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ba [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba; (bat) [[...]] 

shut or cover tight, fast, get along well

緊,合得來

• Citsvix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid svix mngg kvoay be ba (bat).; Cid'svix mngg kvoay bøe ba (bat). [[...]] 
  This door doesn't close tightly.
  這扇門不能關緊。

• Cit'ee ab'afkoax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee ap'ar'koax khaxm be ba (bat).; Cid'ee ap'ar'koax khaxm bøe ba (bat). [[...]] 
  The cover on this box doesn't close tightly.
  這個盒子蓋不緊。

• Cid ee peng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee peeng'iuo kab goar cyn ba. [[...]] 
  I get along well with this friend.
  這個朋友跟我很合得來。

bagciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw [[...]] 

eye

眼睛

• bagciw bøe tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw be tngr'luun; bak'ciw bøe tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes immovable like when about to die, or in a long, steady stare, staring at something
  眼睛不能翻轉,直瞪眼。

• bagciw kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym [[...]] 
  sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, a keen eye
  眼睛亮

• bagciw kimkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw kym'kym [[...]] 
  very vivid or lively eyes, brilliant eyes, shiny eyes, spark-eyed
  睜著眼睛,眼睛張著

• Bagciw bøo kym, bøexhiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bak'ciw bøo kym, be'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang.; Bak'ciw bøo kym, bøe'hiao khvoax hør phvae laang. [[...]] 
  If your eyes are not sharp, you can't tell the difference between good and bad people.
  眼不亮,不會辨別好人壞人。

• Y bagciw kimkym, bøo teq khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw kym'kym, bøo teq khuxn. [[...]] 
  His eyes are wide open, he's not sleeping.
  他眼睛張著,沒睡。

• bagciw koax mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax mngg'lii [[...]] 
  said of a child's eyes not washed in the morning, bleary-eyed
  睡眼惺忪

• bagciw koax tawkaix, khvoartiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø boeq aix.; bak'ciw koax tao'kaix, khvoax'tiøh laang ee mih tø bøeq aix. [[...]] 
  He's selfish, every thing he sees, he wants.
  見了他人財物就想要,佔為己有。

• bagciw pehkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'khuy [[...]] 
  open the eyes
  張開眼睛

• bagciw pehkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw peq'kym [[...]] 
  open the eyes, wake up
  眼睛睜開

• Cid ee gyn'ar bagciw pehkym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu boeq ciah pviar.; Cid ee girn'ar bak'ciw peq'kym ciu bøeq ciah pviar. [[...]] 
  As soon as this kid opens his eyes, he wants to eat goodies.
  這個孩子眼睛一睜開就要吃餅。

• bagciw pefngpeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw perng'peh [[...]] 
  turning the white of the eyes, as in anger or when about to die
  眼睛翻白

• bagciw tiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tiafm [[...]] 
  eye is smarting because of a foreign object
  眼睛刺痛

• bagciw tngfluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw tngr'luun [[...]] 
  eyes turned to show the whites
  眼睛翻轉

• bagciw toaxsealuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw toa'sex'luie [[...]] 
  looking at things with uneven eyes, treat with partiality, partial
  私偏,不公

• bagciw phwphuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw phuo'phuo [[...]] 
  the eyes become blurred, sight grows dim, eyes not seeing clearly, as from old age, illness, or liquor
  眼睛朦朧

bagkviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'kviax [[...]] 

eye-glasses, spectacles

眼鏡

• koax bagkviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax bak'kviax [[...]] 
  wear spectacles, glasses
  戴眼鏡

bykoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'koax [[...]] 

divine by rice

米卦

buxnpog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'pog; (pog'koax) [[...]] 

consult a diviner, inquire by divination

問卜,卜卦

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

vegetable, green, food eaten with rice or alcoholic drinks

菜

• angphøezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'phoee'zhaix; aang'phøee'zhaix [[...]] 
  eggplant
  茄子

• zarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'zhaix; (Sux'zhoafn'zhaix) [[...]] 
  pickled vegetables, a style of cooking, e.g., Szechwan cooking
  榨菜(四川菜)

• chirnzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhaix [[...]] 
  food left over from a meal
  殘羹冷菜

• ciwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'zhaix [[...]] 
  dishes taken with wine
  下酒菜

• erngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'zhaix [[...]] 
  water convolvulus, vegetables with hollow stems and green leaves
  空心菜

• gøafzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo'ar'zhaix [[...]] 
  plant that swans eat
  鵝菜

• hexngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heng'zhaix [[...]] 
  edible red or green amaranth
  莧菜

• hoezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zhaix; (hoef'ar'zhaix) [[...]] 
  cauliflower
  花椰菜

• ka'boaqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'boah'zhaix; (kau'boah'zhaix) [[...]] 
  thick leaved beet
  茉仔菜

• keana'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'naa'ar'zhaix; (kex'nee'ar'zhaix) [[...]] 
  Chinese kale, a wrinkled leaf cabbage like vegetable
  芥藍菜

• khinzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiin'zhaix [[...]] 
  celery
  芹菜

• kiamzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam'zhaix [[...]] 
  pickled mustard green vegetable
  鹹菜

• kietthauzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'thaau'zhaix [[...]] 
  a vegetable with bulbous root like turnip, kohlrabi
  蕪菁菜,大頭菜

• kølee-zhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'lee'zhaix; køf'lee-zhaix [[...]] 
  cabbage, and its derivatives the cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale
  甘藍,高麗菜

• koarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zhaix [[...]] 
  mustard, mustard root, often pickled
  芥菜

• kwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuo'zhaix [[...]] 
  Chinese leek
  韭菜

• pausimpeqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'sym'peh'zhaix; (paw'sym'peh'ar) [[...]] 
  Chinese cabbage
  包心白菜

• peqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'zhaix [[...]] 
  Chinese cabbage
  白菜

• thngsi'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngf'sii'ar'zhaix [[...]] 
  kind of cabbage with leaves shaped like a tea spoon
  湯匙菜,青江菜

• phaozhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaux'zhaix [[...]] 
  Chinese style pickled vegetable, a treated vegetable root from Szechwan
  泡菜

• pøeleng'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poef'leeng'ar'zhaix; pøef'leeng'ar'zhaix [[...]] 
  spinach
  菠菜

• tang'øf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'øf; (tafng'øf'zhaix) [[...]] 
  edible garland chrysanthemum
  茼蒿

• tauxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tau'zhaix [[...]] 
  bean sprouts
  豆芽

chiwcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'cie [[...]] 

ring

戒指

• koax chiwcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax chiuo'cie [[...]] 
  wear a ring
  戴戒指

chiwkhoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'khoaan [[...]] 

bracelet

手鐲

• koax chiwkhoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax chiuo'khoaan [[...]] 
  wear a bracelet
  戴手鐲

chiwloong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'loong; (chiuo'thøx) [[...]] 

gloves

手套

• koax chiwloong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax chiuo'loong [[...]] 
  wear gloves
  戴手套

• pag chiwloong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pag chiuo'loong [[...]] 
  pull off gloves
  脫手套

chiwpiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'piør [[...]] 

wrist watch

手錶

• koax chiwpiør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax chiuo'piør [[...]] 
  wear a wrist watch
  戴手錶

zhuokoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'koax [[...]] 

the roof (Lit. house cover)

屋頂

ciamkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'koax; (pog'koax) [[...]] 

divine, tell fortunes by means of the eight diagrams

占卦,卜卦

ciamkoax sngrmia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'koax sngx'mia; (pog'koax sngx'mia) [[...]] 

tell one's fortune by divination

占卦算命

cidbea koax liafng'voaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'bea koax liarng'voaf [[...]] 

a woman with two husbands (Lit. a horse with two saddles)

一女配兩夫

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

lift to one side, raise up, to open a book or lid of a box

掀,翻開

• hiefn ab'afkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn ap'ar'koax [[...]] 
  take off the cover of a box
  掀盒子蓋

• Chviar lirn hiefn texchid phvy (iah). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar lirn hiefn te'chid phvy (iah). [[...]] 
  Please turn to page seven.
  請你們翻開第七頁。

• hiefn zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn zheq [[...]] 
  open a book
  翻書

• hiefn zhuoterng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn zhux'terng [[...]] 
  take the roof off a house
  掀屋頂

• hiefn phøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn phoe; hiefn phøe; (hiefn phe) [[...]] 
  throw off the quilt
  翻開被子

hienkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn'koax [[...]] 

take the cover

翻蓋子

hongkhofng koarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong'khofng koax'hø [[...]] 

registered air mail

航空掛號

itsy putkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'sy pud'koax [[...]] 

