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 * 鑼 lò̤: gong
 * 定 diâng: to fix, determine, decide
 * 難 nàng: difficult
 * 分別 hŭng-biék: to differentiate
 * 別 bĕk: different, another
 * 齊 cà̤: together
 * 該當 găi-dŏng: ought
 * 多的多 dŏ̤-dék-dŏ̤: for the most part
 * 大畧 dâi-liŏk: probably, mostly
 * 大凡 dâi-huàng: everyone
 * 老實 lō̤-sĭk: well-disposed, honest
 * 大概 dâi-kái: for the most part
 * 現成 hiêng-siàng: ready made, in current use
 * 看待 káng-dâi: to behave towards, treat
 * 隨便 sùi-biêng: as you please
 * 上勢 siông-sié: on the top
 * 務意 ô-é: of purpose
 * 或且 hĕ̤k-chiā: perhaps
 * 到底 dó̤-dā̤: finally
 * 記才 gé-cài: memory
 * 透底 táu-dā̤: at the last, right to the end

1 當 Dŏng originally means “ought”, but when read 當 dáung it means “to represent”. Hence a pawnshop is called a 當店 dáung-dáing as the pledge left behind represents the money loaned. 當 Dŏng has the meaning of bearing responsibility, hence the head of a family is called 當家 dŏng gă. Hence also the phrase “Jesus bears our sorrows” 耶穌是當奴各𠆧其苦 Ià-Sŭ sê dŏng nù-gáuk-nè̤ng gì kū. Dŏng also means “at the time in question”. In that year Confucius taught his disciples, 當年仲尼教伊其門生 Dŏng-nièng Dê̤ṳng-nà̤ gá ĭ gì muòng-sĕng. Dê̤ṳng-nà̤ was the “given” name of Confucius, and is largely used by Chinese scholars in speaking of the sage Treat him as a child, 將伊當做伲仔看待 Ciŏng ĭ dáung có̤ niê-giāng káng-dâi. He has gone to the pawnshop to