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jim kii sor uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

let him do as he pleases

任其所為

sor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

place; place; location; position; building; office; a relative pronoun: he who, that which, they who, those which (it precedes the antecedent and is placed quite differently from the other relative particles ee in combination with verbs it forms a phrase like a verbal noun or gerund)

所

🗣 hexsor 🗣 (u: he'sor) 系所 [wt][mo] hē-sóo [#]

1. () (CE) department || 系所
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 sor-/sor 🗣 (u: sor) 所 [wt][mo] sóo [#]

1. (N) place; space; site; location; position || 處所、場地。

🗣le: (u: kofng'kiong tviuu'sor) 🗣 (公共場所) (公共場所)

2. (N) organizational unit; institution; building; office || 機關單位。

🗣le: (u: kofng'sor) 🗣 (公所) (處理某一地區公共事務的場所)

3. (Pron) a relative pronoun: he who; that which; they who; those which (it precedes the antecedent and is placed quite differently from the other relative particles ee in combination with verbs it forms a phrase like a verbal noun or gerund) || 指示代名詞。

🗣le: (u: Tai'cix kaq lie sor sviu`ee zhaf cyn ze.) 🗣 (代誌佮你所想的差真濟。) (事情跟你所想的差很多。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: AF'zaai`ar he cyn ze khor'sym kaq sor'huix teq ka yn hau'svef zay'poee, ngx'bang y e'taxng zhud'thaau'thvy, kied'kiok y m'na tai'hak thak bøo pid'giap, køq beq ciah m thør'thaxn, tiefn'tøx si yn zaf'bor'kviar khaq u zaai'zeeng, giern'kiux'sor tøf iao'boe zhud'giap, kuie'na kefng kofng'sy tø siøf'zvef beq ka chviax, AF'zaai`ar oaxn'thaxn korng, “Ty m toa, toa tuix kao`khix.” 阿財仔下真濟苦心佮所費咧共𪜶後生栽培，向望伊會當出頭天，結局伊毋但大學讀無畢業，閣欲食毋討趁，顛倒是𪜶查某囝較有才情，研究所都猶未出業，幾若間公司就相爭欲共倩，阿財仔怨嘆講：「豬毋大，大對狗去。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

阿財花費了許多苦心和費用栽培他兒子，希望他能出人頭地，結果他不但大學無法畢業，還好逸惡勞，反而是他女兒比較有才華，研究所還沒畢業，好幾間公司就搶著要聘用他，阿財嘆氣說：「事與願違。」

bøexhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be hux; bøe'hux [[...]] 

too late to do something

來不及

• Bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be hux sii'kafn.; Bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]] 
  not be on time, to be late
  時間來不及

• Y cyn gaau søo, sofie tviaxtvia bøe hux sikafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia be hux sii'kafn.; Y cyn gaau søo, sor'ie tvia'tvia bøe hux sii'kafn. [[...]] 
  He always has so many things to he never can get started so he is never on time.
  他很會拖,所以常常趕不上時間。

bøo simcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sym'cviaa [[...]] 

be reluctant to do, absent minded

沒有心情

• Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sofie bøo simcviaa thafng zøx taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit ee kviar sie khix, sor'ie bøo sym'cviaa thafng zøx tai'cix. [[...]] 
  A child of his died so he doesn't have the heart to work.
  他一個孩子死了,所以沒有心情做事。

• Khvoax tiexnviar khvoax kaq bøo simcviaa thafng thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khvoax tien'viar khvoax kaq bøo sym'cviaa thafng thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  watch movies until there is no heart to study
  看電影看得無心情讀書。

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。

busor putzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'zøx; (buu'sor pud'zog, buu'sor pud'uii) [[...]] 

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil), given to every vice

無所不作,無所不為

busor putthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor pud'thofng [[...]] 

there is nothing which he does not understand

無所不通

zawzuyar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'zuie'ar [[...]] 

petty businessman who picks up small items to do business on his own account, sometimes smuggling goods on a small scale as a single individual

跑單幫

• Y ka'ti bøo tiaxm, sofie lorng teq zøx zawzuyar senglie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaf'ti bøo tiaxm, sor'ie lorng teq zøx zao'zuie'ar sefng'lie. [[...]] 
  He doesn't' have a store so he can only sell goods here and there to do business.
  他自己沒有店,所以都在做流動生意。

ciaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux; (ciøx) [[...]] 

shine upon, to light or illumine, a certificate or license, pattern on or after, according to, to photograph look after, take care of

照

• ciaux goar khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux goar khvoax [[...]] 
  according to my opinion, as I see it
  照我看

• ciaux goankex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux goaan'kex [[...]] 
  according to the old price (although there has been a price hike), at cost price
  照原價

• ciaux y sor korng ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux y sor korng ee [[...]] 
  according to what he said
  照他所講的

cyn ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn ee [[...]] 

true one

真的

• Zef si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  This is a true one.
  這是真的

• Y sor korng ee si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  What he said is true.
  他所說的是真的。

hayliog'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'liok'ar [[...]] 

