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128 : to cause that which is useful to prosper, and to remove that which is hurtful.
 * hāi kàu nâng chi-chám;
 * occasions distress.


 * úa cò̤-nî hāi tîeh lṳ́?
 * In what way have I harmed you?


 * lī-hāi;
 * harmful.


 * bŏi lī-hāi;
 * is not injurious.


 * sĭ lī-hāi;
 * is very malicious.


 * khṳt i hāi kàu chit tien poih táu;
 * was set all at sixes and sevens by him.


 * tṳ̂ tīo cí tī-hng kâi tăi hāi;
 * eradicate what is most harmful in this region.


 * pĭ nâng só̤ hāi;
 * injured by some one.


 * seⁿ hāi nâng, sí hāi nâng;
 * harmful whether alive or dead.

 hâiⁿ


 * To pay; to give back.
 * khìam i kâi ngṳ̂n tîeh hâiⁿ i;
 * if you owe him you must pay him.
 * if you owe him you must pay him.


 * hâiⁿ būe cheng-chó̤;
 * not yet paid in full.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ hâiⁿ úa a m̆;
 * do you intend to pay me or not?


 * hâiⁿ cêk tńg, bô̤ hâiⁿ nŏ̤ tńg;
 * pay once, but not twice.


 * hâiⁿ cè;
 * pay a debt.


 * hâiⁿ phò-thâu sìo;
 * pay a bill.


 * àiⁿ hâiⁿ cò̤ bó̤ a hâiⁿ cò̤ lāi?
 * Do you wish to pay it toward the principal or toward the interest?


 * pûe hâiⁿ; tĭen hâiⁿ;
 * to indemnify.


 * hâiⁿ ;
 * pay a debt of gratitude.


 * khîeh hâiⁿ i;
 * give it back to him.


 * i bô̤ hâiⁿ úa;
 * he won't give it back to me.


 * sǹg hâiⁿ;
 * reckon and repay.


 * Groaning; moaning.
 * hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe cò̤-nî?
 * What is he groaning about?
 * What is he groaning about?


 * lṳ́ hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe ûi tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
 * What are you groaning for?


 * thóiⁿ tîeh cĭu hāiⁿ-cē-kìe;
 * as soon as he saw it he began to grunt.


 * jû hang-ku tûi heng hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe;
 * like a tortoise beating its breast and moaning (when caught).

hak


 * To guide and govern.
 * kẃn-hak;
 * to control.
 * to control.


 * kẃn-hâk i m̄ tîo;
 * cannot govern him.


 * hak ĕ ŭ jîeh cōi nâng?
 * How many are there under his authority?


 * i sĭ i hak ĕ kâi nâng;
 * he is under his authority.


 * bô̤ nâng kwn bô̤ nâng hak;
 * nobody exercises any control over it.


 * sĭu nâng kẃn-hak;
 * under authority.


 * To penetrate the meaning.
 * sim-heng hak-tâk;
 * intelligent, having tact.
 * intelligent, having tact.


 * hak-hak tâk-tâk;
 * farseeing.


 * úa thìaⁿ-kìⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ sim lăi cū khui hak;
 * when I heard that said, I understood what it all meant.


 * To visit a superior.
 * kakhak [sic] kìⁿ;
 * visit a superior in office.
 * visit a superior in office.


 * pài hak;
 * go to visit an official superior.


 * ĕ-sôk hak-kìⁿ cīeⁿ-si;
 * subordinates visit their superiors in office.


 * cẃn-sêng pài-hak, ṳ̂ sṳ̄ put ēng;
 * solely to pay respects to my superior and for no other business. (Written on the visitor's card).


 * Apoplexy.
 * tòng-hak;
 * a fit of apoplexy.
 * a fit of apoplexy.


 * cí khí pēⁿ sĭ tòng-hak, m̄ sĭ tòng-sú;
 * this is apoplexy, not sunstroke.


 * Stiff hard clay; hardpan; solid.
 * thô tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk nē;
 * the soil is very stiff and hard.
 * the soil is very stiff and hard.


 * cò̤-nî pû, cîah tîeh cong-kú hâk-hâk nē;
 * however much it is boiled, it is always very hard when you come to eat it.


 * cí khí lok-lok bô̤ ēng, tîeh hiá tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk kâi cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * these are watery and useless, those firm-fleshed and solid ones are the good ones.


 * kût tîeh tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk nē;
 * it is very solid and hard when you dig into it.


 * To learn; to practice; a science; a study.
 * hâk-sîp;
 * to learn so as to retain.
 * to learn so as to retain.


 * hak-seng;
 * a pupil.


 * phak hâk;
 * versatile aquirements.


 * hâk cèng; hâk thâi; hâk īⁿ;
 * a provincial literary chancellor.


 * tăi hâk;
 * the Great Science; a large school.


 * sío hâk;
 * a small school.


 * tăi-hâk-sṳ̆;
 * cabinet ministers.


 * lăi ko̤h hâk-sṳ̆;
 * members of the inner council.

ham


 * Bivalve shells with scalloped surfaces.
 * thǹg kàu i ham-khak peh tit khui;
 * scald them till the shells can be opened.
 * scald them till the shells can be opened.


 * cí cho̤h ham pûi căi, múaⁿ khak nêk;
 * these bivalves are very fat, and fill the shell.


 * pû cho̤h kún cúi khṳ̀ lâm ham;
 * boil some water and pour it over the bivalves.


 * chìn cúi lă ham;
 * stirring the bivalves around in cold water; well meant but ineffective exertion.


 * Exhilirated; jocund.
 * cíu cîah kàu pùaⁿ ham;
 * drank until half tipsy.
 * drank until half tipsy.


 * cîah kàu mīn ham-ham âng;
 * drank until his face was flushed.


 * To knock and shiver; to beat gently; to rap on.
 * hám chùi;
 * hit and break in pieces.
 * hit and break in pieces.


 * hám kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;
 * beat it gently and make it very soft thereby.


 * khîeh kò̤ cîeh hám khṳ̀ tú-tú hám tîeh i kâi thâu;
 * flung a stone down and hit him exactly on the head.