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ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea [[...]] 

sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

auxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea; au'bøea [[...]] 

back, behind

後面

auxbøea-mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'boea'mngg; au'bøea-mngg; (au'mngg) [[...]] 

back door

後門

ao-chiwbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ao'chiuo'boea; ao-chiuo'bøea; (ao'chiuo'pax) [[...]] 

table-top Indian wrestling with inner surface of wrists in contact, arm wrestling

比臂力

bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'boea; bak'bøea [[...]] 

the outer corner of the eye

眼尾,眼梢

• sae-bagbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sae bak'boea; sae-bak'bøea [[...]] 
  cast a sidelong glance
  瞟眼,拋媚眼

bagbøea jiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'boea jiaau; bak'bøea jiaau [[...]] 

wrinkles at outer side of eyes, crow's feet

眼尾起皺

bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; bøea; (boea/mae) [[...]] 

buy, purchase

買

• thamsiaf kuiebea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'siaf kuix'bea [[...]] 
  buying on credit is expensive
  貪賒買貴

bøef'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'au; bøea'au [[...]] 

in the end, at the end, at the rear

後面,後來

bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'be; bøea'bøe; (boea'boe) [[...]] 

buy and sell, trade, business

買賣

bøea bøe'khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'khie; bøea bøe'khie [[...]] 

cannot afford to buy it

買不起

• bøe bøexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be be'khix; bøe bøe'khix [[...]] 
  cannot be sold
  賣不了

bøea bøe'seeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'seeng; bøea bøe'seeng [[...]] 

not to buy something because of a disagreement about the price

買不成

Bøefbøe sngx hwn, siøchviar bøo lun./Bøefbøe sngx hwn, svachviar bøo lun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bea'be sngx'hwn, siøf'chviar bøo'lun.; Bøea'bøe sngx hwn, siøf/svaf'chviar bøo lun. [[...]] 

In trade, people count to a fraction, in treatment of guests, don't count the expense

買賣算分,相請不計較

bøea bøe'tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tiøh; bøea bøe'tiøh [[...]] 

cannot buy it

買不到

• Zap kho'giin bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap khof'giin bea be'tiøh.; Zap khof'giin bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  You cannot buy it for ten dollars.
  十塊錢買不到。

• U cvii bøea bøextiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii bea be'tiøh.; U cvii bøea bøe'tiøh. [[...]] 
  thing that money can't buy, priceless
  有錢買不到。

bøea bøe'tør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea be'tør; bøea bøe'tør [[...]] 

too expensive to buy it

買不起

bøefbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'bøo; bøea'bøo [[...]] 

not to have bought because it was not on sale or not on the market, no place to buy

買不到

bøefchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'chiuo; bøea'chiuo [[...]] 

buyer

買主,買手

bøefzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'zuo; bøea'zuo; (bea'chiuo) [[...]] 

buyer

買主,買手

bøea øe khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea e khie; bøea øe khie [[...]] 

able to afford it

買得起

bøefhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'hoex; bøea'høex [[...]] 

buy or purchase merchandise

買貨

bøefhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'hofng; bøea'hofng [[...]] 

the buyer

買方

bøea jinsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea jiin'sym; bøea jiin'sym [[...]] 

craftily gain the hearts of people, win someone over

買人心

bøefjip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'jip; bøea'jip [[...]] 

buy

買入

bøefkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'kex; bøea'kex; (boea'kex) [[...]] 

purchasing price

買價

bøexkhafng bøefkhafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'khafng bea'khafng; bøe'khafng bøea'khafng [[...]] 

speculate on stock market

賣空買空

bøefloxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'lo'cvii; bøea'lo'cvii; (bea'lo'soex) [[...]] 

pay robber gangs for protection on journey

買路錢

bøefsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'siw; bøea'siw [[...]] 

bribe

收買,賄賂

bøefthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'thofng; bøea'thofng [[...]] 

offer bribes to facilitate one's operations, obtain the collusion of officials with bribes

買通

bøeftng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tng; bøea'tng; (bea'tør'tng) [[...]] 

