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Rh *
 * The right hand.
 * cŏ̤-lô̤h ĭu pôiⁿ;
 * sit on the right hand side.


 * tŏ̤ ĭu chíu pôiⁿ;
 * on the right.


 * ĭu-sĭ-nn̂g;
 * the junior vice-president.


 * ĭu pôiⁿ;
 * on the right.


 * hun-hù có̤ ĭu kâi nâng;
 * ordered his supporters.


 * m̄ lî có̤ ĭu;
 * never leaves his side.


 * ĭu îaⁿ; ĭu pôiⁿ kâi îaⁿ;
 * his right hand supporter.


 * có̤ ĭu lîn;
 * neighbours on the right and left.


 * Bribes; advantages afforded.
 * cieh mn̄g i ŭ sĭu ĭu a bô̤;
 * politely enquire of him whether he has received a douceur or not.
 * politely enquire of him whether he has received a douceur or not.


 * i cē sĭu i kâi ĭu cū tàⁿ i kâi ūe;
 * if he receives his present, he speaks in his favour.


 * ēng cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n khṳ̀ ĭu-lŭ i;
 * took money and went and bribed him.


 * cok tho̤h ĭu-lŭ;
 * get a thing through by means of bribes.


 * i sĭ cheng-lîam kâi kuaⁿ, bô̤ sĭu nâng kâi ĭu;
 * he is a clean handed magistrate and does not accept bribes.


 * Be lenient towards; excuse; forbear with.
 * khwn-ĭu i;
 * excuse him.
 * excuse him.


 * khwn-ĭu i kâi cŭe;
 * be indulgent toward his offense.


 * khîu i sìa-ĭu;
 * beg him to remit punishment.


 * To aid; to help; to protect.
 * pó̤-ĭu; pì-ĭu;
 * to protect.
 * to protect.


 * sîn-mêng pì-ĭu;
 * the gods protect us.


 * The pumelo; the shaddock.
 * īu nêk;
 * the pulp of the pumelo.
 * the pulp of the pumelo.


 * âng īu, pêh īu;
 * red pumeloes and white pumeloes.


 * cîah nŏ̤ phìen īu;
 * ate two sections of a pumelo.


 * īu phûe láng;
 * a basket made from the rind of a pumelo.


 * Moreover; furthermore; and then; while.
 * noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe, īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;
 * when children fire off fire-crackers, they like to do it and still are afraid to do it.
 * when children fire off fire-crackers, they like to do it and still are afraid to do it.


 * mēⁿ lío īu phah, phah lío īu-mēⁿ;
 * he alternately beats and scolds her.


 * īu kùe lío cêk jît lío;
 * another day has gone by.


 * tit lío īu sit;
 * gained and then lost it.


 * mn̄g kùe īu mn̄g;
 * inquired again and again.


 * cía īu lâi lío!
 * There it is again!


 * īu àiⁿ chut mn̂g;
 * wants to go out again.


 * īu chìn, īu lô̤h hŏ, lṳ́ thau huang;
 * it is at once cold, rainy, and windy.


 * īu àiⁿ cîah īu àiⁿ chēng;
 * wants both food and clothing.


 * īu ŭ sṳ̄, īu ŭ nâng-kheh lâi, īu ŭ nâng lâi chíaⁿ khṳ̀ tàⁿ chiet-ìo ūe;
 * had business on hand, when company came, and then some one came to get me to go and talk over an important matter.


 * cìeⁿ i īu m̄-hò̤, hìeⁿ i īu m̄-hó̤, m̄ cai cò̤-nî hó̤;
 * this does not suit him, and that does not suit him, and I don't know what does suit him.


 * īu àiⁿ bé hó̤ pháu, īu àiⁿ bé m̄ cîah cháu;
 * he wants a horse that can run very fast, and at the same time eats no hay.

 ìuⁿ


 * Fine; delicate.
 * ìuⁿ tĭu pò;
 * fine grass-cloth.
 * fine grass-cloth.


 * àiⁿ cho kâi a àiⁿ ìuⁿ kâi?
 * Do you want the coarse or the fine?


 * i kâi mô̤ⁿ ìuⁿ-ìuⁿ;
 * its fur is very fine.


 * cí khí khah ìuⁿ;
 * this sort is too fine.


 * cò̤ kàu ìuⁿ-sòi căi;
 * made very carefully.


 * i kâi nêk ìuⁿ-jī íuⁿìuⁿ [sic]-jī;
 * its flesh is very delicate.


 * mīn phûe cē pô̤h, thóiⁿ tîeh cū ío ìuⁿ-jī;
 * when the skin is thin the complexion appears more delicate.


 * Young; immature; of tender age.
 * ìuⁿ hâk;
 * young pupils.
 * young pupils.


 * hăm ke lău ìuⁿ lóng-lóng lâi;
 * the whole family, old and young, all came.


 * cíang ìuⁿ;
 * the eldest and the youngest.


 * ìuⁿ thông;
 * a young lad.


 * ìuⁿ ńng;
 * a young girl.


 * ìuⁿ nî;
 * in childhood.


 * ìuⁿ sòi;
 * small and young.


 * ìuⁿ cú;
 * a young monarch.


 * hŵn-lío ío ìuⁿ-nî;
 * he is still rather immature.


 * íuⁿ-cíⁿ;
 * not fully grown.

jêng


 * Still; as ever; as before.
 * jêng kū khĭa-khí tŏ̤ hṳ́ kò̤;
 * lives where he used to.
 * lives where he used to.


 * jêng-kū sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * the same as it was before.


 * sĭ àiⁿ lêng-ūaⁿ a sĭ àiⁿ jêng-kū?
 * Do you want another sort or the same as that you had before?


 * Another; besides; apart; by itself.
 * jêng jît ciàⁿ lâi;
 * came another day.
 * came another day.


 * jêng ŭ ke cêk nâng;
 * there is another person besides.


 * put lêng hó̤ jêng tàⁿ;
 * cannot repeat it.


 * jêng pōiⁿ cêk hù lói-mûeh khṳ̀ sàng hṳ́-kâi;
 * prepare a separate set of presents and go and present them to him.

jî


 * A child; an infant.
 * i bô̤ kíaⁿ bô̤ jî;
 * she is childless.
 * she is childless.


 * lâm-jî;
 * a son.


 * ńng-jî;
 * a daughter.


 * sío-jî;
 * a young child.


 * jî sun múaⁿ tn̂g;
 * a houseful of children.


 * hăi-jî;
 * an infant.


 * lâm-jî kâi cì-khì;
 * a boy's resolves.


 * cía sĭ âng hăi-jî;
 * this is a young reprobate.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ thóiⁿ cò̤ jî hì;
 * you need not look upon this as child's play.


 * kíaⁿ-jî cōi;
 * has many children.


 * jî-sài; jî-hu;
 * a husband.