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bagzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'zeeng; (bak'ciw-zeeng) [[...]] 

before the eyes, in sight, at present

眼前,目前

• Mxkvar toax hauxtviuo ee bagciuzeeng ciah hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'kvar toax hau'tviuo ee bak'ciw'zeeng ciah hwn. [[...]] 
  I don't dare smoke in front of the principal.
  不敢在校長的眼前吸煙。

bafng'ar-hviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng'ar'hviw; barng'ar-hviw; (barng'ar'hwn) [[...]] 

sort of drug burned to drive away mosquitoes

蚊香

Bøefbøe sngx hwn, siøchviar bøo lun./Bøefbøe sngx hwn, svachviar bøo lun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bea'be sngx'hwn, siøf'chviar bøo'lun.; Bøea'bøe sngx hwn, siøf/svaf'chviar bøo lun. [[...]] 

In trade, people count to a fraction, in treatment of guests, don't count the expense

買賣算分,相請不計較

benghwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'hwn [[...]] 

marriage ceremony for persons already dead marriage ceremony for a couple, one of whom has already died

冥婚

bø'hwn o'peh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'hwn of'peh [[...]] 

impetuous, rash, without forethought, without distinction of right and wrong

不分青紅皂白

zaisarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn [[...]] 

property, estate

財產

• hunphøex zaisarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'phoex zaai'sarn; hwn'phøex zaai'sarn; (pwn zaai'sarn) [[...]] 
  distribution of property
  分配財產

• zaisarn khay liawliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn khay liao'liao [[...]] 
  The value of the estate is squandered.
  蕩產

zerngkaux hunli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'kaux hwn'li [[...]] 

separation of church and state

政教分離

zhaohøea-hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'hoea'hwn; zhaux'høea-hwn [[...]] 

give off a burning smell, the odor of smoke

燒焦

zho'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'hwn [[...]] 

first marriage (of a person who has remarried)

初婚

zhwhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'hwn [[...]] 

disposition, settle, manage, get rid of, punish

處分

• Cyn khurnlaan zhwhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn khuxn'laan zhuo'hwn. [[...]] 
  be at a loss what to do with something
  很難處分

• Bøo siuo kuikie ee hagsefng tiøh zhwhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo siuo kuy'kie ee hak'sefng tiøh zhuo'hwn. [[...]] 
  Those students who broke the rule must be punished.
  不守規矩的學生得處分。

ci'tiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'tiaxm; (hwn'haang) [[...]] 

branch store of a firm

支店,分行

ciaqhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'hwn [[...]] 

smoke

抽煙,吸煙

• Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u ciah hwn `bøo? [[...]] 
  Do you smoke?
  你抽煙嗎 ?

• Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah lie cit ky hwn, ho lie nii nii zhwn. [[...]] 
  I appreciate one of your cigarettes, and may your fortune increase year by year. This is a common compliment used on the New Year's day.
  吸你一支煙,祝你年年有餘。

ciab`køealaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'koex'laai; ciab`køex'laai [[...]] 

take over, receive, to pass

接過來,遞過來

• Hid paw hwn paethog lie ciapkoealaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid paw hwn paix'thog lie ciab'koex'laai. [[...]] 
  Please pass me that package of cigarettes.
  那包香煙拜託你遞過來。

Cidhwn cvii, cidhwn høex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit hwn cvii, cit hwn hoex; Cit'hwn cvii, cit'hwn høex. [[...]] 

The higher the price the better is the quality of the merchandise. You don't get something for nothing. You get what you pay for.

