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🗣 kwn/kyn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 根 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]

1. (N) roots of trees and plants; source (of information etc); origin || 植物的根部，也引申表示事情的根本、來源。

🗣le: (u: Chiu'ar ee kyn noa`khix`aq.) 🗣 (樹仔的根爛去矣。) (樹木的根爛了。)

🗣le: (u: Larn buun'hoax ee kyn aix kox ho y tiaau.) 🗣 (咱文化的根愛顧予伊牢。) (我們文化的根源要保護好。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 斤 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]

1. (Mw) unit of weight. Taiwanese catty cidkyn equals 0.6 kongkyn (kg) equals 16 niuo || 計算重量的單位。台制一斤等於零點六公斤，又等於十六兩。

🗣le: (u: Thaau'kef, sy'koef cit kyn si goa'ze cvii?) 🗣 (頭家，西瓜一斤是偌濟錢？) (老闆，西瓜一斤多少錢？)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 kyn/kwn 🗣 (u: kyn/kwn) 跟 [wt][mo] kin/kun [#]

1. (V) to follow; to accompany; to go with || 跟隨、隨行。

🗣le: (u: kyn'tiaau'tiaau) 🗣 (跟牢牢) (跟得很緊)

2. (V) to be keeping an eye on; taking note of; to be paying attention to || 在旁邊盯著、注意著。

🗣le: (u: Girn'ar iao sex'haxn aix siør kyn`leq.) 🗣 (囡仔猶細漢愛小跟咧。) (孩子還小要在旁邊稍稍盯著。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 svikwn/svekyn/svikyn 🗣 (u: svef/svy'kyn) 生根 [wt][mo] senn-kin/sinn-kin [#]

1. () (CE) (of plant) to take root; (figurative) to take root; to become established || 生根
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 taikyn/taikwn 🗣 (u: taai'kyn/kwn) 台斤 [wt][mo] tâi-kin/tâi-kun [#]

1. () (CE) (Taiwan) Taiwanese catty, a traditional unit of weight, equal to 0.6 kilograms or 16 taels || 台斤
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣 tvax 🗣 (u: tvax) 擔^p [wt][mo] tànn [#]

1. (N) stall-keeper; peddler || 攤販。

🗣le: (u: zhaix tvax) 🗣 (菜擔) (菜攤)

🗣le: (u: zuie'kør tvax) 🗣 (水果擔) (水果攤)

🗣le: (u: Ti lo'pvy paai'tvax.) 🗣 (佇路邊排擔。) (在路邊擺攤。)

2. (Mw) a load || 計算成挑物品的單位。

🗣le: (u: cit tvax zuie) 🗣 (一擔水) (一擔水)

3. (N) carrying pole and the loads on it || 擔子。

🗣le: (u: tvaf tvax) 🗣 (擔擔) (挑擔子)

4. (Mw) (unit of weight) 100-kyn to 1-tvax (approx 60 kg) || 計算重量的單位。一百斤為一擔。
tonggi: ; s'tuix:

🗣u: Korng'oe aix u kyn'kix, be'sae of'peh korng. 講話愛有根據，袂使烏白講。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

說話要有依據，不可以隨便說。

🗣u: Lie maix of'peh sviu`aq, y kyn'purn tøf bøo hid ee ix'sux. 你莫烏白想矣，伊根本都無彼个意思。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你別亂想了，他根本沒那個意思。

🗣u: Kyn'ar'jit of'ym'thvy, lie siong'hør zaq ho'svoax zhud'mngg khaq urn'taxng. 今仔日烏陰天，你上好紮雨傘出門較穩當。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

今天陰天，你最好帶雨傘出門比較妥當。

axmkwnkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: am'kurn'kyn [[...]] 

muscles and blood vessels of the neck

頸筋

zafmzhao tikyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zarm'zhao tii'kyn [[...]] 

take care of a situation so that it is settled once and for all (Lit. Pull grass out by the roots.)

斬草除根

zhaekyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'kyn [[...]] 

inedible root of a vegetable

菜根

chienkinterng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'kyn'terng [[...]] 

measure of weight equal to sixteen taels (兩), a catty, jack

千斤頂

chiuu kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuu kyn'goaan [[...]] 

investigate carefully (having found a clue), so as to find the real root and origin of the matter

追溯根源

ciaqkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'kyn [[...]] 

source of wealth

財源

ciqkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cih'kyn [[...]] 

root of the tongue

舌根

cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zablak niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ee cit kyn, cit ee zap'lak niuo [[...]] 

six of the one, half a dozen of the other; tweedledum and tweedledee

半斤八兩

zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu [[...]] 

