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vaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa [[...]] 

hinder, impede, oppose, obstruct, stand up for, protect, defend

攔,袒護

• vaa ke'afkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa kef'ar'kviar [[...]] 
  brood over chicks like a hen, to protect or defend little chicks
  護小雞

• vaa kuy peeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vaa kuy peeng [[...]] 
  be partial, show partiality, favor one party more than another, partiality
  偏袒

anzoankhieloong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: afn'zoaan'khix'loong; (kef'kuy'ar) [[...]] 

air bag for car, sometimes referred to as kekui'ar, balloon)

安全氣囊

auxkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'kef; au'køef [[...]] 

back street, the street at the back of one's house

後街

baa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baa [[...]] 

wild cat, harlot, a vile scolding

貍貓,淫婦

• auxbøfbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør'baa; au'bør/buo-baa [[...]] 
  stepmother harlot, a vile scolding
  狠繼母

• iafbaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'baa [[...]] 
  wild cat, a harlot, a vile scolding
  野貓

• Kelai na bøo baa, niawchie øe khiaukhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie e khiaw'khaf.; Kef'lai na bøo baa, niao'chie/zhuo øe khiaw'khaf. [[...]] 
  When the cat's away the mice will play.
  家裏如無貓,老鼠就蹺腿。

baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq [[...]] 

meat, flesh, pork if not otherwise specified, pulp or edible part of fruit, blade of a knife

肉

• ahbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'baq [[...]] 
  duck meat
  鴨肉

• cviabaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaf'baq; (sarn'baq, chiaq'baq) [[...]] 
  lean meat
  瘦肉

• gubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'baq [[...]] 
  beef
  牛肉

• viubaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'baq [[...]] 
  mutton
  羊肉

• køebaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'baq; køef'baq [[...]] 
  chicken
  雞肉

• puibaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puii'baq [[...]] 
  fat
  肥肉

• samzanbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'zaan'baq [[...]] 
  pork having fat and lean in alternate layers
  五花肉

• ti'baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'baq [[...]] 
  pork
  豬肉

bør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bør; bør/buo; (buo) [[...]] 

mother, female animals, capital money, yogurt or cheese culture

母

• auxbør, keabør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'bør, kex'bør; au'bør/buo, kex'bør/buo [[...]] 
  stepmother
  繼母

• huxbør, pexbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'bør, pe'bør; hu'bør/buo, pe'bør/buo [[...]] 
  father and mother
  父母

• køebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør; køef'bør/buo [[...]] 
  hen
  母雞

• lengbør/lengbuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lefng'bør [[...]] 
  wet nurse
  奶媽

• svebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'bør; svef/svy'bør/buo [[...]] 
  real mother
  生母

bøzwkesiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'zuo'kef'siin [[...]] 

deceased people who have no descendant to worship them

無主孤魂

bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kef bøo'kiarm [[...]] 

neither too much nor too little, nothing added nothing taken away, no more, no less

不多不少

• Bøkef bøkiarm, twtuo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'kef bøo'kiarm, tuo'tuo hør. [[...]] 
  not too little, not too much, just right
  不多不少,恰恰好。

Bømo'køef, kea toaxkeq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'mof'kef, kea toa'keq.; Bøo'mof'køef, kea toa'keq. [[...]] 

putting on "the dog", acting big (Lit. a featherless chicken pretending to look big)

沒錢硬充闊,窮措大。

bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea'zuy; bøea'zuy [[...]] 

part of a domestic fowl where the tail feathers of attached

尾椎,尻

• køef-bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef boea'zuy; køef-bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  chicken tail
  雞尾椎

• aq bøefzuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq boea'zuy; aq bøea'zuy [[...]] 
  duck tail
  鴨尾椎

bunkøef khybuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun'kef khie'buo; buun'køef khie'buo [[...]] 

diligent and full of enthusiasm (Lit. When the rooster crows in the morning he raises to dance.)

聞雞起舞

Zaixkef jidjit afn, zhutgoa tiautiaau laan. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zai'kef jit'jit afn, zhud'goa tiaau'tiaau laan. [[...]] 

