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Rh ke sùaⁿ, nâng bûang;
 * the family is scattered or dead.


 * sùaⁿ-khui;
 * to disperse, as clouds.


 * hûn sio, phek sùaⁿ;
 * lost presence of mind.


 * hûn sùaⁿ-khui lío;
 * the clouds disperse.


 * sùaⁿ thiah;
 * to divide up, as in selling at retail.


 * cêk sin kâi kṳn-kut sang-sang sùaⁿ;
 * feel weak in all my joints; loose jointed.


 * cí īeⁿ îeh sùaⁿ khì, cí īeⁿ îeh sùaⁿ hueh;
 * this medicine reduces the congestion, and the other disperses the blood.


 * sùaⁿ si;
 * dissolution of the body.


 * A shelter; a cover from sun or rain; a parasol.
 * hŏ-sùaⁿ;
 * an umbrella.
 * an umbrella.


 * cúa hŏ-sùaⁿ, pò hŏ-sùaⁿ;
 * paper umbrellas and cloth umbrellas.


 * tōaⁿ nê-sùaⁿ;
 * an umbrella with ana [sic] valance at its edge.


 * saⁿ am nê-sùaⁿ;
 * ana [sic] three storied official umbrella.


 * bw̄n jîn sùaⁿ;
 * a testimonial umbrella, presented to a popular officer.


 * khîa hŏ-sùaⁿ;
 * carry an umbrella.


 * théng hŏ-sùaⁿ; khui hŏ-sùaⁿ;
 * open an umbrella.


 * hŏ-sùaⁿ kut, hŏ-sùaⁿ pèⁿ;
 * the ribs and the handle of an umbrella.


 * hŏ-sùaⁿ sin àiⁿ pie chíⁿ-pò;
 * will have the umbrella covered with blue cambric.


 * cíaⁿ-lí hŏ-sùaⁿ; siu-sîp hŏ-sùaⁿ;
 * repair an umbrella.


 * Thread of any kind; fine cord or lines; a clue, a trace; needlework; a way for, a chance for, a hope; a remnant or relic, like an orphan who continues a family.
 * si sùaⁿ;
 * sewing silk.
 * sewing silk.


 * thīⁿ sùaⁿ kâi;
 * sewed with thread.


 * tĭu-sùaⁿ;
 * linen thread.


 * ceh cò̤ sùaⁿ;
 * make it into thread.


 * ēng i lâi cò̤ ín-sùaⁿ;
 * set him on the trail; use it as a clue.


 * kò sùaⁿ khṳ̀ chūe;
 * follow the trail and seek it.


 * cêk kîa sùaⁿ;
 * a ball of thread.


 * cêk líu sùaⁿ;
 * a skein of thread.


 * cêk ki sùaⁿ;
 * a hank of silk.


 * sùaⁿ jîeh cōi pĭⁿ?
 * How many knots of thread are there?


 * sùaⁿ jṳ̂, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ tháu i tit;
 * the thread is tangled, gently disentangle it.


 * húe-îeh-sùaⁿ;
 * a fuse.


 * ki cam, tîo sùaⁿ;
 * a needle and thread.


 * sùaⁿ cūe;
 * a seam.


 * tâng sùaⁿ, thih sùaⁿ, ngṳ̂n sùaⁿ;
 * copper, iron or silver wire.


 * cang i cò̤ sùaⁿ-so̤h;
 * use it as a clue.


 * sùaⁿ pō lîb khṳ̀;
 * the stitches liave given way.


 * Mucous, exuded from snails.
 * am-lo̤ sûaⁿ;
 * the mucous of snails.
 * the mucous of snails.


 * i cêk sin seⁿ suaⁿ; its whole body exudes mucous.

suah

 * Baleful; detrimental; to strike dead as by the sun; to injure as by malaria; to end.
 * suah cheⁿ;
 * a baleful star.
 * a baleful star.


 * suah khì;
 * sickly vapors; malaria; the active spirit of death; baleful influences which destroy luck.


 * i sĭ ngŏ̤ tîeh hiong sîn, ak suah;
 * he encountered malignant spirits.


 * kwn-suah;
 * crises in life, which occur triennially from three to sixteen, modified by the signs one is born in.


 * kwn-suah cheng-chó̤;
 * he has passed the critical periods of youth.


 * cŏ̤ suah, hìang suah;
 * evil influences from the rear or the front, geomantic terms connected with the position of graves.


 * saⁿ suah;
 * three points of the compass from which evils come during any year.


 * suah búe;
 * the very last.


 * ău-lâi cò̤-nî siu-suah?
 * Afterward what comes of it?


 * kàu suah-búe sĭ cò̤-nî?
 * In the end, what does it amount to?


 * To slay, to put to death, to murder, to kill; to put an end to.
 * suah síu;
 * a headsman.
 * a headsman.


 * suah thâng;
 * to destroy vermin.


 * suah nío-chṳ́;
 * to kill rats.


 * kài suah seⁿ;
 * forbid the slaughter of animals.


 * ŭ ui-hong suah-khì;
 * has an awe-inspiring.; dreadful look.


 * suah jîp tīn lâi;
 * fought his way into the ranks.


 * cía sǹg sĭ mông châi kù suah;
 * this was plotting murder for the sake of gain.


 * chò̤ suah;
 * manslaughter.


 * gō suah;
 * homicide.


 * keh suah;
 * accidental murder.


 * suah mīaⁿ;
 * murder.


 * A lodging place; to put up for the night; to sojourn.
 * suah-hiah;
 * to lodge; to stay over night.
 * to lodge; to stay over night.


 * cieh ún suah-hiah cêk meⁿ;
 * allow us to put up here for one night.


 * hiah-suah tŏ̤ tì-kò̤?
 * Where are your lodgings? 

suaiⁿ

 * The mango.
 * cêk lìap sūaiⁿ;
 * a mango.
 * a mango.

take out the stone, and shave off the rind of the mango.
 * khṳ̀ tīo sūaiⁿ hût, phau tīo sūaiⁿ phûe;

suak

 * To mold in clay; to model a statue.
 * suak cêk cun thô-sìeⁿ;
 * made a clay image.
 * made a clay image.


 * sĭ thô suahsuak [sic] kâi a sĭ châ tio kâi?
 * Is it moulded in clay, or carved from wood?


 * cí cêk ūi sîn-sìeⁿ suahsuak [sic] lâi ngía câi;
 * this god is very finely modeled.


 * The first day of the moon.
 * múeⁿ hông suahsuak [sic] bŭang cū tîeh kîaⁿ hieⁿ;
 * whenever the first and the middle of the month comes, incense must be offered.
 * whenever the first and the middle of the month comes, incense must be offered.