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arngto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'to [[...]] 

cunning, crafty, deceitful

陰險

• Høfkhafng ee ia mxkvar pøx cide, lie sidzai cyn arngto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'khafng ee ia m'kvar pøx cit'e, lie sit'zai cyn axng'to. [[...]] 
  Even good news you don't dare to let me know, you certainly are crafty.
  好事也不敢通告一下,你實在很陰險。

bøzhae-kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zhae'kafng [[...]] 

waste of effort, in vain, wasted effort

徒勞,沒用

• Ykefng sie khix ax, khaq zuosia ia bøzhaykafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'kefng sie khix ax, khaq zux'sia ia bøo'zhae'kafng. [[...]] 
  He is already dead, any more injections are a wasted effort.
  已經死了,再打針也沒用。

• Bøzhaykafng, maix siulie, bea sin'ee khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'zhae'kafng, maix siw'lie, bea syn'ee khaq hør. [[...]] 
  It is waste of time, better to buy a new one.
  浪費時間,不要修了,買新的比較好。

zhahhoe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq'hoef'ar [[...]] 

kibitzer at a mahjong game, sometimes more than just a kibitzer, sometimes he also bets or invests in one of the players

插花(打麻將用語)

• Ho lie i, goar zhahhoe'ar ciu hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie i, goar zhaq'hoef'ar ciu hør. [[...]] 
  You play, I'll just kibitz, okay?
  給你玩,我插花就好。

zhai-terngheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai'texng'heng; zhai-texng'heng [[...]] 

become angry don't like to move

使性子坐著不動

• Høfphvae m tø korng, kannaf toax hiaf zhai-terngheng, ciaa zaiviar lie ee iesux? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai'texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux?; Hør'phvae m tø korng, kafn'naf toax hiaf zhai-texng'heng, ciaa zay'viar lie ee ix'sux? [[...]] 
  You should say what's okay or not okay, if you just stand there and get angry who knows what you think.
  好或壞要講,只在那兒使性子坐著不動,誰知道你的意思?

zhwlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'lie [[...]] 

dispose, disposition, to handle

處理

• Y ee zaisarn y zhwlie kaq cyn høfsex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee zaai'sarn y zhuo'lie kaq cyn hør'sex. [[...]] 
  He has made a good disposition of his property.
  他的財產處理得很妥善。

• Cid hang taixcix, goar sidzai bøexhiao zhwlie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang tai'cix, goar sit'zai be'hiao zhuo'lie.; Cid hang tai'cix, goar sit'zai bøe'hiao zhuo'lie. [[...]] 
  I really don't know how to transact this matter.
  這件事,我實在不會處理。

zoeahør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'hør [[...]] 

the best, had better

最好

• Lie zoeahør khaq tiam lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie zoex'hør khaq tiam lex. [[...]] 
  You had better be quiet.
  你最好靜一些,你少插嘴。

ekzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg'zhux; (hør'zhux) [[...]] 

advantage

益處, 好處

• Lie afnnef zøx, u symmih ekzhux (høfzhux)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie arn'nef zøx, u sirm'miq eg'zhux (hør'zhux)?; Lie arn'nef zøx/zøex, u sirm'mih eg'zhux (hør'zhux)? [[...]] 
  What advantage will it be to do so?
  你這樣做, 有什麼益處(好處) ?

hør`bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør bøo?; hør`bøo? [[...]] 

Is it good?

好嗎?

• Senglie hør bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sefng'lie hør bøo? [[...]] 
  How's business?
  生意好嗎?

høflie kazaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'lie kaf'zaix [[...]] 

fortunately, luckily, lucky

很幸運

høflyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'lie'teg [[...]] 

good and refined woman, quiet, understanding (wife)

賢淑的女人

Høfoe pud zhud mngg, phvayoe thoaan chienlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'oe pud zhud mngg, phvae'oe thoaan chiefn'lie [[...]] 

Good news no one hears about but bad news travels thousands of miles.

好話不出門,壞話傳千里。

hunsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'su [[...]] 

marriage, wedding

婚事

• Oong siensvy kaq Lie siøfciar ee hunsu korng høfsex af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong siefn'svy kaq Lie siør'ciar ee hwn'su korng hør'sex af. [[...]] 
  The marriage of Mr. Ong and Miss Li has all been arranged.
  王先生和李小姐的婚事說成了。

khvoarøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'e'zhud; khvoax'øe'zhud [[...]] 

can distinguish

看得出,能辨別

• Høflaang phvaylaang, lie khvoarøexzhud bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'e'zhud be?; Hør'laang phvae'laang, lie khvoax'øe'zhud bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you distinguish good people from bad people?
  好人壞人,你能辨別嗎?

mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tiøh [[...]] 

must, must be

必須

• Lie mxtiøh khaq kutlat lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie m'tiøh khaq kud'lat lex. [[...]] 
  You must be more diligent.
  你必須努力點。

• Afnnef, lie mxtiøh si høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef, lie m'tiøh si hør'laang. [[...]] 
  Well then, you must be a good man!
  這樣,你就是好人囉!

oloan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oo'loan [[...]] 

anyhow or any old way, carelessly, recklessly

胡亂

• Chviar lie maix oloan korng, hør `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie maix oo'loan korng, hør `bøo? [[...]] 
  Stop talking recklessly
  請你不要胡說,好嗎?

sionghør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siofng'hør [[...]] 

be on good terms

相好

• Goar kab y cyn sionghør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kab y cyn siofng'hør. [[...]] 
  I am on good terms with him.
  我跟他很相好。

• Goar bøo aix kab lie sionghør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo aix kab lie siofng'hør. [[...]] 
  I won't be friends with you.
  我不跟你相好。

taeliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam [[...]] 

out of regard for a person, in consideration of, with attention to

顧念

• taeliam lie khahzar zøx hør taixcix... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx hør tai'cix...; taix'liam lie khaq'zar zøx/zøex hør tai'cix... [[...]] 
  in consideration of your previous good conduct...
  顧念你過去做好事 ...

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