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varlaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vax'laam; (vax'tafng, vax'say, vax'pag) [[...]] 

structure facing south (east, west, north)

朝南(東,西,北)

• Varlaam ee zhux khaq chiuchixn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Vax'laam ee zhux khaq chiw'chixn. [[...]] 
  A building facing south is cooler.
  朝南的房子較涼快。

angkofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'korng'say [[...]] 

big red crab

紅蝦

baktafng baksay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tafng bag'say [[...]] 

covered with all sorts of filth

沾這沾那

bongtafng bongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bofng'tafng bofng'say [[...]] 

always at work at various things, so as to have no leisure

摸東摸西

zawtafng-zawsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'tafng'zao'say; zao'tafng-zao'say [[...]] 

traveling all over the place, constantly on the move

跑東跑西

zextafng varsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ze'tafng vax'say [[...]] 

face west with back to east

坐東朝西

zhai'hongsai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong'say'hu [[...]] 

tailor or seamstress

裁縫師

chiensyn baxnkhor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiefn'syn ban'khor [[...]] 

suffer or undergo all conceivable hardship to accomplish something

千辛萬苦

• Chiensyn baxnkhor uixtiøh kviar kaq bor, zongsay zongtafng uixtiøh thad zhuiekhafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor ui'tiøh kviar kaq bor, zoong'say zoong'tafng ui'tiøh thad zhuix'khafng. [[...]] 
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand difficulties for the sake of wife and children. Run around all over from east to west just to keep food in the mouth.)
  千辛萬苦為著妻與子,奔東奔西為著渡日子。

• Chiensyn baxnkhor, lorng si uixtiøh cid ee paktor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chiefn'syn ban'khor, lorng si ui'tiøh cid ee pag'tor. [[...]] 
  be in a rut, Life is difficult with no hope of advancement. (Lit. Ten thousand hardships, all for the sake of this belly.)
  千辛萬苦,都是為了這個肚子。

chiautafng chiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw'tafng chiaw'say [[...]] 

turn over everything in a room

亂翻東西

zhutsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'say [[...]] 

become a journeyman after being an apprentice

出師,藝滿

cytafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'tafng korng'say [[...]] 

irrelevant, mislead with talk, talk nonsense, try to avoid the main theme by talking about something else (Lit. point to east and talk west)

指東話西

ciaqtafng ciaqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tafng ciah'say [[...]] 

eat any ole thing

吃這吃那

ciapkud-sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'kud say'hu; ciab'kud-say'hu; (ciab'kud sw) [[...]] 

bone setter

接骨師

ciørjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx'jit [[...]] 

be illuminated by the sun

照太陽

• say ciørjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say ciøx'jit [[...]] 
  gets the afternoon sun
  落日陽光

ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]] 

stone lion found at the entrance of many temples

石獅

• phaq ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq ciøh'say [[...]] 
  carve a stone lion
  彫石獅

• iong padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say; iong pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say [[...]] 
  use someone for your own advantage, to hurt someone for one's own benefits (Lit. use someone else's fist to carve a stone dragon.)
  用別人的拳頭打石獅,損人利己。

zørtafng zørsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'tafng zøx'say; zøx/zøex'tafng zøx/zøex'say [[...]] 

do any old things

做這做那

zongtafng zongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoong'tafng zoong'say [[...]] 

work ambitiously

為生計奔波

eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng; (iong) [[...]] 

use, spend, with (an instrument)

用

• Eng padlaang ee kunthaubør zefng ciøqsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør zefng ciøh'say.; Eng pat'laang ee kuun'thaau'bør/buo zefng ciøh'say. [[...]] 
  benefit oneself (get a free ride) at the expense of another, be generous at another's expense, rob Peter to pay Paul
  用別人的拳頭打石獅, 損人利己, 慷人之慨.

