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 * A regal concubine of the first rank.
 * hûang-tì sĭ cêk hŏ, cêk hui, nŏ̤ pin;
 * the emperor has one empress, one concubine, and two maids of honor who wait in the royal presence.
 * the emperor has one empress, one concubine, and two maids of honor who wait in the royal presence.


 * The areca or betel nut.
 * cîah pin-lô̤;
 * chew betel.
 * chew betel.


 * hŵt i lâi khîa pin-lô̤ pûe hui;
 * require him to bring a present of betel-nut, in acknowledgement of an offense.


 * To make sport of; to tease; to play practical jokes upon.
 * pin-tǹg kàu i khàu;
 * plagued him till he cried.
 * plagued him till he cried.


 * A visitor; a stranger.
 * pin-kheh;
 * a visitor.
 * a visitor.


 * sai-pin;
 * a domestic tutor.


 * pin cú tùi cŏ̤;
 * guest and host sat opposite each other.


 * pin hẃn cò̤ cú, cú hẃn cò̤ pin;
 * guest took the place of host, and host of guest.


 * în-pin-kẃn;
 * reception rooms in a yamun.


 * A beach; to border on.
 * hái pin kâi tī-hng;
 * land lying along the coast.
 * land lying along the coast.


 * cúi pin;
 * the water side.


 * To make known one's case to a superior; to announce; to petition, to ask of, (employed in courtesy to friends and by servants to their master); a petition; a statement or report.
 * pín-hôk cīeⁿ-sĭ;
 * reply to a superior officer.
 * reply to a superior officer.


 * pín-cai kuaⁿ-hú;
 * make known to the magistrate.


 * pín kuaⁿ cai;
 * inform the authorites [sic].


 * chíaⁿ nâng lâi cò̤ pín-thiap;
 * invite some one to draw up a petition, or statement.


 * pín i khìam cîⁿ, m̄ hàuⁿ hâiⁿ;
 * complain against him that he owes money and will not pay it.


 * hṳ́ pín tói kâi ūe cò̤-nî tàⁿ?;
 * What is said in the statement laid before the officials?


 * cía tîeh ēng tîaⁿ, a ēng pín?;
 * Should an indictment or an accusation be made use of in this case?


 * jîp pín ēng sĭm-mih lói-sìo a mín?;
 * In entering a complaint, is it necessary to pay any fee?


 * úa sĭ cìe sît pín;
 * I went according to the facts, in making my complaint.


 * soiⁿ íⁿ-keng pín mêng kùe;
 * it has been clearly stated beforehand.


 * kuaⁿ ka-kī lâi, úa íⁿ-keng mīn pín kùe;
 * the magistrate himself came, and I have already stated the case to him in person.


 * pín sî;
 * announce one's departure.


 * pín táu;
 * announce an arrival.


 * pín kàu jīm;
 * send information of his arrival at his post.


 * pín kìⁿ;
 * announce a visit.


 * A board with an inscription.
 * pâi-pín; pín-hîah;
 * a votive tablet.
 * a votive tablet.


 * seng pín;
 * hang up a votive tablet.


 * A kind; series; rank.
 * pín măuⁿ;
 * the expression; the countenance.
 * the expression; the countenance.


 * bô̤ pín;
 * no character; abandoned.


 * kêk pín;
 * the highest grade.


 * cṳ̆ cìaⁿ it pín, kàu cŭang káu pîn;
 * from the very highest rank to the very lowest.


 * A fine toothed comb; to comb.
 * bói hù siu pìn;
 * buy a set of combs.
 * buy a set of combs.


 * cía sak-pìn khah hi;
 * the teeth of this fine-toothed comb are too far apart.


 * Everywhere; the whole; to go around; to make a circuit.
 * pìn sin sng-thìaⁿ;
 * my whole body aches.
 * my whole body aches.


 * thâk cêk pìn cū cai;
 * when you have read it all through you will know.


 * pin chù to cêk īeⁿ;
 * throughout the house it is the same.


 * pìn tī n̂g-kim;
 * the whole land is full of gold.


 * pìn thiⁿ cn̂g kâi hûn;
 * the whole heavens are overcast.


 * lṳ́ līam cêk pìn úa thiaⁿ;
 * you recite it once for me to hear.


 * pìn-sì-chù khṳ̀ chê-mn̄g;
 * inquired for it in all the surrounding houses.


 * To carry out to burial.
 * chut pìn;
 * to carry to the grave.
 * to carry to the grave.


 * sàng pìn;
 * to accompany to burial.


 * pìn-cǹg tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?;
 * Where is he buried?


 * The hair on the temples.
 * pìn-piⁿ;
 * the temples.
 * the temples.


 * nŏ̤ pôiⁿ pìn-piⁿ pîak-pîak-kìe;
 * my temples throb.


 * pìn-piⁿ lûah kàu kng-kng;
 * the side tresses are combed very smooth.


 * The crashing roar of a falling rock.
 * pīn-pōng-kìe;
 * make a racket; a reverberating thundering noise.
 * make a racket; a reverberating thundering noise.


 * pin-pinpīn-pīn [sic] pōng-pōng kìe, kio suaⁿ pang, tī hām hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * makes a crashing roar, like that of an avalanche.


 * hía cîeh tŏ̤ suaⁿ téng pīn-pongpōng [sic]-kìe li-li khah lô̤h lâi;
 * the stone came rolling down the mountain with a crashing roar.


 * To reach to; up to; to, at.
 * lô̤h khṳ̀ bît pīn tī-kò̤?
 * How far do you sink in when you step upon it?
 * How far do you sink in when you step upon it?


 * cí-kò̤ li bît pīn sái-tó-câi, hṳ́-kò̤ li bît pīn ăm-kíaⁿ;
 * here one sinks up to his middle, and there he sinks up to his neck.


 * pīn tī-kò̤ hiah?;
 * At what point did you leave off?


 * pīn cí-ko̤ cū ŵn;
 * it ends at this point.


 * chō̤ pīn cun-