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 * To operate; to act on; to do; to perform.
 * tá thèng thóiⁿ sṳ̄ chêng cò̤-nî;
 * informing himself in regard to the circumstances.


 * i sĭ lâi tá-thàm kun-chêng kâi kang-sòi;
 * he has come to spy out the details in our military affairs.


 * m̄ tá kín kâi sṳ̄;
 * an unimportant matter.


 * cía bô̤ mih tá kín;
 * this is not very important.


 * lîah úa m̄ tá kín;
 * held me in contempt.


 * lîah m̄ tá kín;
 * consider as of no account.


 * tá-pàng;
 * make one's toilet; the costume.


 * lṳ́ tá-pàng kàu cìeⁿ ngía sĭ àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Where are you going in such beautiful attire?


 * tá-pàng kàu iap-iap thiap-thiap;
 * very neatly dressed.


 * chit hun tá-pàng, saⁿ hun nâng;
 * seven parts dress, and three parts person; the beauty is in the costume rather than in the wearer.


 * tá cang;
 * to arrange the coiffure.


 * láu mô̤ⁿ, tá cang;
 * to let the hair grow long and dress it in the style of married women.


 * cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ tá nŏ̤ kâi kak cang, chù-bī căi;
 * this child has its hair done up in two little queues on the sides of its head, and looks very funny.


 * taⁿ sî-hêng tá sĭm-mih cang?
 * What style of coiffure is now fashionable?


 * tá cang-kíaⁿ-lô̤;
 * do up the hair in a coil at the back of the head.


 * cía bô̤ tá bô̤ pàng cṳ̆ tī ngía kâi;
 * this unadorned beauty is handsomest of all.


 * kìⁿ tîeh cū lô̤h khṳ̀ tá-chiam;
 * bowed low as soon as he saw him.


 * i sĭ lâi tá chíu huang kâi;
 * he has come to raise the wind.


 * tá cêk kâi khak;
 * make a knot in it.


 * tá cĭang;
 * give battle.


 * i mîaⁿ-ke tá-cĭang;
 * he is a great fighter.


 * To lean, resting the hands upon something.
 * tà tŏ̤ kau-íⁿ-phîn tèng;
 * leaning on the back of a chair for support.
 * leaning on the back of a chair for support.


 * tà tŏ̤ lâu-téng kò̤ íam nâng;
 * in the upper storey, leaning on her hands, peeping out at people.


 * tà tŏ̤ i koiⁿ-thâu;
 * leaned on another person's shoulder.


 * tà lío pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * leaned on it for support and fell down.


 * To cover; to pull over one.
 * tà thâu-pò;
 * a scarf used as a head covering.
 * a scarf used as a head covering.


 * thâu-khak tà kò̤ o kṳn;
 * a black scarf on her head.


 * tà kò̤ muaⁿ tŏ̤ koiⁿ-thâu;
 * had a shawl over her shoulders.


 * tà hŏ-i;
 * throw on a rain cloak.


 * tà a-no-kíaⁿ;
 * cover the baby with it.


 * bé-phŭe tà pàng bé sin tèng;
 * throw the horse cloth over the horse.


 * Growing grain; crops.
 * tĭu tâ phò̤ căi;
 * the crops are very fine.
 * the crops are very fine.


 * cí khí thâng sĭ cîah tĭu-tâ kâi;
 * this sort of grub eats grain.


 * Large; plump; sizable.
 * phêng kau phêng tă;
 * of the same size.
 * of the same size.


 * keh bô̤ nŏ̤ nî cū cìeⁿ kau tă!
 * During an interval of barely two years he has grown so large!


 * seⁿ lâi kau-chîang tă-hàng;
 * is of large stature.

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 * To carry at the two ends of a pole over the shoulder; to bear, to sustain, to undertake, to be responsible for.
 * i taⁿ mûeh khṳ̀;
 * he has gone to carry some things.
 * he has gone to carry some things.


 * khin kâi tàⁿ i taⁿ tit phû, tăng kâi tàⁿ i taⁿ m̄ phû;
 * he can carry a light burden, but not a heavy one.


 * phoi-taⁿ taⁿ kàu îo-îo;
 * the carrying-pole has been used till it is very flexible.


 * taⁿ khṳ̀ tăng thâu áu;
 * does not balance the pole on the shoulder so as to keep it level when carrying the loads.


 * taⁿ tăng tàⁿ;
 * bear heavy burdens.


 * tàⁿ-thâu hìeⁿ tăng, bô̤ pún-nía hùe m̄ káⁿ lâi taⁿ cía tàⁿ;
 * the burden is so heavy that no one who is not strong would dare undertake to carry it.


 * lṳ́ taⁿ tit khí mē?
 * Can you carry it?


 * i taⁿ cĭeⁿ koiⁿ li-li cáu;
 * he hoisted it on to his shoulder and ran off with it.


 * khîeh pùn-ki khṳ̀ taⁿ thô;
 * take rubbish baskets and go and bring earth.


 * khṳ̀ taⁿ hue lâi chio;
 * go and bring the lime and mix it in.


 * taⁿ tng m̄ khí;
 * am not adequate to it.


 * khak-taⁿ;
 * a red carrying-pole, used in carrying wedding presents.


 * Now; at this time.
 * bói kàu taⁿ ŭ jîeh kú?
 * How long since you bought it?
 * How long since you bought it?


 * taⁿ bô̤ hìeⁿ cōi kâi;
 * at present there are not so many.


 * taⁿ m̄ sĭ cìen-seⁿ;
 * it is not now so.


 * The gall; the gall-bladder; courage, bravery, because it is supposed to be connected with this organ; fortitude; endurance.
 * ŭ táⁿ;
 * courageous.
 * courageous.


 * bô̤ táⁿ;
 * timorous.


 * cí kâi táⁿ tōa căi;
 * this one is very brave.


 * ŭ táⁿ-lĭang kâi nâng cū káⁿ cò̤;
 * a person of great courage would dare do it.


 * bô̤ táⁿ-lĭang, căi tit káⁿ cìn-côiⁿ?
 * Without courage, how could he venture forward?


 * sim hṳ, táⁿ cìen;
 * cowed and craven.


 * kiaⁿ kàu i mâng hûn sàng táⁿ;
 * so scared that he lost all wit and courage.


 * táⁿ-cap;
 * the bile.


 * kiaⁿ phùa taⁿ;
 * dreadfully frightened.


 * pau thiⁿ taⁿ; i kâi táⁿ tōa kàu pau thiⁿ;
 * he is afraid of nothing under the heavens.


 * i taⁿ-khì tōa căi;
 * he is very valiant.


 * i ŭ táⁿ-khì;
 * he has moral courage.


 * lêng-táⁿ-cháu;
 * a bitter plant, used in rheumatism.


 * táⁿ-cháu;
 * very bitter herbs.


 * khó kùe tṳ-táⁿ;
 * more bitter