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abør/abuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'bør; (af'buo) [[...]] 

mother, mama

母親,媽媽

aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]] 

duck, drake

鴨子

• Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]] 
  unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
  危在旦夕,還不知。

• ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]] 
  make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
  姑妄要求

• ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]] 
  hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
  鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

• ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]] 
  flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
  平板腳

ahbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør; (aq'buo) [[...]] 

female duck

母鴨

ahbøfzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'zhao; aq'bør/buo-zhao [[...]] 

kind of motherwort, Leonurus sibiricus, Lindernia ciliata

鴨母草

aezeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'zeeng [[...]] 

love, affection

愛情

• Pexbør ee aezeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym.; Pe'bør/buo ee aix'zeeng pie svoaf khaq koaan, pie hae khaq chym. [[...]] 
  A parent's love is higher than a mountain and deeper than the sea.
  父母的愛情比山還高,比海還深。

anbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'buo [[...]] 

pacify a hostile people

安撫

auxbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør; au'bør/buo; (kex'bør) [[...]] 

stepmother

後母,繼母

auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa [[...]] 

stepmother harlot, a vile scolding

狠,壞,後娘

auxbøfbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'bin; au'bør/buo-bin [[...]] 

sour look, as of a stepmother

晚娘臉

• Zhunthvy auxbøfbin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy au'bør'bin.; Zhwn'thvy au'bør/buo'bin. [[...]] 
  Spring weather is like a stepmother's face.
  春天晚娘臉,變幻無常。

baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa [[...]] 

wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding

貍貓,淫婦

• auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa [[...]] 
  stepmother harlot, a vile scolding
  狠繼母

• iafbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'baa [[...]] 
  wild cat, a harlot, a vile scolding
  野貓

• Kelai na bøo baa, niawchie øe khiaukhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie e khiaw'khaf.; Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie/zhuo øe khiaw'khaf. [[...]] 
  When the cat's away the mice will play.
  家裏如無貓,老鼠就蹺腿。

bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'zeeng; (bin'thaau'zeeng) [[...]] 

in front of, in the presence of

面前

• zhux bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux bin'zeeng [[...]] 
  in front of the house
  屋前

• ti pexbuo ee bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ti pe'buo ee bin'zeeng [[...]] 
  in front of one's parents
  在父母的面前

bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør; bør/buo; (buo) [[...]] 

mother, female animals, capital money, yogurt or cheese culture

母

• auxbør, keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør, kex'bør; au'bør/buo, kex'bør/buo [[...]] 
  stepmother
  繼母

• huxbør, pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør, pe'bør; hu'bør/buo, pe'bør/buo [[...]] 
  father and mother
  父母

• køebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør; køef'bør/buo [[...]] 
  hen
  母雞

• lengbør/lengbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'bør [[...]] 
  wet nurse
  奶媽

• svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo [[...]] 
  real mother
  生母

bøfaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'aix; bør/buo'aix [[...]] 

mother's love

母愛

bøfzaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zaang; bør/buo'zaang [[...]] 

the trunk of a tree

母樹

bøfchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'chyn; bør/buo'chyn [[...]] 

mother

母親

Bøfchincied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bør'chyn'cied; Bør/Buo'chyn-cied [[...]] 

Mother's Day: the second Sunday in May

母親節

bøfcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'cvii; bør/buo'cvii; (buo'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]] 

business capital; capital lent out

母錢,本錢,資本

bøfzuo liensym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'zuo'lieen'sym; bør/buo'zuo lieen'sym [[...]] 

Lit.- mother and son's heart always join together, i.e. love between mother and child

母子連心

bøfgie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'gie; bør/buo'gie/guo [[...]] 

one's mother tongue, native tongue

母語

bøfhau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hau; bør/buo'hau [[...]] 

alma mater

母校

bøfhoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'hoef; bør/buo'hoef [[...]] 

female flower

雌花

bøfii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ii; bør/buo'ii [[...]] 

mother's sisters, maternal aunts

姨母

bøfym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ym; bør/buo'ym [[...]] 

vowels

母音

bøfkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kaux; bør/buo'kaux [[...]] 

mother's upbringing of child, mother's teaching

母教

bøfky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ky; bør/buo'ky [[...]] 

machine that makes other machines, mother aircraft, airplane which tows gliders

母機

bøfkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kviar; bør/buo'kviar [[...]] 

mother and child, principal and interest

母子

bøfkim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kim; bør/buo'kim [[...]] 