At home, every day is peace, go outside and everything is hardship

在家日日安,出外條條難。

zabji-svisviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'ji-svef'sviux: chie, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, kef, kao, ty; zap'ji-svy'sviux: zhuo, guu, hor, thox, leeng (loong), zoaa, bea, viuu, kaau, køef, kao, ty; (zap'ji-svy'sviux) [[...]] 

the twelve signs of the zodiac; The animals used as the signs for the characters of the cycle of twelve: (rat, cow, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

十二生肖(鼠,牛,虎,兔,龍,蛇,馬,羊,猴,雞,狗,豬)

zef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zef [[...]] 

epidemic of animals or poultry

瘟疫,動物

• tiøqzef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh'zef [[...]] 
  suffer from the epidemic
  害瘟疫

• tiøh køezef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh kef'zef; tiøh køef'zef [[...]] 
  suffer from chicken epidemic
  害雞瘟

Zøe kviar gøxsie pe, zøe simpu gøxsie ta'kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ze kviar gø'sie pe, ze sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef.; Zøe kviar gø'sie pe, zøe sym'pu gø'sie taf'kef. [[...]] 

too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)

兒子多餓死父親,媳婦多餓死婆婆。

zvef ke'høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvef kef'hoea; zvef/cvy kef'høea [[...]] 

quarrel about dividing family property

爭財產

zhafkøenng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhar'kef'nng; zhar'køef'nng [[...]] 

scrambled egg

炒雞蛋

zhaykøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'kef; zhae'køef [[...]] 

pose for the audience's admiration onstage (originally said of Beijing opera players)

亮相

zhanthaukef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'thaau'kef [[...]] 

landlord of agricultural land, owner of the field

田主,地主

zhaukef biedzok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaw'kef biet'zok [[...]] 

confiscate the property and exterminate the family of an offender

抄家滅族

zhawmeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'meq [[...]] 

locusts, grasshoppers

蝗蟲,蚱蜢

• zhawmeq lang køekafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhao'meq lang kef'kafng; zhao'meq lang køef'kafng [[...]] 
  looking for trouble, a weakling fooling around with a tough guy (Lit. a grasshopper bothering a rooster)
  蚱蜢弄雞公,自尋死路。

zhaothaau-køe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'thaau kef'ar; zhaux'thaau-køef'ar [[...]] 

be scolded often (Lit. stinky head chicken)

常常被罵

• Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, mxkuo tviaxtvia teq zøx zhaothaau ke'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y laang tøf bøo loa bae, m'kuo tvia'tvia teq zøx zhaux'thaau kef'ar. [[...]] 
  He is not all that bad but people always like to scold him.
  他人也不壞,不過常常被罵。

Zhveme'køef toktiøh thaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhvef'mee'kef tog'tiøh thaang.; Zhvef/Chvy'mee'køef tog'tiøh thaang. [[...]] 

lucky guess or shot, win by a fluke, (Lit. A blind chicken pecked a worm.)

瞎眼雞啄到蟲,瞎撞瞎著。

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

to negotiate

協調

• Maix oankef, taixkef zhekzheg lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix oafn'kef, tai'kef zheg'zheg lex. [[...]] 
  Don't quarrel, negotiate it.
  不要吵架,大家有話好說。

zhefng'afn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zherng'afn [[...]] 

inquire after a person's health, pay one's respect to

請安

• Chviar lie thex goar ka taixkef zhefng'afn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lie thex goar ka tai'kef zherng'afn. [[...]] 
  Please give my best regards to everyone.
  請代我向大家請安(問好)。

• Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zhefng'afn, cyn sitlea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn kuo bøo laai ka lie zherng'afn, cyn sid'lea. [[...]] 
  Excuse me for my neglecting to call on you for a long time.
  很久沒來向你請安了,很對不起。

zhexngkha'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheng'khaf'kef; (chiang'khaf'kef) [[...]] 

hop

單腿跳

chiaxngkha'kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'khaf'kef [[...]] 

hop

獨腳跳

chinkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'kef [[...]] 

honorific title given to the fathers of married couple (used by the families of the couple)

親家翁

chiøkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøf'kef; chiøf'køef [[...]] 

male of species of chickens, a rooster, a cock as opposed to a capon

雄雞,公雞

chiwkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'kafng [[...]] 

handiwork

手工

• Zef si chiwkafng zøx ee, afsi ke'khix zøx ee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee?; Zef si chiuo'kafng zøx/zøex ee, ar'si kef'khix zøx ee? [[...]] 
  Is this hand made or machine made?
  這是手工做的,還是機器做的 ?

zhoaxlo-køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa'lo'kef; zhoa'lo-køef [[...]] 

