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a'thaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: af'thaau [[...]] 

madam of a brothel

老娼

• A'thaau ciuxsi za'bofkefng ee lawpafnniuu. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Af'thaau ciu'si zaf'bor'kefng ee lao'parn'niuu. [[...]] 
  An a-thau is the wife of the brothel owner or she herself is the owner.
  老娼就是妓女院的老闆娘。

bee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bee [[...]] 

tempt, charm, fascinate

迷,誘惑

• Lie mxthafng ho phvae za'bor bee khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie m'thafng ho phvae zaf'bor bee khix. [[...]] 
  Don't be tempted by an unvirtuous woman.
  你不要被壞女人迷走。

• zaibee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'bee [[...]] 
  crazy for wealth
  財迷

• cipbee putgo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cib'bee pud'go [[...]] 
  obstinately foolish
  執迷不悟

• sekbee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: seg'bee [[...]] 
  infatuated with women
  色迷

za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor [[...]] 

woman, female

女人

za'bofee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'ee [[...]] 

female, feminine

女的

za'bofgynnar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar [[...]] 

girl

女孩子

• za'bofgynnar zabpeq piexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'girn'nar zap'peq piexn [[...]] 
  A girl's appearance is constantly changing over the years. (Lit. A girl changes eighteen times.)
  女大十八變

za'bofkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kefng [[...]] 

brothel

妓女戶

za'bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kviar [[...]] 

daughter

女兒

• Za'bofkviar kax lauxbør tngfzaai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør tngr'zaai.; Zaf'bor'kviar kax lau'bør/buo tngr'zaai. [[...]] 
  No substitute for experience (Lit. Can a daughter teach her mother how to cut the umbilical cord?)
  女兒教母親接生,班門弄斧

za'bofkuie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kuie [[...]] 

female ghost, demoness

女鬼

zhaetiaxm za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'tiaxm zaf'bor [[...]] 

barmaid, bar girl

酒家女

chi za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chi zaf'bor [[...]] 

keep a concubine

養女人

zhutsiin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud'siin [[...]] 

be absent minded, absorbed in thought, in mental concentration, in ecstasy, divine or supremely great when speaking of literary or artistic works

出神,入神

• Y khvoax hid ee za'bofgyn'ar khvoax kaq zhutsiin. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y khvoax hid ee zaf'bor'girn'ar khvoax kaq zhud'siin. [[...]] 
  He watched that girl and went into ecstasy.
  他看那個女孩看得入神了(看呆了)。

ciwkvoar za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo'kvoar zaf'bor; (kvoar'hu) [[...]] 

widow

寡婦

zngzøex/zngzøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf'zøx; zngf'zøx/zøex; (zngf'zoex) [[...]] 

disguise, pretend, assume a false, counterfeit or feigned appearance, to fake merchandise

扮成,偽裝

• Phvaylaang zngzøx høflaang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvae'laang zngf'zøx hør'laang. [[...]] 
  bad man putting on a false appearance of goodness
  壞人偽裝成好人。

• Y zngzøx za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y zngf'zøx zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  He disguised himself as a woman.
  他扮成女人。

zøx`laang/zøex`laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx`laang; zøx/zøex`laang [[...]] 

betroth one's daughter to a man

允親,許配

• Cit'ee za'bor gynnar iawbøe zøx`laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'boe zøx`laang.; Cid'ee zaf'bor girn'nar iao'bøe zøx`laang. [[...]] 
  This girl is not yet engaged.
  這個女孩還沒許配人。

zørphvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx'phvoa [[...]] 

be a companion

作伴

• Za'bofgynnar na bøo laang zørphvoa, mxthafng khix khvoax tiexnviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zaf'bor'girn'nar na bøo laang zøx'phvoa, m'thafng khix khvoax tien'viar. [[...]] 
  If a girl doesn't have a companion she should not go to see a movie.
  女孩子要是沒人作伴,不要去看電影。

• Goar ka'ti cit ee teq korzhux, lie laai kab goar zørphvoa. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kaf'ti cit ee teq kox'zhux, lie laai kab goar zøx'phvoa. [[...]] 
  I'm taking care of the house all by myself, come keep me company.
  我自己一個人在 看家,你來跟我作伴。

haxcien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien [[...]] 

low, mean, vile

下賤

• haxcien ee za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien ee zaf'bor [[...]] 
  woman of ill fame
  下賤的女人

• haxcien ee mih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha'cien ee mih [[...]] 
  trifle, worthless thing, bauble
  下賤的東西

hofng za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hofng zaf'bor [[...]] 

