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- u: aw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.6]
- V : soak, steep (in a solution which is intended to alter the material in some way, eg, bamboo in water, to rot it; grass, to make compost, cloth, in a dye-vat, etc, but not used of food-stuffs.)
- 浸漬
- baibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'but [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- V : bury
- 埋沒
- baibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baai'but [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- V : have one's talent unrecognized or misused
- 埋沒
- baxnbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban'but [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- N : all things, everything
- 萬物
- Bykog-laang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'kog'laang [[...]][i#] [p.12]
- N : Westerner (incorrectly but widely used for foreigners in general)
- 美國人
- bisengbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bii'sefng'but [[...]][i#] [p.12]
- N : germ, microbe
- 微生物
- bøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo [[...]][i#] [p.14]
- pVmod : unsuccessfully (no result from action)<[chhe7-bo5]: look for but cannot find><[thak8-bo5]: read but cannot understand>
- 無
- bøthafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'thafng [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- AV : will not (in sentence tag) <…[m7-ku2 i bo5-thang]: … but he won't>
- 不要
- bukibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'ky'but [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- N : inorganic substance
- 無機物
- but'ar-hii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bud'ar'hii [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N bé : any minute edible fish
- 魩子魚
- but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : formative: entity, thing
- 物
- budcid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'cid [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : material things, substance, matter
- 物質
- budzw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'zw [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : materials, products, resources
- 物資
- bud'iøh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'iøh [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N/Bib : myrrh
- 沒藥
- budkex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'kex [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : cost-of-living, price of commodities
- 物價
- u: but khefng ix tiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- Sph : a small token of my esteem
- 禮輕情意重
- budlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'lie [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : physics
- 物理
- budlie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'lie [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- Nmod : physical, physio-
- 物理
- budphirn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'phirn [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N/R : article of trade, commodity
- 物品
- budsarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'sarn [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- N : products
- 物產
- budseg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'seg [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- V : search for, look for (someone of sthg desired or needed)
- 物色
- budsiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: but'siw [[...]][i#] [p.19]
- V : confiscate
- 沒收
- zaibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaai'but [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- N : goods, possessions, riches
- 財物
- zekzuy-toxngbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg'zuy'tong'but [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- N/Biol : vertebrate
- 脊椎動物
- cysi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'si [[...]][i#] [p.26]
- V : is only (freq trans best by Ccl: but, except, that, however)
- 只是
- ciaqzhøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah'zhøf [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- VO : eat a meat diet (for the vegetarian beef is always excluded, but other meats, fish, eggs, fish, eggs, and onions, permitted)
- 吃葷
- ciah-kaki [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah kaf'ki [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- VO : receive a salary but no meals from an employer
- 領乾薪水
- ciofnglui [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciorng'lui [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- N : kind, sort, species (for men species but not race)
- 種類
- u: zø'but'zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.37]
- N : Creator
- 造物主
- zofngsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zorng'si [[...]][i#] [p.40]
- Ccl : (introduces a clause which records an action or event other than would be expected from the preceding clause-which may be introduced by sui-jian5) but, however, nevertheless (syn m7-ku2)
- 可是
- zongbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoong'but [[...]][i#] [p.40]
- N : concealed or hidden goods
- 贓物
- zhaekof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix'kof [[...]][i#] [p.47]
- N/Budd/Tao ê : nun who follows a rule of chastity and vegetarianism but is not shaven (cf ni5-kou)
- 尼姑
- chiekeg-but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chix'keg'but [[...]][i#] [p.52]
- N : irritant, stimulant
- 刺激物
- chiørpoef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøx'poef [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- N : position of the divining blocks (both face up) meaning "uncertain" (the gods are amused, but not necessarily favorable, or they consider the request ridiculous, cf siuN7-poe, im-poe)
- 陽卦
- zhozoar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhof'zoar [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- N tiuⁿ : coarse but soft kind of toilet paper (made of bamboo)
- 草紙
- høeabut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hex'but; høex'but [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- N : goods, merchandise
- 貨物
- høeabudchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hex'but'chiaf; høex'but'chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- N tâi : truck, freight-car, freight-train
- 貨車
- hoarhabbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoax'hap'but [[...]][i#] [p.90]
- N : chemical compound
- 化合物
- hoahkuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoaq'kuun [[...]][i#] [p.91]
- VO : play the Chinese form of mora or "stone, paper, scissors" (In the former each player displays from 0 to 5 fingers simultaneously shouting the expected total (5 may be displayed, but not called) which must be at least as great as the number he displays. If one gets the correct total, his opponent must drink a cup of wine. In the latter only one person calls, and his opponent must not match the form of the hand displayed. If he matches it, he must drink to acknowledge loss of the point.)
