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

hasten, hurry

催促

• Sikafn tøf iawbøe kaux si teq chiak symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'kafn tøf iao'boe kaux si teq chiak sirm'miq?; Sii'kafn tøf iao'bøe kaux si teq chiak sirm'miq? [[...]] 
  It is not time yet, what are you in a hurry about?
  時間還沒到,你是在催促什麼?

zongkaux kisi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zofng'kaux kii'si [[...]] 

religious prejudice

宗教歧視

zw'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux [[...]] 

most important, principal, essential

主要

• Taioaan zwiaux ee safnbut si bie kaq thngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan zuo'iaux ee sarn'but si bie kaq thngg. [[...]] 
  The principal products of Formosa are rice and sugar.
  臺灣主要的產物是米和糖。

• Goar ee zwiaux ee bogteg si thoankaux, m si kax Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee zuo'iaux ee bok'teg si thoaan'kaux, m si kax Efng'gie. [[...]] 
  My chief aim (purpose) is to spread the faith, not to teach English.
  我的主要目的是傳教不是教英文。

• zwiaux goan'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux goaan'yn [[...]] 
  chief cause or reason
  主要原因

guu khankhix kaux Pakkviaf iao si guu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu khafn'khix kaux Pag'kviaf iao si guu [[...]] 

unchangeable, remains the same, character is difficult to improve (Lit. If you lead a cow to Beijing, it is still a cow.)

牛牽到北京還是牛,永遠改不掉壞習慣

Høekaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoee'kaux; Høee'kaux; (Hoee'hoee'kaux) [[...]] 

Mohammedanism, Islamism

回(回) 教

• høekaosi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'kaux'si; høee'kaux'si [[...]] 
  mosque
  回教寺

iukisi... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'kii'si... [[...]] 

especially

尤其是 ...

• Iukisi bøo siu kaoiok ee laang cyn besixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iuu'kii'si bøo siu kaux'iok ee laang cyn bee'sixn. [[...]] 
  Uneducated people, especially, are very superstitious
  尤其是沒有受教育的人很迷信。

kaohuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'huxn [[...]] 

teachings, instructions, precepts, lesson, teach, give a lesson

教訓

• Cid pae ee sitpai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaohuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee sid'pai si cit ee cyn hør ee kaux'huxn. [[...]] 
  The failure of this time is a very good lesson for me.
  這次的失敗是個很好的教訓。

pøfluie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pør'luie [[...]] 

earthwork for defense, fortress

堡壘

• Kaohoe si lenghuun ee pøfluie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux'hoe si leeng'huun ee pør'luie. [[...]] 
  The church is the fortress of our soul.
  教會是靈魂的堡壘。

sikaux-si'tngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'kaux sii'tngf; sii'kaux-sii'tngf [[...]] 

bear it when the time comes, "sufficient for the day..."

時到時當,時候到了,另作打算

• Sikaux sii tngf, bøo bie cie hanci'thngf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'kaux sii tngf, bøo bie cie hafn'cii'thngf. [[...]] 
  If there is no rice, you'll cook sweet potato soup. — No need to worry beforehand, Cross that bridge when you come to it
  船到橋頭自然直,水來土掩,兵來將擋。

sixthviaf kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si'thviaf kaux'iok [[...]] 

audio-visual education

視聽教育

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