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a'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'ii [[...]] 

aunt, (mother's sisters)

阿姨,姨媽

ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii [[...]] 

female spirit medium possessed by and speaks for the spirits of the dead

女巫

ang'ii sun oexbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'ii sun oe'boea; aang'ii sun oe'bøea [[...]] 

sorceress collecting ideas from the questions asked so as to give suitable answers, said of taking the cue from what someone says so as to speak to please someone

順著人的語意而言,阿諛

bøfii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør'ii; bør/buo'ii [[...]] 

mother's sisters, maternal aunts

姨母

bøo laau utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau uu'tøe [[...]] 

put a man too much to shame, as by severe scolding before others

不留餘地

buu zex ii su [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu zex ii su [[...]] 

won't help the matter, not enough by a long shot, inadequate, to no avail

無濟於事

buu tong ii thiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu tong ii thiofng [[...]] 

unmoved, hardhearted, callous, remain firm, stand pat

無動於衷

zeksien cy kaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg'sien cy kaf [[...]] 

virtuous family

積善之家

• Zeksien cy kaf, pid iuo ikhexng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zeg'sien cy kaf, pid iuo ii'khexng. [[...]] 
  If one does enough good deeds, one will gain more than enough blessings to spare.
  積善之家必有餘慶。

zhefng zhud ii laam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng zhud ii laam; (zhefng zhud ii naa) [[...]] 

to surpass one's master or teacher in learning (Lit. Green comes from blue, but it excels blue.)

青出於藍

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

hold, to grasp, maintain, to keep, to support, uphold

持

• ichii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii [[...]] 
  maintain, support
  維持

• kienchii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiefn'chii [[...]] 
  hold fast to
  堅持

chi-søea'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi sex'ii; chi-søex'ii [[...]] 

keep a concubine

納妾

chiam'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'ii; (chiafm'uii) [[...]] 

fiber

纖維

chiam'ii-beghoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaam'ii'bek'hoax; chiaam'ii-bek'hoax [[...]] 

change and influence unobtrusively and imperceptibly

潛移默化

chiam'ii kanggiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'ii kafng'giap [[...]] 

textile industry

纖維工業

chiam'ii-sox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiafm'ii'sox; chiafm'ii-sox [[...]] 

cellulose

纖維素

chien'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'ii [[...]] 

move to a new address

遷移

zhoa-søea'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'sex'ii; zhoa-søex'ii [[...]] 

take a concubine

娶小老婆

zhurnpo lan'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'po laan'ii [[...]] 

hard to walk even an inch

寸步難移

ciam'ii-beghoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaam'ii'bek'hoax; ciaam'ii-bek'hoax [[...]] 

gradual change and influence

潛移默化

ciokciog-iwii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'ciog'iuo'ii; ciog'ciog-iuo'ii [[...]] 

full with some left over

足足有餘

ciong'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng'ii [[...]] 

at last

終於

cibthoaan i'biin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cip'thoaan ii'biin [[...]] 

wholesale emigration, emigrant group

集團移民

zoafn'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ii [[...]] 

change in position or direction, to shift, to turn

轉移

zoafn'ii sixsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ii si'svoax [[...]] 

turn the gaze, divert public attention, draw attention to some other matter

轉移視線

zoafn'ii tixntøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoarn'ii tin'te; zoarn'ii tin'tøe [[...]] 

evacuate positions (military)

轉移陣地

Ha'oa'iq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Haf'oaf'iq; (Ha'uy'ii) [[...]] 

Hawaii

夏威夷

Haxui'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ha'uy'ii; (Haf'oaf'iq) [[...]] 

Hawaii

夏威夷

gi'bun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'bun [[...]] 

There is no room for doubt about it.

疑問

• Lirn u symmiq gi'bun `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn u sirm'miq gii'bun `bøo? [[...]] 
  Do you have any questions (problems)?
  你們有什麼疑問嗎 ?

