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 dumb person; (coll. ), a mute;  an enigma, a riddle;, , dumb, a mute; , the voice hoarse; , deaf and dumb, incorrigibly stupid; , , the dumb eat the (bitter)  herb; met., one dumb with grief.

Brothers-in-law:, relatives by marriage, especially brothers and parents.

Read ; coll. : to snap, to break in two, to twist: to break in two;, to pluck flowers;  to break the sugarcane; , to bend or wrench hands, as in a trial of strength; met., perverse, refractory; , or , to snap or break in two.

A coll. word used at the end of a sentence; an exclamation of pain or surprise, spoken or  according to intensity of feeling:, or  oh! ah! , it is certainly;, good, excellent.

Read ; coll. : down, inferior, low, mean; next, once, a time, a while; below, under, to descend; a little; a particle denoting fold or quantity:, the following year; next month; , below, under;  once;  twice;  wait a little;  one and a half;  twice as much;   the following quarter of the year; , or  the afternoon;  low, vulgar, mean;  or , sordid, niggardly;  the lower regions, hades; , or , the lower portion of the human body;  a future day; , a menial, a servant; , or  the next time; , the very next time, another time, hereafter; , the lower prefectures (of Fookien); , name given to the S. E. maritime districts of Fookien; , the next literary examination; , the next primary examination;  to strike a few times, give a few blows;  grasping, overreaching;  just once; only, but, this only; this one point remains, as to be spoken or considered; , or , the chin;  a secret, something concealed, a secret purpose or design, as  what secret design has he? , to put the hand to, to seize, to begin to do; a feast given to a friend on his arrival;  a bully, a rough, a rascal.

Read ; coll. as in, Amoy; , the Amoy superintendent of Trade; the Tautai of Amoy.

Read ; used for the coll. : the crying of a child.