not a stitch on, stark naked

一絲不掛

viuthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'thaau [[...]] 

sheep head

羊頭

• Koax viuthaau bøe kawbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Koax viuu'thaau be kao'baq; Koax viuu'thaau bøe kao'baq [[...]] 
  sell dog meat while hanging a sheep's head outside the shop as advertisement — to cheat
  掛羊頭賣狗肉

kaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix; (koax) [[...]] 

mustard plant. (see "koa" for other words)

芥

kankhor-zexkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'khor'ze'koax; kafn'khor-ze'koax [[...]] 

unwilling

心不甘情不願

khax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khax; (khaux, khox) [[...]] 

rap, knock gently (as to knock off cigarette ash)

扣,敲

• Sviuafkoax khax khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sviw'ar'koax khax khie'laai. [[...]] 
  Knock the top of that off (with a hammer)
  箱蓋敲下來

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

cover, spread one thing over another, to hide, affix (a seal)

蓋

• khaxm ab'afkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaxm ap'ar'koax [[...]] 
  put the lid on the box
  蓋盒子蓋

khaxm zhuoterng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaxm zhux'terng; (khaxm zhux'koax) [[...]] 

roof a building

蓋屋頂

kharmkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaxm'koax [[...]] 

cover

蓋上蓋子

khankoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'koax [[...]] 

be concerned for, feel anxious about

牽掛

khøef`nih bøo kharmkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khef'nih bøo khaxm'koax; khøef`nih bøo khaxm'koax [[...]] 

Good for nothing. Useless lout! (Lit. The river has no cover — so it's easy for you to go throw yourself in.)

河流沒蓋蓋子(比喻人沒用,可跳河死)

khoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoax; (koax) [[...]] 

hang up, suspend, to worry, think of, anxious

掛

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

lid, cover, cap (of a bottle)

蓋子

• kharmkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaxm'koax [[...]] 
  put the lid on
  蓋蓋子

• hienkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiefn'koax [[...]] 
  take off a loose lid or cover (of a cooking pan)
  掀蓋子

• khuy koarn'afkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuy koaxn'ar'koax [[...]] 
  take the cap off a bottle
  開瓶蓋子

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

divination

卦

• piernkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn'koax [[...]] 
  break one's promise
  變卦

• poaqkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'koax [[...]] 
  divine by tortoise-shell
  卜卦

• pokkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pog'koax [[...]] 
  cast a horoscope
  卜卦

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

hang up, suspend, dwell on, to register, to wear (a ring or glasses)

掛,戴

• koax toax piahnih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax toax piaq'nih [[...]] 
  Hang (a picture) on the wall.
  掛在牆上

• koax toax simkvoathaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax toax sym'kvoaf'thaau [[...]] 
  weigh on one's mind
  掛在心頭

koax bagkviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax bak'kviax; (koax chiuo'cie, koax chiuo'piør) [[...]] 

wear glasses (ring, wrist watch)

戴眼鏡(戒指,手錶)

koax befvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax bea'voaf [[...]] 

wear a saddle

掛馬鞍

koarzefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zefng [[...]] 

wall clock

掛鐘

koarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zhaix [[...]] 

mustard-plant

芥菜

koarzhaecie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zhaix'cie [[...]] 

mustard seed

芥菜子

koax ciaupaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax ciaw'paai [[...]] 

hang up a sign-board

掛招牌

koarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'hø [[...]] 

register (a letter), to register (at a hospital)

掛號

• tvoaf hoarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tvoaf hoax'hø [[...]] 
  single registration
  單掛號

• siafng-koarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng koax'hø; siafng-koax'hø [[...]] 
  registration with return receipt
  雙掛號

koarhøxhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'hø'huix [[...]] 

registration fee (hospital)

掛號費

koarhø-phøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'hø'phef; koax'hø-phøef [[...]] 

registered letter

掛號信

koarhøxsixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'hø'sixn [[...]] 

registered letter

掛號信

koarix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'ix [[...]] 

anxious about, to mind

掛意

koax viuthaau bøe kawbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax viuu'thaau be kao'baq; koax viuu'thaau bøe kao'baq [[...]] 

sell dog meat while hanging sheep's head outside the shop as advertisement — to cheat

掛羊頭賣狗肉

koarkaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'kaw [[...]] 

coupling links

掛鉤

koarkhag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'khag [[...]] 

meat with shell

連殼

koarkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'kui [[...]] 

