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connective particle meaning then, undergo, assume, come or go to, namely, as soon as, as a natural consequence, thereupon, naturally (Very often the Chinese use this little particle to balance a subordinate clause with the principal clause although there is no need of using such a word in English)

就

Na høfthvy ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na hør'thvy ciu boeq khix.; Na hør'thvy ciu bøeq khix. [[...]]
If the weather is good I am going.
如果天氣好就要去。

Lym khaq kau ee ka'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu be aix khuxn.; Lym khaq kau ee kaf'py ciu bøe aix khuxn. [[...]]
If you drink rather strong coffee you will not be sleepy.
喝較濃的咖啡就不想睡。

Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ciah par ciu boeq khix.; Goar ciah par ciu bøeq khix. [[...]]
I'll go as soon as I have finished eating.
我吃飽就去。

Ciu afnny ciah, m biern zuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciu arn'ny ciah, m biern zuo. [[...]]
Eat it the way it is, it doesn't need to be cooked.
就這樣吃,不用煮。

Na bøo Thienzuo, ciu bøo thvite baxnbut. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na bøo Thiefn'zuo, ciu bøo thvy'te ban'but. [[...]]
If there is no God, then there is no heaven or earth or anything.
要是沒有天主,就沒有天地萬物。

gix'niu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'niu [[...]]

divert oneself, while away time

逍遣

Bøo taixcix borng limciuo zøx gix'niu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo tai'cix borng lym'ciuo zøx gi'niu. [[...]]
Nothing to do but have a few drinks to take up the time.
沒有事情喝喝酒做消遣。

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

interest, enthusiasm, have a fancy for, willingness, to delight in, desire strongly (often in a somewhat bad sense)

興,喜歡,好

hexng oankef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng oafn'kef [[...]]
quarrelsome
好吵架

hernglym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng'lym [[...]]
fond of drinking
喜歡喝

hexng khvoax tiexnviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng khvoax tien'viar [[...]]
like to see the movies
喜歡看電影

bøo hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo hexng [[...]]
not interested in, do not like to
不喜歡,沒興趣

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

and (joining two phrases or clauses disjunctively), but, while, still

而,那麼,可是,然而,仍然

Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar bøo cvii, iaq lie ia bøo, si `bøo? [[...]]
I have no money, and you don't have any either, right?
我沒錢,而你也沒有嗎?

Y bøeq lym ka'py, iaq lie bøeq lym symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie boeq lym sirm'miq?; Y bøeq lym kaf'py, iaq lie bøeq lym sirm'mih? [[...]]
He wants to drink coffee, and what about you? What will you have?
他要喝咖啡,那麼,你要喝什麼?

Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho løh kaq cyn toa, iaq y ia khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]]
It was raining heavily, still he went to see the movies.
雨下得很大,他仍然去看電影。

Lirn a'hviaf hiaq kutlat, iaq lie ciaq pixntvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn af'hviaf hiaq kud'lat, iaq lie ciaq pin'tvoa. [[...]]
Your older brother is diligent, while you are so lazy.
你哥哥那麼勤勞,然而你卻這麼懶惰。

Goar khix svoaterng, iaq chitthøo kaq cyn sofngkhoaix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar khix svoaf'terng, iaq chid'thøo kaq cyn sorng'khoaix. [[...]]
I went to the mountain, and I had a really good time.
我去山上,玩得很愉快。

Lie thafng zhutkhix chitthøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngflaai lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie thafng zhud'khix chid'thøo, iaq tiøh khaq zar tngr'laai lef. [[...]]
You may go out to play, but you must come back earlier.
你可以出去玩,可是要早點回來。

irm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irm; (lym) [[...]]

drink, drinks

飲

jikarkax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'kax'kax [[...]]

problems entangled, incapable of ready solution, (of persons) be a constant pest

糾纏不清

Kiexn limciuo tø jikarkax, maix ho y lym hiaq ze. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiexn lym'ciuo tø jii'kax'kax, maix ho y lym hiaq ze. [[...]]
Every time he drinks he becomes a pest, don't let him drink that much.
每次喝酒就糾纏不清,不要給他喝那麼多。

jibchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'chiuo [[...]]

come in to one's hands, get

入手

Cvii cit e jibchiuo, y ciu khix lym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvii cit e jip'chiuo, y ciu khix lym. [[...]]
As soon as he gets some money, he goes to drink.
他錢一到手就去喝。

jibmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jip'mngg [[...]]

enter the door

入門

Thaozar zhutmngg, cyn axm ciaq jibmngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaux'zar zhud'mngg, cyn axm ciaq jip'mngg. [[...]]
go out very early in the morning and come back very late
早出晚歸

Cit e jibmngg, ciu khvoartiøh y teq limciuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e jip'mngg, ciu khvoax'tiøh y teq lym'ciuo. [[...]]
As soon as I entered his home, I saw he was drinking.
一進門就看到他在喝酒。

juo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juo; (luo) [[...]]

surpass, more, further

愈,越,更

Lie na ciah baq øe juo puii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na ciah baq e juo (luo) puii.; Lie na ciah baq øe juo puii. [[...]]
If you eat meat, you will get fatter.
你若吃肉會更胖。

Y na lym ciuo, e juo aix kofng'oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na lym ciuo, e juo aix korng'oe. [[...]]
When he drinks, he becomes more talkative.
他要是喝酒,會越喜歡講話。

kau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kau; (ho) [[...]]

thick, strong (as liquor, coffee), dense, abundant

厚,多,濃

Cid tviw zoar cyn kau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tviw zoar cyn kau. [[...]]
This sheet of paper is thick.
這張紙很厚。

Barng (hosiin) cyn kau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Barng (hoo'siin) cyn kau. [[...]]
There are very many mosquitoes (flies).
蚊子(蒼蠅)很多。

Ka'py goar aix lym khaq kau ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaf'py goar aix lym khaq kau ee. [[...]]
I prefer rather strong coffee.
咖啡我喜歡喝濃一點的。

khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq kef [[...]]

more than, a bit more than

多一點

Cit nii khaq kef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit nii khaq kef.; Cit nii khaq kef. [[...]]
More than a year.
一年多

zøx nng jit khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx nng jit khaq kef; zøx/zøex nng jit khaq kef [[...]]
spend more than two days on that job
做兩天多

lym cit koaxn khaq kef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lym cit koaxn khaq kef [[...]]
drink more than a bottle
喝一瓶多

kiongkioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'kioong [[...]]

by force, forcibly, against one's will

硬,強迫的

kiongkioong kiøx goar lym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'kioong kiøx goar lym [[...]]
force me to drink
硬叫我喝

kiongkioong theqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'kioong theh'khix [[...]]
took away by force (against my will)
強拿去

kiongkioong chih løqkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'kioong chih løh'khix [[...]]
press down by force, force a man by strong, pressure to do something against his will
用力壓下去,硬壓下去

køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'chiuo; køex'chiuo; (kex'chiuo) [[...]]