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zafban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zar'ban [[...]] 

sooner or later, some day, eventually

早晚,遲早

• Lie na bøeq o'peh ciah, zafban øe phoarpve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na boeq of'peh ciah, zar'ban e phoax'pve.; Lie na bøeq of'peh ciah, zar'ban øe phoax'pve/pvi. [[...]] 
  If you eat things without discretion, some day you will get sick.
  你如果要亂吃,早晚會生病。

chiaxngtiøh phoarpve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'tiøh phoax'pve; chiang'tiøh phoax'pve/pvi [[...]] 

hindered by sickness

湊巧生病

• Chiang`tiøh phoarpve soaq bøextaxng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'tiøh phoax'pve soaq be'taxng khix.; Chiang`tiøh phoax'pve/pvi soaq bøe'taxng khix. [[...]] 
  I couldn't go, owing to illness.
  湊巧生病而不能去。

ciaqlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'lat [[...]] 

serious sickness or injury, business failure

嚴重,厲害

• Y phoarpve kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y phoax'pve kaq cyn ciah'lat.; Y phoax'pve/pvi kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He is seriously ill, in critical condition
  他病得很厲害。

• Y ho khiechiaf pong cit e cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho khix'chiaf pong cit e cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He was seriously injured by a car.
  他被汽車撞得很嚴重。

• Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciaqlat. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y liao cvii liao kaq cyn ciah'lat. [[...]] 
  He suffered a great loss in his business.
  他虧錢虧得很厲害。

hegciax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hek'ciax [[...]] 

or else, it may be that

或者,或許

• Hegciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax u laang bøo aix cvii. [[...]] 
  May be someone does not want money.
  或許有人不要錢。

• Hegciax y teq phoarpve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve.; Hek'ciax y teq phoax'pve/pvi. [[...]] 
  He might be sick.
  他或許在生病。

høefthaukwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'thaau'kwn; høea'thaau'kwn [[...]] 

mess cook for soldiers

火頭軍,炊事兵

• Thaethaix teq phoarpve, goar tiøh zøx høefthaukwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve, goar tiøh zøx hoea'thaau'kwn.; Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve/pvi, goar tiøh zøx høea'thaau'kwn. [[...]] 
  Because my wife is sick, I have to be my own cook.
  太太病了,我 得下廚。

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si [[...]] 

since...not

既不是

• Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? [[...]] 
  Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
  你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

• Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]] 
  Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
  貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]] 

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

• Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bøextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]] 
  Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
  他既然生病了,一定不能來。

• Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]] 
  Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
  他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

kekhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khay [[...]] 

spend too much (money)

多花

• In'ui phoarpve, citkøfgøeh ke'khay paq goa khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui phoax'pve, cid kor'goeh kef'khay paq goa khof.; Yn'ui phoax'pve/pvi, cid'kør'gøeh kef'khay paq goa khof. [[...]] 
  On account of my illness, I spent over a hundred dollars more than usual this month.
  因為生病,這個月多花一百多塊。

khaq bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq be; khaq bøe [[...]] 

less likely to

較不會,較不容易

• Goar kixnlaai khaq bøe phoarpve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kin'laai khaq be phoax'pve.; Goar kin/kun'laai khaq bøe phoax'pve/pvi. [[...]] 
  Lately I have been less likely to get sick.
  我近來較不易生病。

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

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

• Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]] 
  This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
  這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

• khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]] 
  fret about this and that
  嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

mohkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moq'khix; (moq løh'khix) [[...]] 

deflates (balloon), haggard, pinched and weak

癟瘦,消瘦

• Y phoarpve liawau lorng moq løqkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y phoax'pve liao'au lorng moq løh'khix.; Y phoax'pve/pvi liao'au lorng moq løh'khix. [[...]] 
  She looks pinched and weak after her illness.
  她病後,消瘦了很多。

tvex phoarpve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvex phoax'pve; tvex/tvix phoax'pve/pvi [[...]] 

pretend to be ill, malinger

裝病

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