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au`jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

day after tomorrow (Note: au doesn't change and jit changes to the third tone)

後日

jit kiuo zeeng sefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

Having been together for a long time; (they) came to have a tender feeling for each other

日久生情

toaxzøh`jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 

the second day before yesterday (jit changes to the third tone)

大前天

🗣u: Y zaf'hngf tøf u khaq hør`aq, si'arn'zvoar kyn'ar'jit køq hoarn'zexng? 伊昨昏都有較好矣，是按怎今仔日閣反症？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

昨天他的病情明明有比較好了，怎麼今天又惡化了呢？

🗣u: Jit'purn liau'lie goar khaq ciah tøf be kaq'zhuix. 日本料理我較食都袂佮喙。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

日本料理我再怎麼吃都不合胃口。

🗣u: Tak'jit tøf zøq'sid zøq kaq cyn thiarm'thaau. 逐日都作穡作甲真忝頭。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

每天都工作做得很疲累。

🗣u: to'jit 度日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

度日

🗣u: Kyn'ar'jit bøo'eeng kaq lieen zhoarn'khuix ee ky'hoe tøf bøo. 今仔日無閒甲連喘氣的機會都無。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

今天忙到連短暫休息的機會也沒有。

🗣u: Y tak'jit tøf zurn'sii siong'pafn. 伊逐日都準時上班。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他每天都準時上班。

🗣u: Y kyn'purn tøf bøo aix`lie, si'arn'zvoar lie kaux kyn'ar'jit iao'boe kag'zhvea? 伊根本都無愛你，是按怎你到今仔日猶未覺醒？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

他根本就不愛你，為什麼你到今天還沒覺醒？

🗣u: Goarn zhud'goa'laang chiuo'bin'thaxn'ciah, tak'jit tiøh zøx zhof'kafng laai to svaf tngx. 阮出外人手面趁食，逐日著做粗工來度三頓。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

我們出外人靠勞力賺錢，每天得要幹粗活來糊口。

🗣u: Sef'goaan 1940 nii khie'khix ee Taai'oaan'laang zhaf'pud'tøf lorng u siu Jit'purn kaux'iok. 西元1940年起去的臺灣人差不多攏有受日本教育。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

西元1940年以前的臺灣人差不多都有接受日語教育。

🗣u: Cit'koar pe'buo tuix yn kviar'jii ee kaux'iok sviw koex koafn'sym, iaw'kiuu beq voa pafn'kib, iah'si tiaux'khix pat kefng hak'hau, m'køq “cit jit soar'zay, svaf jit khia'ngg”, girn'ar'laang ah e'khafm'tid arn'nef pvoaf'soar, ma bøo'hoad'to zux'sym laai thak'zheq. 一寡爸母對𪜶囝兒的教育傷過關心，要求欲換班級，抑是調去別間學校，毋過「一日徙栽，三日徛黃」，囡仔人曷會堪得按呢搬徙，嘛無法度注心來讀冊。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

一些父母對於他們的小孩的教育太過關心，要求要換班級，或是調去別間學校，但是「移植一次，蔫黃三日」，小孩子怎麼能受得了這樣遷移，也沒辦法用心讀書。

🗣u: Cid kae khør'chix lie aix hør'hør'ar zurn'pi, ciaux'khie'kafng jin'cyn thak, na'si “svaf jit bøo liu, peq'cviu chiu”, tø bøo'hoad'to u hør seeng'zeg`aq. 這改考試你愛好好仔準備，照起工認真讀，若是「三日無餾，𬦰上樹」，就無法度有好成績矣。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

這次考試你要好好的準備，按部就班認真讀書，如果「幾天不複習，可是會忘記所學」，就沒辦法獲得好成績了。

🗣u: Ti tøf'goaan ee sia'hoe`lie, na u jin'cyn phaq'pviax, “svaf'paq lak'zap haang, haang'haang zhud ciong'goaan”, m'koarn zøx tør cit too, zorng'si e u zhud'thoad ee hid cit jit. 佇多元的社會裡，若有認真拍拚，「三百六十行，行行出狀元」，毋管做佗一途，總是會有出脫的彼一日。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

在多元的社會裡面，只要肯認真努力，「三百六十行，行行出狀元」，不管做哪一行，都會有出人頭地的一天。

🗣u: U cit kux oe korng “khiaxm cvii oaxn zex'zuo, pud'haux oaxn pe'buo”, u ee laang zhar'kor'phiøx, kor'phiøx løh'kex, tak'jit tøf teq me zexng'huo, u laang tø ka y kef cit kux “kor'phiøx poah'sw oaxn zexng'huo”. 有一句話講「欠錢怨債主，不孝怨爸母」，有的人炒股票，股票落價，逐日都咧罵政府，有人就共伊加一句「股票跋輸怨政府」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

