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a'huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'huy [[...]]

young man who combines the characteristics of a hippie and a juvenile delinquent

阿飛

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

duck, drake

鴨子

Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]]
unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
危在旦夕,還不知。

ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]]
make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
姑妄要求

ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]]
hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]]
flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
平板腳

armsaxm sofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'saxm sor'zai [[...]]

secret place where crimes can be committed in the dark, a man's private parts

陰穢之地,陰森之地

angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'svoax [[...]]

red string, refers to the red string in Chinese folklore brings a man and his mate together, Chinese version of Cupid's arrow

紅線

khafn angsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn aang'svoax [[...]]
act as go-between
牽紅線

auxpiahsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'piaq'svoaf [[...]]

background, said of powerful influence assisting a man

後山,背景,靠山,後盾

baxnbut cy leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'but cy leeng [[...]]

man (Lit. Wisest of all creatures)

萬物之靈

bayhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bae'hoex; bae'høex [[...]]

goods of poor quality, substandard goods, bad man

不良物品(人)

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

soil, foul, stain, dirty up

染,沾

bag cit ee miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag cit ee miaa [[...]]
said of a man supposed to be doing work, but really idle
沾一個名

bagkngf ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kngf ee laang [[...]]

man who can see, not blind

能視的人

bad kaq u sin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad kaq u sin; (bad kaq u zhwn) [[...]]

know very thoroughly, as a man's whole character

很熟識

bøexkviezexng`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kvix'zexng'tid; bøe'kvix'zexng`tid [[...]]

unfit to be looked at publicly, as man or affair all incorrect, ugly, dirty

見不得人

Citniar svaf bøe-kviezexng-tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid niar svaf be'kvix'zexng'tid.; Cid'niar svaf bøe-kvix'zexng-tid. [[...]]
This shirt is terrible looking. (very dirty or out-of-date)
這件衣服見不得人。

benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'gi [[...]]

one's name, the name as opposed to reality or substance, the outward reason for doing something

名義

eng... ee benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng... ee beeng'gi [[...]]
under the name of...
用 ...的名義

zaisarn voa thaethaix ee benggi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'sarn voa thaix'thaix ee beeng'gi [[...]]
transfer assets to his wife
財產換太太的名義

benggixsiong ee angbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'gi'siong ee afng'bor [[...]]
man and wife in name only
名義上的夫妻

befnghor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: berng'hor [[...]]

fierce tiger

猛虎

Befnghor bøe tuix-tid kaukuun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Berng'hor be tuix'tid kaau'kuun.; Berng'hor bøe tuix-tid kaau'kuun. [[...]]
A tiger cannot beat a crowd of monkeys.
猛虎難抵猴群。

befnghor thiafm sit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: berng'hor thiafm sit [[...]]
an evil man becoming still more hurtful (Lit. a fierce tiger sews on wings)
猛虎添翼

bengjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'jiin [[...]]

man who is above board in his dealings, an upright person

明人

Bengjiin pud zøx armsu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Beeng'jiin pud zøx axm'su.; Beeng'jiin pud zøx/zøex axm'su. [[...]]
honest man does not engage in clandestine dealings
明人不做暗事

bengsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'su [[...]]

man of distinction, notable or distinguished person

名士

bylamzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'laam'zuo [[...]]

handsome man

美男子

bøo laau utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau uu'tøe [[...]]

put a man too much to shame, as by severe scolding before others

不留餘地

bøpie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'pie; (buu'pie) [[...]]

peerless, incomparable, matchless

無比

Y sidzai iofngkarm bøpie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sit'zai iorng'karm bøo'pie. [[...]]
He is a man of matchless bravery.
他實在勇敢無比。

seakaix bupie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'kaix buu'pie. [[...]]
unparalleled in the world
世界無比

bosu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'su [[...]]

make a plan for something

謀事

Bosu zai jiin, sengsu zai thiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boo'su zai jiin, seeng'su zai thiefn. [[...]]
Man proposes, God disposes
謀事在人,成事在天。

boafnciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boarn'ciog [[...]]

satisfactory, be satisfied

滿足

Laang ee iogbong efng'oarn bøextaxng boafnciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang ee iok'bong erng'oarn be'taxng boarn'ciog.; Laang ee iok'bong erng'oarn bøe'taxng boarn'ciog. [[...]]
Man's desires can never be satisfied.
人的慾望永遠不能滿足。

bong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong; (bang) [[...]]

view, watch, hope, expect the 15th of each lunar month

望

bengbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'bong [[...]]
fame, reputation
名望

giofngbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giorng'bong [[...]]
look up to
仰望

itbong buzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'bong buu'zex [[...]]
very vast, as flood
一望無際

khatbong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khad'bong [[...]]
long for or crave for, as a thirsty man longs for water
渴望

bu'tok puttioxnghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tok pud'tiong'hw [[...]]

