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 * A multitude; the mass, the herd; a concubine; in this wise; so, about.
 * sù ki lío;
 * is not far from; almost there; probably.


 * sù chut kâi; sù cṳ́;
 * a concubine's son.


 * sù mîn ke;
 * the masses; the people.


 * hâng-lîm-īⁿ sù kit sṳ̆;
 * a graduate of the National Academy.


 * sù jîn;
 * a commoner.


 * tek sù;
 * the wife and the concubine.


 * To rinse the mouth.
 * sù-kháu-hû;
 * a certain kind of mug, commonly used for rinsing the mouth.
 * a certain kind of mug, commonly used for rinsing the mouth.


 * To reiterate; verbose.
 * ūe tàⁿ lío sù-sù tau-tau, tàⁿ bŏi tit hiah;
 * she keeps up a perpetual clack.
 * she keeps up a perpetual clack.


 * The clue or end of a ball of thread or of a cocoon; the beginning; a guide to what follows; a hint.
 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ bô̤ thâu bô̤ sû, cò̤-nî lí;
 * there is nothing to guide one to an understanding of what is to be done in this affair, and so how can it be managed?
 * there is nothing to guide one to an understanding of what is to be done in this affair, and so how can it be managed?


 * tàⁿ khṳ̀ íⁿ-keng ŭ thâu-sû lío;
 * have already a clue to what follows in what has been said.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ íⁿ-keng cĭu sû lío;
 * this business has already approached a beginning; this is likely to be effected.


 * Really.
 * sû-sôk khó̤-lîen;
 * is truly lamentable.
 * is truly lamentable.


 * sû put cai i io sĭ m̄ tŏ̤;
 * really did not know he was not at home.


 * To arrange in order; to put in proper place; to discourse or argue upon; to converse.
 * úa būe cêng kio i sŭ kùe;
 * I have not yet made arrangements with him.
 * I have not yet made arrangements with him.


 * lâi kàu cū khṳ̀ i kò̤ sŭ kū;
 * on arriving went to his house to talk over old times with him.


 * kuaⁿ cò̤ khṳ̀ hó̤ cū àiⁿ ngí sŭ, cò̤ khṳ̀ m-hó̤ cū àiⁿ ngí chú;
 * if an officer does well he will be offered for promotion, if he does badly he will be delivered to the proper Board for punishment.


 * sŭ sût;
 * to narrate in chronological order.


 * Order; precedence, as in age; series; a preface or argument to a book, in which its subjects are stated in order.
 * cí kò̤ sŭ sĭ tī-tîang cò̤ kâi?
 * Who wrote this preface?
 * Who wrote this preface?


 * sŭ-thâu;
 * the preface.


 * kìⁿ tù cṳ to cò̤ ŭ cêk phien sŭ tŏ̤ hṳ́ thâu;
 * every edition of a book has a preface.


 * ŭ chṳ̀ ŭ sŭ;
 * has a regular sequence; seriatim.


 * bô̤ chṳ̀ sŭ;
 * has no regular order.


 * Acting in the place of; temporarily.
 * cí kâi kuaⁿ sĭ lâi sŭ sṳ̄ kâi;
 * this official is one who is acting temporarily.
 * this official is one who is acting temporarily.


 * pàng tī-tîang lâi sŭ?
 * Who is to act in his place?


 * pàng i kh sŭ khueh;
 * appoint him to fill the vacancy temporarily.


 * sŭ jim lío cū pó sît khueh;
 * after acting temporarily, he was appointed to fill the post permanently.


 * sŭ úa bô̤ kú;
 * took my post but a little while.


 * To erect; to set up; to plant on its base.
 * sŭ thĭo;
 * to rear a pillar.
 * to rear a pillar.


 * sŭ cêk ki kî-kuaⁿ;
 * set up a flag staff.

sua

 * To spill, to scatter about.
 * cía bí tâng hṳ́-kò̤ sua-îa kàu cí-kò̤ lâi;
 * the rice has been scattered all the way from there here.
 * the rice has been scattered all the way from there here.


 * put hó̤, màiⁿ sua-îa cêk koiⁿ;
 * take it up carefully and do not let it drop through your hands and scatter around.


 * sua-îa ŵn khṳ̀;
 * all spilled oat.


 * khîeh kâi mûeh khṳ̀ chō̤, cìaⁿ bŏi sua-sua îa-îa;
 * take something to hold it, then it will not be scattered around.


 * Sand, gravel, pebbles, shingle; reefs, banks; granulated, as sugar; gritty; broken fine; friable and mealy, as fruit; frequenting sand banks and beaches; a sandy, brown, or gray color.
 * chiah sua thn̂g;
 * coarse dry brown sugar.
 * coarse dry brown sugar.


 * sua-thâng;
 * a grub.


 * i kâi mīn pōiⁿ kàu cū sĭ sua-thâng khòi;
 * his face is as spotted as if it had been nibbled by grubs.


 * tōa lîap kâi sua-bó̤;
 * large pebbles.


 * àiⁿ kap jîeh cōi sua lô̤h khṳ̀?
 * How much sand should be mixed in?


 * cía bí seⁿ sua;
 * this rice is gritty.


 * tôa tīo sua;
 * rinse out the sand.


 * sua-thô̤ eng cêk koiⁿ;
 * there is earth scattered all over the place.


 * hue-sua-thô;
 * mortar.


 * mâk eng tîeh sua;
 * have got some sand in my eyes.


 * cang sua lâi chìu;
 * scour it with sand.


 * sua-pà;
 * sand banks.


 * cîah tîeh sua nē;
 * it tastes very mealy.


 * sua-cîh;
 * a spit of sand.


 * sua tî; sua céⁿ;
 * a pool with a sandy bottom.


 * ca cúi nah-sap; tîeh cang sua lâi tè kùe;
 * this water is dirty, and it must be filtered through sand.


 * sua-mûiⁿ;
 * fine sand.


 * sua ue;
 * an unglazed earthen pot.


 * i tó̤ līen-phah sua-pau;
 * he is practicing boxing upon sand bags.


 * tōa sua-bô̤-thâu;
 * large smooth pebbles.


 * sua-iu kâi tī;
 * sandy land.


 * chio sua;
 * mix in sand.


 * cang sua lâi ìm;
 * cover it over with sand.


 * pó̤-sua-hún;
 * emery powder.


 * seⁿ sua êng;
 * it is dusty.


 * cí bó châng teh sua.
 * teh jîeh clim;
 * this field is covered with sand