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 * A year.
 * lâi būe ŭ cêk nî, īa būe ŭ pùaⁿ cái;
 * it is not yet a year, nor even half a year since you came.


 * ke ŭ cêk nî pùaⁿ cái úa cū àiⁿ tńg lâi khṳ̀;
 * in another year or less, I shall be going back again.


 * To govern; to rule; to slaughter.
 * cái-sìang;
 * a prime-minister.
 * a prime-minister.


 * cú-cái;
 * the ruler over all.


 * cí cêk kok sĭ i cò̤ cú-cái;
 * it is he who is the ruler of this nation.


 * tăi thóng-cái;
 * the President of the Board of Civil Office.


 * cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ sim lăi ŭ cú-cái;
 * this person has a mind of his own.


 * suah gû cái bé;
 * to slaughter cattle and horses.


 * To bring forth, (said of animals).
 * lāng-cái;
 * a worthless fellow.
 * a worthless fellow.


 * kò lāng cái;
 * a hired ruffian.


 * lāng-cái phûe;
 * a rogue in embryo; a piece of furniture that is finished except the painting.


 * Again; repeatedly.
 * cài thóiⁿ;
 * look again.
 * look again.


 * chíaⁿ cài tàⁿ;
 * please say it again.


 * m̄ hó̤ cài cîah;
 * do not eat it any more.


 * mùa-khí cài lâi;
 * come again to-morrow.


 * cheⁿ chun put cài lâi;
 * youthful days never return.


 * úa m̄ cài lâi;
 * I will never come again.


 * cài kùe ke kúi jît;
 * again after some days.


 * lṳ́ câi sĭeⁿ;
 * think again.


 * úa bô̤ cài tàⁿ;
 * I shall not tell you again.


 * lṳ́ īu cài m̄ tŏ̤;
 * and again you were absent.


 * cài saⁿ cài sì;
 * again and again.


 * cài-saⁿ hun-hù;
 * repeatedly commanded.


 * úa cài-saⁿ teng-lêng cok-hù, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ it-tit?
 * I have reiterated the orders, why do you not remember them?


 * tîeh pí cía cài tōa kâi;
 * it must be twice as large as this.


 * īa sĭ cài tn̂g cū khah tn̂g;
 * if any longer it would be too long.


 * tîeh cài líu chim cē;
 * it must be dug a little deeper.


 * àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ hn̆g tîeh cài peh kûiⁿ;
 * if you wish to see farther you must mount up higher.


 * cài thóiⁿ kàu sêk-sêk;
 * look at it repeatedly till you become familiar with its appearance.


 * cài thâk ke kùe;
 * read it over again.


 * cài seⁿ;
 * restored to life.


 * cài seⁿ kâi tek;
 * restored virtue.


 * cài seⁿ kâi ṳn;
 * restored favor.


 * cài cía;
 * furthermore.


 * lṳ́ cài kó tīaⁿ;
 * price it again, and more accurately.


 * cài kè;
 * a remarried widow.


 * cài chūa;
 * a remarried widower.


 * To carry; to contain; to lade; to sustain.
 * cí ciah cûn cài ŭ jîeh cōi tàⁿ?
 * How many piculs does this boat carry?
 * How many piculs does this boat carry?


 * gû chia bé cài;
 * oxen draw, and horses carry.


 * cài kàu múaⁿ-múaⁿ; caì kàu tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;
 * stowed full.


 * cài cêk cāi;
 * carry one load.


 * cài kàu bît-bît;
 * laden to the water line.


 * cài m̄ lô̤h;
 * cannot stow in.


 * cài m̄ phû;
 * cannot sustain so much.


 * cài tit khí;
 * can carry it.


 * m̄ hó̤ cài ke lío;
 * it will carry no more.


 * cí ciah cûn sĭ cài sĭm-mih mûeh lâi?
 * What cargo does this boat bring?


 * cṳ tang ŭ cài;
 * it is recorded in books.


 * cài tŏ̤ sĭm-mih cṳ kò̤?
 * What book is it in?


 * tîeh ŭ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;
 * there must be some coigne of vantage.


 * bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;
 * there is nothing to sustain one's self upon.


 * The navel.
 * tó câi;
 * the navel.
 * the navel.


 * câi-tòa;
 * the umbilical cord.


 * ka tn̆g câi-tòa;
 * cut the umbilical cord.


 * tńg câi;
 * cast off the umbilical cord.


 * câi-bó̤;
 * a midwife.


 * tíaⁿ câi;
 * the protuberance in the center of an iron pan.


 * bō̤ câi;
 * the pivot of a millstone.


 * Very; extremely; much.
 * hó̤ căi;
 * very good.
 * very good.


 * hn̆g căi;
 * very far.


 * úa sieh i căi;
 * I love her much.


 * i àiⁿ căi;
 * he wants it extremely.


 * huaⁿ-hí căi;
 * greatly pleased.


 * At present.
 * hīn-căi;
 * now.
 * now.


 * hīn-căi sĭ hău-seⁿ;
 * is at present young.


 * tṳ-kuaⁿ bói hīn-căi;
 * pig's liver is bought for present use; we take things for what they are when we get them.


 * cṳ̆-căi;
 * as well as usual.


 * bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;
 * not feeling very well.


 * lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi mē?
 * Are you well?


 * ang-jîen cṳ̆-căi;
 * well and comfortable.


 * lṳ́ hó̤ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;
 * make yourself comfortable.


 * m̄ káⁿ tng, lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;
 * you are too kind, pray remain as you are.


 * How? What?
 * căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
 * What is it like?
 * What is it like?


 * seⁿ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
 * What sort of thing is it?


 * cò̤ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
 * How does it look?


 * căi tit káⁿ?
 * How dare I?


 * căi tit tîeh?
 * How is it to be obtained?


 * lṳ́ cò̤ căi tit cîaⁿ?
 * How can you accomplish it?


 * căi tit ŵn?
 * How can it be finished?


 * tîeh căi-seⁿ cìaⁿ hâh?
 * How can it be made so as to suit?


 * A cargo; a boat-load.
 * kui câp cāi;
 * several tens of boat-loads.
 * several tens of boat-loads.


 * cài kàu múaⁿ cāi;
 * carry a full cargo.


 * pûaⁿ kùe cāi;
 * to tranship the cargo.


 * po̤h cāi;
 * to land a cargo, by means of smaller boats.


 * khí cāi;
 * unlade the vessel.


 * siu cāi;
 * take in cargo.


 * cêk cāi siu kàu lío;
 * the cargo is all taken in.


 * lô̤h cāi;
 * lade the ship.


 * cêk