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zawbea khvoarhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'bea khvoax'hoef [[...]] 

to give a hurried glance (Lit. look at the flowers while passing on horseback)

走馬看花

• Khix Bykog chitthøo nng lefpaix niaxnia, chinchviu teq zawbea khvoarhoef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix Bie'kog chid'thøo nng lea'paix nia'nia, chyn'chviu teq zao'bea khvoax'hoef. [[...]] 
  You only get only a hurried glance at things if you go to the US for only two weeks.
  去美國只玩兩個禮拜,像走馬看花似的。

zhengthiefn pheklek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'thiefn pheg'lek [[...]] 

sudden and unexpected (Lit. a bolt from the blue)

青天霹靂

• Cid ee siausid chinchviu zhengthiefn ee pheklek. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee siaw'sid chyn'chviu zhefng'thiefn ee pheg'lek. [[...]] 
  This news came like a bolt from the blue.
  這個消息猶如青天霹靂。

chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu [[...]] 

just like, like as if, similar to, in the same manner or way, a likeness, resemble

好像,相似

• Y chinchviu yn lauxpe hiahnih gaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chyn'chviu yn lau'pe hiaq'nih gaau. [[...]] 
  He is as clever as his father.
  他像他父親那麼能幹。

cit laang kankhor cit viu, bøo laang kankhor siøf chinchviu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit laang kafn'khor cit viu, bøo laang kafn'khor siøf chyn'chviu. [[...]] 

Each person has his own problems. No two people's sufferings are the same.

家家有本難念的經。

hofnghud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: horng'hud [[...]] 

similar to or like, at first glance or carelessly, absent mindedly, unconsciously

彷彿,匆匆地一看,疏忽

• Hofnghud khvoax khylaai chinchviu si cyn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud khvoax khie'laai chyn'chviu si cyn ee. [[...]] 
  At first glance it seems to be genuine.
  匆匆地一看像似真的,疏忽(台語)

• Hofnghud korng zhutlaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud korng zhud'laai. [[...]] 
  let a fact slip out
  說溜了嘴。

• Hofnghud thviaf bøo siongsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Horng'hud thviaf bøo sioong'sex. [[...]] 
  I was not paying attention so I did not hear it clearly.
  一疏忽沒聽清楚。

yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zeeng [[...]] 

ago, before, previous to, formerly, in former times

以前

• go lak nii yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go lak nii ie'zeeng; (go lak nii zeeng) [[...]] 
  some years ago
  五六年以前

• kiet'hwn yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn ie'zeeng; (iao'boe kied'hwn ie'zeeng) [[...]] 
  previous to (before) one's marriage
  結婚以前,未結婚以前

• Yzeeng hid tiaau si cyn lauxjiet ee køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee kef'ar.; Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee køef'ar. [[...]] 
  It was once (in former times) a prosperous (flourishing) shopping center
  以前那條是很熱鬧的街。

• Yzeeng bad kvietiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng bad kvix'tiøh y. [[...]] 
  I have met him before
  以前見過他。

• Texjixzhux seakaix taixciexn yzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji'zhux sex'kaix tai'ciexn ie'zeeng. [[...]] 
  before the second world war
  第二次世界大戰以前

• Y bøo chinchviu yzeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu ie'zeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [[...]] 
  She does not come to see me as often as she used to.
  他不像以前那麼常來了。

yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha [[...]] 

below, under, less than, beneath, the following

以下

• siehøex yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'hoex ie'ha; six'høex ie'ha [[...]] 
  four years old and under
  四歲以下

• chinchviu yha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu ie'ha [[...]] 
  as follows
  如下

• yha sefngliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'ha serng'liok [[...]] 
  The rest is omitted.
  以下省略

ysiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'siong [[...]] 

more (not less) than, above (-mentioned), beyond, That's all

以上

• chinchviu ysiong sor korng ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu ie'siong sor korng ee [[...]] 
  as said above, as mentioned above
  如以上所說的

• cit paq khof ysiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit paq khof ie'siong [[...]] 
  one hundred dollars and up
  一百塊錢以上

iapbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'boea; iab'bøea; (iab'bea) [[...]] 

with its tail between its legs (dog)

捲尾,縮尾

• chinchviu iapbøefkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu iab'boea'kao; chyn'chviu iab'bøea'kao [[...]] 
  like a dog with its tail between its legs (said of a person very much afraid of ashamed)
  像隻縮尾狗,膽小鬼

ioxngcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'cvii [[...]] 

