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 * A Sanscrit syllable introduced by the Buddhists.
 * phû-sak;
 * the third class of saints; used to denote idols which are the images of deceased worthies.

sam


 * 75 Deal, pine, fir timber.
 * sam thâu, sam búe;
 * the large and the small end of a stick of timber.
 * the large and the small end of a stick of timber.


 * theⁿ sam-pâi;
 * to pole a raft of pine logs.


 * i tó̤ khui sam hâng;
 * he keeps a lumber-yard.


 * sam-sāi;
 * timber; lumber.


 * khîa sam;
 * to shoulder a log.


 * tōa sam, sam kíaⁿ;
 * large and small logs.


 * khṳ̀ sam;
 * to saw logs.


 * cí ki sam àiⁿ kṳ̀ cò̤ kúi lō?
 * How many cuts will you have made in this log?


 * cí ki sam cìeⁿ tn̂g cìeⁿ tît hó̤ cò̤ kî-kuaⁿ sam;
 * this log is so long and so straight that it will do for a flag-staff.


 * ah sam phûe;
 * bind npup [sic] in bark splints.


 * tōa hō̤ sam, síe hō̤ sam;
 * the best and the poorest kinds of fir.


 * sam mâk;
 * a knot in fir.


 * kṳ̀ cò̤ sam tn̄g;
 * saw it into lengths crosswise (as for cotiins).


 * khṳ̀ chūe kò̤ sam-kíaⁿ búe lâi tú;
 * get the smallest section of a small log and brace this up.


 * sam chieh;
 * the girth of a log.


 * Three; thrice; several times.
 * sam ngŵn kîp tĭ;
 * the three highest graduates of each degree.
 * the three highest graduates of each degree.


 * sam-kang-cheⁿ;
 * a dark purple, or plum color.


 * cêk jît sam chang;
 * three meals a day.


 * To taste; to peck at; to sip.
 * sam-kháu;
 * to take a taste of.
 * to take a taste of.


 * bói pàng kò̤, ē pùaⁿ ē hó̤ sám-kháu cē;
 * buy and lay it aside to take a bite of now and then.


 * cía put kùe sĭ sám-kháu kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * this is something to peck at merely, it is not a thing to satisfy one's hunger upon.


 * cêk ē pùaⁿ ē sám-kháu cū hó̤, m̄ hó̤ cîah ke;
 * take a taste of it once in a while, but do not eat much of it.


 * To joke; to jest.
 * i tó̤ sám-pêh;
 * she is joking.
 * she is joking.


 * i hàuⁿ tàⁿ sám-pêh;
 * he is fond of raillery.


 * To sprinkle with a powder.
 * cang îeh-bûah khṳ̀ sám;
 * powder it with medicinal powder.
 * powder it with medicinal powder.


 * sám cho-khng;
 * sprinkle it over with chaff.


 * Disheveled; long and bushy.
 * i kâi mô̤ⁿ sàm-sàm;
 * its feathers are thick and rough.
 * its feathers are thick and rough.


 * cêk thâu-khak mô̤ⁿ sàm-sàm;
 * his hair is all disheveled and unkempt.


 * A slight drizzling rain; to rain on.
 * hŏ sàm-sàm;
 * fine, slow rain.
 * fine, slow rain.


 * hía saⁿ m̄ cai siu khí, sàm hŏ, sàm kàu nĕ lok-lok;
 * did not think to bring in the clothes, and the fine rain has wet them so that they are dripping wet.

sang


 * Light, sandy, friable soil.
 * i hṳ́ kò̤ kâi thô sĭ sang kâi;
 * the soil there is loamy.
 * the soil there is loamy.


 * i hṳ́ kò̤ cn̂g kâi sĭ sang thô, bŏi kàu kò̤;
 * the soil there is all loamy earth, without clods.


 * sang-hû;
 * red coral.
 * red coral.


 * sang-hû cu;
 * red coral beads.


 * sang-hû tèng;
 * a red coral button.


 * A pair, a brace, a couple; a match to any thing; to go with as a mate.
 * cêk sang ôi;
 * a pair of shoes.
 * a pair of shoes.


 * sêng sang sêng tùi;
 * a perfect match to it.


 * sang to̤;
 * swords in one sheath.


 * Rust.
 * kauh kàu seⁿ sang;
 * left in a damp place till it is rusty.
 * left in a damp place till it is rusty.


 * chĭeⁿ tâng sang;
 * has become covered with verdigris.


 * thih chĭeⁿ sang;
 * the iron has rusted.


 * cang kieⁿ khṳ̀ chìu to̤ sang;
 * take some ginger-root and rub the rust off the knife.


 * Segregated, not compact; loose, lax, slack; unimportant.
 * pàng sang;
 * not stringent; easy about.
 * not stringent; easy about.


 * cí kâi huap khah sang;
 * this law is too lax.


 * sim pàng sang;
 * keep your mind easy.


 * chíu cē sang cŭ khṳt i kw̆n cáu khṳ̀;
 * as soon as I relaxed my hold a little he slipped away.


 * phŏ̤ kín-kín, m̄ khéng pàng sang;
 * clasped it tightly and would not loosen his hold.


 * sang-sang nē, bô̤ sĭm-mih tăng;
 * it is not at all dense, and not very heavy.


 * pâk sang se-su, màiⁿ līu sí i;
 * tie him up with a rather slack rope, do not choke him to death.


 * màiⁿ khîeh lío sang-sang sùaⁿ;
 * do not leave them all at loose ends in carrying them.


 * cêk sin kâi kṳn-kut sang-sang sùaⁿ-sùaⁿ;
 * he is very loose jointed.


 * pàng sang i cē, màiⁿ thó̤ khah kín;
 * be easy with him, and not demand the payment too urgently.


 * sói lío cĕk sin sang-sò̤ căi;
 * after bathing felt much refreshed.


 * cē bô̤ nâng kẃn-lí lío sang hêh-hêh;
 * as soon as there is no one to take charge of it, it gets all scattered about and out of order.