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MINT mint, a, tsù-chîⁿ-ke̍k. master of the, chîⁿ-ke̍k-kuaⁿ.

mint, pô-hò; po̍h-hò. minute (small), sòi-mûiⁿ; iùⁿ-mûiⁿ; siâng-sòi; sòi-siâng; cheng-mûiⁿ. explain minutely, hun-thiah sòi-siâng.

minute, a, che̍k-hun; che̍k-hun-cheng. wait a minute, tán--khùn-kiáⁿ; tán--siap-sî; khiã-tiām--chē; chhiáⁿ-thẽng--chē.

miracle, ĩ-chiah; sîn-chiah; lêng-chiah; lêng-ĩ. to perform, kiâⁿ-ĩ-chiah.

mire, thôu-nîⁿ; nîⁿ-thôu; thôu-mûeⁿ (thin); thôu-ko (sticky).

mirror, mīn-kiàⁿ; siu-tsng-kiàⁿ; chhiú-kiàⁿ (hand); tiàu-kiàⁿ (hanging); chiè-sin pó-kiàⁿ (full-length); tâng-kiàⁿ (metallic). look in, chiè-kiàⁿ. polish metallic mirror, bûa-kiàⁿ.

misanthropic, put-jîn; m̄-kṳ̃n nâng-chhêng; sèⁿ-chhêng kou-ta̍k; kou-phiah.

misapprehend, siẽⁿ-tāⁿ; siẽⁿ-tshò; gōu-siẽⁿ; thiaⁿ-tāⁿ; thiaⁿ-tshò.

misbehave, bô-kui-kṳ́; bô-sũn huap-tōu.

miscall, tàⁿ-tāⁿ; kiè-tāⁿ.

miscarry, sié-súaⁿ; lo̍h-tho; lo̍h-súaⁿ; tho tak-nn̄g; tũi-tho; a-nôuⁿ lo̍h-tiāu (accidental); lo̍h-tiāu a-nôuⁿ (intentional).

miscellaneous, tsa̍p; tsa̍p-mue̍h; tsa̍p-kiáu-liãu; tshàm-tshùi-mue̍h; lo̍k-lo̍k so̍k-so̍k; liau̍h-liau̍h chiau̍h-chiau̍h.

mischance, m̄-tsãu-hùe.

mischief, to do, hāi-nâng. mischievous, lĩ-hāi; kha-chhiú m̄-hó; kha-chhiú tsōi.

misconduct, kùe-sit; m̄-tùi-nâng; sàng-hẽng; sàng-pín.

miscount, sǹg-tāⁿ; sǹg-tshò.

misdemeamour, ũ-m̄-tie̍h--tshù. slight, siáu-kùe mûiⁿ-sit.

miser, sieh-chîⁿ; kien-liẽn; liẽn-sieh chîⁿ-ngṳ̂n; thih-koi-ang che̍k-môⁿ put-po̍ih; chiéⁿ-chîⁿ-nôu; siú-chîⁿ-nôuⁿ.

moserable, chhi-tshám; khóu-lān; kan-khóu; chhi-liâng. misery, hũa; hũa-hũam; kan-khóu.

misfortune, bô-tsãu-hùe; put-hẽng; bô-miāⁿ-ūn; khiap-miāⁿ; khóu-miāⁿ; po̍h-miāⁿ.

misgiving, khùa-sim; khùa-lṳ̃.

misgovern, tshâng-hāi liâng-mîn; lũan-chèng.