Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search

ad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bend; break; snap off; break; bend or snap off things that have ki as their classifier

折; 軋; 遏

afnnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

how about that; afnzvoar

按那; 如何; 怎麼樣

angbeflør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cornelian; shrub or small tree that bears a small edible scarlet berry

紅瑪瑙

angbofzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

feelings that exist between a husband and a wife

翁某情; 夫妻情份

aohoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

lousy goods; things that have rotted or spoiled; merchandise that has spoiled or rotted; poor worthless fellow

爛貨; 賤貨

armkozee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cicada; a large insect that makes a shrill sound

蟬

armpozee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

cicada; a large insect that makes a shrill sound

蟬

baxnsiexntoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

slowpoke; container or place for placing bones of deceased that are not picked up by relatives

做事慢半拍; 萬善堂

beng'oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make known that one is being falsely charged; redress a grievance

伸冤; 鳴冤

biauxchiuo hoezhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the hand that cures (used to describe a good physician)

妙手回春

biefnkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

not need to say; exempts discussed; indescribable; says nothing of; no need to speak; no need to talk about it; there is nothing that need be said; don't talk about it

免講; 不用講; 不必說; 免談

bixbiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

unavoidable; rather; a bit too; truly; it must be admitted that; necessarily; unavoidably

未免

bixsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

monosodium glutamate(MSG); gourmet powder; Ajinomoto; monosodium glutamate; a condiment used extensively in Taiwan cooking that is very tasty but also very hard on digestive tract

味素

boefgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

year-end dinner for employees; 16th day of 12th month in the lunar calendar; year-end dinner given by a shop owner to entertain his employees on the 16th of the twelfth moon; during which an employee would know that he will not be hired for the coming year if the head of a cooked chicken is pointed at his seat

尾牙

boefhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

last member of a private lending association in which each member puts in a deposited amount of money each month and they bid on who will get the money each month. The one with the lowest bid gets the money that month

尾會

boghuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can it be possible that; could it be; certainly; surely; can it be that

莫非

bogkhofng itzhex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

so conceited that nothing enters his eyes; very arrogant

目空一切

bogkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no wonder; no wonder that; please excuse

莫怪; 怪不得; 怨不得; 難怪

bogtiofng bujiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

so arrogant that no one is important in his eyes

目中無人

bong'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

forget about things that make you sad

忘憂

bøfky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

machine that makes other machines; mother aircraft; airplane which tows gliders

母機

bøkaopurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

loss of capital; under cost (a phrase common in commercial circles when a buyer or seller quotes a price that is under cost)

無夠本

bølun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no matter that; no matter what; who or when

無論; 不論

bøzhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

no mistake; quite sure; assured; can't go wrong; correct; without error; no mistake; That's right! Not bad! Right on!

無錯; 不錯; 沒錯

buhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that is; nothing but

無非

bukhar putseeng sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

it happened that...; There would have been no story to tell but for that coincidence

無巧不成書

buntofng hoxtuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

well-matched; a married couple that get along well together

門當戶對

busor put'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil); given to every vice

無所不為

busor putzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil); given to every vice

無所不作

busor-putzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there is nothing that (he) will not do (generally refers to evil); given to every vice

無所不作; 無所不為

bytiofng putciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

flaw that mars perfection

美中不足

Chiahkhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Taiwanese aboriginal village that eventually became the capital of the whole island and developed into the modern-day Tainan

赤崁

chienlie-bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a winged steed; a horse that covers thousand li a day

千里馬

chienlie-garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a farsighted person; farsightedness; (in mythology) eyesight that can reach the sky

千里眼

chienlie-khw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a horse that covers thousand li a day

千里駒; 千里馬

chionghie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

arrange a wedding for a very ill young man with the hope that the event of great joy will drive away his bad luck and hasten his recovery (an old Chinese custom)

沖喜

chiongkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

extreme anger that makes the hair stand on end and raises the cap one's wearing

衝冠

chitkhaux-pøehtii^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

various discounts; deductions; run up a heavy list of deductions and countercharges, making out that there is very little, if anything, to be paid

七扣八除

chitkhaux-pøehtuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

run up a heavy list of deductions and countercharges, making out that there is very little, if anything, to be paid

七扣八除

ciah-bøe løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can't swallow; it won't go down; food that is not good or poor quality; have no appetite

