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 trouble in it.
 * kêh tîeh i kâi mâuⁿ-pĭn i cū chŵn m̆;
 * if you go contrary to his whim, he will have nothing to do with it.


 * i phêng-sî ŭ kâi mâuⁿ-pēⁿ;
 * he formerly had an ailment.


 * sin tèng ŭ sĭm-mih mâuⁿ-pēⁿ?
 * What is the matter with her?


 * chak thóiⁿ i kâi mâuⁿ-pēⁿ sĭ tŏ tī-kò̤;
 * examine and see where the trouble lies.


 * mâuⁿ jîeh cōi kṳn, cĕng jîeh cōi kṳn?
 * What is the weight of the case and wrappings, and what the weight of the goods themselves?


 * High, rank grass used for thatching houses; white striped grass; thatched; lowly.
 * pêh mâuⁿ kṳn;
 * roots of the couch-grass, used as a febrifuge.
 * roots of the couch-grass, used as a febrifuge.


 * khîu lṳ́ kio úa khui sim tèng kâi mâuⁿ sak;
 * beseech you to enlighten my dull understanding.


 * i pat khṳ̀ ô̤h mâuⁿ-suaⁿ;
 * he has been to learn the incantations of the Tauist [sic] priests.


 * A lance with a narrow head.
 * chîang-mâuⁿ;
 * a javelin.
 * a javelin.


 * The outward mien; gait; style; manner; form; appearance; habit; the visage; like; similar.
 * mīn-măuⁿ seⁿ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
 * What sort of looking person is he?
 * What sort of looking person is he?


 * sìang-măuⁿ;
 * general appearance.


 * seⁿ lâi câp-hun múiⁿ măuⁿ;
 * is exceedingly pretty.


 * hue îong, gûeh măuⁿ;
 * fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon.


 * tîeh ŭ lói-măuⁿ;
 * one must be courteous.


 * khṳ̀ kàu, i kâi lói-măuⁿ ciu-tàu căi;
 * on our arriving there, he received us with most complete courtesy.


 * seng-tòaⁿ kâi măuⁿ hó̤;
 * the actors are well dressed.


 * To go on rashly; to rush on heedlessly; to assume; to feign; to presume; to venture; to brave; blind to; rash; reckless.
 * i sĭ lâi măuⁿ mîaⁿ cò̤ móng nâng;
 * he assumed the name of a certain person and pretended to be he.
 * he assumed the name of a certain person and pretended to be he.


 * sĭ lâi măuⁿ jīm kâi;
 * he is one who came and took upon himself the duties of the post.


 * ké măuⁿ cò̤ kuaⁿ-hú;
 * feign to be an official.


 * i sĭ măuⁿ hŏ lâi;
 * he came through the rain.


 * măuⁿ híam;
 * brave danger.


 * ka-kī chin măuⁿ cìⁿ-cîeh;
 * exposed himself to the arrows and stones.


 * kám-măuⁿ huang hâng;
 * brave the wind and cold.


 * hàm i m̄-hó̤ khṳ̀ măuⁿ huang;
 * tell him he must not expose himself to the wind.


 * láu-măuⁿ;
 * senile; old; aged.
 * láu-măuⁿ;
 * senile; old; aged.


 * nî-kí láu-măuⁿ;
 * advanced in years.



mē

 * An interrogative particle, requiring an affirmative answer.
 * sĭ mē?
 * Is it not so?
 * Is it not so?


 * hó̤, mē?
 * Will that do?


 * tîeh mē?
 * Is not that right?


 * huaⁿ-hí mē?
 * Are you satisfied?


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ mē?
 * Are you going?


 * kah mē?
 * Does it suit?


 * khá m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?
 * Is it not thus?




 * To clutch in the hand, with the palm downward.
 * meⁿ cho̤h îam;
 * take a handful of salt.
 * take a handful of salt.


 * meⁿ ke pé mīⁿ-hún lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * put in another handful of flour.


 * màiⁿ meⁿ sua-îa;
 * do not scatter it around in taking it up.


 * Hasty; hurried; fleet; quick; speedily; urgent; soon.
 * méⁿ-méⁿ cū tîeh lâi;
 * must come with the utmost speed.
 * must come with the utmost speed.


 * cò̤ méⁿ cē;
 * do it more quickly.


 * màiⁿ khah méⁿ;
 * do not be in too great haste.


 * bŏi kîaⁿ méⁿ;
 * cannot walk any faster.


 * àiⁿ méⁿ pìⁿ cò̤ māng;
 * the more haste the less speed.


 * méⁿ khṳ̀, méⁿ lâi;
 * the sooner you go, the sooner you will get back.


 * àiⁿ jîeh méⁿ?
 * How soon do you want it?


 * ío méⁿ;
 * speedier.


 * Fierce; violent; determined; inhuman; severe; hot, as fire; biting, as wind; excessive in any way.
 * hîong piaⁿ, méⁿ cìang;
 * valorous soldiers and a daring leader.
 * valorous soldiers and a daring leader.


 * suaⁿ tèng kâi méⁿ sìn cōi;
 * there are many savage beasts among the mountains.


 * méⁿ hóⁿ lô̤h suaⁿ;
 * a ferocious tiger descended from the mountains.


 * húe méⁿ;
 * the fire is burning fiercely.


 * húe phuah i méⁿ cē;
 * fan the fire and make it hotter.


 * méⁿ huang, méⁿ hŏ
 * violent wind and heavy rain.


 * khuang huang, méⁿ hŏ;
 * high wind and driving rain.


 * cháu-méⁿ;
 * a grasshopper.
 * cháu-méⁿ;
 * a grasshopper.


 * cháu-méⁿ kha-thúi;
 * spindle shanks.


 * Blindness ; sightless.
 * cheⁿ-méⁿ;
 * blind.
 * blind.


 * i sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ kâi nâng;
 * he is a blind man.


 * cheⁿ-mêⁿ-kíaⁿ;
 * a blind fellow.


 * cheⁿ-mêⁿ sin-seⁿ;
 * a blind fortune-teller.


 * cheⁿ-mêⁿ ŭ mâk-ciu-kng hùe khang;
 * the blind have those who can see to lead them.


 * i sĭ tâng chut sì cheⁿ-mêⁿ, a sĭ cí ău cheⁿ-mêⁿ?
 * Was he blind from birth, or has he lately become blind?


 * i cí kúi jît cioh-mêⁿ;
 * he has been night-blind for these last few days.


 * koi-cioh-mêⁿ;
 * night-blindness.


 * cheⁿ-mêⁿ koi to̤h tîeh sí nío-chṳ́;
 * a blind fowl happened to peck into a dead rat; hit upon a good thing by mere chance.


 * kâi sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ!
 * Your