• eng sva'afky phex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng svaf'ar'ky phex [[...]] 
  carry some something in the fold of one's dress
  用衣服的下擺兜

• eng siøf ang'aang ee thiq ux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng siøf aang'aang ee thiq ux [[...]] 
  make the iron red-hot and burn with it (to make a hole or mark)
  用燒紅的鐵烙

• eng tek'ar sud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng teg'ar sud [[...]] 
  beat or switch with a thin bamboo
  用竹子抽打

• eng tefng'ar terng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng terng'ar terng [[...]] 
  weigh with a small steelyard
  用戥子戥

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

being warmed by radiant heat when standing by the stove or radiator

熱,熬熱

• Zhuoterng na ke cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'terng na ke cyn hvaa. [[...]] 
  If the roof is low, it is very hot.
  如果屋頂低就很熬熱。

• Cid kefng pangkefng vax say, exposii cyn hvaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng paang'kefng vax say, e'pof'sii cyn hvaa. [[...]] 
  This room faces west, it is very hot in the afternoon.
  這間房間朝西,下午很熱。

gi'tafng gisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'tafng gii'say [[...]] 

harbor suspicions

疑神疑鬼

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

find fault with, to blame, object to, dislike

嫌棄

• Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sofzai, ciaq køq laai chitthøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie na bøo hiaam phvae sor'zai, ciaq køq laai chid'thøo. [[...]] 
  If you have no objections to a poor place, come back for a visit.
  你要是不嫌棄地方不好,請再來玩。

• Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y hiaam goar saxn, bøo aix kex goar. [[...]] 
  She does not want to marry me, because she has an objection to my poverty.
  她嫌我窮,不要嫁我。

• hiaam kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam kuix [[...]] 
  object to the high price of something
  嫌貴

• hiaam tafng hiaam say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaam tafng hiaam say [[...]] 
  be discontented with everything
  吹毛求疵

• bøexhiao sayzuun hiaam khøef oafn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khef oafn.; bøe'hiao sae'zuun hiaam khøef oafn. [[...]] 
  A poor skipper blames the winding river.
  不會開船,嫌溪彎,不怪自己能力差,反而怨天尤人。

hør-phvixsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'phvi'say; hør-phvi'say [[...]] 

person with a keen sense of smell

嗅覺好

hoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoong; (thvi) [[...]] 

sew

縫

• zhai'hoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong [[...]] 
  tailoring, tailor, seamstress
  裁縫

• zhai'hoong sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong say'hu [[...]] 
  tailor, dressmaker
  裁縫師

iuzhad-saihu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu'zhad'say'hu; iuu'zhad-say'hu [[...]] 

painter; varnisher

油漆匠

kax sai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kax say'ar [[...]] 

teach apprentices

教徒弟

kafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng; (kofng) [[...]] 

labor, laborer, workman, job, The time occupied in doing a piece of work, a day's work

工,工作天

• Zef aix cidkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef aix cit'kafng; (Zef aix cit'kafng laang) [[...]] 
  This is a good day's work.
  這要一天(工作天)。

• Thozuysai'hu cit kafng aix nngxzhefng khof. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thoo'zuie'say'hu cit kafng aix nng'zhefng khof. [[...]] 
  The daily wages of a mason is 2,000.
  泥水匠一天要兩千塊錢。

• nngxkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng'kafng; (nng'kafng laang) [[...]] 
  one man's work for two days or two men's work for one day, two work-days
  兩天,兩個工作天

khiatafng khiasay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaf'tafng khiaf'say [[...]] 

create difficulties

諸多刁難

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

be fretful or peevish, as a child or mother-in-law, cause constant trouble

刁難,乖張

• Cid ee gyn'ar teq phoarpve, sofie cyn gaau khiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau.; Cid ee girn'ar teq phoax'pve/pvi, sor'ie cyn gaau khiaau. [[...]] 
  This youngster is not well, so he is very peevish.
  這孩子在生病,所以很乖張。

• khiautafng khiausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaau'tafng khiaau'say [[...]] 
  fret about this and that
  嫌這嫌那,故意刁難

khotharng sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof'tharng say'hu [[...]] 

hooper, cooper

箍桶匠

khvoartafng khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say [[...]] 

look all around, gawk around

東張西望

• Teq thagzheq esii, mxthafng khvoartafng khvoarsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teq thak'zheq ee'sii, m'thafng khvoax'tafng khvoax'say. [[...]] 
  When studying, don't be distracted. (Lit. Don't look east and west.)
  讀書時,不要東張西望。

khoaq-saisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaq'say'say; khoaq-say'say [[...]] 

mouth big like a lion's

嘴大如獅

kofngtafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tafng korng'say [[...]] 

chat, talk about many things or about everything and anything, to gossip about others' faults (often falsely)

談天說地,閒聊,背後批評

kunthaau sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuun'thaau say'hu [[...]] 

teacher of Chinese boxing

國術師

laxngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang'say [[...]] 

lion dance (two-man team dancing inside a paper lion on Chinese festivals), play the lion in an festive procession

