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 * Herbs; plants.
 * i mîaⁿ-ke ūe hue-húi;
 * he is skillful in the delineation of plants.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ nâng-kíaⁿ kâi hó̤, a sĭ hue-húi kâi hó̤?
 * Do you like those with human figures pictured on them, or those with shrubs?


 * To abandon; to set aside; to cast away.
 * hùi tīo i kâi ke-ngîap;
 * abandoned his property.
 * abandoned his property.


 * hùi khṳ̀;
 * thrown aside.


 * cò̤ hùi mûeh kio i bói;
 * buy it as a cast off article.


 * hùi-hāi kâi hùe-mûeh;
 * worthless damaged goods.


 * hùi sî sit ngîap;
 * to waste time is to lose property.


 * m̄-hó̤ pùaⁿ thû jṳ̂ hùi;
 * do not give up when half done.


 * hùi cíang, lîp ìuⁿ;
 * set aside the elder in favor of the younger.


 * hùi tek lîp sù;
 * set aside the chief wife and place a concubine in power.


 * mih sṳ̄ hùi sí;
 * all is going to wreck.


 * cìeⁿ-sî huang-hùi căi, bó̤ ēng kang;
 * is now dilapidated and out of repair.


 * châng-hn̂g huang-hùi;
 * fields run to waste.


 * hùi tŭi; hùi-hùi tŭi-tŭi;
 * neglected; unthrifty.


 * hùi-cît;
 * superannuated.


 * hùi jîn;
 * cripples; infirm people.


 * ŭ li hak, bô̤ li hùi, màiⁿ khṳ̀ thìaⁿ i;
 * if we can get it we will, and if we can't get it we will let it go, but don't distress yourself about it.


 * To lavish; to expend; to waste; outlay.
 * hua-hùi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;
 * spend money lavishly.
 * spend money lavishly.


 * hùi-ēng;
 * use wastefully.


 * cêk jît ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ sṳ-hùi?
 * What is the expense per day?


 * so̤-hùi;
 * expenses.


 * nín cêk nî ēng so̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?
 * How much do you expend per year?


 * phùa-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ;
 * squandered a large sum.


 * hùi sṳ̄ căi;
 * a vexatious affair.


 * sĭm sĭ hùi chíu;
 * very difficult to bring about.


 * kàu hṳ́-kò̤ ēng jîeh cōi pûaⁿ-hùi?
 * How much is the fare in going there?


 * hùi sim, hùi sim;
 * I've put you to much trouble.


 * hùi sîn kâi sṳ̄;
 * a wearisome job.


 * hṳ hùi;
 * useless outlay.


 * chŵn míen hùi lâk;
 * you need not waste your strength on it.


 * The lungs.
 * hùi-hú;
 * the lungs.
 * the lungs.


 * i àiⁿ úa kâi sim-kuaⁿ, úa àiⁿ i kâi hùi-hú;
 * we are mortal enemies.


 * cí kâi pēⁿ sĭ hùi keng kâi pēⁿ;
 * this is a lung disease.


 * hùi-iong;
 * an abcess in the lungs; tubercular consumption.


 * hùi húe;
 * inflamation of the lungs.


 * hùi-ke;
 * the lights.


 * hùi kẃn; hùi kńg;
 * the bronchial tubes.


 * hùi-hîeh tìeⁿ tōa;
 * the lobes of the lungs are swollen.


 * hùi sĭ cú ngŵn khì;
 * the lungs control the amount of air that is in them.


 * nâng cē tháu-khùi hùi cū hoih, cē khip khùi hùi cū pá;
 * when we expel the breath the lungs collapse, and when we inspire the breath the lungs expand.


 * lṳ́ khip khùi, khip kàu tn̂g-tn̂g, thoíⁿ lṳ́ kâi hùi tī-kò̤ ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi;
 * draw a very long breath, and see whether there is a pain in any part of your lungs.


 * To keep a respectful silence upon.
 * i tàⁿ ūe chŵn bô̤ kĭ hùi;
 * in speaking he wholly avoids the use of tabooed names.
 * in speaking he wholly avoids the use of tabooed names.


 * cí kâi sĭ hŭam hùi;
 * this is a heedless use of sacred names.


 * pī hùi;
 * to avoid the use of sacred names.


 * gṳ̄-hùi;
 * the Emperor's personal name.


 * bīe hùi;
 * names of the Emperor's ancestors.


 * sìa hùi;
 * sacred names which are to be avoided.


 * Earthenware; crockery.
 * hûi-khì;
 * earthen vessels.
 * earthen vessels.


 * bōi hûi hùe;
 * those who sell earthenware.


 * sie hûi kâi nâng;
 * one who bakes pottery.


 * hûi-îe;
 * a potter's kiln.


 * sau hûi năi khà;
 * a cracked dish won't easily break.


 * bōi hûi nâng cîah khih;
 * he who sells crockery eats from cracked dishes.


 * hûi thô;
 * potter's clay.


 * Grace; that bestowed in charity.
 * ṳn-hŭi;
 * mercy; grace.
 * mercy; grace.


 * nía hŭi, nía hŭi;
 * I am obliged for your kindness.


 * i cêng sĭu kùe i kâi hŭi;
 * he has experienced his clemency.


 * sái kàu nâng tit tîeh sît hŭi;
 * enables people to get real aid.


 * Sagacity; wisdom; cleverness.
 * tì-hŭi;
 * wisdom.
 * wisdom.


 * chong-mêng tì-hŭi;
 * clear headed and sagacious.


 * sẃn kâi tì-hŭi kâi nâng;
 * select a wise person.


 * i bô̤ tì-hŭi;
 * he is not discerning.


 * m̄ cai i ŭ tì-hŭi a bô̤;
 * do not know whether he is shrewd or not.


 * The woof.
 * si keⁿ pò hūi;
 * silk warp and cotton woof.
 * silk warp and cotton woof.


 * tît kâi sĭ keⁿ, hûeⁿ kâi sĭ hūi;
 * the lengthwise threads are the warp, and the transverse threads are the woof.

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 * To roll about or over; to gyrate.
 * i tō̤ thó-ĕ tó̤ húiⁿ khàu;
 * he lies on the ground, rolling and crying.
 * he lies on the ground, rolling and crying.


 * khṳt i húiⁿ cò̤ kâi chim thâm khṳ̀;
 * a deep hollow has been worn out by its gyrations.


 * húiⁿ thâp khṳ̀;
 * make a hole in the ground by rolling around.


 * cía tōa chèng-cí tūi lô̤h khṳ̀ ŏi húiⁿ tīo nâng kâi chù;
 * this bomb when thrown will overturn peoples' houses.