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🗣 kaau 🗣 (u: kaau ⬆︎ ) 猴 [wt][mo][[MK]] kâu [#]: 1. (N) monkey. ninth svisviux || 哺乳動物。外形與人類相似，全身長毛，能站立，並用後腿走路，行動矯捷靈活，喜群居生活。十二生肖排序第九的生肖。; 🗣le: (u: Svoaf'terng u cyn ze kaau.) 🗣 (山頂有真濟猴。) (山上有很多猴子。); 🗣le: (u: kaau'safn`ar) 🗣 (猴山仔) (猴子); 2. (Adj) skinny and dark-skinned; ugly as a monkey || 形容人的外貌長得又瘦又黑、十分難看，就像猴子一樣。; 🗣le: (u: Hid khof svef'zøx kaau'kaau.) 🗣 (彼箍生做猴猴。) (那個人長得瘦黑難看。); 3. (N) label often used to express contempt, to swear, curse, scold, yell at, jeer at, deride, ridicule, etc in various situations || 常用來表示輕視、罵人、嘲笑等各種情況的指稱。; 🗣le: (u: lau'kaau) 🗣 (老猴) (妻子怒稱或戲稱丈夫); 🗣le: (u: kaau'girn'ar) 🗣 (猴囡仔) (稱呼調皮的小孩); 🗣le: (u: m'cviaa'kaau) 🗣 (毋成猴) (罵人不像樣); 4. (N) male paramour || 姘夫。; 🗣le: (u: liah'kaau) 🗣 (掠猴) (捉姦)
🗣 sviux 🗣 (u: sviux ⬆︎ ) 相^p [wt][mo][[MK]] siùnn [#]: 1. (V) to be born in a particular year of the twelve year cycle, represented by one of twelve animals (zhuo, guu, hor, thox, lioong, zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty) || 生肖歸屬。; 🗣le: (u: sviux ty) 🗣 (相豬) (屬豬); 2. (Adj) -temperament || 樣態、性情。; 🗣le: (u: zhefng'khix'sviux) 🗣 (清氣相) (愛乾淨的樣子); 🗣le: (u: phvae'khvoax'sviux) 🗣 (歹看相) (難看、丟臉)
🗣 toxkaau 🗣 (u: to'kaau ⬆︎ ) 杜猴 [wt][mo][[MK]] tōo-kâu [#]: 1. (N) || 蟋蟀。昆蟲名。體型圓長，為黑褐色，觸角細長，後肢長大，很會跳躍。雄蟲翅膀上有發聲器，是利用兩翅摩擦發出聲音的。生性好鬥、怕光，會躲藏在泥土中或石礫下，以植物為食，是農作物的害蟲。

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