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look at, observe, to watch, attend, look at with the determined purpose or intention of seeing, examine (as a doctor), inquire after, find out or determine, depend on

看

khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax tien'viar [[...]]
watch a movie
看電影

khvoax pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax pve'laang [[...]]
examine a patient
看病人

ho isefng khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho y'sefng khvoax [[...]]
be examined by a doctor
給醫生看, 看醫生

Tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag aix joaxkuo? Hef tiøqaix khvoax lie bøeq ze symmih chiaf? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix loa kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie boeq ze sirm'miq chiaf?; Tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag aix joa'kuo? Hef tiøh'aix khvoax lie bøeq ze sirm'mih chiaf? [[...]]
How long does it take to get from Taichung to Taipei? That depends on what kind of transportation you use. When "khoa*" follows certain other verb, it also has the meaning "to find out" or "to determine"
從台中到台北要多久? 那得看你要坐什麼車?

Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sngx khvoax tiøh `bøo? [[...]]
Count it and see if it is correct.
算算看對不對?

Ciah khvoax u høfciah `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah khvoax u hør'ciah `bøo? [[...]]
Taste it and see if it is good.
吃吃看好不好吃?

Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix mng khvoax y boeq laai `bøo?; Lie khix mng khvoax y bøeq laai `bøo? [[...]]
Go and ask whether he is coming or not? Go and ask if he is coming. When used with the verb "mng" to ask, the word "khoa*" sometimes has the meaning of "whether...or", sometimes it has the meaning of "if" at other time "mng khoa*" means "to fi
你去問問看他要不要來?

Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khix khvoax y laai boe?; Lie khix khvoax y laai`bøe? [[...]]
Go and see whether he has arrived yet. Sometimes the word "khoa*" alone, when followed by a question, has the meaning of "whether or not"
你去看他來了嗎?

khvoax-bøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be'khix; khvoax-bøe'khix [[...]]

I can't look at all of them (The time is so short, there are so many)

看不了,看不完

kiuzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuu'zaai [[...]]

seek after wealth

求財

lwnkhix kiuzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lurn'khix kiuu'zaai [[...]]
restrain one's anger for the sake of gain
忍氣求財

kotaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'taf [[...]]

dried up (trees)

枯焦

Bøo zuie, chiuar soaq kotaf khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo zuie, chiu'ar soaq kof'taf khix. [[...]]
The tree died for lack of water.
沒有水,樹木枯焦了。

køhkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq'khix [[...]]

go a little farther, go once more

再去,再過去

Køhkhix go zap kongchiøq ciu u khvoarkvix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq'khix go zap kofng'chiøq ciu u khvoax'kvix. [[...]]
Go 50 meters farther, then you will find it.
再過去五十公尺就能看見。

Goar sviuxbøeq køhkhix cidpae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sviu'boeq køq'khix cit'pae.; Goar sviu'bøeq køq'khix cit'pae. [[...]]
I am thinking of going there once more.
我想要再去一次。

lailioong khiemeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai'lioong khix'meh [[...]]

beginning and subsequent development of (an incident)

來龍去脈

laxnsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'siin; (lan'siin'khix) [[...]]

A person susceptible to praise of his extravagance. The last of the big spenders.

誇大,愛出風頭

langkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laang'khix [[...]]

odor of many persons being together (as that of a crowded theater)

人氣

laplaai lapkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lab'laai lab'khix [[...]]

carry on trade with little capital of one's own (by constant borrowing and paying)

挪東補西(款項)

lykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'khix [[...]]

real principle

理氣,合理

kofng'oe uxlykhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'oe u'lie'khix [[...]]
speak according to the principles of fairness
講話有理氣

liukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liw'khix [[...]]

slipped away (as a thing fallen out of one's hand)

溜掉

liw løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liw løh'khix [[...]]

slipped away (as thing fallen out of one's hand), slide down

溜下去

loxkhix chiongthiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lo'khix chiofng'thiefn [[...]]

