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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]] 
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

zoanjim ee lauxsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'jim ee lau'sw; (zoafn'jim kaux'oaan) [[...]] 

full time teacher

專任的老師,專任教員

imgak lauxsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'gak lau'sw; (ym'gak kaux'sw) [[...]] 

music master (mistress), music-teacher

音樂老師,音樂教師

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

sustain, to bear, able, adequate for, worthy of, fit for

堪,撐

• bøexkhafm`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'khafm'tid; bøe'khafm`tid [[...]] 
  unable to endure, too weak to sustain, unworthy, dare not accept
  承擔不了,當不起

• Goar ee sengkhw bøexkhamtid zøx cid khoarn ee khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw be'khafm'tid zøx cid khoarn ee khafng'khoex.; Goar ee sefng'khw bøe'khafm'tid zøx cid khoarn ee khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  I am too weak to do this kind of job.
  我的身體擔當不了這種工作。

• Goar bøexkhamtid zøx lie ee lauxsw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'khafm'tid zøx lie ee lau'sw.; Goar bøe'khafm'tid zøx lie ee lau'sw. [[...]] 
  I am unqualified to be your teacher.
  我當不起你的老師。

• Ho lie thiin tee, cyn bøexkhafm`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie thiin tee, cyn be'khafm'tid.; Ho lie thiin tee, cyn bøe'khafm`tid. [[...]] 
  I am overwhelmed with gratitude to be served tea by you (said to a superior).
  讓你倒茶,真不敢當。

• øexkhafm-tid/øexkhafm`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khafm'tid; øe'khafm`tid [[...]] 
  worthy, fit for, able to bear (opposite of "be-kham-tit")
  堪當,當得起

• lankhafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'khafm [[...]] 
  intolerable, unbearable
  難堪

lauxsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'sw [[...]] 

teacher

老師

sinlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'laai [[...]] 

having just come or arrived

新來

• sinlaai ee lauxsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'laai ee lau'sw [[...]] 
  new teacher
  新來的老師

sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw [[...]] 

army, a division in the Chinese army, master, teacher, tutor, to pattern or model after another

師

• bogsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'sw [[...]] 
  pastor, (Protestant) minister
  牧師

• hoatsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'sw [[...]] 
  Buddhist priest
  法師

• isw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'sw [[...]] 
  physician
  醫師

• lauxsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'sw [[...]] 
  teacher
  老師

• ludsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lut'sw [[...]] 
  lawyer
  律師

u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u; (iuo) [[...]] 

have, there is (are), "Yes," in answering such questions as "Have you?" "Is there?", sometimes also used somewhat like an auxiliary of the past tense. Used to express habitual action

有

• U cioxnggoaan hagsefng, bøo cioxnggoaan lauxsw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ciong'goaan hak'sefng, bøo ciong'goaan lau'sw. [[...]] 
  The student surpasses the teacher.
  有狀元學生,無狀元老師(青出於藍而勝於藍)

• cy'u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u [[...]] 
  there is (are) only...
  只有

• iawu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'u [[...]] 
  there is still more, there are still..., there is more yet, have more.
  還有

• korng uxee bø'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng u'ee bøo'ee [[...]] 
  talking at random, useless talk
  說廢話

• na u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na'u [[...]] 
  if there be
  假使有

• thøfu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'u [[...]] 
  succeed in getting by asking for
  要到了

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