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 * To loan; to entrust to an other; to confer.
 * i kâi cîⁿ sĭ tŏ̤ nâng kò̤ kàu-tài lâi kâi;
 * his money is held on loan from other people.


 * cí chṳ̀ kwt m̆ khwn-tài i;
 * this time I will surely not let him off.


 * cheⁿ-tài;
 * umber, used as a paint and in medicine.
 * umber, used as a paint and in medicine.


 * A stand, a staging, a turret.
 * cĕk tùi siah cek-tâi;
 * a pair of pewter candlesticks.
 * a pair of pewter candlesticks.


 * cía hue sĭ têng-tâi kâi;
 * this flower blossoms in whorls.


 * To bury without rites; to put into a pit and cover.
 * tâi tŏ̤ thô tói;
 * buried in the earth.
 * buried in the earth.


 * sí bé, hàm nâng kng khṳ̀ tâi;
 * call some men to carry off the dead horse and bury it.


 * tăi-bw̆n;
 * to treat rudely.i ŭ tăi-bw̆n tîeh i a bô̤? Did they treat him disrespectfully or not?
 * to treat rudely.i ŭ tăi-bw̆n tîeh i a bô̤? Did they treat him disrespectfully or not?


 * iā sĭ bô̤ tăi-bw̆n tîeh i, i cò̤-nî hìeⁿ khì?
 * If they were not supercilious toward him, why is he so angry?


 * Great, noble, chief; distinguished; high, highly, very.
 * tăi jîn;
 * term used in speaking of or addressing those of higher rank; His Excellency; Your Honor.
 * term used in speaking of or addressing those of higher rank; His Excellency; Your Honor.


 * khì tăi piaⁿ;
 * raise a great army.


 * kàn tăi sṳ̄;
 * quell a great disturbance.


 * lîp tăi kong;
 * get great credit.


 * tăi kìe;
 * a great outcry.


 * tăi-lîak;
 * in general; not far from that.


 * tăi-ke tîeh hûa-môk;
 * you must all be on friendly terms with each other.


 * ēng tîeh tăi hó̤;
 * use proves its excellence.


 * cêk sin tăi song-khùai;
 * exceedingly comfortable.


 * hṳ́-kò̤ tăi lāu-jîet;
 * they are having very lively times there.


 * tăi hûang-húiⁿ cêk tîeⁿ;
 * a great commotion.


 * tăi-khài sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that is about what it would be.


 * tăi-khài cē;
 * give a general estimate of it then.


 * tăi tó̤ thâk cṳ;
 * is generally reading.


 * tăi m̄ hàuⁿ;
 * is not at all willing.


 * tăi hŭam;
 * all at once.


 * tăi ŭ chêng-lí;
 * is very reasonable.


 * kẃn-tăi;
 * to treat; to behave toward; to entertain.
 * to treat; to behave toward; to entertain.


 * i cò̤-nî kẃn-tăi lṳ́?
 * How did she treat you?


 * kẃn-tăi i m̄-hó̤;
 * treated him rudely.


 * cò̤ cíau-sîah kẃn-tăi i;
 * entertained him by making a feast in his honor.


 * A rudder.
 * tăi-kong;
 * the helmsman.
 * the helmsman.


 * cûn tăi;
 * the helm.

tak


 * To waste; to misuse.
 * tak-n̄ng căi;
 * very wasteful.
 * very wasteful.


 * mài tak-n̄ng tīo mûeh;
 * do not waste things.


 * tak-n̄ng sî-hāu;
 * waste the time.


 * ēng kâi ke-ke to hó̤, tak-n̄ng kai cêk tíam to m̄-hó̤;
 * you may use as much as ever you like, but do not waste the least bit.


 * To butt, to gore.
 * gû sie tak;
 * the oxen gore each other.
 * the oxen gore each other.


 * màiⁿ khṳt i tak tîeh;
 * do not get gored by him.


 * i cē sie tak cĭu tak kàu hueh lāu hueh tit;
 * if they begin to butt each other they will keep it up until the blood runs.


 * To press the thumb nails together, as in killing vermin between them.
 * phàⁿ kâi sak-n̆ng cū tak bŏi híang;
 * dead nits do not crack when you press them.
 * dead nits do not crack when you press them.


 * tak ka-cáu;
 * crack a flea between the thumb nails.


 * Sleepy from fatigue; to nod.
 * i tó̤ tak mâk ût;
 * he is dozing through weariness.
 * he is dozing through weariness.


 * i mâk siap căi, cŏ̤ pàng kó̤ tó̤ tak;
 * she is very sleepy, and is dozing as she sits.


 * i ût lío, tó̤ tak;
 * he is asleep and nodding.


 * Open; permeable; to reach all around; to permeate; to pervade; to see through; to perceive; to inform; to make known to; to give or transfer to; to promote, to advance, or bring forward; suitable; all; everywhere; intelligible; intelligent; penetrable; successful in life.
 * cí kâi nâng ío thong-tâk chêng-lí;
 * this person understands correct doctrines more thoroughly.
 * this person understands correct doctrines more thoroughly.


 * cía ùaⁿ ŭ tâk pŏ a bô̤?
 * Has this case been re ported to the Board?


 * hó̤ khṳ̀ tâu-tâk i tōa nâng cai;
 * it will be well to go and inform his elders in the family.


 * i sin-seⁿ kò̤ úa īa khṳ̀ tâu-tâk cai;
 * I went and informed his teacher also.


 * i kàu sì-câp-gūa hùe cìaⁿ hwt-tâk;
 * he was over forty years old when he began to rise in the world.


 * cía sǹg sĭ soiⁿ tâk kâi nâng;
 * this is a person who was previously eminent.


 * i kâi sìn tît-tît tâk kàu lău-tia hṳ́ lăi;
 * his letter was forwarded directly to the magistrate.


 * The value, worth, or price of a thing.
 * cí kâi ēng sĭm-mih kè-tâk?
 * What is the price of this?
 * What is the price of this?


 * cía sĭ ho̤h tâk cîⁿ kâi mûeh;
 * this is a rather costly thing.


 * cía tâk jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
 * How much is this worth?


 * hía m̄ tâk cîⁿ;
 * that is not worth much.


 * tâk bô̤ kâi cîⁿ;
 * not