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too many workers, nothing gets done (Lit. When there are many children the father starves to death, when there are many daughters in law the mother in law starves to death.)

兒子多餓死父親,媳婦多餓死婆婆。

zenggoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng'goan [[...]]

perfectly willing, voluntarily

情願

M zenggoan zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M zeeng'goan zøx; M zeeng'goan zøx/zøex [[...]]
unwilling to do, do reluctantly
不情願做。

Sym kafm zeeng goan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sym kafm zeeng goan [[...]]
heartily willing
心甘情願。

zexngsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeng'sym [[...]]

calm one's mind, peaceful mind

靜心

zengsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'sym [[...]]

whole heartedly, with all one's mind

精心

zengsym kiedzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'sym kiet'zog [[...]]

masterpiece

精心傑作

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

vegetable, green, food eaten with rice or alcoholic drinks

菜

angphøezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aang'phoee'zhaix; aang'phøee'zhaix [[...]]
eggplant
茄子

zarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax'zhaix; (Sux'zhoafn'zhaix) [[...]]
pickled vegetables, a style of cooking, e.g., Szechwan cooking
榨菜(四川菜)

chirnzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'zhaix [[...]]
food left over from a meal
殘羹冷菜

ciwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'zhaix [[...]]
dishes taken with wine
下酒菜

erngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'zhaix [[...]]
water convolvulus, vegetables with hollow stems and green leaves
空心菜

gøafzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo'ar'zhaix [[...]]
plant that swans eat
鵝菜

hexngzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heng'zhaix [[...]]
edible red or green amaranth
莧菜

hoezhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'zhaix; (hoef'ar'zhaix) [[...]]
cauliflower
花椰菜

ka'boaqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'boah'zhaix; (kau'boah'zhaix) [[...]]
thick leaved beet
茉仔菜

keana'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex'naa'ar'zhaix; (kex'nee'ar'zhaix) [[...]]
Chinese kale, a wrinkled leaf cabbage like vegetable
芥藍菜

khinzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiin'zhaix [[...]]
celery
芹菜

kiamzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaam'zhaix [[...]]
pickled mustard green vegetable
鹹菜

kietthauzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kied'thaau'zhaix [[...]]
a vegetable with bulbous root like turnip, kohlrabi
蕪菁菜,大頭菜

kølee-zhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'lee'zhaix; køf'lee-zhaix [[...]]
cabbage, and its derivatives the cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, and kale
甘藍,高麗菜

koarzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koax'zhaix [[...]]
mustard, mustard root, often pickled
芥菜

kwzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuo'zhaix [[...]]
Chinese leek
韭菜

pausimpeqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paw'sym'peh'zhaix; (paw'sym'peh'ar) [[...]]
Chinese cabbage
包心白菜

peqzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'zhaix [[...]]
Chinese cabbage
白菜

thngsi'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thngf'sii'ar'zhaix [[...]]
kind of cabbage with leaves shaped like a tea spoon
湯匙菜,青江菜

phaozhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaux'zhaix [[...]]
Chinese style pickled vegetable, a treated vegetable root from Szechwan
泡菜

pøeleng'afzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poef'leeng'ar'zhaix; pøef'leeng'ar'zhaix [[...]]
spinach
菠菜

tang'øf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tafng'øf; (tafng'øf'zhaix) [[...]]
edible garland chrysanthemum
茼蒿

tauxzhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tau'zhaix [[...]]
bean sprouts
豆芽

zhaesym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'sym [[...]]

kind of vegetable, vegetable stalk

菜心

zhausym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaw'sym [[...]]

worry

操心

zhaosym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sym [[...]]

said of a plant when its core is rotten, said of a person who is bad on the inside but looks good on the outside

心爛了

zhaosimkvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'sym'kvoaf; (zhaux'sym'heng) [[...]]

always trying to injure people, a wicked mind

存心不良,壞心肝

zhausym pehpag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaw'sym peq'pag [[...]]

