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baxnban'afsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'ban'ar'si ⬆︎ [[...]]

slowly, cautiously, Take it easy. Take your time.

慢慢地

Iao u sikafn, baxnban'afsi bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao u sii'kafn, ban'ban'ar'si bøo iaux'kirn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
There is still time, it's okay to take your time.
還有時間慢慢地不要緊。

zafngzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zarng'zhao ⬆︎ [[...]]

bundle grass or straw

捆草

Koaq tiuar ee sii, aix u cit ee zafngzhao ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Koaq tiu'ar ee sii, aix u cit ee zarng'zhao ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When you cut rice you need a person to bundle the straw.
割稻的時候,要有一個捆草的。

zhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]

vegetable, green, food eaten with rice or alcoholic drinks

菜

angphøezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'phoee'zhaix; aang'phøee'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
eggplant
茄子

zarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'zhaix; (Sux'zhoafn'zhaix) ⬆︎ [[...]]
pickled vegetables, a style of cooking, e.g., Szechwan cooking
榨菜(四川菜)

chirnzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
food left over from a meal
殘羹冷菜

ciwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
dishes taken with wine
下酒菜

erngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
water convolvulus, vegetables with hollow stems and green leaves
空心菜

gøafzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo'ar'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
plant that swans eat
鵝菜

hexngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heng'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
edible red or green amaranth
莧菜

hoezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zhaix; (hoef'ar'zhaix) ⬆︎ [[...]]
cauliflower
花椰菜

ka'boaqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'boah'zhaix; (kau'boah'zhaix) ⬆︎ [[...]]
thick leaved beet
茉仔菜

keana'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'naa'ar'zhaix; (kex'nee'ar'zhaix) ⬆︎ [[...]]
Chinese kale, a wrinkled leaf cabbage like vegetable
芥藍菜

khinzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiin'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
celery
芹菜

kiamzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
pickled mustard green vegetable
鹹菜

kietthauzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'thaau'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
a vegetable with bulbous root like turnip, kohlrabi
蕪菁菜,大頭菜

kølee-zhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'lee'zhaix; køf'lee-zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
cabbage, and its derivatives the cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale
甘藍,高麗菜

koarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
mustard, mustard root, often pickled
芥菜

kwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuo'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
Chinese leek
韭菜

pausimpeqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'sym'peh'zhaix; (paw'sym'peh'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]
Chinese cabbage
包心白菜

peqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
Chinese cabbage
白菜

thngsi'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngf'sii'ar'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
kind of cabbage with leaves shaped like a tea spoon
湯匙菜,青江菜

phaozhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaux'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
Chinese style pickled vegetable, a treated vegetable root from Szechwan
泡菜

pøeleng'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poef'leeng'ar'zhaix; pøef'leeng'ar'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
spinach
菠菜

tang'øf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'øf; (tafng'øf'zhaix) ⬆︎ [[...]]
edible garland chrysanthemum
茼蒿

tauxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tau'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]
bean sprouts
豆芽

zhutsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'sviaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

speak out, utter

出聲

Zhadar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhutsviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhat'lar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq be zhud'sviaf.; Zhat'ar laai ee sii, goar kviaf kaq bøe zhud'sviaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
When the thief came, I was so frightened that I couldn't speak even a word.
小偷來時,我嚇得不敢出聲。

cidsi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'sii'ar; (cit'bak'niq'ar, cit tiab kuo'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]

just a little while

一會兒

gai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gai ⬆︎ [[...]]

hinder, obstruct, injure

礙

Cid khoarn iøqar e gai uixtngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn iøh'ar e gai ui'tngg. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This kind of drug injures the stomach.
這種藥傷胃腸。

Zhuix kab cih uxsi'ar ia e siøgai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhuix kab cih u'sii'ar ia e siøf'gai. ⬆︎ [[...]]
The best friends sometimes have a falling out. (Lit. Some times the mouth and tongue hurt each other.)
唇齒有時會相礙,至友有時也會發生摩擦。

gongsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goong'svoaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

get lost in the mountains

迷山路

Uxsi'ar ti chiefnsvoaf ma øe gongsvoaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar ti chiern'svoaf ma e goong'svoaf.; U'sii'ar ti chiern'svoaf ma øe goong'svoaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Sometimes you can get lost in the foot hills.
有時候在淺山也會迷路。

høeftoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea toa; høea-toa ⬆︎ [[...]]

internal heat (as cause of disease), fever

火氣大

Uxsi'ar mxzay si høea-toa, afsi arnzvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii'ar m'zay si hoea toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng be khix.; U'sii'ar m'zay si høea-toa, ar'si axn'zvoar, khuxn lorng bøe khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Sometimes I don't know if it is a fever or what that I can't sleep.
有時不知是火氣大還是怎樣,都睡不著。

ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'goa ⬆︎ [[...]]

except, outside of, other than, besides, in addition to

以外

Lefpaejit ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lea'paix'jit ie'goa ⬆︎ [[...]]
except on Sundays
禮拜天以外

Thienzuo ygoa bøo laang zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ie'goa bøo laang zay'viar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
God only knows.
天主以外沒有人知道。

Y sinsuie ygoa u taxmpøqar limsii siujip. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y syn'suie ie'goa u tam'pøh'ar liim'sii siw'jip. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He has a little extra income besides his salary.
他薪水以外還有一些額外的收入。

Ygoa iao u symmiq gi'bun `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'goa iao u sirm'miq gii'bun `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Have you any other questions?
以外還有什麼疑問嗎?

jit bøeh'axm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit boeq'axm; jit bøeq'axm; (bøeq'axm'ar'sii) ⬆︎ [[...]]

dusk, night-fall, toward evening

黃昏,傍晚

lixm cidsi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lixm cit'sii'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

take a nap, take a siesta, to doze

假寐一會兒

piør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piør ⬆︎ [[...]]

watch, timepiece

錶

si'piør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør; (sii'piør'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]
watch
錶

si'piør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør; (sii'piør'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]

watch (for telling time)

錶

tangsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'sii? ⬆︎ [[...]]

when, what time

何時?

ti tangsii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ti tafng'sii? ⬆︎ [[...]]
at what time
在何時?

u tangsi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u tafng'sii'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]
sometimes
有時候

tesi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'sii'ar ⬆︎ [[...]]

teaspoon

茶匙

thngsi'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngf'sii'ar'zhaix ⬆︎ [[...]]

species of cabbage whose leaf looks like a teaspoon

湯匙菜,青江菜

uxsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'sii; (u'sii'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]

sometimes, occasionally, now and then

有時,往往

Uxsii goeqkngf, uxsii jidkngf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U'sii goeh'kngf, u'sii jit'kngf.; U'sii gøeh'kngf, u'sii jit'kngf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Sometimes the moon is bright, sometimes the sun is bright. — Every dog has its day. Fortune is changeable
風水輪流轉,三十年河東,三十年河西

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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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