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Angbag'uar taux lauxjiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

useless helper (Ang-bak-u-a is a person with impaired vision or a dim wit.)

濫芋充數

bad-kaq u zhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

know very thoroughly; as a man's whole character

識得有剩; 很熟識

Byhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

the U.S.A. part of the world

美方

Bykiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. citizen living abroad; U.S.A. resident in a foreign country; U.S.A. expatriate

美僑

Bykog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

the United States of America; U.S.A.

美國

Bykog kok'hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. Congress

美國國會

Bykog Lampag Ciernzefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. Civil War; 1861-1865

美國南北戰爭

Bykog Toglip Ciernzefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. War of Independence

美國獨力戰爭

Bykok'hoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

subject or subjected to U.S.A. cultural influence

美國化

Bykoklaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. citizen

美國人

Bykokzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

made in U.S.A

美國製

Bykwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. Military

美軍

Bykym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

U.S.A. dollar

美金

Giaqthaau svachiøq u sinbeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

The gods are always near you. (Lit. Raise your head three feet and there is a spirit.)

舉頭三尺有神明

gokhitefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

nail that looks like the mouth of a leech or u-shaped; has two heads

蜈蜞釘; 水蛭釘

Gyn'aflaang u hvi bøo zhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

A child should be seen and not heard

小孩子有耳無嘴; 囝仔人有耳無嘴

hoxleeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

wings built on to the original house so as to form a U-shape building

廂房; 護龍

khiaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

nail that looks like the mouth of a leech or u-shaped; has two heads

水蛭釘

Kokbuxvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

Department of State (of U.S.A.)

國務院

u cidkoar^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

some; a few; somewhat

有一些

u hunzhuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

having a sense of propriety; knowing how far to go and when to stop

有分寸

u kafngkiux^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

requiring a particular skill; has a lot of experience

有講究

u phvithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

get the better of a man; in a dispute or quarrel; get things very cheap or get large wages; advantageous (trade); yielding good profits

佔便宜

u siøtoartiøh^† [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]  [p.]

willing to do a favor on account of some third party

互相尊重

🗣 ia 🗣 (u: ia a ⬆︎ ) 也 [wt][mo][[MK]] iā [#]

1. (Adv) also || 亦。表示相同關係。

🗣le: (u: Cid hang mih'kvia u ia hør, bøo ia hør, lorng bøo iaux'kirn.) 🗣 (這項物件有也好，無也好，攏無要緊。) (這個東西可有可無，都沒關係。)
近義：

1. ma, 嘛

🗣 iaxhør 🗣 (u: ia'hør a'hør ⬆︎ ) 也好 [wt][mo][[MK]] iā hó [#]

1. (Adv) || 也好、也行。

🗣le: (u: U ia hør, bøo ia hør.) 🗣 (有也好，無也好。) (有也好，沒有也好。)

🗣 iaxsi 🗣 (u: ia'si a si ⬆︎ ) 也是 [wt][mo][[MK]] iā sī [#]

1. (Adv) || 還是、也是。

🗣le: (u: Lie køq arn'zvoar korng, y ia si thviaf be jip'nie.) 🗣 (你閣按怎講，伊也是聽袂入耳。) (你再怎麼說，他還是聽不進去。)
近義：

1. iafsi, 猶是

2. (Adv) || 也是。

🗣le: (u: Y si lau'sw, ia si hak'sefng.) 🗣 (伊是老師，也是學生。) (他是老師，也是學生。)
近義：

1. ma si, 嘛是

🗣 kuyna 🗣 (u: kuie'na kuie'lø kuie'a ⬆︎ ) 幾若 [wt][mo][[MK]] kuí-nā [#]

1. (Mw) || 幾、若干。

🗣le: (u: Goarn lau'pe zaf'hngf e'pof liah'tiøh kuie'na ciaq niao'chie.) 🗣 (阮老爸昨昏下晡掠著幾若隻鳥鼠。) (我父親昨天下午抓到好幾隻老鼠。)

🗣 kuyna kafng 🗣 (u: kuie'na kafng kuie'a kafng ⬆︎ ) 幾若工 [wt][mo][[MK]] kuí-nā kang [#]

1. (Adv) || 好幾天、許多天。

🗣le: (u: Y kuie'na kafng bøo laai siong'pafn`aq.) 🗣 (伊幾若工無來上班矣。) (他好幾天沒來上班了。)

zhvebie cycviaa png a [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'bie cie'cviaa png a; zhvef/chvy'bie cie/zuo'cviaa png`aq ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

fait accompli, What is done cannot be undone (Lit. The rice has been cooked.)

