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- ~ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ar [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- Msf : little, short, <chit8 chat-a2: a little piece, a short section>, few <nng7 saN pun2-a2: a few volumes> (has the effect of changing M into N or Nsub)
- 一點
- u: ax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- BF : (sf used to form a large number of Interjections) (khou-a3: Alas!, Chham2-a3: Alas! etc)
- 啦
- u: a [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- Cvb/Cn : also, and
- 也
- u: var [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- V : adopt (a child)
- (收)養
- aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- V : mark (the date on a document)
- 押
- ah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ah [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : force to turn (as a flock of ducks, etc)
- 趕
- aix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aix [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- AV : might (catch cold, have a stomach ache, cry, etc)
- 會
- vai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : carry (a child) on the back
- 背(孩子)
- ag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : flood (a paddy) with water
- 淋澆
- axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn [[...]][i#] [p.3]
- CV : by (a road, direction, etc)
- 按
- axn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: axn [[...]][i#] [p.3]
- N tiâu : a judicial case
- 案
- an [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: an [[...]][i#] [p.3]
- V : promise (to meet obligations by a certain date)
- 限
- 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
- ba [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ba [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- V : search or make enquiry (for what is not known), look (for a job)
- 尋找
- u: ban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- V : wait a bit
- 慢
- ban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- M : section (of a citrus fruit)
- 瓣
- u: bad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- AV : there was <[bat u7 chit8 pai2]: there was a time, once upon a time>
- 曾經
- bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; bøea [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- N : stern (of a ship)
- 尾
- bi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi [[...]][i#] [p.12]
- V : solve a riddle
- 猜
- u: bit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.13]
- N/Ich bé : a kind of carp, Hemibarbus labeo
- (魚蜜)
- bor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bor [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- Det : a certain, such and such, so and so <[bou2 chiong2]: a certain kind>, <[bou2 jit8]: such and such a day>, [<bou2 lang5]: Mr. So-and-so, someone>
- 某
- boo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boo [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- N ê : a mold, matrix
- 模型
- u: bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- N : "E" in lists (A. B. C. etc)
- 戊
- bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- M : act (division of a play)
- 幕
- boaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaa [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- V : rub (with a stone to polish, sharpen), whet, burnish (using a machine)
- 磨
- boaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaa [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- V : toil, labour (for a living)
- 辛勞
- boaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boaq [[...]][i#] [p.16]
- V : apply (grease, powder, oil, plaster, etc to a surface) with light strokes <[boah ioh8-a2]: apply salve>, <[boan gu5-iu5]: spread butter>, <[boah he]: plaster (a wall)> (pVmod [oe7-tiah8]/[boe7-tiah8])
- 抹
- bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea; bøea [[...]][i#] [p.16]
- N : stern (of a ship)
- 尾
- bu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bu [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- V : spray (from a nozzle or the mouth)
- 噴
- u: buh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- M : (for a cloud)
- 塊
- buxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buxn [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- V : creep or crawl in or out (of a hole)
- 鑽
- zvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvar [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- V : strike something sharply in the middle (with the object of breaking it) <[chaN2 chng-a2]: break a brick in two>
- 斬
- zvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvar [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- V : cut through (a line of people)
- 斬
- zvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zvar [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- V : cut off evenly (as in shortening a sleeve or skirt)
- 斬
- zam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zam [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- Npf/Nsf : end of a section, station (R.R., bus)
- 站
- zaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaxng [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- N lia̍p : small packet of rice and other ingredients wrapped in a bamboo leaf and boiled (There are three kinds: [bah-chang3], [kinn-chang3] and [chhai3-chang3])
- 粽子
- zap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- V : make a labial or dental click as a sign of displeasure
- 嘖喳
- zad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- M : a section (of bamboo)
- 節
- zaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaux [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- V : report (to the throne), address (a king)
- 奏
- u: zea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- N/Ich bøea : a kind of anchovy, any member of the family Coilia, esp long-tailed anchovy, Coilia mystus
- 鱭
- zex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- N : debt, obligation, (for money borrowed, for service rendered, for a favor done, for a gift given, etc)
- 債
- zex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- Vpassive : made <[Bi2-kok che3(-e5)]: made in U.S.A>
- 製
- zex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zex [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- V/N : (make) a ritual offering
