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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。

arngto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axng'to [[...]] 

cunning, crafty, deceitful

陰險

• Høfkhafng ee ia mxkvar pøx cide, lie sidzai cyn arngto. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hør'khafng ee ia m'kvar pøx cit'e, lie sit'zai cyn axng'to. [[...]] 
  Even good news you don't dare to let me know, you certainly are crafty.
  好事也不敢通告一下,你實在很陰險。

bagzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'zeeng; (bak'ciw-zeeng) [[...]] 

before the eyes, in sight, at present

眼前,目前

• Mxkvar toax hauxtviuo ee bagciuzeeng ciah hwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'kvar toax hau'tviuo ee bak'ciw'zeeng ciah hwn. [[...]] 
  I don't dare smoke in front of the principal.
  不敢在校長的眼前吸煙。

zhutchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'chiuo [[...]] 

buy, put forth the hand, to attack

出手,動手

• sefng zhutchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sefng zhud'chiuo; sefng zhud'chiuo [[...]] 
  be the first to resort to violence like in plundering or in beginning a quarrel
  先動手

• In'ui sviw kuix, goar mxkvar zhutchiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui sviw kuix, goar m'kvar zhud'chiuo. [[...]] 
  Because it was too expensive, I didn't dare buy it.
  因為太貴,我不敢出手買。

cym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym [[...]] 

kiss

吻,親

• Lie ee bin ciahnih lahsab, goar mxkvar ka lie cym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee bin ciaq'nih laq'sab, goar m'kvar ka lie cym. [[...]] 
  Your face is so dirty, I don't dare kiss you.
  你的臉這麼髒,我不敢吻你。

• cimzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym'zhuix; (cym zhuix'tuun) [[...]] 
  kiss the lips
  親嘴

• cym zhuiephea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym zhuix'phea [[...]] 
  kiss the cheek
  親面頰

• cym chiwcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym chiuo'cie [[...]] 
  kiss the Bishop's ring
  吻戒指

• cym khofsiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cym khor'siong [[...]] 
  kiss the crucifix
  親苦像

goar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar; (gvor) [[...]] 

I, me

我

• goar cyn lurn y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar cyn lurn y [[...]] 
  I am afraid of him I don't wish to have anything to do with him, afraid that he will cause trouble
  我很怕他

• goar pud koarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goar pud koarn [[...]] 
  It's none of my business I don't care.
  我不管

• Goar putkoarn lie bøeq khix aq m khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar pud'koarn lie boeq khix ar m khix.; Goar pud'koarn lie bøeq khix aq m khix. [[...]] 
  I don't care whether you go or not.
  我不管你要不要去。

• Goar ka lie paw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ka lie paw. [[...]] 
  I guarantee you. I promise you. This is the truth.
  我給你保證。

• Goar kvar paw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kvar paw. [[...]] 
  I dare to affirm, guarantee
  我敢保證。

haf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haf [[...]] 

attempt to do something, venture

惹

• Lie kvar khix haf y, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kvar khix haf y, si `bøo? [[...]] 
  Will you dare to face him or it? Will you dare attempt it?
  你敢惹他嗎? 你敢嘗試嗎?

• Goar haf y bøe tør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar haf y be tør.; Goar haf y bøe tør. [[...]] 
  I am no match for him. I cannot do it.
  我惹他不起,我不敢嘗試。

hoafnkhie-hoafntør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør; hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør [[...]] 

not dependable, always changing, fickle, capricious, can't determine things

反覆無常,時好時壞,沒主見,沒定性

• Lie kofng'oe hoafnkhyhoafntør, goar nar kvar siongsixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie korng'oe hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør, goar nar kvar siofng'sixn. [[...]] 
  You are very fickle, how can I believe what you say.
  你說話反覆無常,我怎敢相信?

