Taiwanese-English dictionaries full-text search

Input was: u:tee u:tøee.

Maryknoll (142)

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

duck, drake

鴨子

Chitgøeh-pvoax ah'ar mxzay sie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Chid'goeh'pvoax'aq'ar m'zay sie.; Chid'gøeh-pvoax aq'ar m'zay sie.; (Chid'goeh'pvoax aq'ar m zay sie'oah.) [[...]]
unaware of impending calamity (Refers to a duck in the middle of the seventh month, when ducks are usually offered to the spirits of the dead, yet do not know enough to fear death. — Similar to a turkey just before Thanksgiving), used to scold someone who is without fear in spite of impending calamity (Lit. On fifteenth of the seventh lunar month, the duck does not know it is soon be slaughtered to be eaten during the feast.)
危在旦夕,還不知。

ah'afzhuix borng løf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar'zhuix borng løf [[...]]
make an attempt or ask a favor with very small hope of success but may just as well make the attempt (like a duck's bill dabbling about in the air while eating)
姑妄要求

ah'ar thviaf luii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'ar thviaf luii [[...]]
hear what someone says but cannot understand (like a duck hearing thunder not knowing what all the noise is about)
鴨子聽打雷,聽不懂

ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]]
flat footed clumsily gaited person (Lit. sole of a duck's foot), a man whose foot is very broad and flat at the instep instead of having the usual concave)
平板腳

bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak; (bok) [[...]]

the eyes

目,眼睛

zhuix par, bak m par [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix par, bak m par [[...]]
the mouth may be satisfied, but the eye is insatiable
貪得無厭

tøebak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'bak; tøee'bak [[...]]
theme, topic for discussion
題目

betøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bee'tee; bee'tøee [[...]]

riddle, a conundrum

謎題

beftøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tee; bea'tøee [[...]]

horse's hoof

馬蹄

beftøee-thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tee'thiq; bea'tøee'thiq [[...]]

horseshoe

馬蹄鐵

binzok buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'zok bun'tee; biin'zok bun'tøee [[...]]

problem of nationalities

民族問題

binsefng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'sefng bun'tee; biin'sefng bun'tøee [[...]]

problem of the people's livelihood

民生問題

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

eyes, chief or head, index, list or summary, inventory, item, look upon, to regard

目

cietbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'bok [[...]]
program, items on a program
節目

haxngbok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hang'bok [[...]]
heading, item
項目

itbok liawjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'bok liao'jieen [[...]]
understand fully at one glance
一目了然

tøebok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'bok; tøee'bok [[...]]
subject, title, heading, theme
題目

buun puttuix tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buun pud'tuix tee; buun pud'tuix tøee [[...]]

content of the writing is inconsistent with the title

文不對題

buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'tee; bun'tøee [[...]]

problem, question, exam questions

問題

bøo buxntee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo bun'tee [[...]]
be out of the question, matters little
沒有問題

u buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u bun'tee; u bun'tøee [[...]]
come into question, cause trouble
有問題

hoatsefng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'sefng bun'tee; hoad'sefng bun'tøee [[...]]
gives rise to questions, gives rise to certain problems,
發生問題

seng'oah buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'oah bun'tee; sefng'oah bun'tøee [[...]]
the question of living, gaining a livelihood, matter of living
生活問題

buxntøee ji'toong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'tee jii'toong; bun'tøee jii'toong [[...]]

problem child

問題兒童

buxntøee siaolieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'tee siaux'lieen; bun'tøee siaux'lieen [[...]]

juvenile delinquent

問題少年

zaikefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'kefng [[...]]

finance and economics

財經

zaikefng hongbin ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'kefng hofng'bin ee bun'tee; zaai'kefng hofng'bin ee bun'tøee [[...]]
problems of finance and economics
財經方面的問題

zarmtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaxm'tee; zaxm'tøee [[...]]

stamp with the hoof

頓足

chizheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chy'zheg [[...]]

arrange, plan, fix up

安排,考慮

Goar phahsngx afnnef, na u buxntøee larn øextaxng køq chizheg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar phaq'sngx arn'nef, na u bun'tee larn e'taxng køq chy'zheg.; Goar phaq'sngx arn'nef, na u bun'tøee larn øe'taxng køq chy'zheg. [[...]]
This is the way I plan it, if there is a problem we can fix it up.
我打算這樣,如有問題,我們可以再商量。

chietøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chix'tee; chix'tøee [[...]]

