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chiwbin tharnciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo'bin thaxn'ciah [[...]] 

be a worker

打零工

gesøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee'sea; gee'søea; (sea'gee) [[...]] 

satirize, mock, criticize

諷刺

• Cide thaxn khaq u ciah`leq, loa gaau gesøea laang, lie karm øe zay? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn khaq u ciah lef, loa gaau gee'sea laang, lie karm e zay?; Cit'e thaxn khaq u ciah`leq, loa gaau gee'søea laang, lie karm øe zay? [[...]] 
  Don't you know that when someone begins to make a little money how soon they begin to criticize others?
  一賺到錢,就很會諷刺人,你知道嗎?

iauky sittngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iaw'ky sid'tngx [[...]] 

starve

三餐不繼,饑餓

• Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin gyn'ar tviaxtvia ma teq iauky sittngx. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit e thaxn bøo ciah, cit tin girn'ar tvia'tvia ma teq iaw'ky sid'tngx. [[...]] 
  As soon as you don't make enough money to eat, there are also children who will starve.
  一沒有賺錢,一群孩子常常三餐不繼。

siøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf; (siaw) [[...]] 

fever, hot, to burn, to roast, to offer (incense), roasted

燒,熱

• U siøf bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U siøf bøo? [[...]] 
  Is it hot? Do you have a fever?
  熱嗎? 有沒有發燒?

• cyn siøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn siøf [[...]] 
  very hot, a very high fevor
  很熱,高燒

• zhexngsiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheng'siøf [[...]] 
  wear warm clothes
  穿暖

• hoatsiøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad'siøf [[...]] 
  become feverish
  發燒

• laluun-siøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laa'luun'siøf; laa'luun-siøf [[...]] 
  lukewarm
  微溫的

• Thaxn siøf ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thaxn siøf ciah. [[...]] 
  Eat while it is still hot. Get it while it's hot.
  趁熱吃。

suithaxn suiciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: suii'thaxn suii'ciah [[...]] 

use money just as fast as earned, live from hand to mouth

隨賺隨吃

thaxn bøo ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn bøo ciah [[...]] 

not making a living, not making ends meet

無法謀生

thaxn zhuieciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn zhuix'ciah [[...]] 

earn just enough for one's own food but having nothing to spare for any one else

賺取糊口

tharnciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'ciah [[...]] 

earn one's food

工作(賺錢)

tharnciah za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'ciah zaf'bor [[...]] 

prostitute

妓女,煙花女

tharnciaqlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'ciah'laang [[...]] 

man who lives just on what he earns, a man who earns just enough to support himself

工人

tharn'extiøh, ciaqbextiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'e'tiøh, ciah'be'tiøh; thaxn'øe'tiøh, ciah'bøe'tiøh [[...]] 

earn a lot of money but get killed in the process (as a result)

賺得到吃不到

thaxn y bøextør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn y be tør; thaxn y bøe'tør; (ciah y be tør) [[...]] 

his work is too heavy or difficult for his strength or ability

賺不了,幹不了

thaxn ka'ti ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn kaf'ti ciah [[...]] 

earn just enough for one's own food, having nothing to spare for any one else

賺自己吃

thaxn siøf ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn siøf ciah [[...]] 

eat while the food is still hot

趁熱吃

thøfthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thør'thaxn [[...]] 

earn money by trade or business

工作(賺錢)

• boeq ciah m thøfthaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boeq ciah m thør'thaxn; bøeq ciah m thør'thaxn [[...]] 
  wishing to eat but unwilling to work
  死吃不做事

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