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MILITIA profession, bú-gōi. officers, bú-kuaⁿ. laws, kun-huap; kun-lẽng; kun-lu̍t. examination, kháu-bú; bú-khue. graduate, bú-siù-tsâi; bú-kṳ́-jîn; bú-chìn-sṳ̃. civil and, bûn-bú.

militia, hieⁿ-ióng; ióng-tsàn; mîn-tsàn. to raise, mi̍t-ióng; chie-ióng; kòu-ióng.

milk, nĩⁿ. cow's, gû-nĩⁿ. to milk, liū-gû-nĩⁿ. milk-nurse, nĩⁿ-bó. milky-way, thien-hô.

mill, lâng (for removing the husk); bō (for grinding). -stone, bō-chie̍h. turn a mill, oi-bō. upper mill-stone, chiēⁿ-tún-bō.

millet, sú; siú.

million, che̍k-peh-būan; che̍k-tiãu.

mimic, tieⁿ-iēⁿ; tsuang-iēⁿ; tsò-sièⁿ; tsuan-o̍h i-kâi-iēⁿ; tieⁿ-siaⁿ; tieⁿ-sueh; tsuang-siaⁿ.

mince, tso̍ih-tshùi-tshùi; tok-tshùi; tok-iùⁿ. subst., ne̍k-tshò; ne̍k-nîⁿ; ne̍k-sám (less fine).

mind, sim; sim-sîn; sim-chì; sim-tn̂g; sim-ì. intelligent, tóu-lãi mêng-pe̍h. large, tōu-liãng khuan-tōa; tōu-liãng khuan-khuah; khuan-hông tãi-liãng; hái-liãng. narrow, bô-tōu-liãng; ti̍h-kiáⁿ-liãng; koi-tn̂g múaⁿ-chiah-tóu; sim o̍ih-sòi; sim-heng o̍ih-sòi; chhién-kièn. of one, tâng-sim. just to my mind, chiàⁿ-ha̍h úa-kâi-sim; zû-ngũan; zû-ì; tèng-ì; ha̍h-siẽⁿ. have something on the mind, sim-lãi ũ-sṳ̄; sim m̄-chheng; sim m̄-ôiⁿ; sim-lãi kãu-ue̍h. mind made up, tsú-ì íⁿ-tiāⁿ; li̍p-tiāⁿ tsú-ì; íⁿ-keng kuat-ì. to mind, liû-sim; tì-ì. with one's whole mind, tsuan-sim tì-ì; chĩn-sim chĩn-ì. never mind, bô-siang-kan; chhìn-tshái; màiⁿ-khṳ̀-tshái; màiⁿ-khṳ̀ kài-ì; màiⁿ-pàng tõ-sim; tì-tsṳ tōu-gūa; màiⁿ-kúan. never mind him, màiⁿ kāng-i kòi-kà; màiⁿ-tshái--i; kṳ̀-i-khṳ̀. keep in mind, kì-tit; kì-liãm.

mine, gold, kim-suaⁿ. miner, liú-suaⁿ-hām. in war, tī-lûi; tī-lûi húe-phàu. to lay, tâi-tī-lûi. to explode, kún-tī-lûi.

mineralogy, chie̍h-tsóng-lũn.

mingle, sie-tsham; sie-chhiau.

miniature, siáu-ngiá; hí-sîn.

minister, chhîn; tãi-chhîn; tãi-láu; kok-láu. prime, tsái-siàng.

minstrel, chhiè-khek; tshue-siau; pûn-siau; tsak-gau̍h; tsáu-chhiàng (travelling).