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 teng


 * An individual; an adult; a grown person.
 * nâng teng;
 * people.
 * people.


 * cìe nâng-teng phàin cîⁿ;
 * apportion the amount to be contributed according to the number of contributors.


 * saⁿ teng thiu nŏ̤;
 * make a conscription, taking two out of three.


 * nŏ̤ teng thiu cêk;
 * levy, taking one of every two persons.


 * sêng-teng;
 * has reached his majority, and is over fifteen years old.


 * būe sêng teng;
 * still a minor.


 * piaⁿ-teng;
 * soldiers.


 * teng pĕ iu;
 * in mourning for a father.


 * cá mńg teng iu;
 * the morning and evening mourning in a recently bereaved family.


 * teng-hieⁿ;
 * cloves.


 * teng-hieⁿ cío;
 * the clove-bird.


 * teng-hieⁿ hue;
 * the lilac.


 * cí-hue tī-teng;
 * cubebs.


 * tē-teng cîⁿ-nîe;
 * the land revenue estimated in money.


 * chut teng;
 * have posterity.


 * châi teng heng-ŭang;
 * this family has multiplied rapidly these last few years.


 * châi teng heng-ŭang;
 * multiply and prosper.


 * cía sĭ pù-kùi châi teng côi kâi tī;
 * this is a prosperous and prolific region.


 * chut hùaⁿ kâi àu teng;
 * products few and worth less.


 * ṳ̂ teng;
 * the supernumeraries in an army.


 * To ascend; to step up; to attain; at the time; to commence; to start; to record; to note.
 * kíaⁿ-jît sĭ chông-îang coih, cò̤-pû lâi khṳ̀ teng kau;
 * to day is the ninth of the ninth month, let us go together and ascend the heights.
 * to day is the ninth of the ninth month, let us go together and ascend the heights.


 * i teng-sî cū cai;
 * he will presently discover it.


 * ngŏ̤ cṳ̀ teng khue;
 * five sons succeeded at the examinations.


 * hûang-tì teng kêk;
 * the emperor began to reign.


 * sûi-sî teng-kìⁿ cìaⁿ bŏi m̄ it-tit;
 * make a note of it at once then you will not forget it.


 * A nail; a spike; a bolt.
 * thih teng;
 * iron nails.
 * iron nails.


 * kó teng;
 * round headed nails.


 * hô-khî teng;
 * a clamp.


 * tâng teng;
 * brass nails.


 * lô̤-si teng;
 * screws.


 * tōa thih teng;
 * spikes.


 * hue-gê teng;
 * tacks.


 * kîah teng;
 * brads.


 * lôih teng;
 * nails having heads.


 * bô̤ lôih kâi teng;
 * nails without heads.


 * chîeⁿ tōiⁿ căi, thih teng tèng m̄ lô̤h;
 * the wall is very hard, I cannot drive the nail into it.


 * teng kîu;
 * a ball covered with spikes, used by a spirit-medium to tear his flesh.


 * teng chn̂g;
 * a bed covered with spikes on which demoniacs roll.


 * A swelling or hardness of the abdomen, supposed to proceed from calculi or derangement of the viscera.
 * cía pēⁿ sĭ teng-kíaⁿ a sĭ thâm-kak?
 * Is this biliary calculus, or obstructions in the colon?
 * Is this biliary calculus, or obstructions in the colon?


 * i kâi ngio seⁿ ngio-teng;
 * their cat has cat-distemper.


 * To reiterate orders.
 * úa có̤-nî teng-lêng cok-hù lṳ́;
 * how many times have I enjoined it upon you.
 * how many times have I enjoined it upon you.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cài-saⁿ teng-lêng i;
 * you must repeatedly and straightly charge him.


 * úa cò̤-nî câp teng-lêng poih teng-lêng, i to m̄ thiaⁿ;
 * however much I enjoin it upon him, he pays no heed to my orders.


 * To seek; to hunt up; to inquire after; to levy, as taxes.
 * tī-tiang-sî khui teng?
 * When were the books opened for the payment of taxes?
 * When were the books opened for the payment of taxes?


 * thong kūiⁿ cêk nî teng siu ŭ jîeh cōi cîⁿ nîe?
 * What is the revenue from the duties and taxes throughout the district during one year?


 * ciu jît teng-tôk tîeh kang-khó căi;
 * has wearied me greatly by his hanging around here all day.


 * cêk jît teng-teng tôk-tôk kâi sṳ̄ sĭm cōi;
 * have a great many interruptions during the day from persons coming or sending for something.


 * Boils with nail-like heads.
 * seⁿ teng chng;
 * has syphilitic ulcers.
 * has syphilitic ulcers.


 * cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi pôih chut teng kâi tâk;
 * this medicine will draw the poison from syphilitic sores.


 * A lamp; a lantern.
 * tíam teng;
 * light a lamp.
 * light a lamp.


 * teng-nâng;
 * a lantern.


 * teng kùe khṳ̀;
 * the lamp has gone out.


 * pûn kùe teng;
 * blow out the lamp.


 * lō teng;
 * a street lamp.


 * líam thiⁿ teng;
 * a lamp hung out by a votary to attract the attention of the gods.


 * sīa thiⁿ teng;
 * a lantern hung aloft as a sign of thanksgiving to a god, or in fulfillment of a vow.


 * îeⁿ teng;
 * foreign lamps.


 * se teng;
 * gauze lanterns.


 * to̤h teng;
 * a table lamp.


 * teng-táu;
 * a lamp with a square glass shade.


 * keng teng;
 * an octagonal, ornamented lamp, with legs.


 * lîu-lî teng;
 * a strass lamp.


 * po̤-lî teng;
 * a glass lamp.


 * teng chīu;
 * a stand like a candlestick on which the oil-cup of a lamp is placed.


 * tah piah teng;
 * a wall lamp.


 * chíu teng;
 * a hand lamp.


 * teng am;
 * a small spherical night-lamp.


 * máng teng;
 * a lamp that draws in mosquitoes, and destroys them.


 * teng khêng;
 * a small oblong night-lamp.


 * cṳ teng;
 * a student's lamp.


 * cáu bé teng;
 * a toy in which the shadows of revolving puppets are cast on a screen.


 * khóng-mêng teng;
 * a toy balloon with a lamp in it.


 * huang teng;
 * hun teng; an opium lamp.


 * sîn