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chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chyn'chviu [[...]] 

just like, like as if, similar to, in the same manner or way, a likeness, resemble

好像,相似

• Y chinchviu yn lauxpe hiahnih gaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chyn'chviu yn lau'pe hiaq'nih gaau. [[...]] 
  He is as clever as his father.
  他像他父親那麼能幹。

chiwbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'boea; chiuo'bøea [[...]] 

end of the arm, keepsakes left as death

手腕,遺物

• Citpurn zheq si goarn lauxpe ee chiwbøea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'boea.; Cid'purn zheq si goarn lau'pe ee chiuo'bøea. [[...]] 
  This book is a keepsake from my father.
  這本書是我父親的遺物。

chiwthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'thaau [[...]] 

hold, seize, grasp property or authority, have something one's command

手頭,手中

• Zaisarn ti yn lauxpe ee chiwthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaai'sarn ti yn lau'pe ee chiuo'thaau. [[...]] 
  The property is under his father's control.
  財產在他父親的手中。

• Bøeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiwthaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Boeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiuo'thaau.; Bøeq zurn, m zurn, ti y ee chiuo'thaau. [[...]] 
  He holds the authority to approve or to reject.
  准或不准在他的手中。

• chiwthaau aan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'thaau aan [[...]] 
  short of cash
  手頭緊

cid'e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'e [[...]] 

as soon as

晶婚紀念

• Lauxpe cide sykhix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lau'pe cit'e sie'khix, kviar ciu toa sviaf khaux. [[...]] 
  As soon as their father died, the children all wailed very loudly.
  爸爸一過世,孩子就大聲哭。

hongkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kiexn [[...]] 

feudal, feudalistic, old fashioned

封建

• Goarn lauxpe cyn hongkiexn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn lau'pe cyn hofng'kiexn. [[...]] 
  My father is an old fogy. My father is very authoritative.
  我父親很封建。

• hongkiexn zeato [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kiexn zex'to [[...]] 
  feudal system
  封建制度

• hongkiexn zwgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kiexn zuo'gi [[...]] 
  feudalism
  封建主義

• hongkiexn si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kiexn sii'tai [[...]] 
  feudal age or times
  封建時代

• hongkiexn susiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng'kiexn sw'siorng [[...]] 
  feudalistic outlook
  封建思想

yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn [[...]] 

they, their

他,他們

• yn-zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zhux; yn-zhux; (yn'taw) [[...]] 
  his (her) or their home
  他家,他們家

• yn-a'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'af hviaf; yn-af'hviaf; (yn-af'zea, yn-lau'pe, yn-lau'sw, yn-siør'ti, ...) [[...]] 
  his (her) or their older brother (older sister, father, mother, teacher, younger brother)
  他(她)哥哥(姐姐,爸爸,媽媽,老師,弟弟等等)

ynkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex [[...]] 

succeed to, take over, hand over to another

引繼,繼承

• ynkex lauxpe ee suxgiap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex lau'pe ee su'giap [[...]] 
  succeed to father's business
  繼承父親的事業

• ka y ynkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y irn'kex [[...]] 
  take over his business
  接他的棒

• ynkex ho y [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'kex ho y [[...]] 
  hand over to him
  讓他承接

jin zhat zøx lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin zhat zøx lau'pe [[...]] 

treat a thief as one's father — give allegiance to usurper or invader, mistake an enemy for one's friend

認賊為父

keh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keh; (gek) [[...]] 

oppose (esp. oppose or resist a superior)

逆,作對

• Mxthafng keh (gek) lirn lauxpe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng keh (gek) lirn lau'pe. [[...]] 
  Don't oppose (disobey) your father.
  不要忤逆你父親。

• tuiekeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'keh [[...]] 
  conflict of views
  作對

khaq chinchviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq chyn'chviu [[...]] 

resemble more, be more like

比較像

• Cid ee gyn'ar khaq chinchviu yn lauxpe, khaq bøo chinchviu yn lauxbuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar khaq chyn'chviu yn lau'pe, khaq bøo chyn'chviu yn lau'buo. [[...]] 
  This youngster resembles his father more, he doesn't resemble his mother very much.
  這孩子比較像他父親,不太像他母親。

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

depend on, lean on, rely on, make use of a person's influence

靠,仗

• Khøx yn lauxpe ee sex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khøx yn lau'pe ee sex. [[...]] 
  shelter himself under his father's influence
  仗他父親的勢力。

• khøx y u cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx y u cvii [[...]] 
  make use of his financial influence
  靠他有錢

ko'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu [[...]] 

behave ungratefully, requite kindness with ingratitude, disappoint, be unfaithful to a person

辜負

• ko'hu laang ee høfix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu laang ee hør'ix [[...]] 
  act ungratefully after receiving other's good wishes
  辜負人的好意

• ko'hu lirn lauxpe chi lie kaq ciaq toaxhaxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'hu lirn lau'pe chi lie kaq ciaq toa'haxn. [[...]] 
  waste your father's efforts in bringing you up.
  辜負你父親養育你這麼大

lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'pe [[...]] 

father

父親

ngx lauxpe ee cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngx lau'pe ee cvii [[...]] 

rely on father's wealth

依賴父親的錢

pe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe; (hu) [[...]] 

father

父

• viwpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuo'pe [[...]] 
  foster father
  養父

• lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lau'pe [[...]] 
  father
  父親

• svepe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svef'pe; svef/svy'pe [[...]] 
  real father (as distinct from foster father)
  生父

pe lau, kviar iux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pe lau, kviar iux [[...]] 

father is old and children are young

父老子幼

pien lauxpe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pien lau'pe [[...]] 

stepfather

現成的父親

si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'tai [[...]] 

time, period, epoch, stage, age, era

時代

• goarn lauxpe ee si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goarn lau'pe ee sii'tai [[...]] 
  in my father's day
  我父親的時代

• goanzuo si'tai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goaan'zuo sii'tai [[...]] 
  atomic age
  原子時代

tuiekeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'keh [[...]] 

conflict of views, in direct opposition to one's wishes or plans

作對

• Y zøx taixcix tviaxtvia kab yn lauxpe tuiekeh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zøx tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh.; Y zøx/zøex tai'cix tvia'tvia kab yn lau'pe tuix'keh. [[...]] 
  He is always coming into conflict with his father over the conduct of affairs.
  他做事常常拂逆他父母。

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