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zabzerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'zerng ⬆︎ [[...]]

crossbreed, hybrid, a mongrel, children of a mixed marriage

雜種

Cid ciaq kao si zabzerng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao si zap'zerng ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This dog is a mongrel.
這隻狗是雜種的。

øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe; (be) ⬆︎ [[...]]

expresses interior, inherent or innate capacity or incapacity, a permanent capacity or incapacity, frequently translated in English by "does" or "does not"

會, 不會

Cid ciaq ciawar øe pøef, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq ciao'ar e poef, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng poef.; Cid ciaq ciao'ar øe pøef, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng pøef. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This bird flies, but it can not fly now (because it is in a cage).
這隻鳥會飛, 但是現在不能飛.

Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, taxnsi citmar bøextaxng khix ka laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao e ka laang, tan'si cirm'mar be'taxng khix ka laang.; Cid ciaq kao øe ka laang, tan'si cid'mar bøe'taxng khix ka laang. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This dog bites people, but now he can not go and bite people (because he is tied up).
這隻狗會咬人, 但是現在不能去咬人.

Niaw øe ka niawchie, kao øe kox mngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Niaw e ka niao'chie, kao e kox mngg.; Niaw øe ka niao'chie/zhuo, kao øe kox mngg. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Cats catch rats, dogs watch the door.
貓會捉老鼠, 狗會看門.

Zhunthvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhwn'thvy na kaux, hoef e khuy. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Flowers bloom in the spring. (It's their nature to do so).
春天一到, 花會開.

Ciawar e poef, hii e siuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciao'ar e poef, hii e siuu. ⬆︎ [[...]]
the inherent permanent capacity or inclination of something (Lit. "Birds gotta fly, fish gotta swim.")
鳥會飛, 魚會游水.

y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y ⬆︎ [[...]]

he, she, him, her

他,她

Cid ciaq kao si y ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao si y ee. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This dog is his.
這隻狗是他的。

Cid ciaq si y ee kao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq si y ee kao. ⬆︎ [[...]]
This is his dog.
這隻是他的狗。

m tih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tih ⬆︎ [[...]]

not to want, not to care for, to forsake, to desert

不要

Cid ciaq kao goar mxtih. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ciaq kao goar m'tih. ⬆︎ [[...]]
I don't want this dog. (of mine)
這隻狗我不要。

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Taiwanese Dictionaries – Sources

HTB: "Hiexntai-buun" Dictionary (in Taiwanese Hokkien, English and Chinese). Modern Taiwanese Language Association. Syllable segmentation in progress.
DFT: 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chinese). Ministry of Education, R.O.C. 2011. (CC BY-ND 3.0 臺灣) (data from MoeDict Desktop For MacOSX / Linux / Windows. 2015. see MoeDict and Taioaan Wiki). We have annotated over 5800 definitions in English for monosyllables (enter any monosyllable to get into monosyllable mode)
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