mother's brother's wife

舅母

bøfkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kym; (buo'cvii, bør'cvii) [[...]] 

capital, principal (of money)

本錢,本金

bøfkoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'koaan; bør/buo'koaan [[...]] 

matriarchal power

母權

bøfkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'kog; bør/buo'kog; (zor'kog) [[...]] 

mother country, mother land

母國,祖國

bøfku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ku; bør/buo'ku [[...]] 

mother's brother, maternal uncle

母舅,舅父

bøflai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lai; bør/buo'lai [[...]] 

principal and interest

本息

bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lam; bør/buo'lam [[...]] 

mother ship, carrier

母艦

• hangkhofng bøflam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haang'khofng bør'lam [[...]] 
  aircraft carrier
  航空母艦

bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laang koarn, bøo laang liuu [[...]] 

no one takes care

無人管,自由

• Pexbør cide sie, soaq piernzøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pe'bør cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu.; Pe'bør/buo cit'e sie, soaq piexn'zøx bøo laang koarn bøo laang liuu. [[...]] 
  After the parents pass away, no one takes care of things.
  父母一死,竟無人管。

bøflefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'lefng; bør/buo'lefng/ny [[...]] 

mother's milk

母奶

bøfsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng; bør/buo'sexng [[...]] 

motherliness, maternity

母性

bøfserng'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'sexng'aix; bør/buo'sexng'aix [[...]] 

mother's love, maternal affection

母性愛

bøfthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'thay; bør/buo'thay [[...]] 

mother's womb

母胎

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

toil, labor hard

勞

• thoaboaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'boaa [[...]] 
  toil very hard
  勞苦,折磨

• Goar seahaxn ee sii, pexbør cyn thoaboaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør cyn thoaf'boaa.; Goar sex'haxn ee sii, pe'bør/buo cyn thoaf'boaa. [[...]] 
  When I was young, my parents worked very hard.
  我小時候,父母很勞苦。

• tiøh thoaboaa laai chi bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh thoaf'boaa laai chi bor'kviar. [[...]] 
  work very hard to support a wife and kids
  得辛勞來養妻兒。

buo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo [[...]] 

military as opposed to civil, force, warlike

武

• bunbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo [[...]] 
  civil and military
  文武

• bunbuo zoanzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo zoaan'zaai [[...]] 
  master of both the pen and the sword
  文武全才

• bunbuo pahkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo paq'kvoaf [[...]] 
  all the civil and military officials
  文武百官

• iauxbuo iong'uy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iau'buo ioong'uy [[...]] 
  show off one's strength of power
  耀武揚威

buo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo [[...]] 

dance, prance, brandish, wave, agitate

舞

• kauzeabuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'zex'buo [[...]] 
  social dance
  交際舞

• thiaobuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaux'buo [[...]] 
  dance
  跳舞

buo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo [[...]] 

insult, ridicule, disgrace, ill-treat

侮

buo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo [[...]] 

stroke, touch, soothe, comfort, console, bring up, rear

撫

bwafkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ar'kviar; (buo'kviar) [[...]] 

mother and children

母子

bw'aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'aix [[...]] 

mother, maternal love

母愛

Bwchiofng khygi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buo'chiofng khie'gi [[...]] 

Wuchang Uprising on October 10, 1911, which led to the downfall of the Ching Dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China

武昌起義

bwcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cvii; (bør'cvii, bør'kym) [[...]] 

principal, capital lent

母金

bwcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'cioxng [[...]] 

military commander, general

武將

bwzofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng [[...]] 

armament, arm oneself with

武裝

bwzofng chymliok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng chirm'liok [[...]] 

armed aggression

武裝侵略

bwzofng kaytii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng kae'tii [[...]] 

disarmament

武裝解除

bwzofng poxtui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'zofng po'tui [[...]] 

armed forces

武裝部隊

buo`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ee [[...]] 

female animal

母的

bwge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'ge [[...]] 

technique, military art or accomplishments

武藝

bwhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'hoe [[...]] 

dancing party

舞會

bwiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'iok; (buo'iorng, buo'iarng) [[...]] 

bring up, rear, bring to maturity, only about humans, raise children

撫育,撫養

buu ioxngbuo cy tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu iong'buo cy te; buu iong'buo cy tøe [[...]] 

wasted talent, big fish in a little pond, "Full many a flower is made to blush unseen and waste its sweetness on the desert air." (Lit. no room to use one's martial arts)

