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aeteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix'teg [[...]] 

virtue of charity

愛德

Bayteg zhud høfsurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bae'teg zhud hør'surn. [[...]] 

Accomplishments of child can be greater than his parents. (Lit. bad bamboo tree produces good bamboo shoots.)

壞竹出好筍。

bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak [[...]] 

knot in wood, knuckles, bamboo joint

節

• zha'bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'bak [[...]] 
  knot in wood
  樹木的節

• zngfthauafbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngr'thaau'ar'bak [[...]] 
  the knuckles at middle of finger
  指關節

• tekbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'bak [[...]] 
  bamboo joint
  竹節

ban-puttek'ie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban pud'teg'ie; ban-pud'teg'ie [[...]] 

be forced to do it, to have no alternative

萬不得已

bengteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'teg [[...]] 

highest virtue

明德

byteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bie'teg [[...]] 

excellent virtue

美德

biq'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bih'ar; (teg'bih) [[...]] 

thin slips of bamboo used for wicker-work

竹篾

binzuo teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biin'zuo'teg; biin'zuo teg [[...]] 

democratic

民主的

bøo bogteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo bok'teg [[...]] 

aimless, without objective, at random

無目的

bøtektvia [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'teg'tvia [[...]] 

bustling lad, inquietude, restlessness, restless, frolicsome, lively

不穩重

• Cit'ee gyn'ar cyn bøtektvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee girn'nar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze be tiaau.; Cid'ee girn'ar cyn bøo'teg'tvia, lorng ze bøe tiaau. [[...]] 
  This kid is very restless, he can't stay seated very long.
  這個孩子很不穩重,老坐不穩。

bøo tøxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo tø'teg [[...]] 

immoral, unethical

不道德

Boghafnbegteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bok'harn'bek'teg [[...]] 

Mohammed

穆罕默德

bogteg/bogtek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'teg [[...]] 

purpose, aim, goal, objective

目的

bogtekbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'teg'but [[...]] 

objective, aim

目的物

bogtektøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'teg'te; bok'teg'tøe [[...]] 

destination

目的地

boxngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bong'teg [[...]] 

act of hope, virtue of hope (Catholic)

望德

zaai teg kiampi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai teg kiafm'pi [[...]] 

have both talent and virtue

才德兼備

zadbak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zat'bak [[...]] 

very close together (of bamboo or sugar cane)

節很密(有節植物)

• Tek'ar cyn zadbak. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teg'ar cyn zat'bak. [[...]] 
  The bamboo sections are very close together.
  竹子的節很密。

zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg'teg [[...]] 

accumulate merit,

積德

• u zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u zeg'teg [[...]] 
  pile up good works, accumulate, have great virtue, merit
  有積德

• hør-zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør zeg'teg; hør-zeg'teg [[...]] 
  very virtuous (person)
  品德好

• phvae-zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae zeg'teg; phvae-zeg'teg [[...]] 
  having much demerit
  失德

zhveteksy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvef'teg'sy [[...]] 

bamboo snake

青竹絲(毒蛇)

zhengmuii tekmar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhefng'muii teg'mar [[...]] 

innocent affection between a boy and a girl in their childhood

青梅竹馬

chie'teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chix'teg [[...]] 

thorny bamboo

刺竹

chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 

means, way, measure, steps, expedient

手段

• kiongpeg ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'peg ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  violent methods
  強迫的手段

• køab ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'ab ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  high handed methods
  高壓的手段

• ui'hiap ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uy'hiap ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  threatening, over bearing methods
  威脅的手段

• bogteg kaq chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bok'teg kaq chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  end and means
  目的與手段

• zhayzhuo... chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhae'zhuo... chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  take means, steps or measures to...
  採取 ...手段

• zoea'au ee chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'au ee chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  last resort
  最後的手段

• huisioong chiwtvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huy'sioong chiuo'tvoa [[...]] 
  emergency measures
  非常的手段

zhoiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'iorng [[...]] 

robust, strong, stout

粗壯

• zhoiorng ee sinthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'iorng ee syn'thea [[...]] 
  robust body
  粗壯的身體

• Tekkog ee khiechiaf bøo hør khvoax, mxkuo cyn zhoiorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Teg'kog ee khix'chiaf bøo hør khvoax, m'kuo cyn zhof'iorng. [[...]] 
  German cars are not pretty but are very strong.
  德國的汽車不好看,可是很堅固。

zhu'teg suotoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw'teg sux'toafn [[...]] 

cardinal virtues (Catholic)

