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bøexhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hør; bøe'hør [[...]] 

describes an incurable sickness, a hopeless case, work which it is not possible to finish or get done

不會好,好不了。

• Y ee pve bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve be'hør.; Y ee pve/pvi bøe'hør. [[...]] 
  He cannot recover from his sickness.
  他的病不會好。

• Cit'ee khangkhøex køq zøx svajit, iao zøx bøexhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee khafng'khoex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx be'hør.; Cid'ee khafng'khøex køq zøx svaf'jit, iao zøx bøe'hør. [[...]] 
  This job cannot be completed in only three more days.
  這個工作再三天還做不完。

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。

cimciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'ciog [[...]] 

careful, consider carefully, be cautious as in investigating well before acting, make sure

仔細,小心

• Hid ee isefng khvoax pvexlaang khvoartiøh cyn cimciog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee y'sefng khvoax pve'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog.; Hid'ee y'sefng khvoax pve/pvi'laang khvoax'tiøh cyn cym'ciog. [[...]] 
  The doctor examines patients carefully.
  那個醫生看病人診察得很仔細。

• Afnnef tiøh ar mxtiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cimciog cit e. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef tiøh ar m'tiøh? Lie køq khix ka y cym'ciog cit e. [[...]] 
  Is that right? Go back to see him and make sure of it
  這樣子對不對 ? 你再去仔細瞧瞧。

giamtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'tiong [[...]] 

serious, severe, grave (illness, situation, etc)

嚴重

• giamtiong ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'tiong ee bun'tee; giaam'tiong ee bun'tøee [[...]] 
  serious problem
  嚴重的問題

• Y ee pve cyn giamtiong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve cyn giaam'tiong.; Y ee pve/pvi cyn giaam'tiong. [[...]] 
  His illness is very serious.
  他的病很嚴重。

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。

i'pve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'pve; y'pve/pvi; (y'pvi) [[...]] 

cure disease

醫病

i'phølaf pvextok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'phøf'laf pve'tok [[...]] 

ebola virus

伊波拉病毒

iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'kirn [[...]] 

important, serious

要緊

• cyn iaokirn ee taixcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn iaux'kirn ee tai'cix [[...]] 
  very important matter (business)
  很要緊的事

• bøo iaokirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo iaux'kirn [[...]] 
  not important, not serious, Never mind about that. It does not matter.
  不要緊

• Y ee pve u iaokirn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve u iaux'kirn `bøo?; Y ee pve/pvi u iaux'kirn `bøo? [[...]] 
  Is his sickness serious?
  他的病要緊(嚴重)嗎?

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。

kiwpve seeng liong'y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo'pve seeng lioong'y [[...]] 

long illness makes one a good doctor — long experience makes a man skilful at what he never formally learned

久病成良醫

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。

oex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oex; øex; (ex) [[...]] 

infect, to spread (disease)

傳染

• Cid khoarn pve e oex laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn pve e oex laang.; Cid'khoarn pve/pvi øe øex`laang. [[...]] 
  This disease is infectious.
  這種病會傳染。

• Y khix haghau oeatiøh cid khoarn pve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix hak'hau oex'tiøh cid khoarn pve.; Y khix hak'hau øex'tiøh cid khoarn pve/pvi. [[...]] 
  He caught this disease at school.
  他去學校染到這種病。

oksoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'soaq [[...]] 

an evil spirit, a demon, a fiend

惡煞

• Y ee pve korng si khix ho oksoaq soahtiøh ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee.; Y ee pve/pvi korng si khix ho og'soaq soaq'tiøh ee. [[...]] 
  People say that his sickness is caused by the influence of an evil spirit.
  他的病是給惡煞煞到的。

pefngkhie-pefngtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: perng'khie'perng'tør; perng'khie-perng'tør [[...]] 

shilly-shally, sometime good sometime bad

出爾反爾,時好時壞

• Y ee pvi pefngkhypefngtør, mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay e hør ar be?; Y ee pvi perng'khie'perng'tør, m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  His sickness is sometimes better and sometimes worst, don't know if he will regain his health or not?
  他的病時好時壞,不知會好否?

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