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u: ar ⬆︎ 仔 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]

sf : N+a2 (see the respective noun)

子

u: ar ⬆︎ 仔 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.1]

sf : chit8+M+a2 (see chit8) nng7+M+a2 (see nng7)

子

u: am'see'tau ⬆︎ 頷垂豆 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.3]

N châng : Chinese apes-earring, Pithecolobium lucidum

頷垂豆

bøexliao 袂了 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be liao ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.10]

: see bøe, liao

bøexsiaw 袂消 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]

pVmod : cannot (see [chiah8])

不消

bøextiaau - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]

: see bøe, tiaau

bøextiøh - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *be'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]

: see bøe, tiøh

Byciw 美洲 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bie'ciw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.11]

Np : American continent (see Pag Byciw, Laam Byciw)

美洲

bøo-tviaxtiøh 無定著 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bøo'tvia'tiøh ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.15]

: (see [tiaN7-tioh8])

不一定

bøexsiaw 袂消 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'siaw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]

pVmod : cannot (see [chiah8])

不消

bøextiaau - [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: boe'tiaau ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.16]

: See: [boe7], [tiau5]

buheeng 無形 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.18]

SV : abbrev. for [bu5-heng5 bu5-chong7], see [heng5-chong7]

無形

u: za ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.20]

Bf : yesterday (Douglas, Campbell, Barclay and Tipson give 7th tone; Chiang, Kau and Chen and Chen give 1st tone, see entries under zaf.)

昨

zaehoe 再會 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaix'hoe ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.20]

IE : see you again! good-bye!

再會

u: zvae'ar ⬆︎ 怎仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.21]

: (see [chaiN2-iuN7], below)

u: zvae'ar'viu ⬆︎ 怎仔樣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.21]

: (see [chaiN2-iuN7], below)

zengzefng 精精 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'zefng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.24]

pVmod : (aim) accurately, (see) clearly

準

u: zexng'tai ⬆︎ 正大 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.25]

: (see [kong-beng5 cheng3-tai7])

正大

cvizhuo 錢鼠 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii'zhuo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.27]

N chiah : shrew, colloquial term for members of the family Soricidae (see [chiam-chhu2])

尖鼠

ciahniq' 遮爾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciaq'nih ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.28]

Int : this, so (much, many, good, see [chiah])

如此

cihsaxng 接送 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciq'saxng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.30]

V : meet or see off

接送

ciøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.32]

V : reflect (an image), see (a reflected image)

映

ciørkngf 照光 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciøx'kngf ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.32]

VO : have a sudden inspiration, "see the light"

照光

ciok'ut 杓鷸 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciog'ut ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.33]

N chiah : whimbrel (see [sio2-chiok-ut8], [tiong chiok-ut8])

小杓鷸

ciuzoarn 周轉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciw'zoarn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.35]

V/N : (keep in) circulation (of money needed to run a business, see below)

週轉

gixbuo 義母 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'buo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.69]

N ê : adoptive mother (see further under khøex)

義母

gixzuo 義子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'zuo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.69]

N ê : adopted son (see further under khøex)

義子

gixhu 義父 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'hu ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.69]

N ê : adoptive father (see further under khøex)

義父

gixluo 義女 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gi'luo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.69]

N ê : adopted daughter (see further under khøex)

義女

giøo 蟯 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giøo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.71]

N lia̍p : hard clam (see hun-gio5, ham-a2)

蛤

hamban 頇顢 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haam'ban ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

SV : see hamban

笨拙

hafnkiexn 罕見 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: harn'kiexn ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

V : rarely meet with, rarely see

罕見

u: haan'eeng ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

SV : see hoan'eeng

繁榮

u: haan'sit ⬆︎ 繁殖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

V : see hoansit

繁殖

u: hafng'ar'hii ⬆︎ 魴仔魚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

N bé/*bóe : ray (see hang-hi5, hang7-a2-hi5)

魟魚

u: haang ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.78]

: (see also hoong)

u: hang'ar'hii ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.79]

N bé : whip-tailed ray, Dasyatis akajei (see also, hang-hi5, hang-a2-hi5)

