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zaqaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zah'axm [[...]] 

block the light, intercept or impede the free passage of light

遮光

• Lie khia toax hiaf, e ka goar zaqaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie khia toax hiaf, e ka goar zah'axm. [[...]] 
  If you stand there, you will block the light.
  你站在那兒, 會遮住我的光線。

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?

zhai ti hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhai ti hiaf [[...]] 

always stay at a place without ever going away like an idle fellow or as a petitioner urgently asking and refusing to depart

楞在那兒

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

steal a glance, peek

偷看

• Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib.; Bøeq khvoax, jip laai khvoax. Maix khia toax hiaf chib. [[...]] 
  If you want to see, come in and take a look. Don't stand there peeking.
  要看進來看,不要站在那兒偷看。

zhu poaqtør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhu poah'tør; (zhu'tør) [[...]] 

slip and fall

滑倒

• Kengciøphøee na hied toax hiaf, øe hai laang zhu poaqtør (zhuxtør, zhuxtøfkhix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kefng'ciøf'phoee na hied toax hiaf, e hai laang zhu poah'tør (zhu'tør, zhu'tør'khix).; Kefng'ciøf'phøee na hied toax hiaf, øe hai laang zhu poah'tør (zhu'tør, zhu'tør'khix). [[...]] 
  If you throw banana peels there, you will cause someone to slip and fall.
  香蕉皮如丟在那兒,會害人滑倒。

cviarcviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax [[...]] 

quite square, even, or correct, certainly, straight, upright

正,確實

• cviarcviax ti hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'cviax ti hiaf [[...]] 
  certainly is there
  正在那兒

• Sizefng tiøh tiaux cviarcviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sii'zefng tiøh tiaux cviax'cviax (tiaux ho cviax) ciaq e kviaa. [[...]] 
  A clock has to be hung up correctly before it'll keep right time.
  掛鐘要掛正,才會擺。

giernsienkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giexn'siefn'køf [[...]] 

crave

渴望

• Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giernsienkøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax laang teq ciah, ti hiaf teq giexn'siefn'køf. [[...]] 
  When he saw others eating, the craving grew in him.
  他看人在吃東西,在那兒饞涎欲滴。

hauxhiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'hiaf [[...]] 

dipper made of half a dried gourd

杓子

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

there

那裡

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

ladle, a scoop, to scoop, to ladle, to net something out of the water

杓

• hia'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaf'ar [[...]] 
  ladle, a scoop
  杓子

hiaf khylaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaf khie'laai [[...]] 

ladle out

舀起來

hia'pay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaf'pay; (hiaw'pay) [[...]] 

be proud of, with a proud air

神氣,傲慢

hukhaf safngchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huu'khaf sarng'chiuo [[...]] 

to serve, attend to comforts of parents, receive guests very graciously (Lit. support by the hand by the foot)

奉侍,誇大的招待,扶腳扶手

• Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng hukhasafngchiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf ka'ti zwpng? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ti ciaf u laang thafng huu'khaf'sarng'chiuo. Nar tiøh khix hiaf kaf'ti zuo'png? [[...]] 
  I have someone here to take care of me, why should I go there and cook for myself.
  我在這兒有人奉侍,怎麼得去那兒自己作飯?

iuosapsab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'sab'sab [[...]] 

something very very small

很細

• Iuosapsab lie bøeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tangsii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iux'sab'sab lie boeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tafng'sii?; Iux'sab'sab lie bøeq toax hiaf khiøq kaq tafng'sii? [[...]] 
  That small a thing, how long are you going to stand there trying to pick it up.
  那麼細,你要撿到何時?

jiøxhiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiø'hiaf [[...]] 

a urine ladle

舀尿的器具

køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ar; køef'ar [[...]] 

downtown, a small town with shops on both sides of the street

街上,小鎮

• Ty hiaf u cit ee ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ty hiaf u cit ee kef'ar. [[...]] 
  There is a small town over there.
  在那兒有一個小鎮。

• Y khix køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khix kef'ar.; Y khix køef'ar. [[...]] 
  she went downtown.
  她上街。

kiarliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax'liuu [[...]] 

live temporarily elsewhere

寄留

• Goar ee hoxkhao kiarliuu ti chincviaa hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee ho'khao kiax'liuu ti chyn'cviaa hiaf. [[...]] 
  My family location is registered temporarily at my relatives.
  我的戶口寄留在親戚那裡。

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

carry on a pole between two or more men, (two or more) carry (something rather heavy)

扛,抬

• Cid tex tøh'ar kab goar kngf laikhix hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tøq'ar kab goar kngf laai'khix hiaf. [[...]] 
  Help me to carry this desk over there.
  這張桌子幫我抬到那兒。

• kngkiø`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kngf'kiø`ee [[...]] 
  sedan bearers, chair coolies
  抬轎的

køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex; (kex, køx) [[...]] 

go through, to cross, past, a time (as once, twice etc.), burn away to ashes (as wood, coal, candle), to pass over, sign of passive or of work done on a thing

過,次

• Khix hiaf khix nng koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix hiaf khix nng koex. [[...]] 
  I have been there twice.
  那兒去過兩次。

• Cid khoarn laqzeg (hoefthvoax) cyn khoaix koex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn lah'zeg (hoea'thvoax) cyn khoaix koex. [[...]] 
  This kind of candle (charcoal) burns down very quickly.
  這種蠟燭(木炭) 很容易燒完。

• Citniar svaf iawbøe søefkøex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid niar svaf iao'boe sea'koex.; Cid'niar svaf iao'bøe søea'køex. [[...]] 
  This shirt has not been washed.
  這件衣服還未洗過。

• bøo koex kurn ee zuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo koex kurn ee zuie; (bøo kurn'koex ee zuie) [[...]] 
  un-boiled water
  未煮開的水

gvofjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gvor'jieen; (giør'jieen) [[...]] 

by chance (accident), accidentally, unexpectedly)

偶然

• Hid ee sii goar giøfjieen ti hiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee sii goar giør'jieen ti hiaf. [[...]] 
  I happened to be there at that time.
  那時我正巧在那兒。

• Ti pørzoar giøfjieen khvoartiøh lie ee miaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ti pøx'zoar giør'jieen khvoax'tiøh lie ee miaa. [[...]] 
  I came across your name in the newspaper.
  在報上偶然看到你的名字。

• giøfjieen ee suxkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giør'jieen ee su'kox [[...]] 
  unexpected accident
  偶然的事故

phøe'øee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoee'ee; phøee'øee; (phoee'hiaf) [[...]] 

leather shoes

皮鞋

pu'hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puu'hiaf [[...]] 

calabash, wooden scoop or bowl made of one piece of wood, (said in jest) a sun helmet, ladle made of dry gourd

匏杓子

thid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thid; (chid) [[...]] 

to sport with in a lascivious way, engage in lascivious conduct with

玩

• ciah-thitthøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thid'thøo; ciah-thid'thøo [[...]] 
  eat sweetmeats and such dainties instead of solid food
  吃著玩的

• hør thitthøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør thid'thøo [[...]] 
  pleasant for amusement, pleasant to play at or to amuse one's self with
  好玩

• laikhix goarn hiaf thitthøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai'khix goarn hiaf thid'thøo [[...]] 
  come and see us
  到我家玩

• poah thitthøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah thid'thøo [[...]] 
  play a game of chance for amusement, without betting money or betting very little
  賭著玩的

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

from

從

• tuix ciaf kaux hiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix ciaf kaux hiaf [[...]] 
  from here to there
  從這兒到那兒

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