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 * To contain, to hold; to receive.
 * hó̤ chō̤ cíu;
 * it is good to keep spirits in.


 * cí-kâi bŏi chō̤ cíe hṳ́-kâi;
 * this does not hold less than that.


 * cí kâi tōa úaⁿ chō̤ nŏ̤ seng bí;
 * this large bowl holds two quarts of rice.


 * khîeh kâi mûeh hó̤ chō̤;
 * get something to put it in.


 * khîeh ke nŏ̤ kâi pûaⁿ chō̤ cheⁿ-kúaiⁿ;
 * get two more trays to put the fruit on.


 * chō̤ m̄ tit;
 * it will not hold them all.


 * chō kàu cêk puah tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;
 * holds a pot full.


 * chô̤ tê;
 * it contains tea.

 cho̤h
 * A quantity; to gather up; to take out.
 * cêk cho̤h thô;
 * a little earth.
 * a little earth.


 * bói cho̤h iam;
 * buy some salt.


 * chun cêk cho̤h-kíaⁿ;
 * have a small quantity left.


 * khîeh cho̤h-kíaⁿ-nî lâi;
 * bring a little of it.


 * cí cêk cho̤h khîeh khù cham-pàng hṳ́ cêk cho̤h kò̤;
 * take this and mingle it with that.


 * khîeh cêk cho̤h cúi lâi pun úa cîah;
 * bring me some water to drink.


 * chong cho̤h tê lâi;
 * make some tea.


 * cîah cho̤h-kíaⁿ pn̄g lío;
 * has eaten a little rice.


 * cho̤h hía ío chiet-ìo kâi lâi tàⁿ;
 * make a summary of what is most important and tell it.


 * nâng-mûeh cōi, cho̤h kúi nâng lâi līam;
 * there are a great many of them, select a few of them to come and recite.


 * thèng cho̤h kúi nang;
 * took a few of them at random.


 * thèng cho̤h cêk cak lâi mn̄g;
 * take a verse at random and ask questions about it.


 * cho̤h cêk pńg lâi thóiⁿ i pat a m̄ pat;
 * select a volume and see whether he is familiar with it.


 * sûi i cho̤h, to̤ pat;
 * whatever he takes up to question them upon, they prove familiar with it.


 * Contracted.
 * i kâi bâi cò̤-nî cho̤h-cho̤h nē?
 * Why does he scowl so?
 * Why does he scowl so?


 * kâi bâi cho̤h cò̤ cêk pé;
 * his brows are drawn up into one mass.


 * To cough because of something in the throat.
 * i cîah lío cho̤h âu;
 * when swallowing it, it strangled him.
 * when swallowing it, it strangled him.


 * khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē, mó̤ cho̤h-âu;
 * take it leisurely, and do not strangle yourself with it.

chu
 * To follow the fashion of the time.
 * chu sî;
 * follow the prevailing style.
 * follow the prevailing style.


 * chu sì;
 * cleave to the strong.


 * mîaⁿ-ke phun chu;
 * an expert sycophant.


 * tŏ̤ gê-mn̂g tèng phun-chu;
 * a hanger on at the yamun.


 * To prune; to lop off.
 * chu tīo chīu ki;
 * prune off the branches.
 * prune off the branches.


 * hía ki-īeⁿ tîeh chu tīo;
 * those small branches must be lopped off.


 * chu kàu cêk ki kng-kng;
 * pruned so as to leave a bare branch.


 * To take in marriage.
 * chú chi;
 * take a wife.
 * take a wife.


 * chú chiap; chú phien-pâng;
 * take a concubine.


 * kì chú;
 * a second marriage.


 * kè chú;
 * marry and give in marriage.


 * To judge; to adjudge.
 * chú cám;
 * sentence to execution.
 * sentence to execution.


 * chú hun;
 * judge of one's fitness for a post.


 * kau pŏ ngí-chú;
 * hand him over to the Board for sentence.


 * chú sì kâi sṳ̄ kang-khó;
 * it is difficult to decide what is right in the affairs of this world.


 * chiaⁿ kong-chin thîo chú;
 * ask arbitrators to decide.


 * thiaⁿ nâng khǹg-chú;
 * act in accordance with the advice given.


 * To apply to one's own use; to select for use; to appropriate; to lay hold on.
 * khó̤-chú;
 * suitable.
 * suitable.


 * ci kâi nâng khó̤-chú;
 * this person is very suitable.


 * tăi ŭ khó̤-chú; tōa-tōa hó̤-chù;
 * very appropriate.


 * bô̤ cêk kĭaⁿ hó̤-chú;
 * wholly unfit.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh tăi-tăi chú i;
 * consider him a very suitable person for the place.


 * chú-tèng;
 * promoted.


 * chú lâk;
 * to pursue pleasure.


 * chú chìe i;
 * got the laugh on him.


 * sīang chú, tong chú, chṳ̀ chú;
 * the highest on the list of graduates, those near them, and those lower down.


 * i kâi ūe hó̤ chú-sìn;
 * his report is trustworthy.


 * chŵn m̄ hó̤ chú-sìn;
 * it is not to be relied upon.


 * cṳ̆ chú khî hŭa;
 * he brought this misery upon himself.


 * cía sĭ i ka-kī cṳ̆ chú, m̄ sĭ nâng hāi i kâi;
 * he brought this upon himself, and no one else is responsible for the injury.


 * chú cêk ki chīu ki;
 * laid hold on a branch.


 * chú m̄ cĭeⁿ;
 * could not get up by holding on to it.


 * cí kâi chú cò̤ seng, cí kâi chú cò̤ tòaⁿ, cí kâi hó̤ chú cò̤ thíu;
 * that one will do for a male performer, that one can act the part of a female, and this one may be the clown.


 * pêng-toaⁿ chú ngṳ̂n cêk choiⁿ níe;
 * this draft is for a thousand taels.


 * lṳ́ chú cí kâi hó̤, úa lí chú hú kâi hó̤;
 * you take that one for your use and I will take this one for mine.


 * chú i cêk sang mâk hó̤;
 * consider his eyes the best.


 * àm chú;
 * make use of secretly.


 * chú cúi, chú tê;
 * choose water or tea for use.


 * chú khṳ̀ kûiⁿ chú khṳ̀ kĕ;
 * placed high or low on the list.


 * chú tŏ̤ kó-tóng;
 * ranked as a curiosity.