buy without retaining any right or interest in what is bought

買斷

bøtaxng bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'taxng bea; bøo'taxng bøea [[...]] 

cannot buy it anywhere

無處買,買不到

bøthaau bøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thaau bøo'boea; bøo'thaau bøo'bøea [[...]] 

incomplete, incomprehensible, nonsensical, no beginning or end (Lit. no head no tail)

無頭無尾

bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea; bøea; (bea) [[...]] 

the tail, the rear, the stern of a ship, last, final, measure for fish or snake

尾

• zuybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'boea; zuie'bøea [[...]] 
  lower reaches of an irrigation system
  水尾

• høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'boea; hør'bøea [[...]] 
  happy end of an affair
  好結尾

• soahbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soaq'boea; soaq'bøea [[...]] 
  the end, the last
  最後

bøefar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'af; bøea'ar [[...]] 

at the end, at last

後來

• Taixsefng lorng mxzaiviar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux boea'af ciaq zay'viar.; Tai'sefng lorng m'zay'viar, kaux bøea`ar ciaq zay'viar. [[...]] 
  At first I didn't know anything about it, it was only later on that understood it.
  起先都不知道,後來才知道。

bøef'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'au; bøea'au; (bea'au) [[...]] 

in the end, at the end, at the rear

後面

• Y ze ti bøefau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ze ti boea'au.; Y ze ti bøea'au. [[...]] 
  He is sitting way in back.
  他坐在後面。

• Y iao ti bøefau teq kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao ti boea'au teq kviaa.; Y iao ti bøea'au teq kviaa. [[...]] 
  He is still walking way in the back.
  他還在後面走著。

bøefzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zvae; bøea'zvae; (bea'zvae, boea'zngr'zvae) [[...]] 

the little finger

小指

bøefzam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zam; bøea'zam [[...]] 

last part of a story, of an episode, of a long poem (thauzam, tiongzam), last part of a trip, last stop on a scheduled route, after

終站,後來

bøea-zefngzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zerng'zvae; bøea'zerng'zvae; (boea'zngr'zvae) [[...]] 

the little finger

小指頭

bøefchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'chiuo; bøea'chiuo [[...]] 

the last hand in ownership, e.g. second hand, third hand, last hand

最後

bøefciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'ciorng; bøea'ciorng [[...]] 

last prize

尾獎

bøefzngfzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zngr'zvae; bøea'zngr'zvae; (boea'zerng'zvae) [[...]] 

the little finger

小指頭

bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zuy; bøea'zuy [[...]] 

part of a domestic fowl where the tail feathers of attached

尾椎,尻

• køef-bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef boea'zuy; køef-bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  chicken tail
  雞尾椎

• aq bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq boea'zuy; aq bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  duck tail
  鴨尾椎

bøefgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'gee; bøea'gee [[...]] 

year-end dinner given by a shop owner to entertain his employees on the 16th of the twelfth moon, during which an employee would know that he will not be hired for the coming year if the head of a cooked chicken is pointed at his seat

尾牙

bøefhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'hoe; bøea'høe [[...]] 

last member of a private lending association in which each member puts in a deposited amount of money each month and they bid on who will get the money each month. The one with the lowest bid gets the money that month.

尾會

• Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøefhøe khaq u lixseg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar boeq zøx boea'hoe khaq u li'seg.; Goar lorng bøo aix piøf, goar bøeq zøx bøea'høe khaq u li'seg. [[...]] 
  I don't want to bid for lending the money, I'll be "boe-hoe" so I get more interest.
  我都不標,我要作尾會,比較有利息。

bøefkhvoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'khvoar; bøea'khvoar [[...]] 

the final payment on a debt

尾款

• Zhwn cidsut'ar bøefkhvoar iawbøe heeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn cit'sud'ar boea'khvoar iao'boe heeng.; Zhwn cit'sud'ar bøea'khvoar iao'bøe heeng. [[...]] 
  There only remains a small final payment to pay back.
  剩一點尾款還沒還。

bøefkii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'kii; bøea'kii [[...]] 