be drunk or enamored with women

迷於女色

iusiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iw'siefn [[...]] 

preferential(ly)

優先

• Tiøh ho gyn'ar kaq za'boflaang iusiefn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tiøh ho girn'ar kaq zaf'bor'laang iw'siefn. [[...]] 
  Women and children first!
  要讓小孩和婦女優先。

jinkef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kef [[...]] 

ordinary family (non-professional)

良家

• jinkef za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'kef zaf'bor [[...]] 
  girl or woman of ordinary family (not prostitute or bar maid)
  良家婦女

jiog za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiog zaf'bor; jiog/jib zaf'bor [[...]] 

run after women, pursue a woman

追女人

kex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; (kax) [[...]] 

marry a husband, give a daughter in marriage, implicate

嫁

• Y bin'afzaix bøeq kex za'bofkviar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex zaf'bor'kviar.; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex zaf'bor'kviar. [[...]] 
  He is going to marry his daughter off tomorrow.
  他明天要嫁女兒。

• Y bin'afzaix bøeq kex (keaafng). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y biin'ar'zaix boeq kex (kex'afng).; Y biin'ar'zaix bøeq kex (kex'afng). [[...]] 
  She is going to be married tomorrow.
  她明天要出嫁。

ke'khao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'khao [[...]] 

family

家庭

• Cit ke'khao go ee, u six ee za'bofee. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cit kef'khao go ee, u six ee zaf'bor'ee. [[...]] 
  One family has five person, four of them are female.
  一家五口,有四個女的。

kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng; (kafn) [[...]] 

room, classifier for houses or rooms

間

• nng kefng zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nng kefng zhux [[...]] 
  two houses
  兩間房子

• svaf kefng pangkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf kefng paang'kefng [[...]] 
  three bed-rooms
  三間臥室

• za'bofkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kefng [[...]] 
  brothel
  妓院

• khangkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'kefng [[...]] 
  empty room
  空房

• kiawkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiao'kefng [[...]] 
  gambling house
  賭場

• langkhehkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laang'kheq'kefng [[...]] 
  guest room
  客房

khay za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khay zaf'bor [[...]] 

go whoring

嫖妓

kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviar; (zuo) [[...]] 

child, youngster

子,兒女

• bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor'kviar [[...]] 
  wife and children
  妻兒

• za'bofkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaf'bor'kviar [[...]] 
  daughter
  女兒

• gu'ar-kviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: guu'ar'kviar; guu'ar-kviar [[...]] 
  calf
  小牛

• kawafkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'ar'kviar [[...]] 
  puppy
  小狗

• toaxkviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toa'kviar [[...]] 
  eldest son
  長子

mxcviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'cviaa [[...]] 

not seem to be, not appear to be

不像

• Mxcviaa za'pof, mxcviaa za'bor. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: M'cviaa zaf'pof, m'cviaa zaf'bor. [[...]] 
  Doesn't appear to be a boy or a girl.
  不男不女

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

streamlined, dapper, chic (slang)

流線,帥,罩馬子

• Y kinnafjit zheng kaq cyn phva. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kyn'nar'jit zheng kaq cyn phva. [[...]] 
  He looks very dapper today.
  他今天穿得很帥。

• Cyn gaau phva za'bor gynnar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cyn gaau phva zaf'bor girn'nar. [[...]] 
  have a way with the ladies
  很會罩馬子。

tharnciah za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thaxn'ciah zaf'bor [[...]] 

prostitute

妓女,煙花女

thitthøo za'bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thid'thøo zaf'bor [[...]] 

commit fornication

玩女人

wn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn; (un) [[...]] 

sit, lounge or lie down, so as to soil or crease one's clothes, go about spending one's time in pursuit of low, vile pleasures

蹲下,倒下,賴在,住在

• siekex wn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: six'kex wn [[...]] 
  sit or lie down here and there, so as to soil, crumple, or spoil one's garment, to go about in a lazy and disorderly way, spending one's time in improper places
  隨便躺坐

• wn ti za'bofkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn ti zaf'bor'kefng [[...]] 
  frequent a whorehouse for a long time
  窩在妓女戶

• wn ti kiawkefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn ti kiao'kefng [[...]] 
  constantly mad about gambling for days and weeks or for a longer time, so that he will not give it up
  窩在賭場裏

• wn ti tho'khaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: wn ti thoo'khaf [[...]] 
  sit or lie down carelessly on the ground
  坐或倒在地上

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