After a bride returns to her parents home for the first time, her parents give a pair of chickens to their son-in-law

新娘首次回娘家送給夫家的一對雞

zhutkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kef [[...]] 

leave home and give himself (herself) to Buddha

出家

zhutkelaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kef'laang [[...]] 

monk or nun

出家人

cykøef maxkao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'kef ma'kao; cie'køef ma'kao [[...]] 

to scold indirectly or in circumlocutions (Lit. point at the chicken and scold the dog)

指雞罵狗,指桑罵槐

ciah thaukef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah thaau'kef [[...]] 

be fed by one's employer

吃老板,膳食由主人供給

cit ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit kef'khao; (kuy kef'khao) [[...]] 

whole family

閤家

Cit laang cit kef tai, kongmar suii laang zhai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit laang cit kef tai, kofng'mar suii laang zhai. [[...]] 

Don't stick your nose into other people's affairs. (Lit. Each person has his own family affairs.)

自掃門前雪,不管他人瓦上霜。

Cidnii voa jixsie'ee thaukef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii voa ji'six ee thaau'kef.; Cit'nii voa ji'six''ee thaau'kef. [[...]] 

be fickle, undependable, be unable to stick at one job (Lit. Within one year to change 24 bosses.)

一年換二十四個老闆。

Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx kef tiøh zherng, zøx laang tiøh perng. [[...]] 

A chicken has to scratch for food, a man has to work.

雞要扒,人要撈,要生活下去, 就得努力。

zofzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'zhux; (zor'kef) [[...]] 

ancestral home, native place

祖家,老家

zofkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'kef [[...]] 

ancestral home

祖家

zoankaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'kaf; (zoaan'kef) [[...]] 

the whole family

全家

zuykøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kef; zuie'køef [[...]] 

frog

青蛙

engzhuix gex køekhaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf.; eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf. [[...]] 

nothing to do but lick chicken bones

閒著啃雞腳

• Bøo thaulo engzhuix gex køekhaf borng khaikarng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex kef'khaf borng khay'karng.; Bøo thaau'lo eeng'zhuix gex køef'khaf borng khay'karng. [[...]] 
  Out of a job and nothing to do but stand around and talk.
  沒工作閒著啃雞腳閒聊.

Øe khof køef, bøe puun høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khof kef, be puun hoea; Øe khof køef, bøe puun høea [[...]] 

very tired and short of breath

形容很累很喘的樣子

hvaethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix'thaau [[...]] 

shake one's head in despair, sigh unhappily

搖頭(嘆氣)

• Na kofngtiøh yn kviar, taixkef tøf hvaethaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na korng'tiøh yn kviar, tai'kef tøf hvaix'thaau. [[...]] 
  If you ask someone about their kids they give you a sigh.
  一講到他兒子,每人都搖頭。

habkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'kaf; (hap'kef) [[...]] 

the whole family

閤家,闔家

had [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: had [[...]] 

shout, bawl, to roar at, to thunder at, to say disagreeable things, speak loud and angrily

吆喝,叱吒,責怪

• Goar kiøx y mxthafng afnnef, tientøx ho y had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kiøx y m'thafng arn'nef, tiefn'tøx ho y had. [[...]] 
  I told him not to do it and he got angry at me.
  我勸他不要這樣,反而被他責怪。

• Hid ee thaukef cyn gaau ka laang had. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee thaau'kef cyn gaau ka laang had. [[...]] 
  That employer get angry at his workers very easily.
  那個老闆喜歡叱吒人。

gymkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girm'kef; girm'køef [[...]] 

golden pheasant

錦雞

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。

goaxkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'kef; goa'kef [[...]] 

parental home of a married woman

娘家

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

stupid, foolish and dull

笨,傻,戇呆

• Gong køebør pu zhawtwn, gong goaxmar thviax goaxswn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gong kef'bør pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn.; Gong køef'bør/buo pu zhao'twn, gong goa'mar thviax goa'swn. [[...]] 
  A foolish hen sits on hay (instead of eggs).
  笨母雞孵草堆,傻外婆疼外孫。

gu'tøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'tøf [[...]] 

butcher knife for cattle

牛刀

• Thaai køef eng gu'tøf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaai kef eng guu'tøf.; Thaai køef eng guu'tøf. [[...]] 
  unnecessary (Lit. using a large butcher knife to kill fowl)
  殺雞用牛刀

hawkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hao'kef [[...]] 

talk in a shrill voice

大嗓子

• Y cyn gaau hawkef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn gaau hao'kef. [[...]] 
  She talks in a high pitched voice (a malicious expression)
  他喜歡大著嗓子叫。

hawkebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hao'kef'bør; hao'kef-bør/buo [[...]] 

