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bixnsek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bin'sek [[...]] 

know by sight, familiar with

面熟,面善

• Cyn zøe laang ee tiongkafn, u kuye'ar bixnsek ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn ze laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang.; Cyn zøe laang ee tiofng'kafn, u kuie'ee'ar bin'sek ee laang. [[...]] 
  There are a few familiar face among many people.
  很多人中間,有幾個面熟的。

zhutkafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'kafng [[...]] 

do work, to contribute labor

出力,義工

• U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cvii ee laang zhud cvii, bøo cvii ee laang zhud kafng. [[...]] 
  Those who have money donate money, and those who have no money contribute labor.
  有錢的出錢,沒錢的出力。

cietzex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'zex [[...]] 

limits to expenditure, to control, temperate, moderate

節制

• U cietzex ee laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cied'zex ee laang. [[...]] 
  temperate person
  有節制的人。

• Ymsit u cietzex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Irm'sit u cied'zex. [[...]] 
  be temperate in eating and drinking
  飲食有節制。

• cietzex zupurn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'zex zw'purn. [[...]] 
  regulate capital
  節制資本。

• cietzex seng'iok. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied'zex sefng'iok. [[...]] 
  practice birth control, birth control
  節制生育

cynzay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cirn'zay [[...]] 

earthquake disaster

震災

• Cid pae ee cynzay sysiongciar u paq goa laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid pae ee cirn'zay sie'siofng'ciar u paq goa laang. [[...]] 
  In this earthquake there were over a hundred dead and injured
  這次的震災死傷者有一百多個人。

ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]] 

take him on his own terms, on (one's) own terms

遷就

• Hid khoarn arpax ee laang, tiliao ciu y ygoa karm iao u paxnhoad? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid khoarn ax'pax ee laang, tii'liao ciu y ie'goa karm iao u pan'hoad? [[...]] 
  That kind of oppressive person, how can you do anything but meet him on his own terms?
  那種不講理的人,除了遷就他以外,還有辦法嗎?

zofngkiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'kiong [[...]] 

the total, in all

總共

• U laai ee laang zofngkiong pehzap ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U laai ee laang zorng'kiong peq'zap ee. [[...]] 
  The attendance was eighty in all.
  來的總共八十個人。

øefsøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ea'sex; øea'søex [[...]] 

short (in stature)

矮小

• Bølun zøx symmiq, sengkhw efsex ee laang lorng u khaq subin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo'lun zøx sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin.; Bøo'lun zøx/zøex sirm'miq, sefng'khw ea'sex ee laang lorng u khaq sw'bin. [[...]] 
  No matter what, short people always have a more difficult time.
  無論做什麼, 身體矮小的人都比較吃虧。

hagbun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'bun [[...]] 

learning, study, knowledge

學問

• u hagbun ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hak'bun ee laang [[...]] 
  educated man
  有學問的人

hagseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak'seg [[...]] 

knowledge derived from studies, learning

學識

• u hagseg ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hak'seg ee laang [[...]] 
  man of learning
  有學識的人

giwkhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giuo'khuy [[...]] 

pull open, pull apart

拉開

• Laang teq oankef ee sii, lie na u hoatto ciu ka yn giwkhuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Laang teq oafn'kef ee sii, lie na u hoad'to ciu ka yn giuo'khuy. [[...]] 
  When people are fighting, if possible you should try to pull them apart.
  別人在吵架時,你如果有辦法就把他們拉開。

hietsexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hied'sexng [[...]] 

strong sense of righteousness, full bloodedness

血性

• u hietsexng ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u hied'sexng ee laang [[...]] 
  man of righteousness
  有血性之人

kaseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'seg [[...]] 

wife and children, husband and wife

家室

• U kaseg ee laang bøexsae`tid ti goaxkhao loan laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kaf'seg ee laang be'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai.; U kaf'seg ee laang bøe'sae`tid ti goa'khao loan laai. [[...]] 
  married people cannot go out and act irresponsibly
  有家室的人不可在外面亂來。

ka'teeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaf'teeng [[...]] 

