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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: ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- sf : (sometimes diminutive, occurring in the following patterns)
- 子
- u: ar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- sf : N+a2 (see the respective noun)
- 子
- aq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: aq [[...]][i#] [p.1]
- V : mark (the date on a document)
- 押
- vai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: vai [[...]][i#] [p.2]
- V : carry (a child) on the back
- 背(孩子)
- 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
- au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au [[...]][i#] [p.6]
- Mpf : the following, next (Mt→Nt)<au7-geh8: next month>
- 下一個
- au [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: au [[...]][i#] [p.6]
- Nsf : behind (Np→PW)<chhu3-au7: behind the house>
- 後面
- u: bak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- M : square of (board on which the game of Go is played)
- 目
- barn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barn [[...]][i#] [p.8]
- V : clench (the fingers)
- 握
- barng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: barng [[...]][i#] [p.9]
- N chiah : mosquito, any insect of the family Culicidae
- 蚊
- bøe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be; bøe [[...]][i#] [p.10]
- V : is not (before SV signifying sthg the speaker considers undesirable)
- 不是
- 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
- u: bo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.15]
- N : fifth character in the series [thian-kan]
- 戊
- 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
- bu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: bu [[...]][i#] [p.18]
- V : spray (from a nozzle or the mouth)
- 噴
- zax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zax [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- V : defraud, play the imposter, swindle
- 詐
- 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
- zaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zaq [[...]][i#] [p.20]
- V : gird up (the loins)
- 攜帶
- 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
- 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
- zefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng [[...]][i#] [p.23]
- V : strike with the first, punch, pound (grain), run against, collide with (car)
- 衝(掙)(打)
- zeeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zeeng [[...]][i#] [p.25]
- Mpf : previous (M-Nt) <[cheng5-jit8]: a previous day, the other day>
- 前
- 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
- 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
- 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
- ciar [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciar [[...]][i#] [p.27]
- BF : (enclitic sf in classics and proverbs, similar to English indefinite relative): he who, the person who, whoever <[sun7 thian`chia2], [chun5], [geh8 thian`chia2], [bong5]: Whoever obeys the gods will survive, whoever rebels against them will perish.>
- 者
- 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
- u: ciog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- N ê : a box-shaped wooden percussion instrument used to start the music
- 祝
- ciofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciofng [[...]][i#] [p.33]
- : Object transposition marker (signals that the direct object has been transposed to pre-verbal position) <[chiong chit-e5 tai7-chi3 ka7 i kong2]: tell him this matter>
- 將
- cip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cip [[...]][i#] [p.34]
- V : sip with the lips
- 嚐, 吸
- 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
- zoaan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoaan [[...]][i#] [p.38]
- Det : the whole, the entire
- 全
- zøx/zøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zoex; zøx/zøex [[...]][i#] [p.38]
- V 4 : play the part of (drama)
- 做
- u: zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.41]
- N Xtn ê, ūi : The Lord
- 主
- 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
- 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
- zhaxm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhaxm [[...]][i#] [p.47]
- V : foretell, prophesy (about the future)
- 懺
- 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
- u: zherng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.51]
- V : scratch in the dust (chicken)
- 撢
- chied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chied [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- : 2: cut off <pui5-bah chhiat`khi2-lai5: cut off the fat>, <tian7 chhiat-khi5-lai5: cut off the power>
- 切
- chiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiaau [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : adjust, move (sthg) slightly to get it in the proper position
- 調整
- chiq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiq [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- V : bow, droop, drop (the head when bashful or embarrassed)
- 低(頭)
- chih [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chih [[...]][i#] [p.55]
- Vph : press (sthg) down with the hand or fingers
- 壓
- u: chirm(-sit) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.56]
- V : investigate, try to determine the truth of a matter
- 審查
- chiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chiok [[...]][i#] [p.57]
- V : knead, squeeze (with the hands or feet)
- 搓
- 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: chviuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- V : swim against the stream, walk against the wind
- 逆
- u: chviu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- : grow (cataract of the eye, mold, etc)
- 長
- zhngr [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhngr [[...]][i#] [p.59]
- V : (use the teeth to) separate inedible material from food (seeds from fruit, bones from fish or meat, soft wood from hard grain (worms))