• Bøo gibun ee utøe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo gii'bun ee ii'te.; Bøo gii'bun ee uu'tøe. [[...]] 
  There is no room for doubt about it.
  沒有疑問的餘地。

gieen kuy ii hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gieen kuy ii hør [[...]] 

resume friendship, be on good terms again, reconciliate, be reconciled

言歸於好

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

work, occupation, profession, calling, trade, estate, property, already

業

• giap zefng ii khiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap zefng ii khiin [[...]] 
  Excellence in work is possible only with diligence
  業精於勤

giab'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap'ii [[...]] 

non-professional, amateur

業餘

giab'ii soafnchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap'ii soarn'chiuo [[...]] 

amateur player, non-professional entrant

業餘選手

gukofng isafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'kofng ii'safn [[...]] 

determined effort can move a mountain, Where there's a will, there's a way

愚公移山

hiexnzong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'zong [[...]] 

present condition, the situation, the existing state of things

現狀

• tuix hiexnzong moafix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix hien'zong moar'ix [[...]] 
  content with things as they are
  對現狀滿意

• phahphoax hiexnzong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'phoax hien'zong [[...]] 
  do away with the present state of things
  打破現狀

• ichii hiexnzong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii hien'zong [[...]] 
  maintain the status quo
  維持現狀

hofkhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'khao [[...]] 

dangerous place, the part of a hand between the thumb and the index finger (tiger's mouth)

虎口

• hofkhao isefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'khao ii'sefng [[...]] 
  survive a dangerous experience (escape from the tiger's mouth)
  虎口餘生

hoarhiarm uii ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hiarm uii ii [[...]] 

turn peril into safety

化險為夷

hoxnghoong i'huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hong'hoong ii'huy [[...]] 

happy marriage (pair of phoenixes on the wing)

鳳凰于飛

ileeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'leeng [[...]] 

move a corpse to the funeral parlor

移靈

ili sixtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'li si'too; (uii'li si too) [[...]] 

interested only in material gain

唯利是圖

ilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'lun [[...]] 

public opinion, popular voice, public sentiment

輿論

• ilun tiauzaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'lun tiaau'zaf [[...]] 
  survey of public opinion
  輿論調查

• hoarnkhie ilun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaxn'khie ii'lun [[...]] 
  stir up public opinion
  喚起輿論

• ilun kongkeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'lun kofng'keg [[...]] 
  popular opposition
  輿論攻擊

iluxnkaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'lun'kaix [[...]] 

journalistic world

輿論界

igvor-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'gvor'lun; ii'gvor-lun; (uii'gvor'lun) [[...]] 

solipsism, egoism

惟我論

igvor togzwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'gvor tok'zwn; (uii'gvor tok'zwn) [[...]] 

egoistic, autocratic, bossy

唯我獨尊

i'piao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'piao [[...]] 

relatives on mother's side

姨表

i'piao cy'moe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'piao cie'moe [[...]] 

female maternal cousins

姨表姊妹

i'piao hviati [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'piao hviaf'ti [[...]] 

male maternal cousins

姨表兄弟

i'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'pøo [[...]] 

grandmother's sister

姨奶奶

isafn tørhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'safn tøx'hae [[...]] 

move mountains and empty the water out of the sea — mighty power

移山倒海

isaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'saxng [[...]] 

to escort someone or something from one place to another

移送

isefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sefng [[...]] 

declining years of a person's life

餘生

• hofkhao isefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'khao ii'sefng [[...]] 
  barely escaping from the tiger's mouth with one's life — a narrow escape
  虎口餘生

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii [[...]] 

move, to shift, transmit, convey, to influence, to change

移

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii; (uu) [[...]] 

remaining, remnant or remainder, the rest, surplus, excess, balance, complement of a number or figure

餘

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii; (uii, uie) [[...]] 

unique, the only, yes

惟,唯

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii [[...]] 

tie, hold fast, to secure, maintain, to safeguard, unite, hold together, long and slender (as fibers), an initial particle, but, only

維

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii; (uu) [[...]] 

all, general, the people, public

與

ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii [[...]] 

sisters of one's wife, sisters of one's mother, a concubine

姨

Ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ii [[...]] 

Chinese surname

余

i'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'ar [[...]] 

younger sisters of one's wife

小姨子

i'bexnglun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'beng'lun [[...]] 

nominalism

唯命論

i'biin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'biin [[...]] 

immigrate, settle people (in a new region), colonize, immigrant

移民

i'biin zerngzheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'biin zexng'zheg [[...]] 

emigration-immigration policy, colonization policy

移民政策

i'binkhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'biin'khw [[...]] 

settlement, colony

移民區

i'binkiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'biin'kiok [[...]] 

immigration bureau

移民局

ibut-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'but'lun; ii'but-lun; (ii'but'zuo'gi) [[...]] 

materialism

唯物論,唯物主義

i'budluxnciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'but'lun'ciar; (ii'but-zuo'gi-ciar) [[...]] 

materialist

唯物論者,唯物主義者

i'but piexnzernghoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'but pien'zexng'hoad [[...]] 

dialectic materialism

唯物辯證法

i'but swkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'but suo'koafn [[...]] 