吃未落去; 吃不下

ciah-bøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can't eat that much

吃未去; 吃不完

ciah-bøexliao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

can't eat that much

吃未了; 吃不完

ciahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that is

才是

ciaothvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

divide expenses according to the stake or share that each has

分攤

ciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

just; immediately; the spine; bird; eyelashes; a mark; footprints; not until; then and only then; not before; provided that; unless; not until after; only after; namely; some action will not take place unless or until a previous action has occurred or some specific circumstance is fulfilled

才; 即; 脊; 隻; 睫; 跡; 蹟

ciaqcviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

starch a garment or material; starch clothing; cloth or clothes that are starched

吃漿; 上漿

ciaqgvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

describe a personality that won't obey without pressure

吃硬

cin jinsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

do everything one ought to do and hope that fate will take care of the rest

盡人事

ciofng kex ciu kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

adapt one's scheme to that of the opponent; deal with an opponent by taking advantage of his plan

將計就計

ciu hitjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

in that date

就彼日

ciuokw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

insect that eats trees; grains

蛀虫; 蚜虫; 蛀龜

ciwliau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a dish that goes with wine

下酒菜; 酒料

cixn'u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to have everything that one expects to find; whatever one has

盡有; 所有的

cviartngsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

right at that time

正當時

cykviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

I am only afraid that...; I suspect that..

只怕

cymoexphiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

twin literary products usually by the same author that run in the same vein

姊妹篇

cyzhuo-ji'ie^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's all

只此而已

erngpan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that should be handled (said of tasks; business; etc)

應辦

gea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to pinch or hold with the fingers; to look askance; to call on someone respectfully; tooth that grows in old age

捏; 睨; 詣; 齯; 斜眼看人

gegliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

reverse current; something that goes against the flow; adverse current

逆流

giaxmsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

examine and accept (buildings; goods; etc) after ascertaining that the quality or quantity meets requirements

驗收

gixbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godmother; cf.; khe-bo

義母

gixbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godmother; cf.; khe-bo

義母

goanlaai juzhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

I see; Now I understand what you mean So; that's what it is!

原來如此

goanzoe thoanseeng lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

theory that the soul as well as the body is passed on to the offspring or inherited from parents; Traducianism

原罪傳承論; 靈魂遺傳說

goaxkhiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

field service; field work involving running around; job which involves activities mostly outside the office (such as that of a news reporter)

外勤

gokhitefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

nail that looks like the mouth of a leech or u-shaped; has two heads

蜈蜞釘; 水蛭釘

goxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

five counts of animal that has tail without legs (fish, snake, worm, etc)

五尾

goxngkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

kind of work that you don't have to use brains to do; to work but employer cheats you out of your pay

工作拿不到錢; 沒有成就的工作; 憨工

goxngkiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

gambling that you can't win at

笨的賭博法; 憨賭

goxsiesvaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; nondescript; to add thing that have nothing to do with the matter

五四三; 不倫不類; 無關緊要的話

guii zai tarnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

city under enemy attack that may fall at any moment; a patient critically ill and may die soon; dying

危在旦夕

gusiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

gadfly; stinging fly that attacks cattle

牛蠅

hagtiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

diploma mill; a school that is interested in making money in total disregard of the student's scholastic progress

學店

hai`laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's bad

糟了; 害了

hai`løq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's bad

害了

Hanlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Cold Dew; a solar period that arrives about October 8-22

寒露

haokof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make offerings to a spirit that has no descendants, to eat (used in scolding)

孝孤; 吃飯 (粗話); 祭孤魂; 祭無緣佛; 孝孤

haxbuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

words that follow; statement that follows

下文

hef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that; it

那個; 那; 噓

hegciax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

or else; it may be that

或者; 或許

hengzeg khøfgii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

behavior or manner that arouses suspicion

行跡可疑

hexngkoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

make a present of cakes and various other things that have been offered to the spirits

送粿(家有喜事時)

hiahniq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that kind; that sort; such; so; as... as..