赤土魟

haokof 孝孤 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: haux'kof ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.79]

V : eat, devour (see hau3 V 2)

吃

høetngr 回轉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hee'tngr ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.81]

V : (see he5-sim tng2-i3)

回轉

u: hy ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.82]

: see also hw

hiahnih 遐爾 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiaq'nih ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.84]

Int : that, so (much, many, good, etc, see hiah, cf chiah-nih8)

那樣

u: hiexn'gii ⬆︎ 獻儀 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.84]

: see Mi5-sat hian3-gi5

獻儀

hiofng 鄉 [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

hiongtviuo 鄉長 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiofng'tviuo ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.86]

N ê : head of the government of a rural administrative district (see hiong)

鄉長

u: høo ⬆︎ 荷 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.88]

N châng : Chinese guger-tree, lotus, Schima superba (see also lieen)

荷

hofchiw 虎鬚 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hor'chiw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.89]

N : lots drawn to see who pays (for a snack)

(抓)木頭

u: hor'hiet ⬆︎ 虎穴 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.89]

N : "tiger's cave", (one of several suitable sites for a grave as determined by a geomancer, see hiat8)

虎穴

ho 予 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ho ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.89]

CV : make, let, by <Goa2 hou7 i tan2 chin ku2 : I made him wait a long time>, <Hou7 goa2 khoaN3 : Let me see (it)>, <I hou7 kau2 ka7-tioh8 : He was bitten by a dog>

被, (言蔑)

høetngr 回轉 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoee'tngr ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.96]

V : (see hoe5-sim tng2-i3)

回轉

hoexbin 會面 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoe'bin ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.96]

VO : see someone

會面

hoehkhix 血氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *hoeq'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.97]

N : vital principle (see hiat-khi3)

血氣

u: hofng'kofng ⬆︎ 方剛 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.98]

: (see hiat-khi3 hong-kong)

方剛

u: hoong'khofng iuu'karn ⬆︎ 航空郵簡 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.99]

N : aerogramme, airform, air letter (also called iu5-kan2, see also under hang5)

航空郵簡

u: hoong'khofng kofng'sy ⬆︎ 航空公司 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.99]

N : airline company (see also under hang5)

航空公司

u: hoong'khofng'phoef ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.99]

N : air mail letter (see also under hang5)

航空信

u: hw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.100]

: see also hy

huihkhix 血氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huiq'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.102]

N : vital principle (see hiat-khi3)

血氣

u: iefn'thwn ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.108]

: see iantwn above

ym-ioong 陰陽 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'ioong ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.109]

N : positive and negative principles in nature, the Yin and the Yang (see im, iong5)

陰陽

imkhix 陰氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.109]

N : the female or negative principle in nature (see im, cf iong5-khi3)

陰氣

u: yn ⬆︎ 恩 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.110]

: see also wn

恩

iongkhix 陽氣 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong'khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.111]

N : the male or positive principle in nature (see iong5, cf im-khi3)

陽氣

jin 認 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jin ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.117]

V : check (to see whether sthg belongs to one <jin7-khoaN3 si7 li2 e5 si7 bo5: see if it is yours>)

認

u: kaq ⬆︎ 合 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.121]

V : test, try (to see whether sthg fits its inteded purpose)

合

kahcie 甲子 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'cie ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.121]

N : the cycle of the seasons (see also: thian-kan, toe7-chi)

甲子

kannar 橄欖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kafn'nar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.124]

N châng, lia̍p : olive (by assimilation from kann-na2 which see)

橄欖

kvix 見 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.132]

V : see, interview, meet

見

kviaa 行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kviaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.133]

: 2: run (of a machine) (see also constructions below)

轉動

køex 過 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *koex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.146]

Pre-verb : particle used in sentences in which the goal occupies either subject or topic position (see ke3)

過

u: khah ⬆︎ 卡 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.152]

V : drop in (to see someone)

靠, 卡住

khøex 契 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khex ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.154]

V : give a child a kind of technical adoption (see khøex)

收養

khix 去 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.155]

pVmod : away (from the speaker) <theh8 khi3 hia: take it over there> (see also oe7, boe7)