final phase, last stage

末期

bøefliw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'liw; bøea'liw [[...]] 

the tail end, the end, the tip

尾端,尾

bøefsviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'sviaf; bøea'sviaf [[...]] 

final tone of a piece of music, final or closing stage of an activity or event

尾聲

bøefsox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'sox; bøea'sox [[...]] 

odd sum, odd change, balance of an account

尾數

bøefsuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'suii; bøea'suii [[...]] 

follow close behind, to tail, to shadow

尾隨

bøeftvax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'tvax; bøea'tvax [[...]] 

final gift in a wedding procession

嫁粧排列於最後之物

bøeftangkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'taang'kud; bøea'taang'kud [[...]] 

tail bone, coccyx

尾椎骨

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

thoughtless, careless, reckless

惘,放蕩

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn boxng (borngboxng) m thagzheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn boxng (boxng'boxng) m thak'zheq. [[...]] 
  This kid is very reckless, he won't study.
  這個孩子很放蕩,不讀書。

• Lie cyn boxng, svatngx ciah bøe par, iao sviuxbøeq bøea tiexnsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah be par, iao sviu'boeq bea tien'si.; Lie cyn boxng, svaf'tngx ciah bøe par, iao sviu'bøeq bøea tien'si. [[...]] 
  You are very reckless, you don't eat three full meals a day but you are thinking of buying a television set.
  你很糊塗,三餐不飽,還想要買電視。

zvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvae; (cie) [[...]] 

finger

指

• bøefzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zvae; bøea'zvae [[...]] 
  the little finger
  尾指,小指

• bøefji-zvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'ji'zvae; bøea'ji-zvae [[...]] 
  ring finger
  無名指

• kyzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie'zvae [[...]] 
  fore finger
  食指

• tiongzvae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng'zvae [[...]] 
  middle finger
  中指

zhaybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'bea; zhae'bøea; (zhae'kor) [[...]] 

purchase, procurement

採買,採購

zhaebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'boea; zhaix'bøea [[...]] 

leftover food, remaining scraps of a feast

殘餘菜餚

zherngbøeftøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhexng'boea'tøf; zhexng'bøea'tøf [[...]] 

bayonet

刺刀

chviabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviaa'boea; chviaa'bøea [[...]] 

complete properly what has been unfinished

最後修正

chiengiin bøea zhux, baxn'giin bøea zhuopvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'giin bea zhux, ban'giin bea zhux'pvy.; chiefn'giin bøea zhux, ban'giin bøea zhux'pvy. [[...]] 

It is ten times easier to buy a good house than to get good neighbors.

千金買房子,萬金買鄰居。

chiwbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea; chiuo'bøea [[...]] 

end of the arm, keepsakes left as death

手腕,遺物

• Citpurn zheq si goarn lauxpe ee chiwbøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'boea.; Cid'purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'bøea. [[...]] 
  This book is a keepsake from my father.
  這本書是我父親的遺物。

chiuxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'boea; chiu'bøea [[...]] 

top of tree

樹梢

chiwbøea-lat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea'lat; chiuo'bøea-lat [[...]] 

strength in one's arm

腕力

• U chiwbøeflat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U chiuo'boea'lat; U chiuo'bøea'lat [[...]] 
  have great strength in one's arm
  有腕力

chiwbøea u pvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea u pvef; chiuo'bøea u pvef/pvy [[...]] 

strength of two combatants equal

勢均力敵

chiwsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'siok [[...]] 

formalities, procedure, red tape, process

手續

• Bøeq niar khiechiaf ee cipciaux tiøqaix symmiq chiwsiok? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq niar khix'chiaf ee cib'ciaux tiøh'aix sirm'miq chiuo'siok?; Bøeq niar khix'chiaf ee cib'ciaux tiøh'aix sirm'mih chiuo'siok? [[...]] 
  What is the procedure for obtaining a license for a car?
  要領汽車的執照,要辦什麼手續 ?