- 啃骨頭吐刺
- 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
- zhoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhoaxn [[...]][i#] [p.61]
- V : project or stick out (in the wrong place, like a tooth)
- 穿
- 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
- 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
- zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- V : keep sthg in reserve, be prepared <chhun5 au7-pou7 : keep sthg in reserve for the future>
- 存
- zhuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zhuun [[...]][i#] [p.63]
- V : respect (the opinion of a worthy person)
- 尊
- øe [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: e; øe [[...]][i#] [p.65]
- V : is (before SV signifying sthg speaker considers undesirable, cf be7, u7) <kam-a2 e7 sng : the orange is sour>
- 會
- eg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: eg [[...]][i#] [p.66]
- V : bring up (a little acid or fluid from the stomach into the mouth)
- 溢
- 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
- gab [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gab [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- V : gulp (fish taking water or air at the surface)
- 一張一張
- u: gee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- N/Ent chiah : aphid, any member of the family Aphiddidae
- 蚜
- 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
- gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: geh; gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.68]
- N : the moon
- 月
- giaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: giaa [[...]][i#] [p.69]
- V : carry (sthg) on the shoulders
- 扛
- 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
- 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
- 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
- gim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: gim [[...]][i#] [p.70]
- V : grasp in the hand
- 拿
- 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
- gøeh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: goeh; gøeh [[...]][i#] [p.73]
- N : the moon
- 月
- u: guo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.73]
- N ê : a tiger-shaped percussion instrument used to stop the music
- 敔
- 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
- hva [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hva [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- V : lift the foot or leg over
- 跨
- hvaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvaq [[...]][i#] [p.76]
- Vpass : be immediately affected by (fire, gas, etc. The source is nearer and the effect is stronger than with hah)
- 燙到
- 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
- 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
- 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
- hefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hefng [[...]][i#] [p.81]
- N : the breast, the chest
- 胸
- 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
- 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
- hiorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hiorng [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- N/Ich bé : moray eel, any eel of the family Muraenidae
- 鯙
- hit [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hit [[...]][i#] [p.86]
- V : work (sthg) back and forth (to loosen it, e.g. a post in the ground), use every means to move (a person to accept a positon, etc)
- 使活動
- 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
- 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
- hox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hox [[...]][i#] [p.89]
- V : raise (the hand in a scooping motion)
- 震顫
- u: hoo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.89]
- SV : having food around the mouth (child)
- 掛渣子
- 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
- 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
- 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: høq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.97]
- V : be in close contact (as people standing close together, mother carrying baby, compress or poultice on the skin, etc)
- 伏
- hvoq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hvoq [[...]][i#] [p.97]
- V : be in close contact (as people standing close together, mother carrying baby, compress or poultice on the skin, etc)
- 摀
- hong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hong [[...]][i#] [p.99]
- CV : by virtue of, in the name of
- 奉
- u: huy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.101]
- N/Ich bé : herring, any member of the family Clupeidae
- 鯡
- huun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: huun [[...]][i#] [p.103]
- N : trace, scar, mark (left incidentally as the result of some action)
- 痕
- 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
- via [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: via [[...]][i#] [p.107]
- V : blown by the wind (clothes, grain being winnowed, etc), wave (flag)
- 飄
- iefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iefn [[...]][i#] [p.107]
- N : abyss, trench (in the ocean)
- 淵
- u: iern [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.108]
- V : move (by body strength), wrestle (a person or a heavy object), raise (a person in bed, or a heavy object from the ground)
- 使摔倒
- u: iexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.108]
- Stern R : indicate some doubt or uncertainty about the staement just made
- 焉
- u: ien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.108]
- V : put lace or other fancy edging on the border of a dress
- 鑲
- iang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iang [[...]][i#] [p.108]
- V : carry (a child) on the back
- 背
- iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet [[...]][i#] [p.109]
