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- harmkhoaxkhoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haxm'khoa'khoa; (haxm'koa'koa) [[...]]
- reckless and careless in managing affairs, absurd, nonsensical
- 荒謬極了,馬虎極了
- kaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix; (koax) [[...]]
- mustard plant. (see "koa" for other words)
- 芥
- khøeabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khex'bør; khøex'bør/buo; (khoex'buo, khex'pe, khoex'pe) [[...]]
- A relationship somewhat like that of godparents. When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child, according to fortune-tellers, his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the "khøeape" and "khøeabuo" bring a little water and uncooked rice as the symbol of feeding that child. Usually this relationship is very temporary and is entered into to fool the spirits. But even now some people like to ask someone of the higher classes to be their khøeape or khøeabuo in order to pave the way to success for themselves. It is also called "koa* chui-bi".
- 乾娘,乾爹
- koa'ar-hix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'ar'hix; koaf'ar-hix [[...]]
- musical drama, folk opera, Taiwanese opera
- 歌仔戲
- koa'aau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'aau [[...]]
- one's singing voice, one's vocal talent as a singer
- 歌喉
- koa'eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'eng [[...]]
- sing hymns, sing praises of (Catholic)
- 歌詠
- koa'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'ho [[...]]
- very accomplished female vocalist
- 歌后
- koa'hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'hwn [[...]]
- divide and distribute, apportion, to partition, dismember
- 瓜分
- koa'iaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'iaau; (koaf'kheg) [[...]]
- popular song
- 歌謠(曲)
- koa'thviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'thviaf [[...]]
- entertainment establishment where popular songs are sung by professional singers
- 歌廳
- koa'tieen lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tieen lie'ha [[...]]
- do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree — a position that invites suspicion, give no needless grounds for suspicion
- 瓜田李下
- koa'tvoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tvoaa [[...]]
- vocal circle or group
- 歌壇