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 cò̤;
 * makes no random movements.


 * i tŏng put tŏng cū seⁿ-khì;
 * he gets angry at the least cause.


 * m̄ káⁿ kiaⁿ tŏng lṳ́;
 * I feat that I am disturbing you.


 * bô̤ tŏng nâng cêk cháu cêk bâk;
 * did not take a spear of grass nor a stick of wood from anybody.


 * tī-tiang-sî tŏng thó?
 * When are you to commence building?


 * To consider as important.
 * cṳ̆-tŏng;
 * self-respect.
 * self-respect.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ to m̄ cṳ̆ tŏng;
 * he does things isin [sic] a way that reflects no credit on himself.


 * thóiⁿ tŏng;
 * to esteem.


 * kùi tŏng;
 * to evince respect.


 * thóiⁿ m̄ tŏng;
 * show no respect toward.


 * i to m̄ tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * he does not consider this matter of any importance.


 * nâng pí mûeh sī kùi tŏng;
 * people are to be regarded rather than things.


 * tŏng bûn, m̄ tŏng bú;
 * shows respect to literary acquirements, but not to military achievements.


 * i sĭang tì-tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * he regards this affair as one of the greatest importance.


 * tieh tŏng cí kâi nâng;
 * pay respect to this person.


 * tieh tŏng cí kâi huap;
 * regard these rules.


 * sío-jîn tŏng lĭ m̄ tŏng ngĭ, kun-cṳ́ tŏng ngĭ m̄ tŏng lĭ;
 * uncultured people regard profit rather than propriety, cultured people consider propriety more important than profit.


 * sêng tŏng sun;
 * one who take the place of a deceased superior.

 to̤


 * Excessive; very; mostly; many, much, numerous.
 * to̤ sṳ̄;
 * officious; many affairs on hand.
 * officious; many affairs on hand.


 * to̤ ūe;
 * loquacious.


 * put kùe to̤ sío;
 * no great quantity.


 * chûn kàu to̤ kúaⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
 * have only a small amount left.


 * to̤ mông lṳ́ àiⁿ-sieh;
 * hope for your kind favor.


 * to̤ sīa;
 * many thanks.


 * cha put to̤;
 * no great difference; nearly the same.


 * i sĭang téng to̤ sim to̤ sṳ̄;
 * he is full of schemes.


 * sam to̤;
 * sons, wealth, and years.


 * i kâi sṳ̄ sĭang to̤ twn;
 * his business is of numerous sorts.


 * A knife; a cleaver; a cimeter.
 * cêk ki to̤;
 * one knife.
 * one knife.


 * to̤ kìam;
 * swords.


 * to̤ thap;
 * a sheath for a knife.


 * to̤ pèⁿ;
 * knife handle.


 * to̤ nêk;
 * the blade.


 * to̤ pù;
 * the blunt edge of the blade.


 * to̤ búe;
 * the point.


 * to̤ tun;
 * the knife is dull.


 * to̤ lāi;
 * the knife is sharp.


 * côih chài to̤;
 * a chopping-knife.


 * ie-to̤;
 * a dagger.


 * sang to̤;
 * a pair of knives.


 * tōa kwn to̤;
 * a claymore.


 * to̤ tiam;
 * a knife and chopping-block.


 * kău to̤;
 * a thick knife used isin [sic] splitting fire-wood.


 * cám bé to̤;
 * a cleaver used in war to disable horses.


 * mŏng to̤ hue;
 * exercise with a broadsword.


 * tek hîeh to̤;
 * a two edged sword.


 * ka-to̤;
 * shears.


 * ka-to̤ kíaⁿ;
 * scissors.


 * lîam to̤;
 * a sickle or bill-hook.


 * In general; altogether; probably.
 * i to̤ àiⁿ;
 * le; he wants it.
 * le; he wants it.


 * úa to̤ m̄ khṳ̀;
 * I am not going.


 * i to̤ lău lío;
 * he is already old.


 * i pâi tńg to̤ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that is the way it was before.


 * i to̤ bô̤ le;
 * he has none.


 * Short; brief; contracted; short-comings.
 * àiⁿ tn̂g kâi a tó̤ kâi?
 * Do you want a long one or a short one?
 * Do you want a long one or a short one?


 * tó̤ mīaⁿ;
 * short-lived.


 * thiⁿ tn̂g, mīaⁿ tó̤;
 * time is long and life short.


 * tang thiⁿ-sî jît tó̤;
 * the days are short in winder.


 * bŏi khah tn̂g bŏi khah tó̤;
 * neither too long nor too short.


 * m̄ tn̂g m̄ tó̤, kah kah;
 * neither longer nor shorter, but just the right length.


 * cí khí li tn̂g, hṳ́ khí li tó̤;
 * the one is too short, the other too long.


 * tó̤-tó̤ kâi;
 * a very short one.


 * jú tó̤ jú hó̤;
 * the short the better.


 * cía kang-hu ío tó̤ lō;
 * this is a short job.


 * tó̤ căm;
 * by short stages.


 * khùi tó̤;
 * short winded.


 * i khṳ̀ tàⁿ i kâi tó̤ chù;
 * he went and told of his short-comings.


 * To lie down.
 * i tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g kò̤ tó̤ tó̤;
 * he is lying down on the bed.
 * he is lying down on the bed.


 * tín-tó̤ khùn-kíaⁿ-ni;
 * lie down and rest a little while.


 * lô̤h khṳ̀ tó̤;
 * take a rest lying down.


 * liêk căi, tîeh lâi tó̤ siap-sî;
 * very weary, and must lie down a few moments.

A contraction of tŏ̤ hṳ́ kò̤ or tŏ̤ cí kò̤. It gives the accompanying verb a participial form.
 * i tó̤ ciu;
 * she is making her toilet.


 * i tó̤ cáu;
 * he is running away.


 * i tó̤ ût;
 * he is lying down.


 * i tó̤ khàu;
 * he is crying.


 * To fall over; to prostrate; to throw one's self down.
 * lèng i tó̤ lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * pushed it over.
 * pushed it over.


 * lâi tó̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ ût cē;
 * lie down and take a nap.


 * phah tó̤;
 * knock over.


 * kâi tó̤ tang, kâi tó̤ sai, īa m̄ gût hó̤;
 * laid first one way and then the other and could not sleep in any position.


 * jṳ́ kàu mih mûeh tó̤-lî-tien-táu;
 * knocked things about till they were all topsy-turvy.


 * i kâi chù tó̤ kàn lī-lī;
 * his house has tumbled down flat.


 * i pēⁿ kàu tó̤ chn̂g;
 * she is sick abed.


 * tó̤ tī bûe;
 * plums that have fallen to the ground.


 * tó̤ lô̤h cháu-po cū ût khṳ̀;
 * threw himself upon the turf and went to sleep.


 * tó̤ lô̤h cū ût;
 * as soon as I threw myself down I went to sleep.


 * tī-tîang káⁿ khṳ̀ tó̤ i kâi tâng-kî?
 * Who dare throw down the gauntlet?


 * i cêk seⁿ nâng khí tó̤ ūn;
 * he has had fluctuating luck all his life.


 * chīu khṳt huang phah tó̤ khṳ̀;
 * the tree has