• Syn bøea ee zhux bøeq tengkix tiøh arnzvoar pan chiwsiok? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn bea ee zhux boeq tefng'kix tiøh axn'zvoar pan chiuo'siok?; Syn bøea ee zhux bøeq tefng'kix tiøh axn'zvoar pan chiuo'siok? [[...]] 
  What is the procedure for registering a newly purchased house?
  新買的房子要登記,怎樣辦手續?

chiuxthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'thaau [[...]] 

stump, trunk

樹頭

• Ciah køefcie tiøqaix paix chiuxthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah koea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau.; Ciah køea'cie tiøh'aix paix chiu'thaau. [[...]] 
  When you eat the fruit you must worship the tree. When drinking water, give a thought to the fountain.
  要吃果子就得拜樹頭,飲水思源。

• Chiuxthaau khia ho zai, mxkviaf chiuxbøea zøx hongthay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'boea zøx hofng'thay.; Chiu'thaau khia ho zai, m'kviaf chiu'bøea zøx hofng'thay. [[...]] 
  If the tree trunk is firm, there is no need for the branches to fear a typhoon.
  不做虧心事, 不怕半夜鬼敲門。

zhngthaau phaq, zhngbøea høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'boea høo; zhngg'thaau phaq, zhngg'bøea høo [[...]] 

fight between husband and wife at one end of the bed, and after a little while be in harmony at the other end of the bed

床頭吵,床尾和。

zhuopvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'pvy [[...]] 

neighbor, neighborhood

鄰居,隔壁

• zhuopvy-thaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'pvy thaau'boea; zhux'pvy-thaau'bøea [[...]] 
  next door neighbor, neighboring, adjacent neighbors
  鄰居

• Y toax ti goarn zhuopvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y toax ti goarn zhux'pvy. [[...]] 
  He lives in my neighborhood.
  他住在我們隔壁。

zhuiebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'boea; zhuix'bøea [[...]] 

good at greeting

嘴甜,很會打招呼

zhurnkym lanbøea zhurnkong'ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'kym laan'bea zhuxn'kofng'ym; zhuxn'kym laan'bøea zhuxn'kofng'ym [[...]] 

an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time

寸金難買寸光陰

• Itzhuxn kong'ym itzhurnkym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id'zhuxn kofng'ym id'zhuxn'kym. [[...]] 
  moment of time is an inch of gold
  一寸光陰一寸金

zhutbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'boea; zhud'bøea [[...]] 

do completely

圓滿收局

zhutkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kex; (zhud) [[...]] 

buyer offering a lower price, talk down the price

講價,還價

• Y cyn gaau kofngkex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhutkex). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie boeq bea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex).; Y cyn gaau korng'kex, lie bøeq bøea ee sii tiøh ka y zhud (zhud'kex). [[...]] 
  He constantly starts bargaining with a high price, when buying you must haggle with him
  他很會開價,你要買時要跟他還價。

• goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m be.; goar zhud y zap khof, y iao m bøe. [[...]] 
  I offered him ten dollars, he still won't sell it.
  我出他十塊,他還不賣。

cvibøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii'boea; cvii'bøea [[...]] 

balance of money

尾錢,餘款

ciarbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'boea; ciax'bøea [[...]] 

sugar cane leaves together with the very top of the sugar cane

蔗尾,甘蔗嫩葉

ciambøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'boea; ciafm'bøea [[...]] 

point of a needle

針尖,針尾

ciambøeftøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'boea'tøf; ciafm'bøea'tøf [[...]] 

sharp pointed knife

尖尾刀

ciexnbøea ciexnbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'bea cien'be; cien'bøea cien'bøe [[...]] 

buy and sell at low prices

賤買賤賣

ciexnbøea kuiebøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cien'bea kuix'be; cien'bøea kuix'bøe [[...]] 

buy and sell high

賤買貴賣

ciapbøea suu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'boea suu; ciab'bøea suu; (ciab'boea gie) [[...]] 

suffix

接尾詞,接尾語

ciaokex siubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kex siw'bea; ciaux'kex siw'bøea [[...]] 

buy or requisition land according to the price declared by the owner

照價收買

cixnbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'boea; cin'bøea [[...]] 

