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136 evident and unfounded.
 * hêng-ciah khó̤-gî;
 * the evidences are doubtful.


 * pìⁿ chut cin hêng;
 * showed his true character.


 * ūe i kâi hêng-tô;
 * drew a map of it.


 * suaⁿ hêng seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ pit kè;
 * the contour of the mountain is like that of a pen rack.


 * sĭen ak cṳ pò̤ jû íaⁿ sûi hêng;
 * the rewards of righteousness and the deserts of wickedness follow them as the shadow follows the substance.


 * i kâi mīn ŭ chìe hêng;
 * he has a smiling face.


 * būe sêng hêng;
 * not yet shapen.


 * ŭ kâi nâng hêng;
 * has a human shape.


 * i kâi mīn seⁿ lâi ak hêng;
 * his face has a wicked look.


 * ía hêng ía sìeⁿ;
 * a wild aspect.


 * The elements.
 * ngŏ hêng sĭsĭ cúi [sic] húe bâk kim thó;
 * the five elements are water, fire, wood, metal, and earth.
 * the five elements are water, fire, wood, metal, and earth.


 * thóiⁿ ngŏ hêng;
 * tell fortunes.


 * ngŏ hêng siang seⁿ siang khak kâi tŏ̤-lí sĭ chim-àu;
 * the doctrine of mutual reproduction and extinction among the elements is very abstruse.


 * Conduct; behavior; actions.
 * tek hĕng;
 * virtuous conduct.
 * virtuous conduct.


 * ŭ tek ŭ hĕng kâi nâng;
 * a man of character.


 * cí kâi nâng kâi pín-hĕng cìaⁿ phài;
 * this man's character is irreproachable.


 * tău hĕng chim;
 * skilled in Buddhist tricks.


 * cí kâi nâng nío-chṳ́ hĕng;
 * this person is of a thievish disposition.


 * cí kâi nâng kâi hĕng sĭ hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?
 * Does this person conduct himself properly or not?


 * sĭeⁿ tó̤ hĕng;
 * to contemplate suicide.


 * Fortunate; lucky; happily.
 * hĕng tit;
 * happily succeeded in.
 * happily succeeded in.


 * hĕng tit i lâi;
 * luckily he came.


 * ke mn̂g put hĕng;
 * domestic affliction.


 * i put hĕng tó̤ mīaⁿ;
 * he is unhappily not to be long lived.


 * thiⁿ put hĕng tang hŵn sĭ ŭ hĕng;
 * cheer in the midst of misfortune.


 * hĕng bŏi tì mīaⁿ;
 * luckily does not involve life.


 * sǹg sĭ bw̄n hĕng;
 * deemed it very fortunate.


 * Prunes, almonds, and plums.
 * hĕng-jîn;
 * almonds.
 * almonds.


 * hĕng-jîn tê;
 * an emulgent tea made from almonds.


 * ngṳ̂n hĕng;
 * the nuts of the gingko.


 * tîam-hĕng, khó-hĕng;
 * sweet almonds and bitter almonds.


 * Surfeited; glutted; filled.
 * cîah kàu hēng;
 * have eaten it till I loathe it.
 * have eaten it till I loathe it.


 * tǹg-tǹg cîah cí kâi, cîah lío hĕng căi;
 * have eaten this every meal, until I am sick of it.


 * cîah kàu būe cîah thóiⁿ tîeh cū soiⁿ hĕng;
 * have taken it so often that as soon as I see it my stomach turns against it.


 * Dislike, hate, aversion.
 * úa hĕng i;
 * I dislike him.
 * I dislike him.


 * chūa nâng hĕng;
 * leads to dislike.


 * hĕng kàu i khàng kut;
 * dislike him thoroughly.


 * ún bô̤ hĕng i;
 * we do not dislike him.


 * hĕng bŏi tit hiah;
 * an unconquerable aversion.


 * nâng sieh i to m̄ pá le, cò̤ ŭ hĕng i?
 * When we have been so kind that we could not do enough for him, how can it be that we dislike him.


 * cē thóiⁿ cĭu hĕng;
 * hated him as soon as I saw him.

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 * Joy arising from divine blessings.
 * khiong-hō̤ sin hi;
 * I respectfully congratulate you on this new joy.
 * I respectfully congratulate you on this new joy.


 * sin hi toaⁿ phìen;
 * a card bearing congratulations.


 * Rare; infrequent; to wait in expectation.
 * hi-mō̤ⁿ;
 * hope.
 * hope.


 * tó̤ hi-mō̤ⁿ;
 * is waiting in expectation.


 * hi-khî;
 * rare; curious.


 * hi-cíe;
 * few.


 * hi-háng;
 * seldom.


 * hi-háng căi;
 * very infrequent.


 * Victims offered in sacrifice.
 * cì-sṳ̂ só̤ ēng kâi hi-seng sĭ tīaⁿ-tîeh kâi;
 * there is a fixed rule concerning the animals that are offered in sacrifice.
 * there is a fixed rule concerning the animals that are offered in sacrifice.


 * Sparse; sleazy; not close and thick.
 * hi-lang;
 * sleazy.
 * sleazy.


 * hi-hi lang-lang;
 * full of interstices.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh hi-lang, m̄ câk;
 * I consider it very sleazy, and thin.


 * hi-so̤;
 * sparse.


 * hi-hi nē;
 * scattered far apart.


 * pìn bâk cē, màiⁿ pìn khah hi;
 * plait them thicker, do not weave it too loose and open.


 * cí kâi sak-pìn khah hi;
 * this fine comb has the teeth too far apart.


 * i kâi thâu-mô̤ⁿ hi-hi;
 * his hair is very thin.


 * cheⁿ hi-hi;
 * the stars are scattered here and there.


 * mûeⁿ màiⁿ pû khah kṳ̂t, pû hi cē;
 * do not make the congee too thick, make it rather thin.


 * pû cho̤h hi-hi kâi mûeⁿ;
 * make some very thin gruel.


 * The sound of merriment.
 * hi-hi chìe;
 * to laugh merrily.
 * to laugh merrily.


 * chìe hi-hi;
 * laugh aloud.


 * kìⁿ tîeh nâng to sĭ hi-hi chìe;
 * laughs whenever he sees any one.


 * thiaⁿ tîeh chìe hi-hi;
 * laughs out when he hears it.


 * The name of the 27th diagram, denoting to feed.
 * cêk peh hùe kìe-cò̤ khî-hi;
 * one a hundred years old is called a centenarian.
 * one a hundred years old is called a centenarian.


 * pok kâi khùe sĭ hi khùe;
 * cast and threw the 27th diagram in divination.