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 empire belong?
 * i mō̤ⁿ ŏi kau tèng;
 * he hopes to attain the highest degree.


 * m̄ tèng i cîah;
 * not fit for her to eat.


 * m̄ tèng i chēng;
 * not suitable for him to wear.


 * To suck, as a fly or mosquito does.
 * khṳt máng tèng tîeh;
 * bitten by mosquitoes.
 * bitten by mosquitoes.


 * khṳt bun tèng kàu cêk sin cĕng-cĕng lâu;
 * bitten by gnats so that he is covered with blotches.


 * A stirrup.
 * bé-tâh-tèng;
 * a stirrup.
 * a stirrup.


 * ŭ nâng cang kha-ău-teⁿ tâh bé-tâh-tèng; ŭ nâng cang kha-ău-tenn tâh bé-tâh-tèng;
 * some people put the toe in the stirrup, and some the heel.


 * i pûah lôh bé lío kâi kha khṳt bé-tâh-tèng lap tŏ̤-kò̤, nâng cū khṳt bé tó̤ thua;
 * he fell off, leaving his foot entangled in the stirrup, and was dragged along by the horse.


 * An anchor, a grappling iron.
 * cûn tèng ŭ kúi mn̂g tèng?
 * How many anchors are there on the vessel?
 * How many anchors are there on the vessel?


 * pha tèng;
 * cast anchor.


 * khieh tèng;
 * hoist the anchor.


 * tèng khí lío cū kîaⁿ;
 * take in the anchor and then go on.


 * tèng so̤h;
 * anchor chains.


 * kìa tèng;
 * lay at anchor.


 * huang tōa tîeh pha ke cêk mn̂g tèng;
 * the wind being high we must cast out another anchor.


 * To sting.
 * khṳt phang tèng tîeh;
 * stung by a bee.
 * stung by a bee.


 * mûeh tīo i kâi chì cū bŏi tèng nâng;
 * if its sting is destroyed it cannot sting people.


 * A form, a bench, a settle.
 * chun-tèng;
 * a long bench.
 * a long bench.


 * chn̂g pho ìⁿ tèng;
 * tables, beds, chairs and benches.


 * A roof supported on pillars; an abor; a portico.
 * tê teng;
 * a tea booth.
 * a tea booth.


 * lîang têng;
 * a summer-house.


 * poih kak têng;
 * an octagonal pavilion.


 * hienn têng;
 * an open sedan-like stand, used to exhibit things in a procession.


 * hŏ têng;
 * a shed where travellers may take shelter from rain.


 * A layer; a thickness; a repetition.
 * ŭ kúi têng kău;
 * several layers in thickness.
 * several layers in thickness.


 * cêk têng pò;
 * one thickness of cloth.


 * cêk têng cêk têng;
 * layer by layer.


 * cêk têng mô̤h pô̤h-pô̤h, m̄ hó̤ thăng phùa i;
 * do not break the thin film.


 * têng hok;
 * duplicated.


 * têng-têng thâh thâh;
 * piled up in layers.


 * sie têng thâh;
 * layer upon layer.


 * têng thâh kàu kwn;
 * packed to its utmost capacity.


 * cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi têng saⁿ-khò khṳt i;
 * many suits of clothes were made to put upon him.


 * lṳ́ ciang-sî chēng têng pò īa bŏi chìn;
 * you generally wear only one thickness of cloth and are not cold.


 * têng tàⁿ ūe;
 * reiterate one's words.


 * têng khek;
 * a new edition.


 * têng siu-sîp;
 * newly arranged.


 * An honorary portal.
 * chìaⁿ cí khîa têng;
 * ask an imperial permit to erect an honorary portal.
 * ask an imperial permit to erect an honorary portal.


 * cak-hàu têng;
 * a portal in honor of a chaste and filial daughter-in-law.


 * hûang-sĭang sṳ̀ kŭa têng kim;
 * the Emperor conferred also the money to pay for the erection of the portal.


 * To fix on; to settle; to adjust.
 * tĕng-tú-tĕng;
 * just as I supposed; I told you so; it is as thought.
 * just as I supposed; I told you so; it is as thought.


 * tĕng-tú-tĕng, sĭ khṳt i khîeh khṳ̀;
 * as I thought, it has been carried off by him.


 * khṳt úa līo khṳ̀ tĕng-tú-tĕng;
 * it came out just as I had calculated that it would.


 * A seam which has opened; to come apart; an inkling,
 * úa thóiⁿ chut i kâi phùa-tĕng;
 * I have an inkling of it.
 * I have an inkling of it.


 * i kâi sṳ̄ phùa-tĕng lío;
 * the affair has leaked out.


 * i kâi sṳ̄ sĭ tŏ̤ tì-kò phùa-tĕng?
 * How did the matter come to be divulged?


 * sṳ̄ cē phùa-tĕng cū khṳt nâng lîah lâi;
 * as soon as there is a hint of it, people will grasp the notion.


 * A medical preparation, made in into pastiles.
 * cí-kim-tĕng;
 * a medical pastile, used to rub on sores.
 * a medical pastile, used to rub on sores.


 * Personable; erect; tall and straight
 * i kâi nâng tēng-ten̄g nē;
 * he is very tall and straight.
 * he is very tall and straight.


 * kûiⁿ-tēng kûiⁿ-tĕng nē;
 * has a fine presence.


 * nŏ̤ kâi nâng cò̤-pû kîaⁿ, cêk kâi li tēng-ten̄g nē, cêk kâi ku-ku nē;
 * they both walked along together, the one erect and personable, the other crooked and dumpy.


 * To rear; to stand on the hind legs.
 * i ak̂i káu thóiⁿ-kìⁿ cú-nâng cē lâi, huaⁿ-hí kàu tēng khí lâi;
 * the dog seeing his master coming, is.so pleased that he stands on his hind legs.
 * the dog seeing his master coming, is.so pleased that he stands on his hind legs.


 * m̄ cai hûang, i kâi bé tēng khí lâi, nâng cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * was not on his guard, and when his horse reared he fell off.