- 祭
- zøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zee; zøee [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- SV : regular, even (of objects in a row or pile), similar (in education or background)
- 齊
- zeg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeg [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- Ccl : (following a stated condition introduces the inference drawn or to be drawn from fulfillment or nonfulfillment of the condition): it means that
- 即
- zek [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zek [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- N : register of the citizens of a locality
- 籍貫
- u: zefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- N ki : a hand-held percussion instrument
- 鉦
- zexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zexng [[...]][i#] [p.24]
- V : raise (a garden)
- 種
- zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.25]
- Mpf : previous (M-Nt) <[cheng5-jit8]: a previous day, the other day>
- 前
- u: cy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.25]
- R : (marks the number following [chi] as a fraction of, or smaller unit of, the number or unit preceding [chi] <[sann hun chi it]: one-third>, <15 [ho7] chi 3: (house) No. 15C>)
- 之
- u: cix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.26]
- V : reach (a place or time, freq best trans by a preposition)<[tui3 Tai5-tiong chi3 Tai5-pak ai2 sann tiam2-cheng]: from Taichung to Taipei takes three hours>, <sann tiam2 chi3 gou7 tiam2 theng5 chui2: the water will be off from three o'clock to five o'clock>
- 至
- cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- Mr : one-tenth of a [niu2] (weight), 3.75 gm
- 錢
- u: cviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- Nusub : almost, about (less than) <[chiaN5 khoo]: almost a dollar>, <[chiaN5 jit8]: almost a whole day>, <[chiaN5 oaN2]: almost a bowlful>, <[chiaN5 chheng]: almost one thousand (round numbers only)>
- 大約
- ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : live or depend on (an inheritance, someone, a means of livelihood)
- 吃
- u: ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : have (employment) <[Goa2 teh chiah8 thau5-lou7]: I have a job>
- 上班
- ciafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciafm [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : stick (with a needle), inject
- 針, 打針
- ciaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaxm [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : intervene in a fight
- 調停
- ciefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciefn [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : fry (in a small amount of grease)
- 煎
- ciern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciern [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : pick (a pocket)
- 扒
- u: ciap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.29]
- SV : with only a short interval of time elapsing (between repeated actions), constantly, often
- 不斷地
- cied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cied [[...]][i#] [p.29]
- V : calculate the quantity of desired material that will remain after a refining process (polishing rice, processing oil, etc)
- 打折
- ciq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq [[...]][i#] [p.30]
- V : receive (a guest), go to meet (a friend)
- 迎接
- ciøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøf [[...]][i#] [p.32]
- V : marry (a husband who adopts one's family name)
- 招
- ciøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx [[...]][i#] [p.32]
- V : shine (a light on sthg), candle (an egg)
- 照
- ciøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx [[...]][i#] [p.32]
- V : reflect (an image), see (a reflected image)
- 映
- ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq [[...]][i#] [p.32]
- V : borrow <[ka7 li2 chioh chit8 pun2 chheh]: (I) borrow a book from you>
- 借
- ciøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøq [[...]][i#] [p.32]
- V : lend <[Li2 chit8 pun2 chheh chioh goa2]: You lend me a book>
- 借
- u: ciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- N ê : a box-shaped wooden percussion instrument used to start the music
- 祝
- ciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- V : may (Heaven, God)…, may (you)…, I wish (you)… (invoking a blessing or expressing good wishes in prayer, a toast, etc)
- 祝
- cioxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cioxng [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- N ūi : a general, an admiral
- 將
- cip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cip [[...]][i#] [p.34]
- Vt : assemble (a group of people), collect (data)
- 集
- u: cit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.34]
- Nu : a little (pattern [chit8] + M + [a2])
- 一
- ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- M : state (U.S.A)
- 州
- ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- M : one complete revolution of a point around a central point, circuit, lap
- 週
- ciuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciuo [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- V : remain (a widow)
- 守
- ciux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciux [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- N : a spell (harmful)
- 咒
- ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- Ccl : (occupies Pmod position, connects a clause of result to a condition) (if)…then… <[Li2 na7 beh khi3 goa2 chiu7 beh khi3]: If you go, then I will too>
- 就
- ciu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciu [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- Ccl : (occupies Pmod position, connects a clause of result to a condition) then, as soon as <[chiah8 pa2 goa2 chiu7 beh khi3]: I'll go as soon as I've eaten>
- 就
- zngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf [[...]][i#] [p.36]
- V : feign, put on a false appearance
- 打扮
- zngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zngf [[...]][i#] [p.36]
- V : pack (sthg) into, equip (sthg) with, set up (a machine)
- 裝
- u: zoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.38]
- V 2 : make a great uproar
- 溢
- zøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoee; zøee [[...]][i#] [p.39]
- SV : regular, even (of objects in a row or pile), similar (in education or background)
