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🗣u: Siok'gie korng, “Kao'goeh thay, bøo laang zay.” Thofng'sioong larn'laang kao`goeh ie'au khaq ciør u hofng'thay, m'køq cid'sii hofng'thay na laai, tvia'tvia e zø'seeng toa zay'hai. 俗語講：「九月颱，無人知。」通常咱人九月以後較少有風颱，毋過這時風颱若來，定定會造成大災害。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

俗話說：「九月的颱風，沒有人可預測。」一般農曆九月以後比較少出現颱風，不過要是颱風這時候來，常會造成大災害。

🗣u: Laang korng, “Aix'suie m kviaf laau phvi'zuie.” Thvy'khix ciaq'ni lerng, y kang'khoarn zheng hiaq ciør, lorng m kviaf e kvoaa`tiøh. 人講：「愛媠毋驚流鼻水。」天氣遮爾冷，伊仝款穿遐少，攏毋驚會寒著。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

所謂：「愛美不怕流鼻水。」天氣這麼冷，他照樣穿得那麼少，都不怕受涼了。

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

distinguished, sophisticated

風流

• Hit'ee laang cyn hoef, kaw bøe ciør lypeng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn hoef, kaw be ciør lie'peeng'iuo.; Hid'ee laang cyn hoef, kaw bøe ciør lie/luo'peeng'iuo. [[...]] 
  That person is very distinguished, he has a lot of women friends.
  那個人很風流,交很多女朋友。

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

• zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex [[...]] 
  get more done
  工作效率高

• Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
  人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

• øe khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng [[...]] 
  will get stronger
  會較強壯

• Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. [[...]] 
  If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
  每天運動,身體會較強壯。

• øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea [[...]] 
  be somewhat rude or impolite
  會失禮

• Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay øe khaq sitlea bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? [[...]] 
  I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
  我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

• tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa [[...]] 
  must get bigger, must grow more
  得大些

• Citkhoarn ee køefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. [[...]] 
  This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
  這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

• Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. [[...]] 
  Make it cheaper!
  算便宜點!

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