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Rh cāi cêk cāi;
 * boat-load by boat-load.


 * pùaⁿ cāi;
 * half a cargo.


 * lô̤h jîeh cōi cāi cìaⁿ kàu?
 * How many boat-loads will be required for it?


 * An exclamation, implying a high degree of emotion.
 * ai cāi!
 * Alas!
 * Alas!


 * u hū ai cāi!
 * Alas, how sad!


 * khùai cāi!
 * How pleasing!


 * tăi cāi khóng-cṳ́!
 * How great is Confucius!

cak


 * A joint, a section; a period or regular interval; a set way of doing a thing; temperance, continence; to keep within limits; to economize; to maintain dignity; an emergency.
 * cí ki tek lṳ́ thóiⁿ kúi cak?
 * How many joints do you think there are in this bamboo?
 * How many joints do you think there are in this bamboo?


 * bói kúi cak hó̤-hó̤ kâi cìa lâi cîah;
 * buy a few joints of the best sugar-cane to eat.


 * cí cuang sṳ̄ lṳ́ cêk cak cêk cak tàⁿ úa thiaⁿ;
 * give me an account of the whole affair seriatim.


 * cak mâk;
 * the point where meshes join, or sections unite.


 * cīeⁿ cak, ĕ cak;
 * the upper and lower sections.


 * cêk cak cṳ;
 * one verse.


 * cak lîak;
 * a summary.


 * pun cò̤ kúi cak;
 * divided into several paragraphs.


 * chíu-cóiⁿ saⁿ cak, tōa cóiⁿ nŏ̤ cak;
 * the fingers have three joints and the thumb two.


 * kha cak, chíu cak;
 * the joints in the toes and fingers.


 * kut cak sng-thìaⁿ;
 * my bones ache,. [sic]


 * pûah kàu chíu-cak chut thn̆g;
 * fell and dislocated his finger joint.


 * chẁn kùe cak;
 * runs across the joints.


 * cak ím cîah;
 * live temperately.


 * khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cak cíe;
 * gradually diminish.


 * cak khĭam;
 * be frugal.


 * cak ēng;
 * use sparingly.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ seⁿ ki cak;
 * do not branch off into other subjects.


 * cak hŭ;
 * a dignified woman.


 * siu cak;
 * maintain dignity.


 * sit cak;
 * to lose dignity.


 * cak hàu;
 * dignified obedience.


 * khîa cak-hàu têng;
 * raise an honorary portal.


 * cak-lîet;
 * self-restrained.


 * bói kwn cak;
 * to get degrees by bribery.


 * sòi cak, tōa cak;
 * a small matter, or an important matter.


 * tăi cak;
 * a great emergency.


 * cí kâi nâng ŭ khì cak;
 * this man is self-restrained.


 * ū cak-ngĭ;
 * is temperate.


 * bô̤ cak bô̤ co̤h;
 * not kept within limits.


 * cîh tùi cak;
 * to disjoint.


 * cîh cak thăi hîen;
 * go outside the rules of etiquette in the entertainment of a scholar.


 * cak cak kàu;
 * come on at regular intervals.


 * cak-lô̤;
 * a whitlow, a felon on a joint.


 * To make a din; to stun with noise; distracting.
 * hàm i màiⁿ cak nâng;
 * tell him not to disturb people by making a noise.
 * tell him not to disturb people by making a noise.


 * hĭⁿ-khang khṳt i cak kàu ōng-ōng-kìe;
 * my ears rang with the din that he made.


 * i kâi ūe cōi căi, ciu jît khṳt i cak sí khṳ̀;
 * he is a great talker, and keeps up his clack all day long.


 * khṳt i cak lío bŏi ût;
 * was disturbed by his noise so that I could not sleep.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ cak tîeh úa;
 * do not distract me by your noise.


 * To act, do, or make; to become, to appear; to stimulate, to arouse; operations, work.
 * i kâi pēⁿ hwt cak;
 * his ailment has returned.
 * his ailment has returned.


 * khì lêng-ūaⁿ cín-cak;
 * his anger is again roused.


 * lṳ́ kâi kia cak khîeh lâi khṳt úa pài thâk cē;
 * bring your elegant composition and allow me to respectfully read it.


 * i hṳ́-kò̤ to sĭ tó̤ châng kang, cak tái;
 * he is there harboring evil doers and encouraging wickedness.


 * kúaⁿ i būe hwt-cak lâi tī, ío kōi;
 * to hasten and set it right before there is a relapse will be easiest.


 * cak-tong;
 * to act asassistants to the host.


 * kíaⁿ-jît kâi sîah sĭ tī-tîang cak-tong?
 * Who supports the host at to-day's feast?


 * àiⁿ chíaⁿ i cak-tong, tîeh kôih tieⁿ cak-tong kâi toaⁿ-phìen;
 * if you are going to invite him to assist the host you must enclose a card to this effect.


 * To bind up; to make secure.
 * cak kha;
 * to tie the feet.
 * to tie the feet.


 * tĭⁿ kha, cak chíu, cò̤ ŏi kîaⁿ nē?
 * With you hampering all my movements, how can I do anything?


 * cak kín-kín;
 * bound up closely.


 * ēng tòa khṳ̀ cak;
 * take a band and bind it securely.


 * cak kúi ki hue;
 * tie up a nosegay.


 * cak-cang-so̤h;
 * a hair-string.


 * Solid; full; compact; the opposite of hollow.
 * sĭ khang-khak kâi a sĭ câk-thâu kâi?
 * Is it hollow or is it solid?
 * Is it hollow or is it solid?


 * cí cêk khí sĭ câk-nn̂g kâi;
 * this sort is dense.


 * câk-thâu-nn̂g kâi tek;
 * a species of bamboo that is not hollow.


 * câk nêk kâi;
 * full of meat.

cam


 * A needle; a pin; a lancet; to puncture.
 * chng cam;
 * thread a needle.
 * thread a needle.


 * bûa cam;
 * polish a needle.


 * cò̤ cam;
 * make needles.


 * tōa cam, jī cam, saⁿ cam, cam kíaⁿ;
 * large, medium sized, fine, and very fine needles.


 * tōa kong cam;
 * a darning needle.


 * hue cam;
 * an embroidery needle.


 * cam khang, cam búe;
 * the eye and the point of a needle.


 * cam phīⁿ;
 * the end of a needle opposite the point.


 * cam kha khah hi;
 * the stitches are too long.


 * tîeh bâk cam cē;
 * you must sew it more finely.


 * cí kâi hŭ-jîn hó̤ cam-cí;
 * this woman is a good sewer.