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armlo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axm'lo [[...]] 

do something bad

夜路

• Armlo na kvar kviaa, kynban e khix twtiøh kuie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Axm'lo na kvar kviaa, kirn'ban e khix tuo'tiøh kuie. [[...]] 
  Even if you are not afraid to walk on a dark road, sooner or later you'll bump into a ghost.
  夜路如果敢走,早晚會碰到鬼。

baxnheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'heng [[...]] 

very lucky (Lit. myriad felicities)

萬幸

• Twtiøh chia'hø bøo sie, sidzai cyn baxnheng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh chiaf'hø bøo sie, sit'zai cyn ban'heng. [[...]] 
  If have a auto accident and don't get killed, it is very lucky.
  遇到車禍沒死,實在很萬幸。

bøkef bøkiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'kef bøo'kiarm [[...]] 

neither too much nor too little, nothing added nothing taken away, no more, no less

不多不少

• Bøkef bøkiarm, twtuo hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'kef bøo'kiarm, tuo'tuo hør. [[...]] 
  not too little, not too much, just right
  不多不少,恰恰好。

zad twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad tuo'hør [[...]] 

regulate or arrange it properly

適度,適量,測準

zhaotwkharm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaux'tuo'kharm [[...]] 

unexpectedly, by chance, accidentally

湊巧

chiang'ar twtiøh khong'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'ar tuo'tiøh khong'ar [[...]] 

fortuitously, by a happy chance, by coincidence meeting someone unexpectedly (Lit. cripple meets a cripple)

湊巧

chiaxngtwchiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiang'tuo'chiang [[...]] 

by chance, by coincidence

湊巧

cviatwhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cviaa'tuo'hør [[...]] 

very coincidently

很巧

ciah liao bøo twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah liao bøo tuo'hør [[...]] 

stomach upset

吃壞了肚子

ciaxmsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciam'sii [[...]] 

for the time being, momentary, temporary

暫時

• Goar laang bøo twhør, ciaxmsii bøeq hiøhkhuxn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar laang bøo tuo'hør, ciam'sii boeq hiøq'khuxn.; Goar laang bøo tuo'hør, ciam'sii bøeq hiøq'khuxn. [[...]] 
  I am not feeling well, I want to rest for the time being.
  我人不舒服,要暫時休息。

• Cid kefng serngtngg si ciaxmsii ee, cionglaai bøeq khie cit kefng syn ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng sexng'tngg si ciam'sii ee, ciofng'laai boeq khie cit kefng syn ee.; Cid kefng sexng'tngg si ciam'sii ee, ciofng'laai bøeq khie cit kefng syn ee. [[...]] 
  This is a temporary chapel, later on we want to build a new one.
  這間聖堂是暫時的,將來要蓋一間新的。

ciet'høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'hoee; cied'høee [[...]] 

turn back half way

折回

• twtiøh toaxhofng ciet'høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh toa'hofng cied'hoee; tuo'tiøh toa'hofng cied'høee [[...]] 
  turn back after running to a strong wind
  遇到大風折回。

cintwcyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'tuo'cyn [[...]] 

definite, exact, precise, accurate, clear and unambiguous

確切

cintwhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn'tuo'hør [[...]] 

by a happy chance, at just the right time

正巧

ciøhzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq'zhuix [[...]] 

say hello, greet somebody, use one's influence on another's behalf, warn

打招呼

• Twtiøh thaau, lieen ciøhzhuix ma bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh thaau, lieen ciøq'zhuix ma bøo. [[...]] 
  We met and you didn't even greet me.
  相遇連打個招呼也沒有。

Cit tngx kwkuo, nng tngx siøtuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit tngx kuo'kuo, nng tngx siøf'tuo. [[...]] 