有一句話說「欠錢怨債主，不孝怨父母」，有的人炒股票，股票慘跌，天天罵政府，有人就加了一句「股票慘跌怨政府」。

🗣u: Jiin'sefng ee lo'too khie'khie'løh'løh, siok'gie korng, “Hoef bøo paq jit aang, laang bøo chiefn jit hør.” Larn'laang hør'khafng ee sii m'thafng sviw hofng'siin, phvae'khafng ee sii ma maix loea'cix, arn'nef ciaq'si kien'khofng ee sefng'oah thai'to. 人生的路途起起落落，俗語講：「花無百日紅，人無千日好。」咱人好空的時毋通傷風神，歹空的時嘛莫餒志，按呢才是健康的生活態度。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

人生之路總是起起伏伏，俗話說：「花無百日紅，人無千日好。」我們處順境時不要太得意，處逆境時也不要氣餒，這樣才是健康的生活態度。

🗣u: Au lea'paix tøf beq khør'chix`aq, cid lea'paix ee hiøq'khuxn'jit lie iao'si maix zhud'khix chid'thøo e khaq urn'taxng, ciaq be sii kaux “zhuix ciah, ho khaf'zhngf zhe'siaux”. 後禮拜都欲考試矣，這禮拜的歇睏日你猶是莫出去𨑨迌會較穩當，才袂時到「喙食，予尻川坐數」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

下禮拜就要考試了，這周的假日你還是別出去玩會比較妥當，才不會到時「貪圖一時的好處，自己得承受後果」。

🗣u: Sid'giap kuy'nii, ciah svaf tngx tøf u bun'tee`aq, y tø ka teng'zuun niar`zhud'laai, laang korng “bøo thafng zhvef ciah, nar u thafng phak'kvoaf”, bak'ciw'zeeng ee sefng'oah khaq iaux'kirn, au'pae ee jit'cie be'kox`tid`loq. 失業規年，食三頓都有問題矣，伊就共定存領出來，人講「無通生食，哪有通曝乾」，目睭前的生活較要緊，後擺的日子袂顧得囉。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

失業經年，三餐都成問題了，他就把定存領出來，人家說「生吃都不夠，哪能晒成乾」，眼前的生活比較重要，以後的日子顧不到了。

🗣u: Chirm khix goa'kog thak gie'gieen hak'hau, tak'jit tøf chyn'chviu “aq'ar thviaf luii”`leq, lorng thviaf'bøo siefn'svy teq korng sviaq, cyn'cviax ciah'lat kaq be'hiao korng. 寢去外國讀語言學校，逐日都親像「鴨仔聽雷」咧，攏聽無先生咧講啥，真正食力甲袂曉講。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

剛去國外讀語言學校，每天都像「鴨子聽到雷聲」，聽不懂老師在說什麼，真是吃力到難以言表。

🗣u: Lie cit goeh'jit ciaq thaxn hid'sud'ar cvii, kaf'ki tøf chi be par`aq, køq sviu'beq øh laang hag'zhux hag chiaf, cyn'cviax si “iafm'kef thaxn hong poef”. 你一月日才趁彼屑仔錢，家己都飼袂飽矣，閣想欲學人蓄厝蓄車，真正是「閹雞趁鳳飛」。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [d#]

你一個月才賺那麼一點點錢，自己都養不活了，還想學人家買房買車，真的是「東施效顰」。

an [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an [[...]] 

request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion

延,拖延,限

• Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii (hid niar svaf) y køq an svaf jit. [[...]] 
  He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
  那筆錢(那件衣服)他又拖三天。

• Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y an cit pae koex cit pae iao m heeng goar. [[...]] 
  Again and again he put off returning it.
  他一拖再拖還不還我。

• bøe an`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be an'tid; bøe an`tid [[...]] 
  can't be put off
  不能拖延。

• ho goar an cide [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho goar an cit'e [[...]] 
  give me a little time to get something done
  讓我拖延一下。

anhiøhjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'hiøq'jit; (afn'seg'jit) [[...]] 

Day of rest, the Sabbath, sometimes used to designate Sunday

安息日

ansekjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'seg'jit; (afn'hiøq'jit) [[...]] 