materialistic conception of history

唯物史觀

izeeng piedloaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'zeeng piet'loaan [[...]] 

shift one's love to another person, have a new sweet-heart

移情別戀

ichii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii [[...]] 

maintain, to keep, to guard and support, sustain, preserve

維持

ichii hiexnzong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii hien'zong [[...]] 

maintain the status quo

維持現狀

ichi'huix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii'huix [[...]] 

maintenance charges, maintenance cost

維持費

ichii ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii kaf'teeng [[...]] 

support a family

維持家庭

ichii seakaix høpeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii sex'kaix høo'peeng [[...]] 

maintain or preserve world peace

維持世界和平

ichii tiedsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'chii tiet'su [[...]] 

maintain order, keep order

維持秩序

icirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'cirn [[...]] 

after shocks (of an earthquake)

餘震

izoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'zoarn; (zoarn'ii) [[...]] 

transfer (certain rights, holdings), remove

移轉,轉移

• Goarn izoarn laai Taitiofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn ii'zoarn laai Taai'tiofng. [[...]] 
  We have moved to Taichung.
  我們移轉(搬)來台中。

izong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'zong; (iøf'chiøq) [[...]] 

pancreatic

胰臟

igiah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'giah [[...]] 

surplus amount, remaining sum, balance

餘額

igieen putcin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'gieen pud'cin [[...]] 

I have not been able to say all that I would like (conventional at the close of a letter)

餘言不盡

i'hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hexng [[...]] 

entertainment program arranged for a gathering

餘興

i'hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hø; (uii'hø) [[...]] 

shift trouble or calamity to another, shirk one's responsibility by incriminating another person

移禍

• i'hø thvajiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hø thvaf'jiin [[...]] 
  shift trouble to another
  移禍他人

i'ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'ho [[...]] 

safeguard, uphold, preserve, protect

維護

i'hoaf ciapbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hoaf ciab'bok [[...]] 

cheat by sleight of hand

移花接木

i'id [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'id; (uii'id) [[...]] 

unique, the only

唯一

• i'id ee Sioxngzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'id ee Siong'zuo [[...]] 
  one and only God
  唯一的上主

i'itlun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'id'lun [[...]] 

Unitarianism

唯一論

ikaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'kaw [[...]] 

transfer a position (office) to a successor

移交

• ikaw ho syn chixtviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'kaw ho syn chi'tviuo [[...]] 
  hand over to the new mayor
  移交給新市長

ikhexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'khexng [[...]] 

surplus of luck (such as comes to virtuous families) — blessings left to one's children.

餘慶

ikhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'khoarn [[...]] 

balance, surplus money

餘款

iky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'ky; (chiefn'ii) [[...]] 

move one's residence, removal

移居,遷移

bitafbirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sefng'sox; (by'thaf'birn) [[...]] 

vitamin

維生素

isy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sy [[...]] 

move a corpse (to another man's house, so as to involve him in responsibility), scatter (things about) carelessly

東西亂丟

isym-lun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sym'lun; ii/uii'sym-lun; (ii/uii'sym-zuo'gi) [[...]] 

spiritualism, idealism

唯心論,唯心主義

• isimlun-ciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sym'lun'ciar; ii'sym'lun-ciar; (uii'sym'lun-ciar) [[...]] 
  spiritual person, idealist
  唯心論者

isyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'syn; (uii'syn) [[...]] 

make political reforms, reform (government), modern

維新

isyn-zerngti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii/uii'syn zexng'ti; ii/uii'syn-zexng'ti; (uii'syn-zexng'ti) [[...]] 

reform politics, political reformation

維新政治

isinlun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'siin'lun; (uii'siin'lun) [[...]] 

pantheism

唯神論

isinphaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'syn'phaix; (uii'syn'phaix) [[...]] 

reformers

維新派

isox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'sox [[...]] 

balance, remainder in division, complement of a number

餘數

isoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'soar [[...]] 

remove

遷移

isvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'svoax [[...]] 

pancreas

胰腺

• isvoariam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'svoax'iam [[...]] 
  pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
  胰腺炎

isu bupor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'su buu'por [[...]] 

of no help, doesn't help for a solution to a problem

於事無補

• Paklai hoatkhylaai ee phøe'hupve, kannaf boaq iøqar si usu bupor ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'lai hoad'khie'laai ee phoee'hw'pve, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si ii'su buu'por ee.; Pag'lai hoad`khie'laai ee phøee'hw'pve/pvi, kafn'naf boaq iøh'ar si uu'su buu'por ee. [[...]] 
  For internal troubles it doesn't help to apply medicine on the outside.
  肚子裡發出來的皮膚病,只擦藥是於事無補的。

utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'te; ii'tøe [[...]] 