一分錢,一分貨。

zwhunjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'hwn'jiin [[...]] 

parents (or guardians) of the bride and groom

主婚人

goanhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'hwn [[...]] 

persons of great achievements

元勳

hexthorng hunluixhak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he'thorng hwn'lui'hak [[...]] 

phylogenetics, study of the evolution or development of a kind or type of animal or plant, racial history

系統分類學

hengzerngzhwhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'zexng'zhuo'hwn [[...]] 

disciplinary measures taken against an official guilty of abuse of administrative powers as opposed to punishment metered out by a court of law

行政處分

hunbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'bør; hwn'bør/buo [[...]] 

denominator of a fraction

分母

hunzaan huxzeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zaan hu'zeg [[...]] 

delegation of authority, subsidiary

分層負責

hunzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhef; hwn'zhef; (pwn'zhef) [[...]] 

fork of a tree or a road

分叉(分岔)(分歧)

• Hunzhef ee sofzai u ciawafsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'zhef ee sor'zai u ciao'ar'siu. [[...]] 
  bird's nest in the fork of the tree
  分叉的地方有鳥巢。

• Chiu na khaq toa zaang øe hunzhef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu na khaq toa zaang e hwn'zhef.; Chiu na khaq toa zaang øe hwn'zhef. [[...]] 
  If a tree is big its branches will fork out.
  樹若長大就會分叉。

hunzhelo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhef'lo [[...]] 

fork of a road

叉路(岔路)

• Lie khia ti Thientoong kaq tøexgak ee hunzhelo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khia ti Thiefn'toong kaq te'gak ee hwn'zhef'lo.; Lie khia ti Thiefn'toong kaq tøe'gak ee hwn'zhef'lo. [[...]] 
  You stand at the fork in the road between Heaven and Hell.
  你站在天堂和地獄的岔路上。

hunzhøef-thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhoef'thaau; hwn'zhøef-thaau [[...]] 

bowl of a pipe

煙斗頭

hunzhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zhuxn [[...]] 

within the bounds of propriety in speech and behavior

分寸

hunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zuo [[...]] 

numerator, particle, element

分子(份子)

• hunzuo-liong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zuo'liong; hwn'zuo-liong [[...]] 
  molecular weight
  分子量

• hunzwseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zuo'seg [[...]] 
  molecular formula
  分子式

• siaxhoe ee putpeeng hunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'hoe ee pud'peeng hwn'zuo [[...]] 
  discontented elements of society
  對社會的不平份子

hunzuxsor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'zu'sor [[...]] 

a subdivision of the police station

分駐所

hungiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'giap [[...]] 

division of labor, specialization

分業

hunhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hae [[...]] 

sea of clouds

雲海

hunhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hau [[...]] 

branch of a school away from the main campus

分校

hunhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hiao [[...]] 

result of a developing event, answer to a puzzle, riddle, clearly understood

分曉

hunhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hoax [[...]] 

difference of species in biology, disunite, disunion or dissension, sow discord

分化

hunhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'hoe; (cy'hoe) [[...]] 

branch society or organization, chapter of an organization

分會,支會

hunkayjiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kae'jiet [[...]] 

heat of decomposition

分解熱

hunkaesvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kaix'svoax [[...]] 

line of demarcation, borderline, boundary

分界線

hunkafng habzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kafng hap'zog [[...]] 

perform a task by division of labor, division of labor

分工合作

hunkhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'khøf [[...]] 

divide students into groups, each majoring in a different field of studies

分科

hunky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'ky [[...]] 

separate without a legal divorce, dwell apart, separation of man and wife

分居

hunkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kiok [[...]] 

branch office of the police or a governmental agency

分局

hunkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'koaan [[...]] 

decentralization of authority

分權

• tøexhngf hunkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'hngf hwn'koaan; tøe'hngf hwn'koaan [[...]] 
  decentralization
  地方分權

hunlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'lea [[...]] 

rites of marriage

婚禮

hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'lip [[...]] 

branch establishment, set up independently

分立

• samkoaan hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'koaan hwn'lip [[...]] 
  separation of the three powers of administration, legislation and judiciary
  三權分立

hunloan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'loan [[...]] 

in confusion, go out of control, fall into disorder, be lax morally, be disturbed or chaotic

紛亂

• kokkaf (ka'teeng, tiedsu) hunloan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'kaf (kaf'teeng, tiet'su) hwn'loan [[...]] 
  country (family or society) in disorder
  國家(家庭,秩序) 紛亂

hunphøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'phoex; hwn'phøex [[...]] 

