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zhefngkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'kaux ⬆︎ [[...]]

a polite term used before asking a question (Lit. I beg you to instruct me.)

請教

Goar bøeq zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq zherng'kaux lie.; Goar bøeq zherng'kaux lie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
May I ask you about…
我要請教你。

Zhefngkaux lie cide, hoefchiathaau ti tøh'ui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zherng'kaux lie cit'e, hoea'chiaf'thaau ti tøq'ui? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Excuse me, where is the railway station?
請教你,火車站在哪兒 ?

Na u m zaiviar ee taixcix, goar bøeq laai zhefngkaux lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar boeq laai zherng'kaux lie.; Na u m zay'viar ee tai'cix, goar bøeq laai zherng'kaux lie. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If there is anything which I don't know, I'll come and ask you about it.
如有不明瞭的事, 我要來請教你。

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

throw light on, shine on

照

Goar ee liwar lag cit liap khix, giah chiwtien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøhkhaf `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee liuo'ar lag cit liap khix, giah chiuo'tien laai chiø khvoax u ti tøq'khaf `bøo? ⬆︎ [[...]]
I dropped a button on the floor, bring a flashlight and shine it around to see if it is under the table
我的扣子掉了一個,拿手電筒來照照看有沒有在桌下 ?

cviarthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'thaau ⬆︎ [[...]]

the right side or doctrine, proper, correct, the right side as opposed to the reverse side, front, put or hold in the proper direction

正面,正端

He cviarthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: He cviax'thaau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Lay in the proper direction.
放正

Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviarthaau, tøq cit thaau si tørthaau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid siafng ti , tøq cit thaau si cviax'thaau, tøq cit thaau si tøx'thaau? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Which is the right end of these chopsticks?
這雙筷子那一端是頭,那一端是尾 ?

U ee khuxn cviarthaau, u ee khuxn tørthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee khuxn cviax'thaau, u ee khuxn tøx'thaau. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Some are sleeping in the proper direction, some are not.
有的睡正端,有的睡另一端。

hiongsiin oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'siin og'soaq ⬆︎ [[...]]

devils, fiends

凶神惡煞

Mxzay khix chionghoaxntiøh tøq cit texhngf ee hiongsiin oksoaq e hiaq lixhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'zay khix chiofng'hoan'tiøh tøq cit te'hngf ee hiofng'siin og'soaq e hiaq li'hai. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't know where I went to antagonize so vicious an evil spirit that causes this much ill health.
不知沖犯到那個地方的凶神惡煞會那麼厲害。

hongbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]

direction, way, a field, a line, aspect

方面

Taipag hongbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'pag hofng'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]
Taipei districts
台北方面

i'hak-hongbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'hak hofng'bin; y'hak-hofng'bin; (thea'iok-hofng'bin) ⬆︎ [[...]]
in the field of medicine, in the field of sports
醫學(體育) 方面

tuix kog hongbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix kog hofng'bin ⬆︎ [[...]]
from all quarters, from every point of view, from many sources
從各方面

Lie zøx tøq cit hongbin ee suxgiap? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie zøx tøq cit hofng'bin ee su'giap?; Lie zøx/zøex tøq cit hofng'bin ee su'giap? ⬆︎ [[...]]
What line of business are you in?
你做哪一方面的事業?

cit hongbin... (lexnggoa) cit hongbin... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit hofng'bin... (leng'goa) cit hofng'bin... ⬆︎ [[...]]
on the one hand... and on the other...
一方面...(另外)一方面...

iusex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'sex ⬆︎ [[...]]

superiority, superior (in number, force), upper hand, supremacy

優勢

Tøq cit tui khaq iusex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøq cit tui khaq iw'sex? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Which team is more powerful? Which team is leading?
哪一隊較(佔)優勢?

kab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab; (haam, zhafm, kaq, ham) ⬆︎ [[...]]

and (used as a conjunction connecting nouns but not adjectives), with

和,跟

Cit tex tøh'ar kab nng tex yar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit tex tøq'ar kab nng tex ie'ar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
desk and two chairs
一張桌子和兩張椅子。

Y bøeq kaq goar khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq kaq goar khix.; Y bøeq kaq goar khix. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He will go with me.
他要跟我走。

kab goar bøo koanhe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kab goar bøo koafn'he ⬆︎ [[...]]
have nothing to do with me
與我無關

siøkab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab ⬆︎ [[...]]
share (food, the same house)
共同,共有

siøkab zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab zøx; siøf'kab zøx/zøex ⬆︎ [[...]]
do together
一起做

siøkab ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab ciah ⬆︎ [[...]]
share the food
共同吃

siøkab zøx senglie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'kab zøx sefng'lie; siøf'kab zøx/zøex sefng'lie ⬆︎ [[...]]
do business jointly
合股做生意

køea khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'khaf; køea khaf ⬆︎ [[...]]

use a stool or other support to get up higher, put something under a piece of furniture so as to make it steady or to raise it higher

墊腳

Na theh bøe tiøh, giaa yar laai køefkhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na theh be tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai kea'khaf.; Na theh bøe tiøh, giaa ie'ar laai køea'khaf. ⬆︎ [[...]]
If you cannot reach it, bring a chair and stand on it.
要是拿不到,拿椅子來墊腳。

Cid tex tøh'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pang'ar laai kefkhaf (kea ho zai) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar bøo zai, theh cit tex pafng'ar laai kea'khaf (kea ho zai) ⬆︎ [[...]]
This desk is not steady, put a piece of wood under the leg (and make it steady)
這張桌子不穩,拿一塊板子來墊腳。

tiaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaxm; (toax) ⬆︎ [[...]]

to stay, to dwell

住

Yn tiaxm ti svoaterng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn tiaxm ti svoaf'terng. ⬆︎ [[...]]
They live on a mountain.
他們住在山上。

Lie boeq tiaxm tøq cit kefng lysia? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie boeq tiaxm tøq cit kefng lie'sia?; Lie bøeq tiaxm tøq cit kefng lie'sia? ⬆︎ [[...]]
At what hotel will you stay?
你要住在那一間旅社?

Y tiaxm ti peng'iuo ee zhux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y tiaxm ti peeng'iuo ee zhux. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is staying at a friend's home.
他住在朋友的家。

tøq cit ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøq cit ee? ⬆︎ [[...]]

Which one?

哪一個?

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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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