Category 11: Thoughts & Behavior (0302)
Sentence ID: 08_51
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POJ:Mài kuikafng iu-thâu-kat-bīn.
ENG:Don't be sad all day.
HARNJI:莫規工憂頭結面。
Sentence ID: 01_50
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POJ:I ê bûn khah kó͘.
ENG:His/her writing style is quite archaic.
HARNJI:伊的文較古。
Sentence ID: 09_51
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POJ:Chò-lâng m̄-thang kauxbinphoee.
ENG:You shouldn't be so thick-skinned.
HARNJI:做人毋通傷厚面皮。
Sentence ID: 02_50
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POJ:Lí mài kā i háng.
ENG:Don't frighten him.
HARNJI:你莫共伊嚇。
Sentence ID: 10_51
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POJ:Lí m̄-thang koh lâi kô-kô-tîⁿ.
ENG:Don't come bothering me again.
HARNJI:你毋通閣來膏膏纏。
Sentence ID: 03_50
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POJ:I kóng--ê ōe, ū kàu hàm-kó͘.
ENG:What he said is very exaggerated/unbelievable.
HARNJI:伊講的話有夠譀古。
Sentence ID: 11_51
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POJ:I sī chi̍t-ê bøthienlioong ê lâng.
ENG:He was a man of no conscience.
HARNJI:伊是一个無天良的人。
Sentence ID: 04_50
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POJ:Lí ài chai-iáⁿ piàn-khiàu.
ENG:You have to be flexible.
HARNJI:你愛知影變竅。
Sentence ID: 12_51
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POJ:I ta̍k-hāng tāi-chì lóng m̄ zaivar.
ENG:He pretends not to know anything.
HARNJI:伊逐項代誌攏佯毋知。
Sentence ID: 05_50
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POJ:Góa chiah bô-ài sià-chó͘-kong.
ENG:I will not bring shame upon my ancestors.
HARNJI:我才無愛卸祖公。
Sentence ID: 13_51
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POJ:Lí án-ne pàng-sak bó͘-kiáⁿ kám tio̍h?
ENG:You abandoned your wife and children like that, that is not right.
HARNJI:你按呢放捒某囝敢著？
Sentence ID: 06_50
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POJ:M̄-thang ciaqciuo Kái iu-chhiû.
ENG:Don’t drink to relieve your worries.
HARNJI:毋通食酒解憂愁。
Sentence ID: 14_51
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POJ:Chò-lâng m̄-thang siuⁿ gâu khêng-hun.
ENG:When you interact with others, don't be so calculating.
HARNJI:做人毋通傷賢窮分。
Sentence ID: 07_50
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POJ:I ê ōe-bú chiâⁿ chhù-bī.
ENG:His/her words are not very interesting.
HARNJI:伊的話母誠趣味。
Sentence ID: 15_52
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POJ:I chin-chiàⁿ sī thih-khí tang'gezøo.
ENG:It's really, really, really ironically stubbon.
HARNJI:伊真正是鐵齒銅牙槽。
Sentence ID: 22_53
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POJ:Hòe-thâu hia̍h--chē ah, koh chiah-nih pháiⁿ-sèng-tē.
ENG:So old and so bad-tempered.
HARNJI:歲頭遐濟矣，閣遮爾歹性地。
Sentence ID: 16_52
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POJ:Lán tio̍h-ài siūⁿ Hōu khui, khah bē sim-būn.
ENG:We must be open-minded so as not to be depressed/troubled.
HARNJI:咱著愛想予開，較袂心悶。
Sentence ID: 23_53
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POJ:Bē-sái lī-iōng chit-khoân chò su-jîn ê tāi-chì.
ENG:You can't use your power to do personal things.
HARNJI:袂使利用職權做私人的代誌。
Sentence ID: 17_52
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POJ:Sio-cheⁿ m̄ jīn-su, Sio-su m̄ bat iâⁿ.
ENG:Those who argue won't admit defeat; those who are defeated by each other never truly win.
HARNJI:相諍毋認輸，相輸毋捌贏。
Sentence ID: 24_53
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POJ:I kóng beh tiong-li̍p, nn̄g-pêng lóng bô-ài chham-ka.
ENG:He said he wants to remain neutral and doesn't want to get involved with either side.
HARNJI:伊講欲中立，兩爿攏無愛參加。
Sentence ID: 18_52
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POJ:Tán--chi̍t-ē khoàⁿ m̄-sī sè, lí tō kín cháu.
ENG:If you see that the situation is not good, you should leave immediately.