A person who hasn't eaten for a long time, eats two meals together, an uncertain eating schedule

一餐長久,兩餐相遇(食不定時)。

zoeakin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin; (zoex'kun) [[...]] 

most recent, nearest, recently

最近

• zoeakin (zoeakun) hoatbeeng ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin (zoex'kun) hoad'beeng ee.; zoex'kin/kun hoad'beeng ee [[...]] 
  the most recently invented
  最近發明的

• Zoeakin lorng mxbad twtiøh y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoex'kin lorng m'bad tuo'tiøh y.; Zoex'kin/kun lorng m'bad tuo'tiøh y. [[...]] 
  I haven't seen him lately.
  最近都沒有遇到他。

• zoeakin zap nii (kafn) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex'kin zap nii (kafn); zoex'kin/kun zap nii (kafn) [[...]] 
  for the last ten years
  近十年來

zuosie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zux'sie [[...]] 

decree the fated time of death, be destined to die, unfortunately, by chance, by coincidence

註定該死,倒霉,湊巧

• Cyn zuosie, laikaux pvoarlo twtiøh toaxho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn zux'sie, laai'kaux pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh toa'ho. [[...]] 
  Unfortunately I was caught in a heavy rain on the way
  真倒霉, 來到半路遇到大雨。

• Hiaq ee cvii zuosie ho lie khiøhtiøh. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hiaq ee cvii zux'sie ho lie khiøq'tiøh. [[...]] 
  You found that money by chance.
  那些錢湊巧被你撿到。

hiexntuo-hien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'tuo'hien; hien'tuo-hien [[...]] 

evident

明顯

• Hiexntwhien su'iaux ee taixcix nar extaxng svea`tid? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hien'tuo'hien sw'iaux ee tai'cix nar e'taxng svea`tid? [[...]] 
  How can we omit doing something that so evidently needs to be done?
  很明顯需要的事情,怎麼能省?

hionghiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'hiarm [[...]] 

evil and danger, hazardous

凶險

• Twtiøh hionghiarm. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh hiofng'hiarm. [[...]] 
  come across evil and danger
  遇到凶險

iegoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'goa [[...]] 

unexpected, unlooked-for, accident

意外

• iegoa ee kietkør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'goa ee kied'kør [[...]] 
  unexpected result
  意外的結果

• iegoa ee siausid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ix'goa ee siaw'sid [[...]] 
  surprising news
  意外的消息

• kafmkag iegoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karm'kag ix'goa [[...]] 
  be surprised at, be disappointed
  感到意外

• twtiøh iegoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh ix'goa [[...]] 
  have an accident
  遇到意外

jixgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'garn [[...]] 

literary phrase, a word, a character

字眼

• jixgarn chiern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'garn chiern [[...]] 
  knowledge of characters is shallow
  字眼淺,識字不多

• sviu bøo twhør ee jixgarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviu bøo tuo'hør ee ji'garn [[...]] 
  could not think of a suitable word (to express one's feelings)
  想不出恰當的字眼

khurnlaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khuxn'laan [[...]] 

difficulties, hardship, distress, trouble, be difficult

困難

• twtiøh khurnlaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh khuxn'laan [[...]] 
  meet with difficulty
  遇到困難

• khek'hok khurnlaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kheg'hok khuxn'laan [[...]] 
  overcome difficulties
  克服困難

• cyn khurnlaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cyn khuxn'laan [[...]] 
  very difficult
  很困難

Mxbad thie'thaau, twtiøh hochiw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'bad thix'thaau, tuo'tiøh hoo'chiw. [[...]] 

The barber who has never given a haircut has as his first customer a bearded gentleman.

未曾理髮,遇到虯髯客,剛開始新的工作,就遇到棘手的事。

m-twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tuo'hør; m-tuo'hør [[...]] 

unfortunately, as luck would have it

不巧

mngtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'tuo [[...]] 

long thick bar propped against the inside of a door to prevent entry

頂門的

gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 

meet force with force

硬碰硬

nngrzngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngx'zngx [[...]] 

skilful at scheming for money

鑽營,善用機會

• nngrzngx mxtadtiøh twtng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngx'zngx m'tat'tiøh tuo'tng [[...]] 
  scheming is not so good as getting a good opportunity
  鑽營比不上機遇

phvaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvae'tai [[...]] 

