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 * The wings spread.
 * i kâi sît phi-phi;
 * with its wings outstretched and motionless.


 * i tó̤ pue to sĭ sît phi-phi, m̄ sĭ tó̤ phêh;
 * when it is flying its wings are spread wide, but it does not flap them.


 * sît cē phi, ŭ cîaⁿ lîah khuah;
 * when its wings are spread, they are about a span across.


 * The operculum of a snail, or other spiral univalve.
 * kìⁿ lô̤ cū ŭ phí;
 * all spiral univalves ever seen have an operculum.
 * all spiral univalves ever seen have an operculum.


 * Closed, obstructed, which is the meaning of the 12th diagram.
 * cía sĭ i kâi jī ūn kuai-phí;
 * this is having his luck against him.
 * this is having his luck against him.


 * khǹg-kòi i màiⁿ hŵn-ló̤: phí cē kêk, thài cū lâi;
 * exhort him not to be down-hearted: when adversity has reached its utmost bounds, prosperity will come.


 * To despise; to disesteem.
 * cí kâi nâng khó̤-phí;
 * he is despicable.
 * he is despicable.


 * i thóiⁿ-phí i;
 * he looks upon her with contempt.


 * tó̤ úa kâi phí-ì sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭeⁿ; cìe úa kâi phí-kìen lâi thóiⁿ li sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * according to my humble opinion it is thus.


 * i sĭm sĭ phí i;
 * she perfectly despises him.


 * A stoppage or constipation.
 * phí-khì;
 * constipation.
 * constipation.


 * phí cek;
 * indigestion.


 * cí îeⁿ îeh ŏi khṳ̀ tīo heng tang kâi phí-kò̤;
 * this medicine will remove the swelling arising from obstructed bowels.


 * A scab.
 * kit phí;
 * to form a scab.
 * to form a scab.


 * phí m̄-hó̤ peh tīo, tîeh táng i ka-kī lut;
 * you must not pick off the scab, but must wait till it falls off of itself.


 * i cong-kú îeⁿ-îeⁿ, bŏi kit phí;
 * it always remains raw, and never scabs over.


 * i kâi phí kit lío tau thìaⁿ;
 * after the scab is formed, it aches from the pressure.


 * To compare, to illustrate; a simile; a parable; if, suppose.
 * cía sĭ phì-jŭ kâi ūe;
 * this is used as an illustration.
 * this is used as an illustration.


 * cang sĭm-mûeh lâi phì-jŭ i?
 * To what may it be compared?


 * phì-jûjŭ [sic] i īa-sĭ m̄ cêng lâi li cò̤-nî nē?
 * Supposing that he has not arrived, then what?


 * phì-jŭ cò̤ móng mûeh khap-chiet căi;
 * to take that as an illustration would suit exactly.


 * cieh lâi cò̤ phì-jŭ;
 * borrow as an illustration.


 * phì-jŭ cò̤ ciah cûn;
 * take a boat for an example.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ phì-jŭ lâi hŵn bŏi sĭo-sîn;
 * the comparison is not in all respects true.


 * A favorite; a parasite; partial to.
 * phì-chiap;
 * a favorite concubine.
 * a favorite concubine.


 * i ŭ ku-ā phì chîn;
 * he has several favored courtiers.


 * To shelter, to cover, to protect; affording shade.
 * phî-ìm;
 * to shelter, to countenance, to give protection to.
 * to shelter, to countenance, to give protection to.


 * i cêk nâng cē ŏi, cū phî-ìm kàu thong côk;
 * he singly being somewhat powerful, affords protection to the whole clan.


 * sĭ i tó̤ pau-phî;
 * it is he who upholds him.


 * i cêk nâng chut lâi cū pau-phî kàu cèng nâng bô̤ sṳ̄;
 * he comes forth singly and furnishes such defense in himself, that all the others are free from trouble about it.


 * Lassitude; fatigue.
 * phî-khùn;
 * spiritless, languid.
 * spiritless, languid.


 * cí hûe kâi nâng phî-kw̆n;
 * am now very weary.


 * i kâi ceng-sin̂ hó̤ câi, ciu-jît bŏi phî;
 * he has great stamina, and does not flag during the whole day.


 * phî-tŏaⁿ;
 * jaded.


 * nâng phî, bé hêk;
 * the men were weary and the horses fagged out.


 * cí kúi kâi che-hîah sĭm sĭ phî-ngẃn;
 * these constables are very remiss in the discharge of their duty.


 * cìeⁿ-sî kâi hìang ío phî;
 * of late the custom-house duties are slow in coming in.


 * To fly about; to flutter.
 * phî-phî-pue;
 * to flutter.
 * to flutter.


 * chái hue kâi bói-îah phî-phî-pue;
 * the butterfly flits among the flowers.


 * huang cē thau kî cū phî-phî-pue;
 * as soon as the wind rises the flags flutter.


 * Furs.
 * phî-ngáu phî-cháu;
 * fur goods; furs made up into garments, and in the pelts.
 * fur goods; furs made up into garments, and in the pelts.


 * i chēng kàu cêk sin phî-ngáu phî-cháu, cò̤-nî ŏi chìn;
 * he is dressed completely in furs, how can he be cold.


 * The temper; whims.
 * i kâi phî-khì m̄-hó̤ căi;
 * her temper is very bad.
 * her temper is very bad.


 * i kâi phî-khì hàuⁿ ēng pó pî kâi îeh;
 * it is his fancy to use medicines that act on the spleen.


 * kâi nâng to̤ ŭ kâi phî-khì;
 * most persons have some idiosyncrasy.


 * i bô̤ phî bô̤ khì, sóng-khùai căi;
 * he has no peculiar whims, and is very easy to get along with.

 phiⁿ
 * Selfish; biased; partial; inclined to one side.
 * bô̤ sṳ-phiⁿ;
 * has no selfish end in view.
 * has no selfish end in view.


 * bô̤ phiⁿ bô̤ ngŭi;
 * candid, without favoritism or guile.


 * i âⁿ phiⁿ;
 * he showed partiality when interfering to separate the combatants.


 * ŭ phiⁿ;
 * partial.