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bayteg zhud høfsurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)
壞竹出好筍
bexsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
not inferior to; no less than; like
未輸; 勝於; 好像
bøkaux chixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
weigh a thing lighter than it should be
無夠秤; 不夠秤
bøpie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
not less than; incomparable
無比
chiaukoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
exceed; be more than; excel; surpass; overtake
超過
chiaukøex 超過 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
outstep; more than; go beyond; on about
超過
chiausiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
receive more funds than needed; collect more tax revenues than expected
超收
chiwciog zeeng chym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
love between brothers is deep; (Lit. Blood is thicker than water.)
手足情深
cibthoankwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
an army; a military outfit which consists of more than two corps
集團軍
cinkym putphvax høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
men of abilities fear nothing; Truth is ultimately louder than lies or slanders. True loyalty can stand the test of adversity. (Lit. Pure gold is not afraid of being heated.)
真金不怕火
ciokciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
amply sufficient; no less than; fully
足足
ciuxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
namely; no other than; videlicet; is
就是
cviarsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
no other than; nothing else than; yes
正是
cyu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
alone; if only; no other than; nothing but; only; have…only
只有
eksiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
earn more than planned
溢收
geqgoaxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
more than a month
一個多月; 月外日
goaxkoaxnchi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
counties other than one's own
外縣市
goaxpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
outside; exterior surface; place other than one's home town
外側; 外邊; 外面
goaxsvex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
surname other than one's own
外姓
goaxte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
place other than where you live; other places
外地
goaxtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
other places; parts of the country other than where one is; nonlocal
外地
goaxui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
parts of the country other than where one is; foreign lands; other place
外位; 他方; 外地; 別的地方
goeqgoaxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
more than a month
一個多月; 月外日
gøeqgoaxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
more than a month
月外日; 一個多月
hiente [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
dear brother (a term of address to a male friend who is younger than oneself)
賢弟
Hienzong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a Buddhist monk in Tang dynasty who toured India for more than 10 years and brought back 600-odd Buddhist script
玄奘
høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
A good end is more important than a good beginning
好始不如好終; 好頭不如好尾
huosit† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
foods other than the staple grain
副食
hvoaiheeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
proceed on ways other than proper usually evil; move sideways like crabs
橫行
iekhix ioxngsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
be influenced by sentiment or emotion (rather than the mind) in handling things; to act on the impulse of the moment
意氣用事
iekhix-cy-zefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
quarrel over a matter of emotion (rather than reason)
意氣之爭
itbuu-sofiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
count for nothing; no better than (Lit. doesn't have one thing)
一無所有
ixn laang khaq-zharm khiaxm laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
You have to keep your word. (Lit. To promise someone something is more serious than for someone to owe you a debt.)
答應他人比欠他人更嚴重
kantvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
only; alone; no other than; nothing but
只有; 干單
kazhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
have additional and better foods than the usual fare
加菜
kekofng'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
say more than has to be said
多講話
khahkuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
somewhat more expensive than was expected
較貴; 貴一點
khahsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
not as good as; inferior to; no more than; be inferior in some quality
不如; 較差; 遜於; 較輸
khaq-phvithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
getting rather more than one's share
較佔便宜; 較摒頭
khimsiux-putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
worse than beasts (said of those devoid of moral principles and sense of shame) worse than beasts; bestial
禽獸不如
khinchixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
thing which weighs lighter than its appearance
輕秤; 重量輕
khngrhøex† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
stock; to look younger than one's age
存貨; 藏貨; 看起來比實際年齡年輕
khøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
river; stream; rivulet (bigger than kaw)
溪; 虧; 刮
khu'iah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
(in law) forced labor service under detention imposed on an offender for not more than 60 days
拘役
khuek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
forced labor under detention; imposed on an offender for not more than 60 days (in law)
拘役
khuikhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
spend more than one makes; be in the red
虧空
khuilui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
unable to make both ends meet; to spend more than one makes; to be in debt
虧累
khutzwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
condescension; take a humbler rank than one's station demands
屈尊
kiaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
strong; powerful; better than
強
kiarmkiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
knight-errant; a swordsman who champions the cause of the downtrodden; an outlaw champion of the poor and oppressed; one who fights rather than submit to injustice ─ an ideal of chivalry and honor; popular in legend and novels
劍俠
kiaubiin† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
people resident at foreign country; alien; emigrants; persons who reside in a country other than their own; alien residents
僑民
kiaukw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
to reside in a town or country other than one's own; live abroad
僑居
kiauky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
reside in a town or country other than one's own
僑居
kiujiin putjuu kiukie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Relying upon oneself is better than relying upon others. If you want a thing done well; do it yourself
求人不如求己
koankexkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one shoulder lower than the other
高低肩
koarleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
odd (as; 50-odd); more than (used after a round figure; as 一千掛零)
掛零
koeahun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
taking more than one's share; acting in an overbearing or unjust manner; go beyond the bounds
過份
koeapvoarsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
the majority; more than half
過半數
køeatøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
too many or much; more than enough; excessive
過多
kuyzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
How many tens (less than a hundred implied)? Several tens (less than a hundred)
幾十?
