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 cêk tōa khûn nâng sĭ tó̤ thóiⁿ nâng cò̤ pa-hì;
 * the great crowd of people that have formed a circle there are looking at a man who is performing tricks in jugglery.


 * têng-têng ûi-cŭ;
 * enclosing it circle on circle.


 * teh ûi-kî;
 * play chess.


 * sì-ciu-ûi;
 * all around.


 * suah chut têng ûi;
 * fought their way through the investing forces.


 * ûi sîaⁿ;
 * besiege a city.


 * khṳt i ûi tŏ̤-hò̤;
 * hemmed in by them.


 * sì-ciu-ûi n̂g kâi sĭ cúi;
 * there is water on all sides.


 * phah cêk kâi tōa ûi;
 * draw a great circle around it.


 * khwn cí cêk ûi ŭ saⁿ phò lō;
 * the whole distance around it is three leagues.


 * cang tĭam lâi ûi;
 * inclose it by a splint fence.


 * ûi kok-tak;
 * surround with a wattling made of withes.


 * cí gūa kháu ûi cêk în tek-lî;
 * put a bamboo fence around it.


 * i khṳt i ûi-khùn tó̤ hṳ́ tói;
 * he is surrounded and hemmed in there by them.


 * Side doors of the palace, where candidates once underwent their examinations.
 * kim nî sĭ tùi chun-ûi a chiu-ûi?
 * Is this the year for the examination for the degree of L.L.D. at Peking, or for that of M.A. in the provinces?
 * Is this the year for the examination for the degree of L.L.D. at Peking, or for that of M.A. in the provinces?


 * îaⁿ cú-kháu jîp ûi;
 * carry the commissioner into the hall.


 * kim bô̤ nâng bói ûi sèⁿ;
 * prohibit the buying of the names of graduates,—a mode of gambling by betting on the surnames of the successful candidates.


 * i khṳ̀ hù pak ûi;
 * he has gone to the examinations at the capital.


 * sĭ pak ûi tèng kâi, m̄ sĭ kńg-tang ûi tèng kâi;
 * he received his degree at Peking, not at Canton.


 * ŭ sin ûi-bâk chut a būe?
 * Have the essays of the successful candidates been published yet?


 * To oppose; to go against; to disobey; to disregard.
 * kú ûi;
 * I have long neglected you; I have not seen you for a long while.
 * I have long neglected you; I have not seen you for a long while.


 * cìeⁿ-sî kú ûi;
 * I have not met you lately.


 * i ak căi, îang hŏng im ûi;
 * he is very hateful, he agrees with you to your face, and opposes you behind your back.


 * m̄ káⁿ ûi-ngêk i tōa nâng kâi mĕng;
 * dare not go contrary to the commands of his elders.


 * kù ûi;
 * willful disobedience.


 * To act; to do; to play the part of; to be in the place of; to manage; to attend to; to effect.
 * ûi nâng tŏ̤ sì;
 * to lead a life among men; to live in the world.
 * to lead a life among men; to live in the world.


 * i bô̤ só̤ put ûi;
 * he recks at nothing; there is nothing he will not do.


 * ŭ lêng-ûi;
 * has power to do; possesses executive ability; can bring it about.


 * bô̤ lêng-ui;
 * incompetent.


 * i káⁿ cò̤, káⁿ ûi;
 * he is very enterprising; he is not afraid to attempt to bring it about.


 * i m̄ káⁿ hui ûi;
 * he will not act wickedly.


 * jím i só̤ ûi;
 * let him do as he pleases.


 * kíaⁿ-tĭ hùe ŭ ûi;
 * the sons are energetic.


 * ûi sĭen;
 * to do good.


 * ûi ak;
 * to do evil.


 * ûi chîn tîeh tong, ûi cṳ́ tîeh hàu;
 * being a statesman, one must be loyal, being a son, one must be filial.


 * cang i ûi cú;
 * take him for his master.


 * bô̤ si ûi;
 * no means of compassing it.


 * bô̤ si ûi, kui i khṳ̀;
 * if there is not that wherewith to do it, then let it go.


 * A mast.
 * cûn ûi;
 * the mast of a vessel.
 * the mast of a vessel.


 * ûi kuaⁿ;
 * the masts.


 * thâu ûi, tōa ûi, búe ûi;
 * the fore, the main, and the mizzen masts.


 * saⁿ ki ûi kâi cún;
 * three-masted vessels.


 * i ŏi peh kàu ûi búe hṳ́ téng;
 * he can climb to the top of the mast.


 * khîa ûi;
 * to set up a mast.


 * ûi thâu, ŭi búe, ûi sin;
 * the lower, the upper, and the main part of the mast.


 * ûi céⁿ;
 * the socket in which the mast is set.


 * sîa ûi;
 * lower a mast.


 * cám ûi, tok tèng;
 * cut away the masts and chop off the anchors.


 * ki pùaⁿ ûi;
 * one long and one short mast.


 * ûi khṳt huang á cîh;
 * the masts were broken in the gale.


 * A curtain; a screen; a valance.
 * chn̂g-ûi;
 * a valance hung before a table.
 * a valance hung before a table.


 * chia ûi;
 * carriage curtains.


 * hâ ûi-ie;
 * put on an apron.


 * i pâk kò̤ ûi-ie tó̤ cṳ́ pn̄g;
 * she has on an apron, and is cooking rice.


 * Transverse threads.
 * ûi bō̤;
 * a fringed hat.
 * a fringed hat.


 * ûi có̤;
 * the fringe and its heading.


 * Reeds; rushes; grass which grows in river-bottoms.
 * cúi kîⁿ cĕng-cĕng lû-ûi;
 * the margin of the creek was thick with reeds.
 * the margin of the creek was thick with reeds.


 * cîeh-ûi;
 * rushes.


 * Straps or thongs with which persons are bound.
 * cîeh ûi;
 * the fronds of the, a fern used in medicine.
 * the fronds of the, a fern used in medicine.


 * ûi-thô̤ îaⁿ;
 * a guardian deity found in Buddhist temples.


 * To roast in the ashes.
 * ûi kieⁿ;
 * roasted ginger.
 * roasted ginger.


 * Wherefore; in the interest of; owing to.
 * lṳ́ kâi cîah lío ŭ ŭi a bô̤ ŭi?
 * Having eaten have you nothing useful to attend to?
 * Having eaten have you nothing useful to attend to?


 * i cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ŭi tîeh úa, úa ĭa cai;
 * he did thus out of consideration for me, lI [sic] know that.


 * lṳ́ kâi ŭ ŭi a bô̤? àiⁿ mûeh tīo i mih sṳ̄?
 * Have you nothing better than that do to? What did you want