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bøe arnsngx`tid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be axn'sngx'tid; bøe axn'sngx`tid [[...]] 

beyond the realm of calculation, unexpected, can not be anticipated

不能預料

• U joaxzøe laang bøeq laai, bøe arnsngx`tid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze laang boeq laai, be axn'sngx'tid.; U joa'zøe laang bøeq laai, bøe axn'sngx`tid. [[...]] 
  How many people are coming, it's impossible to figure out.
  有多少人要來,不能預料。

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。

biøxsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: biø'si [[...]] 

temple

寺廟

• Phveoo u ciog ze biøxsi. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Phvee'oo u ciog ze biø'si. [[...]] 
  Phe*-o+ has many temples.
  澎湖有很多寺廟。

chiongkofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng'kofng [[...]] 

confiscated, confiscate, confiscation

充公

• U cinzøe zawsu'høex ho laang chiongkofng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cyn'ze zao'sw'hoex ho laang chiofng'kofng.; U cyn'zøe zao'sw'høex ho laang chiofng'kofng. [[...]] 
  Many smuggled goods were confiscated
  有很多走私貨被充公了。

zhørji [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøx'ji [[...]] 

misspelling, misprint

錯字

• Cid purn zheq u cyn ze zhørji. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid purn zheq u cyn ze zhøx'ji. [[...]] 
  There are many misprints in this book.
  這本書有很多錯字。

zoanpo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan'po [[...]] 

the whole, completely, fully

全部

• Zoanpo bøeq khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po boeq khix.; Zoaan'po bøeq khix. [[...]] 
  All of them are going
  全部要去。

• Zoanpo u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zoaan'po u loa'ze?; Zoaan'po u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How many (much) in all?
  全部有多少 ?

zofngkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'kex [[...]] 

the sum total…, in all

總計

• Zofngkex u joaxzøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zorng'kex u loa'ze?; Zorng'kex u joa'zøe? [[...]] 
  How much (or many) in all?
  總計有多少?

hiexnzai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien'zai [[...]] 

present (time), the present tense, at present, now

現在

• Taioaan hiexnzai ee jinkhao u loaxze? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Taai'oaan hien'zai ee jiin'khao u loa'ze? [[...]] 
  What is the present population of Taiwan?
  台灣現在的人口有多少?

hipsie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hib'sie [[...]] 

choke, suffocate, suffocation, be choked

悶死

• U cyn zøe ang've'ar ho phøe hipsie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cyn ze aang'vef'ar ho phoe hib'sie.; U cyn zøe aang'vef'ar ho phøe hib'sie. [[...]] 
  Many infants are smothered in bed clothing.
  有很多嬰兒被棉被悶死。

hng'iu'hoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hngg'iuu'hoe [[...]] 

garden party (oan'iuhoe)

園遊會

• Hagsefng teq khuy hng'iu'hoe u bøe cyn zøe miqkvia. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hak'sefng teq khuy hngg'iuu'hoe u be cyn ze mih'kvia.; Hak'sefng teq khuy hngg'iuu'hoe u bøe cyn zøe mih'kvia. [[...]] 
  The students sold many things at the garden party they held.
  學生在開園遊會有賣很多東西。

hogku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hok'ku [[...]] 

return to the past, to restore it like it was before

復古

• U kae cyn zøe, mxkuo u laang korng aix hogku khaq hør. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U kae cyn ze, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør.; U kae cyn zøe, m'kuo u laang korng aix hok'ku khaq hør. [[...]] 
  It was changed very much but people say that it was better before.
  有改很多,不過有人說要復古比較好。

huosied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'sied [[...]] 

have as an attached institution

附設

• U cyn zøe kaotngg lorng u huosied iuotixhngg. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U cyn ze kaux'tngg lorng u hux'sied iux'ti'hngg.; U cyn zøe kaux'tngg lorng u hux'sied iux'ti'hngg. [[...]] 
  There are many parishes that have an attached kindergarten.
  有很多教堂都有附設幼稚園。

iao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao; (iao'kuo, iao'køq) [[...]] 

