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bin'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

privately owned; of the people; of the people

民有

bukii-put'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

all sorts of strange things

無奇不有; 千奇百怪

butiofng seng'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make something out of nothing; fabricate; invent; to frame up

無中生有

butiofng-seng'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

purely fictitious; fabricated; to make something out of nothing

無中生有

ciarm'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

possess of; occupancy; be seized of; in possession of; take possession of

佔有

kehchviuu iuo nie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

There are ears on the other side of the wall. ─ It's difficult to keep a secret. The walls have ears

隔牆有耳

kengciar iuo kii tieen^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

land to the tiller (final phase of the land reform program on Taiwan)

耕者有其田

khiøq bah'iuo'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

take advantage of occasion

趁機會; 拾肉幼仔

kok'iuo zaisafnkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

The Bureau of National Assets (under the Ministry of Finance)

國有財產局

kuo'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to take possession of; to appropriate

據有

piet iuo thiente [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

another state of existence altogether; a different world (of delight)

別有天地

siukuy kok'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

nationalization of property; nationalize (enterprises)

收歸國有

zha'iuo'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

small pieces of wood; chips; fine pieces of firewood

碎木片; 柴幼仔

🗣 iwsuo ylaai 🗣 (u: iuo'suo ie'laai) 有史以來 [wt][mo] iú-sú í-lâi [#]

1. () (CE) since the beginning of history || 有史以來
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 o'iuo/oiuo 🗣 (u: of'iuo) 烏有 [wt][mo] oo-iú [#]

1. (V) || 泡湯、落空。

🗣le: (u: Y ee sym'hied lorng of'iuo`khix`aq.) 🗣 (伊的心血攏烏有去矣。) (他的心血都付諸流水了。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 teg'iuo 🗣 (u: tek'iuo) 特有 [wt][mo] ti̍k-iú [#]

1. () (CE) specific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive || 特有
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 thviaiuo 🗣 (u: thviaf'iuo) 聽友 [wt][mo] thiann-iú [#]

1. () (CE) listener (of a radio program etc) || 聽友
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 tuixiuo 🗣 (u: tui'iuo) 隊友 [wt][mo] tuī-iú [#]

1. () (CE) member of same class, team, work group etc; teammate || 隊友
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Y ee sym'hied lorng of'iuo`khix`aq. 伊的心血攏烏有去矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他的心血都付諸流水了。

🗣u: Y tvia teq korng beq bea of'thaau'ar'chiaf laai sae, kii'sit y lieen ky'chiaf tøf bea be khie, peeng'iuo lorng chiøx y si “khid'ciah syn, hoong'tex zhuix”. 伊定咧講欲買烏頭仔車來駛，其實伊連機車都買袂起，朋友攏笑伊是「乞食身，皇帝喙」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他老是說要買高級轎車來開，其實他連摩托車都買不起，朋友都笑他是「乞食身價，皇帝口氣」。

benghuu kii sit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'huu kii sit [[...]] 

name matches reality, be worthy of name

名符其實

• benghuu kii sit ee kaoiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'huu kii sit ee kaux'iuo [[...]] 
  to be worthy of the name Christian
  名符其實的教友

bin'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'iuo [[...]] 

of the people

民有

butiofng-seng'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'tiofng sefng'iuo; buu'tiofng-sefng'iuo [[...]] 

make something out of nothing, fabricate, invent, to frame up

無中生有

zhaa iuo'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa iux'ar [[...]] 

small pieces of wood, chips, fine pieces of firewood

碎木片

ciarm'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaxm'iuo [[...]] 

take possession of

佔有

ciarm'iwkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaxm'iuo'koaan [[...]] 

rights of tenure

佔有權

ciwtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'tviuu [[...]] 

bar, tavern, beer hall

酒場

• Cid khoarn peng'iuo si ciwtviuu ee peng'iuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn peeng'iuo si ciuo'tviuu ee peeng'iuo. [[...]] 
  This kind of friend is a "drinking buddy".
  這種朋友是酒場的朋友。

zuxgaan iwsut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'gaan iuo'sut [[...]] 

woman possess the secret of preserving a youthful complexion

駐顏有術

zuxtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'tiong [[...]] 

self respect, prudence, be deliberate in

自重

• Lie si cientoo iwbong ee laang, khaq zuxtiong lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie si cieen'too iuo'bong ee laang, khaq zu'tiong lex. [[...]] 
  You have a bright future before you Take good care of yourself.
  你是個有前途的人, 自重點。