無用武之地

bwjiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'jiok [[...]] 

slight, insult

侮辱

bwkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kheq [[...]] 

dance hall customer

舞客

bwkheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kheg [[...]] 

dance music, dance tune

舞曲

bwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'khix [[...]] 

arms, a weapon

武器

bwkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kviar; (buo'ar'kviar) [[...]] 

mother and children

母子

bwkiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kiab [[...]] 

chivalrous

武俠

bwkiapphvix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kiab'phvix [[...]] 

motion pictures depicting the chivalry and prowess of ancient swordsmen

武俠片

bwkiab siawsoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kiab siao'soad [[...]] 

novels about chivalry

武俠小說

bwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kvoaf [[...]] 

military official, a military attache in a embassy

武官

bwkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'kofng [[...]] 

military achievements, fighting skills

武功

bwlang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lang [[...]] 

toy with, to romp, play jokes on

撫弄,玩弄

bwlek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lek [[...]] 

military power, by force

武力

• iong bwlek apzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong buo'lek ab'zex [[...]] 
  ride roughshod over
  用武力壓制

• iong bwlek kaykoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong buo'lek kae'koad [[...]] 
  resort to arms, settle a dispute with arms
  用武力解決

bwlek kansiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lek kafn'siap [[...]] 

interfere by use of force

武力干涉

bwlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'lie [[...]] 

dancing-girls, taxi dancer

舞女

bwlong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'long [[...]] 

make a fool of

侮弄

bwpex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'pex [[...]] 

corruption, manage a matter unfairly without the knowledge of a superior, indulge in malpractices especially officials

舞弊

bwpeaaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'pex'axn [[...]] 

corruption case (legal)

舞弊案

bwphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'phvoa [[...]] 

dancing partner

舞伴

bwpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'po [[...]] 

dance step

舞步

bwsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'syn [[...]] 

knight

武身

bwsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'su [[...]] 

warrior

武士

bwsuxtøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'su'tøf [[...]] 

knight's sword

武士刀

bwsuxtø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'su'tø [[...]] 

Samurai spirit, Bushido warrior code

武士道

bwsud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'sud [[...]] 

relieve

撫恤

bwsut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'sut [[...]] 

skills in boxing, fencing, etc, fighting skill or feat

武術

bwsutkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'sud'kym [[...]] 

pension

撫恤金

bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'taai [[...]] 

stage

舞台

• zerngti bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'ti buo'taai [[...]] 
  stage of politics
  政治舞台

• cviu bwtaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu buo'taai [[...]] 
  come on the stage
  上舞台

bwtaikiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'taai'kiok [[...]] 

stage play

舞台劇

bwthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'thviaf [[...]] 

dance hall

舞廳

bwtii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'tii [[...]] 

dance floor

舞池

Bu'tiaxm Serngbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør; Buu'tiaxm Sexng'bør/buo [[...]] 

the Immaculate Mother (Catholic)

無玷聖母

bwtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'tviuu [[...]] 

dance hall

舞場

bwtø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'tø; (thiaux'buo) [[...]] 

dance

舞蹈,跳舞

bwtvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'tvoax [[...]] 

actors who take the parts of female warriors, character of a female warrior

武旦

bwtoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'toaxn [[...]] 

jump to conclusions without regard to reason, logic, propriety, etc, decide arbitrarily

武斷

bwturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'turn; (buo'thurn) [[...]] 

short and stout

肥短

bwturn bwturn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buo'turn buo'turn [[...]] 

short and stout

肥矮的

bunbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo [[...]] 

civil and military affairs, the pen and the sword

文武

bunbuo zoanzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo zoaan'zaai [[...]] 

excel in both literary and military arts

文武全才

bunbwkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo'kvoaf; (buun'buo kvoaf'oaan) [[...]] 

civil and military officers

文武官員

bunbuo pahkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo paq'kvoaf [[...]] 

all the various civil and military officials

文武百官

bunbuo siangzoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'buo siafng'zoaan [[...]] 

adept with the pen and the sword

文武雙全

bunkøef khybuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'kef khie'buo; buun'køef khie'buo [[...]] 

diligent and full of enthusiasm (Lit. When the rooster crows in the morning he raises to dance.)

