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bengliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'liaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

clear, distinct, perspicuous

明瞭

bøo bengliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo beeng'liaau ⬆︎ [[...]]
be obscure, lacking clearness
不明瞭,不清楚

Korng (siar) khaq bengliaau`lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng (siar) khaq beeng'liaau`lex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Speak more clearly. Write more clearly.
講(寫)明瞭點。

Goar bøextaxng bengliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'taxng beeng'liaau.; Goar bøe'taxng beeng'liaau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I cannot understand.
我不能明瞭。

bogbeeng kii biau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'beeng kii biau ⬆︎ [[...]]

very mysterious and abstruse, very strange, peculiar

莫明其妙

Y sor korng ee oe bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee oe bok'beeng kii biau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Everything he says is strange.
他所說的,莫名其妙。

Bøo laang jiblaai, arnzvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sidzai bogbeeng kii biau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang jip'laai, axn'zvoar cvii e bøo`khix, sit'zai bok'beeng kii biau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
No one went in, how come the money is gone. It's very strange.
沒有人進來,錢怎麼會丟,實在莫名其妙。

gienbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gieen'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]

state clearly, make a statement

言明

Y gienbeeng korng bøo hid khoarn ee suxsit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y gieen'beeng korng bøo hid khoarn ee su'sit. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He (flatly) denied the fact.
他言明沒有那種事實。

kafngbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'beeng; (korng'beeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]

make (a point) clear by explanation

講明

købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]

lofty and intelligent — said to one whose attainments are high, of excellent quality

高明

isut købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'sut køf'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]
one's medical skill is excellent
醫術高明

kisut købeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'sut køf'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]
excellent skill
技術高明

Y ee kisut sidzai cyn købeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee ky'sut sit'zai cyn køf'beeng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
His technique (or skill) is excellent.
他的技術實在很高明

Y kofng'oe ee kisut cyn købeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee ky'sut cyn køf'beeng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is good at talking. — He is good at praising or criticizing others.
他講話的技術很高明。

kofngbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'beeng ⬆︎ [[...]]

make (a point) clear by explanation, explain a matter clearly

講明

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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