woman who talks in a shrill high pitched voice

大嗓婆

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

interest, enthusiasm, have a fancy for, willingness, to delight in, desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense)

興,喜歡,好

• hexng oankef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng oafn'kef [[...]] 
  quarrelsome
  好吵架

• hernglym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng'lym [[...]] 
  fond of drinking
  喜歡喝

• hexng khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng khvoax tien'viar [[...]] 
  like to see the movies
  喜歡看電影

• bøo hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hexng [[...]] 
  not interested in, do not like to
  不喜歡,沒興趣

hiøhsiu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiøq'siu [[...]] 

return to the nest, nest, roost

回巢

• Kvoathvy køef khaq zar hiøhsiu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy kef khaq zar hiøq'siu.; Kvoaa'thvy køef khaq zar hiøq'siu. [[...]] 
  In cold weather chickens roost or return to the nest earlier.
  冬天雞比較早回巢。

høfke'kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'kef'kaux [[...]] 

good family training, domestic discipline, good upbringing

家教好

hoa'køef liwhang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaf'kef liuo'hang; hoaf'køef liuo'hang [[...]] 

streets of ill fame

花街柳巷

hvoaxkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoa'kef [[...]] 

manage family affairs

管家,理家

hvoa ke'khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoa kef'khix [[...]] 

operate a machine

操作機器

hvoaikøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoaai'kef; hvoaai'køef; (hvuii'kef) [[...]] 

cross street

橫街

høefkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'kef; høea'køef; (hea'koef) [[...]] 

turkey

火雞

• høefkøenng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'kef'nng; høea'køef'nng [[...]] 
  turkey egg
  火雞蛋

hunkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kef; (pwn suii'laang) [[...]] 

divide family property to set up separate fraternal households

分家

hunsvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'svoax; (hwn'saxn) [[...]] 

breakup, be dispersed, scattered or broken up

分散

• Cit kef laang hunsvoax khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef laang hwn'svoax khix. [[...]] 
  The families are scattered all over. All the families went their own ways.
  一家人分散了。

yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'zeeng [[...]] 

ago, before, previous to, formerly, in former times

以前

• go lak nii yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go lak nii ie'zeeng; (go lak nii zeeng) [[...]] 
  some years ago
  五六年以前

• kiet'hwn yzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'hwn ie'zeeng; (iao'boe kied'hwn ie'zeeng) [[...]] 
  previous to (before) one's marriage
  結婚以前,未結婚以前

• Yzeeng hid tiaau si cyn lauxjiet ee køe'ar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee kef'ar.; Ie'zeeng hid tiaau si cyn lau'jiet ee køef'ar. [[...]] 
  It was once (in former times) a prosperous (flourishing) shopping center
  以前那條是很熱鬧的街。

• Yzeeng bad kvietiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ie'zeeng bad kvix'tiøh y. [[...]] 
  I have met him before
  以前見過他。

• Texjixzhux seakaix taixciexn yzeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te'ji'zhux sex'kaix tai'ciexn ie'zeeng. [[...]] 
  before the second world war
  第二次世界大戰以前

• Y bøo chinchviu yzeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bøo chyn'chviu ie'zeeng hiaq ciap laai af. [[...]] 
  She does not come to see me as often as she used to.
  他不像以前那麼常來了。

iaxbongzexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ia'boong'zexng; (kef'ar'bak) [[...]] 

night-blindness

夜盲症

iafkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'kef; iar'køef [[...]] 

not in the regular lines, low-class prostitutes, pheasant

野雞,流鶯

• iafkøechiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar'kef'chiaf; iar'køef'chiaf [[...]] 
  meter-taxi with illegally operates as a street-bus or a highway-bus
  野雞車

iamkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'kef; iafm'køef [[...]] 

castrate roosters, a capon

閹雞

• iamke'kviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'kef'kviaa [[...]] 
  walk on one's hands
  倒立走

• Iamkøef thaxn hong pøef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iafm'kef thaxn hong poef.; Iafm'køef thaxn hong pøef. [[...]] 
  The capon wants to fly like a phoenix. — put on airs, cut a wide swath
  閹雞學鳳飛,自不量力。

iofngkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'kef; iorng'køef [[...]] 

raise chickens

養雞

iofngkøef-tviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'kef-tviuu; iorng'køef-tviuu [[...]] 

poultry farm

養雞場

ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'tix [[...]] 

