Taiwanese-English Dictionary

Phrases and combinations for "sink down like a wall on a foundation, come down like a sail when the rope is too loose":

Taiwanese	English Translation
tshe̍h lo̍h-khì	settle down like a house on bad foundation, or as a door settling down so that the hinges will not work well
Audio:    Plaintext: tsheh8 loh8-khi3 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 沉下去
tshe̍h-té	precipitate, sedimentation
Audio:    Plaintext: tsheh8-te2 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 沉澱