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 is more than is needed.
 * cí cêk īeⁿ tăng cōi;
 * this sort is much the heavier.


 * cí kâi ngía tit cōi;
 * this is much the prettier.


 * tōa ho̤h cōi;
 * much the larger.


 * hó̤ cōi;
 * much better.


 * hía, ío hó̤ cōi;
 * how much better that is.


 * pí hía tn̂g cōi;
 * much longer than that one.


 * pí cá jît jûah cōi;
 * much hotter than it was yesterday.


 * cûah cōi kò̤;
 * lacks a great deal.


 * míen tàⁿ hìeⁿ cōi;
 * it is unnecessary to say so much.


 * nín jîeh cōi kài chùi?
 * How many have you to provide food for?


 * cìeⁿ cōi cóng kàu;
 * this much is quite enough.


 * nâng-bé cōi; nâng-mûeh cōi;
 * there are a great number of people there.


 * nâng cōi, ūe cōi;
 * where there are many people there is much talking.


 * kim nî seⁿ ío cōi;
 * this year the produce has been considerable.


 * cí kâi tī-hng chut sĭang cōi;
 * this region produces the greatest amount.


 * hṳ́ kâi cōi kùe cí kâi;
 * there is more of that than of this.


 * sĭang téng cōi;
 * the greatest quantity.


 * bô̤ cōi nâng, kng i m̄ phû;
 * without a great number of men it cannot be carried.


 * cûah m̄ cōi;
 * no great deficiency.


 * cîah m̄ cōi;
 * does not eat much.


 * cōi-cōi to ŏi tit lío;
 * even a great quantity may be used up.


 * seⁿ kang cōi;
 * brought forth great numbers.


 * lâi cōi nî lío;
 * came many years ago.


 * kàu taⁿ ho̤h cōi jît;
 * it is now many days since.


 * lṳ́ cìeⁿ cōi kâi gûeh tó̤ cò̤ mih sṳ̄?
 * What have you been doing these many months?


 * nĕ cōi-cōi;
 * a very great number.


 * cōi kàu sìo m̄ lío;
 * innumerable.


 * cōi kâu sǹg m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;
 * so many as to be countless.


 * cí-kò̤ jú-kèng cōi;
 * here they are still more numerous.


 * cíu cē cîah khah cōi, ūe cū cōi-cōi àiⁿ tàⁿ tāⁿ;
 * when too much liquor is taken one says much that were better left unsaid.


 * bô̤ sĭm-mih cōi;
 * no great amount.


 * màiⁿ lô̤h khah cōi cúi;
 * do not put in too much water.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ kha chíu cōi;
 * do not be meddlesome.


 * màiⁿ khah cōi hŵn-ló̤;
 * do not be too sad.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío khùaⁿ-ûah tit cōi;
 * thus it is much more comfortable.


 * jú cōi jú hó̤;
 * the more the better.


 * cōi sīa;
 * many thanks.


 * lṳ́ jîeh cōi hùe?
 * How old are you?


 * cōi-cōi to àiⁿ;
 * want all there are, be it never so many.

 cóiⁿcoiⁿ [sic]


 * The fingers.
 * chíu cóiⁿ;
 * the fingers.
 * the fingers.


 * kha cóiⁿ;
 * the toes.


 * koi cóiⁿ; cîah cóiⁿ;
 * the fore finger.


 * cìang cóiⁿ; hô-lâi cóiⁿ; tang cóiⁿ; tìn-tang cóiⁿ;
 * the middle finger.


 * bô̤ mîaⁿ cóiⁿ;
 * the ring finger.


 * sòi cóiⁿ;
 * the little finger.


 * cóiⁿ kah;
 * finger nails.


 * chíu cóiⁿ cak;
 * finger joints.


 * saⁿ cóiⁿ kău;
 * three fingers in thickness.


 * To clip; to pinch and break, as between chopsticks.
 * cóiⁿ cò̤ kûeh;
 * clip it in two.
 * clip it in two.


 * cóiⁿ cò̤ ku-ā tn̄g;
 * clip it into several regular pieces.


 * tŏ̤ tìn-tang cĭu cóiⁿ lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * clipped it in two in the middle.


 * Before; in advance; the front.
 * côiⁿ ău;
 * before and behind.
 * before and behind.


 * côiⁿ jît;
 * day before yesterday; some time ago.


 * tōa côiⁿ jît;
 * the day before day before yesterday.


 * côiⁿ kâi gûeh;
 * month before last.


 * côiⁿ nî;
 * year before last; in former years.


 * tōa côiⁿ nî;
 * the year before year before last.


 * chù côiⁿ;
 * in front of the house.


 * côiⁿ mn̂g;
 * the front door.


 * mng côiⁿ;
 * before the door.


 * côiⁿ lô̤h, ău lô̤h;
 * the front and rear buildings.


 * côiⁿ ang;
 * her former husband.


 * sôiⁿ côiⁿ kâi bó;
 * his first wife.


 * côiⁿ kha, ău kha;
 * the one ahead, and the one in the rear.


 * hŏ côiⁿ;
 * before the shower.


 * côiⁿ nâng kíaⁿ;
 * a stepson.


 * ngán côiⁿ;
 * just ahead.


 * ngán côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih sṳsṳ̄ [sic]?
 * What immediate business have you?


 * mâk côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih hó̤ chù mē?
 * What pleasant occupations have you in the immediate future?


 * soiⁿ côiⁿ;
 * aforetime.


 * côiⁿ lâi;
 * formerly.


 * cĭeⁿ côiⁿ;
 * press onward.


 * hìang côiⁿ;
 * face your destination.


 * gûeh pùaⁿ côiⁿ ău hó̤ kàu;
 * may arrive about the middle of the month.


 * côiⁿ-cìn;
 * to advance.


 * kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;
 * makes no progress.


 * thâu mīn côiⁿ;
 * ahead.


 * i kîaⁿ thâu-mīn-côiⁿ;
 * he walks ahead.

coih


 * To sop up.
 * khîeh kò̤ pò khṳ̀ coih ta;
 * take a piece of cloth and sop it up dry.
 * take a piece of cloth and sop it up dry.


 * ēng mîⁿ khṳ̀ coih kàu ta-ta;
 * take some raw cotton and sop it all up dry.


 * A festival; a period of time.
 * coih ;
 * coih hāu; stated times.
 * coih hāu; stated times.


 * sî coih;
 * times; the terms.


 * poih coih;
 * the solstices, the equinoxes, and the beginnings of the four seasons.


 * cò̤ coih;
 * kùe coih; to keep holiday.


 * coih kôih;
 * the two or three days succeeding a festival.


 * ngŵn sio coih;
 * the 15th of the first month, called the feast of lanterns.


 * cheng-mêng coih;
 * clear bright weather; the time of worship at the graves of ancestors, in the second or third month.


 * ngŏ gûeh coih;
 * the fifth day of the fifth month, the the festival of dragon boats.


 * chit gûeh pùaⁿ coih;
 * the middle of the seventh month, when offerings are made to the childless spirits.


 * tong chiu coih;
 * the middle of the eighth month, when the moon is worshipped.


 * tang coih;