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befhw 馬夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]
N ê : groom, hostler, stable boy
馬夫
bixhunhw 未婚夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bi'hwn'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.12]
N ê : fiancé
未婚夫
zefhw 姊夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.22]
N ê : brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)
姐夫
cyhw 姊夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cie'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.26]
N ê : brother-in-law (elder sister's husband)
姊夫
zuyhw 水夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zuie'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.43]
N ê : seaman
水手
zhahw 柴夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaa'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.46]
N ê : wood cutter, woodman
樵夫
zhanhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaan'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.48]
N ê : farmer
農夫
chiahw 車夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaf'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.53]
N ê : driver (pedicab, pedicart, ox-cart, etc)
車夫
goaxhw 外膚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goa'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.72]
N/R : outer skin (col goa7-bin7 phe5)
外皮
høefhw 火烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.80]
N : ashes, ash
火灰
høefhw 伙伕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.80]
N ê : cook in a military camp, work camp, etc
伙伕
høefhw 伙伕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.80]
N ê : fireman (locomotive, steamship, etc)
伙伕
høefhw-seg 火烌色 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hea'hw'seg ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.80]
N : light gray color
灰色
u: hy ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.82]
: see also hw
hihw 漁夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hii'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.83]
N ê : fisherman
漁夫
hviuhw 香烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hviw'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.87]
N : incense ashes
香灰
høefhw 火烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.95]
N : ashes, ash
火灰
høefhw 伙伕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.95]
N ê : cook in a military camp, work camp, etc
伙伕
høefhw 伙伕 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoea'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.95]
N ê : fireman (locomotive, steamship, etc)
伙伕
høefhw-seg 火烌色 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoea'hw'seg ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.95]
N : light gray color
灰色
u: hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
: see also hy
u: hw ⬆︎ 夫 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N ê : husband
丈夫
hw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : rot (wood, cloth)
灰
u: hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : rotten (wood, cloth), crumbling
灰
hw 烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : ashes, powder or dust (rotted wood, cloth)
灰
hw 虛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : empty, hollow, false
虛
hubuun 虛聞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'buun ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : false news, false report
虛聞
huzuo 夫子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'zuo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : The Master (Confucius)
夫子
huzhef 夫妻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'zhef ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : husband and wife
夫妻
u: hw chioxng hu suii ⬆︎ 夫唱婦隨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
Sph : domestic harmony (the husband sings the lead and the wife harmonizes)
夫唱婦隨
hu'eeng 虛榮 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'eeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : vanity, vainglory
虛榮
u: hw'hoaf ⬆︎ 虛華 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : vain, superficial
徒然
u: hw'hoaf ⬆︎ 虛華 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : vanity, foolish expenditure, dissipation
虛榮
u: hw'hw'hao ⬆︎ □□吼 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
Vph : howl (wind)
怒吼(風)
huhu 夫婦 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'hu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : husband and wife
夫婦
huhuix 虛費 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'huix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : waste (money, time, materials, etc)
浪費
huhuix 虛費 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'huix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : wasted money, dummy item (in a budget)
浪費
u: hw'hurn'khix ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : be crushed to powder
壓成粉
u: hw'hurn'khix ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : collapse (business)
倒閉
u: hw'hurn'khix ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : become exhausted (one's energy)
精疲力盡
hu'iern 敷衍 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'iern ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : do superficially
敷衍
hujiin 夫人 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'jiin ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N ê : lady, madam
夫人
hujiok 虛弱 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'jiok ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : weak (body)
虛弱
hujiok 虛弱 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'jiok ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : weakness, debility
虛弱
hukea 虛假 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'kea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : false, unreal
虛假
hukhafng 虛空 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'khafng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : vain, empty, meaningless, aimless
空虛
hulor 俘虜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'lor ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : capture in war
俘虜
hulor 俘虜 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'lor ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N ê : prisoner of war
俘虜
u: hw'lor'viaa ⬆︎ 俘虜營 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : prisoner of war camp
俘虜營
humiaa 虛名 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'miaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : empty name or title
虛名
husym 虛心 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'sym ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
SV : openminded, unprejudiced
虛心
husit 虛實 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'sit ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : truth or falsity, truth (of the matter)
虛實
husiuu 俘囚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'siuu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N ê : captive, prisoner
囚犯