cushion, furnish with padding, any material used to reduce jarring, friction

墊,襯墊

• Te'kofhvi na siøf, tiøh eng chiwkyn zu le. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tee'kor'hvi na siøf, tiøh eng chiuo'kyn zu le. [[...]] 
  If the handle of a kettle is hot, you must use your handkerchief.
  要是茶壺把手太燙,得用手帕墊著。

ge'kyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'kyn [[...]] 

root of the teeth

牙根

• ge'kyn ka ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'kyn ka ho aan [[...]] 
  clench one's teeth
  咬緊牙根

hm'afkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hmm'ar'kyn [[...]] 

roots of the gramineous

茅草根

høxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø'kyn [[...]] 

seeds of misfortune, source of disaster

禍根

it'hoad chienkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'hoad chiefn'kyn; (id'hoad chiefn'kwn) [[...]] 

hang by a thread (said of a desperate or critical situation)

一髮千鈞

khykyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'kyn; (khie'kwn) [[...]] 

roots of the teeth

牙根

• ka khykyn, ka zhuiekhykyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka khie'kyn, ka zhuix'khie'kyn [[...]] 
  clench the teeth (as in pain or impotent displeasure)
  咬牙根

khøehkhiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoeq'khiaxm; khøeq'khiaxm; (khiaxm'khoeq) [[...]] 

be in want, deficient

缺少,需要

• Goar khiarmkhøeq cidpaq khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khiaxm'khoeq cit paq khof.; Goar khiaxm'khøeq cit'paq khof. [[...]] 
  I am one hundred dollars short.
  我需要一百元。

• Kinnii ho cyn khiarmkhøeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nii ho cyn khiaxm'khoeq.; Kyn'nii ho cyn khiaxm'khøeq. [[...]] 
  We are in great need of rain this year.
  今年雨很缺少。

kyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn; (kwn) [[...]] 

roots of trees and plants, a base, foundation, cause or source of something, the root of a number (in math,), base (in chemistry)

根

Kinzad bøo siqpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'zad bøo sih'purn [[...]] 

careful of details, to prevent trouble

謹慎就不會有事

• Tix anzoanbø uxviar khaq ma'hoaan, mxkuo kinzad bøo siqpurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tix afn'zoaan'bø u'viar khaq maa'hoaan, m'kuo kyn'zad bøo sih'purn. [[...]] 
  It is troublesome to put on a helmet but it can prevent trouble.
  戴安全帽真的很麻煩,可是謹慎就不會有事。

kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'goaan [[...]] 

source, root of the matter, the cause, origin

根源

• phvae hongsiok ee kingoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae hofng'siok ee kyn'goaan [[...]] 
  root (source) of bad customs
  壞風俗的根源

• zhøe ... ee kungoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoe ... ee kyn'goaan; zhøe ... ee kwn'goaan [[...]] 
  to trace... to its origin
  找… 的根源

kinkix-tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kix-te; kyn'kix-tøe; (ky'te) [[...]] 

base, base of operation

根據地,基地

kinnafjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'nar'jit [[...]] 

today

今天

• kinnafjidtiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'nar'jit'tiofng [[...]] 
  in the course of today
  今天之內

• kaux kinnafjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux kyn'nar'jit [[...]] 
  up until today
  到今天

• au køfgøeh ee kin'afjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au kor'goeh ee kyn'nar'jit; au kør'gøeh ee kyn'ar'jit; (terng kor'goeh ee kyn'nar'jit) [[...]] 
  this day next (last) month
  下個月(上個月) 的今天

• menii (kux'nii) ee kinnafjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mee'nii (ku'nii) ee kyn'nar'jit [[...]] 
  this day next (last) year
  明年(去年) 的今天

kinpurn paxnhoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn pan'hoad [[...]] 

basic principles of action, basic method, measure

根本辦法

kintøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'tea; kyn'tøea [[...]] 

original commencement or root of a matter, original circumstances or condition or a man (often with the idea of something wrong)

根底

• u kintøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kyn'tea; u kyn'tøea [[...]] 
  have property wealth, or influence
  有根底

• bøo kintøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kyn'tea; bøo kyn'tøea [[...]] 
  nothing known of his antecedents, at least nothing satisfactory
  無根底

kinthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'thaau [[...]] 

thick muscular parts of the limbs and breast

筋頭

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

shrink, having a wrinkled look

抽,縮

• Liao cidban khof, phvixkyn kiux liawliao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Liao cit'ban khof, phvi'kyn kiux liao'liao. [[...]] 
  pain over loss of money (Lit. With the loss of 10 thousand dollars, the muscle of my nose shrank up.)
  虧了一萬元很痛心。

laixkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai'kyn [[...]] 

part of the coupon or voucher that remains in the book, the stub

內根,原始傳票

liogkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liok'kyn [[...]] 

six roots of sensation (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind)

六根

løqtøe svekyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løh'te svef'kyn; løh'tøe svef/svy'kyn [[...]] 