at the end

最末端

ciøpefng bøefbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf'pefng bea'bea; ciøf'pefng bøea'bea [[...]] 

raise an army usually in preparation for an insurrection

招兵買馬

ciongbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'boea; ciofng'bøea [[...]] 

at last, finally

最後

ciongki'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'kii'boea; ciofng'kii'bøea [[...]] 

result, end, be completed, afterwards

終了,後來

ciongthaau kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong'thaau kaux'boea; cioong'thaau kaux'bøea [[...]] 

from the start to the end, throughout

從頭到尾

zngfthauafbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngr'thaau'ar'boea; zngr'thaau'ar'bøea [[...]] 

finger tip

指尖

zoafthaau-zoafbøea bøo lie ee miaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoar'thaau zoar'boea bøo lie ee miaa; zoar'thaau-zoar'bøea bøo lie ee miaa [[...]] 

Your name is not on the paper.

紙頭紙尾沒你的名字,無法證明是你的權利

zu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu [[...]] 

self, personal, private, in person, personally, from, since, natural, naturally

自,從

• zu cymmar khie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu cirm'mar khie [[...]] 
  from now on
  從現在起

• zu thaau kaux bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu thaau kaux boea; zu thaau kaux bøea [[...]] 
  from the beginning to the end
  從頭到尾

• zu goar laai Taioaan liawau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu goar laai Taai'oaan liao'au [[...]] 
  since I came to Taiwan...
  從我來臺灣以後…

zuxthaau ciebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau cix'boea; zu'thaau cix'bøea [[...]] 

all the way through, from the beginning to the end

自頭至尾

zuxthaau-kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaau kaux'boea; zu'thaau-kaux'bøea [[...]] 

from the beginning to the end, all the way through

自始至終

zuybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'boea; zuie'bøea [[...]] 

lower section of a river, lower level

下游

zurnbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuxn'boea; zuxn'bøea [[...]] 

the back part of the water canal

圳尾

zunbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'boea; zuun'bøea [[...]] 

stern (of a ship)

船尾

haxngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hang'boea; hang'bøea [[...]] 

end of a lane or alley

巷尾

gybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gie'boea; gie'bøea [[...]] 

suffix (in grammar)

語尾

gøeqbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh'boea; gøeh'bøea; (goeh'tea) [[...]] 

end of a month

月底

gubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'boea; guu'bøea [[...]] 

ox tail

牛尾

hi'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'boea; hii'bøea; (hii'boea'liw) [[...]] 

fish's tail

魚尾

hi'bøefzhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'boea'zhef; hii'bøea'zhef [[...]] 

shaped like a fish's forked tail

魚尾叉

hiexnbøea hiexnbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'bea hien'be; hien'bøea hien'bøe [[...]] 

sell something right after it is bought

現買現賣

hiexncvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'cvii; (hien'kym, hien'khoarn) [[...]] 

cash, ready money

現錢,現金,現款

• eng hiexnkym bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'kym bea; eng hien'kym bøea [[...]] 
  pay cash for something
  用現金買

• ci'phiøx voa hiexnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cy'phiøx voa hien'kym [[...]] 
  cash a check
  支票換現金

• eng hiexncvii bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng hien'cvii bea'be; eng hien'cvii bøea'bøe [[...]] 
  deal in cash
  用現款買賣

hiexnkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'kym [[...]] 

cash, ready money

現金

• hiexnkym bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'kym bea'be; hien'kym bøea'bøe [[...]] 
  business transactions in cash
  現金買賣

hiafngbøefzoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiarng'boea'zoaa; hiarng'bøea'zoaa [[...]] 

rattle snake

響尾蛇

høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'boea; hør'bøea [[...]] 

good ending, happy outcome

好結果

høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thaau pud'juu hør'boea; hør'thaau pud'juu hør'bøea [[...]] 

A good end is more important than a good beginning.

