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 * To carry suspended on the back.
 * pì pò-tō̤;
 * shoulder a wallet.


 * cí cêk pò-tō̤ bí àiⁿ pì khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?;
 * Where are you carrying this bag of rice?


 * pì m̄ phû;
 * I cannot shoulder it.


 * úa pì kàu hêk sí;
 * I have carried it till I am almost tired to death.


 * pì a-nôⁿ;
 * to carry a baby on the back in a cloth tied around the chest.


 * khîeh tîo pì-tîo khṳ̀ pì;
 * get the scarf used for tying children on the back, and carry him.


 * nĭoⁿ-hóⁿ pì tṳ;
 * a tiger carrying off a pig on his back.


 * Numb; a partial numbness.
 * cí hûe kâi kha pì-pì;
 * my foot is now asleep.
 * my foot is now asleep.


 * hía îeh buah lío nĕ pì-pì, sûi nâng cò̤-nî mûeh m̄ cai thìaⁿ;
 * since putting on the medicine it has no feeling in it, and whatever any one does to it there is no sensation of pain.


 * chíu pì lío cīo-cīo-kìo;
 * after being asleep, my hand prickles.


 * pì kàu nĕ ngûi-ngûi;
 * so fast asleep as to be perfectly numb.


 * chn̂g kú kha cū àiⁿ pì;
 * if you squat long, you legs will be numb.


 * pì îeh;
 * medicine producing numbness.


 * Supernatural; private; secret.
 * cí tieⁿ hng sĭ pì-thŵn kâi;
 * this prescription is one that was secretly made known, or privately handed down to its recipient.
 * this prescription is one that was secretly made known, or privately handed down to its recipient.


 * pì kín, m̄ khéng thŵn khṳt nâng;
 * kept it a close secret, and would not impart it to anyone.


 * mih sṳ pì căi, m̄ hàuⁿ kà nâng;
 * he is very unwilling to divulge any of his secrets, and will teach them to nobody.


 * pì sĭu kâi sîn hng;
 * an infallible receipt privately received.


 * pì cṳ;
 * secret archives; a mysterious or private book.


 * tit tîeh i kâi pì puah;
 * got his clapdish; received his abstruse receipts.


 * A course on horseback.
 * pháu cêk pì bé ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ?;
 * How much must be paid for the use of the horse in each course that you gallop?
 * How much must be paid for the use of the horse in each course that you gallop?


 * tîeh līen pháu ŭ jîeh cōi pì bé cìaⁿ hó̤ lôh tîeⁿ;
 * must practise riding for many courses and then you can enter the lists at the examinations.


 * The forearm; the arm.
 * i kâi chíu-pì ío sòi;
 * his arm is rather small.
 * his arm is rather small.


 * hŭ úa cêk pì cṳ lâk;
 * give me a helping hand.


 * i kâi chíu-pì-pà chun chut lâi lùn-lùn;
 * he stretched out a very plump arm.


 * phah tîeh i kâi sît-pì;
 * shot him in the wing.


 * i kâi pì-páng tōa ŭ lâk;
 * he has brawny arms.


 * To protect, as the gods do.
 * pì-ĭu;
 * to aid and bless.
 * to aid and bless.


 * pì-ĭu i khùe-khùe hó̤;
 * grant him speedy recovery.


 * pó̤-pì kàu i phêng-phêng ang-ang;
 * give him perfect peace.


 * The spleen, which lying near the stomach assists to digest the food, and is supposed to open into the heart; the digestion.
 * i kâi pî-ūi hó̤, bô̤ pēⁿ;
 * his digestion is good, there is no derangement of the spleen and stomach.
 * his digestion is good, there is no derangement of the spleen and stomach.


 * i cìeⁿ-sî kâi pî-tó m̄-hó̤;
 * his digestive organs are out of order lately.


 * tîeh chūe cē kĭen pî kâi îeh khṳ̀ cîah;
 * must get some medicine that will act on the spleen, and take it.


 * cí īeⁿ gû-nêk cū sĭm sĭ pó pî;
 * this beef strengthens the digestion.


 * pì-hṳ kâi nâng;
 * one whose digestive powers are weak.


 * A jar with a small neck.
 * chò pî;
 * vinegar jar.
 * vinegar jar.


 * cêk pî tāu-cìeⁿ;
 * a jar of bean catsup.


 * The loquat, or medlar.
 * téng cék kṳn pî-pê;
 * weigh out a catty of loquats.
 * weigh out a catty of loquats.


 * A shaped guitar with four strings.
 * tôaⁿ pî-pê;
 * play the viol.
 * play the viol.


 * To prepare; to make ready; to provide for, or against; ready.
 * cún pĭ;
 * made ready for.
 * made ready for.


 * côi-pĭ;
 * all in readiness.


 * ṳ̆-pĭ pīn-pīn tŏ̤-kò̤;
 * every preparation has been completed.


 * ŭ pĭ phah i bô̤ pĭ;
 * the one who is prepared overcomes him who is unprepared.


 * pĭ cok ngŵn kè lâi chíu-sôk;
 * provided the original price in full and came to ransom it.


 * m̄ hó̤ khîu chŵn ceh-pĭ;
 * one must not look for entire perfection.


 * pàng kò̤ ŭ-pĭ put ngô̤;
 * put it aside in readiness for an emergency.


 * bw̄n īeⁿ kŭ pĭ;
 * all things are ready.


 * bô̤ ṳ̆ bô̤ pĭ i cū lâi;
 * he came when we were totally unprepared.


 * síu-pĭ;
 * the second in command of a garrison.


 * cṳ̆ pĭ kháu-nîe lâi kio chîo-thêng chut lâk;
 * provide one's own food, and work for the government without pay.


 * To close a door; to exclude; to bar out; to stop up; obstructed, closed.
 * pĭ mn̂g pĭ hŏ;
 * closed doors.
 * closed doors.


 * pĭ mâk cē sĭeⁿ;
 * close the eyes and think.


 * mn̂g-lō khui-lâi úa thóiⁿ khah pĭ-sak;
 * I think the passages are too much obstructed.


 * pĭ mn̂g hiuⁿ kẃn tha nâng sṳ̄;
 * shut up the doors and cease to observe