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 cò̤ sĭm-mih nâng?
 * Whom did you take him to be?


 * i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ ŭ pá-thî;
 * he acts in a masterful way.


 * cū sĭ i tó̤ pá-thî sṳ̄;
 * it is he who holds control in the affair.


 * cò̤ mîh sṳ̄ àiⁿ ŭ pá-pèⁿ;
 * in whatever one does he needs something that he can use as a handie.


 * màiⁿ pá i kâi kang-hu gō khṳ̀;
 * do not interfere with him so as to spoil his work.


 * àiⁿ pá cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cò̤-nî lâi chù-lì?
 * How shall we arrange this business?


 * cò̤ pá hì;
 * play tricks of legerdemain; to performs feats, as acrobats or trained animals do; jugglery.


 * A list of successful candidates.
 * pa-ngán;
 * the “eye of the list”, a term for the second scholar in the land; the idea is that he is second in order as the eye is under the forehead.
 * the “eye of the list”, a term for the second scholar in the land; the idea is that he is second in order as the eye is under the forehead.


 * nŏ̤ hiaⁿ tĭ cêk kâi tèng cŏ̤-ngŵn, cêk kâi tèng pá-ngân;
 * of the two brothers one became the first scholar of the empire, and the other the second.


 * A target.
 * sīa cìⁿ kâi pá;
 * a target.
 * a target.


 * tòng tîeh pá kâi âng-sim;
 * hit the centre.


 * sīa tîeh pá kîⁿ;
 * hit the outer edge of the target.


 * pûaⁿ pá;
 * fired over the target.


 * pài pá;
 * a little short of the mark; the arrow fell at the foot of the target.


 * sīa m̄ tîeh pá;
 * did not hit the target.


 * A name for spotted felinæ, the leopard, panther, jaguar, cheetah or ounce. The leopard is the insignia of military officers of the fourth rank.
 * kim cîⁿ pà;
 * the leopard.
 * the leopard.


 * hóⁿ seⁿ pà jî;
 * the tiger has a leopard as its offspring.


 * pà phûe cêk tíam cêk tíam, hue-hue;
 * a leopard-skin is speckled and spotted.


 * To reign by force rather than by law; to incroach [sic] on; to hold in check through fear.
 * pá-cìam nâng kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * take possession of other people’s things.
 * take possession of other people’s things.


 * cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ pà căi;
 * this person does things in a high handed way.


 * hûeⁿ-pà; hùeⁿ [sic]-hûeⁿ pà-pà;
 * regardless of the rights of others.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ sǹg sĭ pà-tău;
 * this is a resort to intimidation.


 * i kâi ūe pà-tău căi;
 * his language is intended to intimidate.


 * To suffice; to cease from, to leave off, to finish; to quash; to strike work; enough; no more.
 * kău cìeⁿ-seⁿ le pă lío;
 * that is enough of this; it is quite time this was stopped.
 * that is enough of this; it is quite time this was stopped.


 * m̄ khéng pă chíu;
 * would not stay his hand.


 * jī ke phah pă, màiⁿ sie chūe;
 * both parties having discontinued the quarrel, let there be no farther fighting.


 * ûi sĭm-mih sṳ̄ pă chĭ?
 * What is the reason for the markets being closed?


 * cèng nâng hŭe-côi pă kháu;
 * they all combined and forclosed the examination by refusing to attend.


 * àiⁿ pă put lêng;
 * could not stop though he wished to.


 * m̄ àiⁿ, cū pă;
 * if you do not want it let it alone.


 * i íⁿ-keng pă ceh, kui ke;
 * he has already fulfilled his duties and returned home.


 * To assume a false name.
 * i tŏ̤ gūa kháu to sĭ pă i kâi mîaⁿ;
 * he always assumes his name when abroad.
 * he always assumes his name when abroad.


 * thèng pă nâng kâi mîaⁿ;
 * take other people’s names.


 * pă i kâi kî-hō̤;
 * make illegal use of their flag.


 * i sĭ pă tī-tîang kâi hŏ̤-thâu?
 * Whose mark has he counterfeited?

pai

 * To spread out; to display; to set in order.
 * pái kè-sì;
 * to make a display; to put on airs.
 * to make a display; to put on airs.


 * pái tūi-ngó;
 * parade troops.


 * pái tŏ̤ sang pôiⁿ;
 * ranged on the two sides.


 * pái-siet mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * to put things in place.


 * pái hīn-hīn tó̤ khṳt nâng thóiⁿ;
 * lay out as to let people see them.


 * pái khui cē;
 * spread it out more.


 * màiⁿ pái khah khuah;
 * do not spread it out too broadly.


 * pái côi-côi, sì-cìaⁿ sì-cìaⁿ;
 * range them evenly and squarely.


 * îo-îo pái-pái;
 * to strut arouad.


 * pái tō;
 * . [sic] ferry formed of stationary boats.


 * pái toh;
 * to lay a table.


 * pái chn̂g-íⁿ;
 * to arrange the furniture.


 * pái ceng tṳ̄;
 * to lay the dishes.


 * pái kó-tóng;
 * arrange the bric-a-brac.


 * pái phâi-chîang;
 * arrange elegantly.


 * pái hó̤ thóiⁿ tīaⁿ;
 * laid out merely to look at.


 * gūa mīn pái khṳ̀ li hó̤ thóiⁿ, m̄ cai lăi mīn căi-seⁿ;
 * the outside is well arranged, I do not know how it may be inside.


 * cí kâi mûeh sĭ pái tó̤ thit-thô̤ kâi, a sĭ pái tó̤ phīⁿ phang?
 * Are these things put here for show, or are they put here for their sweet smell?


 * To honor; to reverence; to kneel to; to make an obeisance; to visit; to salute; to pay one’s respects to; a salute.
 * pài sîn;
 * worship the gods.
 * worship the gods.


 * pài có;
 * worship ancestors.


 * pài kheh;
 * return a visit.


 * pài pńg cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;
 * memorialize the throne.


 * úa sĭm sĭ pài hôk lṳ́;
 * I acknowledge your superiority.


 * úa àiⁿ pài tho̤h lṳ́ kio úa cò̤ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * I have something that I wish to ask you to do me for me.


 * i lâi hûe pài;
 * he has come to return your visit.


 * úang lâi sie pài;
 * go back and forth interchanging visits.


 * tŏ̤ móng sî pài sìang;
 * at that time minister of state.


 * pài âp;
 * a card case.


 * pài kìⁿ;
 * salute on seeing.


 * ēng pài kúi pài?
 * How many obeisances are to be made ?