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bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]] 

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U joaxzøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngx`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]] 
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

zengzhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'zhaf [[...]] 

differ from, difference

差,差別

• U symmiq zengzhaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sirm'miq zefng'zhaf? [[...]] 
  What's the difference?
  有什麼差別?

• Zengzhaf joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zefng'zhaf loa'ze?; Zefng'zhaf joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  By how much or by how many does it differ?
  差多少?

• Bøo zengzhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo zefng'zhaf. [[...]] 
  There is no difference.
  沒有差別

zhutcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'cvii [[...]] 

pay money, pay a bill, offer or contribute money

出錢,付錢

• Goar chviar lie, lie zhutcvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar chviar lie, lie zhud'cvii. [[...]] 
  I'll do the inviting out to eat, you do the paying of the bill, okay?
  我請你,你付帳。

• Lie bøeq zhud joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq zhud loa'ze cvii?; Lie bøeq zhud joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much money will you contribute?
  你要出多少錢 ?

zoanpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'po [[...]] 

the whole, completely, fully

全部

• Zoanpo bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po boeq khix.; Zoaan'po bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  All of them are going
  全部要去。

• Zoanpo u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po u loa'ze?; Zoaan'po u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How many (much) in all?
  全部有多少 ?

zofngkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'kex [[...]] 

the sum total…, in all

總計

• Zofngkex u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zorng'kex u loa'ze?; Zorng'kex u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How much (or many) in all?
  總計有多少?

hng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hng; (oarn) [[...]] 

far, distant, remote See "oan"

遠

• U loa hng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa hng?; U joa hng? [[...]] 
  How far is it?
  有多遠?

• svaf englie hng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf efng'lie hng [[...]] 
  three miles' distance
  三英哩路

• nngxpoe hng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'poe hng; (kaf'poe hng) [[...]] 
  two times as far
  兩倍遠

ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: i'soaxn [[...]] 

estimate, budget, draw a budget

預算

• bøo ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo i'soaxn [[...]] 
  have no budget for
  沒有預算

• chiaukøex ixsoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'koex i'soaxn; chiaw'køex i'soaxn [[...]] 
  over the budget, an excess over the estimates
  超過預算

• Lie ixsoaxn joaxzøe cvii bøeq khyzhux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie i'soaxn loa'ze cvii boeq khie'zhux?; Lie i'soaxn joa'zøe cvii bøeq khie'zhux? [[...]] 
  How much did you budget to build your house?
  你預算多少錢要蓋房子?

jinmar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'mar [[...]] 

troops (obsolete), a crowd of people, traffic

人馬

• U joa zøe jinmar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze jiin'mar?; U joa zøe jiin'mar? [[...]] 
  How many persons (troops) are there?
  有多少人馬?

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

look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on

看

• khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax tien'viar [[...]] 
  watch a movie
  看電影

• khvoax pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax pve'laang [[...]] 
  examine a patient
  看病人

• ho isefng khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y'sefng khvoax [[...]] 
  be examined by a doctor
  給醫生看, 看醫生

• Tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag aix joaxkuo? Hef tiøqaix khvoax lie bøeq ze symmih chiaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix loa kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie boeq ze sirm'miq chiaf?; Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix joa'kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie bøeq ze sirm'mih chiaf? [[...]] 
  How long does it take to get from Taichung to Taipei? That depends on what kind of transportation you use. When "khoa*" follows certain other verb, it also has the meaning "to find out" or "to determine"
  從台中到台北要多久? 那得看你要坐什麼車?

• Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [[...]] 
  Count it and see if it is correct.
  算算看對不對?

• Ciah khvoax u høfciah `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah khvoax u hør'ciah `bøo? [[...]] 
  Taste it and see if it is good.
  吃吃看好不好吃?

• Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix mng khvoax y boeq laai `bøo?; Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [[...]] 
  Go and ask whether he is coming or not? Go and ask if he is coming. When used with the verb "mng" to ask, the word "khoa*" sometimes has the meaning of "whether...or", sometimes it has the meaning of "if" at other time "mng khoa*" means "to fi
  你去問問看他要不要來?

• Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix khvoax y laai boe?; Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [[...]] 
  Go and see whether he has arrived yet. Sometimes the word "khoa*" alone, when followed by a question, has the meaning of "whether or not"
  你去看他來了嗎?

khuisurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy'surn [[...]] 

damage and loss, deficit in business, suffer a loss

虧損

• Khuisurn joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khuy'surn loa'ze?; Khuy'surn joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How much was your loss?
  虧損多少?

kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor [[...]] 

estimate, to value, consider

估

• Kor joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kor loa'ze cvii ?; Kor joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much is the estimated figure?
  估多少錢?

kofkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kex [[...]] 

estimate, to estimate, appraise

估價

• kofkex joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kex loa'ze cvii?; kor'kex joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much is the estimated sum?
  估價多少錢?

• Chviar lie kofkex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie kor'kex. [[...]] 
  Please make an estimate of it.
  請你估價。

kofkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kym [[...]] 

money paid for shares (in partnership, cooperative)

股金

• Lie ti hoxzoxsia u joaxzøe kofkym? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti ho'zo'sia u loa'ze kor'kym?; Lie ti ho'zo'sia u joa'zøe kor'kym? [[...]] 
  How may shares do you have in the credit union?
  你在互助社有多少股金?

kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuo; (kiuo) [[...]] 

long (in time), lasting

久

• Joaxkuo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Loa'kuo?; Joa'kuo? [[...]] 
  How long?
  多久?

• cit tiafmzefng kuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit tiarm'zefng kuo [[...]] 
  for an hour, as long as an hour
  一個鐘頭久

loa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa; joa [[...]] 

How much? How many? How? (used only before adjectives)

多少? 幾?

joaxzøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze?; joa'zøe [[...]] 

How many? How much?

多少?

joaxhør? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'hør?; joa'hør? [[...]] 

How good?

多好?

joaxtngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'tngg; joa'tngg [[...]] 

How long?

多長?

mxcviamih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa'mih [[...]] 

not very good, does not come to much, something inferior

不像樣,不多

• Thaxn joaxzøe cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaxn loa'ze cvii?; Thaxn joa'zøe cvii? [[...]] 
  How much money did you make ?
  賺多少錢?

• Mxcviamih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa'mih. [[...]] 
  Not much
  不多

joaxzøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze/zoe; joa'zøe [[...]][i#] [p.174]

SV(Q)/Nmod(Q) : how many or much, so many or much

多少

joaxzøe tuo joaxzøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze; joa'zøe tuo joa'zøe [[...]][i#] [p.174]

SV/ph : rather high (price)

太貴

u: joa'ar loa'ar 若仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0830/B1015] [#26072]

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