- 齊
- zoe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoe [[...]][i#] [p.39]
- N : an offense against a moral or legal code, sin, guilt, crime
- 罪
- u: zw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.41]
- Det : all, every (within a given area or group)
- 諸
- zux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zux [[...]][i#] [p.42]
- V : flow into (in a concentrated stream)
- 注
- zu- [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu- [[...]][i#] [p.42]
- Ccl : (introducing a time clause): from, from…on, since
- 自
- zuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuii [[...]][i#] [p.45]
- V : cut off (using a knife with a sawing motion)
- 宰
- zhaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa [[...]][i#] [p.46]
- V (pVmod: ōe, bōe-tio̍h) : look up a word
- 查
- zhaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq [[...]][i#] [p.46]
- V : insert, plant (a slip), pierce (with a sharp instrument)
- 插
- zhaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaq [[...]][i#] [p.46]
- V : bear (a person by the armpits)
- 插
- zhay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhay [[...]][i#] [p.46]
- V : guess (the answer to a riddle)
- 猜
- zhaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaix [[...]][i#] [p.46]
- N : all dishes except rice, at a meal
- 菜
- zhafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhafn [[...]][i#] [p.47]
- M : for a meal
- 餐
- u: zhad(-ar) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.48]
- N kńg (rolled), pak (unrolled) : roll, scroll (containing a picture or writing)
- 卷軸
- u: zhaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.49]
- V : rot and produce a stench
- 腐爛
- zhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- M : for forked branches of a tree
- 叉
- zhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhef; zhøef [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- V : play (a wind instrument)
- 吹
- zhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhea; zhøea [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- N 2 ê : brain (of animal as a physical and edible organ), medulla (med)
- 髓
- zhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zheq; zhøeq [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- V : hate (a person), repine (at one's fate)
- 厭惡
- u: zhefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.51]
- N : Ch'ing Dynasty, Manchu Dynasty (1644–1912 A.D.)
- 清
- chiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf [[...]][i#] [p.53]
- V : sew (with a machine)
- 縫
- u: chiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.53]
- V : turn (in a lathe)
- 旋削
- chiaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaa [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- SV : oblique, slanting, sloping, awry, diagonal <chhia5 e5 soa3N a diagonal line>
- 斜
- chviar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviar [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- V : pay for (a dinner or entertainment)
- 請
- chviaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviaa [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- V : take care of, manage properly (a household), rear and educate (a child), help out (a friend)
- 照顧 撫養
- chiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- V : make (a net)
- 結
- chiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- V : stick (a pig)
- 殺
- chiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaq [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- : impudent, rough, shrewish (now only of a woman)
- 潑辣
- u: chiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.54]
- N ki : a lot (which may be cast, or drawn)
- 籤
- chiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiarm [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : baste (a seam)
- 刺
- chiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiarm [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : thrust in (a carrying pole into a bundle of sticks)
- 叉子
- chiaxng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaxng [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : call out with a loud voice (person's name, price, etc)
- 唱 宣佈
- chiaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaang [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : dash or pour (water) over, wash away (with a jet or current of water)
- 沖
- u: chiang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : hop (as a child)
- 跳
- chied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chied [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : 1: cut (sthg) into pieces, cut up (usually on a board) <chhiat-chhai3: cut vegetables up>
- 切
- chiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaw [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : mix (a powder with water, as flour, cement, etc)
- 揉和
- chiauq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiauq [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : make a clacking sound (with "bones" or clappers)
- 敲
- chiauq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiauq [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- : clappers (metal, used by a tinker to advertise his services)
- 敲板
- u: chirm(-sit) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : investigate, try to determine the truth of a matter
- 審查
- chixn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chixn [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : weigh with a steelyard (cf pheng5) N ki: steelyard
- 稱
- chiø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiø [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : shine a light on (sthg)
- 照
- chiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiog [[...]][i#] [p.57]
- V : collide with, strike (a boat on a submerged rock, etc)
- 觸
- chiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiog [[...]][i#] [p.57]
- : fig: touch (someone in a sensitive spot, by action or speech)
- 觸
- chiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiofng [[...]][i#] [p.57]
- V : pour (liquid from a spout)
- 沖
- chiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiw [[...]][i#] [p.58]
- V : stroke (one's own or a child's cheek) with the finger (as a sign that he ought to be ashamed for some action. If done to an adult it is very insulting.)