Marines

海軍陸戰隊

• Y khix zøx hayliog'ar, sofie aix øh siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix zøx hae'liok'ar, sor'ie aix øh siuu'zuie. [[...]] 
  He joined the Marines so he has to learn how to swim.
  他去當海軍陸戰隊,所以得學游泳。

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。

ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tix [[...]] 

unanimously, consent, coincidence, agreement

一致

• iekiexn ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'kiexn id'tix [[...]] 
  come to an agreement
  意見一致

• Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, bøe ittix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be id'tix.; Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx/zøex ee, bøe id'tix. [[...]] 
  He says one thing and does another.
  他所說的和所做的,不能一致。

• Lirn taixkef ittix laai zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tai'kef id'tix laai zøx. [[...]] 
  All of you do it as one man.
  你們大家要一致來做。

jim kii sor uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jim kii sor uii [[...]] 

let him do as he pleases

任其所為

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

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

• Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]] 
  This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
  這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

• khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]] 
  fret about this and that
  嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

kviabor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'bor [[...]] 

henpecked

懼內

• Y si kviabor taixoong, sofie aix kab yn thaethaix zhamsioong khaq uxhau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si kviaf'bor tai'oong, sor'ie aix kab yn thaix'thaix zhafm'sioong khaq u'hau. [[...]] 
  He is very henpecked so if you want to determine things you have to arrange matters with his wife.
  他是怕太太大王,所以要跟他太太商量比較有用。

kokcin sofleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'cin sor'leeng [[...]] 

each does the best he can

各盡所能

kokteg kisor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'teg kii'sor [[...]] 

each gets the position or the result he prefers, each in its proper place

各得其所

lafnsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: larn'sy [[...]] 

lazy, indolent, lazy-bones, sluggard

懶惰,懶洋洋

• Y cyn lafnsy, boeq ciah m zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn larn'sy, boeq ciah m zøx.; Y cyn larn'sy, bøeq ciah m zøx/zøex. [[...]] 
  He is a lazybones, wants to eat but does not work.
  他很懶惰,要吃不做。

• Y e hiahnih lafnsy, lofngsi sinthea larm sor tix ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y e hiaq'nih larn'sy, lorng'si syn'thea larm sor tix ee.; Y øe hiaq'nih larn'sy, lorng'si syn'thea larm sor tix ee. [[...]] 
  He is so sluggish because of his weak condition.
  他會那麼懶洋洋的,是因身體弱所致。

ok'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'ix [[...]] 

malice, evil intention, ill will

惡意

• Y sor korng ee, bøo ok'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee, bøo og'ix. [[...]] 
  There was no malice in what he said.
  他所說的沒有惡意。

sor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor [[...]] 

place, location, position, building, office, a relative pronoun: he who, that which, they who, those which (it precedes the antecedent and is placed quite differently from the other relative particles "e" in combination with verbs it forms a phrase like a verbal noun or gerund)

所

• Lie sor korng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sor korng ee. [[...]] 
  what you have said
  你所說的

• zheasor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhex'sor [[...]] 
  toilet
  廁所

• enggiabsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'giap'sor [[...]] 
  place of business
  營業所

• kongsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'sor [[...]] 
  public offices
  公所

• phaezhutsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaix'zhud'sor [[...]] 
  police station
  派出所

• siu'ioong-sor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'ioong'sor; siw'ioong-sor [[...]] 
  reformatory, camp
  收容所

sofzog sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'zog sor'uii [[...]] 

actions, behavior, conduct, what one does and how he behaves

所作所為

uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii [[...]] 

to be, do, to act

為

• busor-put'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'sor'pud'uii; buu'sor-pud'uii [[...]] 
  there is nothing that he will not do — generally said of doing evil
  無所不為

• heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'uii [[...]] 
  conduct, behavior
  行為

• hoaxnzoe heng'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'zoe heeng'uii [[...]] 
  criminal acts
  犯罪行為

• sofuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor'uii [[...]] 
  acts, deeds, what is done
  所為

sor- [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sor [[...]][i#] [p.241]

Pmod : (precedes verb in a passive construction) <I hou7 la5ng sou2 be5: he was deceived by people>

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