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 * The lion, which has long been extinct in China.
 * sai kó, sai bó̤, sai kíaⁿ;
 * lion, lioness and whelp.


 * sai tó̤ háu;
 * the lion is roaring.


 * phah cêk túi cîeh sai;
 * sculpture a pair of stone lions.


 * mŏng sai hóⁿ;
 * a pantomime play of masked lions.


 * i kâi phīⁿ seⁿ lâi sai-sai;
 * his nose is large and curves upward.


 * thn̂g sai;
 * two lions made of sugar.


 * kho a-sai lâi cîah pn̄g;
 * call the dog to eat his mess.


 * i cǹg tîeh sai tī;
 * he is buried in a good spot.


 * ngò̤ thâu sai;
 * an open mouthed, watchful lion.


 * kim sai;
 * gilded lions.


 * kuah sai; chak sai;
 * to carve lions in wood.


 * sai thâu bō̤;
 * a child's bonnet, having fur ears.


 * The west; western; westward.
 * sai hng;
 * western lands.
 * western lands.


 * sai pôiⁿ;
 * on the west.


 * sai kok;
 * European countries.


 * sai îeⁿ;
 * the Occident.


 * sai thiⁿ;
 * the paradise of Buddha, the nirvana of the common people.


 * sai pin;
 * a private tutor (the west side of the hall being the place for guests).


 * màiⁿ taⁿ tang laⁿ sai;
 * do not beat about the bush.


 * sai-lam kak;
 * the south-western corner.


 * sai-pak;
 * north-west.


 * co sai hxang tang;
 * located with the back to tue west, and facing east.


 * sai mng;
 * the west gate.


 * m̄ kwu i tang sai jl poih;
 * it makes no difference where he comes from.


 * nor how his accounts stand;
 * have nothing to do with him in any way.


 * Private, personal, selfish; partial; underhand, nefarious; contraband.
 * cáu-sai;
 * to smuggle.
 * to smuggle.


 * lîah sai;
 * to arrest smugglers.


 * sai hùe;
 * smuggled goods.


 * sĭ kong-si seng-lí, a sĭ sai-khia seng-lí?
 * Is this business licensed or unlicensed?


 * i chûn ŭ cêk bw̄n sai-khia ngṳ̂n;
 * he has ten thousand dollars of his personal funds remaining.


 * sai-ĕ;
 * privately.


 * sai-ĕ sĭ siang-hó̤;
 * are privately in agreement.


 * soiⁿ kong, ău sai;
 * first public business, and after- ward private affairs.


 * bōi sai îam;
 * sell salt that has paid no duty.


 * côih hô̤, sai thiu;
 * bar the river and levy for personal use.


 * i khṳ̀ cò̤ sai sṳ̄;
 * he has gone to attend to some private affairs.


 * i kio i ŭ sai chêng;
 * they have private relationships with each other.


 * sai-cṳ̆ chut kun;
 * go out alone in advance of the army.


 * sai ì;
 * personal notions.


 * chip-sai kâi nâng;
 * the coast guard.


 * The rhinoceros.
 * sai kak;
 * a rhinoceros horn, thought by the Chinese to detect poison and often carved into cups.
 * a rhinoceros horn, thought by the Chinese to detect poison and often carved into cups.


 * sai-gû;
 * a rhinoceros.


 * The jowl; the chops.
 * líang sai;
 * the jaws.
 * the jaws.


 * chíu tho̤h hiang sai;
 * she leaned her chin on her hand.


 * líang sai khah khui;
 * lantern jawed.


 * ĕ-hâi-sai;
 * the lower jaw.


 * A master workman.
 * sai-pĕ;
 * an artisan; a clever workman.
 * an artisan; a clever workman.


 * sai-kíaⁿ;
 * an apprentice.


 * sai hiaⁿ tĭ ŭ jîeh cōi nâng?
 * How many of the trained hands are there?


 * To command; to order; to send; to employ; to commission; to cause, to effect, to occasion; to serve one's self by; expense, use, service.
 * àiⁿ sái i khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where are you going to send him as a messenger?
 * Where are you going to send him as a messenger?


 * sĭ úa tó̤ sái-hẁn kâi nâng;
 * he is a person whom I employ to do errands for me.


 * hàm i màiⁿ sái phî-khì;
 * tell him not to be sulky.


 * cí kâi ngṳ̂n sái m̄ khṳ̀;
 * this dollar will not pass.


 * sái-ēng;
 * outlay.


 * siet-sái i ā-sĭ lâi, úa cū mín khṳ̀;
 * in case he should come, then I need not go.


 * jiak-sái ā-sĭ úa tŏ̤ kò̤, i cū m̄ káⁿ;
 * if so be that I were there, he would not venture to do it.


 * sái-hùi tīo tōa-bó̤-mûeh ngṳ̂n;
 * spent a great amount of money.


 * sái cîⁿ, sái ngṳ̂n;
 * lay out money.


 * màiⁿ sái i hŵn-ló̤;
 * do not sadden her.


 * tì-sái i kiaⁿ-kŭ;
 * renders him apprehensive.


 * sái kàu i huaⁿ-huaⁿ hí-hí;
 * makes him very happy.


 * i sĭ sái àm chieⁿ;
 * he uses concealed weapons.


 * cí kâi nâng m̄ hó̤ sái;
 * this is not one whom it is well to employ.


 * sái sang-to̤;
 * wield a double sword.


 * bô̤ nâng hó̤ sái;
 * have no one to go at my call.


 * kía-sái sî-hāu a sĭ kùe li cò̤-nî?
 * Supposing the time to be already past, what then?


 * Ordure; filth; excrement.
 * pàng sái;
 * to go to stool.
 * to go to stool.


 * i ŏi làu-sái a bŏi?
 * Has he a diarrhea?


 * sái tháng;
 * an ordure bucket.


 * To sail.
 * sái cûn;
 * sail a boat.
 * sail a boat.


 * cûn tó̤ sái huang;
 * the boat is sailing.


 * sái phâng;
 * raise the sail.


 * nín kâi cûn àiⁿ sái khṳ̀ tī kò̤?
 * Whither are you sailing?


 * sái tāⁿ káng-kháu;
 * sailed into the wrong port.


 * To show off; to rival; to make a display.
 * îaⁿ sîn sài-hŭe kâi sî-hāu;
 * when striving to surpass each other in the elegance of the processions accompanying a god.
 * when striving to surpass each other in the elegance of the processions accompanying a god.


 * líang-ke tó̤ sie sài;
 * the two are trying to see which can make the best show.


 * sài hue-teng;
 * the feast