• Tuix cid hang taixcix, larn tiøh khaq zuxtiong lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix cid hang tai'cix, larn tiøh khaq zu'tiong lex. [[...]] 
  We must be more prudent in this matter.
  對這件事, 我們得自重點。

hi'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hy'iuo [[...]] 

rare, one in a million

稀有

• hi'iuo (hafn'iuo) ee taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hy'iuo (harn'iuo) ee tai'cix [[...]] 
  something that is of rare occurrence
  稀有(罕有) 之事

ho'peeng kawiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'peeng kao'iuo [[...]] 

bunch of rogues

狐朋狗友

hoax uii oiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax uii of'iuo [[...]] 

disappear, vanish completely

化為烏有

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。

hoexiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'iuo [[...]] 

members of a society, association or religious institution

會友

hofngbun kaoiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: horng'bun kaux'iuo [[...]] 

visitation of Christians

訪問教友

iwhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'hau [[...]] 

valid, in force, effective

有效

• iwhau kikafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'hau kii'kafn [[...]] 
  term of validity
  有效期間

iwieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'ieen [[...]] 

linked by ties of fate

有緣

iwkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'karm; (iuo'hek) [[...]] 

tempt, temptation — A Catholic term used in certain prayers. We have never found this word in any other book. Compare the Chinese characters of "iu-hek"

誘感,誘惑

iwkofng bøsviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'kofng bøo'sviuo [[...]] 

Deserving of recognition for services rendered, but didn't get any.

有功無賞

iwli-khøftoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'li khør'too; iuo'li-khør'too [[...]] 

profitable (said of material profit)

有利可圖

iwsefng cilieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'sefng cy'lieen [[...]] 

for the rest of one's life

有生之年

iwsefng iwseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'sefng iuo'seg [[...]] 

vivid, impressive (said of description or performance)

有聲有色

iwsuo ylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'suo ie'laai [[...]] 

since the dawn of history

有史以來

iwuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'uii [[...]] 

capable, able, efficient

有為

• iwuii ee zhenglieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'uii ee zhefng'lieen [[...]] 
  promising young man
  有為的青年

• iwuii ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'uii ee laang [[...]] 
  person of great ability
  有為的人

Jiswn zuxiuo jiswn-hog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jii'swn zu'iuo jii'swn'hog.; Jii'swn zu'iuo jii'swn-hog. [[...]] 

The children can take care of themselves when they grow up. (Therefore, the parents don't have to work too hard for their future.)

兒孫自有 兒孫福。

kehchviuu iuo nie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keq'chviuu iuo nie [[...]] 

There are ears on the other side of the wall. — It's difficult to keep a secret. The walls have ears.

隔牆有耳

kengciar iuo kii tieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'ciar iuo kii tieen [[...]] 

land to the tiller (final phase of the land reform program on Taiwan)

耕者有其田

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

How? An interrogative particle which implies a dissenting answer. In colloquial usually "kam" is used:

豈,難道

• Khie iuo zhwlie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khie iuo zhuo'lie? [[...]] 
  What kind of reasoning is that?
  豈有此理?

khiøq bah'iuo'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiøq baq'iux'ar [[...]] 

take advantage of occasion

趁機會

koriuo bunhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'iuo buun'hoax [[...]] 

traditional culture (of a nation)

固有文化

kok'iuo zaisafnkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'iuo zaai'sarn'kiok [[...]] 

The Bureau of National Assets (under the Ministry of Finance)

國有財產局

Kokkaf hengboong, phit'hw iwzeg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kog'kaf hefng'boong, phid'hw iuo'zeg. [[...]] 

The rise and fall of a nation is the concern of every citizen.

國家興亡,匹夫有責。

kui'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'ii [[...]] 

attribute to, revert to

歸於

• kui'ii oiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'ii of'iuo [[...]] 
  come to nothing
  歸於烏有

liofnghor siongzefng, pid iuo id siofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'hor siofng'zefng, pid iuo id siofng [[...]] 

When two tigers fight, one of them must get hurt.

兩虎相爭,必有一傷。

loghoaf iwix, liusuie buzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok'hoaf iuo'ix, liuu'suie buu'zeeng [[...]] 

said of a man and a woman one-sided love, only one party willing

落花有意,流水無情

oiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'iuo [[...]] 

nothingness

烏有,虛無

oiuo khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'iuo khix [[...]] 

be reduced to ashes, be burnt down, come to naught

歸於烏有,成泡影

oafnchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'chyn [[...]] 

distant relative, relatives from afar

遠親

• Hux zai chimsafn iuo oafnchyn, piin zai nauxchi buu jiin bun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hux zai chym'safn iuo oarn'chyn, piin zai nau'chi buu jiin bun. [[...]] 
  The rich in the mountains has relatives from afar, while the poor in a bustling street has no one to take notice of him.
  富在深山有遠親,貧在鬧市無人問。

piet iuo thientøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piet iuo thiefn'te; piet iuo thiefn'tøe [[...]] 

another state of existence altogether, a different world (of delight)

別有天地

put'haux iwsafm, bu'hiø uitai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'haux iuo'safm, buu'hiø uii'tai [[...]] 

