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bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 

use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)

無牛用馬耕,事出無奈

• Zwciah`ee na bøextaxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cie'ciah'ee na be'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai cie.; Zuo'ciah`ee na bøe'taxng laai, bøo guu sae bea, goar laai zuo. [[...]] 
  If the cook cannot come, then I'll cook.
  廚子如不能來,沒辦法,我來煮。

• In'ui lauxsw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kor'mngg`ee laai kax Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan'oe.; Yn'ui lau'sw bøo laai, bøo guu sae bea, kiøx kox'mngg`ee laai kax Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  Since the teacher didn't come, call the gate keeper to teach Taiwanese.
  因為老師沒來,沒辦法,叫看門的來教台語。

bøo oe korng kalør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe korng kaf'lør [[...]] 

chat

閒話家常,閑談

• Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kannaf bøo oe korng kalør niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn bøo teq korng sviaq, kafn'naf bøo oe korng kaf'lør nia'nia. [[...]] 
  We don't have anything to say, we're only having a chat.
  我們沒在說什麼,閒話家常而已。

bø'oe thang'ixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'oe thafng'ixn; (buu'gieen khør'tab) [[...]] 

nothing to say in reply, speechless

無言可答

• Mng kaq bø'oe thang'ixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mng kaq bøo'oe thafng'ixn. [[...]] 
  repeatedly ask till he doesn't have an alibi left
  問得無話可答

bøo oe thafng korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe thafng korng [[...]] 

having nothing to say, unable to say anything

無話可講

bøtvia bøtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh [[...]] 

voluble, vain, fickle, changeable, inconstant, to change at every whim, uncertain and changeable

不一定,沒定性

• zoeakin ee thvikhix bøtvia bøtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh.; zoex'kin/kun ee thvy'khix bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh. [[...]] 
  Recently the weather changes very quickly.
  最近的天氣變幻無常。

• Y kofng'oe bøtvia bøtiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, be sixn'tid.; Y korng'oe bøo'tvia bøo'tiøh, bøe sixn`tid. [[...]] 
  He's very fickle, you can't believe him.
  他講話反覆無常,不能相信。

busvoax tiexn'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'svoax tien'oe; (bøo'svoax tien'oe) [[...]] 

radio telephone

無線電話

zawym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'ym [[...]] 

variation in sound, wrong tone in singing or speaking, to be flat

走音,走調

• Y chviuokoaf chviux liao u zawym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chviux'koaf chviux liao u zao'ym. [[...]] 
  He sang flat.
  他唱歌唱得走調了。

• Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zawym, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zao'ym, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  He used the wrong tones when speaking, I don't know what he said.
  那句話,他說走了音,我聽不懂。

efkao`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee [[...]] 

mute person

啞吧

• Efkao`ee ho phafng terngtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ea'kao`ee ho phafng texng'tiøh. [[...]] 
  be speechless or not allowed to complain after suffering a loss or being unjustly blamed (Lit. a mute is stung by a bee)
  啞吧吃黃蓮.

• efkao`ee tehsie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'kao`ee teq'sie kviar (bøo oe thafng korng). [[...]] 
  to be in a bad situation but unable to explain oneself, to be perplexed (Lit. a mute crushes his child).
  啞吧壓死自己的孩子(無話可說).

kea'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'oe [[...]] 

plan, arrange, map out, sketch devise

計劃

• Lie u teq keaoe bøeq zhoaxbor `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u teq kex'oe boeq zhoa'bor `bøo?; Lie u teq kex'oe bøeq zhoa'bor `bøo? [[...]] 
  Do you plan to get married?
  你有計劃要娶太太嗎?

khy'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khie'mof [[...]] 

frame, state of mind, mood (transliteration of the Japanese word, "kimo")

心情,氣氛(外來語)

