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bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be koex'chiuo; bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 

unable to do something successfully

沒得手

• thautheh bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'theh be koex'chiuo; thaw'theh bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 
  unable to steal successfully
  沒偷得手

• In'ui langkheq laai, cittngx ciah bøe køeachiuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn'ui laang'kheq laai, cid tngx ciah be koex'chiuo.; Yn'ui laang'kheq laai, cid'tngx ciah bøe køex'chiuo. [[...]] 
  Because a visitor came, I could not finish my meal
  因為客人來,這餐飯吃不成。

bengchviuo armthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: beeng'chviuo axm'thaw [[...]] 

rob openly, to steal secretly

明搶暗偷

zhadthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhat'thaw [[...]] 

steal

賊偷

• tiøh-zhadthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh zhat'thaw; tiøh-zhat'thaw [[...]] 
  be stolen
  遭賊偷

• Thviakorng u tiøh zhadthaw, u pharngkvix symmiq `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thviaf'korng u tiøh zhat'thaw, u phaxng'kvix sirm'miq `bøo? [[...]] 
  I heard some things got stolen, are you missing anything?
  聽說有遭小偷,丟掉什麼嗎?

chiapgiok-thau'hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiab'giok thaw'hiofng; chiab'giok-thaw'hiofng [[...]] 

indulge in secret relations with women

偷香竊玉

zuyzvea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'zvea; (kor'zvea) [[...]] 

well

水井

• Mxthafng loa goar thaw giaa kofzvea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'thafng loa goar thaw giaa kor'zvea.; M'thafng loa goar thaw giaa kor'zvea/cvie. [[...]] 
  Do not put me under the false charge of stealing other people's wells. Don't accuse me of doing something which is impossible.
  不要誣賴我偷了井。

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao; øe'hiao [[...]] 

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar øexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]] 
  I know the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我懂.

• Lie øexhiao saychiaf bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be?; Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
  你會開車嗎?

• Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe.; Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
  我會講臺灣話.

• Øexhiao thauciah, bøexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix.; Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]] 
  He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
  懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

iab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab [[...]] 

hide, tuck away, conceal on one's person, put behind the back (as one's hands), do (something) stealthily

藏,隱藏,偷

• Goar ee ienpid y ka goar iapkhix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee ieen'pid y ka goar iab'khix. [[...]] 
  He sneaked away with my pencil.
  他偷了我的鉛筆。

• Yn thaethaix iab cyn ze cvii khylaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn thaix'thaix iab cyn ze cvii khie'laai. [[...]] 
  His wife has a lot of secret savings.
  他太太私蓄很多錢。

• iab toax khazhng'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iab toax khaf'zhngf'au [[...]] 
  hide something behind the back
  藏在背後

• chiuo iap'au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo iab'au [[...]] 
  with one's hand(s) behind one's back
  手藏在背後

• ng'iab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngf'iab [[...]] 
  conceal behind the back or in one's clothing
  隱藏

• thauiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'iab [[...]] 
  take stealthily and put behind the back or in one's epoch
  偷藏

kae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kae [[...]] 

alter, to change, to correct, reform

改

• Goar na korng (siar) mxtiøh, chviar lie ka goar kae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na korng (siar) m'tiøh, chviar lie ka goar kae. [[...]] 
  If I speak (write) incorrectly, please correct me.
  我要是說(寫) 錯了,請你改正。

• Na zøx mxtiøh, tiøqaix kae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na zøx m'tiøh, tiøh'aix kae.; Na zøx/zøex m'tiøh, tiøh'aix kae. [[...]] 
  If one did something wrong, he must mend his ways.
  若做錯了,就要改。

• Høefchiaf ee sikanpiør kae`aq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hoea'chiaf ee sii'kafn'piør kae af.; Høea'chiaf ee sii'kafn'piør kae`aq. [[...]] 
  The railway timetable has been revised.
  火車時刻表改了。

• Thaukae ci'phiøx ee kimgiah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'kae cy'phiøx ee kym'giah. [[...]] 
  forge the amount of a check
  偷改支票的金額。

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

sweet, pleasant, willingly

甘,甘心,捨得

• Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ciaq kao lie karm kafm ho laang? [[...]] 
  Are you really willing to give that dog to somebody else?
  那隻狗你捨得給人嗎?

