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 * To cook food by steaming it.
 * chue pn̄g, chue hṳ̂, chue nêk, chue kúe;
 * to steam rice, fish, flesh or cakes.


 * khîeh pàng lêng-sn̂g tói lâi chue;
 * put it in the steamer and steam it.


 * hip miⁿ-miⁿ cìaⁿ chue ŏi sêk;
 * cover it in tightly and then it will steam thoroughly.


 * The marrow.
 * kut chúe;
 * the marrow of a bone.
 * the marrow of a bone.


 * ie-kut chúe;
 * spinal marrow.


 * gû kut chúe;
 * beef marrow.


 * tṳ-kut chúe;
 * pigs' marrow.


 * thâu-khak chúe;
 * the brain.


 * hṳ̂ thâu chúe;
 * fish brains.


 * tṳ-thâu chúe;
 * pigs' brains.


 * cuh i kâi chúe;
 * suck out the marrow.


 * cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi pó ceng-chúe;
 * this medicine strengthens the bones.


 * hṳ̆n jîp kut chúe;
 * hatred has penetrated his very bones.


 * A switch, stick, or club.
 * io koi m̄ ùi chûe;
 * a hungry fowl does not mind the switch.
 * a hungry fowl does not mind the switch.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ kìe kuaⁿ-chûe;
 * do not yell as if you were receiving an official beating.


 * To seek; to search.
 * chūe tîeh;
 * has found it.
 * has found it.


 * chūe m̄ tîeh;
 * cannot find it.


 * chūe lō;
 * trying to find some way.


 * chūe ki-hŭe;
 * seeking a good chance.


 * chūe phāng;
 * on the watch for a good opportunity.


 * ang chūe-m̄-kìⁿ bó, bó chūe-m̄-kìⁿ ang, pĕ chūe-m̄-kìⁿ kíaⁿ, kíaⁿ chūe-m̄-kìⁿ pĕ;
 * husbands were searching for their wives, and wives for their husband, fathers for their children, and children for their fathers.


 * ā-sĭ m̄-kìⁿ-khṳ̀ hó̤ khṳ̀ chūe;
 * if it is missing go and search for it.


 * phah tâng-lô̤ chūe a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
 * beat a gong and cry a lost child.


 * lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ chūe ūe;
 * do not seek for excuse.

chueh
 * To drink or sip with a noise.
 * chueh thng;
 * to eat soup noisily.
 * to eat soup noisily.


 * phîn-khîong nâng cîah mûeⁿ chueh ám;
 * the poor eat congee and sip the broth.


 * chueh m̄ lô̤h;
 * cannot sup it.


 * chueh tîeh tîam căi;
 * sipped and found it very sweet.

chui
 * To urge; to importune; to dun.
 * chui i méⁿ cē; chūe i kín cē;
 * hurry him up.
 * hurry him up.


 * chui i cò̤ méⁿ cē; urge him to hasten the work, chui thó̤ sìo-bâk;
 * importunately demanded the amount of the bill.


 * chui nâng-kheh;
 * importune a guest to stay.


 * chui chok;
 * to expedite.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ chui-pek khah kín;
 * do not drive him too hard.


 * chui kàu úa mih sṳ bô̤ cò̤;
 * presses me so that I can do nothing.


 * chui nîe;
 * dun for taxes.


 * chui che;
 * hasten the messenger.


 * khṳt i chui lío kha tòng chíu sih;
 * was hurried by him so that I could not work.


 * To pull at steadily and forcibly; to strain.
 * ēng lâk cē chui cū tn̆g;
 * exert your strength in pulling upon it, and it will break.
 * exert your strength in pulling upon it, and it will break.


 * cí tîo sùaⁿ khṳt i chui tn̆g khṳ̀;
 * this cord was broken by his pulling upon it.


 * so̤h siu-sin cò̤-nî ŏi chui tn̆g khṳ̀?
 * How could a perfectly new rope break under a strain like that?


 * thih-līen pun huang-éng chui tn̆g cò̤ ku-ā kò̤;
 * the iron chain has been broken into several pieces by the strain of the storm.


 * To infer; to secede from; to give place to.
 * chui chut i kâi ì-sṳ̀;
 * to infer his meaning.
 * to infer his meaning.


 * chui-úi;
 * to excuse one's self.


 * chui-sî;
 * to decline, as an appointment.


 * i chui-chui úi-úi m̄ khéng lâi;
 * he makes all sorts of excuses to get rid of coming.


 * chui-cun i sĭang ŏi;
 * give place to him as the most able.


 * chui-cun i tōa;
 * give place to him as your superior.


 * chui-khui;
 * to evade.


 * chui sǹg;
 * to calculate.


 * Fine; delicate; minute.
 * i kâi hue khui chut lâi chúi-chúi;
 * its flowers are very delicate.
 * its flowers are very delicate.


 * sin tèng phû cêk lîap cêk lîap chúi-chúi sĭ sĭm mûeh?
 * Little blotches have come up all over him, what is the matter with him?


 * i kâi mô̤ⁿ nĕ chúi-chúi;
 * its fur is downy.


 * hîeh sòi-sòi chúi-chúi;
 * the leaves are very small and delicate.


 * cêk tíam cêk tíam chúi-chúi;
 * dotted with very small dots.


 * cêk tîo cêk tîo chúi-chúi;
 * lined with very fine lines.


 * cêk kâi cêk kâi chúi chúi;
 * in minute particles.


 * ah-kíaⁿ kâi mô̤ⁿ chúi-chúi;
 * a duckling's feathers are very fine.


 * To measure; to estimate.
 * chúi-tâk i kâi ì-sṳ̀;
 * get at his meaning.
 * get at his meaning.


 * chúi-chek m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;
 * do not know how to estimate it.


 * úa cē chúi-chek cĭu cai;
 * when I have made a calculation I shall know.


 * chúi-bûa kâi kang-hu;
 * painstaking labor.


 * Turquoise blue.
 * hui-chùi gêk;
 * blue jade.
 * blue jade.


 * cheⁿ-chùi cheⁿ-chùi;
 * bright green.


 * The mouth, nozzle, snout or beak.
 * cío chùi;
 * a bird's bill.
 * a bird's bill.


 * tṳ chùi-tûn;
 * a pig's snout.


 * cíu pâng chùi;
 * the spout of a wine pitcher.


 * nĭoⁿ-hóⁿ chùi;
 * a tiger's mouth.


 * hun