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 * To protect to guard; to keep safe; to be surety for; to warrant; bail; a guardian; a protector; an advocate.
 * pó̤ húe;
 * insure against fire.


 * pó̤ cúi;
 * insure against accidents at sea.


 * pó̤ cāi;
 * insure a cargo.


 * pó̤ ke;
 * a surety; an insurance company.


 * pó̤ ke kẃn;
 * insurance office.


 * hùe-mûeh ā sĭ sit, pó̤-ke tîeh pûe i kàu kàu-kàu;
 * if the goods are lost, the insurance company must indemnify him in full.


 * cí ciah cûn ŭ pó̤-ke a bô̤?
 * Is this vessel insured?


 * pó̤-nía;
 * to endorse; to go bail for; to guarantee; to stand as security.


 * lṳ́ tîeh pó̤-tŏng sin-thói;
 * you must take care of your health.


 * pó̤-íang kàu sin-thói khîang-càng;
 * nurse up and make strong in body.


 * màiⁿ cò̤ tong-nâng, màiⁿ cò̤ pó̤;
 * do not act as middleman nor as surety.


 * lâi kîaⁿ pó̤-kah kâi huap, cū bô̤ nâng kàⁿ o̤-châng châk;
 * by going according to the system of dividing the town up into tithings with a head man to each tithing, none will dare harbour thieves.


 * i tó̤ tng tī-pó̤;
 * he is the head man of the district.


 * pó̤ chûn i kâi sèⁿ-mīa;
 * preserve his life.


 * pó̤-kṳ́;
 * electioneer for.


 * pó̤-hŭ;
 * to protect, aid or defend.


 * īa sĭ bô̤ i lâi pó̤, i cū thâi khṳ̀;
 * had he not come to her help, she would have been slain.


 * khó̤ pó̤ bô̤ ngô̤;
 * can insure against accidents.


 * kŏ sîn pó̤-īu phêng-ang;
 * trust the gods to keep in safety.


 * sîn put lêng pó̤ bô̤ ūn cṳ nâng;
 * the gods cannot protect those who have fate against them.


 * To requite; to recompense; to revenge; a retribution; a reward; to state, to tell, to inform, to report; a messenger; a reporter; a gazette.
 * ṳn pò̤ ṳn, ẁn pò̤ ẁn;
 * return good for good, and evil for evil.
 * return good for good, and evil for evil.


 * sĭen pò̤;
 * the reward of right doing.


 * ak pò̤;
 * retribution for evil doing.


 * im pò̤;
 * hidden consequences of concealed wickedness.


 * îang pò̤;
 * evident or open reward.


 * sok pò̤;
 * a speedy retribution.


 * chî pò̤;
 * tardy recompense.


 * cong-sū ŭ pò̤;
 * in the end the recompense is sure.


 * pò̤-èng;
 * compensate.


 * cang ṳn pò̤ ẁn;
 * return good for evil.


 * pò̤-chîu;
 * avenge; an avenger.


 * tâng-sim hîap-lâk khṳ̀ pò̤ pĕ chîu;
 * joined their forces and with one accord went to avenge the murder of their father.


 * khṳ̀ pò̤ i cai;
 * go and inform him.


 * thû pò̤ kău ṳn;
 * I hope to reward your great kindness.


 * pò̤-tap;
 * requite.


 * pò̤-pún;
 * compensate.


 * lṳ́ ciang-lâi àiⁿ cò̤-nî pò̤ i?
 * What sort of return are you going to make for it in the future?


 * jît pò̤;
 * daily newspapers.


 * gûeh pò̤;
 * monthly magazines.


 * ŵn-mn̂g pò̤ lâi cò̤-nî pò̤?
 * What was the news on the official bulletin?


 * sĭ cò̤-nî, méⁿ-méⁿ lâi pò̤;
 * whatsoever it be, come quickly and bring information.


 * An old woman; a mother; a crone.
 * ko pô̤;
 * an old dame; an aunt; the goddess “Queen of Heaven” is thus called by the Lim family, whoso surname is also hers.
 * an old dame; an aunt; the goddess “Queen of Heaven” is thus called by the Lim family, whoso surname is also hers.


 * lău ko pô̤; lău sím pô̤; lău ḿ pô̤;
 * an aged dame; an old lady; a grand-aunt.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh pô̤-pô̤ nē;
 * appears very slow and stupid.


 * saⁿ-ki-pô̤;
 * a large hod with ears.


 * Peppermint.
 * pŏ̤-hò̤ îu;
 * peppermint oil.
 * peppermint oil.


 * pŏ̤-hò̤ piaⁿ;
 * crystallized peppermint essence.

 

po̤h

 * To argue against; to contradict; to criticise adversely; to tranship; to thrust in; to insert.
 * po̤h-sìo;
 * find fault with the bill.
 * find fault with the bill.


 * po̤h phêng;
 * cavil about the weight.


 * pĭen-po̤h;
 * to debate the question.


 * po̤h mn̄g i;
 * cross-question him.


 * po̤h kàu i bô̤ ūe ìn;
 * argued the opposite side of the question until he had nothing to say in reply.


 * cīeⁿ-si po̤h lô̤h lâi;
 * criticised by his superior in office.


 * pŏ tèng cē cài-po̤h lô̤h lâi;
 * the Board reversed the decision and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.


 * po̤h hùe;
 * to tranship goods.


 * po̤h cāi;
 * tranship the cargo.


 * po̤h kàu nĕ kín-kín cū ŏi tit kùe;
 * if you squeeze it in very close you can get it through.


 * To fasten, moor, or anchor a boat.
 * cûn po̤h tŏ̤ káng lăi;
 * the vessel is moored in the harbour.
 * the vessel is moored in the harbour.


 * ŭ kò̤ hó̤ suah-po̤h a bô̤?
 * Is there good anchorage?


 * po̤h pàng cí kò̤;
 * moor here.


 * The neck.
 * tìo po̤h;
 * to hang one's self.
 * to hang one's self.


 * hāi i khṳ̀ tìo po̤h;
 * was the cause of her going and hanging herself.


 * Desolate; poor.
 * ke cṳ lô̤h pô̤h;
 * the family is wretchedly poor.
 * the family is wretchedly poor.


 * i būe lô̤h-pô̤h kâi sî-hāu, cí kò̤ sǹg i sĭang pù;
 * before he became impoverished, he was reckoned to be the richest man hereabouts.


 * A weir; small fishing stakes.
 * pô̤h táu;
 * the weir.
 * the weir.


 * câh p̤ô̤h;
 * to set up a weir.


 * màiⁿ kio tó̤ siang pô̤h hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * do not flop about as a fish does when trying to escape from the weir.


 * cū sĭ tó̤ siang pô̤h-táu hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * uneasy as a fish out of water.


 * hṳ́ ki pô̤h-táu kíaⁿ m̄-hó̤ căi;
 * that restless little urchin is a nuisance.