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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
- va [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: va [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- N : filling (of pie, cake, etc)
- 餡
- ah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ah [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : force to turn (as a flock of ducks, etc)
- 趕
- ag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ag [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : drench (of rain watering flowers, etc)
- 淋澆
- 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
- aux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aux [[...]][i#] [p.6]
- SV : morose and displeased (unwilling to speak to anyone because of some vexation)
- 懊喪
- bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- M : joint of, section of (bamboo, cane)
- 節
- u: bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- M : stitch of (thread)
- 針
- u: bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- M : square of (board on which the game of Go is played)
- 目
- u: bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- M : point of (score in game of Go)
- 目
- bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bak [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- N : joint or section of bamboo, sugar-cane, etc
- 節
- ban [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ban [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- M : section (of a citrus fruit)
- 瓣
- barng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- N chiah : mosquito, any insect of the family Culicidae
- 蚊
- bang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bang [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- V : net, catch (by loop on end of pole), entangle
- 捕捉
- bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea; bøea [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- N : stern (of a ship)
- 尾
- bii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bii [[...]][i#] [p.12]
- V : be involved in sthg to the point where one is unconscious of one's surroundings
- 迷
- bih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bih [[...]][i#] [p.13]
- N ki : strip of split bamboo
- 竹條
- u: bit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.13]
- N/Ich bé : a kind of carp, Hemibarbus labeo
- (魚蜜)
- bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bo [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- M : act (division of a play)
- 幕
- u: boah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.16]
- SV : (of the "rough" sensation on the tongue produced by eating vegetables like [ka7-boah8-a2])
- 毛毛的
- u: boah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.16]
- SV : (of the sensation produced by rubbing powder between the fingers)
- 毛毛的
- bøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boea; bøea [[...]][i#] [p.16]
- N : stern (of a ship)
- 尾
- borng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: borng [[...]][i#] [p.17]
- Pmod : without certainty, without assurance <[bong2-chhoe7]: search without assurance of finding>
- 再試一下
- buu- [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu- [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- Npf : (reading form of [bo5], for which it is sometimes substituted)
- 無
- 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
- zay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zay [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- BF : young (of plants, animals)
- 栽
- zam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zam [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- Npf/Nsf : end of a section, station (R.R., bus)
- 站
- zafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zafng [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- N châng : fibrous bark of this palm (used for making rain-coat, duster)
- 棕
- zarng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zarng [[...]][i#] [p.21]
- M : bundle, sheaf (of rice straw)
- 把
- 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
- zad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- M : (marked) section (of prose or poetry, stanza, verse, paragraph, etc)
- 節
- zad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zad [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- V : bind, wrap (with cord or strip of cloth), enwrap, bandage
- 紮
- zaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaux [[...]][i#] [p.22]
- N ê : cook-stove (built of brick)
- 竈
- 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
- 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
- u: zeq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- : (contracted form of [chit8-e7], used in rapid speech)
- 仄
- 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
- zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.25]
- Nsf : before, in front of (Np-PW) <[chhu3-cheng5]: in front of the house>
- 前面
- u: zeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.25]
- : extent-of-elapsed-time marker: from… (to…), since… <[cheng7 cha2 kau3 tann]: from the beginning till now>
- 從
- 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
- cvie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvie [[...]][i#] [p.26]
- SV : immature, inexperienced (because of youthfulness), green or unripe (fruit, ant sek), tender (vegetable, ant [koa])
- 年幼, 嫩
