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varløqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vax'løh'khix; vax`løh'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn one's face downward, stoop down
俯下去,彎腰
armsviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'sviu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
muse, ponder, turn over in one's mind
暗想
bafnhøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn'hoee; barn'høee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
try to turn back an adverse tide
挽回
bin lekseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin leg'seg; (bin sid'seg) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
grow pale with fear, shame, lose facial color
臉失色
bin sitseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin sid'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn white from fear
面失色
bø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø; (bø'ar, ciøh'bø) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
mill, millstone
磑,石磨
bofnggøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng'gøo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn, move in a circle
打轉
bu'y bukhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'y buu'khøx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
with no one to turn to or rely on, completely helpless
無依無靠
bwturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'turn; (buo'thurn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
short and stout
肥短
bwturn bwturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'turn buo'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
short and stout
肥矮的
zabliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'liam ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
speak out of turn, shoot off one's mouth, grumbling, make idle complaints, worldly thoughts
雜念,多嘴,嘮叨
zawbi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'bi ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn stale
走味,失味
zawsiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'siarm ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
escape, avoid, keep out of the way, secretly neglect one's duty
走避
zawtaau-bølo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'taau'bøo'lo; zao'taau-bøo'lo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
have no one to turn to
走投無路
zeng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'au ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
front and rear, before and after, thereabouts (indicating time)
前後
zeng'ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'ia ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
eve, night before last
前夜
zharmhoex zuxsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxm'hoex zu'syn; zhaxm'hoex zu'syn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
repent and turn over a new leaf
懺悔自新
zhat kiab zhat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhat kiab zhat ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
one robber robbing another of his booty, someone who cheats being cheated in turn
賊劫賊,黑吃黑
zhaosngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sour from being kept too long, turn sour
變酸
zhaosngf`khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sngf khix; zhaux'sngf`khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn sour
酸了
Chvikoong-kao ciah-bøo sae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'koong'kao ciah bøo sae.; Chvy'koong-kao ciah-bøo sae. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
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。
chi niawchie ka porte [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi niao'chie ka pox'te ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
to have someone you helped turn on you (Lit. Feed a rat and it bites a hole in the sack.)
吃裡扒外
chiaf-purntao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'puxn'tao; chiaf-puxn'tao; (perng'liexn'kao'ar) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a somersault
翻觔斗
chiatør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'tør ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over, spill
弄倒,翻倒
chiautafng chiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'tafng chiaw'say ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over everything in a room
亂翻東西
chiaau tiexnsixky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaau tien'si'ky ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the dial or volume control of a TV, adjusting a TV set
調整電視機
zhozex laxmzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zex lam'zø ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn out products in large quantity without any regard for quality
粗製濫造
cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
money, cash
錢
cviartngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'tngr ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn clockwise, a natural turn
正轉,右轉
cienhiø mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'hiø maau'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
inconsistent, contradictory
前後矛盾
cienkofng cixnkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'kofng cin'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
nullify all previous efforts, turn all previous labor to naught
前功盡棄
ciensw hiøxsiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cieen'sw hiø'siorng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over a problem in one's mind, ponder
前思後想
ciet'høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hoee; cied'høee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn back half way
折回
ciaoluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'luun; (luun'liuu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
take turns, in turn, by turns, in regular and proper succession
照輪,輪流
ciøqturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
block of stone as seat, stone pier
石墩
ciongsyn zørlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'syn zøx'laang; cioong'syn zøx/zøex'laang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
start one's life anew, reform life, turn over a new leaf
從新做人
Cidpaq lurn ciaq e tittiøh kimturn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'paq lurn ciaq e tid'tiøh kym'turn. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
Forbear a hundred times, only then can you succeed
吃得苦中苦,方為人上人。
zøfzoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn left
左轉
zøfiu uilaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'iu uii'laan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
not know which side to turn to, be indecisive, be in a dilemma
左右為難
zoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn, to shift, to move, transport, convey, transfer, revolve
轉
zoafn'garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'garn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the eye, a short time after (said only of things past), an instant
轉眼
zoafn'guii uiafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'guii uii'afn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a perilous situation into a safe one, advert a danger or peril
轉危為安
zoafnhioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'hioxng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
change direction of wind, turn to the direction of
轉向
zoarn hiofng uii kied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn hiofng uii kied ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn evil into good fortune
轉凶為吉
zoafnhø ui'hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'hø uii'hog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a disaster into a blessing
轉禍為福
zoafnhoee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'hoee; zoarn'hoee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn back, to return
轉回
zoafn'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
change in position or direction, to shift, to turn
轉移
