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 * míen-hṳ̂;
 * a yellow fish, found in the sea near Corea [sic]; its sound is fit for making glue.
 * a yellow fish, found in the sea near Corea [sic]; its sound is fit for making glue.


 * míen-hṳ̂ phĭe;
 * the sound of the yellow fish.


 * míen-hṳ̂ ka;
 * glue made from the sound of the yellow fish.


 * Active; prompt; clever; witty.
 * i kâi châi-chêng míen-cîap căi;
 * he is very active in both body and mind.
 * he is very active in both body and mind.


 * īu míen-cîap cò̤ lâi īu hó̤;
 * the more promptly it is done, the better.


 * To commiserate.
 * lîen-míen;
 * have compassion upon.
 * have compassion upon.


 * lîen-míen tîeh i;
 * took pity on him.


 * Prolonged ; enduring ; lasting; uninterrupted.
 * mîen-íen;
 * enduring, lasting.
 * enduring, lasting.


 * kiaⁿ-ùi m̄ mîen-íen;
 * fear it will not be permanent.


 * hok sīu mîen-chîang;
 * may your prosperity and your life be prolonged.

mih

 * An interrogative particle; a sort; what; whatever.
 * lṳ́ tó̤ cò̤ mih sṳ̄?
 * What are you doing?
 * What are you doing?


 * i sĭ sĭm-mih nâng?
 * Who is he?


 * hṳ́ kâi sĭ sĭm-mih mûeh?
 * What is that?


 * lṳ́ kìe-cò̤ sĭm-mih mîaⁿ?
 * What is your name. [sic]


 * bô̤ mih hó̤;
 * not particularly good.


 * ŭ mih sṳ̄ mē?
 * Is anything the matter?


 * i bó̤ mih cîⁿ;
 * he has not much cash.


 * mih mûeh i to àiⁿ;
 * whatever it be he wants it.


 * cía sĭ mih ūe?
 * What sort of talk is this?


 * bô̤ sĭm-mih ngía;
 * not very handsome.


 * i sin cīeⁿ bô̤ mih sóng-khùai;
 * he is not very well.


 * mih kĭaⁿ ŏi;
 * can do any sort of thing.

min

 * To dispense with; to forego; to spare; to avoid; no need of; do not.
 * mih mûeh mín;
 * needs nothing whatever.
 * needs nothing whatever.


 * mín khau huang, mín phâk jît;
 * need not be exposed to the wind or the sun.


 * mín taⁿ, mín teh;
 * need not be cumbered with burdens.


 * mín tì-kàu hŭam cŭe;
 * need not become guilty of crime.


 * mín sí;
 * elude death.


 * mín ǹg i cîah, ǹg i chēng;
 * can avoid dependence on them for food and clothing.


 * mín cîⁿ;
 * no money is required.


 * mín kìⁿ;
 * he need not come in; (said of a visitor).


 * mín lâu-tŏng i;
 * have no occasion for troubling him.


 * ēng húe a mín?
 * Will you want a light?


 * mín ēng tîeh;
 * it is unnecessary.


 * ēng a mín?
 * Is it needed or not?


 * The people; the uninstructed mass; the common multitude; the unofficial and unlearned portion of mankind.
 * bô̤ cŭe kâi phêng-mîn;
 * a commoner, who has committed no crime.
 * a commoner, who has committed no crime.


 * sĭ sù-mîn ke, m̄ sĭ kuaⁿ-hw̆n ke;
 * is of the common people, not of the titled class.


 * kuaⁿ mîn tâng lâk;
 * officers and people equally happy.


 * màiⁿ khek-pak lîang mîn, mîn sim cìaⁿ su-hôk;
 * do not be hard upon the loyal people, then the hearts of the people will return to allegiance.


 * cĭn sim lí mîn sṳ̄;
 * with the utmost devotion manages public affairs.


 * líang pôiⁿ to sĭ úa kâi cṳ́-mîn;
 * both parties are alike my people.


 * kun mîn nâng téng;
 * men of all classes.


 * i tŏ̤ cò̤ kun mîn hú;
 * he is a military officer who acts also as a civil officer.


 * cêk pang lîu-mîn ho̤h cōi nâng;
 * a large tribe of nomadic people.


 * cêk khûn lāng mîn;
 * a company of vagrants.


 * ngô̤ mîn;
 * the unlearned.


 * màiⁿ gāi tîeh nâng kâi mîn kṳ;
 * do not interfere with the dwellings of the people.


 * To sleep; to close the eyes.
 * mîn-chn̂g;
 * a bedstead.
 * a bedstead.


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ ût pàng mîn-chn̂g kîⁿ a mîn-chn̂g tói?
 * Do you want to sleep on the front, or on the back of the bed?


 * úaⁿ-pàng mîn-chn̂g phîn;
 * lean against the head-board.


 * pàng tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g kha;
 * set it down beside the bed.


 * mîn-íⁿ;
 * a couch, a settee.


 * mîn-chn̂g hūeⁿ;
 * the foot-board of a Chinese bedstead.


 * mîn-chn̂g kâi ti-tu téng;
 * the frame supporting the tester of a bed.


 * mîn-chn̂g thĭo;
 * bed-posts.


 * mîn-chn̂g thek;
 * the rungs joining the legs of a bedstead.


 * The visage, the countenance; the front; the top; the surface; the side toward one; face to face; in one’s presence; honor, character, reputation; the look of a thing; to front, to face; to show the face; to see one; personally; a classifier of mirrors, gongs etc.
 * mīn-mn̂g;
 * the human face.
 * the human face.


 * cīeⁿ mīn, ĕ mīn;
 * the upper and under surfaces.


 * lăi mīn, gūa mīn;
 * the inner and outer surfaces.


 * tâng tói kàu mīn cêk īeⁿ;
 * the same all the way through.


 * bô̤ tói bô̤ mīn;
 * no difference between what is on the surface and what is below.


 * cìaⁿ mīn;
 * the proper face.


 * hẃn mīn;
 * the reverse.


 * phâng mīn;
 * the sides.


 * ău mīn, côiⁿ mīn;
 * the back and the front.


 * pêⁿ mīn;
 * a flat surface.


 * khuah mīn;
 * a broad surface.


 * tùi mīn;
 * opposite.


 * híang mīn tŏng cĕng;
 * with entire frankness; openly.


 * tng mīn kio i tàⁿ;
 * told him so to his face.


 * cèng nâng thìaⁿ lío, mīn-mīn sie thóiⁿ;
 * when they all heard this, they