question in a test or examination

試題

zhuoiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux'iaux [[...]]

secondary, subordinate, not very important

次要

Zhuoiaux ee taixcix tiøh parngsag. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhux'iaux ee tai'cix tiøh paxng'sag. [[...]]
Put aside secondary affairs
次要的事得放棄。

Zef si zhuoiaux ee buxntøee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zef si zhux'iaux ee bun'tee.; Zef si zhux'iaux ee bun'tøee. [[...]]
This is a less important problem.
這是次要的問題。

zhuttøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'tee; zhud'tøee [[...]]

set a theme, to make out questions for an examination

出題

cviartøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviax'tee; cviax'tøee [[...]]

main theme

正題

ciøhtøee hoat'huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq'tee hoad'huy; ciøq'tøee hoad'huy [[...]]

make an issue of, capitalize on, seize a pretext to air one's own complaints or attack others

借題發揮

zørzuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'zuo; zøx/zøex'zuo [[...]]

take charge of, be responsible for, be the boss, take the leadership, decide

做主

Bøo laang thafng zørzuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo laang thafng zøx'zuo.; Bøo laang thafng zøx/zøex'zuo. [[...]]
There is no one to be leader.
沒有人做主

Paethog lie zørzuo, ka goarn kaykoad cid ee buxntøee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Paix'thog lie zøx'zuo, ka goarn kae'koad cid ee bun'tee.; Paix'thog lie zøx/zøex'zuo, ka goarn kae'koad cid ee bun'tøee. [[...]]
Please settle this problem for us.
拜託你做主,給我們解決這個問題。

zoantøee iefnkarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoafn'tee iern'karng; zoafn'tøee iern'karng [[...]]

special subject, topic lecture

專題演講

zwtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'tee; zuo'tøee [[...]]

main theme (of a writing or musical piece), main points, central thought, the gist

主題

erng'iong-buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: exng'iong-bun'tee; exng'iong-bun'tøee [[...]]

an applied question

應用問題

gixtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'tee; gi'tøee [[...]]

topic for discussion, subject of debate

議題

giamtiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'tiong [[...]]

serious, severe, grave (illness, situation, etc)

嚴重

giamtiong ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam'tiong ee bun'tee; giaam'tiong ee bun'tøee [[...]]
serious problem
嚴重的問題

Y ee pve cyn giamtiong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ee pve cyn giaam'tiong.; Y ee pve/pvi cyn giaam'tiong. [[...]]
His illness is very serious.
他的病很嚴重。

hauxhngg-buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau'hngg'bun'tee; hau'hngg-bun'tøee [[...]]

problems on the school grounds

校園問題

hengsu buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng'su bun'tee; heeng'su bun'tøee [[...]]

criminal case

刑事問題

hiexnsit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit [[...]]

actual as contrasted with the ideal, actually, reality, realistic

現實

Tuikiuu lysiorng, soaq bøexkix-tid hiexnsit. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuy'kiuu lie'siorng, soaq be kix tid hien'sit.; Tuy'kiuu lie'siorng, soaq bøe'kix-tid hien'sit. [[...]]
Be absorbed in the ideal and neglect the actual.
因追求理想,而忘了現實。

hiexnsit ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit ee bun'tee; hien'sit ee bun'tøee [[...]]
as a matter of face
現實的問題

hiexnsit zwgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'sit zuo'gi [[...]]
realism
現實主義

iefntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iern'tee; iern'tøee; (iern'toee) [[...]]

subject of a discourse

演題

ynkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'khie [[...]]

cause, give rise to, bring about (an event)

引起

ynkhie giamtiong ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'khie giaam'tiong ee bun'tee; irn'khie giaam'tiong ee bun'tøee [[...]]
give rise to a serious problem
引起嚴重的問題

ynkhie zuoix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'khie zux'ix [[...]]
attract attention
引起注意

ynkhie hoafnkarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn'khie hoarn'karm [[...]]
provoke antipathy
引起反感

jinciorng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'ciorng bun'tee; jiin'ciorng bun'tøee [[...]]

racial problem

人種問題

jinkhao buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'khao bun'tee; jiin'khao bun'tøee [[...]]

population problem

人口問題

jintø buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'tø bun'tee; jiin'tø bun'tøee [[...]]

question of morality

人道問題

ka'teeng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng bun'tee; kaf'teeng bun'tøee [[...]]

