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zhuieciah zhuiemxjin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuix'ciah zhuix'm'jin [[...]] 

not to acknowledge fault

不承認犯行

øexhiao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e'hiao; øe'hiao [[...]] 

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

會, 懂

• Cid kux ee iesux goar øexhiao. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kux ee ix'sux goar e'hiao.; Cid kux ee ix'sux goar øe'hiao. [[...]] 
  I know the meaning of this sentence.
  這句的意思我懂.

• Lie øexhiao saychiaf bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie e'hiao sae'chiaf be?; Lie øe'hiao sae'chiaf bøe? [[...]] 
  Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
  你會開車嗎?

• Goar øexhiao korng Taioaan-oe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar e'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe.; Goar øe'hiao korng Taai'oaan-oe. [[...]] 
  I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
  我會講臺灣話.

• Øexhiao thauciah, bøexhiao chitzhuix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: E'hiao thaw'ciah, be'hiao chid'zhuix.; Øe'hiao thaw'ciah, bøe'hiao chid'zhuix. [[...]] 
  He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
  懂得偷吃, 不懂得擦嘴, 會做壞事, 不會掩罪.

kahzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'zhuix [[...]] 

suit one's taste (as food or drink)

可口

• Cid hang zhaix ciah tiøh cyn kahzhuix (cyn kaq goar ee zhuix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid hang zhaix ciah tiøh cyn kaq'zhuix (cyn kaq goar ee zhuix). [[...]] 
  This dish suits my taste very much.
  這道菜吃起來很可口。

• bøo kahzhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo kaq'zhuix [[...]] 
  does not suit one's taste
  不可口

Oaizhuix-køef ciah hør bie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oay'zhuix'kef ciah hør bie; Oay'zhuix-køef ciah hør bie. [[...]] 

A chicken with a crooked mouth eats good rice. A fussy eater eats well.

歪嘴雞吃好米,雖窮又挑食

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

toxzhuieciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: to'zhuix'ciah; (to'par) [[...]] 

earn only enough to feed oneself, nothing left over for family or savings — live from hand to mouth

餬口,糊口

toa zhuix ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa zhuix ciah [[...]] 

gulp down, eat greedily

狼吞虎嚥

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