舞獅

mngxtafng-mngxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mng'tafng'mng'say; mng'tafng-mng'say [[...]] 

ask many questions about other people's affairs

問東問西

• Gyn'ar kuijit lorng teq mngxtangmngxsay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Girn'ar kuy'jit lorng teq mng'tafng'mng'say. [[...]] 
  Children like to ask all sorts of questions all day long.
  孩子整天都在問東問西。

ni'tafng-nisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ny'tafng ny'say; ny'tafng-ny'say [[...]] 

take up small quantities of things in the fingers, to pick at this and that

拿這拿那

o'khaf sailaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'khaf say'laam [[...]] 

very black southwest storm

西南方烏雲密佈

oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay [[...]] 

crooked, awry, off the straight, aslant, wicked, evil

歪

• siong putzexng, ha zeg oay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siong pud'zexng, ha zeg oay [[...]] 
  When superiors are wicked, then inferiors are crooked and bad.
  上不正,下即歪。上樑不正,下樑歪。

• tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay [[...]] 
  tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder
  東倒西歪

phaq kim'ar sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq kym'ar say'hu [[...]] 

goldsmith

金匠

pvoarlafngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'larng'say; (pvoax'tharng'say) [[...]] 

learn a thing only half well

半調子

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say; (sef) [[...]] 

west

西

• baktafng baksay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bag'tafng bag'say [[...]] 
  soiled all over, to be soiled by many things
  沾這沾那

• ciaqtafng ciaqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'tafng ciah'say [[...]] 
  eat all kinds of things
  吃這個吃那個

• gi'tafng gisay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gii'tafng gii'say [[...]] 
  very suspicious
  疑神疑鬼

• khvoartafng-khvoarsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'tafng khvoax'say; khvoax'tafng-khvoax'say [[...]] 
  look in every direction
  東瞻西望

• kofngtafng kofngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: korng'tafng korng'say [[...]] 
  talk about many things, about everything and anything, to gossip about other's faults, often falsely
  談天說地

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say [[...]] 

master workman, suffix to a skilled workman's name to show respect, as "a-shiong-sai"

師,匠人

• bagchviuxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'chviu'say [[...]] 
  carpenter
  木匠

• zhai'hongsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaai'hoong'say [[...]] 
  tailor
  裁縫師

• thie'thausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau'say [[...]] 
  barber
  理髮師

• thozuysay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoo'zuie'say [[...]] 
  mason
  泥水匠

• zhutsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'say [[...]] 
  become a journeyman (after being an apprentice)
  出師,藝成

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say; (siexn) [[...]] 

slap

摑掌擊

• u: say cit e ho y; say cit'e ho y; (say cit e'ar ho y) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]] 
  give him a slap
  給他一個耳光

say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say [[...]] 

lion

獅

• ciøqsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'say [[...]] 
  stone lions
  石獅

• hofphvixsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'phvi'say; hor'phvi'say [[...]] 
  person with a good sense of smell
  嗅覺好

• laxngsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lang'say [[...]] 
  lion dance
  舞獅

sai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'ar [[...]] 

an apprentice

學徒,徒弟

Sai'afhoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Say'ar'hoe [[...]] 

the Lions Club

獅子會

sai'afphvi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'ar'phvi [[...]] 

short, flat nose, pug nose

獅子鼻

say zhuiephøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say zhuix'phea; say zhuix'phøea; (siexn zhuix'phea) [[...]] 

slap one's cheeks

賞耳光

saicy'moe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'cie'moe [[...]] 

group of women who studied under the same teacher (They refer to each other as "sai-chi" or "sai-moe".)

師姊妹

saiciørjit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'ciøx'jit [[...]] 

afternoon sun, a house into which the afternoon sun shines is very uncomfortable

斜陽

saiguu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'guu [[...]] 

rhinoceros

犀牛

sai'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'hviaf; (sw'hviaf) [[...]] 

elder apprentice (said by younger ones)

師兄

sai'hviati, su'hviati [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'hviaf'ti; (sw'hviaf'ti) [[...]] 

workmen who studied and worked under the same master

師兄弟

sai'hngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'hngf; (sef'hofng) [[...]] 

west, west side

西方

sai'hu, su'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'hu; (sw'hu) [[...]] 

master workman

師傅

saikag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'kag [[...]] 

rhinoceros horn, used as an antifebrile (medicine)

犀牛角

saikhiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'khiaf [[...]] 

woman's secret savings, mad money, nest egg

私房錢

• zeg saikhiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg say'khiaf [[...]] 
  save money secretly
  積私房錢

saikofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'kofng [[...]] 

