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150 rear at the pitch-fork you cannot shoot him.
 * thiaⁿ-kìⁿ hóⁿ hm̄-hm̄-kìe;
 * heard the tiger growling.


 * hóⁿ phâu-hau;
 * tigers roar.


 * hóⁿ āuⁿ-āuⁿ-kìe;
 * tigers snarl.


 * keh jît thóiⁿ-kìⁿ hóⁿ kha-ciah jîeh tōa kâi;
 * the other day I saw the tracks of a very large tiger.


 * sí hóⁿ cò̤ ûah hóⁿ phah;
 * treat a dead tiger as if he were alive.


 * hóⁿ lô̤h pêⁿ-îeⁿ pĭ káu khi;
 * when a tiger comes down into the arable land, he may be harried by a dog.

hoi


 * The eyelids drawn together.
 * mâk hoi-hoi;
 * squint-eyed.
 * squint-eyed.


 * mâk hoi-hoi, kap-pô̤ thóiⁿ-cò̤ lău cúi-koi;
 * so squint eyed that he would mistake a toad for an edible frog.


 * A crab.
 * hŏi keⁿ;
 * crab soup.
 * crab soup.


 * hŏi kha;
 * crab's claws.


 * hŏi khak;
 * a crab's shell.


 * hŏi-íⁿ;
 * a crab's belly.


 * hŏi ko̤;
 * the yellow juices of a crab.


 * pêh hŏi nêk;
 * the white meat of a crab.


 * lŏ kîam hŏi;
 * to pickle crabs.


 * hŏi mâk cúi;
 * the bubbles on boiling water.


 * hŏi nih tîeh i;
 * the crab pinched him.


 * hŏi hûeⁿ kîaⁿ;
 * crabs walk sidewise.


 * poiⁿ kùe hóⁿ-hŏi;
 * more spotted than the spotted crab.


 * thim chiah hŏi;
 * to keep large brown crabs in water.


 * kong-phûa hŏng hŏi kâi;
 * he is one whose parents offered crabs to the god of the bedstead; his hands and feet are always in mischief.


 * khi-hŭ i bô̤ kha hŏi;
 * impose upon him as one can upon a clawless crab.

 hóiⁿ


 * A small smooth bivalve; a mussel.
 * hóiⁿ nêk;
 * the flesh of a mussel.
 * the flesh of a mussel.


 * hó̤iⁿhóiⁿ [sic] khak;
 * mussel shells.


 * kîam hóiⁿ;
 * salt mussels.


 * lâm kîam hóiⁿ;
 * dash water on salt mussels to freshen them.


 * To close by swinging.
 * mn̂g hăm a-hŏiⁿ;
 * set the door ajar.
 * set the door ajar.


 * hŏiⁿ mn̂g;
 * swing the door to.


 * mn̂g màiⁿ hŏiⁿ tah;
 * do not close the door with a bang.


 * hŏiⁿ cêk phìⁿ cū hó̤;
 * to close one fold of the double door is enough.


 * hŏiⁿ chûn cêk cūe phāng;
 * shut it so as to leave a crack.


 * Edible sorts of coarse greens; spinach.
 * hōiⁿ-chài;
 * spinach.
 * spinach.


 * âng hōiⁿ-chài;
 * pig-weed.


 * bé- hōiⁿ;
 * purslane.


 * chì hōiⁿ;
 * prickly spinach.


 * thǹg cho̤h hōiⁿ-chài lâi cîah;
 * boil some spinach to eat.

hoih


 * Narrow; contracted; petty.
 * i kâi tó hoih-hoih;
 * he is very narrow minded.
 * he is very narrow minded.


 * tang tó tîeh cò̤ tōa cē màiⁿ cò̤ khah hoih;
 * make the middle of it rather capacious, do not make it too contracted.


 * To espy; to reconnoiter.
 * khṳt i hôih tîeh;
 * espied by him.
 * espied by him.


 * i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ -hôih;
 * the two are acting as spies.


 * i kúi nâng lâi tó̤ hôih, lṳ́ tîeh cai-hûang i;
 * they have come to reconnoitre and you must beware of them.


 * màiⁿ khṳt i hôih-kìⁿ;
 * do not let her get a peep at it when she is speering around.

hok


 * Happiness; good fortune; felicity which attends divine protection.
 * hok im;
 * glad tidings.
 * glad tidings.


 * hok im tn̂g;
 * a church or chapel.


 * ŭ hok-khì;
 * to be blessed.


 * hok tōa căi;
 * very great felicity.


 * cí kâi ŭ hok, hṳ́ kâi bô̤ hok;
 * this one is happy and that one is not.


 * kṳ̆n-lâi mng nap hok?
 * Have you been quite well lately?


 * hok tī;
 * a favored spot.


 * hok cìang;
 * a lucky commander.


 * híang hok;
 * to enjoy happiness.


 * hok hun tōa;
 * highly favored.


 * hwt châi hwt hok;
 * grow rich and prosperous.


 * cêk lō hok cheⁿ;
 * may a happy star light your way.


 * ngŏ hok;
 * the five blessings, long life, riches, soundness of body and mind, love of virtue, and a peaceful end.


 * ŭ lĭauglĭang [sic] cū ŭ hok;
 * to have right principles is to have good fortune.


 * pô̤h hok kâi nâng;
 * one who has little prosperity.


 * hok cêk căi;
 * greatly blessed.


 * i tó̤ hok nŏ̤;
 * he is highly prospered.


 * hok lôk sīu chŵn;
 * fortune, honors, and longevity, all bestowed.


 * To subvert; ruined.
 * hẃn hok; hẃn-hẃn hok-hok;
 * ruined.
 * ruined.


 * thien hwn tī hok;
 * the overthrow of heaven and earth.


 * A bat.
 * ūe ngó hok;
 * to paint or draw five bats in various positions.
 * to paint or draw five bats in various positions.


 * Double.
 * têng-hok;
 * repeated; duplicated.
 * repeated; duplicated.


 * tàⁿ ūe têng-hok;
 * to reiterate.


 * Again; to do a second time; to repeat.
 * hẃn hôk; hẃn-hẃn hôk-hôk;
 * repeatedly.
 * repeatedly.


 * hôk sìn;
 * the reply to a letter.


 * hôk mĕng;
 * to report upon, as a commission.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ cò̤-nî hûe-hôk i?
 * What reply are you going to make to him?


 * hôk tong-heng;
 * to revive and