- cvii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- Mr : one-tenth of a [niu2] (weight), 3.75 gm
- 錢
- u: ciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- BF : (sf used to form nouns of the person who regularly acts or endures, cf English -or, -er) <[bok8-chia2]: shepherd>, <[sin3-chia2]: believer>, <[hoan7-chia2]: patient>, <[kang2-to7-chia2]: preacher>
- 者
- ciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaq [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- Ccl : (occupies Pmod position, connects clause of result to stated or implied condition): then in that case <…, [goa2 chiah ka7 li2 tau3 chhe7]:…, in that case I'll help you find it>
-
- u: ciaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- Svmod : so, this (much, many, etc, of sthg visible and near at hand, = [chiah-nih])
- 這麼
- ciah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciah [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : live or depend on (an inheritance, someone, a means of livelihood)
- 吃
- ciefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciefn [[...]][i#] [p.28]
- V : fry (in a small amount of grease)
- 煎
- 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
- u: cym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.30]
- N/Ich bé : halfbeak, any fish of the famuly Hemirhamphidae
- 鱵
- cip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cip [[...]][i#] [p.34]
- Vt : assemble (a group of people), collect (data)
- 集
- cip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cip [[...]][i#] [p.34]
- M : for collected works of literary masters
- 集
- ciw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw [[...]][i#] [p.35]
- M : one complete revolution of a point around a central point, circuit, lap
- 週
- 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
- zøf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøf [[...]][i#] [p.36]
- SV : uncomfortable (in the stomach because of hunger or indigestion)
- 不舒服
- zøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx [[...]][i#] [p.36]
- V 4 : play the part of (drama)
- 做
- u: zø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.37]
- Nsf : made of
- 造
- u: zoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.38]
- V : send (by means of someone)
- 轉
- zøx/zøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex; zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.38]
- V 4 : play the part of (drama)
- 做
- 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
- u: zw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.41]
- N/Ich bê : any of several genera of mullets family Mugilidae
- 鯔
- zut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zut [[...]][i#] [p.45]
- V : wipe (with one quick motion, as in wiping the nose or mouth with the back of the hand, or giving the face an inadequate washing)
- 塗
- u: zhvay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.47]
- Nu : thousand (dial var of chheng)
- 千
- zharm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zharm [[...]][i#] [p.47]
- SV : miserable, wretched, unfortunate, tragic (especially of death which causes mutilation)
- 慘
- 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]
- Nupf : (indicates one of the first ten days of the month) <zhøe'svaf: the third of the month>
- 初
- zhea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhea [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- V : average out (of money or time) <chhe2 lai5 chhe2 khi3: take at an average, on the average>
- 平均
- 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
- zhøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhe; zhøe [[...]][i#] [p.50]
- V : search for, seek (known thing, lost person, pVmod e5/be7-tioh, of ba7)
- 找
- chii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chii [[...]][i#] [p.52]
- SV : damp (inside of house in wet weather, washing not yet dry, etc. syn lun3, lun7 sip, tam5)
- 濕氣
- 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]
- : impudent, rough, shrewish (now only of a woman)
- 潑辣
- chiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiarm [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : thrust in (a carrying pole into a bundle of sticks)
- 叉子
- 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: chirm(-sit) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : investigate, try to determine the truth of a matter
- 審查
- chiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøx [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : sing (var of chhiu3N)
- 唱
- chiøq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiøq [[...]][i#] [p.57]
- N : pancreas of pig, sweetbread of pig
- 胰
- u: chiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.58]
- M : troop, detachment (of troops, arch cf tui7)
- 班
- chviw/chviuhii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviw(-hii) [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- N/ich bé : any of several butterfish or pomfrets, family Stromateidae
- 鯧
- chviw/chviuhii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviw(-hii) [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- : any of several man-of-war fishes, family Nemeidae
- 鯧
- chviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chviu [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- V : be like (var of zhanchviu, chinchviu)
- 像
- u: chviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- : grow (cataract of the eye, mold, etc)
- 長
- u: zhngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- N : hold (of a vessel)
