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 * To inquire after; to wait for; a time or period; a period of five days.
 * mn̄g-hāu;
 * to inquire after one's health; to send salutations.


 * i lâi mn̄g-hāu lṳ́;
 * he has come to pay his respects to you.


 * kio úa mn̄g-hāu i;
 * give my respects to him.


 * thĕng-hāu;
 * to wait.


 * úa tŏ̤ cí hāu-thĕng lṳ́ lâi;
 * I will wait here till you come.


 * tŏ̤ cí hāu lṳ́ kú lío;
 * have been here waiting for you a long time.


 * hāu i chìn cē cìaⁿ hó̤ cîah;
 * wait till it cools, and then it may be eaten.


 * sṳ̄-hāu;
 * to serve; to wait upon.


 * hāu lṳ́ kâi kè lâi;
 * I wait, Sir, for you: (said on invitation cards).


 * coih-hāu;
 * holidays, at the new and full moons.


 * khì hāu m̄ sie tâng;
 * the seasons are dissimilar.


 * hāu pó kuaⁿ;
 * an officer by brevet; an expectant of office.


 * bô̤ sî-hāu hó̤ cò̤;
 * there is no time for doing it.


 * àiⁿ táng kàu tī kâi sî-hāu?
 * Until when will you wait?


 * cí hûe bô̤ sî bô̤ hāu;
 * there is not now time for it.


 * cí hûe m̄ sĭ sî m̄ sĭ hāu;
 * this it no time for it.


 * hīn-khek sĭ sĭm-mih sî hāu?
 * What time is it now?


 * màiⁿ tak-nn̄g tīo sī-hāu;
 * do not waste the time.


 * sî-hāu íⁿ-keng kàu lío;
 * the time has arrived.


 * To toil; to labor earnestly; exertions.
 * hāu lâk;
 * earnest effort.
 * earnest effort.


 * hāu-lâu;
 * to moil.


 * tŏ̤ kun côiⁿ kò̤ hāu lâk;
 * led the van in effort, took the lead in exertion.


 * tng-hāu khíen bé cṳ lâu;
 * worked like a horse.

 hàuⁿ


 * Fond of; addicted to; to take pleasure in.
 * hàuⁿ hâk;
 * studious.
 * studious.


 * hàuⁿ pûah, hàuⁿ cîah;
 * addicted to gambling and to opium smoking.


 * hàuⁿ cîah cíu;
 * fond of wine.


 * nâng kâi sim kak ŭ só̤ hàuⁿ;
 * each heart has its own objects of regard.


 * i hàuⁿ tàⁿ ūe;
 * she is a great talker.


 * i sĭang hàuⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
 * he is much addicted to doing so.


 * cía i sĭang hàuⁿ thiaⁿ;
 * he takes great pleasure in hearing this.


 * cía sĭ i só̤ hàuⁿ kâi;
 * this is what he delights in.


 * pêh hóⁿ hàuⁿ cîah tîam, saⁿ-suah hàuⁿ cîah kîam;
 * the white tiger is partial to sweets, while the baleful griffin prefers salt relishes; each to his own taste.


 * Willing; acquiescent; voluntary; to assent; to permit; to consent.
 * i hàuⁿ a m̄ hàuⁿ?
 * Does he agree to it or not?
 * Does he agree to it or not?


 * kâi hàuⁿ, kâi m̄ hàuⁿ;
 * one was willing, and the other was not.


 * i m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt úa;
 * he would not let me have it.


 * i hàuⁿ;
 * she gave her permission.


 * i a pĕ m̄ hàuⁿ;
 * his father would not consent to it.

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 * Shortness of breath.
 * he pēⁿ; he-ku-thiu;
 * asthma.
 * asthma.


 * To wail; to roar; to bawl.
 * màiⁿ hè-hè siaⁿ;
 * do not bawl out.
 * do not bawl out.


 * i kâi cò̤-nî hè-hè khàu;
 * what is he crying so uproariously about?


 * A flaw; a defect; a blemish.
 * tn̆g tíam hûn hê;
 * without spot, crease or flaw; without defect of any sort.
 * without spot, crease or flaw; without defect of any sort.


 * Vapor; colored clouds.
 * thóiⁿ tîeh kâi thiⁿ tn̆g hûn-hê;
 * beheld the sky without a cloud.
 * beheld the sky without a cloud.


 * Crustaceans allied to the lobster and shrimp.
 * lêng-hê;
 * lobsters.
 * lobsters.


 * pêh-hê;
 * prawns.


 * sua-hê;
 * shrimps.


 * thô-hê;
 * crayfish.


 * mêng-kêhê [sic];
 * yellow prawns.


 * mêng-hê pí sua-hê kâi sin ío bih;
 * the yellow prawn, when compared with the shrimp has a flatter body.


 * hê pó;
 * dried prawns.


 * hê pó, phah tīo khak, kìe-cò̤ hê bí;
 * shrimps dried and shelled are called dessicated shrimps.


 * hê kôi;
 * the pickle for shrimps.


 * hê chun;
 * the roe of lobsters.


 * hê ko;
 * prickly prawns.


 * kîam kê;
 * salt prawns.


 * hê chiu;
 * the antennæ of lobsters.


 * hê búe;
 * an ornament shaped like a prawn's tail.


 * A vacation or recess,recess. [sic]
 * pàng hĕ;
 * have a vacation.
 * have a vacation.


 * cò̤-nî cìeⁿ ùaⁿ būe pàng hĕ?
 * Being so late, why is it that school is not yet out?


 * pàng hĕ lío, tŏ̤ lō tèng m̄-hó̤ sńg;
 * when school is out, do not play on the way home.


 * To promise solemnly.
 * hĕ sîn;
 * to bring offerings and make a vow before the gods.
 * to bring offerings and make a vow before the gods.


 * hĕ hût;
 * to promise Buddha.


 * hĕ-ngw̄n;
 * make a vow.


 * tōa hĕ, síe kói;
 * a large promise and meager fulfillment.


 * tŏ̤ sîn kò̤ hĕ saⁿ seⁿ, hĕ hì;
 * vowed before the gods that he would offer them three sorts of meats and the view of a theatrical performance.


 * i hĕ kṳ̀e úa kâi;
 * what he solemnly promised me.


 * úa hĕ i jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n i hŵn-lío m̄ khéng;
 * though I promised him no inconsiderable amount of money, he still would not consent.


 * To send a present; to give.
 * cía mûeh sĭ tī-tîang lâi hĕ kâi?
 * Who brought and presented these things?
 * Who brought and presented these things?


 * a î kâi kíaⁿ cò̤ chin lâi hĕ mûeh-cîah;
 * my