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FINE cheng-mûiⁿ; cheng-sòi, in fine, tàu-tí. weather, hó-thiⁿ; thiⁿ-sî chêⁿ.

fine, to, hua̍t; hua̍t-ngṳ̂n (money); hua̍t-hì (a play); hua̍t-tsúa-iáⁿ (id.); hua̍t-phòng-phiẽ (crackers).

finger, chhiú-tsóiⁿ. 1st or thumb, tsńg-thâu; tsńg-thâu-kong. fore, koi-tsóiⁿ. middle, tang-tsóiⁿ. the ring-, hôu-lâi-tsóiⁿ. the little, búe-tsóiⁿ; chhiú-tsóiⁿ-kiáⁿ; búe-tsńg-kiáⁿ. reckon on fingers, khut-tsóiⁿ sǹg. point with, chhiú kí; tsang-tsńg-thâu kí. -ring, see RING. to take up between the finger and thumb, nueh--khí-lâi. a pinch so taken, che̍k-nueh-kiáⁿ. -post, lōu-pi; lōu-ín. -nails, tsńg-kah; chhiú-jiáu (long); jiáu-kah (id.).

finish, tsò-chiâⁿ; tsò-sêng; tsò-ûan; sêng-kong; pi̍t. a meal, chia̍h-pá. finished, uân; hó; hiah; liáu; pi̍t. have you finished? hó--būe?

finite, ũ-hãn-tiāⁿ.

fir, sêng-peh-chhiū; sam. needles, sêng-peh-chhiu. cones, sêng-peh-lûi.

fire, húe. set fire to, pàng-húe. make a, khí-húe. put fuel on the, hiâⁿ-húe. light a, to̍h-húe. strike, phah-húe. extinguish, kiù-húe; phah-kùe-húe; mi̍t-kùe-húe; tsâng-kùe-húe (with water). gone out, húe kùe--khṳ̀. -place, tsàu; húe-lôu; chhiêⁿ-lôu. -engine, kiù-húe kâi tsúi-chhia. -arms, chhèng-phàu. -arrows, húe-chìⁿ. -crackers, phòng-phiẽ; tōa-lîn-kòng (large); tshùan-phàu (a long string). -rocket, húe-su̍h. warm oneself at the, chieh-húe. flame of, húe-iãm; húe-chi̍h. -fly, húe-mêⁿ-kou; iông-húe. ignis fatuus, kúi-húe. to fire a gun, khui-chhèng; pàng-chhèng; phah-chhèng; sià-chhèng. -brands, partly burnt, tshâ-tsau.

firm, kien-kù; kien-tōiⁿ; kien-tsàng; ún-tǹg; thó-tàng. purpose, kien-sim; kien-ì; kien-ì put-tshông; sim kien, ì chhiet. a firm in business, hâng; kong-si. name of such, hâng-miâⁿ; phòu-hō.

firmament, chheⁿ-thiⁿ; thiⁿ-chiēⁿ; thiⁿ-khong (not quite colloquial).

first, tõiⁿ-it; thâu-che̍k-kâi. first...then, soiⁿ...ãu. -moon, chiaⁿ-gue̍h. -born, tsho-seⁿ; thâu-tho; thâu-seⁿ; khí-thâu-seⁿ; tah-thâu-seⁿ. son, tōa-tau-kiáⁿ; chiáng-tsṳ́. -fruits, tsho-se̍k kâi-kúeⁿ-chí. year of reign, ngûan--nîⁿ. time, thâu-che̍k-hûe; thâu-pái; khí-tsho--che̍k-hûe;