Taiwanese-English Dictionary

Phrases and combinations for "request for postponement of payment, delivery or completion":

Taiwanese	English Translation
Hit tiâu tsînn (hit nía sann) i koh ān sann ji̍t.	He asked for three more days to return the money (to return the shirt).
Audio:    Plaintext: Hit4 tiau5 tsinn5 (hit4 nia2 sann1) i1 koh4 an7 sann1 jit8. Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 那筆錢（那件衣服）他又拖三天。
I ān tsi̍t pái kùe tsi̍t pái iáu m̄ hîng gúa.	Again and again he put off returning it.
Audio:    Plaintext: I1 an7 tsit8 pai2 kue3 tsit8 pai2 iau2 m7 hing5 gua2. Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 他一拖再拖還不還我。
bē ān-tit	can't be put off
Audio:    Plaintext: be7 an7-tit4 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 不能拖延。
hōo gúa ān tsi̍t-ē	give me a little time to get something done
Audio:    Plaintext: hoo7 gua2 an7 tsit8-e7 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 讓我拖延一下。