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 ; thàu huang-hŏ to khù bói;
 * goes and buys them even through the storm.


 * thàu cú thàu àm cò̤;
 * does it early and late.


 * To pass through, as light does through glass; through-out; thoroughly.
 * sì-chù chūe kàu thàu, chūe bô̤;
 * have searched thoroughly everywhere and cannot find it.
 * have searched thoroughly everywhere and cannot find it.


 * pìn koiⁿ chūe kàu nĕ thàu-thàu;
 * have searched the place through.


 * tŏ̤-lí tàⁿ lâi thàu-thiet căi;
 * gave a very thorough exposition of the doctrine.


 * i kâi cṳ-lí thàu-thàu thiet-thiet;
 * his knowledge of letters is very thorough.


 * i kha chíu-hŵn sĭ thàu-cúi kâi;
 * her bracelet is a transparent one.


 * i cêk kha thàu-lêk kâi gêk-hŵn sĭm ngía;
 * her translucent green jade bracelet is very handsome.


 * cí kò̤ gêk ío thàu-lĭang, hṳ́ kò̤ gêk bô̤ hìoⁿ thàu-lĭang;
 * this piece of jade is translucent, while that one is not very clear.


 * cía cū hío m̄ thàu;
 * I do not fully comprehend this.


 * cia pat m̄ thàu;
 * I do not well understand that.


 * What envelops another thing; to enwrap; to add or superadd; to include in the whole; of general observance; to run one thing into another; a case; a wrapper; a noose; a classifier of a set of books, of a suit of clothes, and of plays.
 * khò-thàu;
 * leggings.
 * leggings.


 * gūa-thàu;
 * an overcoat.


 * i kâi chíu lap chíu-thàu;
 * he wears mittens.


 * lô̤h i kâi khwn-thàu;
 * fell into their trap.


 * cêk thàu i-hôk;
 * a suit of clothes.


 * mâiⁿ kheh thàu;
 * do not put yourself out on my account.


 * sôk thàu lío;
 * it is nothing that you need put yourself out for; it is a familiar thing.


 * cía cheh sĭ thàu póiⁿ kâi;
 * these books are between two boards which form a case for them.


 * cí cêk thàu ke-húe sĭ kio i sêng kâi a sĭ kio i sùe kâi?
 * Did you buy this kit of tools from him, or hire them from him?


 * khîeh kâi cúa thàu lâi pau;
 * take a paper wrapper and wrap them in it.


 * cía sĭ thong-thàu kâi ūe;
 * this is language that is in general use; this expression is one commonly employed in different cases.


 * thóiⁿ i cò̤ ku-ā thàu pa-hì;
 * saw him perform several tricks in jugglery.


 * ŭ nŏ̤ thàu pa-hì sĭang chù-bī;
 * there are two very droll sleight-of-hand tricks.


 * cía cū khî-thàu lío;
 * this is very curious.


 * To make known to others; to communicate.
 * thàu i cai;
 * notify him.
 * notify him.


 * thàu cêk khûn nâng lâi thóiⁿ;
 * informed a great number of people so that they might come to see.


 * úa thàu lṳ́;
 * I let you know about it.


 * thàu i cáu;
 * gave him information about it, so that he could escape.


 * The head; the front; the top; the chief; the first; the best; the end, as of a beam; the beginning; the commencement of a thing; a classifier of affairs or acts, and occasionally of cattle and horses; it is added to many names of things because they are roundish like a head, or to make a distinctive noun.
 * thâu-khak;
 * the head, the scull.
 * the head, the scull.


 * thâu-khak thìaⁿ;
 * headache.


 * tì tŏ̤ thâu-khak tèng;
 * carried or worn on the head.


 * thì thâu;
 * to shave the head.


 * sói thâu;
 * wash the scalp.


 * siu thâu;
 * comb the hair.


 * thâu-sak;
 * lice in the head.


 * thâu-khíu;
 * dandruff.


 * thâu-mô̤n;
 * the hair of the head.


 * thâu hîn;
 * vertigo.


 * i tì kâi thâu huang pēⁿ;
 * he has a constant headache.


 * pâk-thâu-pò;
 * a head-cloth; a turban.


 * pau thâu;
 * bind the head with a fillet.


 * kám thâu;
 * to cover the head with a cloth.


 * thâu kám miⁿ-miⁿ;
 * closely veiled.


 * hûe thâu; ût tńg thâu;
 * to turn the head.


 * hûe-tńg thâu lâi thóiⁿ;
 * turned her head and looked backward.


 * kio i chut thâu;
 * took her part; undertook to act in his behalf.


 * tī-tîang khéng chut thâu?
 * Who will take the lead in the matter?


 * cṳ̆-jîen ŭ chut thâu kâi jît-cí;
 * there is of course a time when you will begin to rise in the world.


 * mih sṳ̄ tîeh ŭ kâi thâu-náu;
 * there must be a head in everything.


 * àiⁿ kîaⁿ tùi cìeⁿ thâu a kîaⁿ tùi hìeⁿ thâu?
 * Will you follow this course or that?


 * cía sĭ cĭeⁿ thâu ŭ mĕng kâi;
 * this is what the last leader commanded.


 * thâu-ke;
 * the head the family, the master.


 * thâu-ke-nîe;
 * the mistress of the house.


 * bô̤ thâu kong ùaⁿ;
 * no cause for action; it is a doubtful case.


 * i cò̤ sṳ̄ ŭ thâu ŭ búe;
 * he does things in a systematic manner.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ bô̤ thâu bô̤ búe;
 * acts without method.


 * thâu cêk kâi cū sĭ;
 * the first one is the one.


 * thâu cêk jît;
 * the first day of a period.


 * cho̤-thâu-ē;
 * in the beginning; in the first place; at first.


 * khí-thâu sî;
 * in the beginning; at first.


 * thâu-téng hó̤ kâi;
 * the very best.


 * i bô̤ sĭoⁿ thâu;
 * there is no other way for him to do; he sees no way out of it.


 * sái kàu i cáu thâu bô̤ lō, jîp tī bô̤ mn̂g;
 * drive him to extremity; leave no opening for him to escape in any dircetiondirection [sic].


 * thâu mīn côiⁿ cū ŭ;
 * there is one ahead of us.


 * bé-thâu;
 * a pier, a landing.


 * khṳ̀ bé-thâu tah cûn;
 * go to the pier and go on board a vessel.


 * cûn thâu;
 * the bow or prow of a vessel.


 * sam thâu;
 * the large end of a stick of timber.


 * íⁿ-thâu;
 * a stool.


 * cá-cá tah i kâi thâu tō;
 * go on board the first ferryboat that crosses in the early morning.


 * tak thân;
 * nod the head.


 * îe thâu;
 * shake the head.


 * jît-thâu; gûeh-nîe;
 * the sun and moon.


 * sù cē; m̄ cai thâu;
 * excuse me, I did it inadvertently.