- V : beckon (palm downward and fingers moved toward oneself), wave (the hand (not sideways, cf io5)), fan (oneself, fire, etc)
- 搖動
- ym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ym [[...]][i#] [p.109]
- N : the female or negative principle in nature, the Yin (often signifies bad luck, illness, darkness, or decay, cf iong5)
- 陰
- ioong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ioong [[...]][i#] [p.111]
- N : the male or positive principle in nature, the Yang (often signifies warmth, light, life, prosperity, cf im)
- 陽
- viuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: viuu [[...]][i#] [p.114]
- N chiah : sheep, goat (in Taiwan especially the native mountain sheep Capricornis swinhoei)
- 羊
- 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
- jiaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiaf [[...]][i#] [p.116]
- V : shade or shelter (from the sun)
- 遮
- u: jiim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- N : ninth character in the series thian-kan
- 壬
- u: jim [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.117]
- Ccl : (introduces the first clauses in a construction which puts limits on one's actions or ability): no matter now… (cannot…)
- 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
- jiok [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiok [[...]][i#] [p.118]
- V : work up and mold (in the hands, as clay), crumple (in the hand, as paper)
- 揉
- 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 : hold in the mouth on one side
- 含
- 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
- kaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq [[...]][i#] [p.121]
- N : first character in the series thian-kan
- 甲
- u: kay [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.121]
- Npf : this…, this very…, the said…, the aforementioned <kai-jin5: this person>, <kai-hau7: the said school>, <kai-khu: the aformentioned district> (in formal or official writing only)
- 該
- kaix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaix [[...]][i#] [p.122]
- M : class (graduates from a college)<te7 sann-chap8 go7: the 35th graduating class>
- 屆
- kaam [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaam [[...]][i#] [p.123]
- V : hold (in the mouth), hold back (tears)
- 含
- karn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn [[...]][i#] [p.124]
- N/Ich bé : herring, any member of the family Clupeidae (syn hui 鯡)
- 鯡 鰊
- karn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: karn [[...]][i#] [p.124]
- N/Orn chiah : thrush, any bird of the family Turdidae
- 鶇
- kaw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaw [[...]][i#] [p.125]
- N/Ich bé : shark, includes all members of the order Selachii (col soa-hi5)
- 鮫
- køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.128]
- IE : the next (one)
- 下一個
- køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.128]
- : Pre-verb particle used in sentences in which the goal occupies either subject or topic position <Bah tioh8 ke3-chu3 chiah e7 chiah8-tit: Meat must be cooked before one can eat it.>, <ke2-chi2 li2 tioh8 ke3-soe2 khaq ho2: It is better if you wash fruit.>
- 過
- kee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kee [[...]][i#] [p.129]
- N : cangue, a wooden collar three or four feet square for confining the neck and sometimes also the hands of criminals (obs)
- 枷
- køee [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kee; køee [[...]][i#] [p.129]
- V : rap (someone) with the knuckles
- 敲
- u: kvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.129]
- N : 1: seventh character in the series thian-kan 2: "G" in lists (A. B. C. etc)
- 庚
- kvef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvef [[...]][i#] [p.129]
- M : watch (of the night)
- 更
- kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng [[...]][i#] [p.130]
- N : the shoulder
- 肩
- kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kefng [[...]][i#] [p.130]
- N/Zool chiah : 1: any member or the whale family (Cetaces) 2: whale (as distinguished from dolphin or porpoise)
- 鯨
- kexng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kexng [[...]][i#] [p.130]
- V : offer (sthg to the gods) ritually
- 敬
- kie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie [[...]][i#] [p.131]
- N : 1: sixth character in the series thian-kan 2: "F" in lists (A,B,C, etc)
- 己
- kie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie [[...]][i#] [p.131]
- V : point with the finger or a pointer
- 指
- kix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kix [[...]][i#] [p.131]
- N lia̍p : mole, congenital brown mark or protuberance on the skin
- 痣
- ki [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ki [[...]][i#] [p.132]
- N : 1: character written on a sheet of paper and pased to a house to indicate that some member of the family has died 2: memorial ceremony on the anniversary of a person's death
- 忌
- kvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy [[...]][i#] [p.132]
- N : 1: seventh character in the series thian-kan 2: "G" in lists (A,B,C, etc)
- 庚
- kvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy [[...]][i#] [p.132]
- M : watch (of the night)
- 更
- kvy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kvy [[...]][i#] [p.132]
- N : a strong alkali (used in the preparation of Taiwanese noodles and certain other foods, and for treating persimmons to make them soft)
- 鹼
- kiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.134]
- N lia̍p : shuttle-cock (made of paper and (sometimes) feathers, kicked with the feet)
- 毽子
- kiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiaau [[...]][i#] [p.135]
- N/Ich bé : any carp of the genus Hemiculter
- 鯤
- kym [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kym [[...]][i#] [p.135]
- : 2: paper money (burned as an offering to the gods, cf kim-choa2)
- 金紙
- kiong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiong [[...]][i#] [p.138]
- V : add up, take the sum of
- 共
- kiuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuo [[...]][i#] [p.139]
- Nu/R : nine (used for the year and telephone numbers <it kiu2 chhit khong3; 1970>, <it it kiu2: 119 (Fire Dept)>)
- 九
- kngf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kngf [[...]][i#] [p.139]
- V : carry on the shoulders with or without a pole, carry with the hands (2 or more persons, cf leng5)
- 扛
- kor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kor [[...]][i#] [p.141]
- V : estimate (cost, value), assign a value to sthg in lieu of cash (by the creditor)
- 估
- kox [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kox [[...]][i#] [p.142]
- Nmod : the late (Mr. So-and so)
- 故
- koaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koaxn [[...]][i#] [p.144]
- M/Bib : book (for the five divisions of the Psalms, and the two divisions of Samel, Kings, and Chronicles)
- 卷
- koef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koef [[...]][i#] [p.145]
- N : forming sf (generic suffix for members of the gourd, marrow, melon families, and the papayas)
- 瓜
- køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.146]
- IE : the next (one) : cross over, pass through or over, be infectious (disease)
- 下一個
- køex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: koex; køex [[...]][i#] [p.146]
- Pre-verb : particle used in sentences in which the goal occupies either subject or topic position (see ke3)
- 過
- køh [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: køh [[...]][i#] [p.146]
- S : final (indicated that the speaker's response in conversation puts forth a different opinion from one already expressed): rather, as a matter, of fact
- 啊
- kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kuix [[...]][i#] [p.150]
- M : season (of the year)
- 季
- u: kuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.150]
- N : tenth character in the series thian-kan
- 癸
- u: kuii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.150]
- V : put or hold (sthg) in the bosom (orig. in a pocket inside the front of a gown)
- 搋
- khax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khax [[...]][i#] [p.152]
- V : call (on the telephone)
- 打
- u: khah [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.152]
- V : adhere or cling to (drifting material on the side of a stream, dirt on fan blades, etc)
- 靠, 卡住
- khak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khak [[...]][i#] [p.153]
- V : clear the throat (of phlegm)
- 清喉嚨
- khafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khafn [[...]][i#] [p.153]
- V : take by the hand
- 牽
- u: khaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.153]
- N ê : inverted bronze bell struck with a stick held in the right hand while reciting the Buddhist Sutras (cf bok8-hi5)
- 磬
- khap [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khap [[...]][i#] [p.153]
- V : touch (the head to the floor in doing obeisance)
- 磕
- khea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khea [[...]][i#] [p.154]
- V : be opened by (written after the addressee's name on an envelope)
- 啟
- khix [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
- khix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khix [[...]][i#] [p.155]
- N : vital principle which pervades the human body according to traditional Chinese thought
- 氣
- khiag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiag [[...]][i#] [p.156]
- V : rap (with the knuckles)
- 敲擊
- khiag [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiag [[...]][i#] [p.156]
- V : hit (person with the fist)
- 敲擊
- u: khiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.156]
- V : hook (a door by putting the hook in its staple or screw-eye)
- 鉤住
- khiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiexn [[...]][i#] [p.156]
- V : put the head back, look upwards
- 抬
- khiaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiaux [[...]][i#] [p.157]
- N : (any of seven) apertures in the heart supposed to be media of intelligence <chhit-khiau3>
- 竅
- khid [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khid [[...]][i#] [p.158]
- V : ask earnestly, entreat (the gods)
- 祈求
- khof [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khof [[...]][i#] [p.158]
- Nsf : area around sthg <bak8-chiu-khou: area around the eyes>, <chhui3-khou: area around the mouth>
- 箍
- khoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoax [[...]][i#] [p.159]
- V : lay or rest (sthg) on <khoa3-kha: rest the legs (on a stool, etc)>,<khoa3 iN5-a2: set beams or rafters in place>
- 靠 擱 擱淺
- u: khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.159]
- SV : careless (in the use of money)
- 寬裕
- khvoax [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khvoax [[...]][i#] [p.159]
- V : perceive (the true nature of, pVmod oe7/boe7-chhut)
- 看
- khøex [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khoex; khøex [[...]][i#] [p.160]
- V : give a child a kind of technical adoption whereby he becomes the "son" of other parents, who he calls "father" and "mother" without taking their family name or living with them except for special ceremonies. His own parents, with whom he lives, become "uncle" and "aunt"
- 契
- u: khuy [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]][i#] [p.161]
- SV : clear, out of the way
- 開
- laq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laq [[...]][i#] [p.163]
- Sterm : (indicates that the present situation is that the action of the verb phrase is completed, cf ho2, liau2)
- 了
- laai [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
- lak [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: lak [[...]][i#] [p.164]
- v : pick up (with the fingers pointing downard)
- 掠, 抓
- laan [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laan [[...]][i#] [p.164]
- v : cut off (the leaves of sugar-cane)
- 砍,削
- laux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: laux [[...]][i#] [p.165]
- v : dislocate (the jaw)
- 脫節