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aekox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'kox [[...]] 
take loving care of, customers' kind patronization of a store
愛顧
bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be; bøe [[...]] 
cannot, will not, expresses simple future improbability inherent in the nature of the subject, precedes an adjective to negate an undesirable quality like bitter or painful, the negative of "e"
不,不會
bøexkox`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kox'tid; bøe'kox`tid [[...]] 
unbearable, beyond endurance
不得了,顧不得
bengsuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'suu [[...]] 
noun
名詞
bengty korbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'ty kox'bun [[...]] 
ask about something one already knows
明知故問
bengty korhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'ty kox'hoan [[...]] 
willful offence, break a law purposely
明知故犯
biexnzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bien'zuo; (bin'zuo) [[...]] 
honor, one's face (in the figurative sense) or pride
面子
biefnhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biern'huix [[...]] 
free of charge, gratuitous, gratis
免費
binkafn korsu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'kafn kox'su [[...]] 
folk tale, folklore
民間故事
bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'phoee; bin'phøee [[...]] 
facial skin
面皮,臉皮
bøo guu sae bea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo guu sae bea [[...]] 
use the means at hand, make an adjustment (Lit. If there is no ox, then use a horse.)
無牛用馬耕,事出無奈
bøieen bøkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'ieen bøo'kox; (buu'ieen buu'kox) [[...]] 
without cause or reason, no relationship, without rhyme or reason
無緣無故
bøkox bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kox bin'phoee; bøo'kox bin'phøee [[...]] 
shameless, doesn't guard her (his) reputation, has no self-respect
不顧臉皮
bu'ieen-bukox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ieen buu'kox; buu'ieen-buu'kox; (bøo'ieen-bøo'kox) [[...]] 
without cause or reason, no kith and kin
無緣無故
bukox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'kox [[...]] 
without cause or reason
無故
bun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun [[...]] 
ask, inquire, investigate
zaixtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zai'tviuu [[...]] 
be present, on the spot
在場
zao zwkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao zuo'kox [[...]] 
lose a regular customer
主顧跑掉
zawsiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'siarm [[...]] 
escape, avoid, keep out of the way, secretly neglect one's duty
走避
zauthad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaw'thad [[...]] 
insult, maltreat
糟躂,凌侮
zeng'ia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'ia [[...]] 
eve, night before last
前夜
chviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviax; (kox) [[...]] 
employ, to hire
chviwkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviuo'kox [[...]] 
try to beat others in making purchases like in time of war, shopping rush
搶購
ciarkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'kox [[...]] 
avail oneself of an excuse or pretext
藉故
ciarkox thesii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciax'kox thef'sii [[...]] 
decline or reject with an excuse or pretext
藉故推辭
ciamcieen korhiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm'cieen kox'hiø [[...]] 
very cautious (Lit. look forward and backward)
瞻前顧後
ciaokox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'kox [[...]] 
take care of
照顧
ciaoluun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaux'luun; (luun'liuu) [[...]] 
take turns, in turn, by turns, in regular and proper succession
照輪,輪流
cioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioxng [[...]] 
separate, to screen, to shield, defend, to guard, a screen
zørphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'phvoa [[...]] 
be a companion
作伴
zwkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'kox [[...]] 
regular customer
主顧
Zwkox Siulie Hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuo'kox Siw'lie Hoe [[...]] 
SP: Sisters of Providence (Catholic)
主顧修女會
Zwkox Thoankaux Siulie Hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuo'kox Thoaan'kaux Siw'lie Hoe [[...]] 
PSC: Providence Srs. Catechists (Catholic)
主顧傳教修女會
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
efngkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: erng'kox [[...]] 
permanently fixed
永固
hagsut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'sut [[...]] 
arts and sciences, learning
學術
goankox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'kox [[...]] 
stubborn, obstinate, ultraconservative
頑固
hikox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hy'kox [[...]] 
fictitious, trumped up, invent, to frame
虛構
hiøxkox ci'iw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiø'kox cy'iw [[...]] 
worry about the past and the future
後顧之憂
høkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'kox [[...]] 
For what cause?
何故?
hoafnkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'kox [[...]] 
look back, to review, reflect, reflection
反顧
hoatlut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'lut [[...]] 
law
法律
høe'eklok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoee'eg'lok; høee'eg'lok; (hoee'kox'liok) [[...]] 
memoirs
回憶錄,回顧錄
huixkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hui'kox [[...]] 
be my customer, patronize my business establishment, your kindness, favor or patronage
惠顧
huxn pud korsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huxn pud kox'syn [[...]] 
do something regardless of personal safety
奮不顧身
iecix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'cix [[...]] 
will, volition
意志
i'iøh korbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'iøh kox'bun [[...]] 
medical adviser
醫藥顧問
ykox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'kox [[...]] 
already dead, the deceased, the late…
已故
ienkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'kox [[...]] 
reason, cause, relation, connection
緣故,關連
Itkiafm jixkox, bofng la'ar kiafm søefkhox. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Id'kiafm ji'kox, bofng laa'ar kiafm sea'khox.; Id'kiafm ji'kox, bofng/bof laa'ar kiafm søea'khox. [[...]] 