The fire of anger fills the air, The flame of wrath pierces heaven, in a great rage

怒氣沖天

lofng jibkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lofng jip'khix [[...]]

enter stealthily and unobserved, slip one's arm into the sleeve of one's garment

套進去

lwnkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lurn'khix [[...]]

restrain anger, repress manifestation of anger

忍氣

lwnkhix kiuzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lurn'khix kiuu'zaai [[...]]

restrain one's anger for the sake of gain

忍氣求財

lutkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lud'khix [[...]]

slip out of its place, lose an office or situation, (a knot) loosens

脫落

mxkafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm [[...]]

have a clinging affection for, unwilling, niggardly

捨不得,痛惜

mxkafm ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm ho laang [[...]]
unwilling to give it to others
捨不得給人

mxkafm lixkhuy Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm li'khuy Taai'oaan [[...]]
regret leaving Taiwan
捨不得離開台灣

Hid ee gynnar sie khix, goar cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'nar sie khix, goar cyn m'kafm. [[...]]
I am very sad for the death of the child.
那個孩子死了,我很痛惜。

mxkiernkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kiexn'khix [[...]]

disappeared, be missing

不見了

Goar cit purn zheq mxkiernkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cit purn zheq m'kiexn'khix. [[...]]
One of my books disappeared. (is missing)
我一本書不見了。

mngphang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'phang [[...]]

crack in a door, interstice between doors or between the door and doorframe

門縫

Tuix mngphang khvoax jibkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix mngg'phang khvoax jip'khix [[...]]
peep through the crack of the door
從門縫看進去

gvexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'khix; (gvi'khix) [[...]]

very honest, of great integrity, very open, blunt, straight-forward or plain-speaking, not afraid to tell a man his faults to his face, firm and manly

正直,剛毅

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

oarnkhix lansiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oaxn'khix laan'siaw [[...]]

hard to calm down, hard to get rid of anger

怨氣難消

Moafpag ee oarnkhix lansiaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Moar'pag ee oaxn'khix laan'siaw. [[...]]
Wholehearted anger is difficult to get rid of.
滿肚子的怨氣難消。

oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'soaq [[...]]

an evil spirit, a demon, a fiend

惡煞

Y ee pve korng si khix ho oksoaq soahtiøh ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee.; Y ee pve/pvi korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee. [[...]]
People say that his sickness is caused by the influence of an evil spirit.
他的病是給惡煞煞到的。

ofngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: orng'su; (koex'khix ee tai'cix) [[...]]

past events, things of the past, things that have come to pass

往事,過去的事

parkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pax'khix [[...]]

audacity, fearless disregard of right, aggressiveness

霸氣

pangkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pafng'khix [[...]]

be crumbled, be chipped, (part of the embankment) has washed away

崩了

phahlud`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'lud`khix [[...]]

let something slip out of place

弄脫掉

phahsngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sngx [[...]]

suppose, probably, perhaps, to plan

大概,打算,計劃

phahsngx e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sngx e løh'ho.; phaq'sngx øe løh'ho. [[...]]
It will probably rain.
大概會下雨

Goar phahsngx boeq laai khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar phaq'sngx boeq laai khix Taai'pag.; Goar phaq'sngx bøeq laai khix Taai'pag. [[...]]
I am thinking of going to Taipei.
我打算要去台北。

phahsngx mxtiøh khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'sngx m'tiøh khix [[...]]
figured out wrong
計劃錯誤

øe phahsngx tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e phaq'sngx tid; øe phaq'sngx tid [[...]]
can manage (said of one in charge of managing affairs)
可做主的

phvae sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae seeng'khix [[...]]

feeling of awkwardness and shame (as at being rebuked by a superior, or having to speak against a relative, friend, benefactor)

不好意思

phak o'khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phak of'khix [[...]]

get browned, tanned, blackened by the sun

晒黑了

phiaulaai phiaukhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiaw'laai phiaw'khix [[...]]

tossed about at the mercy of winds and waves (e.g., disabled vessel)

飄來飄去

png lie ee hokkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: png lie ee hog'khix; (hog'ixm) [[...]]

I take advantage of your influence and assistance (in some danger, to get some benefit, or on going to see some influential man). I should like to share your luck.

托你的福

put'sengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud seeng'khix [[...]]