home, family, household

家庭

• Lie ee ka'teeng u kuie ee laang? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ee kaf'teeng u kuie ee laang? [[...]] 
  How many members are there in your family?
  你的家庭有幾個人?

kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iok [[...]] 

education, instruction, educate

教育

• siu kaoiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siu kaux'iok [[...]] 
  receive education
  受教育

• u (bøo) kaoiok ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u (bøo) kaux'iok ee laang [[...]] 
  educated (uneducated) person
  有(沒有) 受教育的人

kao'iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'iorng [[...]] 

educate and bring up, education, refinement

教養

• u kaoiorng ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kaux'iorng ee laang [[...]] 
  well-educated or refined person
  有教養的人

• bøo kaoiorng ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kaux'iorng ee laang [[...]] 
  uneducated or unrefined person
  沒有教養的人

khaq extaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq e'taxng [[...]] 

more likely to be able to

比較能

• Seakafn, bøo tekkhag u hagbun ee laang khaq extaxng sengkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kafn, bøo teg'khag u hak'bun ee laang khaq e'taxng seeng'kofng. [[...]] 
  In the world the better educated people are not necessarily more likely to succeed.
  世間,不一定有學問的人較能成功。

khiekhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix'khaix [[...]] 

bearing, manner

氣概

• u khiekhaix ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u khix'khaix ee laang [[...]] 
  man of mettle
  有氣概的人

• kunzuo khiekhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kwn'zuo khix'khaix [[...]] 
  manner of a true gentleman
  君子氣概

kiernseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'seg [[...]] 

insight, knowledge

見識

• u kiernseg ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u kiexn'seg ee laang [[...]] 
  man of insight (principle)
  有見識的人

pvoarcviu-løqe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'cviu'løh'e; pvoax'cviu-løh'e [[...]] 

give up halfway, leave something unfinished

半途而廢

• U ee laang zøx taixcix lorng zøx kaq pvoarcviuxløqe ciu paxng lef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U ee laang zøx tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'e ciu paxng lef.; U ee laang zøx/zøex tai'cix lorng zøx kaq pvoax'cviu'løh'øe ciu paxng lef. [[...]] 
  Some people do things half way and then give up.
  有的人做事都做到半途而廢就放著。

putjiin-putgi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'jiin'pud'gi; pud'jiin-pud'gi [[...]] 

irreligious and unjust

不仁不義

• Kaupoee hid khoarn putjinputgi ee laang u sviar loxiong? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kaw'poee hid khoarn pud'jiin'pud'gi ee laang u sviar lo'iong? [[...]] 
  Of what value is it to associate with irreligious and unjust people?
  交那種不仁不義的人有什麼用?

sinhun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: syn'hun [[...]] 

social position (standing, status)

身份

• u sinhun ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u syn'hun ee laang; (syn'hun koaan ee laang) [[...]] 
  person of a high social level
  有身份的人,身份高的人

siu'iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siw'iorng [[...]] 

moral culture, make a constant effort to improve oneself

修養

• u siuiorng ee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u siw'iorng ee laang [[...]] 
  cultured person
  有修養的人

uxbaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'baq [[...]] 

there is flesh, fleshy, not very skinny

有錢,不那麼瘦

• Hid ee laang cymmar uxbaq, ka y khariuu bøo iaokirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid ee laang cirm'mar u'baq, ka y khax'iuu bøo iaux'kirn. [[...]] 
  He has lots of money, you can hit him up for some.
  那個人現在很有錢,敲他的油沒關係。

uxee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'ee [[...]] 

some of them, somebody, some (book)

有的,有些

• uxee zheq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'ee zheq [[...]] 
  some books
  有些書

• uxee laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u'ee laang [[...]] 
  somebody, some people
  有的人

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