- 猜拳
- hoeabut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'but [[...]][i#] [p.96]
- N : rubbish, useless thing
- 廢物
- høeabut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'but; høex'but [[...]][i#] [p.96]
- N : goods, merchandise
- 貨物
- høeabudchiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex'but'chiaf; høex'but'chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.96]
- N tâi : truck, freight-car, freight-train
- 貨車
- hokbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hog'but [[...]][i#] [p.97]
- RV : capsize and sink, be engulfed (in water, a crowd, sliding earth, etc)
- 覆沒
- u: hofng'huun jiin'but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.98]
- N ê : man of the hour, man of the week, central figure in the news (at any given time)
- 風雲人物
- huosafnbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux'sarn'but [[...]][i#] [p.100]
- N : by-product
- 副產物
- huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- N : soul, spirit (possessed by all animal life, but of a lower order than leng5, which is possessed only by man and God, cf leng5, the2)
- 魂
- ibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: y'but [[...]][i#] [p.105]
- N niá : clothing
- 衣物
- u: ii'but zuo'gi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.105]
- N : materialism
- 唯物主義
- iar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iar [[...]][i#] [p.106]
- SV : uncultivated, untrained (child), cruel or ambitious (heart), (good but) strong (taste or small)
- 野
- u: ia'hør'khix ia'hør'chiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.107]
- Sph : provoking but rather laughable
- 啼笑皆非
- u: iah'hør'khix iah'hør'chiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.107]
- Sph : provoking but rather laughable
- 啼笑皆非
- irnsoatbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ixn'soad'but [[...]][i#] [p.110]
- N : printed material
- 印刷物
- iøqbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iøh'but [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N : drugs, medicine
- 藥物
- u: iøh'but liaau'hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N/Med : medication, medical treatment
- 藥物療法
- iongbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'but [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N/Anat : the penis
- 陽物
- iongku [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'ku [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N/Anat : penis (syn iong5-but cf im-ku7)
- 陽具
- iwkibut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuo'ky'but [[...]][i#] [p.113]
- N : organic matter, organism
- 有機物
- u: iuo'sie iuo'ciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.113]
- Sph : undependable (starts but doesn't finish), abortive
- 有始無終
- jichviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jii'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.116]
- Ccl : (follows cl introduced by "not only": but also)
- 而且
- jixchviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ji'chviar [[...]][i#] [p.116]
- Ccl : (follows cl introduced by "not only": but also)
- 而且
- u: jiin'biin aix'but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- Sph : love one's subjects and be kind to all creatures (Maxim for the ideal rulers)
- 仁民愛物
- jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'but [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- N ê : distinguished person
- 人物
- jinbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'but [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- N ê : member of the east (drama)
- 人物
- u: jiin, sii, su, te, but; jiin, sii, su, tøe, but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- N list : people, time, affair, place, and thing (the five things that affect one's fortune)
- 人 時 事 地 物
- jiogkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.118]
- N : young man who has reached physical maturity but is not yet experienced and wise (about 20 years of age)
- 弱冠
- u: Juu'liim Goa'suo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.119]
- N : The Scholars (famous satire by Wu Ching-tzu, ostensibly about the Ming Dynasty but actually a criticism of the Ch'ing Dynasty)
- 儒林外史
- kaosw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaux'sw [[...]][i#] [p.127]
- : 2: Presbyterian: preacher who has passed his General Assembly examination but has not yet been ordained
- 教師
- kekafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kef'kafng [[...]][i#] [p.127]
- V/N : do additional (but unnecessary) work
- 做吃力不討好的事
- kekbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: keg'but [[...]][i#] [p.129]
- VO : investigate the nature of things, study nature (Confucius' rule for achieving wisdom)
