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a'iensvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'ieen'svoax; (ieen'svoax, thiq'svoax) [[...]] 

galvanized (zinc-coated) wire

鐵絲

auxkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au'kex [[...]] 

back seat or carriage of a motorcycle

後架

• thihbea kaq kichiaf ee auxkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'bea kaq ky'chiaf ee au'kex [[...]] 
  back seat of a bicycle, motor scooter or motorcycle
  自行車與機車的後架

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

catch with a net, a net, web, net-work

網

• cit niar bang'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cit niar bang'ar [[...]] 
  net
  一件網子

• thihsvoax-bang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'svoax'bang; thiq'svoax-bang [[...]] 
  wire netting
  鐵絲網

• titw-bang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'tw'bang; ty'tw-bang [[...]] 
  cobweb
  蜘蛛網

befkhao-thiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'khao'thiq; bea'khao-thiq [[...]] 

tin plate

馬口鐵

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

horseshoe

馬蹄鐵

bøzhae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo zhae [[...]] 

regrettable, unfortunate, unlucky, too bad, wasteful, unworthy

可惜

• Hid ee laang sykhix, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang sie'khix, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that that person died.
  那個人死了,很可惜。

• Hid zhud tiexnviar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid zhud tien'viar khvoax bøo tiøh, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  It was unfortunate that I was unable to see that movie.
  那部電影沒看到,很可惜。

• Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thihbea, cyn bøo zhae. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid niar svaf theh khix chid thiq'bea, cyn bøo zhae. [[...]] 
  Too bad you took that shirt to wipe off the bicycle.
  那件衣服拿去擦自行車,很可惜。

zabpaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'paai; (zap'hø'ar) [[...]] 

something assembled from various manufacturers

雜牌子

• Zabpaai (zabhøar) ee thihbea khaq siok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zap'paai (zap'hø'ar) ee thiq'bea khaq siok. [[...]] 
  A bicycle assembled from various manufacturers is cheaper.
  雜牌的自行車較便宜。

zadpag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zat'pag [[...]] 

compact, solid, compressed

實心

• Thihkorng si khangkhag ee, mxsi zadpag ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiq'korng si khafng'khag ee, m'si zat'pag ee. [[...]] 
  The pipe is hollow, it isn't solid.
  鐵管是空心的, 不是實心的。

zhagtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhak'tiøh [[...]] 

pierced, punctured

刺到

• Thihbea bøo hofng, taixkhaix si zhagtiøh ee khoarn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Thiq'bea bøo hofng, tai'khaix si zhak'tiøh ee khoarn. [[...]] 
  The bicycle tires have no air, something probably punctured them.
  自行車無氣,大概刺到的樣子。

chiorngkoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn [[...]] 

run lengthwise through

縱貫

• chiorngkoaxn konglo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn kofng'lo [[...]] 
  main north south highway of Taiwan
  縱貫公路

• chiorngkoaxn thihlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chioxng'koaxn thiq'lo [[...]] 
  main north south railway of Taiwan
  縱貫鐵路

chiuo bøo zhurnthiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiuo bøo zhuxn'thiq [[...]] 

totally unarmed (Lit. Hand does have and an inch of iron.)

手無寸鐵

zhurnthiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuxn'thiq [[...]] 

small dagger

寸鐵

ciaqtaang ciaqthiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'taang ciah'thiq [[...]] 

overbearing, perverse, wicked, rough shod, selfish, grasping

惡霸,無人性

zuxhengchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'heeng'chiaf; (thiq'bea) [[...]] 

bicycle

自行車

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

hai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai [[...]] 

injure, to harm, damage, to kill, cause some one to endure some evil, vital point

害,壞

• Ciaqhwn øe hai sinthea. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'hwn e hai syn'thea.; Ciah'hwn øe hai syn'thea. [[...]] 
  Smoking is bad for the health
  吸煙會害身體。

• hai laang bøo hvoa'hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang bøo hvoaf'hie [[...]] 
  make others unhappy
  害人不高興

• hai laang hoaxnzoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai laang hoan'zoe [[...]] 
  make others commit sins or crimes
  害人犯罪

• si'piør (thihbea, siuimky) hai khix`af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sii'piør (thiq'bea, siw'ym'ky) hai khix`af. [[...]] 
  is broken, out of order
  手錶(自行車,收音機) 壞了。

• Ciaqmih haixkhix af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciah'mih hai'khix af. [[...]] 
  The food is spoiled.
  食物壞了。

haixkoaekoaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hai'koaix'koaix [[...]] 

old and shabby

老舊,破舊

• Y ciog khiam ee, cit taai thihbea haixkoaekoaix ma iao teq khiaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ciog khiam ee, cit taai thiq'bea hai'koaix'koaix ma iao teq khiaa. [[...]] 
  He is so frugal he still rides an old and shabby bicycle.
  他很節儉,一部腳踏車那麼老舊了,還在騎。

hiablegchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiap'lek'chiaf [[...]] 

bicycle or vehicle powered by two or more people

協力車

• Extaxng khiaa nng ee ysiong ee thihbea ciuxsi hiablegchiaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'taxng khiaa nng ee ie'siong ee thiq'bea ciu'si hiap'lek'chiaf. [[...]] 
  A bicycle powered by two or more people is a "hiap-lek-chhia".
  可以騎兩人以上的自行車就是協力車。

hoeathiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'thiq; hoex'thiq; (huix'thiq) [[...]] 

old iron, scrap iron

廢鐵

hoksiaxthihkyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'sia'thiq'kyn [[...]] 

radioactive iron rods

輻射鐵條

huiethiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huix'thiq [[...]] 

