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bogtiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'tiaw [[...]]

woodcarving

木雕

Y bøexhiao ciøqtiaw, øexhiao bogtiaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao ciøh'tiaw, e'hiao bok'tiaw.; Y bøe'hiao ciøh'tiaw, øe'hiao bok'tiaw. [[...]]
He is not a stonecutter, he's a woodcarver.
他不會石雕,會木雕。

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao; øe'hiao [[...]]

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

Cid kux ee iesux goar øexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]]
I know the meaning of this sentence.
這句的意思我懂.

Lie øexhiao saychiaf bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be?; Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]]
Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
你會開車嗎?

Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe.; Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]]
I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
我會講臺灣話.

Øexhiao thauciah, bøexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix.; Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]]
He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

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

know, understand, tell, explain, daybreak, dawn

曉,會

bøexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao; bøe'hiao [[...]]
do not know how to
不會

khaq øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'hiao; khaq øe'hiao [[...]]

know better how to do something

比較會

Goar khaq øexhiao phaq na'kiuu, khaq bøexhiao siuzuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khaq e'hiao phaq naa'kiuu, khaq be'hiao siuu'zuie.; Goar khaq øe'hiao phaq naa'kiuu, khaq bøe'hiao siuu'zuie. [[...]]
I am rather good at playing basketball, I am not so good at swimming.
我較會打籃球,較不會游泳。

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