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112 one gets people's love, and the other gets people's fear.
 * ŭ nâng tó̤ chūa cū kōi pat;
 * if there be some one to lead the way, it will be easy to follow.


 * To lead; to conduct, to guide.
 * ín chūa;
 * to guide.
 * to guide.


 * lṳ́ pat lō, hó̤ ín-chūa i;
 * guide him, since you know the road.


 * khṳt i ín-chūa khṳ̀ cò̤ m̄-hó̤ kâi sṳ̄;
 * was lead into evil by him.


 * To bring home in marriage.
 * chūa bó;
 * to bring home a wife.
 * to bring home a wife.


 * chūa sim-pŭ;
 * take a wife for one's son.


 * chūa jī-nâng;
 * take a concubine.


 * chūa chiah-kha;
 * take to wife a woman whose feet have their natural shape.


 * chūa sin-nîe;
 * to bring home the bride.


 * chūa sun sim-pŭ;
 * take a wife for one's grandson.


 * m̄ kè m̄ chūa;
 * neither marry nor give in marriage.


 * chūa a būe?
 * Has he yet taken a wife?


 * tiang-sî àiⁿ kio i chūa?
 * When are you going to take a wife for him?


 * i sĭ chūa nâng cêk chut kâi;
 * he has taken a wife who has been married before.


 * chūa côi a būe?
 * Have you taken wives for all your sons yet?

 chùaⁿ [sic]
 * To bar; to bolt.
 * chùaⁿ mn̂g;
 * bar the door.
 * bar the door.


 * mn̂g tîeh chùaⁿ hó̤;
 * you must bar the door tightly.

chuah
 * To drive on or sweep up as a whirlwind does; to blow fitfully and strong.
 * khṳt huang chuah khṳ̀;
 * blown off by the wind.
 * blown off by the wind.


 * màiⁿ khṳt huang chuah cáu khṳ̀;
 * do not let it get whisked away by the wind.


 * cí kâi sĭ khṳt huang lîh khṳ̀ kâi;
 * this has been torn by the wind's flapping it.


 * To deceive intentionally; to cheat; to impose upon; to befool.
 * chuah i m̄ cai;
 * imposed upon his ignorance.
 * imposed upon his ignorance.


 * chuah m̄ cai cū cáu khṳ̀;
 * took advantage of her not being on the lookout and made his escape.


 * cêk-hûe -sĭ chuah tit kùe, ĕ jît cū chuah m̄ kùe;
 * though you have fooled him once, you won't be able to do it again.


 * bô̤ sie chuah;
 * no deception practised by either party.


 * chuah nâng m̄ cai thóiⁿ;
 * took his opportunty when no one was looking.


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ka-kī chuah ka-kī;
 * he is thus cheating himself.


 * To pluck; to pull.
 * chuah tīo i kâi tîn;
 * pull off the tendrils.
 * pull off the tendrils.


 * màiⁿ chuah tīo i kâi hue-hah;
 * do not pluck out its petals.


 * chuah tīo i kâi mô̤ⁿ;
 * pulled out the fur.


 * To go off at the side; to deflect.
 * chûah tùi hṳ́ cêk pôiⁿ kò̤ khṳ̀;
 * turned and went off on that side.
 * turned and went off on that side.


 * chûah tùi síe lō kò̤ khṳ̀ ĭo kṳ̆n;
 * turn off and go by the side path and it is nearer.

chuang
 * chuang-cŭang;
 * to butt against; to come in collision with; to run foul of; to go counter to.
 * to butt against; to come in collision with; to run foul of; to go counter to.


 * i m̄ cai chuang-cŭang tîeh i mih sṳ̄;
 * she does not know in what way she has offended him.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ to sĭ chuang-chuang cŭang-cŭang i, chŵn bô̤ kèng i lău-toa;
 * he is all the time acting contrary to his views, and pays no regard to him as his senior.


 * ŏi chuang-cŭang li màiⁿ khì, táng i lâi sĭu-put-sĭ;
 * if he has offended you do not be vexed, but wait until he comes and apologizes to you.


 * To push ahead rudely, without regard to etiquette.
 * chùang tău;
 * to rush across in front of others.
 * to rush across in front of others.


 * chùang tîeh i kâi bé-thâu;
 * bolted across in front of his horse.


 * tît-tît chùang jîp khṳ̀;
 * bolted straight in.


 * tît-tît chùang kùe khṳ̀;
 * bolted right across.


 * thèng chùang ;
 * rushed ahead with no regard to politeness.


 * chùang chut sṳ̄ lâi, bô̤ nâng chái lṳ́;
 * if you introduce the business unceremoniously no one will pay heed to you.


 * i hìeⁿ hàuⁿ chùang sṳ̄, ŭ jît tîeh chùang chut hŭa lâi;
 * he is so fond of rudely intruding into matters, that he will some day find himself in trouble.

chue
 * To blow.
 * chue sio càu gâuh;
 * play on wind instruments.
 * play on wind instruments.


 * màiⁿ khṳt huang chue cáu;
 * do not let it get blown away by the wind.


 * pun huang chue phùa;
 * torn by the wind.


 * khṳt huang chue lîh;
 * rent by the wind.


 * tōa huang chue cîh chīu ki;
 * a high wind breaks limbs from the trees.


 * m̄-hó̤ pun huang chue tîeh;
 * do not expose yourself to the wind.


 * huang chue lâi lîang-lîang;
 * the wind blows cool.


 * huang chue cúi mīn, cúi cĭu cêk-cūe-hûn cêk-cūe-hûn;
 * the wind blowing over the water makes it ripple in long lines.