好始不如好終,好頭不如好尾)。

hofbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'boea; hor'bøea [[...]] 

tiger's tail

虎尾巴

hofthaau niawchybøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'thaau niao'chie'boea; hor'thaau niao'chie/zhuo'bøea [[...]] 

start doing something with vigor but fail to see it through, impressive in the beginning but disappointing in the end

虎頭蛇尾

høeabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'boea; høex'bøea; (hoex'tea) [[...]] 

unsold goods, remnants, shopworn goods

殘貨,存貨

hongbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'boea; hofng'bøea [[...]] 

lee, the direction towards which the wind blows, leeward

下風

iernbøefhok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iexn'boea'hok; iexn'bøea'hok [[...]] 

swallow-tailed coat, dress coat

燕尾服

iapbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab'boea; iab'bøea; (iab'bea) [[...]] 

with its tail between its legs (dog)

捲尾,縮尾

• chinchviu iapbøefkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu iab'boea'kao; chyn'chviu iab'bøea'kao [[...]] 
  like a dog with its tail between its legs (said of a person very much afraid of ashamed)
  像隻縮尾狗,膽小鬼

iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) [[...]] 

excusable, tolerable, passable

還好

• Na cit nng jit iao hør (iawkuo exexngtid). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na cit nng jit iao hør (iao'kuo e'eng'tid). [[...]] 
  day or two would have been excusable, but …
  要是一兩天還好,還可以

• Goar ee sengkhw iao (iawkuo) høfhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw iao (iao'kuo) hør'hør. [[...]] 
  I am tolerably well.
  我的身體還好好的。

• Hid taai thihbea iao (iawkøq) høfhør, mxthafng bøea syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bea syn ee.; Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bøea syn ee. [[...]] 
  That bike is still in good shape, don't buy a new one.
  那輛自行車還好好的,不要買新的。

iøbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea; iøo bøea; (iøo'bea) [[...]] 

wag the tail (as a dog)

搖尾,擺尾

iøbøea khitliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'boea khid'liin; iøo'bøea khid'liin [[...]] 

wag the tail and court favors — to fawn and be obsequious

搖尾乞憐

iøthaau pvoaxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøo'thaau pvoa'boea; iøo'thaau pvoa'bøea [[...]] 

act obsequiously (Lit. to bobble the head and wag the tail like a dog hoping to please the master)

搖頭擺尾

ioxng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'ix [[...]] 

intention, idea

用意

• Y afnny korng, u symmiq ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y arn'ny korng, u sirm'miq iong'ix? [[...]] 
  What was his intention in speaking this way?
  他這樣講,有什麼用意?

• Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u symmih ioxng'ix? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'miq iong'ix?; Y bøea hid kefng zhux, u sirm'mih iong'ix? [[...]] 
  For what reason did he buy that house?
  他買那間房子,有什麼用意?

jixbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'boea; ji'bøea [[...]] 

afterward

後來

jixthaau jixbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'thaau ji'boea; ji'thaau ji'bøea [[...]] 

nothing for me in a contract, none of my business (Lit. from the first character to the last)

字頭字尾

jinsyn bøefbøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'syn bea'be; jiin'syn bøea'bøe [[...]] 

human traffic, slave trade

人身買賣

ka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka [[...]] 

for, to, from, on. The Taiwanese have a little gimmick in regard to the use of this preposition "ka". The direct object of very many verbs can be placed before the verb and preceded by "ka"

給,跟

• Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq ka lie phaq. Boeq phaq lie.; Bøeq ka lie phaq. Bøeq phaq lie. [[...]] 
  I'll hit you.
  要打你。

• Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y chiøx. Maix chiøx y. [[...]] 
  Don't laugh at him.
  不要笑他。

• Bøo aix ka lie zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie zøx.; Bøo aix ka lie zøx/zøex. [[...]] 
  I won't do it for you.
  不要替你做。不要幫你做。

• Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo aix ka lie bea.; Bøo aix ka lie bøea. [[...]] 
  I won't buy it for (or from) you.
  不要替你買,不要向你買。

• Maix ka goar zhorngti. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka goar zhoxng'ti. [[...]] 
  Don't make a fool out of me.
  不要作弄我。

• Maix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix ka y korng. [[...]] 
  Don't tell him.
  不要告訴他。

