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GREEDY ; kãu-ṳn. crime, tãng-tsũe. -hearted, sim-heng khuah-ta̍t. distance, hñg-tsãi. -coat, hiûⁿ; mîⁿ-hiûⁿ (quilted). the greater part, tōa-pùaⁿ; che̍k-tōa-ûe.

greedy, tham-sim; tham-chia̍h; hàuⁿ-chia̍h.

green, chheⁿ-sek; le̍k-sek. greens, chheⁿ-tshài.

greet, mn̄g-hāu; mn̄g-uaⁿ; siang-chieh-mn̄g.

grey, see GRAY.

gridiron, thih-pê.

grief, iu-būn; iu-tshôu; tshôu-būn; hûan-ló; sieⁿ-sim; sim thiàⁿ; kan-khóu; khau-sim pe̍h-tn̂g.

grievance, to state, sù-uan-chhêng; sù-uan-uáng.

grimace, tièⁿ-tshúa; mīn; tsò-kúi-sièⁿ.

grin, miⁿ-ma̍k lòu-gê.

grind, bûa. a knife, bûa-to. flour, oi-mīⁿ. in a mortar, lûi-iùⁿ. with wheel in trough, ngói hu-hu. -stone, bûa-chie̍h.

grip, khîⁿ; khîm; lia̍h; tẽⁿ; tẽⁿ-kín.

gripes, tóu thiàⁿ; tn̂g ká-thiàⁿ; tn̂g mán-thiàⁿ; tn̂g thiu-thiàⁿ; tóu kek-thiàⁿ.

gristle, nńg-kut; chíⁿ-kut.

gritty, seⁿ-sua.

groan, tshan; aiⁿ-aiⁿ-tshan (deep); hng-tshan (soft).

groom, bé-hu; bé-tsháu-nôuⁿ.

groove, thap; thap-tsūe; thap-ngám.

grope, mông; thèng-mông; thèng-at; mông-at.

gross, tshou-tōa; tōa-khou.

grotesque, khî-kùai; koh-iēⁿ.

ground, tī; thóu-tī; thôu-tī. on the, thôu-ẽ; tī-mīn. under-, tī-tói; tī-ẽ; thôu-tói; thôu-tĩ-ẽ. -nut, tī-tāu. -rent, tī-tsou. -rice, tshòi; hua̍t-tshòi. reason, nguân-iû; kṳn-iû; nguân-thâu; uân-kù; nguân-in; in-iû; uân-iû; in-tuan. to ground (as a ship), khùa--tie̍h; khùa-sua.

group, khûn; lūi. together, tsũ-chi̍p chiâⁿ-khûn. separate, hun-lūi; kui-lūi.

grove, chhiū-nâⁿ; chhiū-lîm.

grovel, pê tõ-thôu-ẽ.

grow, seⁿ; huat-seⁿ; seⁿ-chiáng; õi-tōa. of itself, pe̍h-huat; ka-kī huat--khí-lâi. up, chiáng-tōa; chiáng-sêng.

growl, hm̄-hm̄-kiè.

grudge, or envy, kòu-kĩ. cherish, against another, khieh-hṳ̃n. to give or do, liẽn-sieh; m̄-nguãn;