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A'pektyasw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'peg'tie'af'sw [[...]] 

Abdias (Catholic), biblical name for one of the prophets

亞北底亞斯

varløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vax'løh'khix; vax`løh'khix [[...]] 

turn one's face downward, stoop down

俯下去,彎腰

• Kiernsiaux kaq varløqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiexn'siaux kaq vax'løh'khix.; Kiexn'siaux kaq vax`løh'khix. [[...]] 
  hide one's head in embarrassment
  羞得彎下去。

• Vax`løqkhix pak øetoax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Vax'løh'khix pak ee'toax.; Vax`løh'khix pak øee'toax. [[...]] 
  bend down to tie one's shoe
  彎下去繫鞋帶。

aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aan [[...]] 

tight

緊

• Pak bøo aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pak bøo aan [[...]] 
  tied but not tight, not tied tight
  沒綁緊

• Chiwthaau cyn aan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiuo'thaau cyn aan. [[...]] 
  lacking money
  手頭很緊

• Pak ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pak ho aan [[...]] 
  to tie tight, tied tight
  綁緊

bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'tiaau; bøe'tiaau [[...]] 

not firmly fixed, fastened or tied

不牢,不上癮

• ciah bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah be'tiaau; ciah bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  can't hold (keep) anything down, can't be addicted to certain drug
  吃不上癮

• khia bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia be'tiaau; khia bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  can't stand up, can't remain standing
  站不住

• khør bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør be'tiaau; khør bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  cannot pass entrance exam
  考不上

• kix bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix be'tiaau; kix bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  cannot memorize
  記不住

• liaam bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liaam be'tiaau; liaam bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  will not adhere, stick together
  黏不住

• pak bøextiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak be'tiaau; pak bøe'tiaau [[...]] 
  cannot tie up
  綁不住

zhaw'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'yn [[...]] 

a sheaf or bundle of hay or straw

小卷之乾燃料

• yn zhawyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn zhao'yn [[...]] 
  to tie or bundle hay or straw into sheaves
  束乾草燃料

zhu'teg suotoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw'teg sux'toafn [[...]] 

cardinal virtues (Catholic)

樞德四端

• tie'teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'teg [[...]] 
  Prudence
  智德

• gixteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'teg [[...]] 
  Justice
  義德

• iofngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'teg [[...]] 
  Fortitude
  勇德

• cietteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'teg [[...]] 
  Temperance
  節德

zokkiern zuxpak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'kiern zu'pak [[...]] 

silkworm to be imprisoned by its cocoon, to tie one's own hands, to get into trouble by one's own schemes

作繭自縛

• Lie øh ciah mo'huy, bengbeeng si teq zokkiern zuxpak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie øh ciah moo'huy, beeng'beeng si teq zog'kiern zu'pak. [[...]] 
  You will get yourself into trouble by learning to take morphine.
  你學吃嗎啡,明明是在作繭自縛。

øetoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee'toax; øee'toax [[...]] 

shoestring

鞋帶

• pak øetoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak ee'toax; pak øee'toax [[...]] 
  tie one's shoes
  繫鞋帶

• thao øetoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thao ee'toax; thao øee'toax [[...]] 
  untie one's shoes
  解鞋帶

gukhit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'khit [[...]] 

hitching post to tie up cows

繫牛之小木柱

gusøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'søq [[...]] 

rope to tie up a cow

牛繩

haa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haa [[...]] 

bind, fasten a belt, tie up into a bundle

束

hazhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haa'zhao [[...]] 

tie up grass or straw in bundles

綑草

høkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'kii [[...]] 

chess game that ends in a tie or draw

和棋

høkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'kiok [[...]] 

tie or draw in a contest

和局

ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho [[...]] 

until, to cause, to effect, so that (tone never changes)

使

• chid ho taf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid ho taf [[...]] 
  wipe dry
  擦乾

• pak ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak ho aan [[...]] 
  tie tightly
  綁緊

• puun ho sid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puun ho sid [[...]] 
  blow out
  吹熄

• saux ho zhengkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saux ho zhefng'khix [[...]] 
  sweep clean
  掃乾淨