• ka lie ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka lie ciøq [[...]] 
  borrow from you
  向你借

kaubøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'boea; kaw'bøea; (phaq) [[...]] 

mate

交尾,交配

kaobøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'boea; kaux'bøea [[...]] 

at the end

到最後

kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux lo'boea; kaux lo'bøea [[...]] 

to the end, at last, finally

到最後,結果

• zøx kaux loxbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kaux lo'boea; zøx/zøex kaux lo'bøea [[...]] 
  stick to the end
  做到底

• Kaux loxbøea, øe khix kvagak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaux lo'boea, e khix kvaf'gak.; Kaux lo'bøea, øe khix kvaf'gak. [[...]] 
  He (She) will finally end up in jail.
  他(她) 最後會坐牢。

køebøefciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo; køef'bøea'ciuo [[...]] 

cocktail

雞尾酒

køebøefciuo-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo'hoe; køef'bøea'ciuo-hoe [[...]] 

cocktail party

雞尾酒會

køethaau haxngbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'thaau hang'boea; køef'thaau hang'bøea [[...]] 

throughout the city or town

街頭巷尾

khabøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'boea; khaf'bøea [[...]] 

front part of the foot (including the toes)

腳尖

kheeng zhaebøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheeng zhaix'boea; kheeng zhaix'bøea [[...]] 

gather up the leavings after a meal

吃光剩菜

khvoarthaau-khvoarbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'thaau khvoax'boea; khvoax'thaau-khvoax'bøea [[...]] 

give occasional help (like a master in a shop), look after a business for a man in his absence

看頭看尾,關照

ki'bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'boea; ky'bøea [[...]] 

tail section of an airplane

機尾

kietbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'boea; kied'bøea [[...]] 

conclusion, the end

結尾,結束

køkøtvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køo'køo'tvii [[...]] 

annoying, annoy, troublesome, importunate (person, affair)

糾纏不休,囉嗦

• Cit'ee laang cyn køkøtvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iawkuo m tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix.; Cid'ee laang cyn køo'køo'tvii, goar ka y korng m bøea, y iao'kuo m tngr'khix. [[...]] 
  This fellow is very annoying, I told him I don't want to buy, but he still will not leave.
  這個人很囉嗦,我告訴他不買,他還不回去。

• Goar bø'eeng , mxthafng kab goar køkøtvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo'eeng , m'thafng kab goar køo'køo'tvii. [[...]] 
  I am busy, don't annoy me.
  我沒空,不要跟我糾纏不休。

kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor [[...]] 

things, a division (of an office), a share, a ply (of thread)

股

• svaf kor ee svoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kor ee svoax [[...]] 
  three-ply thread
  三股的線

• Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u hun svaf paq kor. [[...]] 
  I hold 300 shares (in that company).
  我認購(投資)了三百股。

• bøea nng paq kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea nng paq kor; bøea nng paq kor [[...]] 
  take 200 shares
  買兩百股

• habkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'kor [[...]] 
  buy 200 shares (of stock), have shares in a joint business
  合股

• huxnkor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun'kor [[...]] 
  have shares in a joint venture
  認股,投資

korbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea; kox'bøea [[...]] 

purchase (literary expression)

購買

korbøeflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea'lek; kox'bøea'lek [[...]] 

purchasing power

購買力

kofzhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'zhuy [[...]] 

inspire a person with, inculcate (an idea or a doctrine) in another

鼓吹

• Kofzhuy y bøea chiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kor'zhuy y bea chiaf.; Kor'zhuy y bøea chiaf. [[...]] 
  The salesman induced him to buy a car.
  鼓吹他買車。

kw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kw [[...]] 

tortoise, turtle

龜

• kimkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw [[...]] 
  gold beetle
  金龜

• kimkuafchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'kw'ar'chiaf [[...]] 
  beetle-shaped Volkswagen
  金龜車

• mixkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mi'kw [[...]] 
  turtle-shaped cakes made of flour
  麵龜

• siuxkw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'kw [[...]] 
  turtle-shaped cakes made on birthdays
  壽龜

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