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a'phiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn [[...]] 

opium

鴉片

• a'phiernhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn'hwn [[...]] 
  opium prepared for smoking
  鴉片煙

• a'phiernhunzhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn'hwn'zhoef; af'phiexn'hwn'zhøef [[...]] 
  opium pipe
  鴉片煙管

• a'phiernkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn'kuie [[...]] 
  opium fiend
  鴉片鬼

• a'phiernsiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn'siefn [[...]] 
  opium addict, skinny person, bag of bones, scarecrow
  鴉片鬼,瘦皮猴

• a'phiexn tiorngtogciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'phiexn tioxng'tok'ciar [[...]] 
  opium addict
  鴉片中毒者

armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo [[...]] 

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. [[...]] 
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

bengzhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'zhux; (miaa'zhux) [[...]] 

position in a list of names

名次

• Bengzhux paai te kuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Beeng'zhux paai te kuie? [[...]] 
  Where do you rank?
  排第幾名次?

bixnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sek [[...]] 

know by sight, familiar with

面熟,面善

• Cyn zøe laang ee tiongkafn, u kuye'ar bixnsek ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ze laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang.; Cyn zøe laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang. [[...]] 
  There are a few familiar face among many people.
  很多人中間,有幾個面熟的。

bø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bø; (bø'ar, ciøh'bø) [[...]] 

mill, millstone

磑,石磨

• øebø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef'bø; øef'bø [[...]] 
  turn a mill, as by hand
  推磨

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  If you have money, you can even make devils turn a mill. Money talks.
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

bøo kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kuie jit zeeng [[...]] 

not many days ago

幾天前

• Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taipag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo kuie jit zeeng u khix Taai'pag. [[...]] 
  Not many days previously I went to Taipei.
  幾天前我到台北去了。

za'bofkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kuie [[...]] 

female ghost, demoness

女鬼

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

floors (stories) of a building, steps of a ladder or staircase

層

• svaf zaxn laau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf zaxn laau [[...]] 
  three storied building
  三層樓

• Lie toax ti te kuie zaxn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie toax ti te kuie zaxn? [[...]] 
  What floor do you live on?
  你住在第幾樓?

zabkuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'kuie? [[...]] 

How many more than ten? (between eleven to nineteen), Which day of the second decade in the month?

十幾?

zex kuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex kuie? [[...]] 

How many months over one year of age?

一週歲又幾個月?

zeakuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'kuie [[...]] 

sacrifice to the ghosts

祭鬼

zhøef kuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef kuie?; zhøef kuie? [[...]] 

Which of the first ten days is it?

初幾 ?

chionghoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'hoan [[...]] 

offend a superior or an elder

沖犯

• chionghoaxntiøh kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'hoan'tiøh kuie [[...]] 
  meet with a demon
  沖犯了鬼

zho'kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'kafng [[...]] 

unskilled laborer

粗工

• Kin'afjit aix chviax kuye'ar zho'kafng laai pviarsaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kyn'ar'jit aix chviax kuie'ee'ar zhof'kafng laai pviax'saux. [[...]] 
  Today we must hire a few laborers to come and clean the place up.
  今天得雇幾個粗工來打掃。

zhutkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kuie; (zhud'khuie) [[...]] 

derail, behave contrary to normal pattern

出軌

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

money, cash

錢

• uxcvilaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'cvii'laang [[...]] 
  wealthy man
  有錢人

• U cvii sae kuie ia e ebø. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii sae kuie ia e ef'bø. [[...]] 
  Money talks. (Lit. If you have money, you can make a devil turn the mill for you.)
  有錢能使鬼推磨。

• cvii siekhaf, laang nng khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii six'khaf, laang nng khaf [[...]] 
  Don't run after it, you can't catch it. (Lit. Money has four legs to your two.)
  錢四腳,人只有兩腳,賺錢不易。

cvikuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii'kuie [[...]] 

greedy person

愛錢如命

ciamzuie-oaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaam'zuie'oaan; ciaam'zuie-oaan; (zuie'kuie'ar) [[...]] 