- 格物
- kerngjieen [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kexng'jieen [[...]][i#] [p.131]
- Ccl : yet, but after all, but still
- 竟然
- kierntiogbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn'tiog/tiok'but [[...]][i#] [p.134]
- N keng, tòng : building
- 建築物
- koputciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kof'pud'ciofng [[...]][i#] [p.141]
- Pmod : no alternative but to…
- 不得已
- kofbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'but [[...]][i#] [p.141]
- N : antique
- 古物
- kofbut-siofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'but'siofng [[...]][i#] [p.141]
- N : junk business
- 舊貨商
- koftorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor'torng [[...]][i#] [p.142]
- SV : strange but interesting (action), cute
- 古董
- u: kox'thea'but [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.142]
- N : solids
- 固體物
- koaebut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaix'but [[...]][i#] [p.143]
- N : freak, monster
- 怪物
- koaebut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaix'but [[...]][i#] [p.143]
- N : demon, ghost, specter
- 怪物
- koaekiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaix'kiet [[...]][i#] [p.143]
- N ê : able but dangerous man
- 怪傑
- kongkhoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kofng'khoarn [[...]][i#] [p.148]
- N : public funds (handled by a person but not belonging to him)
- 公款
- khanbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn'but [[...]][i#] [p.153]
- N : an issue of a periodical
- 刊物
- u: khyn'chixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.157]
- SV : light (but bulky)
- 很輕
- khinsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khyn'syn [[...]][i#] [p.157]
- SV : light (but bulky)
- 毫無掛慮
- khvoax-bøexzhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax be'zhud; khvoax bøe'zhud [[...]][i#] [p.159]
- Vph : look at but be uncertain about (a person's character, ownership of sthg, etc)
- 看不出
- khvoarbøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'bøo [[...]][i#] [p.159]
- Vph : look at but not understand
- 看輕
- khorngbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'but [[...]][i#] [p.161]
- N : minerals
- 礦物
- khorngbut-cid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'but'cid [[...]][i#] [p.161]
- N : mineral matter
- 礦物質
- khorngbut-hak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'but'hak [[...]][i#] [p.161]
- N : mineralogy
- 礦物學
- khorngbut-iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'but'iuu [[...]][i#] [p.161]
- N : mineral oil
- 礦物油
- u: laxng'jit bøo laxng'geh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.165]
- sph : occasionally (not every day but at least once a month)
- 常常的
- lefbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lea'but [[...]][i#] [p.166]
- n ê : gift, present
- 禮物
- leeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng [[...]][i#] [p.167]
- n : spirit (possessed by both God and man, but not by animals, cf hun5, the2)
- 靈
- longzokbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loong'zog'but [[...]][i#] [p.176]
- N : crops, produce
- 農作物
- u: m'ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.178]
- Ccl : (following statement of some difficulty introduces the statement of obligation to persevere) : but still, however, nevertheless
- 不
- mxkuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: m'kuo [[...]][i#] [p.178]
- Ccl : (introduces a clause which records an action or event other than would be expected from the preceding clause — which may be introduced by siu-jian5) : but, however, neverthless (syn chong2-si7)
- 不過
- u: m'tan'na [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.178]
- Ccl : (introduces a clause and specifies that the actor or action is not isolated. It is complemented by another Ccl in the following clause) : not only… (but also)… (cf m7-na7)
- 不光是
- ma [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ma [[...]][i#] [p.178]
- Pmod : also, too <Goa3 u7 chiah8 i ma7 u7 chiah8: I ate (a cookie) but he also ate one>, <Nai7-chi long2 ma7 sio2-khoa2 sng-sng : Lichees are all a little sour>
- 也
- paisietbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: paai'sied'but [[...]][i#] [p.195]
- N : discharge, excrement, excretion
- 排泄物
- poxjuo-toxngbut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: po'juo tong'but [[...]][i#] [p.207]
- N : mammal
- 哺乳動物
- u: phvax'phuh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.212]
- SV : corpulent and flabby, apparently strong and healthy but actually weak and sickly
- 虛胖
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