Tâi-oân Chè-chō

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180-degree change, a 180

September 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Chi̍t8-pah peh-cha̍p8-tō͘· ê kái-piàn

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Don’t get so worked up about it

August 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Mài siūⁿ hiah chē lah.

Literally: “Don’t think so much (about it).”

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Acne

February 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Thiāu-á-chí

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I kui bīn thiāu-á-chí

His face is covered with acne.

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Bald

December 23, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Lots of ways to say this.  Lìu-hia̍h8 is common, as is the Mandarin-influenced kng-thâu ê. My favorite, however, is tīan-hóe-kîu ê, which means “(like a) lightbulb.”

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Manipulate RMB exchange rate

December 20, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Jîn-ûi chhau-khòng RMB hōe-lu̍t8

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Happy Thanksgiving

November 27, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Kám-un-chiat khòai-lo̍k8!

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Put an end to, eliminate

October 22, 2008 · Leave a Comment

T∙-choa̍t8

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Tio̍h8-aì tō∙-choa̍t8 chit-kóa hiān-siōng.

We need to eliminate these phemomena.  

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Nonplussed, at a loss as to what to do

September 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Bong phīⁿ-á

{Literally: to rub one’s nose}

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Góa phīⁿ-á bong-bong leh, tiām-tiām chiū cháu ah.

All I could do was just silently walk off.

[Literally: I rubbed my nose and ran off without a word.]

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Happy Fourth of July

July 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment

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