matrimony (Catholic), get married, marriage

婚配

• hunphøex ee zerngjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'phoex ee zexng'jiin; hwn'phøex ee zexng'jiin [[...]] 
  marriage witness
  婚配的證人

• hunphøex ee zoftoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'phoex ee zor'toxng; hwn'phøex ee zor'toxng [[...]] 
  marriage impediment (Catholic)
  婚配的阻擋

• hunphøex zerngbengsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'phoex zexng'beeng'sw; hwn'phøex zexng'beeng'sw [[...]] 
  certificate of marriage
  婚配證明書

• Hunphøex Serngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'phoex Sexng'su; Hwn'phøex Sexng'su [[...]] 
  Sacrament of Matrimony (Catholic)
  婚配聖事

hunpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'po [[...]] 

branch of an organization

分部

hunsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'sie [[...]] 

suffocated to death because of fumes

燻死

hunsofng-hykhexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'sofng'hie'khexng; hwn'sofng-hie'khexng [[...]] 

important occasions of a family

婚喪喜慶

hunsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'suu [[...]] 

participle (a grammatical part of speech)

分詞

• hiexnzai hunsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'zai hwn'suu [[...]] 
  present participle
  現在分詞

• køeakhix hunsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'khix hwn'suu; køex'khix hwn'suu [[...]] 
  past participle
  過去分詞

hunsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'su [[...]] 

marriage, wedding

婚事

• Oong siensvy kaq Lie siøfciar ee hunsu korng høfsex af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong siefn'svy kaq Lie siør'ciar ee hwn'su korng hør'sex af. [[...]] 
  The marriage of Mr. Ong and Miss Li has all been arranged.
  王先生和李小姐的婚事說成了。

huntafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'tafm [[...]] 

undertake different portions of or share the responsibility for the same task or duty

分擔

iamhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaam'hwn [[...]] 

salt content, salinity

鹽份

• Iamhwn tang ee tøe cyn kiaam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaam'hwn tang ee te cyn kiaam.; Iaam'hwn tang ee tøe cyn kiaam. [[...]] 
  When the salt content of land is high it is very salty.
  鹽分重的地很鹹。

iofnghwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'hwn [[...]] 

amount of nutritious substance in a given food item

養分

iu'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'hwn [[...]] 

percentage or proportion of fat

油分

khax hunzhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khax hwn'zhoef; khax hwn'zhøef; (khax hwn'zhef) [[...]] 

knock the tobacco (ash) out of a pipe

敲煙斗(煙管)

kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'bin [[...]] 

come face to face, to visit, see another

見面

• khix kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix kab y kvix'bin [[...]] 
  go to see him
  去跟他見面

• mxbad kab y kviebin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad kab y kvix'bin [[...]] 
  have never seen him before
  未曾跟他見面

• kiebin sva'hwn zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'bin svaf'hwn zeeng [[...]] 
  If you ask him in person, he will show you sympathy (30% of compassion).
  見面三分情

kiet'hwn zerngsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn zexng'sw [[...]] 

certificate of marriage

結婚證書

lixhwn-sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li'hwn'sw; li'hwn-sw [[...]] 

certificate of divorce, divorce decree

離婚書

liofngkoaan hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'koaan hwn'lip [[...]] 

political system under which the legislative and executive branches are independent of each other

兩權分立

løiexn hunhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'iexn hwn'huy [[...]] 

separation (said of lovers or married couple)

勞燕分飛

opeh-put'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'peh'pud'hwn; of'peh-pud'hwn [[...]] 

who's fault is not clear

黑白不分

samkoaan hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'koaan hwn'lip [[...]] 

separation of the legislative, executive and judicial functions of a government

三權分立

tengkaix zhwhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teeng'kaix zhuo'hwn [[...]] 

disciplinary action (against government officials) ranging from reprimand to dismissal, punishment of officials

懲戒處分

thonghwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thofng'hwn [[...]] 

members of two families, tribes marry

通婚

tngciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngg'ciafm; (hwn'ciafm) [[...]] 

minute hand (of watch or clock)

長針,分針

u hunzhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hwn'zhuxn [[...]] 

having a sense of propriety, knowing how far to go and when to stop

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