那麼; 那樣

hid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that one; that (always followed by a measure)

彼; 那; 那個

hiexnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that day; the same day; that very day

現日; 當天; 當日

hiexnkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

for the time being; during that time

現期; 即期

hin bøextaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

my great regret is that I am unable to…; I wish I could…

恨不得; 恨不能

hit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that

那; 彼

hit'axm^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that night

那夜

hit'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that

那下

hit'e'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that one

那下仔

hit'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that; it

那個

hit'ee-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that guy

那個人

hit'hang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that kind

彼項

hit'hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that sort or kind; that number

那號; 那種

hit'ui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there; that place

彼位; 那裡

hit'viu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that kind; that sort

彼樣; 那樣

hitciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that; it

那隻

hitcidjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that day

那一日

hitciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that kind of

那種

hitjidar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that day

彼日仔

hitjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that day

彼日

hitkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that day

彼工

hitkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that corner

彼角

hitkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that hole

彼孔; 那件

hitkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that kind

那款

hitlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that person

彼人

hitlø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that sort or kind

那種

hitlui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that species

那類

hitmii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that night

彼暝

hitnii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that year

彼年

hitpae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that time

hitpafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that class

彼班

hitpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that schedule of a airline, bus, or train

彼班

hitpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

over there; the other; the other party; the other side; that side

那邊; 彼旁

hitsi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that littles

那一點點; 那絲仔

hitsix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that direction

那方; 那勢

hitsofzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that place

彼處

hittangsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

hittongsii; in those days; at that time

彼當時; 那當時

hittaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

there; that place

彼搭; 那地方; 那裡

hittefnghø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that category

那一類的; 那等號

hitthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that side; that end

那頭; 那邊

hittiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that time

那時

hittongsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

in those days; at that time

彼當時; 那當時

hitzun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

at that time

那陣

hitzun'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

(tw) at that time

那陣仔

hoafn'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

talking oppositely; statements that are contrary to what the speaker really believes

反話

hoankixka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

so confused that it cannot be understood; someone being unreasonable

理不清; 刁蠻; 不通情理

hoaxntiin^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

world of people (Buddhist term commonly used for the world that belongs to people)

凡塵

hoaxntiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

to violate (the law); to do something that makes someone unhappy

犯著

høefeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fire (that burns buildings)

火厄; 火災

hoefkhaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

parents in their old age moving from home to home of their children so that their children can support them

輪流侍養父母

hoefsiong ka'iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

recalling something that only making matters worse (pouring oil on the fire)

火上加油

hoelaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

typhoons that take a southerly direction

回南 (颱風)

hoeloklog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

very colorfully decorated to the point of distracting the eye; a person talks so much and so fast that the listener becomes confused

衣服很花; 不懂; 不清楚; 很吵; 花碌碌

holii png hofuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

influence; a fox that has influence because of his relationship with a tiger's majesty; a donkey in a lion's skin

狐假虎威

holiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a loach; mudfish a kind of freshwater fish; small fish a few inches long that lives in ditches and pools

鰗鰍; 泥鰍

hongjiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

traces that one leave behind

鴻爪

hoo kar hor uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bully the weak because of one's relation with the powerful (behave like the fox that borrowed the terror of the tiger)

狐假虎威

hosinhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a kind of spider that feeds on flies

蒼蠅虎(一種吃蒼蠅的蜘蛛)

høfkazaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fortunately; luckily; what a mercy that

好佳哉; 幸好; 幸虧

høkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a draw in chess; chess game that ends in a tie or draw

下棋不分輸贏; 和棋

høpid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

why; Why should... ? Why must...? Why is it necessary that...?

何必

hudsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Buddhist character; nature like that of Buddha believed to be present in every living thing

佛性

hviartviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

so bright that dazzles eyes to the audiences; dazzlingly beautiful

嚇場; 場面耀眼

hvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

good; nice; fine; excellent; very; much; pleasing in looks; taste; easy to deal with; to finish dressing; doing; all right! so that

好

iap lok ty chiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

When the leaves fall we know that autumn is here -- from what you see you can guess the rest

葉落知秋

iaxbeeng-zw^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

a legendary pearl that shines at night

夜明珠

ionggieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

threaten; spread the word; pass the word that; exaggerate; declare in public

揚言

iøqhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the potency or effect of a drug; good; effective or efficacious medicine; medicine that produces results

藥效

iuobaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

new skin that heals a wound

剛長出之肉; 幼肉

iwle-zaixsiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

There are precedents for that

有例在先

iwsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

limited in number; not a great many; confident; know that one is doing

有數

ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that is all; nothing more -- gives finality to the clause

而已

jien'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

then; and then; afterwards; after that

然後

jixm'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

be of the opinion that...; think that...; consider that..