diver, frogman

潛水員,水鬼

cioksuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'suu [[...]] 

congratulatory address or message

祝詞(辭)

• Chviar sinhu korng kuykuo'ar cioksuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chviar siin'hu korng kuie'kux'ar ciog'suu. [[...]] 
  Father will you please say a few words of congratulation
  請神父講幾句祝詞。

cid kuie jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid kuie jit [[...]] 

these last few days

這幾天

• Cid kuie jit thvikhix cyn joah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kuie jit thvy'khix cyn joah [[...]] 
  The weather these last few days has been very hot.
  這幾天天氣很熱。

citkuynii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cid'kuie'nii [[...]] 

these few years

這幾年

ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw [[...]] 

section (of fruit)

塊

• Cid liap onglaai bøeq phoax zøx kuie ciw? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid liap oong'laai boeq phoax zøx kuie ciw?; Cid liap oong'laai bøeq phoax zøx/zøex kuie ciw? [[...]] 
  Into how many pieces do we want to divide this pineapple?
  這個鳳梨要切成幾塊?

ciwkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'kuie [[...]] 

drunkard, an alcoholic

酒鬼

cviu kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu kuie'tø [[...]] 

make steady headway, run smoothly

上軌道

zørkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kuie [[...]] 

be a ghost or demon, cause trouble secretly, be a bad or evil person

做鬼

zørkuie zørkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'kuie zøx'koaix [[...]] 

very crafty and injurious, with pretense of honesty or friendship

搞鬼作怪

zok'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zog'hoad [[...]] 

resort to magic arts, way of doing things, course of action, practice

作法

• Tøxsu teq zok'hoad kvoafkuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tø'su teq zog'hoad kvoar'kuie. [[...]] 
  The Taoist priest is exorcising a devil.
  道士在做法驅鬼。

zuykuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kuie [[...]] 

water goblin, (slang) frogman

水鬼

zuykuie kiøx kauthøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kuie kiøx kaw'thex; zuie'kuie kiøx kaw'thøex [[...]] 

ghost of drowned A tempting B to commit suicide in order to take A's place by transmigration

水鬼找替身

Zuykuie kiøx paysui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui [[...]] 

bad company getting you onto trouble (Lit. water ghost encouraging individual to jump into water and drown)

壞人的邀請

• Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuykuie kiøx paysui, bøo høftai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn maix ciøf y, zoaan cit koar zuie'kuie kiøx pae'sui, bøo hør'tai. [[...]] 
  Don't come looking for him, you always get him into trouble, you never do anything good.
  你們不用來找他,都是一些壞事,不會有好事。

hagkib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'kib [[...]] 

class, grade

學級

• Lirn haghau u kuie hagkib ? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn hak'hau u kuie hak'kib ? [[...]] 
  How many grade levels does your school have?
  你們學校有幾學級?

han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han [[...]] 

boundary, a limit, to limit

限

• han svaf jit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han svaf jit [[...]] 
  within three days' time
  限三天

• haxnjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han'jit; (han'kii, han'sii) [[...]] 
  limited number of days, a limited term or length time
  限日子(期,時)

• bu'han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'han [[...]] 
  unlimited, boundless
  無限

• iwhan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'han [[...]] 
  there is a limit, not very much or many
  有限

• Han kuie jit? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Han kuie jit? [[...]] 
  Within how many days?
  限幾天?

gisym sefng armkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'sym sefng axm'kuie [[...]] 

suspicion creates imaginary fears (Lit. suspicious heart imagines ghosts)

疑心生暗鬼

gisiin gikuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'siin gii'kuie [[...]] 

have unnecessary suspicions

疑神疑鬼

gøxkhuie zuxsad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gø'khuie zu'sad; (gø'kuie zu'sad) [[...]] 

commit suicide by throwing oneself on a railroad

臥軌自殺

hengzofng kuypix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'zofng kuie'pix [[...]] 

secretive movements, said of a person of dubious background, of many secrets and of doubtful character