ruthlessness is the mark of a truly great man, one who is not ruthless is not a truly great man

無毒不丈夫

bunhagkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'hak'kaf [[...]]

man of letters, literary man

文學家

bunhøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'høo [[...]]

eminent writer, a great man of letters

文豪

bunjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'jiin [[...]]

literary man, man of letters, literati, a civilian

文人

budcitsiong ee an'uix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'cid'siong ee afn'uix [[...]]

material comforts

物質上的安慰

Laang su'iaux zengsinsiong kab budcitsiong ee an'uix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang sw'iaux zefng'siin'siong kab but'cid'siong ee afn'uix. [[...]]
Man needs both spiritual and material consolations.
人需要精神上和物質上的安慰。

zapof-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'pof'laang; zaf'pof-laang [[...]]

man, male

男人

zah laang ee oexthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah laang ee oe'thaau [[...]]

interrupt a man when speaking, to cut short another's long story

打斷人的話

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

material, raw material

材

jinzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'zaai [[...]]
capable man
人材

sinzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'zaai [[...]]
constitution, physical body
身材

zaechiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'chiab; (køq'zhoa) [[...]]

remarry (said of a man)

再娶

zaizuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'zuo [[...]]

man of wealth and property

財主

zaizuo kajiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'zuo kaf'jiin [[...]]

marriage between a brilliant man and a beautiful woman, an ideal couple

才子佳人

zawsiarbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'siax'bea [[...]]

ceremony of the Taoist (or local) religion seeking reconciliation or forgiveness of the sins of a diseased person in which a Taoist priest manipulates the paper figurines a man riding a horse

道士用紙做的馬,為了赦死者的罪而舉行的儀式

zeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg; (siog) [[...]]

younger brothers of one's father, polite title to a moderately old man, not so old as one's father

叔

zeng'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'aix [[...]]

love between man and woman

情愛

zengbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'bor [[...]]

former wife of a man who has remarried

前妻

zerngjiin kunzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'jiin kwn'zuo [[...]]

man of honor, gentleman

正人君子

Y si cit ee zerngjiin kunzuo, bøeq nar øe zøx hid khoarn taixcix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, boeq nar e zøx hid khoarn tai'cix.; Y si cit ee zexng'jiin kwn'zuo, bøeq nar øe zøx/zøex hid khoarn tai'cix. [[...]]
He is a respectable person, how come he would so something like that?
他是一個正人君子,怎麼會做那種事情。

zengsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'siin [[...]]

animal spirits, vitality, the spiritual part of man that has an existence apart from the body, the spirit of, mental faculty

精神

bøo-zengsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zefng'siin; bøo-zefng'siin [[...]]
tired, spiritless
沒有精神

uytai ee zengsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uie'tai ee zefng'siin [[...]]
great spirit
偉大的精神

zhagtiøh kutphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhak'tiøh kud'phang [[...]]

offend a man by speaking so as to reveal his wrong doing, touch on a sore point

刺到骨縫,說到癢(痛)處

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

fierce and cruel, savage

凶殘

Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøar tuqsie cit ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cyn zhaan, iong tøf'ar tuh'sie cit ee laang. [[...]]
That man is very fierce, he used a knife to stab someone.
那個人很凶殘,用刀子殺死了一個人。

zhawky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'ky [[...]]

stalk of grass, a straw

草枝

zhawky kvee tør laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'ky kvee tør laang [[...]]
great disasters come from small causes (Lit. A man can be fallen with a straw.)
一枝小草也能使人失足倒地。不要小看事情

zhe'eng`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef'eng`ee [[...]]

houseboy, maid of all work, handy man, servant

佣人

zhvekonglat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'koong'lat; zhvef/chvy'koong'lat [[...]]

working very vigorously like a strong young man who does not economize his strength, sometimes too roughly or rashly

蠻力

zhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheq; zhøeq; (zhoeq) [[...]]

hate, to dislike

恨,厭惡

Goar cyn zheq hid khoarn laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cyn zheq hid khoarn laang. [[...]]
I really hate that kind of man.
我很厭惡那種人。

zhek'oar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'oar [[...]]

press close, as on a man

擠近,靠近

chixkimhii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi'kym'hii [[...]]

support good-looking young man

養小白臉

chikøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chy'køf [[...]]

bawdy, lecherous, salacious (said of a man)

好色(男人)

chionghie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'hie [[...]]

arrange a wedding for a very ill young man with the hope that the 'event of great joy" will drive away his bad luck and hasten his recovery (an old Chinese custom)

沖喜

chitthøar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'thøo'ar; (chid'thøo'laang) [[...]]

