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HTB (6)

bøo laau ite [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: put a man too much to shame; as by severe scolding before others; 不留餘地
bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: no profit; too small a profit; 無賺錢
bøo-sviafmih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: not any; not too; nothing; it doesn't matter; never mind; 沒什麼; 無什麼
siøsym bøo siqpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: be careful; you can't be too careful; 小心不蝕本; 小心不吃虧
Zhvekongkao ciah-bøo sae^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: things done in a hurry cannot be done well; fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.); 欲速則不達。
zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]: Many bulls don't make any dung to step in; If there are too many workers nothing gets done; 多牛踏無糞; 人多反而成事難

DFT_lk (8)

🗣u: Y hid pag too u jip'soarn`bøo? ⬆︎ 伊彼幅圖有入選無？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 他那幅畫有沒有入選？
🗣u: U laang zay'viar cid hang mih'kvia ee iong'too`bøo? ⬆︎ 有人知影這項物件的用途無？ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 有人知道這個東西的用途嗎？
🗣u: Sefng'lie bøo hør, kuy'khix kae'too hør`laq! ⬆︎ 生理無好，規氣改途好啦！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 生意不好，乾脆改行算了！
🗣u: Cid pag too goar karm'kag bøo sviar'miq tek'piet. ⬆︎ 這幅圖我感覺無啥物特別。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 這幅畫我覺得沒有什麼與眾不同的地方。
🗣u: Kvoay ti lai'lii'ar ee hoan'laang peng m si ie'au tø lorng bøo cieen'too. ⬆︎ 關佇內籬仔的犯人並毋是以後就攏無前途。 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 監禁在監獄的犯人並不是以後就都沒有前途。
🗣u: Cid'zun sii'sex bøo kang`aq, kor'zar hid ciorng “chiefn too ban too, m tat'tid hoafn zhaan'thoo” ee koafn'liam zar tø thex'sii`khix`aq, siaux'lieen'laang lorng ma beq zhoe ze ti pan'kofng'seg zhoef lerng'khix ee thaau'lo, tvaf si u kuie ee kafm'goan giah tii'thaau løh'zhaan khix zøq'sid`leq! ⬆︎ 這陣時勢無仝矣，古早彼種「千途萬途，毋值得翻田塗」的觀念早就退時去矣，少年人攏嘛欲揣坐佇辦公室吹冷氣的頭路，今是有幾个甘願攑鋤頭落田去作穡咧！ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 現今時代不同了，以前那套「重農輕商」的觀念早已過時了，年輕人都想找坐在辦公室吹冷氣的工作，現在有幾個願意拿著鋤頭下田耕種啊！
🗣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: Pwn kef'hoea ee sii'zun thiw'tiøh bøo'zuie'zhaan, y ia jin'mia ciab'siu, sviar'laang zay'viar au`laai tof'chi kex'oe lo khuy kaux hiaf, y ee zhaan piexn'kefng zøx kiexn'te, u'viar si chviu laang korng`ee, “Zhvef'mee niaw ka'tiøh sie niao'chie.” ⬆︎ 分家伙的時陣抽著無水田，伊也認命接受，啥人知影後來都市計畫路開到遐，伊的田變更做建地，有影是像人講的：「青盲貓咬著死鳥鼠。」 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] [d#]: 分財產時抽到旱田，他也認命接受，誰知道後來都市計畫路開到那裡，他的田地變更成建地，真是像人家說的：「瞎貓碰到死老鼠。」

Maryknoll (39)

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae ⬆︎ [[...]]

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It was unfortunate that that person died.
那個人死了,很可惜。

Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]]
It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kef bøo'kiarm ⬆︎ [[...]]

neither too much nor too little, nothing added nothing taken away, no more, no less

不多不少

Bøkef bøkiarm, twtuo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'kef bøo'kiarm, tuo'tuo hør. ⬆︎ [[...]]
not too little, not too much, just right
不多不少,恰恰好。

bøkhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'khoax ⬆︎ [[...]]

be too late to do something, to hurry to do something, no time to

來不及,沒空檔

Zøx kaq bøkhoax ciaqpng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx kaq bøo'khoax ciah'png. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Worked until it was too late to eat.
作到來不及吃飯。

bøo laau utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau uu'tøe ⬆︎ [[...]]

put a man too much to shame, as by severe scolding before others

不留餘地

bøsviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar ⬆︎ [[...]]

not much

不怎麼,不太

bøsviar aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar aix ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't like it too much.
不太喜歡

bøsviar zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar zay'viar ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't know too much about it.
不太清楚

bøsviar hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar hør ⬆︎ [[...]]
not very good
不太好

bøsviar hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar hofng ⬆︎ [[...]]
not much wind
風不大

bøsviar laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'sviar laang ⬆︎ [[...]]
scarcely any one
沒什麼人

bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]

no profit, too small a profit

不賺錢

zøexguu tah-bøo puxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze guu tah bøo puxn; zøe'guu tah-bøo puxn ⬆︎ [[...]]