kviw iawsi lau`ee khahhiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
old ginger is spicier (i.e.) old smarter than young
薑還是老的辣
kym paw giin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
better outside than inside (said of wound healed but festering inside); tiles put over grass roof
金包銀; 金玉其外敗絮其中
lap'øf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
concave (hole or depression); site (of a house) too low; lower than the surrounding ground; dent on an object
凹處; 塌凹
lap'w [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
concave (hole or depression); site (of a house) too low; lower than the surrounding ground; dent on an object
凹處; 塌凹
lawpoex† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a person of higher rank than oneself; the older generation
老輩
liedhu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
heroic women; women who died in defense of their honor or committed suicide after husband's death rather than re-marry
烈婦
liedlie† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
woman who prefers to die rather than re-marry; heroic woman; chaste woman; girl of virtuous upbringing
烈女
lioxngzar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
as early as possible; in advance; beforehand; a good deal earlier than is absolutely necessary
量早; 儘早; 趁早
luyhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a recidivist; run foul of the law more than once; offend or violate repeatedly; repeated law offender; recidivism; recidivist
累犯
mxciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
only; merely; no more than; but; however; only
不
mxcviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
does come up to; less than
不足; 看不起
mxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
only; merely; no more than; but; however; only
不過
o'khaf-pvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Blackfoot disease is an endemic peripheral vascular disease found among the inhabitants of a limited area on the southwest coast of Taiwan, where artesian well water with a high concentration of arsenic has been used for more than eighty years.
黑腳病
oadjuo† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
more (than sth else); even more
越愈; 更加
oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
A neighbor at hand is better than a relative far off
遠親不如近鄰
oay cidpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
one side projecting more than the other; tend (slant) toward one side
歪一邊; 斜一邊
oay cidphea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
having one side (or one cheek) projecting more than the other; either naturally or from an accident; an article originally made with the two sides different
歪一邊
oe khahzøe niaumngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
overly fond of talking or complaining (Lit. His words are more numerous than a cat's hair.)
話比貓毛還多; 喋喋不休。
oexkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
something more (implied) than what is said; overtones in conversation
話中有話
pahgoaxciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
more than one hundred species
一百多種
phahtng chiwkud tientøx iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
turn a misfortune into a blessing; to profit from a misfortune; After a storm; comes a calm. (Lit. After a broken arm has been cured; it is stronger than before.)
因禍得福
piawmoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
daughter of father's sister; of mother's brother or sister; who is younger than oneself
表妹
piawsiøfmoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
daughter of father's sister; of mother's brother or sister; who is younger than oneself
表妹
piawsiøfti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a son of father's sister; of mother's brother or sister; who is younger than oneself
表弟
piawte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a son of father's sister; of mother's brother or sister; who is younger than oneself
表弟
piawzea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
daughter of father's sister; or mother's brother or sister; who is older than oneself
表姊
putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
there is no better way than to...; cannot be better than; not equal to; would rather... than..
不如
putkøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
however; nevertheless; merely; no more than
不過
Saikofng khaq gaau hoesviu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
Is the student greater than the teacher? (Lit. Could the Taoist monk be smarter than the Buddhist priest?)
