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cip'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

outline; a summary; bring together the important items

輯要

cyzhud iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'zhud iaux'tiarm [[...]] 

point out the essential point

指出要點

cip'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cib'iaux [[...]] 

outline, a summary, bring together the important items

輯要

zw'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux [[...]] 

most important, principal, essential

主要

• Taioaan zwiaux ee safnbut si bie kaq thngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan zuo'iaux ee sarn'but si bie kaq thngg. [[...]] 
  The principal products of Formosa are rice and sugar.
  臺灣主要的產物是米和糖。

• Goar ee zwiaux ee bogteg si thoankaux, m si kax Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee zuo'iaux ee bok'teg si thoaan'kaux, m si kax Efng'gie. [[...]] 
  My chief aim (purpose) is to spread the faith, not to teach English.
  我的主要目的是傳教不是教英文。

• zwiaux goan'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux goaan'yn [[...]] 
  chief cause or reason
  主要原因

høfsu tøf moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'su tøf moo [[...]] 

road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨

• Zøx hør taixcix sitpai bøo iaokirn, in'ui si høfsu tøf moo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo.; Zøx/Zøex hør tai'cix sid'pai bøo iaux'kirn, yn'ui si hør'su tøf moo. [[...]] 
  The road to happiness is strewn with setbacks so don't worry about difficulties you run into when you are doing good work.
  做事失敗沒關係,因為是好事多磨。

iaogi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'gi [[...]] 

essential meaning, key points, main themes, the nitty-gritty, the heart of the matter

要義

iaohai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'hai [[...]] 

stronghold, strategic, vital part (of the body)

要害

iaokoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'koad [[...]] 

secret of doing something, the key to success

要訣

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]] 

crux of a matter, the point, the way of doing something, the gist

要領

• Hid ee laang iaolerng cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang iaux'lerng cyn hør. [[...]] 
  He is a shrewd man. He does everything well.
  那個人要領很好。

• Y kofng'oe ee iaolerng cyn bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee iaux'lerng cyn bae.; (Y korng'oe pud teg iaux'lerng.) [[...]] 
  I can't get the point of his argument at all. I cannot make him out at all.
  他講話的要領很差,他講話不得要領。

• M zaiviar iaolerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M zay'viar iaux'lerng. [[...]] 
  Don't know how to do it.
  不懂要領

iaosaetøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'saix'te; iaux'saix-tøe [[...]] 

strategic (fortified) zone, the private parts

要塞地,下陰

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]] 

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]] 
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]] 
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

jiok iaux jiin putty, ti'huy kie bog'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok iaux jiin pud'ty, tii'huy kie bok'uii [[...]] 

The best way to hide a misdeed is not to commit it.

若要人不知,除非己莫為

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]] 

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]] 
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]] 
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

kafn'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'iaux [[...]] 

compendium, summarization, brief and to the point

簡要

oexsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sae; oe'sae [[...]] 

things better left unsaid (irrelevancies, excessive detail, private matters)

多餘的話,沒用的話

• Y ee oexsae cyn ze, cidsut'ar taixcix korng kuy pvoarpof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe'sae cyn ze, cit'sud'ar tai'cix korng kuy pvoax'pof. [[...]] 
  His many private matters that he can explain in excessive detail all afternoon.
  他話很多,一點點事情講了半天。

• Iaokirn ee korng tø hør, mxbiern hiaq kau oexsae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'kirn ee korng tø hør, m'biern hiaq kau oe'sae. [[...]] 
  Say the important things, no need to go into excessive detail.
  要緊的說就好,不用那麼多話。

putteg iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'teg iaux'lerng [[...]] 

nothing to the point

不得要領

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

dot, spot, speck, point, drop, small amount, a little, snacks, refreshment, hours, to dot, to mark, to teach, to point out, to light, to ignite, to nod (the head)

點

• cytiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'tiarm [[...]] 
  give information or private advice, to point out
  指點

• ciongtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'tiarm [[...]] 
  terminal, the last stop
  終點

• cidtiafm'ar iesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'tiarm'ar ix'sux [[...]] 
  a token of good will
  一點點意思

• iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]] 
  essential points, the important point
  要點

• jiogtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok'tiarm [[...]] 
  weak point, sore spot
  弱點

• khoattiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoad'tiarm [[...]] 
  defect, shortcoming
  缺點

• tioxngtiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiong'tiarm [[...]] 
  important point
  重點

• uotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ux'tiarm [[...]] 
  disgrace, serious fault
  污點

iaokoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'koad [[...]] 

the secret of success, the all-important elements

要訣

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]] 

the important points, the gist, the essentials, the knack

要領

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]] 

the important points, the gist, the essentials, main points

要點

kafn'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn'iaux [[...]] 

brief and to the point

簡要

the'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thee'iaux [[...]] 

a summary

iaokoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'koad [[...]][i#] [p.109]

N : the secret of success, the all-important element (in doing something successfully)

要訣

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]][i#] [p.109]

N : the important point, the gist, the essentials

要領

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]][i#] [p.109]

N : the knack

要領

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]][i#] [p.109]

N ê : the important point, the gist, the essentials

要點

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