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Rh ; ún-ún kâi sṳ̄ to m̄ cò̤, mńg hàuⁿ lăng-híam;
 * he never will do what is safe, but always seeks what is hazardous.


 * i cêk seⁿ bô̤ kîaⁿ híam lō, to sĭ kîaⁿ ún-tàng kâi sṳ̄;
 * all his life he has never gone into danger, but has done what was perfectly safe.


 * híam cèng;
 * dangerous diseases.


 * cí kâi nâng sĭm sĭ im-híam;
 * this person is very scheming.


 * măuⁿ híam;
 * looks wicked.


 * híam-híam tîeh;
 * came very near hitting it.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ khah híam, m̄-hó̤ cò̤;
 * this is too dangerous, do not do it.


 * To find fault with; to dislike; to depreciate.
 * hîap-hîam;
 * to be prejudiced.
 * to be prejudiced.


 * i cē hîap-hîam cū tàⁿ kàu i jîeh m̄ hó̤;
 * he is prejudiced and so tells how bad he is.


 * sím chut i sĭ hîap-hîam kâi;
 * judged that he was prejudiced.


 * sĭ chông-côiⁿ ŭ hîam-khiah;
 * there was a previous grudge.


 * i sim lăi hûai ŭ côiⁿ jît kâi kîam-khiah tŏ̤ kò̤;
 * he cherishes an old grudge.


 * pī hîam-gî;
 * avoid an appearance of evil.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ khì-hîam;
 * do not be offended.


 * lṳ́ ā m̄ siu cū sĭ khì-hîam;
 * if you do not accept it, it is because you are offended.


 * hîam i m̄ ngía;
 * find fault with its lack of beauty.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ hîam;
 * do not be fastidious.


 * lṳ́ tîeh hó̤ hîam i;
 * you should reprove him.


 * cía hŵn-lío tó̤ hîam;
 * is still expressing dissatisfaction with this.


 * i sĭ m̄ hío kui-kṳ́, lṳ́ tîeh cai hîam i;
 * he is unmannerly, and you should reprove him.


 * i tó̤ hîam cìeⁿ hîam hìeⁿ;
 * he finds fault with everything.


 * i khṳt i hîam tîeh m̄ su-hôk;
 * he does not submit to being found fault with by her.


 * cò̤ kàu mih nâng bô̤ hîam;
 * do so well that none can find fault with you.


 * bô̤ nâng káⁿ hîam;
 * no one dared find any fault with it.


 * cía kang-hu, sît-căi bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ hîam;
 * this work is certainly beyond criticism.


 * i nŏ̤ nâng bô̤ hîam bô̤ khiah;
 * the two never get offended with each other.

hiang


 * Pertaining to the country.
 * hiang chin;
 * one belonging to one's own village.
 * one belonging to one's own village.


 * kak chù kâi hiang thâm m̄ tâng;
 * the dialect of different places is different.


 * hiang pa-láu;
 * a countrified old man.


 * Odor, perfume, aroma; reputable.
 * hiang-khì;
 * odor.
 * odor.


 * ŭ hiang-thâu;
 * has an odor.


 * bô̤ sĭm-mih hiang-thâu;
 * has very little aroma.


 * cṳ hiang ke;
 * a literary family.


 * in nâng ŭ cṳ hiang;
 * those people have a literary reputation.


 * To reverberate; to sound; an echo; noise.
 * cêk siaⁿ híang;
 * one clap.
 * one clap.


 * siaⁿ-im híang-lĭang;
 * it resounds.


 * híang-híang lĭang-lĭang;
 * reverberating.


 * i kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi bô̤ mih híang-lĭang;
 * his voice has very little volume.


 * phòng-phĭe híang;
 * the sound of fire-crackers.


 * chèng híang;
 * the sound of guns.


 * tōa phàu híang;
 * the sound of cannon; cannonading.


 * kó híang;
 * the sound of drums.


 * ceng būe híang;
 * the bell has not yet rung.


 * cí kâi sî-ceng bŏi híang;
 * this clock does not strike.


 * phah m̄ híang;
 * does not resound when struck.


 * pûn m̄ híang;
 * does not sound when blown.


 * cúi híang;
 * the sound of waters.


 * pĕng bô̤ íaⁿ híang;
 * neither sound nor shadow; nothing to be seen nor heard.


 * híang bé ckâkchâk [sic];
 * mounted banditti.


 * sǹg sĭ íaⁿ híang kâi ūe;
 * this is mere idle talk.


 * siaⁿ híang căi;
 * it sounds out loudly.


 * khâp híang thâu;
 * importunately; you can hear my head as it knocks.


 * híang èng sĭ cí-kò̤ cē híang, hṳ́-kò̤ cṳ ìn;
 * an echo, is the response from there to a sound made here.


 * To enjoy; to receive gratefully.
 * híang hok;
 * to enjoy happiness; to receive blessings.
 * to enjoy happiness; to receive blessings.


 * híang sīu jîeh cōi hùe?
 * How long did he live?


 * ŭ hok m̄ hó̤ cĭn híang;
 * it is not well to run through all your pleasures.


 * híang hok căi;
 * very highly favored of the gods.


 * būe pat híang tîeh hok;
 * he has never had any happiness.


 * To entertain guests.
 * íen-híang pin-kheh;
 * invite guests to a formal banquet.
 * invite guests to a formal banquet.


 * hŭam cok-bûn kàu hṳ́ búe to sĭ tàⁿ “sĭang-híang”;
 * “still come to the sacrifice” is written at the end of all prayers.


 * Facing; towards; hitherto; inclining to; flaring.
 * hìang tang a hìang sai?
 * Does it face the east or the west?
 * Does it face the east or the west?


 * hìang lâm hó̤ kùe hìang pak;
 * it is better to face the south rather than the north.


 * mīn hìang hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;
 * his face is turned the other way.


 * nŏ̤ koiⁿ chṳ̀chù [sic] sie hìang;
 * the two houses face each other.


 * hìang lâi m̄ pat thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * hitherto I have not seen it.


 * cêk hìang m̄ pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ sie-sit;
 * for a while past nothing has been heard from him.


 * àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hng-hìang? àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hng-hìeⁿ?
 * What sort of location is desirable?


 * i sĭ hìang lṳ́ tàⁿ a sĭ hìang i tàⁿ?
 * Is he inclined to heed what you say or what she says?


 * sĭ hìang úa tàⁿ kâi;
 * he is inclined to my view of the case.


 * lêng-ūaⁿ ût jī hìang;
 * change the direction so as to face another point of the compass.