playboy, man of pleasure

流氓

chiwleng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'leng [[...]]

order issued personally by a man at the top

手令

zhuix lalaf-hao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix laf'laf hao; zhuix laf'laf-hao [[...]]

said in praise of a child beginning to talk a good deal, or in blame of a man who talks too much

嘴啦啦叫,多嘴

zhwn-tngchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'tngg'chiuo; zhwn-tngg'chiuo [[...]]

stretch out a long arm (said of a beggar or man always requesting money or things)

求乞

zhutseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'seg [[...]]

promising person, man or woman

出息

øe zhutseg ee gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e zhud'seg ee girn'ar [[...]]
promising child
有出息的孩子

bøe zhutseg ee gyn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be zhud'seg ee girn'ar; bøe zhud'seg ee girn'ar [[...]]
hopeless child
沒出息的孩子

ciesu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cix'su [[...]]

man of purpose and principle, man of high ambitions

志士

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

money, cash

錢

uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]]
wealthy man
有錢人

U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]]
Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
有錢能使鬼推磨。

cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]]
Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

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

person (equivalent to the 'er' of maker or speaker), final relative particle, who, often used to form an adjective

者

aehvorciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'hvox'ciar [[...]]
lover of sports, art or music
愛好者

hagciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'ciar [[...]]
man of learning
學者

kieciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'ciar [[...]]
reporter, newsman, journalist
記者

sysiongciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'siofng'ciar [[...]]
the dead and injured
死傷者

cviaa laang koaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa laang koaan [[...]]

about as high as a man's height

將近一人高

ciah laang ee png [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah laang ee png [[...]]

be in a man's employ, dependent on him

受雇

Ciah voar-lai, søeq voar-goa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah voar'lai, soeq voar'goa.; Ciah voar-lai, søeq voar-goa. [[...]]

eat a man's food and speak ill of him behind his back

吃裡扒外

ciaxm laang ee bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaxm laang ee bor [[...]]

take possession of another man's wife

佔他人妻

cienzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'zhef [[...]]

former wife of a man who has remarried

前妻

ciernlam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciexn'lam [[...]]

man of war, battleship

戰艦

ciedciog sientefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciet'ciog siefn'tefng [[...]]

nimble man gets there first

捷足先登

cinkhofng tøextaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'khofng te'taix; cyn'khofng tøe'taix [[...]]

region where no authority is exercised by any party, (military) no man's land

真空地帶

ciøf-kviafsaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf'kviar'saix; ciøf-kviar'saix [[...]]

marry the daughter to a man who will live with her family and bear her family name (said of a family without a male heir)

招女婿,招贅

ciøqbøar-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'bø'ar'sym; ciøh'bø'ar-sym [[...]]

man in the middle, coordinator, mediator, a person who suffers complaints from both disputants (Lit. pivot bar or center of the upper and lower mill stones)

石磨心,中人,斡旋者

ciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciorng; (zerng) [[...]]

seeds of grains, races of human beings, descendants, posterity, species, type, kind or sort

種

cid ciorng laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid ciorng laang [[...]]
this sort of man
這種人

hid ciorng hoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid ciorng hoef [[...]]
that type of flower
那種花

ciorngbuun hofzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioxng'buun hor'zuo [[...]]

capable young man from a distinguished family

將門虎子

ciofng'ixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciorng'ixn [[...]]

have charge of the official seal the man in charge

掌印

ciofngtø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciorng'tø; (ciorng'toa) [[...]]

steer a ship, the man in charge

掌舵

cid zerng laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid zerng laang [[...]]

this kind of man

這種人

ciwloong pngxte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'loong png'te [[...]]

man who can do nothing but drink and eat, a good for nothing (Lit. wine sack and rice bag)

酒囊飯袋,笨蛋

ciwseg zaikhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'seg zaai'khix [[...]]

wine, women, wealth and power four main temptations of man

酒色財氣

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx; zngf'zøx/zøex; (zngf'zoex) [[...]]

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]]
bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
壞人偽裝成好人。

Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]]
He disguised himself as a woman.
他扮成女人。

zøxciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zø'ciu [[...]]

education, train a man for an official position, one's achievement or accomplishment

造就

zø ie thai pe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zø ie thai pe [[...]]

waiting for death like troops in desperate condition or a hopelessly poor man

坐以待斃

Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [[...]]

A chicken has to scratch for food, a man has to work.

