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| 臺語 Taiwanese | 拼音， 漢字， 及英譯 in Pinyin, Chinese Characters, & English | 關鍵字 Key | 例子 Example Phrases or Sentences | 對照比較 Contrasts / Comparisons | 可信度 Confidence Level |
| ri6 tao3 le6 8sua1, ri6 tao3 le6 8sua1 e5 si3 日頭下山，日頭下山的時 (ref: ri6_01) | idiom | The sun goes down; when the sun goes down ... | 10 | ||
| ri6 tao3 pa6 gao4 ka5 ceng5 tao3 日頭曬到腳穿頭 (ref: ri6_00) | idiom | The sun shines on the ass. (An expression to make fun of sleeping in, literally meaning: to sleep until the sun shines on the ass.) | 10 | ||
| yi5 yong5 wue6 ho5 lo3 依樣畫葫蘆 (ref: -) | idiom | to copy | 10 | ||
| a1 a4 8tia5 lui3 鴨子聽雷 (ref: a1_00) | duck | not to understand (as a duck listens to the thunder but does not understand.) | 10 | ||
| cao1 me1 a4 lang6 ge5 gang1 草螞子逗雞公 (ref: cao1_00) | grasshopper | The weak play tricks on the strong. In this case, a grasshopper flirts with a cock. | 10 | ||
| dua6 gang5 dieng3, sa1 mi1 dua6 gang5 dieng3 大工程！什麽大工程！ (ref: -) | big deal | Big deal! What's the big deal! (Originally: Big engineering project! What's the big engineering project?) | 10 | ||
| ho1 tao3 nao1 qi1 bhuei4 虎頭貓鼠尾 (ref: ho1_00) | idiom | Starts big;ends small. (Tiger head; mouse tail.) | 10 | ||
| ti4 ki4 鐵齒 (ref: ti4_00) | typical | stubborn (iron teethed) | 10 | ||
| diam6 diam5 jia6 8sa5 8wa1 gong5 8bua6 腆腆吃三碗公半 (ref: diam6_00) | quiet | Still water runs deep. (A quiet and shy person consumes three and a half big bowls of rice already while others are talking their heads off!) Watch out for the quiet ones. | 10 | ||
| he1 jiu4 dim5 ong4 de4 好酒沈甕底 (ref: he1_01) | idiom | The best wine sinks to the bottom of the brewer urn. The best acts await the end of the show. | 10 | ||
| bha1 do1 lai5 e5 min6 tang3 腹肚裏的蛔蟲 (ref: -) | animal | the round worms in the stomach, the one who know the person best | 10 | ||
| kan5 qiu4, lao6 kan5 qiu4 牽手，老牽手 (ref: t000520) | family | wife, old wife, spouse, old spouse (literally means 'holding hand'.) | 10 | ||
| yao5 gui4 ge1 se4 ghi5 餓鬼假小意 (ref: -) | typical | to be full of pretensions (as a hungry ghost pretends to refuse food offerings.) | 10 | ||
| ten1 hieng3 gen6, gun5 zu4 yi1 zu6 giong3 bu1 si1 天行健，君子以自強不息。 (ref: ten1_00) | idiom | The heavenly bodies keep going strong, so shall we persevere in striving for the better (of all mankinds.) | 10 | ||
| gao1 gan4 8kua4 lang3 ge5 狗眼看人低 (ref: gao1_00) | dog | to treat others lowly the way a dog looks at a person and thinks that person is lower than himself, the dog, is | 10 | ||
| luan6 ge1 ji6 tong1 亂搞一通 (ref: luan6_00) | mess | To mess up; to f**k up; too mess up big-time. What a mess! That was a big-time f**k-up mess, man! | 10 | ||
| jia6 he1 kang1 dao4 sio5 be6 吃好孔兜相報 (ref: t000582) | idiom | to share the information with people when one finds good luck. Again, the origin of this expression might have sexual implications. But like I said, the expression has been so common and FUBAR (f**ked up beyond all repair) that I do not care about that part any longer. | 10 | ||
| qieng5 ki4 8siu5 清氣相 (ref: -) | typical | to have a habit of having to keep everything clean | 10 | ||
| hui6 tao3, hui6 bhuei4, jiao5 hui2 a4, dui4 hui2 a4 會頭，會尾，招會子，隨會子 (ref: t000565) | bank | the one who collects together a 'hui'; the last one to draw money from a 'hui'; to collect together a 'hui'; to join a 'hui' | 10 | ||
| yi1 hui5 so4 以非索 (ref: t000546) | Bible | Ephesus (biblic) | 10 | ||
| su5 mi4 na3 斯密拿 (ref: t000547) | Bible | Smyrna (biblic) | 10 | ||
| pue4 ga5 mung3 配加蒙 (ref: t000548) | Bible | Pergamum (biblic) | 10 | ||
| sai4 te5 a4 賽提亞 (ref: t000549) | Bible | Thyatira (biblic) | 10 | ||
| sa4 di5 su1 薩迪斯 (ref: t000550) | Bible | Sardis (biblic) | 10 | ||
| hui5 lo6 dai6 hui1 飛樂代非 (ref: t000551) | Bible | Philadelphia (biblic) | 10 |
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