Taoist priest

道士

Saikofng khaq gaau hoesviu? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Say'kofng khaq gaau hoee'sviu? [[...]] 

Is the student greater than the teacher? (Lit. Could the Taoist monk be smarter than the Buddhist priest?)

道士怎能強於和尚?

sailaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'laam [[...]] 

south-west

西南

Sailee toaxkiøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Say'lee toa'kiøo [[...]] 

Silo Bridge, the longest highway bridge in Taiwan

西螺大橋

saimngg, semngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'mngg; (sef'mngg) [[...]] 

west gate in a city wall

西門

sainay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'nay; (svay'nay) [[...]] 

girl or woman trying to please or attract (someone), coy, cute, coax, clinging, importunate

撒嬌,爹氣

saipag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'pag [[...]] 

north-west

西北

saipag-ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'pag'ho; say'pag-ho [[...]] 

sudden rain shower

陣雨

saipeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'peeng [[...]] 

west (Lit. west side)

西方,西邊

• Goarn taw ti haghau ee saipeeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goarn taw ti hak'hau ee say'peeng. [[...]] 
  My home lies to the west of the school.
  我家在學校的西邊。

say-pvoarkiuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'pvoax'kiuu; say-pvoax'kiuu [[...]] 

western hemisphere

西半球

saithaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'thaau [[...]] 

lions' heads

獅頭

saitin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: say'tin [[...]] 

lion dance

舞獅隊

sef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sef; (say) [[...]] 

west, western, European, foreign

西

• thaesef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaix'sef [[...]] 
  western countries (archaic)
  泰西

semngg, saimngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sef'mngg; (say'mngg) [[...]] 

west gate in a city wall

西門

sviaf-tafng keg-say [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviaf'tafng keg'say; sviaf-tafng keg-say [[...]] 

Lit. to make noise in the east while striking in the west, feigning tactics

聲東擊西

siafmsai'hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siarm'say'hofng [[...]] 

avoid, parry

避開

sviuxtangsviuxsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu'tafng'sviu'say [[...]] 

fantasize

胡思亂想

suzea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'zea; (say'zea) [[...]] 

elder (female) fellow student under the same master or tutor

師姊

su'hviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hviaf; (say'hviaf) [[...]] 

elder (male) fellow student under the same master or tutor

師兄

su'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'hu; (say'hu) [[...]] 

tutors, masters (collectively), polite term of address for such artisans as carpenters, masons, cooks

師父,師傅

sukhiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sw'khiaf; (say'khiaf) [[...]] 

private savings of a girl or married woman

私房錢

tanglaam saipag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'laam say'pag [[...]] 

east, south, west and north — all directions

東南西北

tangsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'say [[...]] 

east and west

東西

tangtør saioay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'tør say'oay [[...]] 

tumbling about like a drunken man, all awry, in disorder

東倒西歪

teftafng tefsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tea'tafng tea'say [[...]] 

install odds and ends

裝雜物

thaukiøhsai'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'kiøq'say'ar; (thaau'khiøq'say'ar) [[...]] 

first disciple, the head disciple

大徒弟

thetafng thesay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thef'tafng thef'say [[...]] 

to excuse one's self with one thing then another

推三諉四

thie'thausay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau'say; (thix'thaau-say'hu) [[...]] 

barber

理髮師

thozuysay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thoo'zuie'say; (thoo'zuie-say'hu) [[...]] 

mason

泥水匠,水泥匠

thofsay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thor'say [[...]] 

self-taught technician

無師自通的技術工

tøcie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'cie [[...]] 

cook, chef

廚師

• tøcie sai'hu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tøf'cie say'hu [[...]] 
  cook, chef
  廚師

toaxkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'kafng; (say'hu'kafng) [[...]] 

skillful workman

大工,匠工

tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh [[...]] 

to meet with

碰到,遇到

• Y ti pvoarlo twtiøh saipak'ho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh say'pag'ho. [[...]] 
  He was caught in a shower on his way.
  他在途中碰到陣雨。

• Twtiøh phvaytafng ngx auxtafng, zhoaxtiøh phvaybor kuisielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh phvae'tafng ngx au'tafng, zhoa'tiøh phvae'bor kuy'six'laang. [[...]] 
  If you meet a bad harvest, you can hope for the next, marry a bad wife and it's for life.
  收成不好,望下季,娶了惡妻全無望。

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