• Hid ee gyn'ar hiaq seahaxn, lie kafm ho y ka'ti cit ee khix Bykog, si `bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee girn'ar hiaq sex'haxn, lie kafm ho y kaf'ti cit ee khix Bie'kog, si `bøo? [[...]] 
  That child is so small, are you willing to let him go to the States alone?
  你捨得讓他一個人去美國嗎?

• Goar cid ciaq niauafkviar mxkafm ho laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid ciaq niaw'ar'kviar m'kafm ho laang. [[...]] 
  I am unwilling to give this kitten to somebody.
  我這隻小貓捨不得給人。

• Goar ee thihbea ho laang thaukhafn khix, cyn mxkafm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee thiq'bea ho laang thaw'khafn khix, cyn m'kafm. [[...]] 
  I got my bicycle stolen, I am still attached to it.
  我的自行車被偷了,實在很捨不得。

Kamciah kampwn, u thafng ciah u thafng zhwn, thauny thauliaxm, cidsix laang khøehkhiaxm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kafm'ciah kafm'pwn, u thafng ciah u thafng zhwn, thaw'ny thaw'liaxm, cit'six laang khoeq'khiaxm.; Kafm'ciah kafm'pwn, u thafng ciah u thafng zhwn, thaw'ny thaw'liaxm, cit'six laang khøeq'khiaxm. [[...]] 

If you are willing to share your food with others, you will have enough to eat and still have some left over, steal, and you will be in want your whole life.

捨得吃,捨得施,有得吃還有剩。小氣不大方,反而一生缺用。

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

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

pick up, to gather, bear (a child), sharpen (a saw)

拾,撿

• Ti loxnih khiøq`ee, mxsi thautheh`ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ti lo'nih khiøq ee, m'si thaw'theh ee.; Ti lo'nih khiøq`ee, m'si thaw'theh`ee.; (Ti lo'nih khiøq'tiøh`ee, m'si thaw'theh`ee.) [[...]] 
  I picked this up on the road, I did not steal it.
  是在路上撿的,不是偷的。

køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex'chiuo; køex'chiuo; (kex'chiuo) [[...]] 

pass from one man to another (money, things etc.), do something successfully

過手,得手

• thautheh bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'theh be koex'chiuo; thaw'theh bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 
  can (could) not steal it successfully
  偷不過手

• Y cvii thaxn koeachiuo ciu lym tiau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y cvii thaxn koex'chiuo ciu lym tiau. [[...]] 
  when he earns money, he spends it on liquor.
  他錢一賺到手就喝掉。

• hai laang bøe køeachiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang be koex'chiuo; hai laang bøe køex'chiuo [[...]] 
  unable to do some one the injury we wish
  害人不成

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

seize, to hunt, to catch, to arrest, apprehend, to regard or consider as... a span length, to measure by spans

捕,捉

• kiongliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kioong'liah [[...]] 
  seize violently, compel a man by strong pressure to do something much against his will
  強捉

• thauliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liah [[...]] 
  seize, catch secretly
  偷捉

mef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mef; mef/my; (my) [[...]] 

handful of (rice, sugar, salt, sand), take up a handful of

把,抓

• Thauliah køef, ia tiøh cidmef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef, ia tiøh cit mef bie.; Thaw'liah køef, ia tiøh cit'mef/my bie. [[...]] 
  Even if you want to steal a chicken, you have to spend a handful of rice. You cannot accomplish anything without effort.
  偷雞也得一把米。

ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ny; (liafm) [[...]] 

take up a small thing with the tips of fingers

拈,拿

• thaw ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'ny [[...]] 
  furtive snatch (as at candy, food etc)
  偷拿

O'kao thauciah, peqkao siuxzoe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Of'kao thaw'ciah, peh'kao siu'zoe. [[...]] 

be accused or charged falsely (Lit. The black dog ate it by stealth, and the white dog received the blame.)