樞德四端

• tie'teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tix'teg [[...]] 
  Prudence
  智德

• gixteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'teg [[...]] 
  Justice
  義德

• iofngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng'teg [[...]] 
  Fortitude
  勇德

• cietteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'teg [[...]] 
  Temperance
  節德

cvyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvie'teg [[...]] 

tender bamboo

幼竹

• Cvyteg na bøo tiaw, lauxteg tiaw bøe khiaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cvie'teg na bøo tiaw, lau'teg tiaw be khiaw.; Cvie'teg na bøo tiaw, lau'teg tiaw bøe khiaw. [[...]] 
  If the tender bamboo is not bent, when it becomes old it can not be bent.
  幼竹若不雕,老竹雕不彎。小時候若不教好,長大就無法教。

cietteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'teg [[...]] 

temperance (Catholic)

節德

zofteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zor'teg [[...]] 

virtuous deeds of one's ancestors

祖德

zoea'au ee bogteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'au ee bok'teg [[...]] 

ultimate objective

最後的目的

zonghap softeksøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zofng'hap sor'teg'soex; zofng'hap sor'teg'søex [[...]] 

consolidated income tax

綜合所得稅

zuxbeeng tek'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'beeng teg'ix [[...]] 

be very pleased with what one has done or achieved

自鳴得意

zw'iaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux [[...]] 

most important, principal, essential

主要

• Taioaan zwiaux ee safnbut si bie kaq thngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan zuo'iaux ee sarn'but si bie kaq thngg. [[...]] 
  The principal products of Formosa are rice and sugar.
  臺灣主要的產物是米和糖。

• Goar ee zwiaux ee bogteg si thoankaux, m si kax Enggie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee zuo'iaux ee bok'teg si thoaan'kaux, m si kax Efng'gie. [[...]] 
  My chief aim (purpose) is to spread the faith, not to teach English.
  我的主要目的是傳教不是教英文。

• zwiaux goan'yn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuo'iaux goaan'yn [[...]] 
  chief cause or reason
  主要原因

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

Eksuteklaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eg'sw'teg'laf [[...]] 

Esdras (Catholic)

厄斯德拉上, 下(厄. 上, 下)

hegtid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hek'tid; (hek'teg) [[...]] 

get or obtain, acquire

獲得

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

actions, conduct, behavior

行

• phynheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phirn'heng [[...]] 
  behavior, conduct
  品行

• høfsym-høfheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'sym hør'heng; hør'sym-hør'heng [[...]] 
  of good character and conduct
  慈善心腸

• siu'heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'heng [[...]] 
  reform and live morally, regulate the conduct to moral standards
  修行

• tek'heng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'heng [[...]] 
  virtuous ways
  德行

hør-zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'zeg'teg; hør-zeg'teg [[...]] 

fortunate (resulting from a credit balance of merit accumulated over several generations or transmigrations)

積德,品德好

hø'hoxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo'hoxng [[...]] 

How much more? How much less?

何況

• Y bøexhiao korng Engguo, hø'hoxng Tekguo (køhkhaq bøexhiao korng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y be'hiao korng Efng'gie, høo'hoxng Teg'gie (køq'khaq be'hiao korng).; Y bøe'hiao korng Efng'guo, høo'hoxng Teg'guo (køq'khaq bøe'hiao korng). [[...]] 
  He cannot speak English, much less German.
  他不會說英語,德語更不用說了。

høflyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'lie'teg [[...]] 

good and refined woman, quiet, understanding (wife)

賢淑的女人

hokteg zerngsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'teg zexng'siin; (thor'ti'kofng) [[...]] 

god of the soil and graves

福德正神,土地公

huxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hu'teg [[...]] 

feminine or female virtues such as chastity, thrift, obedience, etc.

婦德

yoaxn pørteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'oaxn pøx'teg [[...]] 

bite the hand that feeds

以怨報德

i'teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'teg [[...]] 

medical ethics

醫德

yteg hogjiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'teg hok'jiin [[...]] 

win popular following by dint of one's virtue

以德服人

yteg pøroaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'teg pøx'oaxn [[...]] 

return good for evil, repay injury with kindness, kill'em with kindness

以德報怨

yteg pørteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ie'teg pøx'teg [[...]] 

return good for good

以德報德

iaolerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaux'lerng [[...]] 

crux of a matter, the point, the way of doing something, the gist

要領

• Hid ee laang iaolerng cyn hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang iaux'lerng cyn hør. [[...]] 
  He is a shrewd man. He does everything well.
  那個人要領很好。

