or en:too
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