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zhuix gvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix gve; zhuix gvi; (gve'zhuix'pef) [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 

fortitude, firm, resolute (of strong character)

硬朗,堅忍

• Hid ee huxjinlaang cyn giafmgve (giafmgvi). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee hu'jiin'laang cyn giarm'gve (giarm'gvi). [[...]] 
  That woman is stouthearted.
  那個婦人很堅忍。

• Cid ee seahaxn gynnar khaf cyn giafmgve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee sex'haxn girn'nar khaf cyn giarm'gve. [[...]] 
  This little child is very sure-footed.
  這個小孩的腿很強壯。

hoehkngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoeq'kngr [[...]] 

blood vessel

血管

• hoehkngr gvexhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoeq'kngr gve'hoax; hoeq/huiq'kngr gve/gvi'hoax; (hoeq'kngr teng'khix) [[...]] 
  hardening of the blood vessels, arteriosclerosis
  血管硬化

kaxgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka'gve [[...]] 

hold fast to a standpoint or a position one takes on a given question

咬緊立場

keg ho gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg ho gve [[...]] 

make as stiff as possible (as one's limbs or neck)

使僵硬,使堅硬

khørgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'gve [[...]] 

land lack of water

水份少之土地

kionggve/kionggvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve [[...]] 

firm, resolute, uncompromising

強硬

• kionggve ee thaeto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve ee thaix'to [[...]] 
  firm attitude
  強硬的態度

• kionggve ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'gve ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  drastic measures
  強硬的手段

kvoaf gvexhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoaf gve'hoax [[...]] 

cirrhosis

肝硬化

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; (gvi) [[...]] 

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve. [[...]] 
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve. [[...]] 
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog. [[...]] 
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]] 
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

gvexbøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq; gve'bøeq [[...]] 

demand insistently

硬要

• gvexboeq ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq ciah; gve'bøeq ciah [[...]] 
  want to eat by all means (at all costs)
  硬要吃

• gvexboeq khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'boeq khix; gve'bøeq khix [[...]] 
  want to go by all means, at all costs or at all risks
  硬要去

gve chviwkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve chviuo'khix [[...]] 

snatch away

硬搶去

gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

嘴硬

• Syah'ar gvexzhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie'aq'ar gve'zhuix'pef [[...]] 
  person who doesn't ever admit his mistake even if he should die (Lit. The bill of a dead duck remains stiff.)
  死鴨嘴硬,死不承認

gvexcvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'cvia [[...]] 

stiff (cloth starched), strong, hardy

堅硬

gvexzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'zøx [[...]] 

do (something) in disregard of obstacles or good sense

硬幹

gvexgee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'gee [[...]] 

talk tough, refuse to admit mistake

死不承認,嘴硬

gvexhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'hoax [[...]] 

harden, stiffen , solidify, (in medicine) sclerosis, cirrhosis

硬化

gvexkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'kag [[...]] 

hard, strong, tough, defiant, truculent

態度強硬

gvixkha'kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'khaf'kefng; gvi'khaf'kefng [[...]] 

several persons force to do something

苦撐(幾個人合力)

gvexkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'khix; (gvi'khix) [[...]] 

very honest, of great integrity, very open, blunt, straight-forward or plain-speaking, not afraid to tell a man his faults to his face, firm and manly

正直,剛毅

gve kix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve kix [[...]] 

memorize by rote

死記

• Sinji aix gve kix ciaq u hoatto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'ji aix gve kix ciaq u hoad'to. [[...]] 
  New words have to be memorized, then you can recall them.
  新字要硬記才有辦法。

gvexlat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'lat; (gvi'lat) [[...]] 

doing by strength of hand alone

硬力

gve liah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve liah [[...]] 

to convince someone to do something they don't want to do, twist someone's arm to make someone do something

硬捉

• Y na m khix bøo iaokirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na m khix bøo iaux'kirn, larn ka y gve liah khix. [[...]] 
  It doesn't matter if he doesn't want to go, let's twist his arm into going.
  他如果不去沒關係,我們把他硬捉去。

gvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'nngr [[...]] 

hard and soft, firm and yielding

軟硬

gvexpeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'peg [[...]] 

compel or force, press hard for

硬逼

• gvexpeg y zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'peg y zøx; gve'peg y zøx/zøex [[...]] 
  compel him to do it
  硬逼他做

gve piarngpiaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve piaxng'piaxng [[...]] 

hard and firm, rigid and inflexible, stiff

硬幫幫

gvexpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'po [[...]] 

drastic measure

強硬之策

gvexsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'sexng [[...]] 

hard, rigid, tough (material), hardness, inflexible or obstinate character

硬性

• gvexsexng ee chiuxlefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'sexng ee chiu'lefng; gve'sexng ee chiu'lefng/ny [[...]] 
  hard rubber
  硬性橡膠

gvexsexng kuiteng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'sexng kuy'teng [[...]] 

rigid and inflexible ruling

硬性規定

gvextao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tao [[...]] 

difficult, hard (work), hard to handle

棘手,難應付

gvexthuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'thuy [[...]] 

force oneself to do something (eating, studying, etc)

硬撐

gvextit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tit; (thor'tit) [[...]] 

straightforward and not afraid to give offence

剛直

gvexto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

without spontaneity, in a forced manner, involuntarily

勉強

• Zøx bexviaa, gvexto zøx, mxciaq e taesinmia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx be'viaa, gve'to zøx, m'ciaq e taix'syn'mia.; Zøx bøe'viaa, gve'to zøx, m'ciaq øe taix'syn'mia. [[...]] 
  You forced yourself to do something you are not capable of doing so you are sick.
  沒辦法做,勉強做才會生病。

• Laang mxkherng ho y, y gvexto boeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang m'kherng ho y, y gve'to boeq aix.; Laang m'kherng ho y, y gve'to bøeq aix. [[...]] 
  The person didn't want to give it to him but he insisted upon having it.
  別人不肯給他,他強要。

gvexto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'to [[...]] 

degree of hardness

硬度

gvextw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tw [[...]] 

sell under coercion

強推銷

gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 

meet force with force

硬碰硬

pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]] 

between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying

軟硬兼施,半剛半軟

syaq gve zhuiepef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sie'aq gve zhuix'pef [[...]] 

be unwilling to admit one's defeat, yield with bad grace, be a poor loser

死鴉子硬嘴巴,嘴硬

simkvoaf khaq gve thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf khaq gve thiq [[...]] 

heart harder than iron (in the sense of showing no pity or refusing to make up a dispute)

鐵石心腸

tit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tit [[...]] 

straight, upright, just, honest, direct, firsthand, only, merely, till

直

• bøextit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'tit; bøe'tit [[...]] 
  affair cannot be put straight
  不得了

• zerngtit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'tit [[...]] 
  honest, upright
  正直

• ittit khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tit khix [[...]] 
  go straight ahead
  一直去

• khiaxtit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia'tit [[...]] 
  stand up straight
  站直

• gvextit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve'tit [[...]] 
  blunt, straightforward and honest
  心直口快

• tiautit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiaau'tit [[...]] 
  honest and upright
  率直

toxngmeh gvexhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tong'meh gve'hoax [[...]] 

arteriosclerosis, sclerosis of the arteries

動脈硬化

tuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo [[...]] 

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]] 
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]] 
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]] 
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]] 
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]] 
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

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