道士怎能強於和尚?
seasioglaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
people other than Buddhist monks and nuns
世俗人
serngkoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
much better than; superior to
勝過
sex sie putkhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
vow that one would rather die than yield
誓死不屈
siesiar goxjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
even off numbers in arithmetic: if the decimal is less than 05; disregard it; if 05 or more; even off to the next integer
四捨五入
simkvoaf khaq-gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)
鐵石心腸
sioxngkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
at most; no more than
最多
siubea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
buy up; to win (support; people's hearts) by less than honorable means; bribe
收買
sumoe† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
junior (female); reference to teacher's daughter younger than oneself; oneself; younger (female) fellow student under the same master or teacher
師妹
svazøx-siehiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
rest more than work
三做四歇; 休息比工作多
tahtaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
full; no less than
足足
tamgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
stalling; stalled; to delay; impede; loiter; hinder; mismanage (a thing) by improper delay; take more (time) than justified
耽誤
tauxgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
bean sprouts (more succulent than tauxzhaix)
豆芽
tesuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
summary of the topic of a book; written as an introduction; complimentary verses or prose inserted at the beginning of a book by a person other than the author
題辭
thamkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
to desire or long for (usually more than one's rightful share)
貪求
thaocy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
overdraw; spend more than the budgeted fund
透支
thaukafng kiafmliau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
do less work and use less or inferior materials than agreed up upon (especially in a building job); to jerry build
偷工減料
thiw-tibøfsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
an agreement whereby a married daughter gives one of her children her own family name rather than the family name of her husband
女兒嫁後言明所生之子一人歸娘家姓
thofthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
a slight overrun; slightly more than..
超過 (預定數目)一點
thorng† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
rule; unite; protrude; used as an affix to numbers; meaning somewhat more than...
統; 突出; 多一點
tngfsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
to pinch off the central shoot of a growing plant do that it grows wider rather than taller
植物為了不讓它長高; 將芽折掉
tngxaxmvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
the appearance of the palm of the hand when there is only one big line crossing the palm where the knuckles bend rather than two or three lines as people ordinarily have
指手腳關節紋路裂開
tørsiaolieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
younger than before
反而更年輕
tørthex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
retreat; become worse than before (in some work; art; or study); to walk back wards from a spot to which we had advanced; to regress
倒退; 退步
tøxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
namely; no other than; be; quite right; exactly; precisely; even if; even
就是
uihan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
serve as a limit; exclusively; no more or no longer than
為限
ygoa† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
besides; apart from; other than; the rest of; except; outside of; other than; besides; in addition to
以外
yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
less than; under; the following; below; under; less than; beneath; the following
以下
ymciuo buto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
drink more wine than one can stand
飲酒無度
ysiong† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
above; more (not less) than; above (-mentioned); beyond; That's all
以上
zabjixhwn 十二分 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
fully; in full; more than sufficient; thoroughly; satisfactorily
十二分; 充分
zabkuie† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
How many more than ten? (between eleven to nineteen); Which day of the second decade in the month?
十幾？
zabsornii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
little more than ten years
十多年
zabsvatiarm† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
silly (slang); acting in a stupid manner which evokes delight and laughter rather than disgust; dumb broad
十三點; 三八
zafthøex† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
leave office; school; or factory earlier than usual
早退
zhahhoe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
kibitzer at a mahjong game; sometimes more than just a kibitzer; sometimes he also bets or invests in one of the players
插花仔(打麻將用語)
zhaolau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
old-appearing; appearing much older than one really is
老醜; 老態; 未老先衰
zhoaxjiø voa siarmsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
The devil you know is better than the one you don't know. (Lit. the former employee used to wet the bed; this one dirties his pants.)
越換越糟
zhotang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
rough and heavy; bulky and heavy; work of a coolie or unskilled laborer that needs more muscles than brains
粗重
zhurnpo putli† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
follow closely without allowing the distance to widen more than an inch
寸步不離
zhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
instead; contrary (to expectations); always; to string together; to mix up; to conspire; to connect; (a measure word); string; more (than sth else); even; bolt with a bar; latch or bolt of a door
閂
zoeatok huxjiin-sym† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
there is nothing more poisonous than the heart of woman
最毒婦人心
zonghefng† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
clansman of one's generation who is older than oneself; a polite designation for a friend with the same surname as oneself
宗兄
zux toaxkofngsia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
massive (more than 100 cc) intravenous infusion
打點滴
zux toaxtaang`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]
massive (more than 100 cc) intravenous infusion
打點滴

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