husuu 虛詞 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'suu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N/Gram : function word, structure word (no lexical meaning)
虛詞
huto 虛度 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'to ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : idle away, waste (time)
虛度
u: hw'tw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : sound (horn, trumpet, train-whistle, etc)
嗚
huthoad 虛脫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'thoad ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
V : collapse, be in a state of stupor
虛脫
huthoad 虛脫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hw'thoad ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.100]
N : collapse
虛脫
ihw 姨夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ii'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.105]
N ê : uncle (maternal aunt's husband-written form, cf i5-tiuN7)
姨夫
u: ioong'hw siok'zuo ⬆︎ 庸夫俗子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.111]
Sph : common rough illiterate people
庸夫俗子
kanhw 姦夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.124]
N ê : paramour
姦夫
kanghw 功夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.124]
SV : considerate, thoughtful, painstaking
功夫
kanghw 功夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafng'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.124]
N : special skill, technique
功夫
kiesut'hw 鋸屑烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix'sud(-hw) ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.132]
N : sawdust
鋸屑
u: kied'hoad hw'zhef ⬆︎ 結髮夫妻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.135]
Nph : husband and wife (both married for the first time)
結髮夫妻
kiøxhw 轎夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiø'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.138]
N ê : sedan-chair bearer
轎伕
koanhw 鰥夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koafn'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.143]
N/R : widower (col ci2-bou2-e5)
鰥夫
kuosud 鋸屑 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kux'sud(hw) ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.149]
N : sawdust
鋸屑
u: kud'hw ⬆︎ 骨烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.151]
N : bone ash
骨灰
u: kud'thaau'hw ⬆︎ 骨頭烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.151]
N : ashes of a cremated corpse
骨灰
khanghw/khanghy 空虛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'*hy/hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.153]
SV : empty, vain
空虛
khanghw/khanghy 空虛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafng'*hy/hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.153]
N : emptiness, vanity
空虛
khiamhw 謙虛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiafm'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.156]
SV : humble (willing to receive instruction)
謙虛
u: khid hea'hw ⬆︎ 乞火烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.158]
VO : ask for incense ashes from the temple on the occasion of a death in the family
請骨灰
khornghw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoxng'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.161]
N ê : miner
礦工
lefnghw 冷敷 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lerng'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.167]
n/med : cold compress
冷敷
u: lie'tiong'hw ⬆︎ 女丈夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.168]
n ê : able competent woman
精明的女人
longhw 農夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: loong'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.176]
N ê : farmer
農夫
luo-tioxnghw 女丈夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: luo'tiong'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.176]
N ê : able competent woman
女丈夫
mafhw 馬虎 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mar'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.178]
SV/ph : careless(ly), negligent(ly), in a haphazard manner
馬虎
mixpauhw 麵包麩 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: mi'paw'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.179]
N : bread crumbs
麵包屑
u: parn'chiaf'hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.196]
N : person who pulls a cart by hand
推車夫
pirnhw 姘夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pixn'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.204]
N ê : married woman's lover or paramour
情夫
pvoarsit-pvoarhy/pvoarsit-pvoarhw 半實半虛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pvoax'sit pvoax'*hy/hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.207]
SVph : half-true
半真半假
u: purn'hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.210]
N : one's first husband (said after remarriage)
前夫
u: phaw'hw li'zuo ⬆︎ 拋夫離子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.213]
VO/ph : abandon one's husband and children
拋夫離子
phøehw 皮膚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phee'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.214]
N : skin
皮膚
phøehukhøf 皮膚科 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phee'hw'khøf ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.214]
N : dermatology clinic
皮膚科
phøehw-pvi 皮膚病 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: phee'hw'pvi ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.214]
N : skin disease
皮膚病
phøehw 皮膚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *phoee'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.217]
N : skin
皮膚
u: *phoee'hw zux'sia ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.217]
N/Med : subcutaneous injection
皮下注射
phøehukhøf 皮膚科 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *phoee'hw'khøf ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.217]
N : dermatology clinic
皮膚科
u: *phoee'hw'pve ⬆︎ 皮膚病 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.217]
N : skin-disease
皮膚病
u: svaf'liern'chiaf'hw ⬆︎ 三輪車夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.219]
N ê : pedicab driver
三輪車夫
u: siøf'hw ⬆︎ 燒烌 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.234]
VO : burn to ashes
燒成灰
suxtaixhw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: su'tay'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.247]
N : gentry, officials, upper classes
士大夫
taixhw 大夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.252]
N ê : physician
大夫
tai-tioxnghw 大丈夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tai'tiong'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.253]
N : big or brave man <cho3/choe3 tai7-tiong7-hu: act in a manly fashion>
大丈夫
tioxnghw 丈夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiong'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.266]
N ê : husband
丈夫
thiauhw 挑夫 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiaw'hw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.284]
N ê : carrier, porter
挑夫
u: thoaan'hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.288]
V : spread a false rumor
虛傳

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