Taiwanese | English Translation | |
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sêng-kongsîng-kongsīng-gong | success, succeed | |
Plaintext: seng5-kong1sing5-kong1sing7-gong
Taiwanese characters: 成功
Mandarin translation: 成功
Phrases and combinations:
ē sêng-kongē sîng-kong(DT unavailable) will be a success bē sêng-kongbē sîng-kong(DT unavailable) will fail, will not be successful |
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má tò sêng-kongmá tò sîng-kong(DT unavailable) | reach to success | |
Plaintext: ma2 to3 seng5-kong1ma2 to3 sing5-kong1
Taiwanese characters: 馬到成功
Mandarin translation: 馬到成功
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Sêng-kong-níaSîng-kong-níaSīng-gōng-nìa | Mt. "Seng-kong" ─ an army camp between Taichung and Changhua | |
Plaintext: Seng5-kong1-nia2Sing5-kong1-nia2Sing7-gong7-nia2
Taiwanese characters: 成功嶺
Mandarin translation: 成功嶺
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Sit-pāi ûi sêng-kong chi bó.Sit-pāi ûi sîng-kong tsi bó.(DT unavailable) | Failure begets success If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. | |
Plaintext: Sit4-pai7 ui5 seng5-kong1 chi1 bo2.Sit4-pai7 ui5 sing5-kong1 tsi1 bo2.
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 失敗為成功之母。
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Tēⁿ kok-sèng (Tēⁿ Sêng-kong)Tēnn kok-sìng (Tēnn Sîng-kong)(DT unavailable) | Koxinga, ruler of Formosa at the beginning of the Manchu dynasty | |
Plaintext: Tenn7 kok4-seng3 (Tenn7 Seng5-kong1)Tenn7 kok4-sing3 (Tenn7 Sing5-kong1)
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 鄭國姓,鄭成功
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