domestic troubles

家庭問題

kaytøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'tee; kae'tøee [[...]]

explanation or answer to a problem or subject

解題

kafngtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'tee; karng'tøee [[...]]

topic (of a speech or lecture)

講題

kaoiok buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iok bun'tee; kaux'iok bun'tøee [[...]]

educational problems)

教育問題

kauthofng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'thofng bun'tee; kaw'thofng bun'tøee [[...]]

question of communication

交通問題

kengzex buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'zex bun'tee; kefng'zex bun'tøee [[...]]

economic questions or problems

經濟問題

khatøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'tee; khaf'tøee [[...]]

hoof (of animals)

腳蹄

khawtøe'ek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khao'tee'ek; khao'tøee'ek [[...]]

foot and mouth disease

口蹄疫

khøftøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khør'tee; khør'tøee; (chix'tee) [[...]]

exam papers, subjects for examination

考題,試題

khørtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khøx'tee; khøx'tøee [[...]]

homework

課題

khoanpør-buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoaan'pør'bun'tee; khoaan'pør-bun'tøee [[...]]

Environmental Protection Issue

環保問題

kimpngr tøemiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'pngr tee'miaa; kym'pngr tøee'miaa [[...]]

one's name is listed as a successful candidate in the examination

金榜題名

Ciog lie kimpngr tøemiaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciog lie kym'pngr tee'miaa.; Ciog lie kym'pngr tøee'miaa. [[...]]
Congratulations on your success (May you be successful) in the examination!
祝你金榜題名。

kynkib buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kirn'kib bun'tee; kirn'kib bun'tøee [[...]]

burning issue, urgent question

緊急問題

kinpurn buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kyn'purn bun'tee; kyn'purn bun'tøee [[...]]

fundamental question

根本問題

kørjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køx'jiin [[...]]

individual, personal

個人

Hef si goar kørjiin ee buxntøee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hef si goar køx'jiin ee bun'tee.; Hef si goar køx'jiin ee bun'tøee. [[...]]
That is my private problem.
那是我個人的問題。

eng goar kørjiin ee zukeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng goar køx'jiin ee zw'keq [[...]]
in my private capacity
用我個人的資格

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

decide, determine, to kill, execute, decidedly

決

bixkoad ee buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'koad ee bun'tee; bi'koad ee bun'tøee [[...]]
pending question
未決的問題

zhwkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo'koad [[...]]
execute a capital sentence
處決

zuxkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'koad [[...]]
commit suicide
自決

kaykoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae'koad [[...]]
settlement, solve
解決

phvoarkoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvoax'koad [[...]]
judicial decision
判決

lantøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'tee; laan'tøee [[...]]

hard nut to crack, tough problem, problem that is difficult to solve, ask too much of, make an unreasonable request of, make an unconscionable demand upon (a person)

難題

lextøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: le'tee; le'tøee [[...]]

exercise, an example, a sample question, problem, paradigm

例題

liofngsexng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'sexng bun'tee; liorng'sexng bun'tøee [[...]]

sex questions

兩性問題

løtong buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: løo'tong bun'tee; løo'tong bun'tøee [[...]]

labor question

勞動問題

longzhoafn buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loong'zhoafn bun'tee; loong'zhoafn bun'tøee [[...]]

rural problem

農村問題

luxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lun'tee; lun'tøee [[...]]

thesis, subject of one's argument, topic for discussion

論題

mar puttheeng tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mar pud'theeng tee; mar pud'theeng tøee [[...]]

travel on horseback without stop, do something without stop

馬不停蹄

oexsefng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'sefng bun'tee; oe'sefng bun'tøee [[...]]

problems relating to hygiene, sanitation

衛生問題

oextøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oe'tee; oe'tøee [[...]]

topic of conversation or discussion

話題

peazex buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pex'zex bun'tee; pex'zex bun'tøee [[...]]

currency question

幣制問題

pve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pve; pve/pvi [[...]]

stupid, dull

笨拙

Goar cyn pve, lieen cid khoarn ee buxntee ma bexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cyn pve, lieen cid khoarn ee bun'tee ma be'hiao.; Goar cyn pvi, lieen cid khoarn ee bun'tøee ma bøe'hiao. [[...]]
I'm very dumb, even this kind of question I don't know how to answer.
我很笨,連這種問題也不會。

phiautøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phiaw'tee; phiaw/piaw'tøee [[...]]

