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a'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'thaau [[...]] 

madam of a brothel

老娼

• A'thaau ciuxsi za'bofkefng ee lawpafnniuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'thaau ciu'si zaf'bor'kefng ee lao'parn'niuu. [[...]] 
  An a-thau is the wife of the brothel owner or she herself is the owner.
  老娼就是妓女院的老闆娘。

bu'thaau kong'axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'thaau kofng'axn [[...]] 

an unverified case

無頭公案

• Zhøe bøo zerngkux`ee ciuxsi bu'thaau kong'axn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhoe bøo zexng'kix ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn.; Zhøe bøo zexng'kux`ee ciu'si buu'thaau kofng'axn. [[...]] 
  An unverified case means not being able to find any evidence.
  找不到證據的就是無頭公案。

zawhøea-jibmoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'hoea jip'moo; zao'høea-jip'moo [[...]] 

stand in harm's way

走火入魔

• Uxntong na bøo seaji e zawhoea jibmoo, ciuxsi uxntong sionghai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Un'tong na bøo sex'ji e zao'hoea jip'moo, ciu'si un'tong siofng'hai. [[...]] 
  If you are not careful when you exercise you can put yourself in danger by over exercising.
  運動如果不小心會走火入魔,就是運動傷害。

ciuxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu'si [[...]] 

is, namely, even if

就是

• Cid ui ciuxsi Lie siensvy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ui ciu'si Lie siefn'svy. [[...]] 
  This is Mr. Li.
  這位就是李先生。

• Ciuxsi lie ka goar phahsie, goar ia m korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu'si lie ka goar phaq'sie, goar ia m korng. [[...]] 
  Even if you kill me, I won't tell you.
  就是把我打死了,我也不講。

hiablegchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiap'lek'chiaf [[...]] 

bicycle or vehicle powered by two or more people

協力車

• Extaxng khiaa nng ee ysiong ee thihbea ciuxsi hiablegchiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'taxng khiaa nng ee ie'siong ee thiq'bea ciu'si hiap'lek'chiaf. [[...]] 
  A bicycle powered by two or more people is a "hiap-lek-chhia".
  可以騎兩人以上的自行車就是協力車。

hunkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kex [[...]] 

marry

婚嫁

• Hunkex ciuxsi keazhoa ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hwn'kex ciu'si kex'zhoa ee ix'sux. [[...]] 
  To get married means to take a wife or husband.
  婚嫁就是嫁娶的意思。

iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'tiarm [[...]] 

gist, main (essential) point

要點

• Y ee iaotiarm ti tøh'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee iaux'tiarm ti tøq'ui, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  I can't catch the point of his remarks.
  他的要點在哪兒,我聽不懂。

• liah iaotiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah iaux'tiarm [[...]] 
  grasp the point of a subject
  捉要點

• Iaotiarm ciuxsi ti ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iaux'tiarm ciu'si ti ciaf. [[...]] 
  This is the main thing. This is the point.
  要點就在這兒。

ittiaw itsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tiaw id'sek [[...]] 

a short time (Lit. one morning and one evening)

一朝一夕

• Zef mxsi ittiaw itsek ciu extaxng oanseeng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef m'si id'tiaw id'sek ciu e'taxng oaan'seeng ee. [[...]] 
  This cannot be completed in a short time.
  這不是一朝一夕就能完成的。

jinsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'sefng [[...]] 

human life

人生

• Jinsefng ciuxsi afnny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng ciu'si arn'ny; (Zef ciu'si jiin'sefng) [[...]] 
  Such is life. This is how the world goes.
  人生就是如此(這就是人生)

• Jinsefng chinchviu (teq) binbang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiin'sefng chyn'chviu (teq) biin'bang. [[...]] 
  Man's life is but a dream.
  人生如夢

kafteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kar'teng [[...]] 

supposition, on the assumption that..., supposing that...

假定

• Kafteng sidzai si afnny, lie ciu u zoe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'teng sit'zai si arn'ny, lie ciu u zoe. [[...]] 
  Supposing this to be true, you are guilty.
  假定真的是這樣,你就有罪。

• Kafteng goar ee hoxciaux na bøo`khix, bøeq arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kar'teng goar ee ho'ciaux na bøo`khix, boeq axn'zvoar?; Kar'teng goar ee ho'ciaux na bøo`khix, bøeq axn'zvoar? [[...]] 
  What shall I do, supposing my passport has disappeared?
  假定我的護照丟了,要如何?

• Zef si cit ee kafteng niaxnia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si cit ee kar'teng nia'nia. [[...]] 
  This is merely a supposition.
  這是一個假定而已。

khongcieen zoadhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khofng'cieen zoat'hiø [[...]] 

be the first and probably the last

空前絕後

• Zef si khongcieen zoadhiø ee toa sengciu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si khofng'cieen zoat'hiø ee toa seeng'ciu. [[...]] 
  This is the first and probably the last great work.
  這是空前絕後的大成就。

mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si [[...]] 

no, it is not

不是

• (na) m si... ciuxsi... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: (na) m si... ciu'si... [[...]] 
  either … or, if not … it must be …
  若不是 ...就是 ...

• Na mxsi lie, ciuxsi y zøx ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na m'si lie, ciu'si y zøx ee.; Na m'si lie, ciu'si y zøx/zøex`ee. [[...]] 
  If you didn't do it, he certainly did.
  若不是你,就是他做的。

naxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na si [[...]] 

if it be

要是,如果,假如

• Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu boeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu boeq khix.; Na si hør thvy, Goar ciu bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  If it be good weather, I'll go.
  要是天氣好,我就要去。

• Na si goar ee, tiøh heeng goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si goar ee, tiøh heeng goar. [[...]] 
  If it is mine, you must return it to me.
  如果是我的,得還我。

• Na si afnny, larn boeq arnzvoar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na si arn'ny, larn boeq axn'zvoar?; Na si arn'ny, larn bøeq axn'zvoar? [[...]] 
  If so (in that case), what shall we do?
  假如是這樣,我們怎麼辦?

piesux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pix'sux [[...]] 

shy, bashful

怕羞

• Piesux ciuxsi kviaf kiernsiaux, kviaf phvaysex ee iesux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pix'sux ciu'si kviaf kiexn'siaux, kviaf phvae'sex ee ix'sux. [[...]] 
  Pi-su" means to be afraid of being embarrassed, to be shy or bashful.
  怕羞就是害羞,不好意思的意思。

si [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si [[...]] 

be, is, are, yes, right. Never used in the sense of " to exist" or "to be present"

是

• Zef si zheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zheq. [[...]] 
  This is a book. These are books.
  這是書。

• ciuxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu'si [[...]] 
  is, namely, even if
  就是

• zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'si [[...]] 
  but, yet after all it is...
  總是,可是

• kvafsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'si [[...]] 
  I rather think it is
  可能是

• karm-mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm m'si?; karm-m'si? [[...]] 
  How can it be otherwise? or, Surely it is.
  可不是嗎?

• m si [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si [[...]] 
  no, it is not so
  不是

• naxsi... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na'si... [[...]] 
  if, if it be...
  要是 ...

• taxnsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tan'si [[...]] 
  but, the fact is that...
  但是

thoankied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaan'kied [[...]] 

unity, solidarity, unify

團結

• Thoankied ciuxsi legliong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thoaan'kied ciu'si lek'liong. [[...]] 
  There is strength in unity (solidarity)
  團結就是力量。

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