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bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao ⬆︎ [[...]] 

do not know how to (affirmative form is øexhiao)

不會

• Bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
  不會開船嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Bøexhiao siuu, khanthoaf laxnphaf toa kiuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa khiuu.; Bøe'hiao siuu, khafn'thoaf lan'phaf toa kiuu. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
  不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

• Cid kux ee iesux goar bøexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar be'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar bøe'hiao. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
  這句的意思我不懂。

• Goar bøexhiao saychiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao sae'chiaf.; Goar bøe'hiao sae'chiaf. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I don't know how to drive a car.
  我不會開車。

• Goar bøexhiao korng Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao korng Efng'gie.; Goar bøe'hiao korng Efng'gie. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
  我不會講英語。

• Goar bøexhiao eng ti ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao eng ti ciah.; Goar bøe'hiao eng ti ciah. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
  我不會用筷子吃飯。

chiørkhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøx'khoef; chiøx'khøef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

comical, a comic or comedian, Nonsense!

喜劇的,滑稽的,笑話

zoexkhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoe'khoef; zoe'khøef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

chief offender, ringleader

罪魁

hiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam ⬆︎ [[...]] 

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

khøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef; khøef; (khoef) ⬆︎ [[...]] 

river, stream, rivulet (bigger than "kau")

溪

khøezuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'zuie; khøef'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]] 

water from a mountain stream

溪水

khøe'hii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'hii; khøef'hii ⬆︎ [[...]] 

stream fish

溪魚

khøe'hvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'hvoa; khøef'hvoa ⬆︎ [[...]] 

embankment along a river

溪岸

khøekhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'khao; khøef'khao ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mouth of river

溪口

khøekøar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'køf'ar; khøef'køf'ar ⬆︎ [[...]] 

river fish

溪哥(溪魚)

• Khøekøar chviuo sayhoef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khef'køf'ar chviuo sae'hoef.; Khøef'køf'ar chviuo sae'hoef. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  He steals everything he can get his hands on. (Lit. The river fish steals feces.)
  溪哥搶著吃(拼命搶)

khøekog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'kog; khøef'kog ⬆︎ [[...]] 

valley, canyon, gorge

溪谷

khøeliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'liuu; khøef'liuu ⬆︎ [[...]] 

mountain stream

溪流

khøemoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'moaa; khøef'moaa ⬆︎ [[...]] 

fresh-water eel

溪鰻,淡水鰻

khøef`nih bøo kharmkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'nih bøo khaxm'koax; khøef`nih bøo khaxm'koax ⬆︎ [[...]] 

Good for nothing. Useless lout! (Lit. The river has no cover — so it's easy for you to go throw yourself in.)

河流沒蓋蓋子(比喻人沒用,可跳河死)

khøepvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'pvy; khøef'pvy ⬆︎ [[...]] 

river side

溪邊

khøepof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'pof; khøef'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 

dry land by the edge of a river — (originally part of the river)

溪埔

khøetøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'tea; khøef'tøea ⬆︎ [[...]] 

river bed, bottom of a river

溪底

khøe'haai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoef'haai; khøef'haai ⬆︎ [[...]] 

look for problems, active

毛病多,動作多

Løzuie Khef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Løo'zuie Khef; Løo'zuie Khøef ⬆︎ [[...]] 

muddy river, name of a river in Taiwan

濁水溪

pof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 

plain, arena, meadow, level (or gently sloping) piece of ground

埔

• haypof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  part of beach which is only flooded at high tide
  海埔

• khøepof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'pof; khøef'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  grassy banks of a stream which are sometimes over flooded
  溪埔

• soapof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaf'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  sandy beach
  砂埔

• svoapof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svoaf'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  gently sloping or level grassy place an a hill
  山埔

sayzuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'zuun ⬆︎ [[...]] 

sail a boat

駕船,開船,駛船

• Bexhiao sayzuun hiaam khef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; Bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  bad workman never has a good tool.
  不會開船嫌溪灣,不怪自己,反而怨天尤人。

soapof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaf'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 

sandy plain

沙埔地

• khesoapof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'soaf'pof; khøef'soaf'pof ⬆︎ [[...]] 
  sandy bed of a stream
  溪沙埔地

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