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Rh : repeat his words to me as nearly as you can.
 * cêk kù cêk kù pîaⁿ mēng-pêh;
 * state it plainly word for word.


 * cē píaⁿ cū bô̤ saⁿ sîaⁿ;
 * in relating it he told less than three tenths of the story.



piah

 * A partition wall; the wall of a house; a screen; a defense or obstruction; a dividing cliff or water-shed.
 * pàng tŏ̤ piah kha piⁿ;
 * set it down close to the wall.
 * set it down close to the wall.


 * tah piah teng;
 * a wall lamp.


 * ceng kò̤ cìe-piah;
 * make a wall that will be a screen.


 * sì-chù cŭang tîeh, to sĭ̆ tâng-chîeⁿ thih-piah;
 * no opening for exit in any direction.


 * kĭa kùe piah;
 * steeper than a wall.


 * peh tŏ̤ kò̤ cîeh-piah téng;
 * has climbed up on the stone wall.


 * sì piah sio jîen;
 * reduced to four bare walls; very poor indeed.


 * sie keh piah;
 * living on opposite sides of the same wall; only a wall between.


 * keh piah phò;
 * adjoining shops.


 * keh piah chîeⁿ;
 * a dividing wall.


 * keh cêk têng piah tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
 * separated only by a wall.


 * A princely gem, an ancient jade badge of office, made with a round hole in it, and held in the hands at court; to decline.
 * ngŵn piah kui tĭe;
 * the original gem will be returned; the debt will be repaid.
 * the original gem will be returned; the debt will be repaid.


 * ngŵn mûeh piah sīa;
 * return the gift as a present to the donor.


 * piah hûe khṳ̀ hâiⁿ i;
 * send it back to him.


 * siu to̤h-teng âng-cek, ṳ̂ tien piah sīa;
 * return with thanks to the donor all the valuables except the table-lamp and red candles.

piak

 * To throb; to beat.
 * kiaⁿ kàu i sim-kuaⁿ-thân piak-piak-tōaⁿ;
 * so frightened that his heart throbbed violently.
 * so frightened that his heart throbbed violently.


 * úa mông thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi sim-kuaⁿ-thâu ŏi piak-piak-phah a bŏi;
 * I will lay my hand on your heart and see whether it beats violently.


 * khṳt ngio kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ piak-cē-cĭeⁿ piak-cē-lô̤h;
 * was so startled by the cat that my heart nearly jumped out of my mouth.


 * To manipulate; to work at.
 * táng i ka-kī khṳ̀ pîak;
 * wait till he himself goes and sets it to rights.
 * wait till he himself goes and sets it to rights.


 * úa kio lṳ́ pîak cū hó̤;
 * I will set it up for yon.


 * úa pa-pîak ŭ pùaⁿ mêⁿ kú, hŵn-lío pa-pîak būe hó̤;
 * I worked at it half the night and have not yet got it in order.

piang

 * To cuff, to slap.
 * piang i kâi kih-kau;
 * slapped her on the cheek.
 * slapped her on the cheek.


 * To slap; to pound; to rap.
 * khì kàu pìang chn̂g pìang íⁿ;
 * so angry that he pounded the tables and chairs.
 * so angry that he pounded the tables and chairs.


 * hía chn̂g pìang kàu lîh;
 * pounded the table till it split.


 * kuaⁿ thiaⁿ tîeh, kâi pău li-li pìang, tó̤ hàm nâng phah i;
 * when the magistrate heard it he kept rapping with his mace, and calling some one to beat her.

pie

 * A banner; a flag or streamer used as a marking-flag; a ticket or card.
 * chah ki pie;
 * insert a flag as a mark.
 * insert a flag as a mark.


 * i tó̤ khîa tōa pie;
 * he is carrying the chief flag.


 * cêng sàng pie a būe?;
 * Have banners been presented yet?


 * kin-nî sĭ úa kâi cío khìa cong-chun-pie;
 * this year it was my quail that was the champion.


 * kìm phah pie kâi sṳ̄;
 * forbid the sale of lottery tickets.


 * pêh-kap pie;
 * Cantonese lottery tickets.


 * lṳ̆-sòng pie;
 * Manilla lottery tickets.


 * tô̤h pie;
 * get the highest prize.


 * chíeⁿ pie;
 * snatch the prize; emulate.


 * chíaⁿ nâng lâi pie hŭe;
 * ask people to form a loan-association.


 * cí kâi gûeh kâi hŭe khṳt tī-tîang pie tîeh?;
 * Which member of the loan association has this month bid highest for the sum of the loans?


 * Corpulent; fat; stout.
 * i cí hûe pie căi;
 * he is now very stout.
 * he is now very stout.


 * tăi tó̤ pie kâi sî-hāu;
 * is growing fat.


 * pêh phìen pie-nêk;
 * sliced fat meat.


 * cang-pie-lâ;
 * layers of fat in meat.


 * sî-pie;
 * a watch.
 * a watch.


 * sî-pie m̄ kîaⁿ;
 * this watch does not run.


 * sî-pie thêng khṳ̀;
 * the watch bas stopped.


 * bé-pie;
 * a hunting watch.


 * kim-khak kâi sî-pie;
 * a watch with a gold case.


 * sî-pie līen;
 * watch-chain.


 * sî-pie cam;
 * the hands of a watch.


 * sî-pie kâi ke-sāi;
 * the machinery of a watch.


 * cí kâi sî-pie kâi huap-tîo sĭ tn̆g khṳ̀;
 * the main spring of this watch is broken.


 * sî-pie thàu;
 * a watch stand.


 * ká sì-pie;
 * wind a watch.


 * sî-pie kâi só̤-sî;
 * watch-key.


 * A sharp pointed spear; to spear.
 * níoⁿ-chṳ́ pie;
 * a spear for spearing rats.
 * a spear for spearing rats.


 * pie níoⁿ-chṳ́;
 * to spear rats.


 * khṳt i ēng hûe-bé-pie, pie sí khṳ̀;
 * was killed by a backward thrust of his spear.


 * A statement presented to the emperor; exterior; outer.
 * píe-chin;
 * relatives of a different surname.
 * relatives of a different surname.


 * píe hiaⁿ-tĭ;
 * second cousins.


 * lău píe chin;
 * a second or third cousin.


 * ko-píe hiaⁿ-tĭ;
 * father's sister's