- 羞
- u: chiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- V : acknowledge, deal with, pay attention to (a person, only negative with m7 or bo5)
- 理
- chviuu/chviu'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviuu(-ar) [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- N ê : wall (around a building or property, cf piah)
- 牆
- chviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviu [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- : come up (clouds, etc, white ants into a house)
- 上
- chviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviu [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- : draw (water from a well)
- 打水
- u: zhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- N : hold (of a vessel)
- 貨艙
- zhngx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngx [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- V : force (sthg) through a small hole or narrow opening
- 鑽
- zhør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhør [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- SV : in rough or draft form (plan, resolution, etc), in a scrawl (handwriting)
- 潦草
- zhøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhøx [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : make a mistake
- 錯
- zhoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : marry (a wife)
- 娶
- zhoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoa [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : get (a wife) for one's son
- 娶
- zhvoaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvoaf [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : be pricked by a splinter or small thorn
- 刺
- u: zhoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : borrow (money from a friend for very short time in an emergency)
- 借
- zhoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoaq [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : pluck (feathers, hair), jerk (a line), pull up (plant)
- 拔
- zhoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoaxn [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : project or stick out (in the wrong place, like a tooth)
- 穿
- zhoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoad [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : give a resume, summarize
- 摘
- zhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef; zhøef [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : play (a wind instrument)
- 吹
- zhøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoee [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : drag (intr). trail (as a long gown, bridal train, or lame leg)
- 拖地
- zhøeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoeq; zhøeq [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : hate (a person), repine (at one's fate)
- 恨
- zhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhw [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : slide down an incline, glide down (for a landing)
- 滑
- zhux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhux [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- M : time (in a series of events <te7 ji7 chhu3 : the second time, the second…>)
- 次
- u: zhuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- SV : with a squint, with half-closed eyes
- 睜不開眼
- zhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- V : tighten (a cord, belt, etc, around sthg)
- 勒緊
- zhuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuy [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- V : strangle (with a cord, etc)
- 勒緊
- zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- V : respect (the opinion of a worthy person)
- 尊
- zhud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhud [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- V : (go) out, (come) out, issue (decree, receipt), start (feast), publish (book, etc), put forth (effort, riddle), play (a card), sprout (shoot), produce (foodstuffs, manufactures, etc)
- 出
- øef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef; øef [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- V : jostle (a person)
- 推
- øef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ef; øef [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- V : grind (with a handpowered mill) (cf sak)
- 推
- u: ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- M : M for persons, their names, titles, professions, relationships; clocks and watches, pots, stoves, faucets, coins, altars, bell-towers, procedures, processes, etc. (Unlike Kuoyü ge, however, it is not a general substitute for other measures)
- 個
- ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- : Attributive marker (may be used following almost any form or construction to form a nominal or attributive) <Goa2 ai3 hiah e5 ho2 e5: I prefer those better ones>, <I si7 chin ai3 phah gou-lu2-huh e5 lang5: He is an ardent golfer.>
- 的
- ee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ee [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- : Possessive marker (following personal names with or without titles, or following personal pronouns, forms a possessive) <Hit ki si7 goa2 e5 ian5-pit: That is my pencil>, <Chit ki ian5-pit si7 i e5: This pencil is his.>
- 的
- e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- M : course (of a meal)
- 道
- eg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg [[...]][i#] [p.66]
- V : bring up (a little acid or fluid from the stomach into the mouth)
- 溢
- eng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eng [[...]][i#] [p.67]
- CV : with <eng7 pit sia2 : write with a pen>, of <si7 eng7 chha5 choe3 e5 : is made of wood>
- 用
- garm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garm [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- N : shoulder (of a tenon)
- 榫
- garm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: garm [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- N : flange (of a wheel)
- 輪緣
- gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: geh; gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- M,N : month (measure used in specifying a point of time) <sann geh8 : the third month, or March>, <kui2 geh8 : which month?> (cf geh8-jit8)
- 月
- gerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gerng [[...]][i#] [p.69]
- V : grind (in a mortar)
- 磨
- gerng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gerng [[...]][i#] [p.69]
- V : roll (to crush as with a rolling-pin)
