- 波比媽做什麼工作? What is Bobi ma's job?
長照2.0 cháng zhào 2.0 - Long-term care 2.0 (A government program for long-term care services)
個管師 gè guǎn shī - (個案管理師) case manager
社工 shè gōng - social worker
接觸 jiē chù - contact; to get in touch with someone
府上 fǔ shàng - one's own home
評估 píng gū - to evaluate someone's needs
派員 pài yuán - dispatch personnel
居喘 jū chuǎn - respite (a short-term break for a caregiver)
家屬 jiā shǔ - family member
外傭 wài yōng - a foreign domestic helper
宣洩 xuān xiāo - to vent; to release or express emotions
為一組 wéi yī zǔ - per group (charged per group, typically for a specific amount of time)
起跳 qǐ tiào - atarting point (the minimum starting charge for a service)
- 照顧老人的時候,什麼事情最難? When taking care of the elderly, what is the most challenging thing?
眉眉角角 (Taiwanese: me me kakkak) - potential difficulties, challenges, or tricky situations
行走 xíng zǒu - walk (the act of walking or traveling on foot)
形形色色 xíng xíng sè sè - of all sorts and varieties
救命天使 jiù mìng tiān shǐ - guardian angel
庭院 tíng yuàn - courtyard or garden
老人家 lǎo rén jiā - elderly person or senior citizen
備餐 bèi cān - prepare meals
收拾善後 shōu shi shàn hòu - tidy up and clean up afterwards
新手 xīn shǒu - novice or newcomer
不太對勁 bú tài duì jìn - not quite right
案家 àn jiā - referring to the family who hires the caregiver
號稱 hào chēng - to claim, to profess
捍衛 hàn wèi - to defend, to safeguard
權益 quán yì - rights and interests
界線 jiè xiàn - boundary, limit
案主 àn zhǔ - client, service user
動手 dòng shǒu - to act, to use one's hands
居服員 jū fú yuán - home care worker
越界 yuè jiè - to overstep boundaries, to go beyond one's limits
接手 jiē shǒu - to take over, to assume responsibility
困擾 kùn rǎo - trouble, distress
- 台灣政府照顧老人嗎? Does Taiwan’s government provide care for the elderly?
完善 wán shàn - perfect; well-rounded
改進的空間 gǎi jìn de kōng jiān - room for improvement
針對 zhēn duì - target; focus on
習性 xí xìng - habits; behavior patterns
宮廟 gōng miào - temple (larger and more significant temples)
宣導 xuān dǎo - publicize; promote
集合 jí hé - gather; assemble
配合 pèi hé - cooperate; coordinate
衛生局 wèi shēng jú - health bureau
肯定 kěn dìng - definitely; certainly
稍微 shāo wēi - a little; slightly
補助 bǔ zhù - subsidy; financial aid
做家務 zuò jiā wù - do housework
貧困 pín kùn - impoverished; poor
中低收 zhōng dī shōu - middle to low income
補貼 bǔ tiē - subsidy; allowance (from government)
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