Kill two birds with one stone. Do one thing and effect two things. (Lit. While reaching for fresh-water clams in the water, get your clothes washed as a side effect.)
一舉兩得
itkiexn juu kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'kiexn juu kox [[...]] 
become fast friends at the first meeting
一見如故
Jidthaau chiah'viaxvia, suilaang kox sveamia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jit'thaau chiaq'via'via, suii'laang kox svex'mia.; Jit'thaau chiaq'via'via, suii'laang kox svix'mia. [[...]] 
Every family has their problems, everybody has to be responsible for the problems of their own life. (Lit. The sun is very hot, everyone has to protect his life.)
世風日下,各顧各的生命。
jukox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juu'kox [[...]] 
like an old friend (literally said of a new acquaintance), as it has always been, as usual
如故
kaizaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay'zaix [[...]] 
fortunately, luckily, lucky
僥倖,幸虧
kauthofng suxkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'thofng su'kox [[...]] 
traffic accident
交通事故
kvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvef; (kvy) [[...]] 
watch of the night, one fifth part of the night
khek'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheg'ix; (kox'ix) [[...]] 
do something with intensive attention (in order to achieve perfection or great success)
刻意
khiaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaxng [[...]] 
be good (clever) at
能幹,棒,善於
khvoarkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'kox [[...]] 
watch over, take care of
看顧
kikox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky'kox [[...]] 
organization, a mechanism, structure
機構
ki'tiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'tiofng [[...]] 
among them, among which
其中
kvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy; (kvef) [[...]] 
one fifth part of the night, a watch of the night (longer in winter than in summer)
kiamkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiafm'kox [[...]] 
look after both sides, take care of the needs of both parties
兼顧
kienkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiefn'kox [[...]] 
firm, secure, strong and lasting
堅固
kietkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'kox [[...]] 
structure, composition
結構
kiofngkox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiorng'kox [[...]] 
well-guarded, secure, firm
鞏固
kof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof; (kox) [[...]] 
purchase, to buy
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
strong, firm, sturdy, secure, fixed, stubborn, render stable
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
hire, to employ
雇,僱
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
reason, cause, old, ancient, the late, deceased, on purpose, for this reason
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch
顧,看顧
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
construct, build, to form
kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 
restrain, keep from office, close
korbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea; kox'bøea [[...]] 
purchase (literary expression)
購買
korbøeflek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bea'lek; kox'bøea'lek [[...]] 
purchasing power
購買力
kox bixnzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox bin'zuo; (kox thea'bin) [[...]] 
have a sense of honor
顧面子
kox bixnphøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox bin'phoee; kox bin'phøee [[...]] 
take care of one's reputation, have a sense of honor
顧面子
korbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'bun [[...]] 
advisor (as of a company), consultant, counselor
顧問
korbut-tiongsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'but'tiofng'sym; kox'but-tiofng'sym [[...]] 
shopping center for second-hand goods
購物中心
kox zeeng bøo kox au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox zeeng bøo kox au [[...]] 
Take care of what is in front of you but not what is behind you. — Not to consider consequences
顧前不顧後
kox zhuix bøo kox syn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox zhuix bøo kox syn [[...]] 
care only about food, careless about one's dress (appearance)
只顧吃的,不顧穿的
korcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'cioxng [[...]] 
hindrance, obstacle, difficulty, trouble, to break down
故障
korcib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'cib [[...]] 
remain attached to an opinion, insist, stubborn, obstinate
固執
korzø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'zø [[...]] 
build, structure, formation
構造
korzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'zuo [[...]] 
employer (This term is only used on official documents). In colloquial Taiwanese usually "thau-ke" is used. Under the influence of Mandarin "lau-pan" is frequently used
雇主
korhiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'hiofng [[...]] 
one's native place
故鄉
korhoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'hoan [[...]] 
willful offense, offend willfully
故犯
kor'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'ix [[...]] 
intentional, purposely, on purpose, deliberately
故意
koriuo bunhoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'iuo buun'hoax [[...]] 
traditional culture (of a nation)
固有文化
korjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'jieen [[...]] 
even though
固然
korkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'kef [[...]] 
take care of one's family
顧家
korkvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'kvef [[...]] 
keep watch
守更
korkve'ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'kvef'ee [[...]] 
watchman
更夫
korkheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'kheq [[...]] 
customer (of a shop)
顧客
korkhi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'khi [[...]] 
scruples, fear
顧忌
korkhiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'khiafm [[...]] 
modest, humble (Lit. over modest)
過謙,謙遜
korkiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox'kiofng [[...]] 
former palace
故宮
Korkiofng Phokbudvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kox'kiofng Phog'but'vi [[...]] 
National Palace Museum (housing China's art treasures)
故宮博物院