• Y kofng'oe ee iaolerng cyn bae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y korng'oe ee iaux'lerng cyn bae.; (Y korng'oe pud teg iaux'lerng.) [[...]] 
  I can't get the point of his argument at all. I cannot make him out at all.
  他講話的要領很差,他講話不得要領。

• M zaiviar iaolerng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M zay'viar iaux'lerng. [[...]] 
  Don't know how to do it.
  不懂要領

imteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'teg [[...]] 

good acts done in secret

陰德

inhø tek'hog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'hø teg'hog [[...]] 

profit from a misfortune

因禍得福

iør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iør; (or) [[...]] 

hit sideways with a stick

毆

• Eng tek'ar iør (or) kha'kud. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Eng teg'ar iør (or) khaf'kud. [[...]] 
  hit someone's leg (sideways) with a bamboo stick
  用竹子毆打腿。

iong'ioong-tek'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'ioong teg'ix; ioong'ioong-teg'ix [[...]] 

in high spirits, proud and happy, elated

洋洋得意

id buu sor teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id buu sor teg [[...]] 

nothing is gained

一無所得

itkie-liofngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'kie liorng'teg; id'kie-liorng'teg [[...]] 

kill two birds with one stone, serve two ends

一舉兩得

itteg itsid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'teg id'sid [[...]] 

gain one thing and lose another (Lit. win one, lose one)

一得一失

• Afnny zøx si itteg itsid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Arn'ny zøx si id'teg id'sid.; Arn'ny zøx/zøex si id'teg id'sid. [[...]] 
  If this is done we gain one point and lose another. We lose as much as we gain.
  如此做是一得一失

Iwtexteg-toan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iuo'te'teg'toan; Iuo'te'teg-toan [[...]] 

Judith (Catholic)

友弟德傳

jinteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'teg [[...]] 

benevolence, kindness, magnanimity, charity, humanity

仁德

jiogthefteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok'thea'teg [[...]] 

as regards the body, physical

肉體的

ju'hii tekzuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: juu'hii teg'zuie; (juu'hii teg'suie) [[...]] 

like fish in water (literally) — in agreeable circumstances, very satisfied or pleased, (said of newlyweds) very happy and contented

如魚得水

kauthofng tøxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw'thofng tø'teg [[...]] 

traffic etiquette

交通道德

ke'kiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm [[...]] 

either much or a little, more or less, as much as possible

多少,盡量

• Lie ke'kiarm tekkhag u thauciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie kef'kiarm teg'khag u thaw'ciah. [[...]] 
  I know that you have stolen something to eat, I don't know whether it was a lot or a little.
  你多少一定有偷吃。

• Y na u eeng ee sii ke'kiarm khuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na u eeng ee sii kef'kiarm khuxn. [[...]] 
  Whenever he is free, he sleeps as long as he can.
  他要是一有空就盡量睡。

• Lie tiøh ke'kiarm ciah taxmpøqar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie tiøh kef'kiarm ciah tam'pøh'ar. [[...]] 
  You must eat as much as you can (to a sick person)
  你多少得吃一點 。

• ke'kiarm korng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kiarm korng [[...]] 
  talk as much as possible, talk at random
  盡量講,隨便講

khaq extaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'taxng [[...]] 

more likely to be able to

比較能

• Seakafn, bøo tekkhag u hagbun ee laang khaq extaxng sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kafn, bøo teg'khag u hak'bun ee laang khaq e'taxng seeng'kofng. [[...]] 
  In the world the better educated people are not necessarily more likely to succeed.
  世間,不一定有學問的人較能成功。

khehkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'koafn [[...]] 

objectivity, objective view

客觀

• eng khehkoafn ee gafnkofng laai khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng kheq'koafn ee garn'kofng laai khvoax [[...]] 
  look at with an objective eye
  用客觀的眼光來看

• khia toax khehkoafn ee libtviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khia toax kheq'koafn ee lip'tviuu; khia toax kheq'koafn ee lip'tviuu; (khia toax kheq'koafn'teg ee lip'tviuu) [[...]] 
  have an objective standpoint
  站在客觀的立場

khehkoanteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheq'koafn'teg [[...]] 

objectively

客觀的

khoatteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoad'teg [[...]] 

deficient in the sense of morality

缺德

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

bind, to bundle, batch

綑,捆

• Hiaq ee tek'ar khurn khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee teg'ar khurn khie'laai. [[...]] 
  Tie those bamboo sticks up into a bundle.
  那些竹子綑起來。

• cit khurn tiuxzhao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit khurn tiu'zhao [[...]] 
  bundle of rice-straw
  一綑稻草

ky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ky [[...]] 

branch, classifier of long thing which can be held in the hand (pencils, sticks etc.)