still

還,仍舊,仍然

• Y iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) teq ciah. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) teq ciah. [[...]] 
  He is still eating.
  他還在吃。

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) zafzar, mxbiern kvoafkirn. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) zar'zar, m'biern kvoar'kirn. [[...]] 
  It's still early, no need to hurry
  還早,不用急。

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) bøo kaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) bøo kaux [[...]] 
  This isn't enough yet.
  還不夠

• Iao (iawkuo, iawkøq) u cyn ze khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iao (iao'kuo, iao'køq) u cyn ze khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  There is a lot of work yet to be done.
  還有很多工作。

• Goar ka y korng kuyna pae, y iao (iawkuo) mxthviaf. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar ka y korng kuie'na pae, y iao (iao'kuo) m'thviaf. [[...]] 
  I advised (told) him several times, but he still would not listen to me.
  我勸他好幾次,他還是不聽。

jinciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'ciorng [[...]] 

human race

人種

• Seakaix u cyn zøe jinciorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sex'kaix u cyn ze jiin'ciorng.; Sex'kaix u cyn zøe jiin'ciorng. [[...]] 
  There are many different races in the world.
  世界有很多人種。

• peqseg jinciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peh'seg jiin'ciorng [[...]] 
  white race
  白色人種

• ngseg jinciorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ngg'seg jiin'ciorng [[...]] 
  yellow race
  黃色人種

jinmar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'mar [[...]] 

troops (obsolete), a crowd of people, traffic

人馬

• U joa zøe jinmar? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: U loa ze jiin'mar?; U joa zøe jiin'mar? [[...]] 
  How many persons (troops) are there?
  有多少人馬?

kangzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'zog [[...]] 

work, a piece of work, one's job or duty, activities

工作

• Eng'axm u cyn ze kangzog. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Efng'axm u cyn ze kafng'zog. [[...]] 
  I have a lot of work to do this evening.
  今晚有很多工作。

• zerngti kangzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng'ti kafng'zog [[...]] 
  political maneuvering
  政治工作

• zwnpi kangzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zurn'pi kafng'zog [[...]] 
  prepare the ground for...
  準備工作

• toax boxau kangzog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: toax bo'au kafng'zog [[...]] 
  maneuver behind the scenes, pull the wires, pull strings
  在幕後工作

kengkeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng'keq [[...]] 

arrangement (laying out) or rooms, floor plan of a house

隔間

• Cid kefng zhux ee kengkeq cyn hør (bøo hør). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid kefng zhux ee kefng'keq cyn hør (bøo hør). [[...]] 
  This house is well (badly) planned.
  這間房子的隔間很好(不好)。

• Hid kefng zhux u loaxze kengkeq? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng zhux u loa'ze kefng'keq? [[...]] 
  How many rooms has the house?
  那間房子有幾房?

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

comparative particle. The meaning of this particle is usually given as "more", but in translating this word into English we very often must use a circumlocution on account of its idiomatic use. The chief reason for this is that it is joined not only to adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, but it is also joined to VERBS.

更,較

• zøx khaq u khangkhoex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx khaq u khafng'khoex [[...]] 
  get more done
  工作效率高

• Ciør laang zøx khaq u khangkhoex, ze laang tientøx zøx khaq bøo khangkhoex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Ciør laang zøx khaq u khafng'khoex, ze laang tiefn'tøx zøx khaq bøo khafng'khoex. [[...]] 
  A few people get more work done, on the contrary many people accomplish very little.
  人少工作效率高,人多反而工作效率低。

• øe khaq iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq iorng; øe khaq iorng [[...]] 
  will get stronger
  會較強壯

• Tagjit uxntong, sengkhw e khaq iorng. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tak'jit un'tong, sefng'khw e khaq iorng. [[...]] 
  If a person takes some physical exercise every day, his body will get stronger.
  每天運動,身體會較強壯。

• øe khaq sitlea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e khaq sid'lea; øe khaq sid'lea [[...]] 
  be somewhat rude or impolite
  會失禮

• Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, mxzay øe khaq sitlea bøe? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar boeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay e khaq sid'lea be?; Goar bøeq mng lie cit kux oe, m'zay øe khaq sid'lea bøe? [[...]] 
  I want to ask you a question, I wonder if this will be a little impolite.
  我想問你一句話,不知會失禮嗎?