- 貨艙
- zhvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhvoax [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- V : go one's own way regardless of the convenience of others, cut across in front of (someone), interrupt (someone's) conversation
- 闖
- zhoah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoah [[...]][i#] [p.60]
- SV : askew, awry, cock-eyed, crooked, out of line, out of round
- 斜
- zhøef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoef; zhøef [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- Nupf : (indicates one of the first ten days of the month) <chhoe-sann : the third of the month>
- 初
- zhøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoea; zhøea [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- N ê : brain (of animal as physical & edible)
- 髓
- zhuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuo [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- N/Zool chiah : rat, any member of the family Muridae (col niau2-chhu2)
- 鼠
- 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
- zhuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuq [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- V : hiss, fizzle (sound of defective firecracker that shoots fire instead of exploding, sound of defective airgun, sound of air coming out of water tap)
- 嘶嘶聲
- zhuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuq [[...]][i#] [p.62]
- SV : blind (fig of person who does not look carefully)
- 瞇縫眼
- zhwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhwn [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- N/Ich bé : any of several genera of mackerels, family Scombridae
- 鰆
- zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- V : respect (the opinion of a worthy person)
- 尊
- e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- M : time (number of times something occurs) phah sann-e7 : strike three times
- 下
- e [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- M : course (of a meal)
- 道
- efng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng [[...]][i#] [p.66]
- N/Orn chiah : warbler, any bird of the family Sylviidae
- 鶯
- eng'ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: efng(-ar) [[...]][i#] [p.66]
- N chiah : hawk, eagle, kite, any of several birds of the genus Accipiter and related genera
- 鷹
- 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
- u: gee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- N/Ent chiah : aphid, any member of the family Aphiddidae
- 蚜
- gee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gee [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- V : dislike, get tired of (an annoyance)
- 討厭
- 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
- geeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: geeng [[...]][i#] [p.69]
- V : coagulate (of blood), clot
- 凝
- 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
- giah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giah [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : hold (stick or stick-like object) (var of kiah8)
- 拿
- u: giah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : raise (arm) (var of kiah8)
- 舉
- giafng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giafng [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- N : clang (sound of a bell)
- 鈴聲
- 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
- u: giong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.71]
- Pmod : about to, on the point of
- 將
- 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: guii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.74]
- N/Ich bé : any fish of the genus Leiocassis
- 鮠
- hax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hax [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- N : symbol of mourning worn for a member of the family
- 孝
- hvar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvar [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : threaten, intimidate (child, var of hang2?)
- 嚇威脅
- Hae [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- IE : O dear! (grief or unhappiness at actions of others)
- 嗨
- hvay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvay [[...]][i#] [p.77]
- V : complain bitterly (of mistreatment)
- 呻吟
- hak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hak [[...]][i#] [p.77]
- N/formative/sf : branch of study <Sin5-hak8 : Theology>, <Keng-che3-hak8 : Economics>, etc
- 學
- hafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : accompany (persons) (var of chham)
- 和
- hafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hafm [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- M : section (of sugar-cane, between two joints)
- 節
- haxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haxm [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- V : be bloated, be swollen (whole body or part of body)
- 腫脹
- haang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haang [[...]][i#] [p.78]
- N keng : shop, store, place of business
- 行
- hang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hang [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- M : lane (of a city or town)
- 巷
- 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
- haux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux [[...]][i#] [p.79]
- N : filial duty, duty of child to parent (cf sin3, te7, tiong)
- 孝
- u: hef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.80]