• Siulie khaq kanghw lex, mxthafng køq ho haixkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Siw'lie khaq kafng'hw lex, m'thafng køq ho hai'khix. [[...]] 
  Repair this thing more carefully so that it doesn't break right away again.
  修理仔細些,不要再讓它壞了。

• thak ho sek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thak ho sek [[...]] 
  study until you get the matter down
  唸熟

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii [[...]] 

tie, hold fast, to secure, maintain, to safeguard, unite, hold together, long and slender (as fibers), an initial particle, but, only

維

ixm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ixm [[...]] 

shade, shadow, protect, to shelter

蔭

• tie'ixm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'ixm [[...]] 
  favor, grace, patronage, help, assist by power or influence
  庇蔭

iuciaqkøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'ciah'koea; iuu'ciah'køea [[...]] 

fritters of twisted dough, neck-tie (a slang)

油條,領帶

kasw tie baxnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'sw tie ban'kym [[...]] 

letter from home is worth ten thousand pieces of gold

家書抵萬金

kad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kad; (kied) [[...]] 

knot, to festoon, decorate

結

• oaqkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'kad [[...]] 
  slip-knot, a bow-knot
  活結

• sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'kad [[...]] 
  hard knot, a square-knot
  死結

• phahkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'kad [[...]] 
  knot, to tie a knot
  打結

khaotie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaux'tie [[...]] 

withhold money or goods from a debtor as payment of his debt

扣抵

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

bind, to bundle, batch

綑,捆

• Hiaq ee tek'ar khurn khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee teg'ar khurn khie'laai. [[...]] 
  Tie those bamboo sticks up into a bundle.
  那些竹子綑起來。

• cit khurn tiuxzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khurn tiu'zhao [[...]] 
  bundle of rice-straw
  一綑稻草

khurn zørhoea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khurn zøx'hoea [[...]] 

tie together

綑在一塊

khwnty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khurn'ty [[...]] 

tie pig with rope

綑綁豬

kvialiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaf'liao; (kviaf'vie, kviaf'var) [[...]] 

lest, for fear that, afraid that

恐怕

• Kinnafjit kviavar e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'nar'jit kviaf'var e løh'ho. [[...]] 
  I am afraid it will rain today.
  今天恐怕會下雨。

• Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khylaai, kviavie øe ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak'khie'laai, kviaf'vie e ka laang.; Hid ciaq kao tiøh pak`khie'laai, kviaf'vie øe ka laang. [[...]] 
  Tie the dog up lest it should bite someone.
  那隻狗得綁起來,恐怕會咬人。

kied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied; (kad) [[...]] 

knot, tie in a knot, to wind up, conclude, to close, settle, unite, to bear (fruit)

結

koa'tieen lyha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaf'tieen lie'ha [[...]] 

do not tie your shoe strings in a melon patch nor adjust your hat under a plum tree — a position that invites suspicion, give no needless grounds for suspicion

瓜田李下

kvoatie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf'tie [[...]] 

official residence

官邸

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

the large rope of a net, thus: laws, principles, bond, tie

綱

• taixkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'kofng [[...]] 
  outline, summary
  大綱

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

handful (of grass or grain taken in the hand when cutting)

把

• cit liam zhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit liam zhao [[...]] 
  handful of grass
  一把草

• sieliaxmhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'liam'hox [[...]] 
  crossed twice (the usual pattern formed by the string on a parcel)
  四把摺

• pak sieliaxmhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak six'liam'hox [[...]] 
  tie a string crosswise twice
  綁十字結

oaqkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'kad [[...]] 

slip knot

活結

• phaq oaqkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq oah'kad; (phaq sie'kad) [[...]] 
  tie a slip (square) knot
  打活結(死結)

oafhvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oar'hvoa [[...]] 

approach the river bank or quay for tie up

靠岸

oaqoaqbea pak ti sie zhengchiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'oah'bea pak ti sie zheeng'chiu [[...]] 

