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 * A cloak made of bamboo, palm leaves, or grass, woven in strips, and laid like thatch; to screen from rain.
 * cang-sui;
 * a coir rain-cloak.


 * tek-hîeh-sui;
 * a rain-cloak made from bamboo leaves.


 * muaⁿ cang-sui;
 * wear a coir rain-cloak.


 * The mouth; to give lip.
 * i thiaⁿ tîeh pìⁿ mīn pìⁿ súi;
 * when she heard it her countenance changed.
 * when she heard it her countenance changed.


 * i kíaⁿ-jît cò̤-nî pìⁿ-chut cía mīn-súi?
 * Why is she to-day so different?


 * Handsome; beautiful.
 * súi-súi;
 * very attractive.
 * very attractive.


 * i seⁿ lâi súi căi;
 * she is very pretty.


 * To accord; to follow; to comply with; to let; to permit; like, as, according to; wherever; forthwith; presently.
 * kṳn-sûi úa lâi khṳ̀;
 * you go with me (as a servant or attendant).
 * you go with me (as a servant or attendant).


 * sûi-sî;
 * immediately.


 * sûi-sî cò̤, sûi-sî hó̤;
 * it is but a moment's work.


 * sĭeⁿ tîeh kâi, sûi-sî cū àiⁿ;
 * whatever he thinks of, he at once wants.


 * sûi-ciet;
 * instantly.


 * sûi-pĭen;
 * as you like;
 * when convenient.


 * sûi chù to̤ ŭ;
 * wherever you go, you are likely to see them.


 * sûi tī cêk lō to hó̤ kîaⁿ;
 * you can go by whichever road you please.


 * sûi i lâi;
 * let him come.


 * sûi jw̆n hó̤;
 * any way will do.


 * i kâi a-nái ŭ sûi lâi jīm tèng a bô̤?
 * Did his wife come with him to his post?


 * sûi jīm;
 * to accompany an official to his post.


 * hŵn àiⁿ kia t-sûi;
 * will add a tenth (to the fees of the attendants).


 * sûi lói;
 * vails paid to official attendants, about one tael in ten.


 * i sĭ tng chîang-sûi kâi nâng;
 * he is one of the personal attendants of an official; he belongs to the retinue.


 * kak-kak sûi só̤ hànⁿ;
 * each one does as he pleases.


 * sûi tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ; sûi kín sin-piⁿ;
 * keeps close to him.


 * sûi pit lô̤h, mín sĭeⁿ;
 * write whatever comes first to mind, you need not ponder over it.


 * sûi hṳ́-hûe kâi sim só̤ sĭeⁿ;
 * coincides with what you thought at that time.


 * To hang; to dangle; to drop; pendant.
 * i kâi jìo-se pâk lío sûi kàu ka-ciah;
 * when her crape fillet was put on, it hung to her waist.
 * when her crape fillet was put on, it hung to her waist.


 * sûi kàu tú tîeh thô;
 * hung down to the ground.


 * sûi thâu sàng khì;
 * hung his head and sighed.


 * hŏ-sùaⁿ cúi sûi cêk sin;
 * the rain has dripped all over me from my umbrella.


 * hṳ́ téng cò̤ tîo lāu-bó̤, màiⁿ khṳt lîm-cíⁿ cúi sûi lò̤h lâi;
 * make an eaves-trough above, and not let the water from the eaves drip down.


 * teng tìo lío màiⁿ sûi khah kĕ;
 * do not let the lamp be hung so as to swing too low.


 * i kâi mâk-bâi sûi lò̤h lâi;
 * her eyebrows droop at the outer ends.


 * Forthwith; thereupon; then; after that.
 * cē àiⁿ, sûi-sî ŭ;
 * as soon as he wants anything he gets it.
 * as soon as he wants anything he gets it.


 * in-ūi hìeⁿ-seⁿ sûi tì-kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that afterward lead to this.


 * in-ūi hṳ́-kâi sûi tit tîeh cí-kâi;
 * because of that, we have now acquired this.


 * seng-sûi; sng sûi;
 * the mulberry.
 * the mulberry.


 * sng-sûi hîeh;
 * mulberry leaves.


 * sng-sûi cí;
 * mulberries.


 * ûi-sûi;
 * an emulgent sweetish root, used in throat diseases; it looks like orris root.
 * an emulgent sweetish root, used in throat diseases; it looks like orris root.


 * sûi jín;
 * a root used in making a medicine for sore eyes.


 * To follow; to accord with.
 * sĭm-mih sṳ̄ to sŭi ì;
 * everything coincides with my desire.
 * everything coincides with my desire.


 * kū-nî kâi ūn-khì put sŭi;
 * last year the luck was adverse.


 * kin-nî kâi ūn-khì hó̤, mih sṳ̄ to sŭi sim;
 * the luck is good this year, everything goes right.


 * sŭi ì;
 * accords with my wish.


 * Felicitous; auspicious.
 * kin-nî sîang-sŭi căi;
 * this is a very favorable year for it.
 * this is a very favorable year for it.


 * ŭ kâi sîang-sŭi kâi khì-sĭang;
 * had a very happy omen.


 * tōa m̄ sîang-sŭi;
 * very inauspicious.


 * The heads of grain.
 * bêh sūi;
 * ears of wheat.
 * ears of wheat.


 * chek sūi;
 * the heads of rice.


 * cīeⁿ kùe tang kâi sūi phàⁿ, cí kùe tang kâi sūi ío tōiⁿ;
 * the ears of grain were not well filled out in the last crop, but in this crop they are well filled out.


 * jṳ̂-chíaⁿ tōa sūi;
 * and moreover the heads are large.


 * cêk sūi ŭ jîeh cōi lîap?
 * How many kernels are there in an ear?


 * kin-nî kâi chek-sūi pá căi;
 * the ears of rice are very full this year.


 * cêk sūi cêk sūi pá căi;
 * the ears of rice are very full this year.


 * cêk sūi lóng-cóng hûiⁿ lô̤h lâi;
 * the ears are all drooping.

sun

 * A grandchild.
 * lâm sun, ńng sun; ta-po sun, cṳ-nîe sun;
 * grandsons and granddaughters.
 * grandsons and granddaughters.


 * lăi sun;
 * a son's child.


 * gūa sun;
 * a daughter's child.


 * kíaⁿ sun;
 * children and grandchildren.


 * ceng sun;
 * great grandson.


 * hîen sun;
 * great great grandson.


 * pó̤-hō̤ sun kiaⁿ gâu-gâu tōa-tōa;
 * give divine assistance to his descendants, making them wise and great.