HARNJI:等一下看毋是勢，你就緊走。
Sentence ID: 25_53
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POJ:Chò-lâng ài khah pohsit--ê, m̄-thang siuⁿ hi-hôa.
ENG:So you have to be a little more down-to-earth. Don't be too vain.
HARNJI:做人愛較樸實咧，毋通傷虛華。
Sentence ID: 19_52
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POJ:Lí chit-ê gín-á ná ē ciahniq'ar káu-koài!
ENG:You're such a naughty child!
HARNJI:你這个囡仔哪會遮爾仔狡怪！
Sentence ID: 26_53
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POJ:Án-ne liahkw zawpiq, sī beh ná chò ē sêng?
ENG:how will you ever succeed, if you don't focus.
HARNJI:按呢掠龜走鱉，是欲哪做會成？
Sentence ID: 20_52
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POJ:Ū-ê seng-lí-lâng bē mi̍h-kiāⁿ ē hóu chhìn-thâu.
ENG:Some business people will cheat on the weight.
HARNJI:有的生理人賣物件會唬秤頭。
Sentence ID: 27_53
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POJ:Chit-ê só͘-chāi chin àm-sàm, góa sim-lāi tám-tám.
ENG:This place is so dark, and I feel very uneasy inside.
HARNJI:這个所在真暗毿，我心內膽膽。
Sentence ID: 21_52
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POJ:Lí m̄-thang tī hia khang-chhùi pōu-chi̍h loān zøx'oe.
ENG:Don't talk nonsense over there.
HARNJI:你毋通佇遐空喙哺舌亂造話。
Sentence ID: 28_53
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POJ:Cittin lâng tī hia hi-hi hōa-hōa, ū kàu chhá!
ENG:A group of people were wandering around. It was so noisy.
HARNJI:一陣人佇遐嘻嘻嘩嘩，有夠吵！
Sentence ID: 29_54
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POJ:Kiû pêng-an tio̍h hó, m̄-thang siūⁿ bē thiam hok-siū.
ENG:Just ask for peace, and don’t think about adding more blessings.
HARNJI:求平安就好，毋通閣想欲添福壽。
Sentence ID: 36_55
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POJ:Kha-pō͘ ta̍h chha siáⁿ-lâng bô? Chí-iàu kái-kò tio̍h hó--ah.
ENG:Who hasn't made a misstep? The important thing is to change for the better.
HARNJI:跤步踏差啥人無？只要改過就好矣。
Sentence ID: 30_54
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POJ:I chiú kan-na lim cittiafm'afkviar niā-niā tō chùi--ah.
ENG:He only drank a little wine and got drunk.
HARNJI:伊酒干焦啉一點仔囝爾爾就醉矣。
Sentence ID: 37_55
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POJ:Lí kā góa bú chit-chhut--ê, kiò góa beh án-chóaⁿ siu-soaⁿ?
ENG:You've put me in this situation, what am I supposed to do now?
HARNJI:你共我舞這齣的，叫我欲按怎收山？
Sentence ID: 31_54
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POJ:Lí nā koh pōe-iok, i tio̍h m̄ kap lí ha̍p-chok--ah.
ENG:If you break your promise again, he/she won't cooperate with you anymore.
HARNJI:你若閣背約，伊就毋佮你合作矣。
Sentence ID: 38_55
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POJ:I chin gâu pìⁿ-bīn, lí m̄-thang kap i kóng-chhiò.
ENG:He/she is very quick to get angry, so you shouldn't joke around with him/her.
HARNJI:伊真賢變面，你毋通佮伊講耍笑。
Sentence ID: 32_54
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POJ:Góa chò kong-khò chò kah o͘-àm-hîn, chiok kan-khó͘--ê.
ENG:I've been working so hard I'm seeing stars; it's extremely difficult.
HARNJI:我做工課做甲烏暗眩，足艱苦的。
Sentence ID: 39_55
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POJ:Chiân-pòe kóng ê ōe, lí ài kekiafm'ar thiaⁿ, chiah bē chia̍h-khui.
ENG:You have to listen to what the elders, so you won't be taken advantage of.
HARNJI:前輩講的話你愛加減仔聽，才袂食虧。
Sentence ID: 33_54
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POJ:I chin tàng-sng, liân chi̍t-sut-á mi̍h tō m̄ kam Hōu--lâng.
ENG:He's so stingy, he doesn't even want to give anything away.
