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 * A tumulus; a mound of barrow of regular shape.
 * in-tun;
 * a conical chimney within which signal or beacon fires are lighted.


 * To inculcate; to enjoin; earnestly.
 * úa cò̤-nî tun-tun khǹg-kòi i, i to m̄ thiaⁿ;
 * however earnestly I exhort him, he pays no heed to it.
 * however earnestly I exhort him, he pays no heed to it.


 * tun-tun kàu-kài;
 * earnestly warn.


 * A dépôt; to store; to house.
 * cí ciah cûn sĭ tún-cûn, sĭ tó̤ tún hùe-mûeh kâi;
 * this vessel is the receiving ship, in which the goods are stored.
 * this vessel is the receiving ship, in which the goods are stored.


 * tún kàu cêk cāi tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;
 * has been laden to its full capacity.


 * hùe cìeⁿ cōi kàⁿ tún m̄ tit ă!
 * There are so many goods that they cannot all be housed then!


 * nŏ̤ saⁿ īeⁿ tún cò̤ cêk ē;
 * two or three sorts are stored together.


 * A plinth or base.
 * chîeⁿ tún;
 * the base of a wall.
 * the base of a wall.


 * thĭo tún;
 * the pedestal of a pillar.


 * kih cêk cūe cîeh tún;
 * lay up a stone plinth.


 * kîe tún;
 * the piers of a bridge.


 * ThortShort [sic]; thickset.
 * i seⁿ lâi ói-tún ói-tún;
 * she is very dumpy.
 * she is very dumpy.


 * ngó tún sin châi;
 * he is short but well proportioned; sturdy, and well built.


 * Involuntary twitching in the flesh.
 * cí-hûe sin tèng kâi nêk ŏi tùn;
 * my flesh is twitching just now.
 * my flesh is twitching just now.


 * hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ kâi mâk khâp-khâp tùn : m̄ cai sĭ mih sṳ̄;
 * without any previous indication of trouble, my eye keeps twitching: I don't know what is going to happen.


 * koiⁿ-thâu cí hûe chûh-chûh tùn, m̄ cai hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;
 * at this moment there is a nervous twitching in my shoulder, I do not know whether it is a good or an evil omen.


 * To tremble; to shake.
 * híang kàu tī ŏi tùn;
 * sounded so loud that the earth shook.
 * sounded so loud that the earth shook.


 * hìeⁿ pôiⁿ kâi tùi cē ceng, cìeⁿ pôiⁿ kâi tī tū ŏi tùn;
 * when the pounder comes down on the other side, the ground on this side trembles.


 * i cē tó̤ tâh pō, cí lîn-kṳ̆n chù kâi tī cū lóng-cóng ŏi tùn;
 * when he steps, the floors of the neighboring houses all shake.


 * To jerk; to pull at violently.
 * tùn t6ng;
 * broke by jerking.
 * broke by jerking.


 * tùn m̄ tn̆g;
 * cannot jerk it apart.


 * cûn-thâu-so̤h khṳt huang-éng tùng tn̆g khṳ̀;
 * the rope by which the boat is made fast, has been broken by the storm.


 * kŭa thih so̤h īa khṳt i tùn tn̆g khṳ̀;
 * even iron chains were broken by him.


 * The lips; a projection like a lip.
 * i kâi chùi-tûn cu-cu âng;
 * her lips are ruby red.
 * her lips are ruby red.


 * i kâi tûn khah tìo; i kâi chùi-tûn khìo-khìo;
 * her lips curve outward very much.


 * tûn àiⁿ kău, àiⁿ sì-cìaⁿ, àiⁿ âng;
 * the lips should be full, shapely and red.


 * i kûaⁿ kàu chùi-tûn o-o;
 * she is so cold that her lips are purple.


 * i kâi chùi-tûn po̤h-sìe pô̤h-síe;
 * he has a harelip.


 * tûn bûang, khí hâng;
 * if the lips are lost the teeth are cold; if the outlying states are taken I am in danger.


 * sît-căi sĭ tûn bûang khí hâng;
 * is really such discomfort as the teeth would feel if the lips were gone.


 * tûn âu kháu cîh sĭ i kâi hó̤;
 * his pronunciation is best in all kinds of words.


 * cí kâi jī sĭ tûn im a sĭ cîh im?
 * Is this word a labial or a lingual?


 * cí tîaⁿ ĕ tîeh lâi kih kâi tûn;
 * must build up a terrace before the open space in front of the grave.


 * cí kò̤ thò kâi tûn cìeⁿ ngía tīaⁿ-tîeh ŭ hŵt;
 * just here where a lip protrudes there is sure to be a grave.


 * tîaⁿ-ĕ cṳ̆ seⁿ ŭ kâi cîeh tûn;
 * in front of the area before the grave there is a natural stone projection.


 * To hide away, to skulk, to conceal one's selt; in retirement; hidden.
 * màiⁿ khṳt i tŭn khṳ̀;
 * do not let him skulk off.
 * do not let him skulk off.


 * i cē kiaⁿ cū ùi àiⁿ tŭn;
 * if he gets frightened there is danger that he will run off and hide away.


 * tŭn kàu bô̤ íaⁿ khṳ̀;
 * vanished away leaving no trace nor sign.


 * i tŭn jîp suaⁿ khṳ̀ tìam;
 * he absconded and hid himself in the mountains.


 * i ŏi ēng khî mn̂g tŭn kah;
 * he knows how to skillfully dispose troops in ambush.


 * i ŏi cieh thó tŭn;
 * he conceals himself by stirring up the dust around him.


 * To cook by surrounding with boiling water the dish that holds the food.
 * tŭn pn̄g;
 * to stew rice.
 * to stew rice.


 * àiⁿ tŭn cêk-ki-hieⁿ kú;
 * cook it as long as it takes an incense stick to burn out.


 * cheng tŭn; pêh tŭn;
 * simply boiled in a dish surrounded by water.


 * To put in order.
 * cíaⁿ-tŭn nâng-bé lâi kio i cìen;
 * get troops ready and give him battle.
 * get troops ready and give him battle.


 * céng-tŭn kàu iap-iap thiap-thiap;
 * all made completely ready.


 * sía &ldquo; cài pài&rdquo; cū hó̤, mín sía &ldquo;tŭn sía pài,&rdquo;
 * if you write &ldquo;I present my respects&rdquo; (on the card), you need not write &ldquo;I respectfully bow the head.&rdquo;