- : phon var of hit'ee
-
- høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hea; høea [[...]][i#] [p.80]
- N : "hot" condition of the body, requiring the eating of "cool" foods, according to Chinese medicine
- 火
- høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hex; høex [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- M : years old, years of age
- 歲
- høe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: he [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- V : seek information (from the proper department, the head of which must verify it), consult
- 會
- hveq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hveq [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- I : Yes. Yeah. Oh yeah? Well. (meaning depends on tone of voice and intonation, also occurs with upper rising intonation)
- 嘿
- u: heg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- N/Ich bé : any of several genera of croaker fish, family Sciaenidae
- 䱛
- hexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hexng [[...]][i#] [p.82]
- Ve : be fond of, delight in, have a fancy for (an activity)
- 喜歡
- u: hie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.82]
- Sp : that, those (phon var of hit before alveolar stop or affricate) hit lai7-bin7 → [hílāybīn] hit chit-si5 → [hit2sitsi5]
- 彼
- hiaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq [[...]][i#] [p.84]
- Int : so that (much, many, good, etc. of something at a distance, = hiah-nih8, cf chiah)
- 那麼
- hviaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaq [[...]][i#] [p.84]
- V : carry, bring (of cloth or clothes)
- 拿
- hviaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviaq [[...]][i#] [p.84]
- V : be startled, start (usually of a child, syn kiann-tioh8)
- 受驚
- hiafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiafm [[...]][i#] [p.84]
- SV : pungent, ammoniac (smell, of child's urine)
- 辣的
- hien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hien [[...]][i#] [p.84]
- SV : on hand, ready (of money, particularly cash)
- 現有
- hiet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiet [[...]][i#] [p.85]
- N/BF : site (of a grave, according to the principles of hong-sui2, determined by the te7-li2-su "geomancer", eg hou2-hiat8, liong5-hiat8)
- 穴
- hiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaw [[...]][i#] [p.85]
- V : lift up (the edge of something to look under it, as in searching through a pile of clothes, or through the leaves of a book)
- 翻
- hiaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaw [[...]][i#] [p.85]
- N chiah : owl, any bird of the order Strigiformes
- 鴞
- u: hiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.85]
- SV : coquettish, lascivious, lewd (of woman only)
- 風騷
- hiim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiim [[...]][i#] [p.85]
- N chiah : bear, any member of the family Ursidae (in Taiwan only Formosan black bear, Ursus tibetanus formosanus)
- 熊
- hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- M,N : rural administrative district which includes several villages and which is one of the two basic units which combine to form a county (see koan7, tin3)
- 鄉
- hiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- SV : hurried, hasty (of an action)
- 急
- hiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiorng [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- N/Ich bé : moray eel, any eel of the family Muraenidae
- 鯙
- hib [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hib [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- V : cover (to retain heat and exclude air, as dishes of food, sick person, etc)
- 摀
- hiux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiux [[...]][i#] [p.87]
- V : shake vigorously (fingers after a burn or insect bite), shake off water (of a dog, after swimming), shake off liquid (i.e. sprinkle water clothes, sprinkle cologne on oneself, etc)
- 抖(掉)
- hngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hngf [[...]][i#] [p.87]
- V : (use the fingers to) remove (straw from grain), separate (grain from straw), select (one kind of candy from a mixed bag)
- 選
- hngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hngf [[...]][i#] [p.87]
- V : select (one or more persons from a group of applicants)
- 選
- hør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør [[...]][i#] [p.87]
- pVmod : (indicates that the desired result of the action has been achieved, cf lah, liau2, ant bo5 ho2)
- 好
- høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo [[...]][i#] [p.88]
- V : balance (accounts), blend (flavors), fit (a cover, door, drawer, etc), harmonize (sounds, colors), match (a model, personalities), be suitable (of price, by seller), be equivalent (two different standards of measurement), tie (game, contest)
- 和
- u: høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.88]
- SV : of one mind
- 和
- høo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: høo [[...]][i#] [p.88]
- Mr : one-tenth of a si (weight), .000375 gm
- 毫
- hø [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hø [[...]][i#] [p.88]
- M : kind of, sort of
- 種
- u: hoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.89]
- V : win a round of Mah-chong by getting a complete set of tiles
- 和
- ho [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho [[...]][i#] [p.89]
- pVmod/C : to the extent of, until <Chit nia2 sann soe2 hou7 chin chheng-khi3 : Wash this garment until it is clean.>
- 被, (言蔑)