Having no male heir is the gravest of three cardinal offenses against filial piety.

不孝有三,無後為大。

Safm jiin heeng, pid iuo gvor sw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm jiin heeng, pid iuo gvor sw. [[...]] 

If three of us are walking together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.

三人同行,必有我師。

Sixhuy cy sym, jiin kay iuo cy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Si'huy cy sym, jiin kay iuo cy. [[...]] 

consciousness of right and wrong is common to all

是非之心,人皆有之。

siaxiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'iuo [[...]] 

fellow member of a society

社友

siukuy kok'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'kuy kog'iuo [[...]] 

nationalization of property, nationalize (enterprises)

收歸國有

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

animal signs used in the twelve year cycle, be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals.

屬,生肖

• Lie sviux symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie sviux sirm'miq? [[...]] 
  What animal is the sign of your year of birth?
  你屬什麼生肖?

• Goar sviux ty. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviux ty. [[...]] 
  I was born in the year of the pig.
  我屬豬。

• zabji svesviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji svef'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty); zap'ji svef/svy'sviux — zuo, thviuo, iin, bao, siin, ci, gvor, bi, syn, iuo, sud, hai (chie/zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) [[...]] 
  the year of the animal in which one was born: (the year of the) rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, lamb, monkey, chicken, dog, pig — corresponding to the duodecimal cycle
  十二生肖 — 子,丑,寅,卯,辰,巳,午,未,申,酉,戌,亥(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

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

haux'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'iuo [[...]] 

alumnus, graduate of the same school

校友

iwsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'suo [[...]] 

the dawn of history, in history

ku-iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku-iuo [[...]] 

friend of long ago

舊友

kuo'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kux'iuo [[...]] 

to take possession of

o'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'iuo [[...]] 

become void, nothing, naught

烏有

siaxiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'iuo [[...]] 

member of a literary society

社友

thoan'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoafn/thoaan'iuo [[...]] 

fellow-member of a party or group

團友

iw'ek 右翼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'ek [[...]] 

variant of iuxek

右翼

iwhvor 友好 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'hvor [[...]] 

variant of iwhør

友好

iwkhefng 右傾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'khefng [[...]] 

variant of iuxkhefng

右傾

iwkhefng-susiorng 右傾思想 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'khefng-sw'siorng [[...]] 

variant of iuxkhefng-susiorng

右傾思想

''iwmor'' 幽默 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'mor [[...]] 

humor (Phono-semantic matching of English humor, by linguist Lin Yutang in 1924)

幽默

iwphaix 右派 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'phaix [[...]] 

variant of iuxphaix

右派

iwphaix-hunzuo 右派份子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'phaix-hwn'zuo [[...]] 

variant of iuxphaix-hunzuo

右派份子

o'iuo 烏有 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'iuo [[...]] 

烏有

u: ciaxm'iuo'koaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.28]

N : right of occupation (of a property), right of possession

所有權

u: iuo'sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.113]

Nt : the 10th period of the day according to the (chap8-ji7) toe7-chi, 5–7 p.m.

酉時

u: iuo'suo ie'laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.113]

Sph : since the dawn of history, in history

有史以來

u: iuo'tiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.113]

N/Ich bé : a kind of flounder, Pleuronichthys

右鰈

u: khie'iuo'zhuo'lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.155]

SV : unreasonable (in sense of bending all rules to suit himself)

豈有此理

siaxiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'iuo [[...]][i#] [p.228]

N : fellow-member of a literary society

社友

thoan'iuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'iuo [[...]][i#] [p.288]

N ê : fellow-member of a group

團友

u: ku'iuo 舊友 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0369] [#36715]

friend of long ago

舊朋友 。 <>

u: of'hwn'iuo 烏薰友 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0134] [#43936]

食阿片e5朋友 。 <>

u: of'iuo 烏有 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0128] [#43955]

become void, nothing, naught

( 文 ) 空無去 。 <∼∼-- 去 ; 歸 ∼∼ 。 >

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