with money, spend money

用錢,花錢

• ioxngcvii chinchviu teq ioxngzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'cvii chyn'chviu teq iong'zuie [[...]] 
  spend money like water, spend money carelessly or extravagantly
  用錢如水

jinsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'sefng [[...]] 

human life

人生

• Jinsefng ciuxsi afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng ciu'si arn'ny; (Zef ciu'si jiin'sefng) [[...]] 
  Such is life. This is how the world goes.
  人生就是如此(這就是人生)

• Jinsefng chinchviu (teq) binbang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng chyn'chviu (teq) biin'bang. [[...]] 
  Man's life is but a dream.
  人生如夢

khahzar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq'zar [[...]] 

formerly, once, before, somewhat early, rather early

以前,過去,早一點

• Bin'afzaix bøeq khaq zar khix Kø'hioong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biin'ar'zaix boeq khaq zar khix Køf'hioong.; Biin'ar'zaix bøeq khaq zar khix Køf'hioong. [[...]] 
  I am going to Kaoshiung rather early tomorrow.
  明天要早一點到高雄去。

• Y khahzar ti larn haghau teq karzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq'zar ti larn hak'hau teq kax'zheq. [[...]] 
  He was a teacher at our school before.
  他過去在我們學校教書。

• Y bøo chinchviu khahzar hiaq kutlat af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu khaq'zar hiaq kud'lat af. [[...]] 
  He is not as diligent as he used to.
  他不像以前那麼勤勉了。

• Zhawtun khahzar kiørzøx Zhawøetwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhao'tun khaq'zar kiøx'zøx Zhao'ee'twn.; Zhao'tun khaq'zar kiøx'zøx/zøex Zhao'øee'twn. [[...]] 
  Formerly Chhau-tun was called Chhau-e-tun.
  草屯以前叫做草鞋墩。

khaq chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq chyn'chviu [[...]] 

resemble more, be more like

比較像

• Cid ee gyn'ar khaq chinchviu yn lauxpe, khaq bøo chinchviu yn lauxbuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar khaq chyn'chviu yn lau'pe, khaq bøo chyn'chviu yn lau'buo. [[...]] 
  This youngster resembles his father more, he doesn't resemble his mother very much.
  這孩子比較像他父親,不太像他母親。

khawkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'khix [[...]] 

one's way of talking

口氣

• Y ee khawkhix chinchviu tak hang lorng zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee khao'khix chyn'chviu tak hang lorng zay'viar. [[...]] 
  He talks as if he knew everything.
  他的口氣像似每樣都知道。

kvietiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh [[...]] 

see, meet with, exposed to

看到,碰到

• bad kvietiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad kvix'tiøh [[...]] 
  have met one before
  見過

• kvietiøh cvii, chinchviu sveamia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh cvii, chyn'chviu svex'mia; kvix'tiøh cvii, chyn'chviu svix'mia [[...]] 
  looks on money as a matter of life and death
  視錢如命

• kvietiøh zuie øe theaseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh zuie e thex'seg; kvix'tiøh zuie øe thex'seg [[...]] 
  It fades when washed or gets wet.
  碰到水會褪色

• kvietiøh hoea e tøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix'tiøh hoea e tøh [[...]] 
  catches fire easily
  遇火即燃

nar-chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar chyn'chviu; nar-chyn'chviu [[...]] 

it looks like, just as if

好像,正如

• Y nar chinchviu teq khysiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y nar chyn'chviu teq khie'siao. [[...]] 
  It looks like he is going crazy.
  他好像在發瘋。

• Nar chinchviu boeq løqho (ee khoarn). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar chyn'chviu boeq løh'ho (ee khoarn).; Nar chyn'chviu bøeq løh'ho (ee khoarn). [[...]] 
  It looks like rain.
  好像要下雨(的樣子)。

• Nar chinchviu si goar ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nar chyn'chviu si goar ee. [[...]] 
  It looks like mine.
  好像是我的。

sym juu tøf koaq (simkvoaf chinchviu tøf teq koaq). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym juu tøf koaq; (sym'kvoaf chyn'chviu tøf teq koaq) [[...]] 

heart feels like it is being cut by a knife — heart broken

心如刀割

siøf chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf chyn'chviu [[...]] 

resemble, seem to be alike

相像

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