zoafn'ii sixsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ii si'svoax ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the gaze, divert public attention, draw attention to some other matter
轉移視線
zoafnkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'kag; (tngr'kag) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the corner, go around the corner
轉角
zoafn'oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'oafn; (tngr'oafn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a corner, try to settle a dispute by skillfully adapting a plan to the circumstances
轉彎
zoarn pai uii sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn pai uii sexng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn defeat into victory
轉敗為勝
zoafnsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'syn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the body, turn around
轉身
zøhzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøq'zuie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bank or dam a watercourse so as to turn it into the fields
堵水
zuxsiofng mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'siofng maau'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
inconsistent, self contradictory
自相矛盾
zuykhaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'khaw ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
irrigate in turn
輪流灌溉
zun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn (a wick, switch), to twist, wring
絞,旋轉,捩
zun ho aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zun ho aan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn tight
栓緊,絞緊
zuxnsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zun'sid ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn off, switch off
關掉,切熄
øef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef; øef; (oef) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
husk, turn a hand-mill, grind (into flour)
碾
øebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'bø; øef'bø; (oef'bø) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a hand-mill
推磨
erngpiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'piexn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
adapt oneself to changes, prepare oneself for change
應變
garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn; (bak'ciw) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
eye, tiny hole
眼
gan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
shore, bank, beach, coast
岸
gegzoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gek'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
deteriorate, turn for the worse
逆轉
ginturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giin'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
silver plaque
銀盾
gøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
go (turn) round, revolve, rotates, to spin
旋轉
hiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
lift to one side, raise up, to open a book or lid of a box
掀,翻開
hiaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaxng; (hioxng) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn, to face, direction, trend, until now
向
hiarng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaxng'au ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
in the future, turn around
向後
hiarnggoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaxng'goa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn outside
向外
hiøxturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
backing support
後盾
hioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioxng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn, to face, direction, trend, until now (see "hiang")
向
hiorng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioxng'au ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn around
向後
hiornggoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioxng'goa ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn outside
向外
hoarhiarm uii ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hiarm uii ii ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn peril into safety
化險為夷
hoarkae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'kae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
dissolve, turn into liquid
化解
hoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
foreign, barbarous, take turns, aborigines, order in a series, a time
番,不 講理,號
hoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
reverse, opposite, contrary, to return, turn back, to introspect, to rebel, to revolt
反
hoafn'aang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'aang ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn red
變紅色
hoafnbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
the reverse side, the back side, turn away from, be cold towards
反面
hoafnzhvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'zhvef; hoarn'zhvef/chvy ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn green out of fear
變青色
hoafnzoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn inside out, to return
反轉
hoan'iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'iet ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
thumb through a book or magazine, turn over the leaves of a book
翻閱
hoafn køealaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn koex'laai; hoafn køex'laai ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over
翻過來
hoanlaai hokkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'laai hog'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over and over, roll about, vacillate
翻來覆去
hoafnlierntngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'liexn'tngr ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn upside down, in a moment
反轉過來,一轉眼
hoafnluxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'luxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
moist, damp
潮濕
hoarn pai uii sexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn pai uii sexng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the battle's tide, turn defeat into victory
反敗為勝
hoafnpoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'poe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the back, betray, be unfaithful to a person, betrayal
反背
hoanthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
go or come back, to return, turn the head
回頭
hoanthiefn-hoktøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'thiefn hog'te; hoafn'thiefn-hog'tøe ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn everything upside down, world shaking
翻天覆地
høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee; høee ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
return, to go back, to revert to, to go to its original source, to revolve, a time, a turn, Mohammedanism
回
høesym hiorngtø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'sym hioxng'tø; høee'sym hioxng'tø ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the mind to the true path
回心向道
høethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'thaau; høee'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn the head, repent
回頭
høethaau si gan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'thaau si gan; høee'thaau si gan ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
repent and salvation is at hand (turn the head and there is the shore)
回頭是岸
honghiofng hoarkied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'hiofng hoax'kied ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn every piece of bad luck into good
逢凶化吉
hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
bear, sustain, carry on the back, take a duty, turn the back on, lose a game, sign of the minus or negative
負
Hu'hu tangsym, angthoo pvix ngkym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hw'hu taang'sym, aang'thoo pvix ngg'kym. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
If husband and wife work together, everything will turn out all right. (If husband and wife have the same heart, red dirt will turn into gold.)
