Taiwanese | English Translation | |
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siapsiapsiàp | stick (between the molars), fill up (a cavity or crack), wedge something under a piece of furniture so as to make it steady | |
Plaintext: siap4siap4siap2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 塞,填
Phrases and combinations:
siap hō· chāisiap hōo tsāi(DT unavailable) put something under (the table leg) to make (the table) steady |
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siapsiapsiàp | tart, bitter taste that numbs the tongue (as some unripened fruits do), not smooth (surface), very stiff, tight (door or drawer), sleepy (eyes) | |
Plaintext: siap4siap4siap2
Taiwanese characters: 澀
Mandarin translation: 澀
Phrases and combinations:
ba̍k-chiu siapba̍k-tsiu siap(DT unavailable) eyes sleepy chho·-siaptshoo-siapcō-siàp tough, (a job) very hard to do kiâm koh siapkiâm koh siap(DT unavailable) salty and sour, be niggardly |
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siapsiapsiàp | contracted form of "si-chap" (forty) | |
Plaintext: siap4siap4siap2
Taiwanese characters: None
Mandarin translation: 四十
Phrases and combinations:
siap-itsiap-itsiàp-ìt forty-one siap-jīsiap-jīsiàp-rī forty-two Chīuⁿ siap chīu bē liap.Tsīunn siap tsīu bē liap.(DT unavailable) Lit. has lost sexual vigor ─ A person over forty has advanced in years |
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sia̍psia̍psiap | wade, pass through, be connected with, involve, implicate | |
Plaintext: siap8siap8siap8
Taiwanese characters: 涉
Mandarin translation: 涉
Phrases and combinations:
kan-sia̍pkan-sia̍pgān-siap interfere with, put in a word kau-sia̍pkau-sia̍pgaū-siap negotiate with khan-sia̍pkhan-sia̍pkān-siap implicate, involve |
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sia̍psia̍psiap | ooze or leak out in small quantities (through a crack) | |
Plaintext: siap8siap8siap8
Taiwanese characters: 洩
Mandarin translation: 洩
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