形蹤詭秘

hvixkhafng kuyar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvi'khafng kuie'ar [[...]] 

ear drum (slang)

耳鼓膜

hiongkuykuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hioong'kuie'kuie [[...]] 

very fierce looking

兇巴巴的

hoaai kuythay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaai kuie'thay [[...]] 

cherish evil schemes, or dark plots, be conscious of guilt

懷鬼胎

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

foreign, barbarous, take turns, aborigines, order in a series, a time

番,不 講理,號

• Y cyn hoafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn hoafn. [[...]] 
  He is very barbarous or unreasonable.
  他很不講理。

• Kuie hoafn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie hoafn? [[...]] 
  What number in a series?
  幾號?

• Tiøh lie ee hoafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiøh lie ee hoafn. [[...]] 
  It's your turn.
  該你了

hoaxntiøqkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan'tiøh'kuie [[...]] 

to see or meet a ghost

遇到鬼

høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex; høex; (hex, soex) [[...]] 

person's age

歲

• Lie kuie høex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuie hoex?; Lie kuie høex? [[...]] 
  How old are you?
  你幾歲?

hunkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'kuie [[...]] 

heavy smoker, opium smoker

煙鬼

iao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao; (iao'kuo, iao'køq) [[...]] 

still

還,仍舊,仍然

• Y iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) teq ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) teq ciah. [[...]] 
  He is still eating.
  他還在吃。

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) zafzar, mxbiern kvoafkirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) zar'zar, m'biern kvoar'kirn. [[...]] 
  It's still early, no need to hurry
  還早,不用急。

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) bøo kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) bøo kaux [[...]] 
  This isn't enough yet.
  還不夠

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) u cyn ze khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) u cyn ze khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  There is a lot of work yet to be done.
  還有很多工作。

• Goar ka y korng kuyna pae, y iao (iawkuo) mxthviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ka y korng kuie'na pae, y iao (iao'kuo) m'thviaf. [[...]] 
  I advised (told) him several times, but he still would not listen to me.
  我勸他好幾次,他還是不聽。

iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kuie [[...]] 

hungry demons, spirits of those who have no one to offer sacrifices for them, a glutton, greedy

餓鬼,饞嘴

• Cid ee gyn'ar cyn iaukuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar cyn iaw'kuie. [[...]] 
  This kid is very greedy.
  這個孩子很 饞嘴。

iaumoo kuykoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'moo kuie'koaix [[...]] 

evil spirits of all kinds

妖魔鬼怪

imboo kuykex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'boo kuie'kex [[...]] 

dark and crafty schemes

陰謀詭計

yn kuie jip theh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn kuie jip theh [[...]] 

invite ghosts into one's home — employ a person who afterwards proves very injurious

引狼入室

jixkuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'kuie?; (ji'zap'kuie?) [[...]] 

how many above twenty? Which day of the last decade of the month?

二十幾?

jiin putty, kuie putkag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin pud'ty, kuie pud'kag [[...]] 

without the knowledge of anybody else, secretly, unbeknown to others.

人不知鬼不覺

jiin siao kuie tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin siao kuie tai [[...]] 

young but tricky, young but ambitious

人小鬼大

ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng [[...]] 

home, family, household

家庭

• Lie ee ka'teeng u kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kaf'teeng u kuie ee laang? [[...]] 
  How many members are there in your family?
  你的家庭有幾個人?

kay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kay [[...]] 

stairs, flight of steps, story of a building, class (as social classes), grade or rank

階,層,樓

• Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u kuie kay (zaxn)? [[...]] 
  How many stories are there in that building?
  那棟房子有幾層?

• Goar bøeq khix go kay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq khix go kay.; Goar bøeq khix go kay. [[...]] 
  I am going to the fifth floor.
  我要上五樓。

kankuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'kuie [[...]] 

deceitful, cunning, sly

奸詭

kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux; (tøx) [[...]] 

arrive, to reach (a place, time, quantity), come to an end (a finish) — at games of cards etc.

