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134 aunt's son is betrothed and has sent some of the betrothal cakes as a present.
 * cí kâi nôiⁿ-kuáiⁿ ēng hĕ chù-piⁿ a mín?
 * Ought we to give some of these laichis to the neighbours or not?


 * To lower; to let down; to lay.
 * hĕ-lô̤h;
 * to get knowledge or information about.
 * to get knowledge or information about.


 * i chūe khṳ̀ ŭ hĕ-lô̤h a bô̤?
 * Did he by searching get any knowledge of the facts?


 * cò̤-nî kàu taⁿ hŵn-lío bô̤ hĕ bô̤ lô̤h?
 * How is it that up to the present time no information has been gained?


 * cí ciah cûn hĕ ŭ jîeh cōi hùe?
 * How many goods were shipped off in this vessel?


 * i kâi ì-sṳ̀ sĭ àiⁿ hĕ chíu lô̤h khṳ̀ sie-hŭ;
 * his intention was to lay his hand on and help.


 * Summer.
 * hē thiⁿ-sî;
 * in summer.
 * in summer.


 * hē khùi;
 * the summer season.


 * tiang-sî hē-cì?
 * When is the summer solstice?


 * hē pò saⁿ-khò;
 * summer clothing.


 * jîp hē; lîp hē;
 * the beginning of summer.


 * hē húe thiⁿ;
 * the hottest part of summer.


 * hē ko cháu;
 * plants that dry up in summer.


 * A great house in process of building.
 * nín kâi tăi hē tiang-sî khí kang?
 * When do you begin work on your mansion?
 * When do you begin work on your mansion?


 * nín kâi tăi hē khí kàu tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ hó̤?
 * When will the building of your great house be finished?

 héⁿ


 * An interrogative particle, implying a doubt.
 * sĭ héⁿ?
 * That is so, is it?
 * That is so, is it?


 * m̄ sĭ héⁿ?
 * Is it not so then?


 * hṳ́-kò̤ ío kṳ̆n héⁿ?
 * That is nearer, isn't it?


 * i pat, héⁿ?
 * He knows, does he?


 * àiⁿ khṳ̀ héⁿ?
 * Going, are you?


 * i kâi cò̤-nî héⁿ?
 * What does it all mean?


 * Fishing stakes.
 * i kâi hêⁿ gāi tîeh cûn lō;
 * these fishing stakes interfere with the passage of the boats.
 * these fishing stakes interfere with the passage of the boats.


 * pôih tīo i kâi hêⁿ;
 * pulled up his fishing stakes.


 * cí pâi hêⁿ ŭ câp-jī ki;
 * there are twelve fishing stakes in this row.


 * To eat too much; to gorge.
 * cîah kàu hêⁿ;
 * eat to repletion; to stuff one's self with food; gorged.
 * eat to repletion; to stuff one's self with food; gorged.


 * Yes; it is even so.
 * sĭ mē? hēⁿ.
 * Is it so? Yes.
 * Is it so? Yes.


 * sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ a m̄ sĭ? hēⁿ nē;
 * it is so is it not? Yes.


 * úa mn̄g tîeh, i tàⁿ hēⁿ;
 * I asked him and be assented.

heh


 * To intimidate; to scare.
 * heh sí nâng;
 * frighten anybody to death.
 * frighten anybody to death.


 * heh-toah i;
 * to hoot at threateningly.


 * i cang kâi sì tó̤ heh nâng;
 * he makes use of influence to intimidate people.


 * khṳt i cē heh, i cū kiu khṳ̀;
 * as soon as she was threatened by him, she shrunk back.


 * cē heh cū thò̤;
 * as soon as he was threatened he withdrew.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cai háng-heh i, i cìaⁿ m̄ káⁿ cò̤ pēⁿ;
 * you must scold at him, then he will not dare behave badly.


 * Glorious; brilliant; majestic.
 * i cí hûe tó̤ lâu-lâu heh-heh kâi sî-hāu, kúi peh ngṳ̂n sĭm-mih siang-kang;
 * this is a time of great prosperity with him, and what are a few hundred dollars to him.
 * this is a time of great prosperity with him, and what are a few hundred dollars to him.


 * To shorten sail; to let down a sail.
 * phâng heh kĕ cē;
 * lower the sail a little.
 * lower the sail a little.


 * heh thâu phâng;
 * take in the fore-sail.


 * i kâi phâng cē heh m̄ lô̤h, cûn cū tó̤ lap cúi;
 * if they cannot lower the sail, their boat will take in water.


 * Each apart from others; scattered; separate.
 * cho̤h mûeh sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ siu-sîp bûa;
 * the things are all at loose ends, and not put up compactly.
 * the things are all at loose ends, and not put up compactly.


 * hùaⁿ nâng sang-sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ tâng sim hîap lâk;
 * they are all acting independently of each other, and not joining their strength in a common cause.

 hehⁿ


 * Captious; much displeased.
 * i hêhⁿ-hêhⁿ nē cū lâi;
 * he came very unwillingly.
 * he came very unwillingly.


 * i lâi kàu thói-ⁿtîehthóiⁿ-tîeh [sic] hêhⁿ-hêhⁿ nē;
 * when he came he appeared very cross.


 * síe khì căi, se-su-kíaⁿ cū tó̤ hêhⁿ;
 * he is very petty, and gets vexed at the least little thing.

hek


 * To investigate; to examine.
 * hek mêng-pêh;
 * investigate thoroughly.
 * investigate thoroughly.


 * chak-hek; inquire fully into, hek sît;
 * get at the facts.


 * hek sìo;
 * examine an account.


 * hek sìo-bak;
 * examine the books.


 * hek tẁn;
 * investigate and decide.


 * hek-thóiⁿ tîeh a m̄ tîeh;
 * ascertain whether it is right or not.


 * hêkhek [sic] phŏ;
 * audit the accounts.


 * hek khòi;
 * examine the deeds.