wickedness, death, great calamity, evil thing

凶事,壞事

• twtiøh phaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh phae'tai [[...]] 
  have a death in one's family
  發生凶事

• zøx phvaytai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx phvae'tai; zøx/zøex phvae'tai [[...]] 
  do wrong, commit evil
  做壞事

svakha'tw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'khaf'tw; (svaf'khaf'tuo) [[...]] 

placed in a triangular form (three things, persons, places)

鼎立,三角置放

sviax tuo sviax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sviax tuo sviax [[...]] 

happen by chance, coincidence, really, as expected, sure enough

很巧,果然

siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]] 

meet with each other coming from different directions

相遇

siøtwthaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo'thaau [[...]] 

meet with each other coming from different directions

相遇

• Y siøtwthaau ee sii, lorng bøo siøciøhmng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y siøf'tuo'thaau ee sii, lorng bøo siøf'ciøq'mng. [[...]] 
  If he meets you, he doesn't greet you.
  跟他相遇時,他都沒打招呼。

thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]] 

just a minute ago

剛才

thie'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thix'thaau [[...]] 

get a hair cut, shave the head

理髮

• mxbad thie'thaau twtiøh hochiw ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad thix'thaau tuo'tiøh hoo'chiw ee. [[...]] 
  encounter untoward difficulty on a new job (Lit. an apprentice barber has a whiskery man for his first customer.)
  未曾理髮,遇到虯髯客。(剛開始新的工作,就遇到棘手的事)

thvy tuo kngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thvy tuo kngf [[...]] 

dawn, just day break

天剛亮

tie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie; (tea, tuo) [[...]] 

resist, oppose, to off set, to substitute, give as an equivalent, arrive at, go against, offend (law and regulation)

抵

• tuietie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuix'tie [[...]] 
  square up accounts so that all is settled
  對抵

tysiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tie'siaux; (tuo'siaux) [[...]] 

repay a debt with goods or articles of equivalent value

抵賬

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

right, correct, ought, all right, hit the mark, get (a disease), have one's (turn of work, duty), yes, in answer to the question, "Is it right ? "or "Ought it ?" affix to many verbs (often enclitic) expressing accomplishment or taking effect, prefix

對,該,到

• bøextiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be tiøh; bøe tiøh [[...]] 
  not able to reach, e.g., man not tall enough, cannot hit the mark
  不到,不中

• bøo tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo tiøh [[...]] 
  did not obtain the desired result, missed the mark
  沒到,沒中

• tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh [[...]] 
  meet with, find by chance
  遇到

• jioktiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiog'tiøh; jiog/jib`tiøh [[...]] 
  overtake
  追到

• mxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'tiøh [[...]] 
  wrong
  不對

• thviaf be tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf be tiøh; thviaf bøe tiøh [[...]] 
  unable to hear
  聽不到

• tittiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tid'tiøh [[...]] 
  get
  得到

tidtwtit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tit'tuo'tit [[...]] 

dealing directly, speaking openly and frankly

坦直地

tng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng; (tuo, tong) [[...]] 

meet with accidentally

遇,撞

• nngrzngx mxtadtiøh twtng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nngx'zngx m'tat'tiøh tuo'tng [[...]] 
  planning is not as important as luck
  鑽營比不上機遇

tngxtiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tng'tiøh; (tuo'tiøh) [[...]] 

meet with (on the way), come upon accidentally

遇到

to'hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tof'hap [[...]] 

circumstances, occasion, opportunity

情況,場合,時間(安排)

• to'habsiong be twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tof'hap'siong be tuo'hør; tof'hap'siong bøe tuo'hør [[...]] 
  does not quite suit my convenience
  情況不適宜

• ka'buxsiong ee to'hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'bu'siong ee tof'hap [[...]] 
  family affairs, (as reason of retiring)
  家務上的情況

tuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo [[...]] 

prop up, to prop, to support with a prop, prop

頂(支持)

• mngtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mngg'tuo [[...]] 
  long thick bar diagonally set end against the door to prevent opening
  頂門的

tuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo [[...]] 