去

khvoax 看 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.159]

V : see (movie, sick friend)

看

khvoax 看 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.159]

V : [V+khoaN3+Cl]: see (whether)<Li2 chiah8 khoaN3 u7 ho2 chiah8 `bo5: Try it and see whether it is good to eat>

看

khvoarbai 看覓 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'bai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.159]

V : look and see

看看

khvoarkvix 看見 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax'kvix ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.159]

V : see, eprceive

看見

laai 來 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laai ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.163]

pVmod : toward (motion in the direction of the speaker) <theh8 lai5 chia: bring it here> (see also oe7, boe7)

來

lionghied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lioong'hied ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.172]

N : "dragon's cave" (one of several suitable sites for a grave as determined by a geomancer, see hiat8)

龍穴

moaa 麻 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: moaa ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.180]

N châng : any of several plants whose fiber is used for making rope or clothing (see a moa5, kheng5-moa5, toa7-moa5)

麻

nar- 那 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: nar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.182]

Pmod : more, the more (see below)

愈

u: niar ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.183]

Vmod : more, the more (see below)

愈

noaxsøee 瀾垂 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: noa'see ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.184]

N : baby's bib

圍兜

ochiw 烏鶖 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: of'chiw ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.188]

N chiah : drongo, birds of the family Dicruridae (see koa3n-be2, si2o-koa3n-be2)

烏秋

u: ong'laai ⬆︎ 鳳梨 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.193]

N lia̍p : pineapple (freq pronounced ong5-lai5, which see)

鳳梨

pafag 把握 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: par'ag ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.194]

N : ability, capacity (see u7, bo5)

把握

u: paxng'm'ke'sym ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.196]

Sph : unable to bear the thought, can't stand (to see a loved one suffer, go wrong, etc)

不放心

pøehzøeq 八節 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: *peq'*zeq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.198]

N : the eight seasonal festivals (marking the beginning and mid-point of each season, see pat-chiat)

八節

pøehzøeq 八節 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: poeq'zoeq ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.209]

N : the eight seasonal festivals (marking the beginning and mid-point of each season, see pat-chiat)

八節

saxng 送 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.221]

V : see (someone) off

送

sarngheeng 送行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.221]

V : see (someone) off on a trip

送行

sarngpiet 送別 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: saxng'piet ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.221]

V : see (one) off on a journey

送別

svisviux 生相 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svy'sviux ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.227]

N : 12 year cycle of years, each represented by an animal (see siu3n)

十二地支

siaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siaang ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.230]

Sp : same, similar (see also siang)

同一樣

siang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siang ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.230]

Sp/SV : same, similar (see also siaang)

同, 一樣

siawlea 小禮 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: siao'*lea/loea ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.231]

VO : (see *uix-siawlea)

害羞

sngrkhvoax 算看 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: sngx'khvoax ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.241]

V : count up and see

算算看

sorngheeng 送行 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soxng'heeng ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.246]

V : see someone off (on a journey)

送行

sorngpiet 送別 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: soxng'piet ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.246]

V : see someone off

送別

tangkofng'ar 銅管仔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: taang'korng'ar ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.254]

N : tin can (see kong2-a2)

罐子

u: texng laang … ⬆︎ 中人 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.259]

V : people like to… (freq neg <m7 teng3 lang5 thiaN: people don't like to hear that>, <m7 teng3 lang5 khoaN3": people don't like to see that>)

喜歡

u: tviw ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.266]

: see also tiofng

u: tviuo ⬆︎ 長 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.266]

: see also tiorng

u: tngf ⬆︎ [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.266]

: see also tofng

thviakhvoax 聽看 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thviaf'khvoax ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.282]

V : listen to see whether (followed by a Cl)

聽看

thox 兔 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thox ⬆︎ [[...]][i#]  [p.286]

N chiah : rabbit, general term for members of the family, Leporidae (in Taiwan only Formosan hare, Caprolagus sinensis formosus, see Tai5-oan5 ia2-thou3)

兔

u: wn ⬆︎ 恩 [wt] [cv] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#]  [p.293]

: see also yn

恩

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