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 thap


 * Indentation; to jut in; a depression.
 * cí kâi īⁿ ēng kàu thap-thap;
 * this ink-stone is worn down deeply.
 * this ink-stone is worn down deeply.


 * cí kâi suaⁿ thap jîp ho̤h chi khṳ̀;
 * this hill is gullied rather deeply.


 * cí kâi cui khí lâi, cí kâi thap lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * this protrudes, and that juts in.


 * phīⁿ cui li pó mâk thap;
 * the protrusion of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes.


 * cí kâi tī-hng ío thap, ŏi cŭ cúi;
 * this spot is hollowed out, and water may collect in it.


 * lō m̄ pêⁿ, ŭ kò̤ cui, ŭ kò̤ thap;
 * this road is uneven, some places are elevated and some depressed.


 * thap tó mn̂g lâu;
 * an entrance that juts in.


 * A case; a sheath; to encase.
 * khîeh kâi thap, thap lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * take its case and cover it.
 * take its case and cover it.


 * íⁿ thap;
 * a chair-cover.


 * kìam thap;
 * a scabbard.


 * tō̤ thap;
 * a sheath for a knife.


 * sìⁿ thap;
 * a case for a fan.


 * kìam thap-khí;
 * close the umbrella and put it in its case.


 * cí kâi kìam-thap khah khùaⁿ, ŭ sî àiⁿ lok chut lâi;
 * this scabbard is too large for it, and it sometimes slips out.


 * To cave in; to sink in; hollowed out.
 * i kâi chù cn̂g kâi tó̤-tó̤ thâp-thâp;
 * his house is in a very dilapidated condition, with tumbling walls and sunken roof.
 * his house is in a very dilapidated condition, with tumbling walls and sunken roof.


 * lô̤h kú hŏ lío i kâi chù tó̤-thâp khṳ̀;
 * after a long rain his house fell in ruins.


 * chù-téng thâp lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * the roof fell in.


 * i kâi chù lauh-lauh, màiⁿ tâh thâp;
 * his house is very much decayed, do not cause it to cave in by stepping on it.


 * tâh thâp i kâi chù-téng;
 * cause the roof to sink in by treading on it.


 * lâu thâp lô̤h khù;
 * the floor has sunken in.


 * thâp kâi khang;
 * caved in, leaving a hole.


 * thâp phīⁿ;
 * the nose decayed away.


 * i thâp phīⁿ;
 * she has a cavity where her nose was.


 * thiⁿ thâp;
 * the sky falling; unforeseen calamity.


 * i toaⁿ-toaⁿ kiaⁿ-ùi thiⁿ thâp tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ, lío pât sṳ̄ míen hŵn-ló̤;
 * he fears nothing but some unexpected reverse, and has no occasion for solicitude about anything else.


 * khṳt chīu tăⁿ thâp khṳ̀;
 * was crushed in by a tree falling on it.


 * thâp kâi khang chim-chim lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * sunk in and thus formed a deep cavity.


 * teh khah tăng cū àiⁿ thâp;
 * if you put too heavy a weight upon it, it will give way underneath.


 * kha-tháng tói thâp lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * the bottom of the wash-tub has settled so as to form a hollow.


 * chng kâi tĭ-póiⁿ thâp khṳ̀;
 * the floor of the granary has sunken in.

thau


 * To overpass bounds.
 * hía cúi thau thiⁿ tōa;
 * the water rises sky high.
 * the water rises sky high.


 * In polite phrase, to feel deeply grateful for.
 * thau mông i ài-sieh;
 * have a deep sense of his kindness.
 * have a deep sense of his kindness.


 * hĕng thau kà-hùe;
 * earnestly desirous of seeing you.


 * To pilfer; to steal; to obtain unfairly; stealthily; underhand; furtively.
 * m̄-hó̤ thau ôiⁿ;
 * one should not take his ease when he ought to work; do not be an eye-servant.
 * one should not take his ease when he ought to work; do not be an eye-servant.


 * khṳt i thâu ôiⁿ khùn-kíaⁿ;
 * let her steal a moment's leisure.


 * i thau cáu khṳ̀;
 * he stole off.


 * mûeh-kīaⁿ khṳt i thau-tău jîeh cōi;
 * a great number of articles have been purloined by her.


 * i tó̤ thau thóiⁿ;
 * she is slyly peeping at it.


 * thau thiaⁿ ūe;
 * stealthily listen to what is said.


 * thau-khîeh mûeh;
 * steal things.


 * thau lîah koi;
 * steals chickens.


 * i kâi thâu-chah khṳt nâng thau pôih khṳ̀;
 * her head-ornament was slyly removed by some one.


 * i hàuⁿ thau cîah;
 * he pilfers food.


 * hṳ́ kò̤ hṳ̂ khṳt ngio thau kâⁿ khṳ̀;
 * that piece of fish has been carried off by the cat.


 * i mêⁿ-kùa khṳ̀ thau tiah sîeh-lîu;
 * he went by night and stole their pomegranates.


 * thau líu hun-kuah;
 * steal sweet potatoes from the hill.


 * thau bōi kong châng;
 * unbeknown to any one, he sold a rice-field which was owned in common.


 * thau á cìa;
 * steal sugar-cane.


 * thau cáu lō;
 * slink away and run off.


 * To punish the refractory; to put down rebellion.
 * lâm ceng, pâk tháu;
 * the south is held in allegiance, and the north subjugated.
 * the south is held in allegiance, and the north subjugated.


 * tòa piaⁿ khṳ̀ ceng tháu;
 * lead troops to curb sedition.


 * To ventilate; to give free vent to; to pass through.
 * khui kâi theng hó̤ tháu khùi;
 * open a window to let in the air.
 * open a window to let in the air.


 * khùi tháu m̄ lī;
 * there is no ventilation.


 * i kâi khì bô̤ kò̤ thàu cū kek phòng khṳ̀;
 * if the exhalations which arise from it find no vent, they will cause an explosion.


 * tîeh khui ke tîo kau, cúi cìaⁿ tháu tit lī;
 * must make another drain then the water will have free vent.


 * Even, also, and.
 * thàu mêⁿ-kùa lâi;
 * comes even in the night.
 * comes even in the night.


 * níoⁿ-chṳ́ thàu jît-kùn káⁿ chut lâi;
 * the rats venture out even in the daytime.


 * thàu mêⁿ cò̤;
 * works even by night.