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 théng kong sueh lêng;
 * thrusts himself forward in a pretentious way on all occasions.


 * i to sĭ théng ui-sì khṳ̀ khi-iap nâng;
 * he relies on his pretensions and power to browbeat people.


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ tó̤ théng kè-sì;
 * in so doing he is putting on airs in order to intimidate.


 * To accord, to wait for, to tarry, and often answers according to, as, let.
 * thèng khî cṳ̆-jîen, maìⁿ míen-kíang i;
 * let it take its natural course; wait till it comes about of itself; do not force it at all.
 * let it take its natural course; wait till it comes about of itself; do not force it at all.


 * thèng thiⁿ îu mīaⁿ;
 * just as heaven decrees.


 * thèng i cò̤;
 * wait for him to act.


 * thèng i lâi;
 * let it be until he comes.


 * thèng-cău-hùe;
 * as it happened; according as circumstances direct; incidentally.


 * lâu pàng kò̤ thèng-cău-hùe àiⁿ ēng;
 * leave it until it happens to be required.


 * thèng châi-khì;
 * acording to his ability.


 * Without regard to propriety or method.
 * màiⁿ thèng tàⁿ;
 * to not talk at random.
 * to not talk at random.


 * màiⁿ theǹg thiaⁿ nâng kâi ūe;
 * do not indiscriminately listen to people.


 * i khṳ̀ thèng cŏ̤, nâng àiⁿ chìe i;
 * if he goes and sits out of place, people will laugh at him.


 * i to sĭ thèng-thèng tàⁿ, thèng-thèng cò̤, m̄ hío huap-lût, m̄ hío chêng-lí;
 * he is always talking at random, and acting without regard to rule, as if he did not understand the regulations, nor have any idea of correct principles of action.


 * i kâi cò̤-sṳ thèng-kàng, màiⁿ khṳ̀ chap i;
 * his ways are lawless, do not associate with him.


 * To rest, to stop; to hold up, as when there is enough; well arranged; suitable.
 * thêng kang; thêng chíu;
 * to stop work.
 * to stop work.


 * cĭam thêng kang kúi jît;
 * stop work for a few days.


 * thêng chíu khùn-kíaⁿ;
 * stay your hand a moment.


 * thâu sía thâu thêng pit tó̤ sĭeⁿ;
 * alternately wrote and ceased writing that he might think.


 * sṳ̆-lí kàu thêng-thêng tàng-tàng;
 * arranged with the most perfect regularity.


 * ín-keng siu-sîp thêng-tàng lío;
 * is already set in complete order.


 * câp thêng lō íⁿ-keng kîaⁿ ŭ chit thêng khṳ̀;
 * of the ten stopping places on the route we have already passed seven.


 * cĭeⁿ lō bô̤ thêng kha, lí-lí kîaⁿ;
 * went the whole way without stopping.


 * thêng-cŭ bé;
 * stop the horse; rein up the horse and make him stop.


 * thêng cam;
 * cease from sewing.


 * thêng cam tó̤ phah-sǹg;
 * stopped sewing and considered whether she was doing it rightly.


 * thêng kīe;
 * stop the progress of a sedan-chair.


 * saⁿ thêng to phùe-kah tit kùe;
 * the upper, middle, and lower portions of his profile are suited to each other; his features are well proportioned.


 * kut nêk thêng-ûn;
 * his bones and his flesh are well proportioned, neither being too great for the other.


 * thìaⁿ khṳ̀ cí hûe ío thêng tīam cē, bô̤ hìeⁿ thìaⁿ;
 * the pain is just now ceasing, and it does not ache badly.


 * A plant like cress, said to intoxicate or kill fish; the reddish, mucilaginous seeds are used to relieve asthma and hoarseness.
 * A plant like cress, said to intoxicate or kill fish; the reddish, mucilaginous seeds are used to relieve asthma and hoarseness.


 * Clear; limpid; still; pure.
 * cía cúi ŏi thêng-cheng a bŏi?
 * Is this water clear?
 * Is this water clear?


 * n̂g-hô̤ sĭang ŭ thêng-cheng jît, nâng seⁿ khá bô̤ tit ūn sî;
 * the Yellow River has days when it is limpid, and how can a lifetime be without seasons of luck.


 * sĭ kio thêng-hái kūiⁿ kiam-kài tī-hng;
 * it is a region contiguous to the Teng Hai district.


 * The family rooms; rooms used by children for study or work; domestic.
 * thien-thêng pá múaⁿ;
 * a high spacious forehead, a term in physiognomy.
 * a high spacious forehead, a term in physiognomy.


 * kio i kâi ūe tăi siang kèⁿ thêng;
 * very different from his description of it.


 * ke-thêng hûa-môk;
 * harmonious domestic relations.


 * A task; a journey; a road.
 * cía khí lô̤h khṳ̀ sĭ tōa kang thēng kâi;
 * this taken altogether is a big job.
 * this taken altogether is a big job.


 * taⁿ īa kien kŭa chîen-thêng;
 * now looks forward to preferment.


 * khṳ̀ kàu hṳ́ kò̤ kâi lō-thêng sît-căi hn̆g;
 * the journey there is indeed long.


 * To mount, to ascend, to leap.
 * i ŏi thêng hûn kè bū;
 * he can leap upon a cloud and ride the mist.
 * he can leap upon a cloud and ride the mist.


 * thóiⁿ-kìⁿ ciah cio thêng khonh pue khṳ̀;
 * saw a bird soar into the firmament.


 * Water running back and making a pool.
 * cía cúi sĭ thêng-lâu a sĭ kîaⁿ lâu?
 * Is the tide here formed by backwater, or by direct influx?
 * Is the tide here formed by backwater, or by direct influx?


 * cúi kàu cí kò̤ cū thêng lâi;
 * the current sets backward from this point.


 * The place where audiences are held, the court of the palace; courtly.
 * chîo-thêng;
 * the government; the court; the Emperor.
 * the government; the court; the Emperor.


 * cía sĭ chîo-thêng kâi sṳ̄;
 * this is government business.


 * caù-cai chîo-thêng;
 * inform the government or the Emperor.