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

throat, gullet

咽喉,喉嚨

• Goar kvoatiøh, na'aau teq thviax. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kvoaa'tiøh, naa'aau teq thviax. [[...]] 
  I've caught a cold. My throat hurts.
  我著涼了,喉嚨在痛。

• Goar ee na'aau teq hoat'iam. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee naa'aau teq hoad'iam. [[...]] 
  My throat is infected.
  我的喉嚨發炎。

bihbiq-chihchiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biq'biq'chiq'chiq; biq'biq-chiq'chiq [[...]] 

furtively

偷偷摸摸

• Ia mxsi teq zøx zhadar, nar tiøh afnnef bihbihchihchiq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ia m'si teq zøx zhat'ar, nar tiøh arn'nef biq'biq'chiq'chiq. [[...]] 
  You are not stealing things, why are you acting so furtively?
  又不是當小偷,怎麼要這樣偷偷摸摸?

zad teq eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad teq eng [[...]] 

economize

省著用

• Gøeqkib iawbøe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goeh'kib iao'boe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng.; Gøeh'kib iao'bøe niar, cvii tiøh zad teq eng. [[...]] 
  Economize until we are paid this month's salary.
  薪水還未領, 錢得省著用。

zeacie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex'cie; (kixm'cie) [[...]] 

restraint, repression, restrain, keep from, hold in check, hold back

制止

• Yn zeacie y laai ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn zex'cie y laai ciaf. [[...]] 
  They prevented his coming here.
  他們制止他來這兒。

• Na u laang teq zøx phvae taixcix, tiøh ka yn zeacie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na u laang teq zøx phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie.; Na u laang teq zøx/zøex phvae tai'cix, tiøh ka yn zex'cie. [[...]] 
  If anyone is doing evil, you should stop them.
  如有人在做壞事,要制止他們。

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

hop along, walk with much difficulty as with a lame or sore leg

獨腳跳

• Y cit khaf teq thviax, tiøh iong chiarng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cit khaf teq thviax, tiøh iong chiarng ee. [[...]] 
  He has to hop, because one leg is injured
  他一隻腳傷了, 得用獨腳跳。

• Øee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix.; Øee cit khaf bøo`khix, soaq tiøh eng chiarng ee khix. [[...]] 
  I'm missing one shoe, I have to get there by skipping.
  鞋子掉了一隻,結果得用獨腳跳著去。

høefthaukwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'thaau'kwn; høea'thaau'kwn [[...]] 

mess cook for soldiers

火頭軍,炊事兵

• Thaethaix teq phoarpve, goar tiøh zøx høefthaukwn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve, goar tiøh zøx hoea'thaau'kwn.; Thaix'thaix teq phoax'pve/pvi, goar tiøh zøx høea'thaau'kwn. [[...]] 
  Because my wife is sick, I have to be my own cook.
  太太病了,我 得下廚。

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

be very pleased with oneself

洋洋得意,驕傲,臭屁

• Tvaf si teq loa høfgiah, nar tiøh iang kaq afnnef? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tvaf si teq loa hør'giah, nar tiøh iang kaq arn'nef? [[...]] 
  He is now so rich, why does he have to be so pleased with himself?
  他有多少錢,哪得那麼洋洋得意?

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。

kakzhvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kag'zhvea [[...]] 

awake from, be disillusioned

覺醒

• Lirn tiøh kakzhvea, Boadjit tehbøeq kaux`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lirn tiøh kag'zhvea, Boat'jit teq'boeq kaux af.; Lirn tiøh kag'zhvea/chvie, Boat'jit teq'bøeq kaux`aq. [[...]] 
  Be on guard, the Last Day is drawing near.
  你們要覺醒,末日將到了。

kogkok-kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kok'kok kiøx; kok'kok-kiøx; (kok'kok-hao) [[...]] 

cackling of a hen (said also of a person talking on too much without ever stopping)

喀喀叫,喋喋不休

• Køe'ar teq kogkok-kiøx mxzay khvoartiøh symmih? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kef'ar teq kok'kok'kiøx m'zay khvoax'tiøh sirm'miq?; Køef'ar teq kok'kok-kiøx m'zay khvoax'tiøh sirm'mih? [[...]] 
  I wonder what the chickens are cackling about? (The chickens are cackling, I wonder what they see?)
  雞在咯咯叫,不知看到什麼?

mxkamni'ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kafm'ny'ny [[...]] 

reluctant to (give up, let go because of emotional attachment or high value of the object to be given up)

非常捨不得

• Lie bexhiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq mxkamni'ny? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie be'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny?; Lie bøe'hiao maix ho laang, ho laang liao nar tiøh køq teq m'kafm'ny'ny? [[...]] 
  You wouldn't have had to give it away, now that you have, why do you have to be that unhappy about it?
  你不會不要給人,給了以後何必又很捨不得呢?

tehtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: teq'tiøh [[...]] 

crushed

壓傷,壓倒

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