到

• iawbøe kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao'boe kaux; iao'bøe kaux [[...]] 
  has not arrived yet
  還沒到

• tuix Taitiofng kaux Taipag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix Taai'tiofng kaux Taai'pag [[...]] 
  from Taichung to Taipei
  從台中到台北

• Lie kaux kuie moar (pae)`af? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kaux kuie moar (pae)`af? [[...]] 
  How many games (of cards, mah-jongg etc.) have you won?
  你和了(贏了) 幾把?

kefkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'kuie [[...]] 

pretend

假裝,裝鬼

kefkuie kefkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kea'kuie kea'koaix [[...]] 

feign to be a devil or a monster — pretend or feign (not to know, to be ill, deaf, dumb)

裝瘋賣傻

• Maix kefkuie kefkoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Maix kea'kuie kea'koaix. [[...]] 
  Don't pretend that you don't know!
  不要裝瘋賣傻。

khip'hied-kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khib'hied'kuie; khib'hied-kuie [[...]] 

vampire

吸血鬼

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

dollar, the measure for bars, wooden logs. When "chit kho" is used in place of "chit ki" it gives the impression of "big"

塊(錢), 根

• cidkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'khof; (cit'khof'giin) [[...]] 
  Lit. one piece of silver — one dollar
  一塊錢

• Hid khof ka goar phaq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khof ka goar phaq. [[...]] 
  That guy hit me.
  那傢伙打我。

• khoid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof'id; khof'id; (khof'ji, khof'svaf) [[...]] 
  one dollar and ten cents (twenty cents, thirty cents)
  一塊一(一塊二,一塊三)

• kuie khof? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie khof? [[...]] 
  How many dollars?
  幾塊錢?

• khof kuie? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof kuie? [[...]] 
  One dollar and how many cents?
  一塊幾?

• zha'khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'khof [[...]] 
  bog of firewood
  木頭

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

squat, to crouch, to go to the toilet

蹲

• Y cym'ar khuu lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cirm'ar khuu lef. [[...]] 
  He is now squatting.
  他現在蹲著。

• Y cym'ar teq khuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cirm'ar teq khuu. [[...]] 
  He is in the toilet.
  他現在在廁所。

• Y zaykhie khuu kuyna pae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zae'khie khuu kuie'na pae. [[...]] 
  He went to the toilet several times this morning.
  他早上上了好幾次廁所。

khukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khw'kuie; (kvoar'kuie) [[...]] 

exorcise evil spirits

驅鬼

khuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuie; (kuie) [[...]] 

rut, a track, a path, an orbit

軌

khuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuie; (kuie) [[...]] 

feign, crafty, cunning

詭

khuykex-tøtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuie'kex tøf'toafn; khuie'kex-tøf'toafn; (kuie'kex-tøf'toafn) [[...]] 

full of schemes and tricks

詭計多端

kiedkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiet'kuie [[...]] 

intelligent and cunning

又聰明又狡猾

kiawkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'kuie; (kiao'siefn) [[...]] 

confirmed gambler

賭鬼

køf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf [[...]] 

pole (especially of bamboo)

篙

• tekkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'køf [[...]] 
  bamboo pole
  竹竿

• tekkøkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'køf'kuie [[...]] 
  very tall thin ghost, very tall thin fellow
  長腿鬼,瘦長的人

• kikøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'køf [[...]] 
  flagpole
  旗桿

• tiørkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøx'køf [[...]] 
  fishing pole
  釣竿

kvoar kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvoar'kuie [[...]] 

drive out demons

趕鬼,驅鬼

køq bøo kuyjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køq bøo kuie jit; køq bøo kuie'jit [[...]] 

not many days from now

再過幾天

Korng laang, laang kaux, korng kuie, kuie kaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Korng laang, laang kaux, korng kuie, kuie kaux. [[...]] 