spare ground, elbow-room, leeway

餘地

• bøo gi'bun ee i'te [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo gii'bun ee ii'te [[...]] 
  there is no room for doubt
  沒有疑問的餘地

• bøo laau i'tøe ho laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te ho laang; bøo laau ii'tøe ho laang [[...]] 
  leaving him with no ground to stand on, leaving him without any room for self-respect or respect from others (as by scolding or reproving him before those who respect or look up to him), corner a person
  沒留餘地給人

i'thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'thaix'thaix; (sex'ii) [[...]] 

concubine

姨太太,小老婆

i'tviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'tviu [[...]] 

husband of maternal aunt

姨丈,姨父

ii'tør'svoax'sox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'tor'svoax'sox; ii'tør'svoax'sox [[...]] 

insulin

胰島腺素

i'torng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'torng [[...]] 

rest of the bandits

餘黨

i'tong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'tong [[...]] 

move, to shift, to change

移動

iøchiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøf'chiøq; (ii'zong) [[...]] 

pancreas

胰臟

itjit cy kex zai ii siin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit cy kex zai ii siin [[...]] 

Morning hours are the best time of the day to work.

一日之計在於晨

id lieen cy kex zai ii zhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id lieen cy kex zai ii zhwn [[...]] 

Spring is the best time to do the year's work.

一年之計在於春

iwii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'ii [[...]] 

there is a surplus, there is some left over

有餘

iu'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'ii [[...]] 

because of, owing to, due to, as a result of

由於

kakmoh isit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'moh ii'sit; (ii'sit kag'moh) [[...]] 

cornea transplantation

角膜移植

kangsafn ixkae, pwnsexng laan ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'safn i'kae, purn'sexng laan ii [[...]] 

Changing one's nature is harder than changing mountains and river.

江山易改,本性難移

khan'ang'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'aang'ii [[...]] 

woman who can bring up spirits of the dead

牽紅姨,引魂者

khørii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'ii [[...]] 

after school

課餘

khøfli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'li [[...]] 

consideration, consider

考慮

• khøflixtiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'li'tiofng [[...]] 
  be under consideration
  考慮中

• Bøo khøfli ee i'te. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo khør'li ee ii'te. [[...]] 
  There is no room for consideration.
  沒有考慮的餘地。

• Chviar lie khøfli. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie khør'li. [[...]] 
  Please take (this matter) into consideration.
  請你考慮。

ki'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'ii [[...]] 

the rest, remainder, the others

其餘

kixjiin ii chienlie cy goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ki'jiin ii chiefn'lie cy goa [[...]] 

keep people a thousand miles away — extremely indifferent and cool (literally)

拒人於千里之外

kie sor put'iok, but sy ii jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie sor pud'iok, but sy ii jiin [[...]] 

Do not do to others that which you do not wish to be done to yourself.

己所不欲,勿施於人

kiorng køex uu kiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiorng koex ii kiuu; kiorng køex uu kiuu [[...]] 

supply has outstripped demand, excessive supply

供過於求

kui'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'ii [[...]] 

attribute to, revert to

歸於

• kui'ii oiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuy'ii of'iuo [[...]] 
  come to nothing
  歸於烏有

laau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau; (liuu) [[...]] 

detain, obstruct, to keep, to delay, remain, to stay, be at a standstill, leave behind, preserve

留

• bøo laau i'tøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo laau ii'te; bøo laau ii'tøe [[...]] 
  put a man too much to shame (by severe scolding before others)
  不留餘地

laau... utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laau... ii'te; laau... ii'tøe [[...]] 

refrain from going to extremes, not to push one's advantage too far, to leave some ground — do not press a man too hard

留餘地

phøe'hw isit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phoee'hw ii'sit; phøee'hw ii'sit [[...]] 

skin graft

皮膚移植

Pie siong putciog, pie ha iwii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pie siong pud'ciog, pie ha iuo'ii. [[...]] 

person is neither on top nor on the bottom (Lit. I don't have as much as those above me but I have more than those below me.)

