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FABLE tsṳ̃-tsun. wise in one's own eyes, tsṳ̃-gâu; tsṳ̃-hiên. fix the eyes on one, ma̍k kim-kim tõ-thóiⁿ.



fable, phì-zũ. to use a, chieh-phì-zũ; siet-phì. fabulous, hṳ-tãng; buáng-tãng; bô-iáⁿ-chiah.

face, mīn; mīn-mãuⁿ; mīn-sek. before one's, mīn-tsôiⁿ; tng-mīn; tùi-mīn. face to face, tùi-mīn; tng-mīn. meet face to face, hũe-mīn. shape of, mīn-hêng; mīn-bé. long-faced, mīn-bé tn̂g-tn̂g. skin of, mīn-phûe. pallid, mīn n̂g-sng. cloth for washing face, mīn-pòu. brazen-faced, mīn-phûe kãu. facing the south, niàⁿ- (hiàⁿ-; hiàng-; chhiâu-;) nâm. face round, hûe-thâu; u̍t-tńg-thâu; hui-tńg-thâu. facing one another, siang-tùi; siang-tùi-mīn.

facetious, hàuⁿ-tàⁿ-sńg; hàuⁿ-tàⁿ-khá, hàuⁿ-tàⁿ tshù-bī; hàuⁿ-tshu-chhiè; hó-chhiè.

facile, kōi; sũn-nâng-chhêng; sũn-nâng-ì; hàuⁿ-khiâ sũn-huang-kî.

fact, si̍t-sṳ̄; si̍t-chhêng. facts of the case, sṳ̄-chhêng; chhêng-iû; sṳ̄-si̍t; si̍t-chiah.

factor, agent, thòi-phōiⁿ; thòi-pōiⁿ; thòi-lí.

factory, large mercantile house, hâng; hâng-kháu.

fade, flower, sià. colour, thò-sek. grow smaller, sue-mûiⁿ.

faculty, tshâi; tshâi-chhêng; tshâi-lêng; pún-sṳ̄.

, of wood, khún-tshâ; pé-tshâ; che̍k-pé ta-chhiū-ki.

fagged, khùn; he̍k; khùn-tõaⁿ; khùn-siên; siên.

fail, sit; sit-sṳ̄; gōu-sṳ̄. of promise, sit-sìn; sit-ieh; chia̍h-ngân. in business, tó-tièⁿ; hiah-sṳ̄. failing or fault, kùe-sit.

fain, to do anything, àiⁿ-tsò; huaⁿ-hí-tsò; kho-leng-àiⁿ.

faint, exhausted, khùn-tõaⁿ. to, sit-hûn; m̄-tsai-nâng; m̄-hiáu-nâng; kông-kông; ka-tsua̍h-hîn; hûn put-hù-thói; hûn sùaⁿ. faint-hearted, sàng-sim; sàng-táⁿ. colour, chhién-sek; tãⁿ-sek.

fair, beautiful, múiⁿ; ngiá. woman, múiⁿ-jîn; múiⁿ-mãuⁿ; kia-jîn; ge̍k-jîn. complexion, ne̍k-sek soh-soh-pe̍h. weather, chêⁿ-thiⁿ; thiⁿ chêⁿ. price, kuaⁿ-chiàⁿ bói-bōi. wind, sũn-huang; huang-mīn hó. prospect, hó-kuang-kéng.