pregnant, said in blame of unmarried woman, swollen ear (of grain about to burst, just before "chhut-sui"

大肚子,懷孕,充穗

koarkud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'kud [[...]] 

meat with bone, satirize (talk)

肉連骨頭,講話帶刺

koarli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'li [[...]] 

be worried or anxious about

掛慮

koarliam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'liam; (khoax'liam) [[...]] 

be anxious about, have on one's mind

掛念

koarmiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'miaa [[...]] 

only in name, nominally

掛名

koarmiaa ee angbor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'miaa ee afng'bor [[...]] 

husband and wife only in name

掛名的夫妻

koarpaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'paai [[...]] 

hang out a signboard, go into practice (said of lawyers, doctors), to hang out a bulletin board listing the current exchange rates

掛牌

koarsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'sym [[...]] 

troubled in mind, to worry

掛心

koartoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'too [[...]] 

wall map, picture or scroll to illustrate a book

掛圖

kui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kui; (hoaai) [[...]] 

bosom, contain, pregnant, swollen

懷

• koarkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'kui [[...]] 
  be in ear, ear grain ready to burst out of its sheath, pregnant
  懷孕

Laggøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lak'goeh; Lak'gøeh [[...]] 

June, the sixth month

六月

• Laggoeh cit luii, teq kawthay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lak'goeh cit luii, teq kao'thay; Lak'gøeh cit luii, teq kao'thay [[...]] 
  thunder in the 6th month keeps away many (nine) typhoons
  六月一雷,壓九颱

• Laggoeh koarzhaix kea uxsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lak'goeh koax'zhaix kea u'sym; Lak'gøeh koax'zhaix kea u'sym. [[...]] 
  mustard green in the sixth month looks like it is solid — insincere
  貓哭耗子假慈悲

li [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li; (lu) [[...]] 

anxiety, concern of mind, doubt, suspicious, thoughts, anxious, solicitous, suspicious, doubtful, thoughtful, be anxious, be concerned about, feel sad, to plan, devise

慮

• iuli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'li [[...]] 
  think anxiously about
  憂慮

• khøfli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'li [[...]] 
  thing over, consider
  考慮

• korli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'li [[...]] 
  mind, pay attention to
  顧慮

• koarli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'li [[...]] 
  be anxious
  掛慮

lui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lui [[...]] 

involve, implicate, involvement, owe, trouble, be in debt, tired, weary

累

• koarlui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'lui [[...]] 
  anxieties
  掛累

• lienlui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lieen'lui [[...]] 
  involve, implicate
  連累

• siuxlui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu'lui [[...]] 
  be involved (in another's affairs)
  受牽累

• thoalui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoaf'lui [[...]] 
  cause obstruction or impediment, involve
  拖累

Pasukoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Paf'sw'koax [[...]] 

Pasch (Catholic)

巴斯卦

patkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pad'koax [[...]] 

the EIGHT DIAGRAMS, consisting of an arrangement of single and divided lines in eight groups of three lines, used as an amulet

八卦

piernkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piexn'koax [[...]] 

break one's promise, change one's mind

變卦

poaqkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poah'koax [[...]] 

divine with turtle shells, to divine by the Eight Diagrams

卜卦

pokciawkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pog'ciao'koax [[...]] 

divine by having a bird pick out one lot from several

卜鳥卦

pokkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pog'koax [[...]] 

cast a horoscope, tell fortunes

卜卦

siafng-koarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siafng'koax'hø; siafng-koax'hø [[...]] 

registered mail with a return receipt

雙掛號

tafn-koarhø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafn koax'hø; tafn-koax'hø [[...]] 

single registered mail, which does not require the post office to deliver the recipient's acknowledgment to the sender

單掛號

teq ciawafkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq ciao'ar'koax [[...]] 

prognosticate by having a bird pick out one or other lot out of several

卜鳥卦

tviafkoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tviar'koax [[...]] 

lid of a rice boiler

鍋蓋

too [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: too [[...]] 

picture, map, drawing, chart, diagram, plan, to plan, to scheme, conspire, to desire

圖

• koartoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'too [[...]] 
  wall map, chart or picture
  掛圖

• oextoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'too [[...]] 
  draw pictures
  畫圖

• tøextoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: te'too; tøe'too [[...]] 
  map
  地圖

• thamtoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thafm'too [[...]] 
  desire greedily, to plot or intrigue for gain
  貪圖

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