Day of rest, the Sabbath, sometimes used to designate Sunday

安息日

angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'paw [[...]] 

gift or bribe, a packet of money usually wrapped in red paper or in a red envelope presented as a tip, for congratulatory purposes or as a farewell present

紅包

• saxng angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng aang'paw [[...]] 
  give a bribe or a congratulatory gift
  送紅包

• siw angpaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw aang'paw [[...]] 
  accept a bribe
  收紅包

• Y ee svejit lie bøeq saxng lefbut iafsi angpaw? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee svef'jit lie boeq saxng lea'but ar'si aang'paw?; Y ee svef/svy'jit lie bøeq saxng lea'but iar'si aang'paw? [[...]] 
  Are you going to present him with a gift or money on his birthday?
  他的生日你要送禮物或是紅包 ?

au`jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au`jit [[...]] 

day after tomorrow (Note: au doesn't change and jit changes to the third tone)

後天

bøo kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kuie jit zeeng [[...]] 

not many days ago

幾天前

• Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taai'pag. [[...]] 
  Not many days previously I went to Taipei.
  幾天前我到台北去了。

buliaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'liaau [[...]] 

dejected, purposeless, unhappy, uneasy, silly, tiresome, tasteless

無聊

• Tagjit tiøh thagzheq, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit tiøh thak'zheq, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]] 
  To have to study every day is very tasteless.
  每天要讀書,真無聊。

• Bøo taixcix thafng zøx, cyn buliaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix thafng zøx, cyn buu'liaau. [[...]] 
  Not to have anything to do is very tiresome.
  無事可做,真無聊。

zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay [[...]] 

plant, care for plants, transplant, set plant out, young plants for transplanting (also said of some animals)

栽,苗

• zay bøe oah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay be oah; zay bøe oah [[...]] 
  It will not live if you plant it.
  栽不活

• zhaebiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'biaau; (zhaix'zay) [[...]] 
  young plants of vegetables
  菜苗

• ciarzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'zay [[...]] 
  young sugar cane plants
  蔗苗

• hizay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'zay [[...]] 
  fry of fish
  魚苗

• hoezay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zay [[...]] 
  young flower plants from a nursery
  花苗

• soafzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar'zay; (pvoaa'zay) [[...]] 
  transplant
  移植

• Cit jit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]] 
  It takes time to get settled into a new situation. (Lit. One day you transplant a young plant, it will wither for three days.)
  一日移植,三日葉黃。新環境不易適應。

zho'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'kafng [[...]] 

unskilled laborer

粗工

• Kin'afjit aix chviax kuye'ar zho'kafng laai pviarsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit aix chviax kuie'ee'ar zhof'kafng laai pviax'saux. [[...]] 
  Today we must hire a few laborers to come and clean the place up.
  今天得雇幾個粗工來打掃。

Ciah bøo svajit zhaix, ciu sviuxbøeq cviu sethiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'boeq cviu sef'thiefn.; Ciah bøo svaf'jit zhaix, ciu sviu'bøeq cviu sef'thiefn. [[...]] 

Rome was not built in a day. (Lit. Having been a vegetarian for only three days, already expects to attain nirvana.)

吃不到三天素,就想上西天。

cienjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciefn'jit [[...]] 

to sun

晒太陽

ciøhzex toxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq'zex to'jit [[...]] 

depend on loans for a living

借債度日

ciøhjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq'jit [[...]] 

to sun

曬太陽

Cidjit zvae kawty, kawjit bøo ty zvae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit zvae kao'ty, kao'jit bøo ty zvae. [[...]] 

lit. One day kill 9 pigs, nine days no pigs to kill. To do something by fits and starts

一暴十寒

cviuxsvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu'svoaf [[...]] 

ascend a mountain, go ashore (archaic)

上山

• Cviuxsvoaf ia cit jit, løqhae ia cit jit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf ia cit jit, løh'hae ia cit jit. [[...]] 
  nice way of saying one should not be in a rush to get things done. Festina lente! (Lit. Going up the mountain is a day, going down to sea is also a day)
  上山也一天,下海也一天,慢慢來,不用急。

• Cviuxsvoaf khvoax svoasix, jibmngg khvoax lang'ix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cviu'svoaf khvoax svoaf'six, jip'mngg khvoax laang'ix. [[...]] 
  Be aware of the wishes of your host. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (Lit. In climbing a mountain, look at the mountain contours, if you enter a person's home, consider his feelings.)
  見風轉舵,入鄉隨俗。

hiauhkhag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiauq'khag [[...]] 

come fall, peel, shell off like paint, plaster or skin

脫落,脫皮

• Tøhbin ee zhad hiauhkhag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq'bin ee zhad hiauq'khag. [[...]] 
  The paint has peeled off the table top.
  桌面的漆脫落了。

• Na phagjit phak sviw kuo, bin e hiauhkhag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na phak'jit phak sviw kuo, bin e hiauq'khag. [[...]] 
  If you are exposed to the sunshine for a long time, your skin will peel.
  要是曬太陽曬太久,臉會脫皮。

itjit cy kex zai ii siin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit cy kex zai ii siin [[...]] 