生米煮成飯

kerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kerng; (karn) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

choose, select, pick out

揀

• Kerng`aq kerng, kefngtiøh cidee bøe lengkerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kerng a kerng, kerng'tiøh cit ee be leeng'kerng.; Kerng`aq kerng, kerng'tiøh cit'ee bøe leeng'kerng. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  If you are too choosy, you will end up choosing badly.
  挑了又挑,挑到一個賣龍眼的(弄巧成拙)

køfjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kør'jieen ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

truly, certainly, indeed, exactly as one expected

果然

• Y korng øe løqho, køfjieen teq løh a. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng e løh'ho, kør'jieen teq løh a.; Y korng øe løh'ho, kør'jieen teq løh a. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  He predicted that it will rain, truly it has begun to rain.
  他說會下雨，果然在下雨了。

• køfjieen (uxviar) afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kør'jieen (u'viar) arn'ny ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  so it has turned out as was expected
  果然這樣,真的這樣

kørpiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køx'piet; (køx'sii) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

say good-by, bid farewell

告別(告辭)

• Tvaf goar tiøh kørsii a. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf goar tiøh køx'sii a. ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  I must be going now.
  我該走了。

neqneqa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: neh'neh'a ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

spiritless, weak, slow moving no spine

無精打采

sae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

need not

不用

• saykviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kviaf; (a'sae'kviaf) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  need not fear
  甭怕

• saykviaf y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kviaf y ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  need not fear him
  甭怕他

• saykviaf bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae'kviaf bøo ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]
  need not fear there won't be enough, plenty of it can be got
  不要怕沒有

tvaf tiøh hai a [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvaf tiøh hai a ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

darn it!

糟了

tviuxlaang pa'a [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviu'laang paa'a ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

father-in-law, wife's father

岳父

uxa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'a ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

I have, enough, there is, here it is, I got it.

有了

uxhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hoex; u'høex; (u hoex'thaau a) ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

aged, getting old

年邁,年老

''Alabi'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''af/aa'laf/laa'by/bii'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Arabia

''amaciu'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''af/aa'maf/maa'ciw/ciuu'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

an amateur

''anpe'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''afn/aan'pef/pee'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

ampere

''bakuteli'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''baf/baa'kw/kuu'tef/tee'ly/lii'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

a bacterium

''bulujo'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''bw/buu'lw/luu'jof/joo'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

a bourgeois

''gulabi'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''gw/guu'laf/laa'by/bii'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

photogravure; gravure

''gulaida'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''gw/guu'laf/laa'it'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

a glider; a gliding machine

''Kanada'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''kaf/kaa'nat'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Canada

''kanali'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''kaf/kaa'naf/naa'ly/lii'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

a canary; a canary bird

''manikiu'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''maf/maa'ny/nii'kiw/kiuu'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

manicure

''Mesopotami'a'' - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''mef/mee'sof/soo'pof/poo'taf/taa'my/mii'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Mesopotamia

''No'a'' [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ''nof/noo'a'' ⬆︎ [[...]]  [p.]

Noah, Noah's ark

u: a ⬆︎ 也 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]

Cvb/Cn : also, and

也

u: a'nar'beq a'nar'm ⬆︎ □哪欲□哪毋 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]

sph : be half-hearted

半推半就

u: a ⬆︎ 亦 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1] [p.1] [#FHL][#CT]

＝ 亦 [ ia ] 。 <>

u: a ⬆︎ 呵 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1] [p.1] [#FHL][#CT]

( 怨嘆e5時e5驚歎詞 ) 。 <∼ 你心肝chiah硬 。 >

u: a'zee ⬆︎ 亦一個 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.4] [p.4] [#FHL][#CT]

＝ [ 亦有一個 ] 。 <>

u: a'cit'ee ⬆︎ 亦一個 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.5] [p.5] [#FHL][#CT]

＝ [ 亦有一個 ] 。 <>

u: a'nar ⬆︎ 亦na2 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.5] [p.5] [#FHL][#CT]

XX e5款式 。 ~~ beh ~~ m7 。 ＝ [ 也na2 ] 。 <>

u: a'sae ⬆︎ 亦使 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.3] [p.3] [#FHL][#CT]

那tioh8 , m7免特別專工去做 。 <∼∼ thiau5 - ti5去 , 寄phoe去就好 。 >

u: a'si ⬆︎ 亦是 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.4] [p.4] [#FHL][#CT]

( 1 ) Ma7是 。 ( 2 ) kam2 an2 - ni ? kam2有影 ?<( 1 ) 伊 ∼∼ 好人 。 我講 ∼∼ 無chhai2工 。 >

u: a'si ⬆︎ 也是 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.4] [p.4] [#FHL][#CT]

Kap [ 抑是 ] 仝但意思khah輕 。 <>

u: a'u ⬆︎ 亦有 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.2] [p.2] [#FHL][#CT]

( 反語 ) 。 <∼∼ 有hit款tai7 - chi3 ？ ＝ 甘有hit種tai7 - chi3 ？ >

u: a'u cit'ee ⬆︎ 亦有一個 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.2] [p.2] [#FHL][#CT]

( 反語 ) 。 < 伊 ∼∼∼∼ m7 khi3 ? ＝ 伊甘m7去 ？ ∼∼∼∼ 無 ？ ＝ 甘無 ？ >

u: ku`a ⬆︎ 舅仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.368] [p.368] [#FHL][#CT]

mother's brothers

稱號老母e5兄弟 。 ＝ [ 母舅 ] 。 <>

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