old iron, scarp iron

廢鐵

iensvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ieen'svoax; (thiq'svoax) [[...]] 

wire, zinc-coated wire

鉛線,鐵絲

iao hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao hør; (iao'kuo hør) [[...]] 

excusable, tolerable, passable

還好

• Na cit nng jit iao hør (iawkuo exexngtid). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na cit nng jit iao hør (iao'kuo e'eng'tid). [[...]] 
  day or two would have been excusable, but …
  要是一兩天還好,還可以

• Goar ee sengkhw iao (iawkuo) høfhør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ee sefng'khw iao (iao'kuo) hør'hør. [[...]] 
  I am tolerably well.
  我的身體還好好的。

• Hid taai thihbea iao (iawkøq) høfhør, mxthafng bøea syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bea syn ee.; Hid taai thiq'bea iao (iao'køq) hør'hør, m'thafng bøea syn ee. [[...]] 
  That bike is still in good shape, don't buy a new one.
  那輛自行車還好好的,不要買新的。

ioxngtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iong'te; iong'tøe [[...]] 

land for a specific use, a site

用地

• kierntiok ioxngtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'tiok iong'te; kiexn'tiok iong'tøe [[...]] 
  building site
  建築用地

• thihlo ioxngtøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'lo iong'te; thiq'lo iong'tøe [[...]] 
  railway right-of-way
  鐵路用地

viuthiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu'thiq [[...]] 

melt iron

鎔鐵

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。

kangchviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'chviuo; (kafng'chiorng, kafng'tviuu) [[...]] 

factory, mill, plant, manufactory, workshop

工廠,工場

• kangchviuo oexsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'chviuo oe'sefng [[...]] 
  factory hygiene
  工廠衛生

• kangchviuo koafnlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'chviuo koarn'lie [[...]] 
  factory management
  工廠管理

• kangchviuo sietsy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'chviuo sied'sy [[...]] 
  industrial equipment
  工廠設施

• thiq-kangchviuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'kafng'chviuo; thiq-kafng'chviuo [[...]] 
  ironworks
  鐵工廠

khafn thihbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn thiq'bea [[...]] 

push a bike by the handle bars

牽腳踏車

khiaa thihbea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaa thiq'bea [[...]] 

ride a bicycle

騎腳踏車

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

hoop to hoop

箍,環,圈

• Hid khaf tharng tiøh iong iensvoax khof lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khaf tharng tiøh iong ieen'svoax khof lef. [[...]] 
  Hoop the barrel with wire.
  那個桶得用鐵絲箍著。

• zhuiekhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'khof [[...]] 
  muzzle, the circumference of one's mouth
  嘴框

• hoekhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoef'khof [[...]] 
  floral wreath
  花圈

• thihkhof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'khof [[...]] 
  iron band (hoop)
  鐵環

kiax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiax; (kix) [[...]] 

send, to mail, to deposit, put a thing under a person's care

寄,存

• Goar bøeq laikhix kiarphøef, ia bøeq laikhix ginhaang kiarcvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq laai'khix kiax'phef, ia boeq laai'khix giin'haang kiax'cvii.; Goar bøeq laai'khix kiax'phøef, ia bøeq laai'khix giin'haang kiax'cvii. [[...]] 
  I am going to mail a letter, and I am also going to the bank to deposit some money.
  我要去寄信,也要去銀行存錢。

• Goar cid taai thihbea kiax lie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar cid taai thiq'bea kiax lie. [[...]] 
  I will leave this bike of mine in your care. Please watch it for me.
  我這輛腳踏車寄放在你這裡。

kngrthiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kngx'thiq [[...]] 

steel

鋼鐵

køkex thihlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'kex thiq'lo [[...]] 

elevated railroad

高架鐵路

køsog-thihlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køf'sog'thiq'lo; køf'sog-thiq'lo; (køf'thiq) [[...]] 

super-railway

高速鐵路(高鐵)

kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]] 

attend to, take heed of, observe, to regard, care for, to watch

顧,看顧

• Cid taai thihbea ka goar kox lex . [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid taai thiq'bea ka goar kox lex . [[...]] 
  Watch this bike for me.
  這輛腳踏車幫我看著。

• kox gynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox girn'nar [[...]] 
  baby-sit
  照顧孩子

• kox mngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox mngg [[...]] 
  watch the door
  看門

• kox pvexlaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox pve'laang; kox pve/pvi'laang [[...]] 
  take care of the sick
  看顧病人

• kox ciah bøo kox thagzheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox ciah bøo kox thak'zheq [[...]] 
  care for eating, but pay not attention to studying
  只顧吃不顧讀書

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

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

tear or scratch on a protruding nail, to chafe

鉤(破)

• ho thihteng'ar kuiephoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho thiq'tefng'ar kuix'phoax [[...]] 
  torn on a nail
  被鐵釘鉤破

kui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kui [[...]] 

shop-counter, chest

櫃

• ciafngkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciarng'kui [[...]] 
  accountant
  掌櫃

• siaokui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaux'kui [[...]] 
  bookkeeper
  掌櫃

• thihkui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'kui [[...]] 
  iron safe
  鐵櫃

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

stick, cudgel, club, rascal

棍

• vii-kurnkuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vii'kuxn'kuxn; vii-kuxn'kuxn [[...]] 
  very round, fat and plump
  圓溜溜

• kiawkuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'kuxn [[...]] 
  very cunning and skilful gambler
  賭棍

• kongkuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'kuxn [[...]] 
  bachelor
  光棍

• thihkuxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiq'kuxn [[...]] 
  iron bar
  鐵棍

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

chain, smelt, refine, to forge, expert, experienced

鍊

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