unanimously, consent, coincidence, agreement

一致

• iekiexn ittix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'kiexn id'tix [[...]] 
  come to an agreement
  意見一致

• Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, bøe ittix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx ee, be id'tix.; Y sor korng ee kaq sor zøx/zøex ee, bøe id'tix. [[...]] 
  He says one thing and does another.
  他所說的和所做的,不能一致。

• Lirn taixkef ittix laai zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tai'kef id'tix laai zøx. [[...]] 
  All of you do it as one man.
  你們大家要一致來做。

iukøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'kef; iuu'køef; (iuu'heeng) [[...]] 

hold a procession

遊街,遊行

jinkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kef [[...]] 

ordinary family (non-professional)

良家

• jinkef za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kef zaf'bor [[...]] 
  girl or woman of ordinary family (not prostitute or bar maid)
  良家婦女

kaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf; (kef) [[...]] 

home, house, household, family, of a household, at home, domestic, specialist (in any branch of art or science)

家

kaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf; (kef) [[...]] 

add, to increase

加

• zengkaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'kaf; (zeng'kaf) [[...]] 
  increase
  增加

ka'kaf hoxho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'kaf ho'ho; (kef'kef ho'ho) [[...]] 

every family and household

家家戶戶

kalie-køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'lie-kef; kaf'lie-køef [[...]] 

curried chicken

咖哩雞

ka'tiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'tiong; (kef'tang) [[...]] 

make heavier, increase burden, work-load

加重

kakgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'go; (kag'gvo) [[...]] 

Original meaning — roused to a comprehension (of one's failing). Be prepared (ready) for, be resolved to do, make up one's mind to do, be resigned

覺悟

• Yn kakgo bøeq ui seakaix ee høpeeng ciernzefng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn kag'go boeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng.; Yn kag'go bøeq ui sex'kaix ee høo'peeng ciexn'zefng. [[...]] 
  They are ready to fight for the world peace.
  他們覺悟要為世界的和平而戰。

• Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn taixkef tiøh kakgo . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khvoax bøo bang af, lirn tai'kef tiøh kag'go . [[...]] 
  I think we have no ray of hope. All of you must be resolved to meet the worst (as those on a lifeboat).
  我看沒有希望了,你們要覺悟。

• Bøeq zøx kunjiin ee laang, tiøh kakgo khekkhor naixløo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zøx kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo.; Bøeq zøx/zøex kwn'jiin ee laang, tiøh kag'go kheg'khor nai'løo. [[...]] 
  One who is going to be a soldier must be ready for hardships and privations.
  要當軍人的人,得覺悟要刻苦耐勞。

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

male, a male (animal), pronounced "kong" it means "public"

公的

• ahkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'kafng [[...]] 
  drake
  公鴨

• kawkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'kafng [[...]] 
  male dog
  公狗

• køekafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; køef'kafng [[...]] 
  rooster
  公雞

kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kaf) [[...]] 

household, family

家

køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; køef; (koef) [[...]] 

chicken

雞

• chiøkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøf'kef; chiøf'køef [[...]] 
  cock, rooster
  公雞,雄雞

• iamkøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iafm'kef; iafm'køef [[...]] 
  capon
  閹雞

kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kaf) [[...]] 

add, increase, additional

加,多

• Kef go khof ho goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef go khof ho goar. [[...]] 
  Give me $5.00 more.
  多五塊錢給我

• tiøh kef cit paq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh kef cit paq [[...]] 
  must give (costs) a hundred more
  得加一百

• Y bøeq khaq kef cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq khaq kef cvii.; Y bøeq khaq kef cvii. [[...]] 
  He charges more money.
  他要多一點錢。

• Sinnii ciu kef cit høex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Syn'nii ciu kef cit hoex.; Syn'nii ciu kef cit høex. [[...]] 
  On New Year's day you're a year older.
  新年就加一歲。

køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; køef; (koef) [[...]] 

street, town

街

• cid tiaau køef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid tiaau kef; cid tiaau køef [[...]] 
  this street (of shops)
  這條街

kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef; (kuy) [[...]] 

women's quarters, private quarters in family residence

閨

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。

køe'ar-bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ar'bak; køef'ar-bak; (ia'boong'zexng) [[...]] 

night blindness, corn on the foot

夜盲症,雞眼

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

baby chicks

小雞

ke'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'au [[...]] 

one's own wife

妻子,太太

køebør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør; køef'bør/buo; (kef'buo) [[...]] 

hen

母雞

køebør-phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør'phoee; køef'bør/buo-phøee; (kef'buo'phoee) [[...]] 

