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bagciw lai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak'ciw lai [[...]] 

sharpness of the vision, clear sightedness, keen eye

眼光銳利

• Y bagciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoartiøh goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, hiaq hng ciu u khvoax'tiøh goar. [[...]] 
  His vision is very good, he saw me from far away.
  他眼光很銳利,那麼遠就看到我。

• Y bagciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie be phiexn'tid.; Y bak'ciw cyn lai, ho lie bøe phiexn`tid. [[...]] 
  His eyes are very sharp, you cannot cheat him.
  他眼光很銳利,你騙不了的。

bidchied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bit'chied [[...]] 

close, intimate

密切

• Goar kaq y u bidchied ee koanhe. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaq y u bit'chied ee koafn'he. [[...]] 
  There is a close connection between him and me.
  我跟他有密切的關係。

zawym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'ym [[...]] 

variation in sound, wrong tone in singing or speaking, to be flat

走音,走調

• Y chviuokoaf chviux liao u zawym. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y chviux'koaf chviux liao u zao'ym. [[...]] 
  He sang flat.
  他唱歌唱得走調了。

• Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zawym, goar thviaf bøo. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kux oe, y korng liao u zao'ym, goar thviaf bøo. [[...]] 
  He used the wrong tones when speaking, I don't know what he said.
  那句話,他說走了音,我聽不懂。

hapsiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hab'siefn [[...]] 

chat, talk about anything at all, chew the rag or fat

聊天

• Yn nng ee teq hapsiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Yn nng ee teq hab'siefn. [[...]] 
  Those two are talking.
  他倆在聊天。

• Goar na u eeng lorng khix kab y hapsiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar na u eeng lorng khix kab y hab'siefn. [[...]] 
  When I have time, I always go to chat with him.
  我要是有空都去跟他聊天。

hoanhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn'hux [[...]] 

command, direct or give a verbal message

吩咐

• Lie u bøeq hoanhux symmih`bøo? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie u boeq hoafn'hux sirm'miq bøo?; Lie u bøeq hoafn'hux sirm'mih`bøo? [[...]] 
  May I take your message?
  你要吩咐什麼嗎?

• Maf'maf hoanhux goar tiøh søea voafpvoaa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Mar'maf hoafn'hux goar tiøh sea voar'pvoaa.; Mar'maf hoafn'hux goar tiøh søea voar'pvoaa. [[...]] 
  Mother ordered me to wash the dishes
  媽媽吩咐我要洗碗盤。

• Goar u hoanhux laang khix ka y korng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u hoafn'hux laang khix ka y korng. [[...]] 
  I asked someone to tell him.
  我有吩咐人去告訴他。

irn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: irn; urn; (urn) [[...]] 

grant, allow, to permit, to promise, consent

允,答應

• Y u irn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u irn goar. [[...]] 
  He permitted (or promised) me.
  他已答應我。

inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: yn'zeeng; (wn'zeeng) [[...]] 

favor, grace, debt of gratitude

恩情

• mxbad inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'bad yn'zeeng [[...]] 
  ungrateful
  不知恩情

• bad lie ee inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bad lie ee yn'zeeng [[...]] 
  be grateful to you
  知你的恩情

• Y u inzeeng ti goar ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u yn'zeeng ti goar ciaf. [[...]] 
  I am indebted to him.
  他有恩於我。

• pørtab inzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pøx'tab yn'zeeng [[...]] 
  requite a favor
  報答恩情

iog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iog [[...]] 

agreement, covenant, contract, treaty, to blind, restrain, brief(ly), simply, about, around, approximately, a date, appointment, engagement, make an appointment, (in math.) to reduce

約

• Goar u kaq y iog bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u kaq y iog boeq khix.; Goar u kaq y iog bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  I promised him I'd go. I have an appointment with him to go.
  我跟他約好要去。

• Goar kaq y iog hør af. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaq y iog hør af. [[...]] 
  I have an appointment with him.
  我和他約好了。

itgo itzap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'go id'zap [[...]] 

enumerate or to narrate in detail, (to give) full particulars

一五一十

• Y itgo itzap lorng u korng ho goar thviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y id'go id'zap lorng u korng ho goar thviaf. [[...]] 
  He told me the whole story.
  他一五一十都告訴了我。

jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'zeeng [[...]] 

human sentiment, emotion or feeling, favors asked or done, good will (expressed in the form of gifts, invitation to diners)

人情

• bøo jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo jiin'zeeng [[...]] 
  ungrateful, coldhearted, inhuman
  不懂人情

• u jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u jiin'zeeng [[...]] 
  be grateful for or to, humane
  懂人情

• Y u jinzeeng ti goar ciaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u jiin'zeeng ti goar ciaf. [[...]] 
  I owe a debt of gratitude to him.
  我欠他一份人情。

• zøx jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx jiin'zeeng [[...]] 
  grant a favor
  做(送)人情,施恩於人

• putkin jinzeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'kin jiin'zeeng [[...]] 
  unreasonable, ungrateful
  不近人情

kengchiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo [[...]] 

pass through the hand so

經手

• Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaethaix kengchiuo ee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid tiaau cvii goar u heeng y, si yn thaix'thaix kefng'chiuo ee. [[...]] 
  I paid (returned) him the money through the hands of his wife.
  那筆錢我有還他,是他太太經手的。

• kengchiuo-jiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'chiuo'jiin; kefng'chiuo-jiin [[...]] 
  person through whose hands money is paid, goods, sent or business transacted
  經手人

khaq-uxcvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khaq u cvii; khaq-u'cvii [[...]] 

more wealthy, rather wealthy

比較有錢

• Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khaq u cvii, goar khaq bøo cvii. [[...]] 
  He is rather wealthy, I have not too much money.
  他比較有錢,我不怎麼有錢。

kuxkaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ku'kaw [[...]] 

old friendship

舊交

• Goar kab y u kuxkaw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kab y u ku'kaw. [[...]] 
  He is one of my old friends.
  我和他有舊交。

m zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'zay [[...]] 

do not know something

不知道

• Y u ti le ar bøo, goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y u ti le ar bøo, goar m'zay. [[...]] 
  I don't know whether he is at home or not.
  我不知道他在家沒有,他在不在家,我不知道。

• Goar mxzay keacvii. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar m'zay kex'cvii. [[...]] 
  I don't know the price.
  我不知價錢。

• Y bøeq khix aq m goar mxzay. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y boeq khix ar m goar m'zay.; Y bøeq khix aq m goar m'zay. [[...]] 
  I don't know whether he is going or not.
  他去不去,我不知道。

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

to murmur, to grumble

喃喃低語,發牢騷

• Goar u thviakvix y teq nauq. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar u thviaf'kvix y teq nauq. [[...]] 
  I heard him murmuring (grumbling) about it.
  我聽到他提了一下。

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