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ahtøfthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'tør'thaau [[...]] 

crush

壓得死死

• Y ho laang ahtøfthaau af, bøo hoatto thafng hoafnkhoxng af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ho laang aq'tør'thaau af, bøo hoad'to thafng hoarn'khoxng af. [[...]] 
  He was crushed to death, there is no way to revive him.
  他被人壓得死死,沒辦法反抗了。

bosefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo'sefng [[...]] 

plan to make a living, consider how to make a livelihood

謀生

• zhutgoa bosefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'goa boo'sefng [[...]] 
  go out to make a living
  出外謀生

• Nilau bøo hoatto thafng bosefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Nii'lau bøo hoad'to thafng boo'sefng. [[...]] 
  When you are old, you can't make a living.
  年老無法謀生。

bu'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'hoad; (bøo hoad'to) [[...]] 

no help for it, lawless (Lit. no plan)

無法,沒辦法

zonghoad zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zofng'hoad zex'to [[...]] 

kinship system

宗法制度

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

giwkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'khuy [[...]] 

pull open, pull apart

拉開

• Laang teq oankef ee sii, lie na u hoatto ciu ka yn giwkhuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang teq oafn'kef ee sii, lie na u hoad'to ciu ka yn giuo'khuy. [[...]] 
  When people are fighting, if possible you should try to pull them apart.
  別人在吵架時,你如果有辦法就把他們拉開。

hoatto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'to [[...]] 

way, means, method, a plan

法子,辦法

kautiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'tiang [[...]] 

entrust to, to commission, to consign

託付,交代

• øe kautiang`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e kaw'tiang'tid; øe kaw'tiang`tid [[...]] 
  be trustworthy, be reliable
  可託付的

• Taixcix na kautiang u laang, ciaq u hoatto thafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'cix na kaw'tiang u laang, ciaq u hoad'to thafng khix. [[...]] 
  If someone can be found to take care of my work, then I can go.
  事情如果能託付人,才有辦法去。

• Hiahnih bøo sirn'iong ee laang, lie ia kvar kautiang y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq'nih bøo sixn'iong ee laang, lie ia kvar kaw'tiang y. [[...]] 
  That untrustworthy a person, do you dare entrust your work to him.
  那麼無信用的人,你也敢託付他。

khawbiau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'biau [[...]] 

skillful, dexterous, ingenious

巧妙

• Cid hang miqkvia zøx liao cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang mih'kvia zøx liao cyn khao'biau.; Cid hang mih'kvia zøx/zøex liao cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  This is ingeniously made.
  這件東西做得很巧妙。

• Biausiar liao cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Biaau'siar liao cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  ingeniously described
  描 寫得很巧妙。

• Phiexn laang ee hoatto cyn khawbiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phiexn laang ee hoad'to cyn khao'biau. [[...]] 
  Play a clever trick on a person.
  騙人的方法很巧妙。

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。

pan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pan [[...]] 

appearance

樣子

• Y hid pan karm u hoatto thafng zøx gixoaan? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hid pan karm u hoad'to thafng zøx gi'oaan? [[...]] 
  With that kind of appearance is it possible for him to be an assemblyman?
  他那個樣子有辦法當議員嗎?

sviu hoatto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu hoad'to; (sviu pan'hoad) [[...]] 

devise means, think up a scheme

想法子,想辦法

su'hoad-zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hoad zex'to; sw'hoad-zex'to [[...]] 

judicial system

司法制度

to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to [[...]] 

rule, law, limit, measure, degree, system, manner, bearing, pass (the time)

度

• zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'to [[...]] 
  system, regime, institution
  制度

• haxnto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'to [[...]] 
  limit
  限度

• hoatto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'to [[...]] 
  laws and statutes, ways means, method
  辦法

• hongto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'to [[...]] 
  bearing and manner
  風度

• ni'to [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nii'to [[...]] 
  period of a year
  年度

• thaeto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'to [[...]] 
  attitude, manner
  態度

• thengto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: theeng'to [[...]] 
  degree, extent, grade
  程度

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