聞雞起舞

zaekøf-zaebuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'køf'zaix'buo; zaix'køf-zaix'buo [[...]] 

sing and dance at the same time

載歌載舞

za'bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kviar [[...]] 

daughter

女兒

• Za'bofkviar kax lauxbør tngfzaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør tngr'zaai.; Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør/buo tngr'zaai. [[...]] 
  No substitute for experience (Lit. Can a daughter teach her mother how to cut the umbilical cord?)
  女兒教母親接生,班門弄斧

zaubuo kiamsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaau'buo kiafm'sy [[...]] 

try to suppress a rebellion by military operations as well as inducements to surrender

剿撫兼施

zhamkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafm'kaf [[...]] 

participation in, participate or take part in, join, join with others

參加

• Lie u zhamkaf Serngbøfkwn `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u zhafm'kaf Sexng'bør'kwn `bøo?; Lie u zhafm'kaf Sexng'bør/buo'kwn `bøo? [[...]] 
  Are you a member of The Legion of Mary?
  你有沒有參加聖母軍 ?

zhaozhveabuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'zhvex'buo; zhaux'zhvex/chvix'buo; (zhaux'chvix'buo) [[...]] 

Taiwan stink snake, Stinking Goddess, Stinking Green Snake, keeled Snake

臭仙母,臭青公(蛇)

zhawkunbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'kuun'buo [[...]] 

Hawaiian dance, hula hula

草裙舞

chixbwchixzhuh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi'buo'chi'zhuh [[...]] 

whisper

交頭接耳

chi kviar bølun png, chi pexbør ciaux sngrtngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi kviar bøo'lun png, chi pe'bør ciaux sngx'tngx.; chi kviar bøo'lun png, chi pe'bør/buo ciaux sngx'tngx. [[...]] 

an expression used to accuse someone of being unfilial (Lit. Children are fed without discussing the amount of rice, when parents are fed the meals need to be counted.)

養兒不計一切,養父母卻斤斤計較。

chiqbwchiqzhuh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chih'buo'chih'zhuh [[...]] 

whisper, murmur

細聲說話,耳語

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

parents, relatives, to love, near to, dear, personally, personal, in person

親

• bøfchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'chyn; bør/buo'chyn [[...]] 
  mother
  母親

• huxchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'chyn [[...]] 
  father
  父親

• inchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'chyn [[...]] 
  relatives by marriage
  姻親

• sengchyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'chyn [[...]] 
  complete a marriage
  成親

chinsvef pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'svef pe'bør; chyn'svef/svy pe'bør/buo [[...]] 

one's own parents as distinct from foster parents or step parents

親生父母

zhngbør zøx kiehø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngg'bør zøx kix'hø; zhngg'bør/buo zøx kix'hø [[...]] 

birthmark

胎痣

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

inform a superior or a friend of what we mean to do, get permission, ask a person's consent

尊

• Na bøeq zhutmngg, tiøh ka pexbør zhuun`cide (tiøh zunzhuun pexbuo). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na boeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør zhuun cit e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo).; Na bøeq zhud'mngg, tiøh ka pe'bør/buo zhuun`cit'e (tiøh zwn'zhuun pe'buo). [[...]] 
  When you are going out, you must inform your parents.
  若要出門,得向父母稟告一聲。

zhunthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'thvy [[...]] 

Spring

春天

• Zhunthvy auxbøfbin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy au'bør'bin; Zhwn'thvy au'bør/buo'bin [[...]] 
  Spring weather is as changeable as a stepmother's face.
  春天晚娘臉。

zhud bøfthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud bør'thay; zhud bør/buo'thay [[...]] 

newly born infant

出母胎

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

not until, then and only then, not before, provided that, unless, not until after, only after, namely, some action will not take place unless or until a previous action has occurred or some specific circumstance is fulfilled

才

• Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciaq boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciaq bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  I am not going until after I have finished eating.
  我吃過飯才要去。

• Thienzuo ciaq zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ciaq zay'viar. [[...]] 
  Only God knows.
  天主才知道。

• U sidzai khvoarkvix ciaq thafng korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U sit'zai khvoax'kvix ciaq thafng korng. [[...]] 
  Only if you really saw it, may you speak.
  要確實看見才可以說。

• U pexbuo ciaq u larn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U pe'buo ciaq u larn. [[...]] 
  There had to be parents before we were.
  先有父母才有我們。

ciah pe oar pe, ciah buo oar buo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah pe oar pe, ciah buo oar buo. [[...]] 

We stand up for the people on whom we depend economically.