heading, title, headline

標題

phiautøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: piaw'tee; piaw'tøee [[...]]

heading, title, headline

標題

Lie siar ee buncviw boeq iong symmiq piautee? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie siar ee buun'cviw boeq iong sirm'miq piaw'tee?; Lie siar ee buun'cviw bøeq iong sirm'mih piaw'tøee? [[...]]
What title are you going to use for your article?
你寫的文章要用什麼標題?

pwntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: purn'tee; purn'tøee [[...]]

main subject, main issue, main question, major theme

本題

putseeng buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'seeng bun'tee; pud'seeng bun'tøee [[...]]

out of the question

不成問題

seng'oah buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sefng'oah bun'tee; sefng'oah bun'tøee [[...]]

problems of livelihood

生活問題

siaxhoe buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sia'hoe bun'tee; sia'hoe bun'tøee [[...]]

social problems

社會問題

siawtøee taixzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siao'tee tai'zog; siao'tøee tai'zog [[...]]

great fuss about a small matter — making mountains out of molehills

小題大作

siøftøee taixzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør'tee tai'zog; siør'tøee tai'zog [[...]]

make great trouble out of a trifling matter, make much of a trifle, make a mountain out of a molehill

小題大做

sioktøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siog'tee; siog'tøee [[...]]

homework

課題

sibtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sip'tee; sip'tøee [[...]]

problems to be worked out in the course of study, exercises

習題

sitgiap buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sid'giap bun'tee; sid'giap bun'tøee [[...]]

unemployment problem

失業問題

tee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee; (toee) [[...]]

to exchange, to barter, permeate, give an equivalent

兌

hoextøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'tee; hoe'tøee [[...]]
to cash a check for money, money exchange, drafts
匯兌

tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee; tøee; (toee) [[...]]

heel, the hoofs of animals

蹄

ahbør-tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq'bør'tee; aq'bør/buo-tøee [[...]]
having a peculiar gait, shaking from side to side, a flat foot
平板腳

beftøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'tee; bea'tøee [[...]]
horse's hoofs
馬蹄

chiwtøe'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'tee'ar; chiuo'tøee'ar [[...]]
palm of a hand
手掌

khatøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaf'tee; khaf'tøee [[...]]
sole of a foot, hoof, footprint
腳掌,腳印

tikha'tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'khaf'tee; ty'khaf'tøee [[...]]
pig's feet, for cooking or cooked
豬蹄子

tøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee; tøee; (toee) [[...]]

heading, theme, subject, thesis, proposition, topic, sign, bring to notice, write down

題

buxntøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bun'tee; bun'tøee [[...]]
problem, subject of enquiry
問題

kafngtøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karng'tee; karng'tøee [[...]]
the subject of an speech
講題

lantøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan'tee; laan'tøee [[...]]
difficult problem
難題

toa tebak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa tee'bak; toa tøee'bak [[...]]
great theme — important matter, a long passage given out as a text
大題目

tøebak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'bak; tøee'bak; (tee'bok) [[...]]

the subject or title of a composition or speech, theme, heading, question, problem (especially in a test)

題目

siør tebak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siør tee'bak; siør tøee'bak [[...]]
a short text (e.g., a single clause), a slight affair
小題目

toa tebak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa tee'bak; toa tøee'bak [[...]]
long passage given out as a text, an important matter
大題目

tøezaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'zaai; tøee'zaai [[...]]

materials constituting the main theme of an article, composition

題材

tøecvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'cvii; tøee'cvii [[...]]

collect money, donate money

捐錢

tøe'ieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'ieen; tøee'ieen [[...]]

subscribe money, collect money for a temple

化緣

tøeji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'ji; tøee'ji [[...]]

to write (on a drawing, painting)

題字

tøemiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'miaa; tøee'miaa [[...]]

get a degree, nominate, write down one's name (in an inscription)

題名

kimpngr tøemiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym'pngr tee'miaa; kym'pngr tøee'miaa [[...]]
emerge successful from a competitive examination, to graduate with honors
金榜題名

tøepiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'piern; tøee'piern [[...]]

write an inscription for a tablet

題匾

tøesy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'sy; tøee'sy [[...]]

compose or write verses, write verses on something

題詩

tøesuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'suu; tøee'suu [[...]]

summary of the topic of a book, written as an introduction, complimentary verses or prose inserted at the beginning of a book by a person other than the author

題辭

tøethaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tee'thaau; tøee'thaau [[...]]