just now, to meet with, to run across, just the thing, be given in payment in place of something else, deduct or keep off so much from a payment, e. g. , for debt or on account of a fault

遇,抵,剛才

• ciah twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah tuo'siaux [[...]] 
  eat without paying , as payment of debt due as by the man who supplies the food
  吃來抵賬

• Ho lie tuo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ho lie tuo. [[...]] 
  I will allow you to deduct it from my wages (or from the cost).
  給你抵賬。

• loaxze tuo loaxze [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loa'ze tuo loa'ze [[...]] 
  Hmp! He says it cost him that much, but I have my doubts.
  多少多少的(我不信)

• gve tuo gve [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gve tuo gve [[...]] 
  each party refusing to make any abatement of claims
  硬碰硬

• siøtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siøf'tuo [[...]] 
  meet with each other coming different ways
  相遇

• thautw'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaau'tuo'ar [[...]] 
  just now, a moment ago
  剛才

twar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'ar [[...]] 

prop

支柱

twar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'ar [[...]] 

just immediately before, just this moment (of the past, never of the future)

剛剛

twbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'bøo [[...]] 

just have nothing

剛好沒有

twzaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'zaai [[...]] 

pushing a pole placed against each other's body near the navel in a test of strength and skill, be opposed to each other

頂肚子(對抗)

twchiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'chiang [[...]] 

happen by chance, coincidence

碰巧

twciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'ciaq [[...]] 

just immediately before

剛才

twhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'hør [[...]] 

just, exactly

剛好

tuo kangcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo kafng'cvii [[...]] 

deduct so much from wages, e.g., to make up for a debt

抵工錢

twkhie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'khie [[...]] 

offset, neutralize, cancel, got even, broke even (in gambling)

不相欠,拉平

twkhix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'khix [[...]] 

just went to

剛去

twlaai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'laai [[...]] 

just arrive

剛來,剛到

twmngg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'mngg [[...]] 

place a prop behind a door to keep it shut

頂門

twpiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'piaq [[...]] 

prop up a partition

頂牆

twsizun, tiøqsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'sii'zun, tiøh'sii [[...]] 

just the time, be timely

適時,合時節

• Onglaai na bøo twsizun (mxtiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Oong'laai na bøo tuo'sii'zun (m'tiøh sii), cyn phvae ciah. [[...]] 
  If it is not the season, pineapples are bad eating.
  鳳梨如果不合時節,很難吃。

twsiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'siaux [[...]] 

money to be given in part payment, goods as payment in lieu of money

抵賬

twthvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'thvy [[...]] 

so high or great as to reach up to heaven

碰到天

tuo`tiøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tiøh [[...]] 

to meet with

碰到,遇到

• Y ti pvoarlo twtiøh saipak'ho. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y ti pvoax'lo tuo'tiøh say'pag'ho. [[...]] 
  He was caught in a shower on his way.
  他在途中碰到陣雨。

• Twtiøh phvaytafng ngx auxtafng, zhoaxtiøh phvaybor kuisielaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tuo'tiøh phvae'tafng ngx au'tafng, zhoa'tiøh phvae'bor kuy'six'laang. [[...]] 
  If you meet a bad harvest, you can hope for the next, marry a bad wife and it's for life.
  收成不好,望下季,娶了惡妻全無望。

twtuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tuo [[...]] 

just now, just a moment ago (always of past time or of what is now as the result of the past, but never of the future)

剛剛

• twtuo boeq zhut'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tuo boeq zhud'hoad; tuo'tuo bøeq zhud'hoad [[...]] 
  just when we are (were) starting
  剛剛要出發

• twtuo hid ee sii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tuo hid ee sii [[...]] 
  just that very moment
  剛好那個時候

twtwhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tuo'hør [[...]] 

just right, just as it should be, just at the proper time or in the proper quantity or manner

剛剛好

twtuo u [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tuo'tuo u [[...]] 

it happens that just now there is (are)

剛剛有

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