吃爹偏爹,吃娘偏娘,騎牆。

ciawbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciao'bør; ciao'bør/buo [[...]] 

female birds

母鳥

ciaubuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaw'buo [[...]] 

call to surrender, pacify

招撫

ciaux khykafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'khie'kafng; ciaux khie'kafng [[...]] 

done according to proper rule, according to justice, performing one's duty fully and faithfully

周全地,盡本份,盡孝道,循規蹈矩地

• Tuix pexbuo bøo ciaokhykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuix pe'buo bøo ciaux'khie'kafng. [[...]] 
  undutiful to one's parents
  對父母沒有盡孝。

• Lie tiøh ciaokhykafng zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh ciaux'khie'kafng zøx. [[...]] 
  You must do it faithfully.
  你得循規蹈矩地做。

ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]] 

stone lion found at the entrance of many temples

石獅

• phaq ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq ciøh'say [[...]] 
  carve a stone lion
  彫石獅

• iong padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say; iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say [[...]] 
  use someone for your own advantage, to hurt someone for one's own benefits (Lit. use someone else's fist to carve a stone dragon.)
  用別人的拳頭打石獅,損人利己。

ciwbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'bør; ciuo'bør/buo [[...]] 

yeast for making wine

酒母

zofbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'bør; zor'bør/buo; (zor'biør, af'mar) [[...]] 

grandmother

祖母

• goa zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa zor'biør; (goa'mar) [[...]] 
  maternal grandmother
  外祖母,外婆

• lai zofbiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai zor'biør; (lai'mar) [[...]] 
  paternal grandmother
  內祖母,奶奶

zoanhux bwzofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'hux buo'zofng [[...]] 

be armed to the teeth, with all the equipment issued to a soldier such as rifle, ammunition, sack, shovel

全副武裝

zuybør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'bør; zuie'bør/buo [[...]] 

jellyfish

水母

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) [[...]] 

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. [[...]] 
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]] 
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux [[...]] 
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]] 
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng [[...]] 
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

engbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng'buo [[...]] 

brave and strong, gallant, valorous

英武

eng bwlek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng buo'lek [[...]] 

employ forcible means

用武力

Enghioong buu ioxngbuo cy tøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy te.; Efng'hioong buu iong'buo cy tøe. [[...]] 

The hero has no chance to use his might. — no opportunity to use one's talent(s).

英雄無用武之地.

eeng kaq liah satbør siøka [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng kaq liah sad'bør siøf'ka; eeng kaq liah sad'bør/buo siøf'ka [[...]] 

Have time to catch lice and watch them fight each other — don't know what to do with my leisure

無所事事, 閒得無聊

gagbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gak'bør; gak'bør/buo; (tviu'mr) [[...]] 

mother-in-law (wife's mother)

岳母

hvaekawbøfsøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'kao'bør'søf; hvaix-kao'bør/buo'søf; (hø'lør'hø'sø) [[...]] 

idle about, loaf

游手好閒

gixbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'bør; gi'bør/buo; (gi'biør) [[...]] 

relationship somewhat like that of godmother, cf., "khøeabuo"

義母

giaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa; (gøo) [[...]] 

goose (in general)

鵝

• gia'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa'kafng; (gøo'kafng) [[...]] 
  gander
  公鵝

• gia'bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa'bør; giaa'bør/buo; (gøo'bør) [[...]] 
  female goose
  母鵝

gøbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo'bør; gøo'bør/buo; (giaa'bør) [[...]] 

female goose

母鵝

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

stupid, foolish and dull

笨,傻,戇呆

• Gong køebør pu zhawtwn, gong goaxmar thviax goaxswn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gong kef'bør pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn.; Gong køef'bør/buo pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn. [[...]] 
  A foolish hen sits on hay (instead of eggs).
  笨母雞孵草堆,傻外婆疼外孫。

gubør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'bør; (guu'buo) [[...]] 

cow

母牛

hawkebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hao'kef'bør; hao'kef-bør/buo [[...]] 

woman who talks in a shrill high pitched voice

大嗓婆

haokexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kexng [[...]] 

honor and respect one's parents

孝敬

• haokexng pexbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kexng pe'buo [[...]] 
  honor one's parents
  孝敬父母

hie'taai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hix'taai; (buo'taai) [[...]] 

a stage

戲台,舞台

hienzhef-liongbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hieen'zhef lioong'bør; hieen'zhef-lioong'bør/buo; (hieen'zhef-lioong'biør) [[...]] 

dutiful wife and loving mother

賢妻良母

hofparbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'pax'buo [[...]] 

shrew, vixen

母老虎(兇女人)

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