黑狗偷食,白狗受罪,張罪李擔

paxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paxng; (hoxng) [[...]] 

loosen, liberate, let go, set free, to abandon, indulge in, to issue, place in or on

放,擱,任由

• thaupaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'paxng [[...]] 
  release secretly
  偷放

phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phø girn'nar [[...]] 

carry a child in the arms

抱小孩

• thaw phø gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw phø girn'nar [[...]] 
  kidnap a child
  偷抱小孩,綁票小孩

pixthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pi'thaw [[...]] 

be robbed, be stolen

被偷

Poaqkiao hamkhag khie, zørzhat thaumef bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Poah'kiao hafm'khag khie, zøx'zhat thaw'mef bie.; Poah'kiao hafm'khag khie, zøx'zhat thaw'mef/my bie. [[...]] 

Gambling begins with shekels and stealing with a little rice

大錯先由小賭起,越陷越深。

puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: puu [[...]] 

type of gourd, bottle gourd, calabash

匏

• holoo-puu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoo'loo'puu; hoo'loo-puu [[...]] 
  type of gourd much larger at one end
  葫蘆匏

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]] 
  If a child gets into the habit of stealing trifles, he will steal big things when he grows up.
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

søeahaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn; søex'haxn [[...]] 

short or small (in stature), in childhood

矮小,年少

• seahaxn ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sex'haxn ee sii [[...]] 
  When one was a child
  小的時候

• Seahaxn thaubarn puu, toaxhaxn thaukhafn guu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu.; Søex'haxn thaw'barn puu, toa'haxn thaw'khafn guu. [[...]] 
  If as a child you steal gourds, as an adult, you'll steal cows. — as the twig is bent, so grows the tree
  小時偷雞摸狗,大時殺人放火。

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

peep at, spy on

窺視

• thausiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'siafm [[...]] 
  to peep
  窺視

thaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw; (thof) [[...]] 

steal, pilfer, filch, secretly, stealthily

偷

thauzaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zaq [[...]] 

carry things furtively

偷帶

thauzao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zao [[...]] 

run away secretly, to escape

溜走

thauzhaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zhaxng [[...]] 

conceal and hide (stolen or contraband goods)

偷藏

thauchiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'chiøx [[...]] 

smile secretly, to laugh up one's sleeve

偷笑

thauzhoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zhoa [[...]] 

run off with (another's wife, young girl), kidnap

誘拐,綁票

thauzhoa søeaii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'zhoa sex'ii; thaw'zhoa søex'ii [[...]] 

keep a concubine without the wife's knowledge

偷娶小老婆

thaw ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'ciah [[...]] 

eat clandestinely, steal and eat at once

偷吃

thauciaqpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'ciah'po [[...]] 

perverse ways, ways which are not normally or ordinarily followed, artful device, trap

詭計

thauiab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'iab [[...]] 

take stealthily and conceal behind the back or in one's clothing

偷,掩藏

thaukafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'kafng [[...]] 

to skimp on work

偷工

thaukafng kiafmliau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'kafng kiarm'liau [[...]] 

do less work and use less or inferior materials than agreed up upon (especially in a building job), to jerry build

偷工減料

thaukhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khafn [[...]] 

steal (a cow or horse)

偷牽

thaukhiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khiøq [[...]] 

pick up secretly

偷撿

thaukhngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khngx [[...]] 

put secretly, possess secretly

偷放置,私藏

thaw khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khvoax [[...]] 