比上不足,比下有餘。

pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøo [[...]] 

old woman

婆

• a'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'pøo [[...]] 
  old woman
  阿婆

• cympøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirm'pøo [[...]] 
  wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother, grand aunt
  嬸婆,叔祖母

• hmlaang-pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hmm'laang'pøo; hmm'laang-pøo; (moee'laang-pøo) [[...]] 
  professional (female) match maker
  媒婆

• i'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'pøo [[...]] 
  grandmother's sister, grand aunt
  姨婆,姨祖母

• kepøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'pøo [[...]] 
  meddlesome, officious, meddler
  好管閒事

• kixmpøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kim'pøo [[...]] 
  wife of grandmother's brother, grand aunt
  舅祖母

• ko'pøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pøo [[...]] 
  paternal grandfather's sister, grand aunt
  姑婆,姑祖母

pwnsexng lan'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: purn'sexng laan'ii [[...]] 

one's nature cannot be altered

本性難移

put'afn ii seg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'afn ii seg [[...]] 

having extramarital affairs (a woman)

不安於室

putliuu utøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'liuu ii'te; pud'liuu ii'tøe [[...]] 

without leaving leeway or elbow room

不留餘地

puttong i'thiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'tong ii'thiofng [[...]] 

unmoved, flinty hearted, callous

無動於衷

put'uii ilek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'uii ii'lek [[...]] 

spare no efforts

不遺餘力

søea'ii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'ii; søex'ii [[...]] 

concubine

小星,小老婆

sengsu putciog, paixsu iwii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seeng'su pud'ciog, pai'su iuo'ii [[...]] 

have not enough capacity for success yet more than enough for disaster — apt to bungle

成事不足,敗事有餘。

sym iwii, lek putciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym iuo'ii, lek pud'ciog [[...]] 

more than willing but lacking power, ability or resources at one's command are inadequate to achieve what is desired or do what one wishes The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak

心有餘,力不足

siog'uu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siok'ii; (siok'ti) [[...]] 

belong to

屬於

soar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soar; (suo) [[...]] 

move one's abode, migrate, to shift

徙,遷,移,搬

• chiensoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'soar [[...]] 
  migrate, change residence
  遷移

• isoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'soar [[...]] 
  remove
  移徙

• pvoasoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoaf'soar [[...]] 
  remove (things, persons) to another place
  搬移

• pvoasoafui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoaf'soar'ui [[...]] 
  move or remove to another place, either dwelling or things
  搬移

suoii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux'ii; (sux'uii) [[...]] 

four ethical principles, i.e., ''lea'', ''gi'', ''liaam'', ''thie''

四維(禮,義,廉,恥)

• suoii patteg (lea, gi, liaam, thie, tiofng, haux, jiin, aix, sixn, gi, høo, peeng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sux'ii pad'teg (lea, gi, liaam, thie, tiofng, haux, jiin, aix, sixn, gi, høo, peeng). [[...]] 
  four ethical principles and eight cardinal virtues
  四維八德(禮,義,廉,恥,忠,孝,仁,愛,信,義,和,平)

suo iuo ikof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suo iuo ii'kof [[...]] 

death would not expiate all his crimes, he deserves to die many times for his crimes

死有餘辜

Tek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tek [[...]] 

the barbarian tribe to the north, in ancient times

狄

• i'tek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'tek [[...]] 
  wild tribes, outside barbarians in general
  夷狄

• Paktek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pag'tek [[...]] 
  the wild tribes of the north
  北狄

tefng'ii... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: terng'ii...; (terng'uu...) [[...]] 

be equal to, the same as

等於 ...

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

very big or large, much, too, excessive, a term of respect (used in titles)

太

• i'thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'thaix'thaix [[...]] 
  concubine
  姨太太

• lau thaepøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau thaix'pøo [[...]] 
  old woman
  老太婆

• lau thaethaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau thaix'thaix [[...]] 
  old lady
  老太太

thauzhoa søeaii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zhoa sex'ii; thaw'zhoa søex'ii [[...]] 

keep a concubine without the wife's knowledge

偷娶小老婆

tiofng ii kokkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiofng ii kog'kaf [[...]] 

be faithful to one's fatherland

忠於國家

tviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviu; (tiong) [[...]] 

elder, senior, husband of aunt

丈

• i'tviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'tviu [[...]] 
  husband of maternal aunt, or of mother's cousin
  姨丈

• kotviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'tviu [[...]] 
  husband of paternal aunt
  姑丈

tøii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'ii [[...]] 

superfluity, superfluous, unnecessary

多餘

toaxii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'ii [[...]] 

eldest sister of one's mother

大姨母

toaxi'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'ii'ar [[...]] 

elder sisters of one's wife

大姨子

tongkuy-icin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toong'kuy ii'cin; toong'kuy-ii'cin [[...]] 

end in death or ruin of both combatants, die together with

同歸於盡

uithea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii'thea; (ii'thea) [[...]] 

corpse, carcass

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