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ciunii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'nii [[...]] 

anniversary

週年

• svaf ciunii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf ciw'nii [[...]] 
  third anniversary
  三週年

khviuxsviux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khviu'sviux [[...]] 

cherish, treasure

愛惜

• Na khaq khviuxsviux lef, iong u svazap nii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na khaq khviu'sviux lef, iong u svaf'zap nii. [[...]] 
  If you take good care of it, you can use it for thirty years.
  如果較愛惜一點,可用三十年。

kvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf; (koafn) [[...]] 

official, an officer, the government, belonging to government

官

• zørkvoaf/zøeakvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kvoaf; zøx/zøex'kvoaf [[...]] 
  be an official
  做官

• sengkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'kvoaf [[...]] 
  be promoted in office
  升官

• bwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kvoaf [[...]] 
  military (naval) officer
  武官

• bunkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'kvoaf [[...]] 
  civil officer
  文官

• hoatkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'kvoaf [[...]] 
  judicial official
  法官

• svanii kvoaf, nngxnii moar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'nii kvoaf, nng'nii moar [[...]] 
  term of office uncertain
  宦海浮沉

køq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq [[...]] 

again, moreover, also, and (used as a conjunction to connect two adjectives while "kap" is used to connect two nouns as, "ian-pit kap choa")

再,又

• Køq korng cidpae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Køq korng cit'pae. [[...]] 
  Say it again !
  再說一次!

• siok køq høfciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok køq hør'ciah [[...]] 
  cheap and good to eat
  便宜又好吃

• køq svaf nii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq svaf nii [[...]] 
  in another three years
  再三年

• bøo køq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo køq [[...]] 
  not a second time
  不再

• iuxkøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iu'køq [[...]] 
  also, again
  又,再

jun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jun [[...]] 

extra, (a day or month) inserted between two others, to intercalate

閏

• svaf nii cit jun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf nii cit jun [[...]] 
  in the third year there is an intercalary month
  三年一閏

oafnviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'viuu [[...]] 

high seas

遠洋

• Oafnviuu hizuun zhut'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr`laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oarn'viuu hii'zuun zhud'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr'laai.; Oarn'viuu hii'zuun zhud'hae, lorng aix nng svaf nii ciaq u tngr`laai. [[...]] 
  When a fishing boat goes out on the high seas it doesn't come back for two or three years.
  遠洋漁船出海,都要兩三年才回來。

Svanii cidjun, høfphvae ciaoluun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf'nii cit'jun, hør'phvae ciaux'luun. [[...]] 

Fortune and misfortune come in three year cycles. Every dog has its day.

風水輪流轉,三十年河東,三十年河西。

svaf nii kvoaf, nng nii moar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf nii kvoaf, nng nii moar [[...]] 

quickly over, uncertain, term of office uncertain, used in reference to corrupt officials

官海浮沉

tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'kafn [[...]] 

in the middle of, between

中間,之間

• cid kofgoeh ee tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid kor'goeh ee tiofng'kafn; cid'kør'gøeh ee tiofng'kafn [[...]] 
  during this month
  這個月之間

• svaf nii ee tiongkafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf nii ee tiofng'kafn [[...]] 
  in the course of three years
  三年之間

• Sinteg ti Taitiofng kab Taipag ee tiongkafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'teg ti Taai'tiofng kab Taai'pag ee tiofng'kafn. [[...]] 
  Sin-tek is situated between Taipei and Taichung
  新竹在台中和台北之間。

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