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cynzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn'zay [[...]] 

earthquake disaster

震災

• Cid pae ee cynzay sysiongciar u paq goa laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee cirn'zay sie'siofng'ciar u paq goa laang. [[...]] 
  In this earthquake there were over a hundred dead and injured
  這次的震災死傷者有一百多個人。

ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]] 

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]] 
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

ernghux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'hux [[...]] 

cope with, deal with

應付

• zwnpi thafng ernghux kynkib ee sii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zurn'pi thafng exng'hux kirn'kib ee sii. [[...]] 
  prepare to meet an emergency
  準備來應付緊急之時.

• Goar bøexhiao ernghux goaxkoklaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar be'hiao exng'hux goa'kog'laang.; Goar bøe'hiao exng'hux goa'kog'laang. [[...]] 
  I cannot take care of a foreign visitor's needs. (because I don't understand their language or customs).
  我不會應付外國人.

• bøo hoatto thafng ernghux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hoad'to thafng exng'hux. [[...]] 
  unable to cope with it
  無法應付

goaxhionglaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'hiofng'laang; (goa'hngf'laang, goa'ui'laang) [[...]] 

strangers, people from other lands

外鄉人,外地人

goaxkaolaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'kaux'laang [[...]] 

pagan

外教人

goaxkog-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'kog'laang; goa'kog-laang [[...]] 

foreigner

外國人

goaxlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'laang [[...]] 

outsiders, people who do not belong to one's own circle or organization, strangers

外人

goaxpafng-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'pafng'laang; goa'pafng-laang [[...]] 

foreigners, gentiles

外邦人

goaxserng-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'serng'laang; goa'serng-laang [[...]] 

person from another province

外省人

goaxtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'te; goa'tøe [[...]] 

place other than where you live, other places

外地

• goaxtøexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'te'laang; goa'tøe'laang [[...]] 
  an outsider, a person from outside the place you are presently at
  外地人

ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'goa [[...]] 

except, outside of, other than, besides, in addition to

以外

• Lefpaejit ygoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lea'paix'jit ie'goa [[...]] 
  except on Sundays
  禮拜天以外

• Thienzuo ygoa bøo laang zaiviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiefn'zuo ie'goa bøo laang zay'viar. [[...]] 
  God only knows.
  天主以外沒有人知道。

• Y sinsuie ygoa u taxmpøqar limsii siujip. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y syn'suie ie'goa u tam'pøh'ar liim'sii siw'jip. [[...]] 
  He has a little extra income besides his salary.
  他薪水以外還有一些額外的收入。

• Ygoa iao u symmiq gi'bun `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'goa iao u sirm'miq gii'bun `bøo? [[...]] 
  Have you any other questions?
  以外還有什麼疑問嗎?

ym`sie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'sie [[...]] 

be drowned, plants suffocated by water

淹死

• Imsie zap goa ee laang, Zap goa ee laang imsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ym'sie zap goa ee laang, Zap goa ee laang ym'sie. [[...]] 
  More than ten persons were drowned.
  淹死十多個人,十多個人淹死

kaseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'seg [[...]] 

wife and children, husband and wife

家室

• U kaseg ee laang bøexsae`tid ti goaxkhao loan laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kaf'seg ee laang be'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai.; U kaf'seg ee laang bøe'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai. [[...]] 
  married people cannot go out and act irresponsibly
  有家室的人不可在外面亂來。

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

dialect, peculiar pronunciation, a brogue

土音,腔調

• Hid ee goaxkog-laang korng Taioaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee goa'kog'laang korng Taai'oaan'oe lorng bøo khviw.; Hid ee goa'kog-laang korng Taai'oaan-oe lorng bøo khviw. [[...]] 
  That foreigner speaks Taiwanese like a native.
  那個外國人講臺灣話都沒有腔調。

• Logkarng-khviw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lok'karng'khviw; Lok'karng-khviw [[...]] 
  peculiar brogue of Lok-kang area, similar to Choan-chiu-khiu*
  鹿港腔調

kioggoa ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiok'goa ee laang [[...]] 

outsider

局外之人

laixbo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lai'bo; (loe'bo) [[...]] 

behind the scenes, the inside

內幕

• Goaxlaang bextaxng zaiviar laixbo (loexbo) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goa'laang be'taxng zay'viar lai'bo (loe'bo); Goa'laang bøe'taxng zay'viar lai'bo (loe'bo) [[...]] 
  An outsider cannot understand inside affairs.
  外人不能了解內幕。

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

state, country, nation

邦

• baxnpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'pafng [[...]] 
  all nations
  萬邦

• goaxpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'pafng [[...]] 
  foreign country
  外邦

• goaxpafng-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'pafng'laang; goa'pafng-laang [[...]] 
  foreigner, Gentiles
  外邦人

• iwpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'pafng [[...]] 
  friendly power
  友邦

• lienpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'pafng [[...]] 
  federal union, federated states
  聯邦

• linpafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liin'pafng [[...]] 
  neighboring states
  鄰邦

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