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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。

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。

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。

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

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。

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

just have nothing

剛好沒有

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。

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