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ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar [[...]] 

particle used after one syllable nouns for euphony, suffix of nouns, often diminutive

子,兒

• bø'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø'ar [[...]] 
  hat
  帽子

• chiu'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'ar [[...]] 
  tree
  樹

• y'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ar [[...]] 
  chair
  椅子

• kawar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'ar [[...]] 
  dog
  狗,小狗

anlog'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'lok'ie [[...]] 

easy chair

安樂椅

au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au; (ho, hiø) [[...]] 

next, the one following, after, behind

後,下

• y'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'au [[...]] 
  after, from now on, hereafter
  以後

ban-puttek'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban pud'teg'ie; ban-pud'teg'ie [[...]] 

be forced to do it, to have no alternative

萬不得已

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

poor appetite owing to illness, not to be able to eat very much

沒有食慾

• Goar yzeeng khaq bøexciah, kixnlaai khaq gauciah`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ie'zeeng khaq be'ciah, kin'laai khaq gaau'ciah af.; Goar ie'zeeng khaq bøe'ciah, kin/kun'laai khaq gaau'ciah`aq. [[...]] 
  Previously I did not have much of an appetite, now I eat very well.
  我以前的食慾不好,近來食慾較好。

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。

befie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'ie [[...]] 

stepladder

活梯,馬椅

Byybyhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'ie'bie'hoe; (Oe'lie'kofng'hoe) [[...]] 

Methodist Church

美以美會,衛理公會

biefnkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'korng [[...]] 

no need to speak, no need to talk about it, there is nothing that need be said, don't talk about it

不必說,免談

• Biefnkorng, goar ykefng zaiviar af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biern'korng, goar ie'kefng zay'viar af. [[...]] 
  No need to tell me, I already know.
  不必說,我已經知道了。

bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng [[...]] 

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]] 
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]] 
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

bøkee giaa kau'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kee giaa kaw'ie [[...]] 

look for trouble

自找麻煩

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。

bok ie seeng ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok ie seeng ciw [[...]] 

the deed is done (Lit. The wood is already made into a boat.)

木已成舟

• Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kiet'hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bok ie seeng ciw, tvaf tiøh ho yn nng ee kied'hwn. [[...]] 
  It's already determined that they will be married.
  既然木已成舟,就該讓他們兩個結婚。

but ie hy uii kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but ie hy uii kuix [[...]] 

A thing is valued if it is rare.

物以稀為貴

but ie lui zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but ie lui zu [[...]] 

Birds of a feather flock together.

物以類聚

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。

zexng'uo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'uo; (zeng'ie) [[...]] 

present, give, donate

贈與

zeng ie zex tong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng ie zex tong [[...]] 

beat action by inaction

靜以制動

zham'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'ie; (zhafm'uo) [[...]] 

take part in, participate in

參與

zham'ykarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'ie'karm [[...]] 

sense of participation

參與感

chvito [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chvy'to [[...]] 

fresh

新鮮度

• Hiaq ee baq ee chvito ykefng cyn ke af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee baq ee chvy'to ie'kefng cyn ke af. [[...]] 
  That meat is not very fresh.
  那些肉的新鮮度已經很低了。

chiaau ytøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaau ie'tøq [[...]] 

move desk or chairs to proper place(s)

排桌椅

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

limp

一拐一拐的

• Khaf thviax sofie kvialo tiøh iong chiauq ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaf thviax sor'ie kviaa'lo tiøh iong chiauq ee. [[...]] 
  My foot hurts, when I walk I have to limp.
  腳痛所以得一拐一拐的。

cin jinsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin jiin'su [[...]] 

do everything one ought to do and hope that fate will take care of the rest

盡人事

• cin jinsu ie thexng thienbeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin jiin'su ie thexng thiefn'beng [[...]] 
  do one's best and leave the rest to Heaven
  盡人事以聽天命

cirnthex ykiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'thex ie'kiong [[...]] 

cast one's lot with another person

進退與共

ciøqie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'ie [[...]] 

stone stool chair

石凳

ciongkym yau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'kym ie'au [[...]] 

from now on, from this day on

從今以後

cidkoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'koar [[...]] 

some

一些

• Goar ykefng u cidkoafar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ie'kefng u cit'koar'ar. [[...]] 
  I have some already.
  我已有一些了。

• Ciah cidkoar mixpaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah cit'koar mi'paw. [[...]] 
  eat some bread
  吃一些麵包。

ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]] 

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]] 
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

zøx-cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx cit'e; zøx-cit'e [[...]] 

all at once, all together

一齊,一起

• Lirn zap ui sinhu zøx cide laai, goar bøo yar thafng ho lirn ze. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn zap ui siin'hu zøx cit'e laai, goar bøo ie'ar thafng ho lirn ze. [[...]] 
  You ten priests came all at once, I have no chairs for you to sit on.
  你們十位神父一齊來,我沒有椅子讓你們坐。

• Ciaq ee zheq ka goar paw zøx cide. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciaq ee zheq ka goar paw zøx cit'e. [[...]] 
  Pack up these books all together
  這些書給我包在一起。

zø ie thai pe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zø ie thai pe [[...]] 

waiting for death like troops in desperate condition or a hopelessly poor man

坐以待斃

zoafnzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'zog [[...]] 