Speak of a person and he comes, speak of the devil and he appears, speak of angels, and you can hear the flutes of their wings

說曹操,曹操到

kuie (''measure'') ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie (''measure'') ar [[...]] 

little, a small quantity of something. May be used together with cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia

幾 ...

• cyu kuie (''measure'') ar naxtvia (niaxnia) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'u kuie (''measure'') ar na'tvia (nia'nia) [[...]] 
  little, a small quantity of something.
  只有 ...而已

• Goar cyu kuykho'ar naxtvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cie'u kuie'khof'ar na'tvia. [[...]] 
  I have only a little money.
  我只有幾塊錢而已。

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

spirits of the dead, ghost, goblin, devil, demons

鬼

• ciwkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'kuie [[...]] 
  drunkard
  酒鬼

• zuykuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'kuie [[...]] 
  ghost of a drowned person
  水鬼

• iaukuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'kuie [[...]] 
  hungry demons, greedy
  餓鬼,貪嘴,嘴饞

• kiawkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'kuie [[...]] 
  confirmed gambler
  賭鬼

• lahsapkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq'sab'kuie [[...]] 
  dirty, unclean, unfair
  骯髒鬼

• mo'kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moo'kuie [[...]] 
  the Devil, Satan
  魔鬼

kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie; (kie) [[...]] 

How many? How much? a few, a little or somewhat (only used in combination)

幾,多少

• Kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie ee laang? [[...]] 
  How many persons ?
  幾個人?

• Kuie ee cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie ee cvii? [[...]] 
  How much money?
  多少錢?

• Kuie hwn? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kuie hwn? [[...]] 
  How many minutes? What's the score?
  幾分?

• Lie kuie høex? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuie hoex?; Lie kuie høex? [[...]] 
  How old are you?
  你幾歲?

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

rut, track, path, an orbit, the axle of a wheel : thus — a rule, law

軌

• zhutkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kuie [[...]] 
  derail, behave contrary to normal pattern
  出軌

• putkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'kuie [[...]] 
  irregular, illegal, rebellious
  不軌

kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie; (khuie) [[...]] 

cunning, malicious, to cheat

詭

• kankuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'kuie [[...]] 
  very deceitful and rascally, esp. of a man who deceives both sides for his own gain
  奸詭

kuy'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'ar; (siør'kuie) [[...]] 

little ghost, demon, common inferior ghost

小鬼

kuyafhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'ar'hoea; kuie'ar'høea [[...]] 

ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp, swamp fire

鬼火

kuyafhofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'ar'hofng [[...]] 

sudden, strange, violent squall or gale

鬼風,狂風

kuie zap? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie zap? [[...]] 

How many tens (less than a hundred implied)? Several tens (less than a hundred)

幾十?

kuie huxsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie hu'syn [[...]] 

possessed by demons

鬼附身

kuyhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'huun [[...]] 

spirit of those departed

鬼魂

kuyvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'vii [[...]] 

how much?

幾塊錢

kuie jit zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie jit zeeng [[...]] 

How many days ago?

幾天前

• Lie kuie jit zeeng tngflaai? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kuie jit zeeng tngr'laai? [[...]] 
  How many days ago did you return?
  你幾天前回來?

kuykex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'kex; (khuie'kex) [[...]] 

crafty plans, plots

詭計

kuykex-tøtoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'kex tøf'toafn; kuie'kex-tøf'toafn [[...]] 

full of schemes and tricks, very tricky, crafty

詭計多端

kuykoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'koaix [[...]] 

ghosts and goblins

鬼怪

kuykuie suixsui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'kuie sui'sui [[...]] 

very deceitful and intriguing, stealthy, furtive, secretive

鬼鬼祟祟

kuymngg-koafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'mngg'koafn; kuie'mngg-koafn [[...]] 

front door of Hades

鬼門關

kuyna (M) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'na (M) [[...]] 

almost the same meaning as kuie+(measure)+ar, but gives an impression of a little larger quantity, so, we may not use cyu kuie+(measure)+ar naxtvia together with this expression.