認為

juzhuo-ji'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that's all

只此而已

kaciefn'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

moth that eats books and clothes

鉸剪仔

kafm'øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

perhaps; will it be like that?

能嗎; 會不會; 感會

kafmsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Is it possible that

是不是; 豈是

kafsoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

luck or fortune couldn't be that bad; that cruel

運氣沒那麼壞

kafsuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

if; suppose; in case of; supposing that; in case that

假使

kafteng^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

assume; suppose; supposition; on the assumption that...; supposing that...

假定

kak'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pieces of lumber that are square like 4x4's orx2's

方形口徑之木材; 角仔

kamlan^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

work that can't be done or impossible to finish (coarse expression)

比喻辦不到的事 (粗話); 唅難

kamlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

sweet dew; honeydew ─ a drink when one is terribly thirsty; a drink that hits the spot

甘露

kansørzef^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

desiccative; something that thoroughly dries something out; preservative

乾燥劑

kaq.. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

even; up to; until; so...that; very

連; 到; 得; 極了

kaxteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

insist (that someone did such-and-such)

咬定

kay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

It's about time to; should; that; all; entirely; altogether (used in literal expression)

該; 皆

kepoxng^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pretend that a thing is heavier and charge accordingly

多謗; 以少報多

kerngkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

fruits that offer to gods; offering fruits as in funerals etc.

敬果 (為神明; 亡者)

khaf tiam`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

tread on a stone in such wise that a stone bruise may result

腳硌到; 腳砧著

khao toat thienkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

ingenuity that rivals the work of God (often referring to a work of art)

巧奪天工

khaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

more; comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as more; but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to

較; 卡; 更

kheabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godparents When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child; according to fortune-tellers; his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the kh

乾媽; 契母

khiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

nail that looks like the mouth of a leech or u-shaped; has two heads

水蛭釘

khiofngkviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

I fear that; I am afraid that. Probably; perhaps

恐驚

khiofngphvax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

I fear that; I am afraid that. Probably; perhaps

恐怕

khiøhsiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

habitually careful that nothing be lost or wasted

節儉; 不浪費; 拾惜

khit'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pray for rain; Usually farmers pray to Thi*-kong for rain in mourning clothes; the magistrate of that prefectures has to join the rite; also in mourning

乞雨

khngtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

sort of small stinging insect that breeds in bran; spoiling it

米糠虫; 糠虫

khoafnseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

form; model; pattern; sort. It seems that..

款式(樣子)

khoafnsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

form; model; pattern; sort. It seems that..

款式(樣子)

khoeape [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godparents When a child is born under bad luck or has the fate of being given as an adopted child; according to fortune-tellers; his parents ask someone to be formally the adoptive parents of the child. Then the kh

乾爹; 契父

khofsiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

bitter and rough taste that numbs the tongue

苦澀

khøfie^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

may; all right; be able to; can; that will do; (an expression of assent) very well; O.K.!

可以

khøfkiexn^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

it is thus evident that; one can see therefore; it is obvious that

可見

khøflieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pity; pitiable; it is a pity that..

可憐

khøflirn^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

pity; pitiable; it is a pity that..

可憐

khuiciern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

To pick an auspicious day to begin cutting the cloth for the clothes that the bride and groom will wear for the occasion

看日子裁剪新郎新娘衣服; 開剪

khuikhakhor'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the pants that young kid wears with a hole in seat to facilitate going to the bathroom

為方便小孩子小便將褲子中央留一小洞; 開腳褲仔

khvoarlaai-khvoarkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

looking this way and that

東張西望; 看東看西

khvoarthaau^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

that which is worth seeing; keep an eye on; keep watch (as sentry set by persons secretly engaged in some illegal; impure; or improper action); act as a lookout

看頭; 把風

khyiuo-zhwlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

totally unreasonable; What kind of reasoning is that?; How absurd!; Preposterous!

豈有此理

kiafm'øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Will that be...?

殃否會; 可會

kiamsiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

salty and slightly bitter taste that numbs the tongue; miser

鹹澀; 吝嗇

kii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

flag; a period of time; branching off; odd; prayall forms of chess game; his; her; its; he; she; it; this; that

旗; 期; 岐; 奇; ; 祈; 祁; 棋; 畸; 畿; 虯; 綦; 其

kikoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

odd; surprising; strange; mysterious; improper; it is strange that...

奇怪

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