- hvox? [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvox [[...]][i#] [p.90]
- : Question marker (used at the end of a clause, expects an affirmative answer)
- 問話語尾詞
- u: hvoa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.91]
- V : act as a catalyst, act as a flux (for the application of solder)
- 催化
- hoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoafn [[...]][i#] [p.91]
- SV : ignorant or untrained (in terms of a particular culture), barbarous
- 番
- hoad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoad [[...]][i#] [p.93]
- V : start (intr of a machine)
- 發
- høea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea; høea [[...]][i#] [p.95]
- N : "hot" condition of the body, requiring the eating of "cool" foods, according to Chinese medicine
- 火
- høex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoex; høex [[...]][i#] [p.96]
- M : years old, years of age
- 歲
- høe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe [[...]][i#] [p.96]
- V : seek information (from the proper department, the head of which must verify it), consult
- 會
- u: hofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.98]
- N bé : a kind of guitar-fish, Platyrhina sinensis
- 中國黃點鯆
- hong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hong [[...]][i#] [p.99]
- CV : by virtue of, in the name of
- 奉
- hux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hux [[...]][i#] [p.100]
- M : a set (of)
- 副
- u: hux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.100]
- N/Ich bé : any of several genera of pouter or slipmouth fish, family Leiognathidae
- 鰏科
- u: huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.101]
- N/Ich bé : herring, any member of the family Clupeidae
- 鯡
- u: hwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.102]
- N ê : an ocarina made of clay
- 壎
- huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- N : trace, scar, mark (left incidentally as the result of some action)
- 痕
- 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
- hun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- M : unit (into which a whole is divided as specified by th denominator of a fraction <sann hun7 it: one-third>)
- 份
- hun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hun [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- M : copy (of a document)
- 份
- u: hud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- N : a writing tablet about three inches wide and a foot or more long, which serves as a badge of office, indicating by the material of which it was made the rank of the bearer (seen in temples, opera, etc)
- 笏
- hut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hut [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- N/Budd : a person who has achieved the state of a Buddha
- 佛
- u: vi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.106]
- N bé : a kind of devil-ray, Mobula japonica
- 蝠魟
- viaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viaa [[...]][i#] [p.107]
- M : army unit composed of approx 600 men or 4-lieen, battalion
- 營
- u: ien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.108]
- V : put lace or other fancy edging on the border of a dress
- 鑲
- iao [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iao [[...]][i#] [p.109]
- Ccl : (in a first clause in which time is specified, followed by a clause of concomitant action): (while) yet, (while) still
- 仍舊
- iorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iorng [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N lia̍p : chrysalis or pupa of an insect
- 蛹
- iuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iuu [[...]][i#] [p.113]
- CV : because of, as a result of
- 由
- viuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuo [[...]][i#] [p.114]
- V : nourish, take care of
- 養
- jøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jee; jøee [[...]][i#] [p.116]
- V : crush (as a worm or cigarette, with a twisting motion of the foot)
- 摧
- jiim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiim [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- V : take out (of a hole or pocket)
- 掏,拿
- u: jim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- M : term (of office)
- 任
- u: jin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- : Note: This syllable has a variant pronunciation jim, noted by Campbell, and Ko and Taan. A possible explanation is attraction of the nasal to the position of a following stop as in jixmbad < jixnbad, jixmbeeng < jixnbeeng. If this is the case, the usage was later extended, for it occurs also in the combinations jixmcid, jixmzøex, jixmzhefng, jixmzhud, jixmhun, sengjim, etc.
- 認
- jøee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: joee; jøee [[...]][i#] [p.119]
- V : rub (between finger and thumb), crush (as a worm or cigarette with a twisting motion of the foot)
- 揉
- kvaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvaa [[...]][i#] [p.121]
- V : take along (a child, esp. of a mother marrying for a second time)
-
- u: kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.121]
- V : reach (a point of time)
- 到
- u: kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.121]
- C : (between V and SV): till, to the extent of, until <Chit8 nia2 sann soe2 kah chin chheng-khi3: This garment has been washed until it is clean> (Note: kong2-kah, talk about, has an idiomatic use <kong2-kah chit hang7 tai7-chi3: let's not talk about that (because I'm disappointed about it!)>)
- 到