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 * 寸 cháung: an inch
 * 害 hâi: to injure
 * 貯 diō: to hold, contain
 * 受 sêu: to endure, sign of passive
 * 乞 ké̤ṳk: sign of passive
 * 患 huâng: to contract a disease
 * 吃虧 kék-kŭi: to suffer, to be in difficulties
 * 可比 kō̤-bī: for instance
 * 前日
 * sèng-nĭk, formerly


 * 舊底
 * gô-dā̤


 * 拍算 páh-sáung: to estimate, calculate
 * 厚 gaû: thick, generous
 * 薄 bŏ̤h: thin
 * 論 lâung: to discuss
 * 像 chiông: to resemble
 * 試 ché: to try
 * 裝 cŏng: to load
 * 自 cê̤ṳ: from
 * 倉 chŏng: a rice bin
 * 跟 gṳ̆ng: to follow
 * 一下 siŏh-â: a short time
 * 可憐 kō̤-lèng: to pity
 * 好像 hō̤-chiông: as if, like
 * 量 liòng: to measure

1. The words “contain,” “hold” in English are applied indiscrimately to everything that has capacity to contain. In Chinese a special verb is used for each meaning, according to the nature of the thing spoken of. That chapel will seat ninety people, 許一隻禮拜堂⿰亻鞋坐的九十𠆧 Hṳ̄ siŏh-ciáh lā̤-bái-dòng â̤ sô̤i-dék gāu-sĕk nè̤ng. How many loads of rice will this boat hold? 只一條船⿰亻鞋裝的粟箬壞担 Cī siŏh-dèu sùng â̤ cŏng-dék chióh niŏh-uâi dáng?

2. Phrases involving the meaning of measurement, height, etc. How long is this? 嚽務箬壞長 Cuōi ô niŏh-uâi dòng? That is forty-five feet three inches long, 回長務四丈半零三寸 Huòi dòng ó sé dâung buáng lìng săng cháung. That mountain is very high, 許一座山野高 Hṳ̄ siŏh-cô̤ săng iā gèng. My house is not very high, 儂家其厝毛箬壞高 Nè̤ng-gă gì chió mò̤ niŏh-uái gèng.