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Taiwanese	English Translation
ē-hiáuē-hiáuê-hiàu	expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".
Audio: Plaintext: e7-hiau2e7-hiau2e3-hiau2 Taiwanese characters: 會曉 Mandarin translation: 會, 懂 Phrases and combinations: Chit kù ê ì-sù góa ē-hiáu.Tsit kù ê ì-sù gúa ē-hiáu.(DT unavailable) I know the meaning of this sentence. Lí ē-hiáu sái-chhia bē?Lí ē-hiáu sái-tshia bē?(DT unavailable) Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car? Góa ē-hiáu kóng Tâi-oân-ōe.Gúa ē-hiáu kóng Tâi-uân-ūe.(DT unavailable) I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese. Ē-hiáu thau-chia̍h, bē-hiáu chhit-chhùi.Ē-hiáu thau-tsia̍h, bē-hiáu tshit-tshùi.(DT unavailable) He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.
bē-hiáubē-hiáubhê-hiàu	do not know how to (affirmative form is "e-hiau")
Audio: Plaintext: be7-hiau2be7-hiau2bhe3-hiau2 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 不會 Phrases and combinations: Bē-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khe oan.Bē-hiáu sái-tsûn hiâm khe uan.(DT unavailable) The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding. Bē-hiáu sîu, khan-thoa lān-pha tōa khîu.Bē-hiáu sîu, khan-thua lān-pha tūa khîu.(DT unavailable) blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.) Chit kù ê ì-sù góa bē-hiáu.Tsit kù ê ì-sù gúa bē-hiáu.(DT unavailable) I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it. Góa bē-hiáu sái-chhia.Gúa bē-hiáu sái-tshia.(DT unavailable) I don't know how to drive a car. Góa bē-hiáu kóng Eng-gí.Gúa bē-hiáu kóng Ing-gí.(DT unavailable) I cannot (don't know how to) speak English. Góa bē-hiáu ēng tī chia̍h.Gúa bē-hiáu īng tī tsia̍h.(DT unavailable) I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.
bē-hiáu-soebē-hiáu-suebhê-hiau-sue	shameless
Audio: Plaintext: be7-hiau2-soe1be7-hiau2-sue1bhe3-hiau-sue Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 不知恥
khah ē-hiáukhah ē-hiáu(DT unavailable)	know better how to do something
Audio: Plaintext: khah4 e7-hiau2khah4 e7-hiau2 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 比較會 Phrases and combinations: Góa khah ē-hiáu phah nâ-kîu, khah bē-hiáu sîu-chúi.Gúa khah ē-hiáu phah nâ-kîu, khah bē-hiáu sîu-tsúi.(DT unavailable) I am rather good at playing basketball, I am not so good at swimming.
o̍h bē-hiáu (o̍h bē-lâi)o̍h bē-hiáu (o̍h bē-lâi)(DT unavailable)	unable to learn
Audio: Plaintext: oh8 be7-hiau2 (oh8 be7-lai5)oh8 be7-hiau2 (oh8 be7-lai5) Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 學不會，學不來
thiaⁿ bē-hiáuthiann bē-hiáu(DT unavailable)	hear, but be unable to make out the meaning
Audio: Plaintext: thiann1 be7-hiau2thiann1 be7-hiau2 Taiwanese characters: None Mandarin translation: 聽不懂

Taiwanese

English Translation

ē-hiáuē-hiáuê-hiàu

expresses the idea "can" in the sense of "know how to". The negative is "be-hiau".

Audio:

Plaintext: e7-hiau2e7-hiau2e3-hiau2
Taiwanese characters: 會曉

Mandarin translation: 會, 懂

Phrases and combinations:
Chit kù ê ì-sù góa ē-hiáu.Tsit kù ê ì-sù gúa ē-hiáu.(DT unavailable) I know the meaning of this sentence.
Lí ē-hiáu sái-chhia bē?Lí ē-hiáu sái-tshia bē?(DT unavailable) Can you (Do you know how to) drive a car?
Góa ē-hiáu kóng Tâi-oân-ōe.Gúa ē-hiáu kóng Tâi-uân-ūe.(DT unavailable) I can (know how to) speak Taiwanese.
Ē-hiáu thau-chia̍h, bē-hiáu chhit-chhùi.Ē-hiáu thau-tsia̍h, bē-hiáu tshit-tshùi.(DT unavailable) He knows how to steal food to eat, but he doesn't know how to wipe his mouth, too dumb to get rid of the traces of his crime.

bē-hiáubē-hiáubhê-hiàu

do not know how to (affirmative form is "e-hiau")

Audio:

Plaintext: be7-hiau2be7-hiau2bhe3-hiau2
Taiwanese characters: None

Mandarin translation: 不會

Phrases and combinations:
Bē-hiáu sái-chûn hiâm khe oan.Bē-hiáu sái-tsûn hiâm khe uan.(DT unavailable) The person who can't navigate a boat says the river is too winding.
Bē-hiáu sîu, khan-thoa lān-pha tōa khîu.Bē-hiáu sîu, khan-thua lān-pha tūa khîu.(DT unavailable) blame the hammer when you don't drive the nail straight, blame others or other things for personal skills being insufficient (Lit. Don't know how to swim because scrotum is too big.)
Chit kù ê ì-sù góa bē-hiáu.Tsit kù ê ì-sù gúa bē-hiáu.(DT unavailable) I don't know the meaning of this sentence, don't know how to explain it.
Góa bē-hiáu sái-chhia.Gúa bē-hiáu sái-tshia.(DT unavailable) I don't know how to drive a car.
Góa bē-hiáu kóng Eng-gí.Gúa bē-hiáu kóng Ing-gí.(DT unavailable) I cannot (don't know how to) speak English.
Góa bē-hiáu ēng tī chia̍h.Gúa bē-hiáu īng tī tsia̍h.(DT unavailable) I cannot (don't know how to) eat with chopsticks.

bē-hiáu-soebē-hiáu-suebhê-hiau-sue

shameless

Audio:

Plaintext: be7-hiau2-soe1be7-hiau2-sue1bhe3-hiau-sue
Taiwanese characters: None

Mandarin translation: 不知恥

khah ē-hiáukhah ē-hiáu(DT unavailable)

know better how to do something

Audio:

Plaintext: khah4 e7-hiau2khah4 e7-hiau2
Taiwanese characters: None

Mandarin translation: 比較會

Phrases and combinations:
Góa khah ē-hiáu phah nâ-kîu, khah bē-hiáu sîu-chúi.Gúa khah ē-hiáu phah nâ-kîu, khah bē-hiáu sîu-tsúi.(DT unavailable) I am rather good at playing basketball, I am not so good at swimming.

o̍h bē-hiáu (o̍h bē-lâi)o̍h bē-hiáu (o̍h bē-lâi)(DT unavailable)

unable to learn

Audio:

Plaintext: oh8 be7-hiau2 (oh8 be7-lai5)oh8 be7-hiau2 (oh8 be7-lai5)
Taiwanese characters: None

Mandarin translation: 學不會，學不來

thiaⁿ bē-hiáuthiann bē-hiáu(DT unavailable)

hear, but be unable to make out the meaning

Audio:

Plaintext: thiann1 be7-hiau2thiann1 be7-hiau2
Taiwanese characters: None

Mandarin translation: 聽不懂