夫婦同心，紅土變黃金。
huun khay kiernjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun khay kiexn'jit; (huun khuy kvix'jit) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn of fortune for the better (When the clouds part, the sun comes out.)
雲開見日
vivigøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vii'vii'gøo; (vii'vii'seh, vii'vii'tngr) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
go (turn) round and round, to spin, go in a circle
旋轉
iuxzoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn right
右轉
jiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiong; (niu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
give way, make concession, back down, to yield, allow, let, permit, turn over, to transfer, to surrender, cede
讓
kalafnphag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'larn'phag ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
put a thing upside down, lie face downward
倒放,趴著
kaw peqkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw peh'koaxn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn in a blank examination paper
交白卷
kengsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'sefng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
start life anew, have a new life, turn over a new leaf
更生
khvoarthaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaux; (khvoax'thaux'thaux) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
see through, discern, forecast (the turn of events)
看透,看開
kiawkhox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'khox ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn over (revenue) to the treasury
繳庫
kimturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
shield made of gold (metal)
金盾
køxkøxliexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kø'kø'liexn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn round and round, roll about (as a ball, child in tantrum)
團團轉
kuizexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'zexng ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn back to the right way
歸正
laxngkea sengcyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang'kea seeng'cyn; (long'kea seeng'cyn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn simulation into reality unintentionally, practical joke turned into reality
弄假成真
lekseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leg'seg ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
change color, turn pale, pale with fear
失色,因恐懼而色變
liexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liexn; (lixn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
roll, roll over, trundle about, stir about with the hand, round, spherical
圈,轉,滾
liexnthiq-hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lien'thiq'hoad; lien'thiq-hoad ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
puddling, melting pig iron in a reverberatory furnace to turn it into wrought iron
煉鐵法
limtin theasiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liim'tin thex'siog ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn back when going into battle, withdraw from danger
臨陣退縮
lyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lyn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
round
圓
liogchyn bukhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liok'chyn buu'khøx ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
nobody to turn to
六親無靠
lozuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo'zuo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
man who has charge (in turn) of rites in a ward, one who is acting as head of a guild
爐主
loghoaf liusuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lok'hoaf liuu'suie ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
like flowers scattered in a flowing stream — (a person's condition) completely ruined, (of a fight) turn everything topsy-turvy, very miserable
落花流水
loxngkhao sengzoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: long'khao seeng'zoad; (long'khar seeng'zoad) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
try to do something very clever, but turn out stupid, bungle an ingenious scheme, suffer a setback in trying to take advantage of a situation
弄巧成拙
luun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
wheel, dish, revolution, to turn, rotate, revolve, take in turn, recur, to alternate
輪
lunzoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
go round and round, turn around, revolve, revolution, rotation movement
輪轉
lunhoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'hoafn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
assume duties in turn, take turns
輪番
lunkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'kafn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
violation of a woman by several men in turn, rape a girl by turns, gang rape
輪姦
luntit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luun'tit ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
take turns of duty, go on duty in turn
輪值
mauturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: maau'turn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
contradiction, inconsistency
矛盾
ngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngr; (siu) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
sleeve
袖
oafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
crooked, curved, arched, bent
彎
oad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oad ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn (a corner)
轉
oat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oat ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
pass over, exceed, transgress, encroach, all the more, to turn the head
越,轉向
oad cviarpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oad cviax'peeng; (koex cviax'peeng) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn to the right (at the intersection)
向右轉
oatkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oad'kag ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn a corner, corner of a building, a turn in a road
拐角
oadlaai oadkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oat'laai oat'khix ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
turn back and forth, turn one's head this way and that
轉來轉去,(頭)轉來轉去

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