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hømihkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'miq'khor ⬆︎ [[...]]

why bother, quite unnecessarily

何苦

Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiahnih hømihkhor? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khix kaq hiaq hng ho laang chviar, nar tiøh hiaq'nih høo'miq'khor? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Why bother to go that far for a dinner invitation?
去那麼遠給人請,何苦?

iang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iang ⬆︎ [[...]]

be very pleased with oneself

洋洋得意,驕傲,臭屁

Tvaf si teq loa høfgiah, nar tiøh iang kaq afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf si teq loa hør'giah, nar tiøh iang kaq arn'nef? ⬆︎ [[...]]
He is now so rich, why does he have to be so pleased with himself?
他有多少錢,哪得那麼洋洋得意?

kaq mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq m'si ⬆︎ [[...]]

since...not

既不是

Lie kaq mxsi phoarpve, nar bøo aix khix haghau? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau?; Lie kaq m'si phoax'pve/pvi, nar bøo aix khix hak'hau? ⬆︎ [[...]]
Since you are not sick, why don't you want to attend school?
你既不是生病,為何不去學校?

Mih kaq mxsi kea ee, lie khix chviar symmihlaang laai khvoax ia bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih kaq m'si kea ee, lie khix chviar sirm'miq'laang laai khvoax ia bøo iaux'kirn. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Since the things are not false, it doesn't make any difference whom you ask to look at them.
貨既不是假的,你去請誰來看也沒有關係。

nafsae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar'sae ⬆︎ [[...]]

why must..., there is no need...

何需

Cidsielaang kaq loa kuo, nafsae hiahnih keakaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit'six'laang kaq loa kuo, nar'sae hiaq'nih kex'kaux. ⬆︎ [[...]]
Life is short, why fight over things? Why dispute over things?
一生很短,何必那麼計較?

phva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phva ⬆︎ [[...]]

streamlined, dapper, chic (slang)

流線,帥,罩馬子

Y kinnafjit zheng kaq cyn phva. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'nar'jit zheng kaq cyn phva. ⬆︎ [[...]]
He looks very dapper today.
他今天穿得很帥。

Cyn gaau phva za'bor gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn gaau phva zaf'bor girn'nar. ⬆︎ [[...]]
have a way with the ladies
很會罩馬子。

phoxngphoxngsongsofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phong'phong'sofng'sofng ⬆︎ [[...]]

puffy (hair, cake); fluffy

疏疏鬆鬆

Phoxngphoxngsongsofng ee miqkvia, nar extaxng thiap kaq loa tang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phong'phong'sofng'sofng ee mih'kvia, nar e'taxng thiap kaq loa tang? ⬆︎ [[...]]
How can fluffy and puffy stuff be piled up in a heavy stack?
疏鬆的東西,怎麼能疊多重?

purnthoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puxn'thoo ⬆︎ [[...]]

things of not much value (Lit. manure or dirt)

糞土

Miqkvia cide ze soaq siok kaq nar purnthoo lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia cit'e ze soaq siok kaq nar puxn'thoo lex. ⬆︎ [[...]]
As soon as something becomes plentiful, it loses its value (becomes cheap as dirt).
東西一多,竟便宜得像糞土般。

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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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TDJ: Ogawa Naoyoshi, ed. (1931, 1932). 臺日大辭典 Tai—Nichi Dai Jiten [Taiwanese—Japanese Dictionary] (in Taiwanese Hokkien and Japanese). Volume 1 & Volume 2. Taihoku: Governor-General of Taiwan.