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Rh phău-hŭ;
 * this is a very able and learned person.


 * i hŭ ieh;
 * he breaks the contract.


 * sèng hŭ;
 * succeed or fail.


 * m̄ cai sèng hŭ jû hô̤;
 * do not know whether he has succeeded or failed.


 * úa bô̤ khui-hŭ lṳ́;
 * I have not treated you unfairly.


 * úa m̄ hŭ lṳ́ cĭu sĭ;
 * I will not disappoint you.


 * khi-hŭ;
 * to impose upon.


 * m̄ khi-hŭ nâng, īa bôbô̤ [sic] thang pun nâng khi-hŭ;
 * does not impose upon anybody, and does not allow any body to impose upon him.


 * hûang thiⁿ put hŭ khó sim nâng;
 * high Heaven never turns away from the sorrowful in heart.


 * Flour made from beans or peas.
 * tāu-hū;
 * bean-curd.
 * bean-curd.


 * oi tāu-hū;
 * grind peas for making curd.


 * tāu-hū kuaⁿ;
 * dried bean-curd.


 * hū jú;
 * soured bean-curd.


 * hiang hū;
 * hard bean-curd.


 * tāu-hū cieⁿ;
 * bean porridge, or pea soup.


 * hū ki;
 * strips of bean-curd.


 * hū mô̤h; hū phûe;
 * the scum of pea soup.


 * tāu-hū hue;
 * blanc-mange made from bean flour.


 * To breathe out.
 * u hū ai cāi;
 * alas, how very sad it is.
 * alas, how very sad it is.


 * An expletive at the end of sentences.
 * cṳ hū ía cía;
 * it is all bosh (these four particles having in themselves no meaning).
 * it is all bosh (these four particles having in themselves no meaning).

hua


 * Clamor; a din.
 * suang-hua;
 * hubbub.
 * hubbub.


 * kìm-cí suang-hua;
 * all loud talking is strictly forbidden.


 * To squander; to spend.
 * hua-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n cìaⁿ cò̤ sêng;
 * much money was spent before it was accomplished.
 * much money was spent before it was accomplished.


 * hua-cṳ́;
 * a spendthrift.


 * A pinnace; a scow.
 * hûa-théng;
 * a lorcha, a cargo boat.
 * a lorcha, a cargo boat.


 * cí ciah hûa-théng àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where is this lorcha going?


 * Crops; grain; corn.
 * châng-hûa;
 * crops.
 * crops.


 * múa-sì-chù kâi châng-hûa hó̤ căi;
 * everywhere the crops are fine.


 * Splendor; glory.
 * îong-hûa;
 * effulgence.
 * effulgence.


 * gûeh hûa;
 * bright moonlight.


 * chia-hûa căi;
 * very showy.


 * tong-hûa;
 * China.


 * tâng híang îong-hûa;
 * partake with him of his grandeur.


 * Harmony; concord; agreement.
 * hûa-phêng;
 * at peace.
 * at peace.


 * hûa-hûa-phêng-phêng;
 * in complete agreement.


 * sim hûa, khì phêng;
 * thoroughly reconciled.


 * cêk thŵn hûa-khì;
 * in perfect harmony.


 * hûa-khì tì sîang;
 * a conciliatory disposition tends to intimacy.


 * màiⁿ sieⁿ hûa-khì;
 * do not disturb the harmony.


 * hiaⁿ-tĭ-kíaⁿ hûa-hûa khì-khì;
 * the brothers are very amicable.


 * ang cía sīm sĭ hûa-sŭn;
 * husband and wife are in accord.


 * in ang cía m̄ hûa;
 * they, the husband and the wife, are of incompatible temper.


 * ke-mn̂g hûa-sŭn;
 * the families are in cordial relationship.


 * kio chù-piⁿ m̄ hûa-môk;
 * not on good terms with his neighbours.


 * thiⁿ-khì thîo-hûa;
 * the weather is propitious.


 * lîp hûa-ieh;
 * form a treaty of amity.


 * káng hûa;
 * to treat of peace.


 * ke cêk īeⁿ lŏ̤hlô̤h [sic] khṳ̀ hûa bī;
 * put in one more kind, to render the flavor perfect.


 * hûa-háu;
 * in accord.


 * m̄ sie hûa;
 * uncongenial.


 * ló̤ kó phah lâi m̄ hûa;
 * the drums and gongs are not beaten in time.


 * cang hîⁿ lâi hûa i kâi khek;
 * accompany his song with the violin.


 * hîⁿ kio khek m̄ hûa;
 * the fiddle and the song are not in unison.


 * hîⁿ sùaⁿ lêng-ūaⁿ phah kàu hûa-hûa;
 * manipulate the string of the viol until it is in tune.


 * soiⁿ tôaⁿ thóiⁿ hûa mē;
 * first thrum it and see if it is in tune.


 * hûa kàu câu-câu;
 * attune them until they all conform.


 * sai hûa nâng mīa;
 * hush up a homicide.


 * i líang cău sai-khia-ē hûa khṳ̀;
 * he secretly made a settlement with the other party.


 * chíaⁿ kong-chin chut lâi hûa;
 * invite a mediator to make peace.


 * hûa kàu taⁿ, hŵn-lío būe lô̤h;
 * they have been making overtures of peace until now, and have not yet reached reconciliation.


 * hûa îeh bûah;
 * to compound medicinal powders.


 * hûa lío lêng-ūaⁿ hẃn;
 * were conciliated and then disagreed again.


 * kùi hûa kîeⁿ pâng-î kò̤;
 * a costly arbitration is better than a cheap lawsuit.


 * nín nŏ̤ nâng hûa-hûa àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī kò̤?
 * Where are you two going so amicably?


 * Misery, woe, suffering; to send woe upon.
 * pī hŭa;
 * escape impending wrath.
 * escape impending wrath.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ jía hŭa;
 * do not bring misery upon yourself.


 * chùang hŭa;
 * bring on calamity.


 * hŭa put toaⁿ kîaⁿ;
 * misfortunes never come singly.


 * in hŭa tit hok;
 * attain happiness through misery.


 * hok sĭen, hŭa îm;
 * blesses goodness and sends woe upon wickedness.


 * hŭa î-pàng pât nâng kò̤;
 * lay the consequences of evil upon somebody else.


 * hŭa àiⁿ lâi lío;
 * misery is at hand.


 * i kâi hŭa m̄ hn̆g lío;
 * his trouble is not far off.


 * ŭ hok li tâng híang, ŭ hŭa li tâng tng;
 * if there