Morning hours are the best time of the day to work.

一日之計在於晨

iuomi'my [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'my'my [[...]] 

delicate, tender

細嫩

• Iuomi'my ee gyn'ar lie ia kvar ka y hied kuijit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iux'my'my ee girn'ar lie ia kvar ka y hied kuy'jit. [[...]] 
  Such a tender child, do you dare not pay any attention to him all day.
  細嫩的小孩,你也敢給他放一整天。

jidau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'au; (jit'ho) [[...]] 

in the days to come

日後

jidgoat bukofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'goat buu'kofng [[...]] 

The sun and the moon are dimmed (often used to mean darkness in a figurative sense to describe life under tyranny, foreign occupation)

日月無光

jidgoat tiongkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'goat tioong'kofng [[...]] 

The sun and the moon shine again (used figuratively to describe a joyful event such as the downfall of a despot, liberation from enemy occupation)

日月重光

jit kiuo zeeng sefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit kiuo zeeng sefng [[...]] 

Having been together for a long time, (they) came to have a tender feeling for each other.

日久生情

jidkofng siautok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit'kofng siaw'tok [[...]] 

disinfect by exposing to the sunlight

日光消毒

jit`sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit`sii [[...]] 

during the day (Note: "jit" doesn't change and "si" changes to the third tone

白天

Jidthaau chiah'viaxvia, suilaang kox sveamia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit'thaau chiaq'via'via, suii'laang kox svex'mia.; Jit'thaau chiaq'via'via, suii'laang kox svix'mia. [[...]] 

Every family has their problems, everybody has to be responsible for the problems of their own life. (Lit. The sun is very hot, everyone has to protect his life.)

世風日下,各顧各的生命。

keng'iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'iuu [[...]] 

pass through, go by way of

經由

• keng'iuu goaxkaupo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'iuu goa'kaw'po [[...]] 
  through the Foreign Ministry
  經由外交部

• keng'iuu Jidpurn laai Taioaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'iuu Jit'purn laai Taai'oaan [[...]] 
  come to Taiwan via Japan
  經由日本來台灣

kengkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'koex; kefng'køex [[...]] 

go through, by way of, progress (of an affair or illness), lapse (of time)

經過

• Tuix Bykog kengkøex Jidpurn laai Taioaan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix Bie'kog kefng'koex Jit'purn laai Taai'oaan.; Tuix Bie'kog kefng'køex Jit'purn laai Taai'oaan. [[...]] 
  came to Taiwan from the States by way of Japan
  從美國經過日本來台灣。

• Suxkvia ee kengkøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Su'kvia ee kefng'koex; Su'kvia ee kefng'køex [[...]] 
  development of an event
  事件的經過

• Pvexlaang ee kengkøex cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pve'laang ee kefng'koex cyn hør.; Pve/Pvi'laang ee kefng'køex cyn hør. [[...]] 
  The patient is progressing favorably.
  病人的經過(進展) 很好

khai'huun kiernjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay'huun kiexn'jit [[...]] 

from dark to light, from obscurity to clarity

開雲見日

kiernkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'kor [[...]] 

superstitious, make fetish of

迷信

• Bøeq zhutkhix lyheeng aix khvoarjit, zef sidzai cyn kiernkor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zhud'khix lie'heeng aix khvoax'jit, zef sit'zai cyn kiexn'kor.; Bøeq zhud'khix lie'heeng aix khvoax'jit, zef sit'zai cyn kiexn'kor. [[...]] 
  It is very superstitious to have a fortune teller pick a lucky day before going on a trip.
  要出去旅行得看日子,這實在太迷信。

kinkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kix [[...]] 

basis, evidence, in accord with, the grounds, the authority

根據

• Lie kinkix symmiq afnnef korng ? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kyn'kix sirm'miq arn'nef korng ? [[...]] 
  On what grounds do you say that?
  你根據什麼這樣講?