anxious grieved state of mind

操心煩惱

zhøehsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheq'sym; zhøeq'sym [[...]]

sad, disappointed

懷恨在心

zhekgiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheg'giam [[...]]

test, examine, a test or quiz

測驗

simlie zhekgiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'lie zheg'giam [[...]]
psychological tests
心理測驗

siongseg zhekgiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sioong'seg zheg'giam [[...]]
general knowledge tests
常識測驗

thefkeq zhekgiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thea'keq zheg'giam [[...]]
physical tests
體格測驗

tielek zhekgiam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'lek zheg'giam [[...]]
intellectual tests
智力測驗

zhengsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'sym [[...]]

pure heart, purify the heart

清心,沒煩惱

zhengsym ju'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'sym juu'ix [[...]]

very gratifying and satisfactory, happy and contented

稱心如意

zhengsym kvoafiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'sym kvoar'iok [[...]]

purge one's mind of desires and ambitions

清心寡慾

chisym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chy'sym [[...]]

blind love, blind passion, silly wish

癡心

chisym boxngsiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chy'sym bong'siorng [[...]]

silly and fantastic notions, daydreaming

癡心妄想

chiasym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'sym [[...]]

axle or spindle of a wheel

車軸

chirnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn'sym [[...]]

having lost heart about a matter, show coldness to, one's craze forswears off

灰心,心灰

Cid ee gyn'ar lorng m thagzheq, goar cyn chirnsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'ar lorng m thak'zheq, goar cyn chixn'sym. [[...]]
This kid won't study, I've given up on him.
這孩子都不讀書,我很失望。

chiokbok siongsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiog'bok siofng'sym [[...]]

see something which brings someone's sorrowful memory to mind

觸目傷心

chiwsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'sym [[...]]

center of the palm

手心

zhosym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'sym [[...]]

rash and careless (Lit. cruel or rough heart)

粗心

zhosym taixix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'sym tai'ix [[...]]
rash and careless, thoughtless
粗心大意

zhoa simpu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa sym'pu [[...]]

get a daughter in law

娶媳婦

zhunsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'sym [[...]]

sexual feeling

春心

zhurnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'sym [[...]]

heart with emphasis on its smallness and its being the source of sincerity

寸心

zhunsym tang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn'sym tang [[...]]

longing for sexual gratification

春心動

ciah tiafmsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tiarm'sym [[...]]

take refreshments, have tea or a light lunch

吃點心

ciamsym giefnkiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaam'sym giern'kiux [[...]]

study diligently with a quiet mind

潛心研究

cixnzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'zai [[...]]

be decided by, depend on

取決於

Øe sengkofng aq bøe si cixnzai lie ka'ti ee koatsym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E seeng'kofng ar be si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym.; Øe seeng'kofng aq bøe si cin'zai lie kaf'ti ee koad'sym. [[...]]
Success or failure depend upon your determination.
成不成功取決於你自己的決心。

Cixnzai cid pae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cin'zai cid pae [[...]]
It'll be decided this time. (This time will decide.)
完全看這次

cirnzhwsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cixn'zhuo'sym [[...]]

aggressiveness, desire to get ahead, enterprising spirit

進取心

cixnsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cin'sym [[...]]

put all one's heart into it, devote one's full energy

盡心

cinsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'sym [[...]]

from the bottom of one's heart, real or actual intention, sincere, sincerity

真心

cinsim'oe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'sym'oe [[...]]

sincere talk, words from the bottom of one's heart

真心話

ciøqbøar-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøh'bø'ar'sym; ciøh'bø'ar-sym [[...]]

man in the middle, coordinator, mediator, a person who suffers complaints from both disputants (Lit. pivot bar or center of the upper and lower mill stones)

石磨心,中人,斡旋者

ciofng sym pie sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng sym pie sym [[...]]

judge another's feelings by your own, compare your feelings with his, empathize

將心比心

cioong sym sor iok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioong sym sor iok [[...]]

do as one wishes connoting an absence of opposition or objection

從心所欲

cidsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit'sym [[...]]

one mind

一心

zøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøf [[...]]

dull stomach pain from hunger or indigestion

煩悶,不舒服

simkvoathaau zøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'kvoaf'thaau zøf [[...]]
dull chest pains from worry, hunger or indigestion
心頭悶

ciah liao zøzøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao zøf'zøf [[...]]
feeling uncomfortable after eating with tendency to vomit
吃後胃感到不舒服。

zørzhat sym hy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zhat sym hy; zøx/zøex'zhat sym hy [[...]]

