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 * The leaf of a door, and hence used as a classifier of shutters and windows.
 * nŏ̤ phìⁿ mn̂g kueⁿ miⁿ-miⁿ;
 * shut both leaves of the door tightly.


 * cí kúi phìⁿ síam-mn̂g cò̤ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?;
 * How much did you pay for these folding doors?


 * The nose.
 * i kâi phīⁿ sòng-sòng;
 * he has a very prominent nose.
 * he has a very prominent nose.


 * phīⁿ tōa li pó mâk thap;
 * the size of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes.


 * gû phīⁿ tú tîeh châk chíu;
 * the ox laid his nose against the thief's hand and followed him off.


 * phīⁿ kau-kau;
 * a hooked nose.


 * phīⁿ-lêng-kut lāi-lāi;
 * a thin nose.


 * phīⁿ ciam-ciam;
 * a sharp nose.


 * phīⁿ bih-bih;
 * a flat nose.


 * phīⁿ chúa;
 * a crooked nose.


 * phīⁿ-nîe;
 * the ridge of the nose.


 * phīⁿ-khang; phīⁿ-khang-kńg;
 * the nostrils.


 * phīⁿ-sái;
 * mucous from the nose.


 * phīⁿ uaⁿ;
 * bridge of the nose.


 * phīⁿ cún;
 * the end of the nose.


 * cîah phīⁿ-hun; hngk phīⁿ-hun;
 * to take snuff.


 * sàng phīⁿ;
 * blow the nose.


 * hngk phīⁿ;
 * expel or inhale the air forcibly through the nose.


 * cía cū sǐ hì-pêⁿ-téng kâi ūe-pêh-phīⁿ kâi;
 * this is the buffoon in the theatre (and has his nose painted white).


 * úai phīⁿ-khang môⁿ;
 * scrape the hair from the nostrils.


 * thâp phīⁿ;
 * without a nose.


 * phīⁿ sak;
 * the nose stopped up; snuffles.


 * chùi hâp bûa, cang phīⁿ-khang tháu-khùi;
 * shut your mouth and breathe through your nose.


 * To smell; to scent.
 * phīⁿ tîeh;
 * smelled.
 * smelled.


 * phīⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;
 * smell it and see whether it is good.


 * phīⁿ tîeh chàu;
 * smelled a bad odor.


 * phīⁿ tîeh phang cǎi;
 * smelled very fragrant.


 * i hn̆g-hn̆g to phīⁿ tit kàu;
 * he can smell at a great distance.


 * úa phīⁿ m̄ tîeh, i cò̤-nî cū phīⁿ-kìⁿ?;
 * I cannot smell it, how is it that he can?


 * phīⁿ tîeh kòng-kòng phang;
 * smells very odorous.


 * phīⁿ m̄ chut;
 * cannot discover by the sense of smell.


 * jîeh hn̆g to phīⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * scents it from afar.


 * cē phīⁿ tîeh cū hîn;
 * if you smell it, it will make you dizzy.


 * A ferocious beast fabled to devour tigers; the term is applied to a valiant general.
 * A ferocious beast fabled to devour tigers; the term is applied to a valiant general.

phiaⁿ

 * To fling or throw down with force.
 * i cē khì khîeh khí lâi cū phiaⁿ tīo;
 * when angry he took it up and flung it down and broke it.
 * when angry he took it up and flung it down and broke it.


 * phiaⁿ lôh khṳ̀̀ chap-chap-chùi;
 * dashed it down and broke it in little pieces.


 * phiaⁿ kàu hn̆g-hn̆g kò̤ khṳ̀;
 * flung it far away.


 * The flanks, the sides; the space below the arms.
 * phiaⁿ-lî kut;
 * ribs.
 * ribs.


 * phiaⁿ nêk; tu kâi phîaⁿ nêk;
 * a side of pork.


 * phîaⁿ-lî thìaⁿ;
 * a pain in the side.


 * A dower; a portion; the betrothal presents.
 * phìaⁿ-kim jîeh cōi?;
 * How much is paid by the groom's father to the bride's parents?
 * How much is paid by the groom's father to the bride's parents?


 * ngí tīaⁿ, nô̤ kò̤ phìaⁿ;
 * it is fixed at twice ten taels.


 * sàng phìaⁿ a būe?;
 * Are the betrothal gifts presented yet?


 * bô̤ tham i kâi ku phìaⁿ;
 * do not covet a large dower.


 * A flat; a level area.
 * hái phîaⁿ;
 * flats, covered at high tide with salt water.
 * flats, covered at high tide with salt water.


 * thūn hái phîaⁿ;
 * fill in the salt meadows; made land on the sea-shore.


 * suaⁿ phîaⁿ;
 * a plateau.


 * A classifier of jobs.
 * phîaⁿ sṳ̄, lóng-cóng pàng úa sin tèng;
 * leave the whole affair to me.
 * leave the whole affair to me.


 * cí cêk phîaⁿ lóng-cóng àiⁿ i lí, bô̤ kùe i kang-khó;
 * wants him to attend to the whole job, and has no regard to the hardship he undergoes.

phiah

 * A propensity; partiality; a whim or prejudice.
 * kak nâng kak nâng ŭ cêk kâi phiah pēⁿ;
 * each has some unsatisfied desire.
 * each has some unsatisfied desire.


 * i kâi sèⁿ phiah;
 * his disposition is morbid.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ màiⁿ cip phiah;
 * do not act from private prejudice.


 * i kâi phiah pēⁿ m̄-hō̤;
 * he has vicious propensities.


 * i kâi sèⁿ-chêng kuai-phiah;
 * he has a suspicious disposition.


 * cí īeⁿ îeh hó̤ tī thâm phiah;
 * this medicine corrects the desire to expectorate constantly.


 * Secluded, private; mean, lowlive, base.
 * phiah-cèⁿ kâi tī-hng;
 * a secluded spot.
 * a secluded spot.


 * phiah-phiah siah-siah kâi hāng;
 * an unfrequented lane.


 * phiah-siah kâi îeh, hâng ēng;
 * a remedy little known and seldom used.


 * sîa-phiah;
 * depraved.


 * phiah-1ŏ;
 * untaught.


 * Private; disused.
 * síam-phîah kâi tī-hng;
 * a neglected, unfrequented spot.
 * a neglected, unfrequented spot.


 * khah phîah kâi îeh, cíe nâng pat;
 * a medicine very seldom used, and few people know what it is.

phiak

 * To whisk sidewise; to flop.
 * khṳt i kâi búe cē phîak, uâng cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * one blow from his tail
 * one blow from his tail