雞要扒,人要撈,要生活下去, 就得努力。

zørlaang/zøealaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'laang; zøx/zøex'laang; (zoex'laang) [[...]]

behavior, be a man, act humanely

為人,做人

Lie cyn gaau zørlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn gaau zøx'laang.; Lie cyn gaau zøx/zøex'laang. [[...]]
You are very kind.
你很會做人。

Cyn øq zørlaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn øq zøx'laang. [[...]]
It is difficult to act kindly and pleasantly to everyone.
為人難

zøx`laang/zøex`laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx`laang; zøx/zøex`laang [[...]]

betroth one's daughter to a man

允親,許配

Cit'ee za'bor gynnar iawbøe zøx`laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'boe zøx`laang.; Cid'ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'bøe zøx`laang. [[...]]
This girl is not yet engaged.
這個女孩還沒許配人。

zørlaang cyn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'laang cyn hør [[...]]

behave kindly or well, a man of personality

為人很好

zoat auxtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoat au'tai [[...]]

take revenge on a man by killing all his children

絕後代,絕嗣

zokkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'koaix [[...]]

injure like a demon causing trouble or as someone's secret opposition, to behave in an idle and wicked way (said of a young man)

作怪

zorngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoxng'su [[...]]

brave man, stout hearted man, hero

壯士

zorngtefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoxng'tefng [[...]]

able bodied man, an adult fit for military service

壯丁

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

child, son, offspring, seed, fruit, designation used in speaking of or to a man in former times (somewhat similar to "mister")

子

zwzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'zvae [[...]]

the man in charge, a Being with supreme powers, God

主宰

zuxiuu loan'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'iuu loaan'aix [[...]]

freedom of choice (between a man and a woman), as opposed to the old fashioned idea of arranged marriage

自由戀愛

enghioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'hioong [[...]]

hero, a great man

英雄

engkiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'kiet [[...]]

great man, hero

英傑

hagbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'bun [[...]]

learning, study, knowledge

學問

u hagbun ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hak'bun ee laang [[...]]
educated man
有學問的人

hagseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'seg [[...]]

knowledge derived from studies, learning

學識

u hagseg ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hak'seg ee laang [[...]]
man of learning
有學識的人

ham'iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'iorng [[...]]

capability for kindness, patient, lenient, tolerant or broad minded under all circumstances without showing one's inner feelings, cherish and nourish

涵養

Y cyn u ham'iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn u haam'iorng. [[...]]
He is a cultured man, a good natured man.
他很有涵養。

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

Han dynasty, of the Chinese people or language, a man, a fellow

漢,個子

toaxhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'haxn [[...]]
very tall, be tall (only refers to the height of people)
高大

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]]
be short (only refers to the height of people)
矮小

gaulaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gaau'laang [[...]]

great man, a V.I.P.

大人物,偉人

gixjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'jiin; (gi'su) [[...]]

righteous man, fair-minded person

義人,義士

giabciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap'ciar [[...]]

business man or manager

業者

goansie-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'sie'jiin; goaan'sie-jiin [[...]]

primitive man

原始人

goadha løfjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goat'ha lør'jiin; (goat'lør) [[...]]

old man in the moon — he is supposed to unite by an invisible thread those persons destined to be married

月下老人,月老

haolaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'laam [[...]]

bereaved son(s) (expression used in obituary), said also in scolding a man who looks very foolish, dull, unintelligent, "You look as if you're in mourning for a parent"

孝男,愛哭鬼(罵人)

haopng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'png [[...]]

make offering to the spirit of a man recently buried

祭飯,吃飯(粗話)

hviamoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaf'moe; hviaf'moe/be [[...]]

man and his young sister

兄妹

hienjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'jiin [[...]]

good and wise man

賢人

hietsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'sexng [[...]]

strong sense of righteousness, full bloodedness

血性

u hietsexng ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hied'sexng ee laang [[...]]
man of righteousness
有血性之人

hiaupoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaw'poe [[...]]

treat a man ill from whom we have received benefits, break an agreement, embezzle money

背信

hit'hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid hø; (hid lø) [[...]]

that sort or kind

那種

hid hø laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hid hø laang; (hid lø laang) [[...]]
that kind of man
那種人

høfgiah-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'giah'laang; hør'giah-laang [[...]]

rich man

富有的人

høfhaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'haxn [[...]]

brave man, hero, tough guy

好漢

høfhør siensvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'hør siefn'svy [[...]]

good natured man, "soft" guy who never quarrels with the world

好好先生

høkiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'kiet [[...]]

hero, man of outstanding talent, intelligence and courage

豪傑

høfmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'mia [[...]]

good fortune (a man who is well off)

命好

hofhu buu khiefnzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'hu buu khiern'zuo [[...]]

no laggard among the children of a brave or talented man (tiger father will not beget dog son)

虎父無犬子

Hor løh peng'viuu pi khiern khy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hor løh peeng'viuu pi khiern khy. [[...]]

hero or brave man can be bullied by a bunch of weaklings when he is down on his luck. (A tiger out of his natural environment can be bullied by a dog.)

虎落平陽被犬欺。

hoankhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'khof; (tøx'hoafn'khof) [[...]]