HARNJI:伊真凍霜，連一屑仔物都毋甘予人。
Sentence ID: 40_55
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POJ:Chit-chióng bô chêng-lí ê ōe, kan-na lí chiah kóng ē Chhut--lāi.
ENG:You're the only one who can say such cionable things.
HARNJI:這種無情理的話，干焦你才講會出來。
Sentence ID: 34_54
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POJ:Ū chiâⁿ chē kòe-khì ê tāi-chì, góa lóng bexkixtid--ah.
ENG:I've forgotten a lot of the past.
HARNJI:有誠濟過去的代誌，我攏袂記得矣。
Sentence ID: 41_55
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POJ:Góa kiò-sī i gōa ióng--leh, goân-lâi sī chi̍t-bóe nńg-kha-hê.
ENG:I thought it was strong. It turned out to be a soft-footed shrimp.
HARNJI:我叫是伊偌勇咧，原來是一尾軟跤蝦。
Sentence ID: 35_54
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POJ:I chiok phah-piàⁿ choh-sit, thàu-mê thàu-ji̍t lóng m̄ hioh-khùn.
ENG:He worked very hard, day and night, never take a break.
HARNJI:伊足拍拚作穡，透暝透日攏毋歇睏。
Sentence ID: 42_56
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POJ:Lí mài tī hia gōng-siūⁿ--ah, kín khì chò tāi-chì khah iàu-kín.
ENG:Don't get ahead of yourself. It's more important to do things quickly.
HARNJI:你莫佇遐戇想矣，緊去做代誌較要緊。
Sentence ID: 48_57
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POJ:Lí sī án-chóaⁿ ta̍k-pái lóng ē bexkixtid, si̍t-chāi ū kàu thoat'svoax.
ENG:Why do you forget it all the time? It's so frustrating.
HARNJI:你是按怎逐擺攏會袂記得，實在有夠脫線。
Sentence ID: 43_56
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POJ:Bêng-bêng chai-iáⁿ tāi-chì chin giâm-tiōng, i mā sī liâu--løhkhix.
ENG:He knew it was serious, but he still went ahead.
HARNJI:明明知影代誌真嚴重，伊嘛是蹽落去。
Sentence ID: 49_57
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POJ:Kan-na kā i kóng--nnxgkux ah, i tō koh khai-sí teh bih-chhùi--ah.
ENG:I only said a couple of things to him/her, and he/she started pouting again.
HARNJI:干焦共伊講兩句仔，伊就閣開始咧覕喙矣。
Sentence ID: 44_56
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POJ:Lán tio̍h-ài tòe ē tio̍h siā-hōe ê kái-piàn, m̄-thang siuⁿ kó͘-pán.
ENG:We have to keep up with the changes in society, not be too old-fashioned.
HARNJI:咱著愛綴會著社會的改變，毋通傷古板。
Sentence ID: 50_57
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POJ:Chiah-nih tiōng-iàu ê mi̍h-kiāⁿ kèng-jiân bô chah, lí si̍t-chāi ū kàu sòaⁿ-hêng.
ENG:Such an important thing, and you didn't bring it. You're such a mess.
HARNJI:遮爾重要的物件竟然無紮，你實在有夠散形。
Sentence ID: 45_56
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POJ:Lí chit-ê lâng Hōu lâng khvoarhiexnhien--ah, koh kóng mā bô-hāu--ah.
ENG:You've been completely exposed, so there's no point in saying anything more.
HARNJI:你這个人予人看現現矣，閣講嘛無效矣。
Sentence ID: 51_57
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POJ:Lán chò tāi-chì ê sî-chūn, liptviuu tio̍h-ài khiā Hōu chiàⁿ, chiah bē khì Hōu lâng phoe-phêng.
ENG:When we handle matters, we must have a righteous stance so that we won't be criticized by others.
HARNJI:咱做代誌的時陣，立場著愛徛予正，才袂去予人批評。
Sentence ID: 46_56
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POJ:Chit-má ē-ûn ē siàu-liân-lâng, siūⁿ-hoat kap gún ofngkoex lóng bô kâng khoán.
ENG:Today's young people think differently than we used to.
HARNJI:這馬下勻的少年人，想法佮阮往過攏無仝。
Sentence ID: 47_56
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POJ:I kóng-ōe chiâⁿ phaíⁿ siaⁿ-sàu, Hōu lâng thiaⁿ--tio̍h simkvoa'thaau bē sóng-khoài.
ENG:He spoke in such a bad tone that it made people feel uncomfortable.
HARNJI:伊講話誠歹聲嗽，予人聽著心肝頭袂爽快。