• Korng hiaq ee bøiebøsux ee oe, thviaf liao khy'mof cviaa bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng hiaq ee bøo'ix'bøo'sux ee oe, thviaf liao khie'mof cviaa bae. [[...]] 
  My mood became very bad when I heard all that senseless talk.
  說那些沒意思的話,聽了心情很不好。

khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khviw; (khviw'khao) [[...]] 

dialect, peculiar pronunciation, a brogue

土音,腔調

• Hid ee goaxkog-laang korng Taioaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee goa'kog'laang korng Taai'oaan'oe lorng bøo khviw.; Hid ee goa'kog-laang korng Taai'oaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [[...]] 
  That foreigner speaks Taiwanese like a native.
  那個外國人講臺灣話都沒有腔調。

• Logkarng-khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lok'karng'khviw; Lok'karng-khviw [[...]] 
  peculiar brogue of Lok-kang area, similar to Choan-chiu-khiu*
  鹿港腔調

kviaa bøo lo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa bøo lo [[...]] 

walk but not find a road, have nowhere to go

無處去,迷路

• Na mxbad Taioaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'bad Taai'oaan'oe, e kviaa bøo lo.; Na m'bad Taai'oaan-oe, øe kviaa bøo lo. [[...]] 
  If you cannot speak Taiwanese, everything is inconvenient.
  要是不懂台灣話很不方便。

• Lie na jibkhix chiuxnalai, e kviaa bøo lo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na jip'khix chiu'naa'lai, e kviaa bøo lo. [[...]] 
  If you go into the forest, you will lose your way.
  你如果進入森林裏會迷路。

oexkek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'kek [[...]] 

a stage play, a skit, a performance, a show

話劇

• Serngtarnzeq lirn u boeq piawiern oexkek `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sexng'taxn'zeq lirn u boeq piao'iern oe'kek `bøo?; Sexng'taxn'zøeq lirn u bøeq piao'iern oe'kek `bøo? [[...]] 
  At Christmas are you going to perform a skit?
  聖誕節你們有沒有要表演話劇?

oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sefng [[...]] 

hygiene, sanitation

衛生

• bøo oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe'sefng [[...]] 
  unsanitary, unhealthful
  不衛生

• u-oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u oe'sefng; u-oe'sefng [[...]] 
  sanitary, healthful
  有衛生

pinkhofng liapzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piin'khofng liab'zø [[...]] 

without substantial support or proof

憑空捏造

• Y ee oe lorng si pinkhofng liapzø ee, bøo pvoax kux si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee oe lorng si piin'khofng liab'zø ee, bøo pvoax kux si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  There is no proof for what he says, not one word is true.
  他的話都是憑空捏造的,沒有半句是真的。

suy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suy [[...]] 

mouth, spout of a tea pot, the glans of the penis

茶壺嘴,陰莖頭

• laxnsuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lan'suy [[...]] 
  the glans of the penis
  龜頭

• u suy bøo kvoa ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u suy bøo kvoa ee oe [[...]] 
  useless foolish talk
  廢話

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

may, may be done, may be, it is allowable, be licit, used as a mere auxiliary almost like the English "to" of the infinitive

可

• bøo mih thafng ho lie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo mih thafng ho lie [[...]] 
  have nothing to give you
  沒有東西可給你

• bøo oe thafng korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo oe thafng korng [[...]] 
  having nothing to say, unable to say anything
  無話可說

• bøo thafng ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng ciah; bøo thafng ciah [[...]] 
  having nothing to eat
  沒東西吃

• bøthafng hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng hør [[...]] 
  not at all good
  不太好

• øextitthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'tid thafng; øe'tid'thafng [[...]] 
  able to..., it can be...
  可 ...

• mxthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thafng [[...]] 
  you must not, don't do that
  不可

uxkhafng bøsurn ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'khafng bøo'surn ee [[...]] 

meaningless, useless

無意義的

• uxkhafng bøsurn ee oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'khafng bøo'surn ee oe [[...]] 
  useless, meaningless talk, absurd
  無稽之談

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