• bøo kinkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kyn'kix [[...]] 
  groundless
  沒有根據

• kinkix kinnafjit ee pørzoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'kix kyn'nar'jit ee pøx'zoar [[...]] 
  according to today's paper
  根據今日的報紙

køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'jit; køex'jit [[...]] 

pass (spend) the day, to live

過日子,度日

• kankhor køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'khor koex'jit; kafn'khor køex'jit [[...]] 
  make a bare living
  艱苦過日子

• limciuo koeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lym'ciuo koex'jit [[...]] 
  spend the day drinking liquor
  飲酒度日

liu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liu [[...]] 

review, steam again the rice cake, food

復習,再蒸

• Svaf jit bøo liu, e pehcviu chiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf jit bøo liu, e peq'cviu chiu. [[...]] 
  If one neglects to review his lesson, he will forget it completely
  一曝十寒

mngxtafng-mngxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mng'tafng'mng'say; mng'tafng-mng'say [[...]] 

ask many questions about other people's affairs

問東問西

• Gyn'ar kuijit lorng teq mngxtangmngxsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar kuy'jit lorng teq mng'tafng'mng'say. [[...]] 
  Children like to ask all sorts of questions all day long.
  孩子整天都在問東問西。

narjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nax'jit [[...]] 

to sun for a short time

晾晒

ngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg; (hoong) [[...]] 

yellow, surname

黃

• kim'ngg-seg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'ngg'seg; kym'ngg-seg [[...]] 
  rich golden yellow
  金黃色

• Cidjit soafzay, svajit khiaxngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'jit soar'zay, svaf'jit khia'ngg. [[...]] 
  When moving into a new place at first it is not very comfortable or easy to be successful. (Lit. It takes three days before a plant loses its withered look after being transplanted.)
  一日移苗,三日葉黃(新環靜不易適應)。

peng'afn toxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peeng'afn to'jit [[...]] 

lead a peaceful life

平安度日

phagjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phak'jit [[...]] 

expose in the sun, to air or dry in the sun, let the sun shine on, take the sun, bask (laze) in the sunshine

晒太陽

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

agree upon

約定

• Taixkef ciaux phirn ciaux kviaa tø hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef ciaux phirn ciaux kviaa tø hør. [[...]] 
  It's sufficient that everyone do according to what was agreed upon.
  大家照約定來做就好。

• Phirn cit jit kax yn kviar kax nng tiafmzefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phirn cit jit kax yn kviar kax nng tiarm'zefng. [[...]] 
  She was expected to teach the child for two hours a day.
  約定一天教她的兒子兩個鐘頭。

thoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaq; (thoad) [[...]] 

to tide over, procrastinate, escape from (danger)

脫(險),拖,渡

• cit jit thoaq (thoaf) koex cidjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit jit thoaq (thoaf) koex cit'jit [[...]] 
  put off day after day (the payment of money due or something that we ought to do), day after day, e.g., a sickness, the condition remains the same
  一天拖(渡)過一天

toxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'jit [[...]] 

pass the day, make a living (usually said of poorly paid jobs)

度日

toxjit juu nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'jit juu nii [[...]] 

pass a day as if it were a year, a day seems as long as a year

度日如年

phvae-køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae-køex'jit [[...]] 

badly off; having little to live on

不好過活

sarngjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'jit [[...]] 

send the date to bride's parents

擇婚期

toxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'jit [[...]] 

barely make a living

渡日

høfkøex/hør-køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'kex(-jit); hør'køex [[...]][i#] [p.87]

SV : well off, having plenty to live on

寬裕

høfkøex/hør-køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'koex(-jit); hør'køex [[...]][i#] [p.87]

SV : well off, having plenty to live on

寬裕

phvae-køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'kex(-jit); phvae-køex(-jit) [[...]][i#] [p.213]

SV : badly off, having little to live on

不好過活

phvae-køeajit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'koex(-jit); phvae-køex(-jit) [[...]][i#] [p.213]

SV : badly off, having little to live on

不好過活

sarngjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'jit [[...]][i#] [p.221]

VO : give to the bride's parents a paper telling what days are proposed for a marriage

擇婚期

toxjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'jit [[...]][i#] [p.269]

VO : barely make a living

渡日

u: kex'jit 過日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.A0413/A0461/A0511] [#28269]

pass the time, to live

( 1 ) 生活 ， 過日子 。 ( 2 ) 炕旱真久 。 <( 1 ) 艱苦 ∼∼ 。 ( 2 ) siuN ∼∼ 種作 -- e5物phaiN2收成 。 >

u: to'jit 度日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0454] [#65357]

生活 ， 過日子 。 < ～ ～ 如度年 ＝ 日子phaiN2過 。 >

u: to'kex'jit 度過日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0453/B0453] [#65361]

生活 。 <>

u: to'khor kex'jit 度口 過日 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.B0453] [#65364]

( 文 ) 度生活 。 <>

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