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80 : buy?
 * hó̤ chài;
 * delicacies.


 * khṳ̀ bói chài;
 * go marketing.


 * cò̤ chài; [sic]
 * get the meal ready.


 * sàng chài;
 * a present of food.


 * mîaⁿ-ke pa-lói chài;
 * skillful in making relishes, deserts, or side dishes.


 * chài, taⁿ lâi hŭe;
 * put the viands on to cook now.


 * kîam chài;
 * sour-krout; pickled greens.


 * pêh chài thâu, âng chài thâu, n̂g-chài thâu;
 * turnips, beets and carrots.


 * khṳ̂n-chài;
 * celery.


 * ku-chài;
 * cives.


 * khah-nâ chài;
 * cabbages.


 * chài-hn̂g;
 * a vegetable garden.


 * taⁿ cúi khṳ̀ èng chài;
 * carry water and water the vegetables.


 * kău-hâh-chài;
 * a coarse kind of cabbage.


 * To cut or fashion garments; to trim down; to plan.
 * châi-hông;
 * a tailor.
 * a tailor.


 * châi kíam cē;
 * reduce it somewhat.


 * tăi-cóng-chai;
 * the curator of essays at an examination.


 * tōa châi, sòi châi;
 * a full or a scant pattern.


 * châi tīo;
 * to reduce by cutting off.


 * châi cíe lío thiet tīo;
 * to diminish the size by trimming off.


 * châi-ciak;
 * to calculate and plan.


 * hó̤ cài kio nâng châi-ciak cē;
 * go over the calculations again with the persons concerned.


 * cē châi-ciak tīaⁿ-tieh cū kîaⁿ;
 * after making a fixed plan we will then execute it.


 * lṳ́ hó̤ cú-châi;
 * decide for yourself.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cú-châi?
 * Who is the one that is to decide in this matter?


 * táng i châi-ciak hó̤;
 * wait till he has come to a decision about it.


 * Wealth; property; profits.
 * hwt châi;
 * become rich.
 * become rich.


 * tit tîeh châi;
 * obtain wealth.


 * ŭ châi-khì;
 * substantial; portly; an appearance of being well fed and prosperous.


 * châi-cú; châi-cú láu;
 * a rich man.


 * tōa châi-cú;
 * a very wealthy man.


 * châi-tong;
 * a capitalist.


 * thien châi;
 * a windfall.


 * châi sîn îa;
 * the god of wealth.


 * phùa châi;
 * to lavish wealth.


 * cŭ châi;
 * to accumulate property.


 * hwt tōa châi;
 * become very wealthy.


 * tōa hwt châi;
 * makes money rapidly.


 * thau-ke-châi;
 * a thief of a cook.


 * nâng ûi châi sí;
 * men lose their lives in pursuit of wealth.


 * châi khó̤ thong sîn;
 * money can move the gods.


 * put ngĭ cṳ châi;
 * unjust gains.


 * mông châi kù suah;
 * contemplate murder on account of a bribe.


 * tit chi ke châi;
 * get a wife and money to boot.


 * phien châi;
 * ill-gotten gains.


 * cìaⁿ châi;
 * honest gains.


 * m̄ tham châi;
 * not covetous of gain.


 * ì gūa kâi châi;
 * unexpected gains.


 * seⁿ châi;
 * make a profit.


 * seⁿ châi ŭ tău;
 * there is a correct way of becoming rich.


 * mông châi hāi mīaⁿ;
 * lose life in the pursuit of gain.


 * tǹg-cáu ke châi;
 * to abstract and pass over to others what belongs to the family served.


 * Materials of which things are made; nature or qualities.
 * châi-līo;
 * materials.
 * materials.


 * hó̤ sin châi;
 * well formed; personable.


 * in châi jṳ̂ tok;
 * cut the coat according to the cloth.


 * lṳ́ thó̤iⁿ i kâi châi-cieh hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?
 * What do you think of his qualities?


 * Talents; mental capacity; endowments.
 * châi cṳ́;
 * a man of parts.
 * a man of parts.


 * châi ńng;
 * a talented woman.


 * siu-châi;
 * a graduate; a Bachelor of Arts.


 * hîen châi;
 * a man of genius.


 * cêk pío nâng châi;
 * a fine looking man.


 * ŭ châi kàng;
 * possessing great executive ability.


 * hó̤ châi-chêng;
 * fine tact.


 * bûn-châi;
 * literary ability.


 * sam châi;
 * the three powers, heaven earth and man, who are supposed to rule all things.


 * put châi;
 * incompetent.


 * khut tîeh lṳ́ kâi châi;
 * make use of your intellectual gifts for my humble purposes.


 * bô̤ châi bô̤ chêng;
 * incompetent.


 * seⁿ lâi nâng-chai chut cèng;
 * excelling others in good looks.


 * hó̤ nâng-châi;
 * has a distinguished appearance.


 * pa-hì bô̤ cin, sìu-châi bô̤ ké;
 * there are no real jugglers, and no fictitious graduates.


 * tău chut nâng châi kâi sî-hāu;
 * a time when genius thrives.


 * An adverb of time; at hand; then.
 * úa huang-châi kàu;
 * I have just arrived.
 * I have just arrived.


 * tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ, châi sĭ tŏ̤-lí;
 * it must be thus, and then it will be in accordance with correct principles.


 * thóiⁿ kú huang-châi mêng-pêh;
 * after long consideration you will then understand it.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ châi hó̤;
 * now then, it will do.


 * huang-châi khṳ̀ lio;
 * has just now gone.


 * kàu móng sî huang-châi ŏi tit hó̤;
 * at that time it may be about done.


 * A ravenous beast.
 * châi-lâng;
 * a wolf.
 * a wolf.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ kâi châi-lâng hóⁿ pà cōi căi;
 * there are many wolves, tigers and panthers there.

chak
 * The varnish or lacquer tree; viscid or resinous juices used in varnishing; to varnish.
 * lṳ́ sĭ àiⁿ îu a sĭ àiⁿ chak?
 * Will you have it painted or have it varnished?
 * Will you have it painted or have it varnished?


 * To inquire into judicially; to observe closely.
 * chak-thóiⁿ;
 * to scrutinize.
 * to scrutinize.


 * chak tŵt;
 * to inquire into and decide a case.


 * chê-chak;
 * examine into.


 * sòi chak;
 * examine minutely.