枝,隻,支

• cit ky ienpid (tek'ar, hoxsvoax) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit ky ieen'pid (teg'ar, ho'svoax) [[...]] 
  one pencil (bamboo stick, umbrella)
  一枝鉛筆(竹子,雨傘)

kii khay teksexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii khay teg'sexng [[...]] 

win in the first battle, game, match

旗開得勝

kioxngthofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiong'thofng [[...]] 

common, general. (archaic)

共通

• u kioxngthofng ee tiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kiong'thofng ee tiarm [[...]] 
  have something in common with
  有共通點

• kioxngthofng ee bogteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiong'thofng ee bok'teg [[...]] 
  common purpose
  共通的目的

køf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf [[...]] 

pole (especially of bamboo)

篙

• tekkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'køf [[...]] 
  bamboo pole
  竹竿

• tekkøkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'køf'kuie [[...]] 
  very tall thin ghost, very tall thin fellow
  長腿鬼,瘦長的人

• kikøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kii'køf [[...]] 
  flagpole
  旗桿

• tiørkøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøx'køf [[...]] 
  fishing pole
  釣竿

kokbiin pengkyn softeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'biin peeng'kyn sor'teg [[...]] 

per capita income

國民平均所得

kokbiin softeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'biin sor'teg [[...]] 

national income

國民所得

kokbiin tøxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'biin tø'teg [[...]] 

national morals

國民道德

kokteg kisor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kog'teg kii'sor [[...]] 

each gets the position or the result he prefers, each in its proper place

各得其所

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

tube, pipe

管

• zuykorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'korng [[...]] 
  water pipe
  水管

• ienkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'korng [[...]] 
  lead pipe
  鉛管

• tekkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'korng [[...]] 
  pipe made of bamboo, hollow piece of bamboo
  竹管

• thihkorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'korng [[...]] 
  iron tube (pipe)
  鐵管

kongcioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'cioxng [[...]] 

public, the community

公眾

• toax kongcioxng ee bixnzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax kofng'cioxng ee bin'zeeng [[...]] 
  in the public eye
  在公眾的面前

• kongcioxng oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'cioxng oe'sefng [[...]] 
  public hygiene
  公眾衛生

• kongcioxng tøxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'cioxng tø'teg [[...]] 
  public morality
  公眾道德

kongteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'teg [[...]] 

achievement or contribution to general welfare, virtuous deeds

功德

• Lie ee kongteg buliong. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kofng'teg buu'liong. [[...]] 
  Your kindness knows no bounds.
  你的功德無量。

• zøx kongteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx kofng'teg [[...]] 
  hold rites for the dead
  做功德

kongteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'teg [[...]] 

public morality, regard for public welfare

公德

kongteg-sym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'teg'sym; kofng'teg-sym [[...]] 

regard for public welfare, public-mindedness

公德心

kuxthefteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'thea'teg [[...]] 

concrete, concretely

具體的

kuieteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix'teg; (kuix'teg'ar) [[...]] 

laurel, bay tree

桂竹

labsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lap'soex; lap'søex [[...]] 

pay taxes

納稅

• lap zhuosøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lap zhux'soex; lap zhux'søex [[...]] 
  pay rent
  繳房租

• lap enggiabsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lap eeng'giap'soex; lap eeng'giap'søex [[...]] 
  pay business tax
  繳營業稅

• lap pangkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lap paang'koafn [[...]] 
  pay the house tax
  繳房捐稅

• lap softeksøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lap sor'teg'soex; lap sor'teg'søex [[...]] 
  pay income tax
  繳所得稅

lek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek [[...]] 

type, green

綠(菉)

• legteksurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'teg'surn [[...]] 
  sprouts
  綠竹筍

legteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'teg [[...]] 

common variety of Taiwan bamboo

綠竹

legteksurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lek'teg'surn [[...]] 

shoots of the bamboo known as "lek-tek"

綠竹筍

lii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lii [[...]] 

wattle, bamboo fence

籬

• teklii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'lii [[...]] 
  bamboo fence
  竹籬

• uii li'paf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: uii lii'paf [[...]] 
  raise a fence
  圍籬笆

lii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lii [[...]] 

reed screen, bamboo blind, curtain, a loose hanging

簾

• mnglii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'lii [[...]] 
  door curtain
  門簾

• porlii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pox'lii [[...]] 
  cloth curtain or blind hung at a door or window
  布簾

• teklii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'lii [[...]] 
  bamboo screen or blind
  竹簾

lyteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lie'teg [[...]] 

womanly virtues, chastity

女德

liofngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'teg [[...]] 

double gain

兩得

• itkie-liofngteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'kie liorng'teg; id'kie-liorng'teg [[...]] 
  attain two objectives or gain two advantages by a single move, kill two birds with one stone
  一舉兩得

libteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lip'teg [[...]] 

achieve virtue, establish virtue

立德

loteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loo'teg [[...]] 

one species of bamboo

蘆竹

Loxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg [[...]] 

