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  to̤h


 * To peck, as fowls do.
 * koi-kíaⁿ to̤h bí chùi;
 * chickens peck at broken rice.
 * chickens peck at broken rice.


 * kho nŏ̤ cîah koi lâi to̤h pn̄g-lîap;
 * call two fowls to eat the cold rice that is left after the meal.


 * cío tó̤ to̤h sĭm-mûeh?
 * What is the bird pecking at?


 * A small table; light stands.
 * hûeⁿ-thâu to̤h;
 * side tables.
 * side tables.


 * to̤h kīⁿ;
 * a stand with drawers.


 * cò̤ to̤h-sîah, chíaⁿ nâng-kheh;
 * make a supper and invite guests.


 * cí kâi khah-tiaⁿ pàng ŭ kúi to̤h?
 * How many tables for guests can be spread in this room?


 * chíaⁿ i lâi cîah to̤h;
 * invite him to a supper.


 * pái to̤h;
 * set the table.


 * Eminent; raised above others.
 * i tŏ̤ i hieⁿ-lí sĭ àiⁿ cò̤ to̤h-to̤h kâi nâng;
 * he wants to be the leading man in his village.
 * he wants to be the leading man in his village.


 * To take by force; to snatch; to get by striving; to carry off, as a prize; to take away, as rank.
 * chíeⁿ-tô̤h nâng kâi mûeh;
 * seize and carry off people's goods.
 * seize and carry off people's goods.


 * kun-cṳ́ m̄ tô̤h nâng só̤ hàuⁿ;
 * the princely man does not covet what others prize.


 * sì-sôk nâng to sĭ tó̤ ceⁿ mîaⁿ tô̤h lĭ;
 * the vulgar contend for fame and strive for gain.


 * i seⁿ lâi sît-căi tô̤h mâk;
 * its beauty really dazzles the eyes.


 * cĭu sĭ i nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ tô̤h ngŵn;
 * those two are the ones who are striving for the highest place in the list of graduates.


 * i to̤h i m̄ kùe;
 * he could not snatch it from her.


 * Choose; select; pick out.
 * sẃn-tô̤h;
 * select.
 * select.


 * sòi-sim tô̤h;
 * carefully pick out.


 * tô̤h jît;
 * choose lucky days.


 * tô̤h kâi bó̤ jît;
 * select a lucky day.


 * tô̤h chin-cîaⁿ;
 * choose a wife.


 * kóiⁿ-tô̤h nâng châi;
 * select and promote talented men.


 * tô̤h nâng kau-chap;
 * to choose one's associates.


 * hó̤ kâi tô̤h khṳ̀ cîah;
 * pick out the best and eat it.


 * tô̤h hó̤ kâi;
 * select good ones.


 * tô̤h pûi-jṳ̆ cîah;
 * select luscious ones for eating; take such as may be fleeced.


 * bô̤ sẃn-tô̤h;
 * no choice.


 * lṳ́ tô̤h m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀, lṳ́ só̤ tô̤h sĭ bô ēng, hó̤ kâi tô̤h m̄ tîeh;
 * you do not know how to choose and that which you have chosen is useless, while there were good ones which you did not select.


 * bô̤ thang hó̤ sẃn-tô̤h;
 * there is nothing from which to choose.


 * bô̤ hó̤ sẃn-tô̤h;
 * there is no choice among them.


 * míen-ēng sẃn-tô̤h, lóng-cóng hó̤ kâi;
 * to pick and choose is needless, they are all good ones.


 * hó̤ kâi khṳ̂ nâng soiⁿ tô̤h khṳ̀;
 * the good ones were all taken previously.


 * To blaze up; to set fire to.
 * khin-khin cē líam cū tô̤h;
 * if you touch it ever so lightly it will blaze up.
 * if you touch it ever so lightly it will blaze up.


 * húe tô̤h khí lâi;
 * the fire has kindled.


 * teng cò̤-nî líam m̄ tô̤h;
 * the lamp will not light.


 * húe-lô khí tô̤h lío cìaⁿ hó̤ cò̤ pât sṳ̄;
 * kindle the fire in the stove first and then do the other things.


 * cí-hûe kâi húe nĕ tô̤h-tô̤h tŏ̤-kò̤;
 * the fire is now blazing up brightly.


 * tiêh phuah kàu nĕ tô̤h-tô̤h;
 * on hearing it, his wrath waxed hot.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh hía húe-sîn cheⁿ-tô̤h khí lâi;
 * on seeing it, his temper was roused.


 * phâk ta-ta cìaⁿ kōi tô̤h húe;
 * dry it thoroughly in the sun and then it will ignite easily.


 * khṳt jît phâk kàu tô̤h húe;
 * ste on fire by the sun's rays.


 * jû lîu-n̂g líam tô̤h húe méⁿ căi;
 * flashes up like sulphur to which a fire is applied.


 * To pick up.
 * tô̤h khí lâi;
 * pick it up.
 * pick it up.


 * tô̤h tîeh mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * something picked up.


 * thô-ĕ tô̤h tîeh pó̤, kìⁿ kuaⁿ bô̤ thó̤;
 * a valuable thing picked up from the groudn cannot be demanded back even through a magistrate.

tu


 * A stack; a heap; a pile.
 * tun cò̤ cêk tu;
 * pile them up in a heap.
 * pile them up in a heap.


 * tò̤ tò̤ cêk tu;
 * pour them together in a pile.


 * m̄ cai, sah cò̤ câp-saⁿ choiⁿ kah nŏ̤ tōa tu;
 * did not understand the matter, and mistakenly supposed he would get heaps of money.


 * sek-pàng tŏ-pùn tu;
 * throw it into the rubbish heap.


 * To pucker up the mouth; to pout out the lips.
 * i kâi chùi tu-tu, tó̤ pun húe;
 * he has his mouth puckered to blow out the light.
 * he has his mouth puckered to blow out the light.


 * i tó̤ pun húe-kńg, pun kàu chùi tu-tu;
 * he is blowing the tinder, so that his mouth is puckered.


 * khí kàu chùi tu-tu;
 * so vexed that she pouts.


 * The trunk or bole of trees.
 * ŭ cêk tu chīu cèng tŏ̤ mn̂g-kha;
 * a tree was planted by the door.
 * a tree was planted by the door.


 * chīu lṳ́ sìo tîeh ŭ kúi tu;
 * you count the trees and see how many there are.


 * To put to death; to eradicate.
 * tu-mît;
 * to exterminate, to utterly destroy.
 * to exterminate, to utterly destroy.


 * tu-lôk;
 * cut off, extirpated.


 * tì-kàu i chŵn ke tu-lôk;
 * lead to the destruction of the whole family.


 * tu-cô̤h;
 * to do away with.


 * To prop; to shore up.
 * khîeh ki sam lâi tú;
 * get a stick of timber and prop it up.
 * get a stick of timber and prop it up.


 * tú kàu nĕ khìang-khìang;
 * propped it up very firmly.