If there are too many workers nothing gets done. (Lit. Many bulls don't make any dung to step in.)

人多反而成事難

Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'koong'kao ciah bøo sae.; Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae. ⬆︎ [[...]]

things done in a hurry cannot be done well, fail in goal by being hasty (Lit. If a dog eats too fast there is nothing to turn to excrement.)

欲速則不達。

cit hør, bøo nng hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit hør, bøo nng hør ⬆︎ [[...]]

You can't have it both ways. You can't have your cake and eat it too. (Lit. One good, not two goods)

不能兩全其美。

ioxngtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'too ⬆︎ [[...]]

usage, usefulness

用途

ioxngtoo cyn zøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'too cyn ze; iong'too cyn zøe; (iong'too cyn khoaq) ⬆︎ [[...]]
of wide use
用途很多(廣)

bøo ioxngtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iong'too ⬆︎ [[...]]
useless
沒有用途

khaq-uxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq u cvii; khaq-u'cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]

more wealthy, rather wealthy

比較有錢

Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is rather wealthy, I have not too much money.
他比較有錢,我不怎麼有錢。

khvoarbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax bøo ⬆︎ [[...]]

cannot find, look but not see (sometimes has the meaning of "not know how to")

看不到,看不懂

Goar khvoax bøo y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax (zhoe) bøo y.; Goar khvoax bøo y.; (Goar zhøe bøo y.) ⬆︎ [[...]]
I could not find him.
我找不到他。

Cid tviw tøextoo goar khvoax bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tviw te'too goar khvoax bøo.; Cid tviw tøe'too goar khvoax bøo. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't know how to read this map.
這張地圖我看不懂。

khvoax-bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'bøo'tiøh; khvoax-bøo'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]]

did not manage to see it (from my coming too late or my not being near enough, though it really was there)

沒有看到

laau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau; (liuu) ⬆︎ [[...]]

detain, obstruct, to keep, to delay, remain, to stay, be at a standstill, leave behind, preserve

留

bøo laau i'tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau ii'tøe ⬆︎ [[...]]
put a man too much to shame (by severe scolding before others)
不留餘地

siøsym bøo siqpurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'sym bøo sih'purn ⬆︎ [[...]]

be careful, you can't be too careful

小心不蝕本,小心不吃虧

thaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]

earn, make money, to gain

賺

bøo tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo thaxn'cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]
no profit, too small a profit
沒有賺錢

hiexnthaxn hiexnkhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'thaxn hien'khay ⬆︎ [[...]]
to live from hand to mouth
現賺現花

thøfthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'thaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]
earn money (by labor, trade or business)
工作(賺錢)

tørthauthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøx'thaau'thaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]
lose in trade instead of gaining
賠錢

toa tharncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa thaxn'cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]
making a great deal of money
賺大錢

wnthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: urn'thaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]
safe, good, profitable investment
穩賺

U cit hør, bøo nng hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cit hør, bøo nng hør. ⬆︎ [[...]]

Both good and bad, has good and bad points. — You can't have your cake and eat it too.

有利必有弊

EDUTECH (3)

bøjoax' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'joa' ⬆︎ [[...]]: not too much, not very; 不太
bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo-tvar'kirn ⬆︎ [[...]]: without too much importance; 不但…並且
thaix-bø'eeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix-bøo'eeng ⬆︎ [[...]]: too busy

Embree (2)

bøo-tvafkirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvar'kirn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#] [p.15]: Ccl : (after the clause in which speaker mentions actions of which he mildly disapproves, and before the clause in which he mentions further actions of which he greatly disapproves):…is bad enough, but…, …is conceivable, but…, … would not be too bad, but… (the previous cl is introduced by [m7-na]); 不但…並且
u: too'bøo ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.269]: V : plan, plot; 圖謀

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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