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cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu ⬆︎ [[...]]

itch, itchy

癢,痒

Cid ui øe cviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui e cviu.; Cid ui øe cviu. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This is itchy.
這裏會癢。

pecviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pee cviu ⬆︎ [[...]]
scratch an itchy spot
抓癢

Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee m pee, bøo cviu e pee kaq laau hoeq.; Cviu`ee m pee, bøo cviu`ee pee kaq laau hoeq/huiq. ⬆︎ [[...]]
neglect important matters, while very busy about what does not concern him (Lit. won't scratch the itchy place, but where is no itch, scratches till the blood flows)
癢的不抓,不癢的抓到流血(該做的不做,不該做的反而做了)。

cviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu; (siong) ⬆︎ [[...]]

above, upon, upper, go up, ascend, come up to, go above

上

m cviu cidgøeqjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu cit goeh jit; m cviu cit'gøeh'jit; (m cviu cit kor goeh) ⬆︎ [[...]]
not quite a month
不到一個月

cviu zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu zhefng ⬆︎ [[...]]
reach or more than one thousand
上千

cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]

think well of, to respect

上眼

m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]
think unimportant, despise
不上眼

khvoax laang m cviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]
despise people
看不起人

cviuxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'kax ⬆︎ [[...]]

easy to teach

很受教

cyn m cviuxkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn m cviu'kax ⬆︎ [[...]]
difficult to teach
很不受教

jiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaux; (liaux) ⬆︎ [[...]]

scratch

抓,癢

Cviu ee sofzai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sofzai jiaux kaq lau'huiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, be cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq.; Cviu ee sor'zai m jiaux, bøe cviu ee sor'zai jiaux kaq laau'huiq. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Not to do what has to be done, but to work hard on unnecessary matters. (Lit. Not to scratch the itchy place, but to scratch a place that is not itchy until it bleeds.)
癢的不抓,不癢的抓得流血,該做的不做,不該做的反而做了。

khvoarcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]

think well off, to respect

看上眼

khvoarmxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'm'cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]
despise, look down on
看不上眼

mxcviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu ⬆︎ [[...]]

does come up to, less than

不足,看不起

mxcviu cit nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviu cit nii ⬆︎ [[...]]
less than a year
不足一年

khvoax mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax m'cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]
think unimportant, despise
看不上眼

khvoax laang mxcviuxbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax laang m'cviu'bak ⬆︎ [[...]]
despise people
看不起人

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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.
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