• Tviaxtvia teq hoafnkhie-hoafntør mxzay øe hør aq bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie'hoarn'tør m'zay e hør ar be?; Tvia'tvia teq hoarn'khie-hoarn'tør m'zay øe hør aq bøe? [[...]] 
  If your health is always changing, do you think you'll recover?
  常常時好時壞,不知會不會好?

iuomi'my [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iux'my'my [[...]] 

delicate, tender

細嫩

• Iuomi'my ee gyn'ar lie ia kvar ka y hied kuijit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iux'my'my ee girn'ar lie ia kvar ka y hied kuy'jit. [[...]] 
  Such a tender child, do you dare not pay any attention to him all day.
  細嫩的小孩,你也敢給他放一整天。

ka tiautiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka tiaau'tiaau [[...]] 

clench the teeth firmly, as in convulsion near death, holding fast with the mouth

咬緊

• Hid ciaq kao cit tex baq ka tiautiaau, lorng mxkvar paxng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao cit tex baq ka tiaau'tiaau, lorng m'kvar paxng. [[...]] 
  That dog is clenching a piece of meat in its month and will not leave loose of it.
  那隻狗一塊肉咬得緊緊的,都不肯放。

kvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar; (karm) [[...]] 

dare to, to venture, unreserved, perhaps, maybe

敢,大膽,大概

• Goar mxkvar khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'kvar khix. [[...]] 
  I don't dare go.
  我不敢去。

• Y cyn kvar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cyn kvar. [[...]] 
  He is very bold (unreserved).
  他很大膽。

• Auxpae kvar køq afnny `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Au'pae kvar køq arn'ny `bøo? [[...]] 
  Will you dare to do it again?
  下次還敢這樣嗎?

• Auxpae mxkvar af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Au'pae m'kvar af. [[...]] 
  I won't do it again.
  下次不敢了。

kvafbaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'baan [[...]] 

the number that a gambler consistently chooses when he gambles

賭博時常壓同一組號碼

kvar bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar bøo [[...]] 

I think there is none.

大概沒有

• kvar bøo laang bøeq khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar bøo laang boeq khix; kvar bøo laang bøeq khix [[...]] 
  I think nobody is going.
  大概沒人要去

• kvar bøo laang zaiviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar bøo laang zay'viar [[...]] 
  Perhaps nobody knows it.
  大概沒有人知道

kvar ciah mxuix tok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar ciah m'uix tok [[...]] 

acting recklessly

敢吃不畏毒

kvar zøx kvar tngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar zøx kvar tngf; kvar zøx/zøex kvar tngf [[...]] 

dare to do and dare to bear the responsibility

敢做敢當

kvafeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'eng [[...]] 

dare to use, using money lavishly

敢用

kvar khix mxkvar korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar khix m'kvar korng [[...]] 

angry but not daring to speak out

敢怒不敢言

kvar korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar korng [[...]] 

courageous enough to express one's beliefs

敢講

kvafmng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'mng [[...]] 

venture to ask

敢問

kvafsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'sie [[...]] 

dare to die, defy death, bold, daring

敢死,大膽

kvafsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'si [[...]] 

I rather think it is so, I suppose it is.

大概是

• kvar mxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar m'si [[...]] 
  I think it is not so.
  大概不是

kvafsie-tui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'sie'tui; kvar'sie-tui; (karm'sie'tui) [[...]] 

suicide squad, commando unit given a very dangerous mission

敢死隊

kvar tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'tiøh; kvar tiøh [[...]] 

I presume it is right. I think it is necessary.

大概對,大概要

• kvar mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar m'tiøh [[...]] 
  probably it is wrong
  大概不對

kvar tiøh khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar tiøh khix; (kvar tiøh'aix khix) [[...]] 

I think (you) should go.

大概得去

kvafu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'u [[...]] 

I think there is some.

大概有

karm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm; (kvar) [[...]] 

dare to, to venture, unreserved, perhaps, maybe

敢,大膽,大概

kafmsytui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'sie'tui; (kvar'sie'tui) [[...]] 

suicide squad, dare-to-die corps

敢死隊

kan'og [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'og [[...]] 

treacherous, malicious

奸惡

• Lieen pexbør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kan'og? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lieen pe'bør tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og?; Lieen pe'bør/buo tøf kvar thaai af, karm bøo kaux kafn'og? [[...]] 
  Even the parents dare kill someone, how malicious can a person get?
  連父母都敢殺了,難道不夠奸惡嗎?

kautiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'tiang [[...]] 

entrust to, to commission, to consign

託付,交代

• øe kautiang`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e kaw'tiang'tid; øe kaw'tiang`tid [[...]] 
  be trustworthy, be reliable
  可託付的