好幾 …

• Goar u kuyna khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u kuie'na khof. [[...]] 
  I have some money.
  我有好幾塊錢。

kuyoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'oe [[...]] 

outright lies

鬼話

kuyoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'oong [[...]] 

prince or ruler of demons

鬼王

kuypoe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'poe? [[...]] 

how frequent, many times?

幾倍?

kuysii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'sii [[...]] 

whenever

幾時

kuysviaa? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'sviaa? [[...]] 

what per cent?

幾成?

kuysiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'siin [[...]] 

ghosts and spirits, demons and gods

鬼神

kuythay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'thay [[...]] 

stomach distended so as to give the appearance of pregnancy, dark schemes

鬼胎

kuythaau kuynao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'thaau kuie'nao [[...]] 

crafty, cunning, wily, ludicrous, outlandish

鬼頭鬼腦

kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'tø [[...]] 

guiding track, orbit, railway, tramway

軌道

• cviu kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviu kuie'tø [[...]] 
  make steady headway, function (run) smoothly
  上軌道

• lixkhuy kuytø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: li'khuy kuie'tø [[...]] 
  run off the track (a matter)
  離開軌道

kuyui? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'ui? [[...]] 

How many persons?

幾位?

lahsapkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq'sab'kuie [[...]] 

dirty, unclean, soiled, mean, base, low, foul, unfair

骯髒,髒鬼

liah khvoarbai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liah khvoax'bai [[...]] 

measure by spans

量一量,測一測

• kuyliah? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuie'liah? [[...]] 
  How many spans?
  幾掌長?

liu kuyna pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liu kuie'na pae [[...]] 

reviewed or repeated many times

復習好幾次

loxngkuie loxngkoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: long'kuie long'koaix [[...]] 

set people against one another by carrying tales, cause others to quarrel, tease dogs and make them fight

挑撥離間

mxzay thvite kuie kyn tang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay thvy'te kuie kyn tang [[...]] 

He doesn't know how heavy the heavens and earth are. — He doesn't know anything.

不知天高地厚

moo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moo [[...]] 

malignant spirit, demon, devil, evil spirit, wizard, witch

魔

• iaumoo kuykoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'moo kuie'koaix [[...]] 
  malignant demons and devils
  妖魔鬼怪

• okmoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: og'moo [[...]] 
  goblin
  惡魔

• pvexmoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pve'moo; pve/pvi'moo [[...]] 
  delirium
  病魔

mo'kuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moo'kuie [[...]] 

devil

魔鬼

mo'kuyoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moo'kuie'oong [[...]] 

devil, Satan, the prince of evil

魔鬼王

mohpiahkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moq'piaq'kuie [[...]] 

eavesdropper

貼牆鬼,竊聽者

nauxkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nau'kuie [[...]] 

be haunted

鬧鬼

• Hid kefng zhux e nauxkuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux e nau'kuie. [[...]] 
  That house is haunted.
  那間房子會鬧鬼。

oaqtauh'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oah'tauq'ar; (oah'kuie'ar) [[...]] 

steel trap

捕獸器

• Iong oaqtauh'ar tngf niawchie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iong oah'tauq'ar tngf niao'chie; Iong oah'tauq'ar tngf niao'chie/zhuo [[...]] 
  use a steel box trap to catch a mouse
  用捕鼠器抓老鼠。

oanhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'huun; (oafn'kuie) [[...]] 

un-avenged ghost of a murdered man haunting the murderer

冤魂,冤鬼

oankuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'kuie [[...]] 

ghost of an un-avenged murdered man

冤鬼

oadkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oat'kuie; (oat'khuie) [[...]] 

go beyond what is proper, off the track

越軌

oeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oeh; oeh/uih; (uih, oa, hoa) [[...]] 

stroke in a Chinese character

劃

• Cid ji kuie oeh? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ji kuie oeh? [[...]] 
  How many strokes in this Chinese character?
  這字幾劃 ?

• pit'oeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'oeh; pid'oeh/uih [[...]] 
  strokes in a Chinese character
  筆劃

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