to peep, to look stealthily or secretly

偷看

thaukhuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khuie; (thaw'bii) [[...]] 

to peep

偷窺

thaukhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'khuy [[...]] 

open (a jewel box, safe, suitcase, door) stealthily

偷開,偷拆

thaukorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'korng [[...]] 

report secretly, secret report

密報

thaulaai armkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'laai axm'khix [[...]] 

come and go secretly

偷來暗去,陳倉暗渡

thauliah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liah [[...]] 

seize or catch secretly

偷捉

Thauliah køef ia tiøh cidpea bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaw'liah kef ia tiøh cit pea bie.; Thaw'liah køef ia tiøh cit pea bie. [[...]] 

You have to prime the pump. To do business you need capital. (Lit. To steal chickens you need a handful of rice.)

偷雞也得一把米。

thauliaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'liaxm [[...]] 

pinch (skin) secretly, to steal a little

偷掐,偷一點點

thauluie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'luie [[...]] 

stolen base, base stealing, steal a base

盜壘

thaw ny [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'ny [[...]] 

steal some small thing, eat by stealth, a furtive snatch

偷拈,偷拿

thauvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'voa [[...]] 

change secretly

偷換

thausvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'svef; thaw'svef/svy [[...]] 

give birth to a illegitimate child secretly

偷生,私生

thausvef`ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'svef`ee [[...]] 

illegitimate (child)

私生的

thauthaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thaai [[...]] 

slaughter secretly

私宰

thauthaw mo'mof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thaw mof'mof [[...]] 

stealthily, surreptitiously, do something secretly

偷偷摸摸

thautheh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'theh [[...]] 

steal

偷拿

thaw thviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thviaf [[...]] 

listen secretly, overhear, eavesdrop

偷聽

thauthuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thuix [[...]] 

secretly put a bad article or inferior person in place of a good one

偷換

thautien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'tien [[...]] 

use electricity without paying for it

偷電

thauto [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'to [[...]] 

stowaway, to steal into another country by hiding oneself aboard a train, ship, airplane

偷渡

thautoxciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'to'ciar [[...]] 

stowaway

偷渡者

thviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf; (thefng) [[...]] 

hear, listen to (with the determined purpose or intention of hearing), obey, understand, comply with, submit

聽

• høfthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thviaf [[...]] 
  music, sound pleasant to hear
  好聽

• mxthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'thviaf [[...]] 
  will not listen, will not take advice, will not obey
  不聽

• phvaythviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'thviaf [[...]] 
  unpleasant to hear
  不好聽

• tharmthviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxm'thviaf [[...]] 
  make secret inquiries
  打聽

• thaw thviaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thviaf [[...]] 
  listen secretly, eavesdrop
  偷聽

thuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thuix; (thex) [[...]] 

to change, put in place of, to substitute, abolish, instead of, in place of

調換,調包

• phvae thuix hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae thuix hør [[...]] 
  to swindle by giving a bad or worse article in place of the good one that was agreed on
  壞的調換好的

• thauthuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw'thuix [[...]] 
  secretly put a bad article or person in place of a good one
  偷換

tiafmtuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiarm'tuq [[...]] 

give a hint what to do, warn of danger (often secretly or privately) by a sign, wink or hint not generally understood

提醒

• thaw tiafmtuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaw tiarm'tuq [[...]] 
  warn secretly, give a secret hint by signal, word or other sound
  暗中提醒

tiøh-zhadthaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh zhat'thaw; tiøh-zhat'thaw [[...]] 

sustain a theft (burglary), be robbed

被竊

toarli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax'li; (toax'loa) [[...]] 

accuse falsely, bring a false charge against a person

誣賴

• Toarli goar thaw giaa kofzvea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Toax'li goar thaw giaa kor'zvea.; Toax'li goar thaw giaa kor'zvea/cvie. [[...]] 
  He brought a false charge against me of stealing his well. — an absurd false charge
  誣賴我偷了井。

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