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 swept away.
 * kò̤ mîⁿ ùn îeh thak-pàng hĭⁿ-khang-kháu;
 * a bit of cotton dipped in medicine and put in the ear.


 * jûe kò̤ cháu-cúa thak i kâi phīⁿ-khang;
 * rolled up a paper pellet and plugged up his nostril.


 * To pick at or dig at.
 * thak khí;
 * pick the teeth.
 * pick the teeth.


 * khí-thak;
 * a tooth-pick.


 * khîeh ki mûeh khṳ̀ thak, cē thak i cū chut lâi;
 * take something and pick at it and as soon as you give it a dig it will come out.


 * sĭ i thie-thak kàu i seⁿ khì;
 * he has kept picking at her till she is vexed.


 * i īa màiⁿ thie-thie thak-thak to bŏi seⁿ sṳ̄;
 * if he were not always harping on it, no disturbance would have risen.


 * cau-thak;
 * to knock about; to waste uselessly; to treat carelessly; to fail in showing proper respect towards.
 * to knock about; to waste uselessly; to treat carelessly; to fail in showing proper respect towards.


 * màiⁿ cau-thak tīo mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
 * do not put things under useless wear and tear.


 * i to sĭ hìeⁿ-seⁿ cau-thak i;
 * that is the way he knocks it about.


 * tŏng-put-tŏng, cū cau-thak nâng;
 * whatever else he does not do, he gives people occasion to be vexed with him.


 * To pole a boat on the mud or in very shallow water.
 * cûn cē thak khui cū ŭ huang;
 * as soon as the boat is shoved off there will be wind.
 * as soon as the boat is shoved off there will be wind.


 * tîeh khîeh ki cíeⁿ khṳ̀ thak cìaⁿ ŭ lâk;
 * must take an oar to thrust into the mud, then you can make your strength effective.


 * A nomadic tribe anciently dwelling on the northwest.
 * thak-kíaⁿ;
 * a term of contempt for the Mongols.
 * a term of contempt for the Mongols.


 * chìo kùe thak-kíaⁿ, màiⁿ thīn i;
 * they are more powerful than Mongols, do not molest them.


 * To stop up the mouth; a stopper.
 * cun-thak;
 * a bottle-stopper.
 * a bottle-stopper.


 * câng cúi-mîⁿ-châ lâi thak cìaⁿ bŏi sîap khì;
 * stop it up with a cork, then it won't lose its strength.


 * kò̤ thak, thak lío, pôih m̄ chut;
 * having put in the stopper, I cannot pull it out.


 * chūe kò̤ lâi thak;
 * get something to stop it up with.


 * To read aloud; to study.
 * thâk cṳ, thâk si, thâk keng;
 * to read essays, poems, and rituals.
 * to read essays, poems, and rituals.


 * cwn sim thâk cū kōi pat;
 * give your whole mind to the study of it, and you will easily learn it.


 * sim cù-cù lâi thâk cū khùe-khùe pat;
 * if you study intently you will learn quickly.


 * cĕⁿ-cĕⁿ tīam-tīam thâk;
 * study uninterruptedly.


 * thâk khah kùe cū àiⁿ seⁿ mâuⁿ-pēⁿ;
 * if you study too hard you will be ill.


 * àm-cĕⁿ thâk;
 * read in retirement.


 * thâk sòin siaⁿ;
 * read in a low tone.


 * thâk tōa siaⁿ cē;
 * read louder.


 * thâk sêk-sêk;
 * read it till it is thoroughly learned.


 * tùe i kâi chùi búe thâk;
 * read it after him.


 * tùi thâk kùe lío;
 * have already compared it with the other copy, by following this with the eye while the other was read aloud.


 * kin-nî tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ thâk?
 * What are you studying this year?


 * To drip.
 * khṳt i thâk ta cē;
 * let it drip dry.
 * let it drip dry.


 * bí cìm lío khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ khṳt i thâk tīo cúi;
 * after soaking the rice let it gradually drip till all the water drips out.

tham


 * To covet; to desire inordinately.
 * tham sim put cok;
 * the covetous are never satisfied.
 * the covetous are never satisfied.


 * tham-lâm;
 * avaricious.


 * lṳ́ phah-sǹg ŭ tham-thâu a bô̤ tham-thâu?
 * Do you think there is anything to desire in it or not?


 * ŭ nâng li tham cíu, ŭ nâng li tham cîah, ŭ nâng li tham cîⁿ, ŭ nâng li tham sek : kak ŭ só̤ tham;
 * some are fond of wine, some of dainties, some of money, some of women: each has some object of supreme desire.


 * nâng m̄ hó̤ khah tham, khak tham cū tîeh gō sṳ̄;
 * one should not be too inordinately desirous of anything, for so doing thwarts its object.


 * tham khùaⁿ-ûah;
 * fond of ease.


 * tham-khû i ŏi sie thâi;
 * calculated upon their fighting.


 * To manipulate.
 * tám khak;
 * to tie a knot.
 * to tie a knot.


 * thám ke kâi khak cìaⁿ bŏi lut;
 * tie another knot then it will not loosen.


 * àiⁿ thám sí khak a thám ûah khak?
 * Do you want it tied in a hard knot or in a bow knot?


 * To explore, to sound, to feel and search; to speculate on; to try to get information about.
 * hàm cêk nâng soiⁿ khṳ̀ thàm, thàm-thóiⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ cò̤-nî, kah thàm-thiaⁿ i kâi nâng ŭ lâi a būe;
 * send some one to first go and get authenthic information, finding out what is the condition of affairs, and whether he has arrived yet.
 * send some one to first go and get authenthic information, finding out what is the condition of affairs, and whether he has arrived yet.


 * cí kâi nâng hó̤ ēng cò̤ thàm-bé;
 * this is a good person to employ as a detective.


 * lîah tîeh châk kâi thàm-kíaⁿ;
 * caught the spy sent by the rebels.


 * lṳ́ khṳ̀ chì-thàm cē;
 * you go and experiment upon it.


 * i íⁿ-keng khṳ̀ thàm sìn-sek;
 * he has been to see waht news he could get in regard to it.


 * thàm-mn̄g;
 * to inquire about.


 * ēng sô̤h thūi în thàm-thóiⁿ cúi jîeh chim;
 * let down the lead by a rope and