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bøe 袂 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : am not able to, cannot (present or general statement)
不能
u: boe'cviaa'biin ⬆︎ 袂成眠 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : could not, unable to (sleep)
睡不好
bøexzhud 袂出 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'zhud ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : not able to, cannot
不出
bøexhiao 袂曉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'hiao ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : not know how to, not able to (do sthg that must be learned)
不會
bøexkvix 袂見 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'kvix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot, unable to <thiaN boe7-kiN3: cannot hear, cannot understand>
不明白
bøexkox`tid 袂顧得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'kox'tid ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : be unable to
顧不得
bøexkhafm`tid 袂堪得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'khafm'tid ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : unable to bear (physical stress)
吃不消
bøexkhafm`tid 袂堪得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'khafm'tid ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : not fit for, not worthy to
不值得
bøexkhie 袂起 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'khie ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot unable to (lift, carry, climb, etc)<[tann boe7-khi2]: unable to carry>
不能
bøexkhix 袂去 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : not able to, cannot (because of excessive quantity, etc)
不能勝任
bøexkhuy 袂開 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'khuy ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot open, unable to open
不開
bøexlaai 袂來 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'laai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : not able to, cannot (because of intrinsic difficulty) <[thak boe7-lai5]: cannot read (because too difficult)> (cf bøexhiao, bøexkhix)
不會
bøexli 袂離 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'li ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot, unable to
不了
bøexsae 袂使 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'sae(-tid) ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
AV : may not, it is nor permissible to (active idea)
不行
bøexseeng 袂成 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'seeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot (do something one wishes to do)
不成
u: boe'seng'tid ⬆︎ 袂倖得 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
V : should not be spoiled, indulged, allowed to do as he pleases
不可溺愛
bøextiaau 袂牢 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot, unable to
不會
bøextiøh 袂著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
Res : cannot (go that low to meet your offer)
買不到
u: boe'tid'khix ⬆︎ 袂得去 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.16]
pVmod : cannot, unable to (because of excessive quantity)
(做)不完
ciah-bøexsiaw 食袂消 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'*be/boe'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.28]
Vph : be unable to digest
吃不消
ciah-bøexsiaw 食袂消 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'*be/boe'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.28]
Vph : be unable to stand (sthg) <[Chiah-nih8 bo5 eng5 goa2 chiah8 boe7-siau]: I can't stand to be so busy>
吃不消
kviaa-bøex'khuikhaf 行袂開跤 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa'*be/boe khuy'khaf ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.133]
Vph : unable or unwilling to leave (because of strong temptation or emotional attraction)
流連忘返
u: kioong'boe'zhoarn'khuix ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.138]
Vph : be almost unable to breathe
喘不上氣
sviu-bøexkaux 想袂到 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'boe'kaux ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.240]
Vph : think about without coming to a conclusion
想不出來
tvaf-bøexkhie 擔袂起 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvaf'boe'khie ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.250]
Vph : be unable to carry (load is too heavy)
擔不起
tngf-bøexkhie 當袂起 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tngf *be/boe khie ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.266]
Vph : be unable to bear such responsibility IE (response to requests for expert advice, etc): Sorry, I'm not an expert in the field!
不敢當
ud-bøexløh 鬱袂落 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ud'*be/boe'løh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.294]
V : be unable to adjust
不能將就


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