Lourdes (Catholic)

露德

• Loxteg Serngbør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg Sexng'bør [[...]] 
  Our Lady of Lourdes
  露德聖母

Loxtek'hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg'hoe [[...]] 

Lutheran Church

露德會

Loxtekkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg'kaux [[...]] 

Lutheranism, Lutheran religion

露德教

Loxtekkix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg'kix [[...]] 

Ruth (Protestant)

路德記

Loxteg Maftefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lo'teg Mar'tefng [[...]] 

Martin Luther

路德馬丁

Lotektoan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Loo'teg'toan [[...]] 

Ruth (Catholic)

廬德傳

Maftefng Loxteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mar'tefng Lo'teg [[...]] 

Martin Luther (1483-1546), founder of the Protestant movement

馬丁路德

moa'teg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa'teg [[...]] 

type of bamboo with large leaves and long joints

麻竹

naa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: naa; (liim) [[...]] 

forest, a wood

林

• chimsvoaf nalai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chym'svoaf naa'lai [[...]] 
  in the depths of the forests and mountains
  深山林裡

• chiuxnaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiu'naa [[...]] 
  forest, wood
  樹林

• teknaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'naa [[...]] 
  bamboo grove
  竹林

Gvaixsu'teknie-toan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Gvai'sw'teg'nie'toan; Gvai'sw'teg'nie-toan [[...]] 

Esther (Catholic)

艾斯德爾傳

gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve; (gvi) [[...]] 

stiff, firm (attitude), obstinate, inflexible, stand erect

硬

• Cid ky tek'ar cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ky teg'ar cyn gve. [[...]] 
  This bamboo stick is inflexible.
  這枝竹子很硬。

• Thaeto cyn gve. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'to cyn gve. [[...]] 
  His attitude is very inflexible.
  態度很硬。

• Sie kaq gvexkhokkhog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sie kaq gve'khog'khog. [[...]] 
  The corpse has already become rigid.
  死得硬幫幫的。

• giafmgve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giarm'gve [[...]] 
  strong, lusty, and bold (as a young man)
  硬朗,堅忍

• pvoargvexnngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'gve'nngr [[...]] 
  between too much firmness and too much yielding, half threatening and half pacifying
  軟硬兼施

or [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: or; (iør) [[...]] 

hit sideways with a stick

甌,掃打

• efng tek'ar or kha'kud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng teg'ar or khaf'kud [[...]] 
  hit someone's leg (sideways) with a bamboo stick
  用竹子掃打腿

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

raft

筏

• tekpaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'paai [[...]] 
  bamboo raft or catamaran (for fishing), raft of bamboo brought down the river
  竹筏

phahzheksoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phaq'zheg'soef; (phaq'teg'soef) [[...]] 

unlucky words

不吉的話

phvae-zekteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'zeg'teg; phvae-zeg'teg [[...]] 

having much demerit, do bad deeds (one's past that will affect descendants)

品德壞,失德

phvayteg zhud høfsurn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'teg zhud hør'surn [[...]] 

Ugly bamboo produces tasty bamboo shoots. Bad parents have good children.

壞竹出好筍,烏鴉生鳳凰

phengphvoax teksid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pheeng'phvoax teg'sid [[...]] 

critically decide the merits and demerits of a case

評判得失

phynteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phirn'teg [[...]] 

good character, good behavior

品德

Pyteg Cieen Ho Sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pie'teg Cieen Ho Sw [[...]] 

The First and Second Epistle of Peter (Protestant)

彼得前後書

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

bamboo screen, to braid with thin, flat slips of bamboo

屏

• tekpirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teg'pirn [[...]] 
  screen made of thin, flat slips of bamboo, stiff bamboo screen
  竹屏

pørteg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'teg [[...]] 

repay another's kindness, show gratitude

報德

Putjip hofhiet, iefn teg hofzuo (hofjii)? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Pud'jip hor'hiet, iefn teg hor'zuo (hor'jii)? [[...]] 

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

不入虎穴,焉得虎子?

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