A live horse tied to a dead banyan tree — to tie up resources and (personnel) in a useless project

活馬綁在死榕樹,埋沒人才

pak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak; (pok) [[...]] 

tie, to bind

綁,縛

• khwnpak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khurn'pak [[...]] 
  bind
  綑綁

• sokpak/sokpok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sog'pak [[...]] 
  restrain, restrict, restriction
  束縛

pag'aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak'aan [[...]] 

tie securely, bind it tightly, tie it tightly

綁緊

pvechiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvee'chiuo [[...]] 

tie another (in competition), come out with even scores

平手

pengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'chiuo [[...]] 

tie another (in competition), come out with even scores

平手

phahkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'kad [[...]] 

knot, tie a knot

打結

• phaq oaqkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq oah'kad [[...]] 
  tie a slip knot
  打活結

• phaq-sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq sie'kad; phaq-sie'kad [[...]] 
  tie a square knot
  打死結

phah'oaqkad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'oah'kad [[...]] 

tie a slipknot

打活結

phaq-sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq sie'kad; phaq-sie'kad [[...]] 

tie a square knot

打死結

sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'kad [[...]] 

square knot

死結

• phaq-sykad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq sie'kad; phaq-sie'kad [[...]] 
  tie a square knot
  打死結

siaukek tykhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaw'kek tie'khoxng [[...]] 

passive resistance

消極抵抗

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

tie very tightly

勒

sngx ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx ho aan [[...]] 

tie very tight

勒緊

sok'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sog'ar [[...]] 

a string, a tie or rubber band for tying shut a bag of something

束圈

• chiuxlefng sok'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'lefng sog'ar [[...]] 
  rubber band
  橡皮圈

sokpak/sokpok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sog'pak [[...]] 

bind, to tie, to control, restraints, restrictions, bondage

束縛

suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'viaa [[...]] 

lose or win, to bet, gamble

輸贏,打賭

• Kab lie suviaa zap kho'giin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kab lie sw'viaa zap khof'giin. [[...]] 
  I bet you ten dollars.
  跟你打賭十塊。

• Lie boeq suviaa symmiq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq sw'viaa sirm'miq?; Lie bøeq sw'viaa sirm'mih? [[...]] 
  What will you bet?
  你要打賭什麼?

• bøo suviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo sw'viaa [[...]] 
  a tie (game), a draw
  沒有輸贏,平手

taix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix; (toax) [[...]] 

girdle, tape, sash or scarf, belt, band, ribbon, tie, zone, region, carry, bring, take or bring along, to lead, to conduct

帶

• hantaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haan'taix [[...]] 
  Frigid Zone
  寒帶

• ienhae ittaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'hae id'taix [[...]] 
  the region along the seashore
  沿海一帶

• jiedtaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiet'taix [[...]] 
  Torrid Zone
  熱帶

• lientaix zekjim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'taix zeg'jim [[...]] 
  corresponding responsibility
  連帶責任

• sefng pud taelaai, suo pud taekhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng pud taix'laai, suo pud taix'khix [[...]] 
  not brought with us at birth, nor carried away with us at death
  生不帶來,死不帶去

• untaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn'taix [[...]] 
  Temperate Zone
  溫帶

tampøfphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafm'pør'phirn; (tie'aq'phirn) [[...]] 

article given as security, collateral

擔保品,抵押品

taotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'tea; taux'tøea; (taux'tie) [[...]] 

to the bottom, at length, after all, in the end, in fine, but a last

到底

• Taotea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie (si) bad y ar m bad? [[...]] 
  Do you know him or not?
  你到底認識他嗎?

• Taotea lie si symmiqlaang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si sirm'mih'laang? [[...]] 
  Who on earth are you?
  你到底是誰?

• Taotea lie si khix tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taux'tea lie si khix tøq'ui? [[...]] 
  Where in the world have you been?
  你到底去那兒?

tøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea; tøea; (toea, tie) [[...]] 

the bottom, the base, the end, the basis, underneath, low, below, foundation — thus, a rough draft

底

• bøtøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tea; bøo'tøea [[...]] 
  bottomless, baseless, unfounded
  無底

• zextøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze'tea; ze'tøea [[...]] 
  settle (like sediment)
  沉澱

• zuntøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'tea; zuun'tøea [[...]] 
  the bottom of a vessel, bottoms
  船底

• extøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'tea; e'tøea [[...]] 
  bottom, underneath, below
  下面

• haytøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'tea; hae'tøea [[...]] 
  bottom of the sea
  海底

• kaotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'tea; kaux'tøea [[...]] 
  to the very bottom
  到底

• laixtøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai'tea; lai'tøea [[...]] 
  inside
  裏面

• taotøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taux'tea; taux'tøea [[...]] 
  after all
  到底

tøefkhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'khoxng; tøea'khoxng; (tie'khoxng) [[...]] 

prevail against, resist, withstand

抵抗

thay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thay; (tie) [[...]] 

to substitute, give as an equivalent, offer as collateral

抵押

• texid thay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'id thay; (te'ji thay) [[...]] 
  first (second) mortgage
  第一(二)抵押

thorng'irm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoxng'irm [[...]] 

drink heavily

痛飲

• Larn laai thorng'irm cit e. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Larn laai thoxng'irm cit e. [[...]] 
  Let's have a ball! Let's tie one on.
  我們來痛飲一下。

tie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie; (tea, tuo) [[...]] 

resist, oppose, to off set, to substitute, give as an equivalent, arrive at, go against, offend (law and regulation)

抵

• tuietie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'tie [[...]] 
  square up accounts so that all is settled
  對抵

tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix; (taix) [[...]] 

wear (a cap, hat, cap) on the head

戴

• be tie'tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be tix'tid; bøe tix`tid [[...]] 
  incapable of wearing or being worn on the head
  不能戴

• tientøx tix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiefn'tøx tix [[...]] 
  to wear with the back to the front
  戴反了

ty'aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'aq [[...]] 

to pledge, to mortgage, security

抵押

• zhux ho ginhaang zøx tyaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux ho giin'haang zøx tie'aq [[...]] 
  arrange a mortgage on one's house with a bank
  房子給銀行抵押

tyahkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'aq'koaan [[...]] 

the right of the creditor to receive payment on priority basis upon the selling of the property offered him as security by the debtor (in law)

抵押權

tyaq-phirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'aq'phirn; tie'aq-phirn [[...]] 

collateral, securities, articles given in pledge

抵押品

tyzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'zex [[...]] 

resist, to boycott

抵制

tyzex goaxhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'zex goa'hoex; tie'zex goa'høex [[...]] 

boycott foreign goods

抵制外貨

tychiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'chiog [[...]] 

conflict, in contravention of (law or regulation)

抵觸

tie'ixm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'ixm [[...]] 

protect, assist by power or influence

庇蔭

• Goar ee sengkofng si y tieixm ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee seeng'kofng si y tix'ixm ee. [[...]] 
  I owe my success to him.
  我的成功是托他的福。

• pexkofng tieixm`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe'kofng tix'ixm ee; pe'kofng tix'ixm`ee [[...]] 
  obtained by inheritance
  祖先庇蔭的

• siu lie tieixm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu lie tix'ixm [[...]] 
  by your favor or help, through your good offices
  托你的福

tykhoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'khoxng [[...]] 

resist, oppose, fight against (an enemy), resistance

抵抗

• tykhoxng tegjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'khoxng tek'jiin [[...]] 
  resist enemies
  抵抗敵人

tykhornglek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'khoxng'lek [[...]] 

power of resistance

抵抗力

tykhorngsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'khoxng'sexng [[...]] 

resistibility

抵抗性

tysiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'siaw [[...]] 

to offset, neutralize, nullify, cancel

抵銷

tysiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'siaux; (tuo'siaux) [[...]] 

repay a debt with goods or articles of equivalent value

抵賬

tiaokag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaux'kag [[...]] 

slanting, diagonally

對角

• pak tiaokag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pak tiaux'kag [[...]] 
  tie diagonally (a handkerchief inclosing something)
  綁對角

tiauoay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaw'oay [[...]] 

tie (a tree) so as to make it crooked

拉彎

toax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax; (taix) [[...]] 

belt, band, sash, girdle, tape, ribbon, take along with, united, related, on account of, in consideration of, fated to

帶

• øetoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee'toax; øee'toax; (oee'toax) [[...]] 
  shoe laces
  鞋帶

• iøtoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf'toax [[...]] 
  waist band, belt
  腰帶

• khortoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khox'toax [[...]] 
  tape or belt for tying on trousers round the waist
  褲帶

• log'imtoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok'ym'toax [[...]] 
  recording tape, magnetic tape
  錄音帶

• niaftoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: niar'toax [[...]] 
  necktie, tie
  領帶

• phøetoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoee'toax; phøee'toax [[...]] 
  leather belt
  皮帶

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