• Taixcix na kautiang u laang, ciaq u hoatto thafng khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'cix na kaw'tiang u laang, ciaq u hoad'to thafng khix. [[...]] 
  If someone can be found to take care of my work, then I can go.
  事情如果能託付人,才有辦法去。

• Hiahnih bøo sirn'iong ee laang, lie ia kvar kautiang y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq'nih bøo sixn'iong ee laang, lie ia kvar kaw'tiang y. [[...]] 
  That untrustworthy a person, do you dare entrust your work to him.
  那麼無信用的人,你也敢託付他。

khiaothaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaux'thaau [[...]] 

easily angered

容易生氣

• Y hiahnih khiaothaau, goar mxkvar kaq y kofngchiøx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaq'nih khiaux'thaau, goar m'kvar kaq y korng'chiøx. [[...]] 
  He gets angry that easily, I don't dare joke with him.
  他那麼容易生氣,我不敢跟他開玩笑。

Khofngzwkofng mxkvar siw laang ee kehmee thiab. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khorng'zuo'kofng m'kvar siw laang ee keq'mee thiab. [[...]] 

Confucius did not dare accept an invitation for the next day. Tomorrow is very uncertain.

孔子不敢收隔夜帖(不知未來如何)。

kiøx m kvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx m kvar [[...]] 

give in under coercion, agree won't do it again (Lit. Call out, "I'll not do it again", when beaten)

再也不敢啦!

m kvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kvar [[...]] 

dare not

不敢

mxkvar køphafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kvar køf'phafn [[...]] 

I cannot venture to equal you.

不敢高攀

mxkvar tngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kvar tngf [[...]] 

dare not assume a responsibility, I am not worthy of it. I am not worth your compliment. I cannot bear such honor.

不敢當

oanlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oafn'lo [[...]] 

alternate route, detour

繞道

• Goar oanlo tngfkhix, mxkvar tuix goanlo tngfkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar oafn'lo tngr'khix, m'kvar tuix goaan'lo tngr'khix. [[...]] 
  I am going to find another road to return, I don't dare go back the same way I came.
  我繞道回去,不敢從原路回去。

pau'urn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'urn [[...]] 

guarantee, certainly

保証

• Lie karm kvar korng kin'afjit pau'urn e løqho? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie karm kvar korng kyn'ar'jit paw'urn e løh'ho? [[...]] 
  Can you possibly dare guarantee it will rain today?
  你敢說今天一定會下雨嗎?

• Thvy hiahnih of, pau'urn e løqho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thvy hiaq'nih of, paw'urn e løh'ho. [[...]] 
  The sky is so dark it certainly will rain.
  天那麼黑,保証會下雨。

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

drag down, hold to, hang on, seize, to climb

攀

• mxkvar køphafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kvar køf'phafn [[...]] 
  I cannot venture to equal you.
  不敢高攀

pviarsiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pviax'siok [[...]] 

sell cheap

賣便宜

• Miqkvia na kvar pviarsiok lorng ma u laang bea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bea.; Mih'kvia na kvar pviax'siok lorng ma u laang bøea. [[...]] 
  If things are sold cheap, everything will have a buyer.
  東西如果賣便宜都有人買。

si [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: si [[...]] 

be, is, are, yes, right. Never used in the sense of " to exist" or "to be present"

是

• Zef si zheq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zheq. [[...]] 
  This is a book. These are books.
  這是書。

• ciuxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu'si [[...]] 
  is, namely, even if
  就是

• zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'si [[...]] 
  but, yet after all it is...
  總是,可是

• kvafsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar'si [[...]] 
  I rather think it is
  可能是

• karm-mxsi? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm m'si?; karm-m'si? [[...]] 
  How can it be otherwise? or, Surely it is.
  可不是嗎?

• m si [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'si [[...]] 
  no, it is not so
  不是

• naxsi... [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: na'si... [[...]] 
  if, if it be...
  要是 ...

• taxnsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tan'si [[...]] 
  but, the fact is that...
  但是

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

bear, to support, sustain (an office or honor), lie in wait for, lay a trap for, then, at that time, well-matched

當,逮捕(設陷阱),當 ...的時候

• kvar zøx kvar tngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvar zøx kvar tngf; kvar zøx/zøex kvar tngf [[...]] 
  not afraid to bear the responsibility, whatever he does
  敢做敢當

• tamtngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafm'tngf [[...]] 
  sustain, be able to bear (an office, responsibility or honor)
  擔當

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