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Rh back of the hand.
 * tī-tiang-sî kau pûaⁿ?
 * When was the business transferred to others?


 * siu pûaⁿ; suah pûaⁿ;
 * to wind up an affair.


 * cía hùe tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ àiⁿ khui pûaⁿ?
 * When are these goods to be throw upon the market?


 * pûaⁿ-tî;
 * disbursments; incidental expenses.


 * saⁿ chùn pûaⁿ, ngŏ chùn pûaⁿ chit chùn pûaⁿ;
 * three, five, and seven inch platters.


 * To pass over or beyond.
 * pûaⁿ sîaⁿ chut khṳ̀;
 * traversed the city and went out on the other side.
 * traversed the city and went out on the other side.


 * pûaⁿ kùe chîeⁿ cū sĭ i kâi ău thâu;
 * pass over the wall and you come to the back of his house.


 * pûaⁿ suaⁿ kùe nía;
 * to cross the mountains.


 * pûaⁿ tùi chù-téng kùe;
 * went over the tops of the houses.


 * To brush off; a duster.
 * pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng;
 * brush off the dust.
 * brush off the dust.


 * pŭaⁿ máng kâi máng-pŭaⁿ;
 * a brush for brushing off mosquitoes.

puah
 * A glazed earthen basin.
 * hue puah;
 * a flower pot.
 * a flower pot.


 * cúi puah;
 * a water pot.


 * thoah puah;
 * a priest's dish.


 * To play for stakes.
 * pûah su, pûah îaⁿ;
 * to lose or to win in gambling.
 * to lose or to win in gambling.


 * pûah-cîⁿ;
 * to gamble.


 * īu cîah īu pûah; hàuⁿ cîah hàuⁿ pûah;
 * smokes opium and gambles.


 * pûah kàu sok-sok-theh;
 * played till he had nothing left to stake.


 * To slip and fall; to make a false step; to tumble.
 * i pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ cū peh m̄ cáu-khí;
 * if he falls down he cannot get up again.
 * if he falls down he cannot get up again.


 * i pûah tîeh tì-kò̤?
 * Where did he hurt himself when he fell?


 * i pûah cîh kha kut;
 * he fell down and broke his leg.


 * pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ līo-līo-tît;
 * fell down flat.


 * i cē thiaⁿ tîeh cū îang pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * when she heard it she fell in a swoon.


 * To flop sidewise.
 * cûn-búe pûah kùe tang pôiⁿ;
 * turn the stern of the boat eastward.
 * turn the stern of the boat eastward.


 * cûn pûah m̄ tńg sin;
 * cannot turn the boat.


 * khṳt i kâi hṳ̂-búe pûah khṳ̀ kàu cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * one would be felled by a blow from his tail.


 * i tó̤ kîaⁿ, kâi búe pûah kùe lâi pûah kùe khṳ̀;
 * its tail flops to and fro as it goes.


 * To draw water from a well.
 * khîeh pûah-tháng khṳ̀ pûah cêk pûah cúi;
 * take the drawing bucket and draw a bucket of water.
 * take the drawing bucket and draw a bucket of water.


 * To toss down; to throw.
 * pûah tâu;
 * to throw dice.
 * to throw dice.


 * pûah lô̤h thô-ĕ, tiang-cē-kìe;
 * if you throw it upon the ground it jingles.

pue
 * To fly; to flit; to go swiftly; to act with dispatch; flying; airy; quick.
 * cía sĭ tó̤ phah pue cío;
 * this is like hitting a bird on the wing.
 * this is like hitting a bird on the wing.


 * kûiⁿ cío kûiⁿ pue, kĕ cío kĕ pue;
 * high flying birds fly high, and low flying birds fly low, each in his sphere.


 * bô̤ lêng-ûi kaikâi [sic] cío tah tī pue;
 * a disabled bird treads the ground as he flies.


 * kiaⁿ kàu hûn pue, phek sùaⁿ;
 * so frightened that he lost all presence of mind.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh, kâi hûn cū pue kàu kíu sio;
 * on seeing it, his soul flew to the ninth heaven; he completely lost his wits.


 * méⁿ kàu kio pue cêk īeⁿ;
 * as swift as if flying.


 * méⁿ-méⁿ cū lâi pue pò̤;
 * speed quickly and inform.


 * àng cío pue hìeⁿ méⁿ;
 * as fast as a bird flies.


 * cí ūi lău-îa sĭ kíaⁿ-jît pue-seng;
 * this god has ascended on high to-day.


 * i ŏi pue sîam cáu piah;
 * he can flit away over the tops of the partitions.


 * i chah sît to lâng pue;
 * though he should put on wings he would find it difficult to fly.


 * Bamboo roots, scallop shells, stones or pieces of wood of a hemispherical shape, tossed into the air and allowed to fall on the ground, in divination.
 * i khṳ̀ lău-îa kò̤ pûah pue;
 * he has gone before a god to toss the bamboo-roots.
 * he has gone before a god to toss the bamboo-roots.


 * sī pûah tîeh im pue, a sĭ îang pue, a sĭ sèng pue?
 * When you tossed the two bamboo-roots did they fall with the flat sides downward, or with the convex sides downward or with one flat side and one convex side downward?


 * pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ sèng cêk ún pue;
 * when tossing the bamboo-roots they fell twice with one flat and one convex surface upward, and once they fell otherwise.


 * im pue;
 * the roots fell in such a way as to give an unfavorable omen.


 * îang pue;
 * a permissive or affirmative answer given by the fall of bamboo-roots.


 * chìe pue;
 * an uncertain response given by the fall of the bamboo-roots.


 * im pue īa àiⁿ cám tek, îang pue īa àiⁿ cám tek;
 * whichever way the roots fall in the divination of the will of the god, I am going to do the thing.


 * A cup; a vessel to drink from.
 * kau pue ūaⁿ cúaⁿ;
 * to partake of the wedding cup as do bride and groom.
 * to partake of the wedding cup as do bride and groom.


 * cíu pue;
 * a wine glass.


 * tê-pue;
 * tea-cups.


 * íe cêk pue cúi lâi;
 * dip out and bring a cup of water.


 * tham pue kâi nâng;
 * a wine-bibber.


 * pue pue kang;
 * drank the cup dry every time.