plant, a leaf of which if placed on the ground takes root and grows, pick a wrestler whom an opponent cannot move

落地生根

nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nao'kyn [[...]] 

nerves (vessels) of the brain

腦筋

• tong nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tong nao'kyn [[...]] 
  cudgel one's brains
  動腦筋

• siofng-nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siofng nao'kyn; siofng-nao'kyn [[...]] 
  troublesome, difficult
  傷腦筋

• Cid hang taixcix cyn siofng nawkyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix cyn siofng nao'kyn. [[...]] 
  This is a troublesome (difficult) matter.
  這件事很傷腦筋。

niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niuo; (liorng) [[...]] 

one-sixteenth of a "kin", Chinese ounce, tael

兩

• khyn-niwsviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khyn'niuo'sviuo; khyn-niuo'sviuo [[...]] 
  very light for its size
  很輕

• pvoarkyn pøehniuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'kyn peq'niuo; pvoax'kyn pøeq'niuo [[...]] 
  eight ounces and half a catty — both of them are the same
  半斤八兩

paxng kha'kyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng khaf'kyn [[...]] 

cut the tendon of a man's heel

放腳筋,斷人腳筋

pvexkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pve'kyn; pve/pvi'kyn [[...]] 

long term effects, owing to incomplete cure, root or cause of a disease

病根

pengkyn tøexkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'kyn te'koaan; peeng'kyn tøe'koaan [[...]] 

equalization of land rights (envisaged by Dr Sun Yat-sen, with a three-fold measure — purchase of private land at the values declared, levy of land tax at the land value assessed and government takeover of increment of land value)

平均地權

pinhux putkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin'hux pud'kyn [[...]] 

disparity between the rich and the poor, unequal distribution of wealth

貧富不均

pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax kyn peq niuo; pvoax kyn pøeq niuo [[...]] 

eight ounces and half a catty — six of one and half a dozen of the other, half and half, equal, no difference

半斤八兩

tngxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'kyn [[...]] 

complete cure, cure completely (radically)

斷根

• Cid khoarn pve be tngxkyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn pve be tng'kyn.; Cid'khoarn pve/pvi bøe tng'kyn. [[...]] 
  This kind of disease cannot be cured radically.
  這種病不能根治。

• Cid khoarn iøqar ciah be tngxkyn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar ciah be tng'kyn.; Cid khoarn iøh'ar ciah bøe tng'kyn. [[...]] 
  This drug cannot cure the disease completely.
  這種藥不能根治。

toxngnawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tong'nao'kyn [[...]] 

think, secretly plan to get some coveted thing, try to obtain the affection of a beautiful woman, use one's brains

動腦筋

tuikyn buxntøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuy'kyn bun'tea; tuy'kyn bun'tøea [[...]] 

raise one question after another (in order to get to the bottom of a matter)

追根問底

chiuxkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'kyn [[...]] 

root of a tree

樹根

exkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'kyn [[...]] 

root of trouble

禍根

nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nao'kyn [[...]] 

nerves of the brain, intelligence

腦筋

zoexkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoe'kyn [[...]] 

root of sin

罪根

kiuhkyn 糾筋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuq'kyn [[...]] 

variant of kiuokwn

縮筋

ciqkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cih'kyn/kwn [[...]][i#] [p.30]

N : root of tongue

舌根

zoexkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoe'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.39]

N/Xtn : root of sin

罪根

u: gee'khie'kyn/kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.68]

N/Anat : root of a tooth

牙根

u: kyn'siok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.137]

Ccl : (introduces the clause stating what must be done in spite of the situation): anyway, in any case

無論如何

u: kyn'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.137]

N : root (of a matter), source (of trouble)

根源

khakwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'kyn/kwn; khaf'kyn/kwn [[...]][i#] [p.152]

N : sinew of the legs

腳筋

nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nao'kyn/kwn [[...]][i#] [p.182]

N : nerves of the brain

腦筋

pauhok-kwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'hok'kyn/kwn [[...]][i#] [p.197]

N tiâu : furoshiki, large square of cloth used for carrying books, lunch, small articles, etc

包巾

pvexkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pve'kwn; pve/pvi'kyn/kwn [[...]][i#] [p.198]

N : cause of a disease

病根

u: pvi'kyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.203]

N : cause of a disease

病根

siofng-nawkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siofng'nao'kyn [[...]][i#] [p.236]

VO : make one's head ache, give one a great deal of worry

傷腦筋

u: sviw'kyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.240]

VO : sew on a decorative border near the edge of a dress

鑲邊

u: of'kyn(**) 烏巾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0130] [#43996]

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u: of'kyn'hoef 烏巾花 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0130] [#43997]

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u: of'kyn'khof 烏巾箍 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0130] [#43998]

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