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iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet; (iet'chiuo) [[...]]

beckon, beckoning

招手

ka y iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y iet; (ka y iet'chiuo) [[...]]
signal to a person
向他招手

iet (iedchiuo) kiøx y laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet (iet'chiuo) kiøx y laai [[...]]
beckon him to come (to draw nearer)
招手叫他來

jekkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jeg'khix [[...]]

run after, to chase, to pursue

追去

Jekkhix kiøx y tngflaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jeg'khix kiøx y tngr'laai. [[...]]
Run after him and call him back.
追去叫他回來。

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。

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

call, to name, be named, tell an inferior to do something

叫

Kiøx y laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx y laai. [[...]]
Tell him to come.
叫他來。

Taixkef kiøx y "Siawkao". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef kiøx y "Siao'kao". [[...]]
Every body calls him "Mad dog".
大家叫他瘋狗。

Y kiørzøx "A'ky". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kiøx'zøx "Af'ky".; Y kiøx'zøx/zøex "Af'ky". [[...]]
He is called by the name of "A-ki".
他叫做阿枝。

if (very often has the meaning of "when")

若,要是

Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [[...]]
If (when) he comes, tell him to wait for me.
要是他來了,叫他等我。

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

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [[...]]
Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

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