• tiøh khaq toa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiøh khaq toa [[...]] 
  must get bigger, must grow more
  得大些

• Citkhoarn ee køefcychiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid khoarn ee koea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq e svef.; Cid'khoarn ee køea'cie'chiu tiøh khaq toa zaang, ciaq øe svef/svy. [[...]] 
  This type of a fruit tree must get a bit bigger before it bears fruit.
  這種果樹得大些才能結果子。

• Khaq siok lex. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Khaq siok lex. [[...]] 
  Make it cheaper!
  算便宜點!

kofkym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'kym [[...]] 

money paid for shares (in partnership, cooperative)

股金

• Lie ti hoxzoxsia u joaxzøe kofkym? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Lie ti ho'zo'sia u loa'ze kor'kym?; Lie ti ho'zo'sia u joa'zøe kor'kym? [[...]] 
  How may shares do you have in the credit union?
  你在互助社有多少股金?

kong'uo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'uo; (kofng'gu) [[...]] 

apartment house

公寓

• Hid kefng kong'uo u toax cyn ze laang. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Hid kefng kofng'uo u toax cyn ze laang. [[...]] 
  Many people live in that apartment house.
  那間公寓住了很多人。

phvoaxchviuoky [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phvoa'chviux'ky [[...]] 

audio-video amplifier for sing along activities

伴唱機

• Cymmar u cyn ze laang bea phvoaxchviuoky laai phvoaxchviux. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cirm'mar u cyn ze laang bea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux.; Cid'mar u cyn zøe laang bøea phvoa'chviux'ky laai phvoa'chviux. [[...]] 
  Now there are many people who buy audio-video amplifiers to sing along with.
  現在有很多人買伴唱機來伴唱。

pid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid [[...]] 

crevice, rift, crack, fissure

裂,破

• pit'huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pid'huun [[...]] 
  crack or split in a cup or plank
  裂痕(紋)

• Kvoathvisii chiuo e pid. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kvoaa'thvy'sii chiuo e pid. [[...]] 
  In cold weather one's hands will crack (chap)
  冬天手會裂。

• Zhaa na phagjit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix). [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo e pid (khix).; Zhaa na phak'jit phak sviw kuo øe pid (khix). [[...]] 
  Wood will crack if left too long in the sun.
  木材要是晒太久會裂開。

• Cid tex tepoef u pid (pit'huun), mxkuo be lau. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Cid tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo be lau.; Cid'tex tee'poef u pid (pid'huun), m'kuo bøe lau. [[...]] 
  This teacup is cracked, but it doesn't leak.
  這個茶杯有裂痕,可是不會漏。

• Tøe-tang liawau piaq u cyn ze pit'huun. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Te-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun.; Tøe-tang liao'au piaq u cyn ze pid'huun. [[...]] 
  After an earthquake, there are many cracks in the walls.
  地震後牆有很多裂痕。

• Na texng sviw toa ky ee thihtefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Na texng sviw toa ky ee thiq'tefng, zhaa e pid khuy. [[...]] 
  If you use too thick a nail, the wood will split.
  要是釘太大的釘子,木頭會裂開。

thaythør? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thae'thør? [[...]] 

how... ever...?

豈有?那有?

• Goar thaythør u hiaq ze cvii? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar thae'thør u hiaq ze cvii? [[...]] 
  How in the world would I have that much money?
  我那有那麼多錢?

tikie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ty'kie [[...]] 

intimate friend, intimate

知己

• u cyn ze tikie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: u cyn ze ty'kie; u cyn zøe ty'kie [[...]] 
  have many contacts
  有很多知己

• Goar kab y cyn tikie. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Goar kab y cyn ty'kie. [[...]] 
  I know him very well.
  我和他是知己。

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