change the crop

轉作

• Bie sviw ze sofie zhaan aix zoafnzog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie sviw ze sor'ie zhaan aix zoarn'zog. [[...]] 
  There is too much rice so we have to change crops (have to plant something else).
  米太多所以田得轉作。

zoanlek ie hux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'lek ie hux [[...]] 

spare no efforts

全力以赴

zoadbang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'bang; (zoat'bong) [[...]] 

despair, be hopeless

絕望

• Y ee sveamia ykefng zoadbang (zoadbong)`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svex'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang (zoat'bong)`af.; Y ee svix'mia ie'kefng zoat'bang/bong`aq. [[...]] 
  His life is already hopeless.
  他的性命已絕望了。

• Keasiok zøx, mxthafng zoadbong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kex'siok zøx, m'thafng zoat'bong.; Kex'siok zøx/zøex, m'thafng zoat'bong. [[...]] 
  Keep on do it, don't give up.
  繼續做,不要絕望。

zoadlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat'lo [[...]] 

dead end, impasse, a road with no return, retreat or cut off

絕路

• Ykefng zoadlo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng zoat'lo af. [[...]] 
  no ways and means are left
  已經絕路了。

zuxzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zai [[...]] 

comfortable, at ease (with oneself and the world), freely, at will, (in Buddhism) free resistance, the mind free from delusion, independent, free, unrestrained, stable

自在,安穩

• Svaf khaf yar ze lorng bøe zuxzai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf khaf ie'ar ze lorng be zu'zai.; Svaf khaf ie'ar ze lorng bøe zu'zai. [[...]] 
  A three-legged chair cannot be stable.
  椅子三隻腳坐都坐不自在。

zuxkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'kym [[...]] 

from now on

自今

• Zuxkym yau, goar lorng bøo aix køq ciaqhwn af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zu'kym ie'au, goar lorng bøo aix køq ciah'hwn af. [[...]] 
  From now on I don't want to smoke any more.
  從今以後我都不要再抽煙了。

zu kor ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu kor ie'laai [[...]] 

since ancient times

自古以來

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。

hak ie tieiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak ie tix'iong [[...]] 

study for the purpose of application

學以致用

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。

hiamhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam'hoan [[...]] 

a suspect in a crime

嫌犯

• Thailaang ee hiamhoan ykefng zuxsiuo af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai'laang ee hiaam'hoan ie'kefng zu'siuo af. [[...]] 
  The suspect in the murder case has already turned himself in.
  殺人的嫌犯已經自首了。

hiexntviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tviuu [[...]] 

spot, the actual scene

現場

• Goar bøo ti hiexntviuu, sofie lorng m zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo ti hien'tviuu, sor'ie lorng m zay'viar. [[...]] 
  I don't know at all, because I was not on the spot.
  我不在現場,所以都不知道。

hiablegchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiap'lek'chiaf [[...]] 

bicycle or vehicle powered by two or more people

協力車

• Extaxng khiaa nng ee ysiong ee thihbea ciuxsi hiablegchiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'taxng khiaa nng ee ie'siong ee thiq'bea ciu'si hiap'lek'chiaf. [[...]] 
  A bicycle powered by two or more people is a "hiap-lek-chhia".
  可以騎兩人以上的自行車就是協力車。

hiao ie taixgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiao ie tai'gi [[...]] 

persuade someone to follow the right path by telling him what is right

曉以大義

honghoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'hoad [[...]] 

way, means or method of doing something

方法

• Ygoa bøo symmiq honghoad. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'goa bøo sirm'miq hofng'hoad. [[...]] 
  There is no other way.
  以外沒有什麼方法。

hongpix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'pix [[...]] 

seal, close completely

封閉

• Siausid lorng hongpix khix, sofie mxzay pvoarhang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siaw'sid lorng hofng'pix khix, sor'ie m'zay pvoax'hang. [[...]] 
  This was kept secret so no body knew anything about it.
  消息都封閉了,所以什麼都不知道。

huoie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'ie; (hux'ho) [[...]] 

give, bestow

賦予,賦與

ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie [[...]] 

by, through, with, to use, regard as (a sign of the object which it precedes, can often be translated by "take")

以

ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie [[...]] 

rely on, depend on, lean toward (similar to "y")

倚

ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie [[...]] 

chair, a couch, stool

椅

• befie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'ie [[...]] 
  stepladder
  活椅

• iøie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'ie; (afn'lok'ie) [[...]] 
  rocking-chair
  搖椅,安樂椅

• kau'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'ie [[...]] 
  arm-chair
  交椅

• phorng'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoxng'ie [[...]] 
  sofa
  沙發椅

• tin'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiin'ie [[...]] 
  rattan chair
  藤椅

ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie [[...]] 

already, come to an end, cease (sign of the past tense)

已

ykvoar tegcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kvoar tek'cioxng [[...]] 

fight a numerically superior enemy

以寡敵眾

ykoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'koad [[...]] 

have already decided

已決

ykofng uisiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kofng uii'siuo [[...]] 

take the offensive in a basically defensive operation

以攻為守

ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'laai [[...]] 

since

以來

• tuix hid ee sii ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix hid ee sii ie'laai; (tuix hid ee sii kaux tvaf) [[...]] 
  since then, after that
  從那個時候以來(到現在)

• itkiwsuogvor nii ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'kiuo'sux'gvor nii ie'laai [[...]] 
  since 1945
  緊急問題

ylai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'lai [[...]] 

within

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