Taiwanese | English Translation | |
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ba̍k-sáiba̍k-sáibhâk-sài | tears | |
Plaintext: bak8-sai2bak8-sai2bhak3-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 眼淚
Phrases and combinations:
lâu ba̍k-sáilâu ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) weep ba̍k-sái chhē-chhē tò (ba̍k-sái tih-bē-lī)ba̍k-sái tshē-tshē tò (ba̍k-sái tih-bē-lī)(DT unavailable) tears flowing abundantly ba̍k-sái chò pn̄g thunba̍k-sái tsò pn̄g thun(DT unavailable) having tears for meat |
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aì-khàu bô ba̍k-sáiaì-khàu bô ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) | find it hard to bring up a matter | |
Plaintext: ai3-khau3 bo5 bak8-sai2ai3-khau3 bo5 bak8-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 欲哭無淚,有口難言
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ba̍k-sái-koba̍k-sái-kobhâk-sai-gor | eye mucus | |
Plaintext: bak8-sai2-ko1bak8-sai2-ko1bhak3-sai-gor
Taiwanese characters: 目屎膏
Mandarin translation: 眼屎
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boeh khàu bô ba̍k-sáibueh khàu bô ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) | You want to cry but there are no tears. There's just no way out. | |
Plaintext: boeh4 khau3 bo5 bak8-sai2bueh4 khau3 bo5 bak8-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 欲哭無淚
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chhìaⁿ lâng khàu, bô ba̍k-sái.tshìann lâng khàu, bô ba̍k-sái.(DT unavailable) | If you want something done well, you have to do it yourself. (Lit. Hire people to cry, but they have no tears.) | |
Plaintext: chhiann3 lang5 khau3, bo5 bak8-sai2.tshiann3 lang5 khau3, bo5 bak8-sai2.
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 雇人哭無眼淚,求人不如靠己。
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chhit ba̍k-sáitshit ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) | wipe away tears | |
Plaintext: chhit4 bak8-sai2tshit4 bak8-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 擦眼淚
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gán-lūi (ba̍k-sái)gán-lūi (ba̍k-sái)ghan-lûi (bhâk-sài) | tears | |
Plaintext: gan2-lui7 (bak8-sai2)gan2-lui7 (bak8-sai2)ghan-lui3 (bhak3-sai2)
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 眼淚
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lâu ba̍k-sáilâu ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) | weep, shed tears | |
Plaintext: lau5 bak8-sai2lau5 bak8-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 流淚
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lūi (lē)(ba̍k-sái)lūi (lē)(ba̍k-sái)lûi (lē)(bhâk-sài) | tears, weep, to cry, flowing water | |
Plaintext: lui7 (le7)(bak8-sai2)lui7 (le7)(bak8-sai2)lui3 (le7)(bhak3-sai2)
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 淚
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tih ba̍k-sáitih ba̍k-sái(DT unavailable) | drop tears | |
Plaintext: tih4 bak8-sai2tih4 bak8-sai2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 流淚
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