A thief has a guilty conscience. One who has done something bad secretly cannot look others in the eye.

做賊心虛

zørog zørtok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'og zøx'tok; zøx/zøex'og zøx/zøex'tok [[...]]

act very wickedly

做惡做毒,為非做歹

Zørog zørtok, khia'bea logkhok, høfsym høfheng, bøo svaf thafng zheng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zøx'og zøx'tok, khiaa'bea lok'khok, hør'sym hør'heng, bøo svaf thafng zheng.; Zøx/zøex'og zøx/zøex'tok, khiaa'bea lok'khok, hør'sym hør'heng, bøo svaf thafng zheng. [[...]]
The evil are prosperous, the good have a hard time.
為非做歹洋洋得意,為善反而不得好報。

zøfsimpaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'sym'paang [[...]]

left auricle

左心房

zør-simseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zør'sym'seg; zør-sym'seg [[...]]

left ventricle

左心室

zoansym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'sym [[...]]

with all one's heart, wholeheartedly

全心

zoansym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'sym [[...]]

wholeheartedly, devotedly, with all one's mind, intently, with all one's heart

專心

zoansym giefnkiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'sym giern'kiux [[...]]
concentrate one's whole mind on study
專心研究

zoansym zoan'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'sym zoaan'ix [[...]]

wholehearted, with all one's heart

全心全意

zoansym itcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'sym id'cix [[...]]

concentrate or focus attention, thoughts, or efforts

專心一志

zoeatok huxjiin sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'tok hu'jiin sym [[...]]

there is nothing more poisonous than the heart of woman

最毒婦人心

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

effect, uses, functions, action, process, operation

作用

hoarn zok'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoarn zog'iong [[...]]
reaction
反作用

simlie zok'iong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sym'lie zog'iong [[...]]
mental process
心理作用

Afnnef zøx u symmiq zok'iong? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'nef zøx u sirm'miq zog'iong?; Arn'nef zøx/zøex u sirm'miq zog'iong? [[...]]
What's the effects of doing this?
這樣做有什麼作用 ?

zuxzwn-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zwn'sym; zu'zwn-sym [[...]]

sense of self respect, pride

自尊心

zuxzunsym cyn kioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'zwn'sym cyn kioong [[...]]
think very highly of oneself
自尊心很強

siofng laang ee zuxzunsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siofng laang ee zu'zwn'sym [[...]]
wound another's pride
傷別人的自尊心

zusym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuu'sym [[...]]

kind heart, tender hearted

慈心

zwsimtvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'sym'tvia [[...]]

be one's own master, take initiative

自主

zunsym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'sym [[...]]

intention, intentionally, cherish something in the heart

存心

zunsym putlioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuun'sym pud'lioong [[...]]

cherish an evil intention

存心不良

Øe svitid kviar syn, bøe svitid kviar sym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E svef'tid kviar syn, be svef'tid kviar sym.; Øe svy'tid kviar syn, bøe svy'tid kviar sym. [[...]]

You can give birth to the child's body, but not to his heart.

可生兒身, 難生兒心.

efngkix simhoaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: erng'kix'sym'hoaai; erng'kix sym'hoaai [[...]]

keep something in mind forever

永記心懷

garn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garn; (bak'ciw) [[...]]

eye, tiny hole

眼

Garn putkiexn uii zeng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Garn pud'kiexn uii zeng. [[...]]
If one wants to avoid seeing dirt, he should turn his eyes away. (a passive way to stay out of trouble)
眼不見為淨。