- 磨
- giah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giah [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : lift (with the end of a long instrument-needle, pencil, stick), remove (sliver with a needle), remove (dead snake with a stick), etc
- 挑
- giaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaam [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- N : mountain temple, especially at a cave
- 巖
- giafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giafng [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : ring (a hand-bell)
- 按鈴
- giafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giafng [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- N : clang (sound of a bell)
- 鈴聲
- giap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giap [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : clip or pinch securely, press (leaves, etc, in a book), hold (sthg under the arm), catch (mice with a spring-trap), etc
- 夾住
- girm/gym'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: girm(-ar) [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- N : spring, spray, twig, tip of a branch, etc
- 小枝
- giim/gim'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giim(-ar) [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- N : that part of the floor-slab which projects beyond the outer wall of a house (it is several inches above the surrounding earth and serves to keep the house dry)
- 石階
- u: gin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.71]
- V : cause a feeling of disgust and aversion
- 厭惡
- giør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giør [[...]][i#] [p.71]
- V : glance at momentarily (as shy girl at a boy, etc)
- 一瞥
- gøo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gøo [[...]][i#] [p.71]
- V : whirl, revolve, go round in a circle
- 遨
- go [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: go [[...]][i#] [p.71]
- V : mess up (matters), ruin (a situation) (indirectly by actions or failure to act)
- 誤
- goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa [[...]][i#] [p.72]
- Numod : a few more than <chap8 goa7 khou : a few dollars more than ten>
- 多幾
- goa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa [[...]][i#] [p.72]
- Numod : a little over <chap8 khou goa7 : a few cents over ten dollars>
- 多幾
- gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh; gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.73]
- M,N : month (measure used in specifying a point of time) <sann goeh8 : the third month March>, <kui2-goeh8 : which month> (cf goeh8-jit8)
- 月
- u: guo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.73]
- N ê : a tiger-shaped percussion instrument used to stop the music
- 敔
- haf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haf [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : attempt to do (sthg), be adequate for (a job), be a match for (a person), face (a person)
- 冒然嚐試
- hax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hax [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- N : symbol of mourning worn for a member of the family
- 孝
- haa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haa [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : put on (a belt)
- 繫捆
- haa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haa [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : tie (wood in a bundle)
- 繫捆
- ha [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ha [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : bring down (a decision), send down (a decree, order)
- 下
- hvaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaix [[...]][i#] [p.77]
- V : swing (like a pendulum)
- 擺
- harm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harm [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : strike downwards (with a heavy object)
- 榨
- ham [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ham [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : fall down (land slide, person falling from a precipice or into a pit)
- 陷
- harn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : circulate a rumor
- 傳佈流言
- han [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: han [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : set a limit, limit
- 限
- hafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafng [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : warm (oneself at a fire), dry out (clothing at a fire), toast (bread or waffles, etc)
- 烤
- harng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harng [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : threaten, intimidate (a child)
- 威脅
- hang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hang [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- M : lane (of a city or town)
- 巷
- hap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- V : bring (two surfaces) together, join (two boards edge to edge), close (a book), fold (a folding chair)
- 合
- hat [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hat [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- N : a swelling in the lymph glands, a ganglion
- 核
- haux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- V : make offerings as part of the funeral rites or memorial rites for a deceased member of the family (cf choe3-ki7)
- 祭祀
- haux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- V : eat (said to another person as a rather coarse joke) <Li2 teh hau3 sim2-mih8: What are you eating>, devour <theh-khi2 hou7 i hau3: take (the gift of food to the official and) let him devour it> (of customary "presents" made to officials on festive occasions)
- 吃
- hau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hau [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- V : wait (for a change in a situation)
- 候
- høee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hee; høee [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- V : answer (by messenger), reply (to a letter, telegram), interpret (one person's meaning to another)
- 回
- hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng [[...]][i#] [p.82]
- Ve : be fond of, delight in, have a fancy for (an activity)
- 喜歡
- heeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: heeng [[...]][i#] [p.82]
- V : perform (a ceremony)
- 行
- hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hie [[...]][i#] [p.82]
- N : conception <In thai3-thai3 u7 hi2 : his wife is going to have a baby>
- 喜