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🗣 ah 🗣 (u: ah) 曷^t [wt][mo] a̍h [#]: 1. (Adv) (in rhetorical questions) why; why on earth (i.e. there is no need); why bother || 何必、何須、哪。反問語，表示疑問。; 🗣le: (u: Lie ah'sae korng hid'lø oe?) 🗣 (你曷使講彼號話？) (你何須說那種話？); 🗣le: (u: Lie ah'tiøh arn'nef zøx?) 🗣 (你曷著按呢做？) (你何必這樣做？); 2. (Adv) used for emphasis (still) || 表示強調的語氣。; 🗣le: (u: Cid ciorng tai'cix lie ah kvar zøx?) 🗣 (這種代誌你曷敢做？) (這種事情你也敢做？); 🗣le: (u: Zef ah'tiøh korng?) 🗣 (這曷著講？) (這還用說？)
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🗣 ah 🗣 (u: ah) 盒^p [wt][mo] a̍h [#]: 1. (N) || 盒子、匣子。有底有蓋，可以開合的盛物器皿。; 🗣le: (u: thiq ah) 🗣 (鐵盒) (鐵盒); 2. (Mw) 'Classifier for boxes or cases''' || 計算盒裝物的單位。
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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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