goose flesh (skin), goose-pimples

雞皮,雞皮疙瘩

• zhaxng køebuo-phøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxng kef'buo'phee; zhaxng køef'buo-phøee; (zhaxng (khie) kef'bør'phoee) [[...]] 
  go all goose-fleshy (as from terror)
  起雞皮疙瘩

køebør thii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'bør thii; køef'bør/buo thii [[...]] 

hen crows (a very bad omen), said of a wife ruling her husband, the wife wears the pants in the family

母雞啼(很困難)

køebøefciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo; køef'bøea'ciuo [[...]] 

cocktail

雞尾酒

køebøefciuo-hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'boea'ciuo'hoe; køef'bøea'ciuo-hoe [[...]] 

cocktail party

雞尾酒會

kebuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'buun; (kuy'buun) [[...]] 

women's apartment, women's court, inner-house

閨門,閨中

køezef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'zef; køef'zef; (kef'wn) [[...]] 

chicken plague

雞瘟

• tiøh køezef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh kef'zef; tiøh køef'zef; (tiøh kef'wn) [[...]] 
  catch chicken plague
  患雞瘟

køezefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'zefng; køef'zefng [[...]] 

broth prepared by steaming chicken

雞精

køezherng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'zherng; køef'zherng [[...]] 

piece of split bamboo for chasing animals

雞筅

køechi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'chi; køef'chi [[...]] 

shopping streets, the downtown

街市

keciah cidhøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ciah cit hoex; kef'ciah cit'høex [[...]] 

live one year more

多活一年

køeciab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ciab; køef'ciab; (kef'zefng) [[...]] 

broth prepared by steaming chicken

雞汁,雞精

kef cyn hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cyn hør [[...]] 

much better

更好,好多了

• Tøsia, kin'afjit kef cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tøf'sia, kyn'ar'jit kef cyn hør. [[...]] 
  Thanks, I am much better today.
  多謝,今天好多了。

kef cyn kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cyn kuix [[...]] 

much more expensive

更貴,貴多了

kef cit pvoax kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef cit pvoax kuix; (kef kuix tuix'pvoax) [[...]] 

half again as much, a 50% price increase of

貴一半

køeciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'ciuo; køef'ciuo [[...]] 

chicken cooked with sesame seed oil and wine specially prepared for a woman during the first month after her confinement

麻油雞酒

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

chicken breasted

雞胸

kehøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'hoea; kef'høea [[...]] 

family property

家財,家產

ke'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'hofng [[...]] 

reputation as a family

家風(家庭的聲望)

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

chicken testis

雞的睪丸

køejiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'jiao; køef'jiao [[...]] 

chicken nail

雞爪

ke'kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kaq [[...]] 

census

戶口,戶籍

ke'kak'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kag'ar [[...]] 

small cock

小公雞

køekaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kaxn; køef'kaxn; (laam'seg, koxng'khvaf'ar) [[...]] 

sodomy

雞姦,男色

køekafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; køef'kafng; (kef'kag'ar) [[...]] 

rooster, cock

公雞

ke'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng; kef'kafng [[...]] 

additional work, need more work

費事

• Na bøe (mxbiern) ke'kafng, chviar lie ka goar afnny zøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na be (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx.; Na bøe (m'biern) kef'kafng, chviar lie ka goar arn'ny zøx. [[...]] 
  If it doesn't take excessive labor, please do it this way.
  假如不費事,請你幫我這樣做。

• Bøo ke'kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo kef'kafng. [[...]] 
  No trouble at all.
  不費事

ke'kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kaux; (kaf'kaux) [[...]] 

home discipline

家教

ke'kef hoxho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kef ho'ho [[...]] 

every family (house)

家家戶戶

Kex køef tøex køef pøef, kex kao tøex kao zao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kex kef toex kef poef, kex kao toex kao zao.; Kex køef tøex køef pøef, kex kao tøex kao zao. [[...]] 

If you married a rooster, you must fly as he does, if you married a hound, you must run as he does. — A wife must share the toils and troubles of her husband

嫁雞隨雞,嫁狗隨狗

køekhaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khaf; køef'khaf [[...]] 

chicken feet

雞腳

køekhalafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khaf'lafn; køef'khaf'lafn [[...]] 

hard areas on a fowl's foot

雞腳繭

køekha'taxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khaf'taxng; køef'khaf'taxng [[...]] 

jellied chicken feet gravy

雞腳凍

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