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TAPERING tapering, chiam.

tar, ta-ma-iû.

target, pá; chìⁿ-pá. centre of, âng-sim.

tariff, of duties, chek-lī; hiàng-pâi.

taro, ōu; ōu-thâu (large); ōu-nñg (small).

Tartar, Múaⁿ-chiu; Mông-kóu; that-kiáⁿ. language, chheng-bûn.

task, khang-khùe. to finish a, uân-kang.

tassel, of cap, âng-eng; che̍k-phau-eng.

taste, bī; bī-sòu; khì-bī. to, siêⁿ-bī; chhì-bī. tasteless, bô-bī; bô-bī-sòu; bô-khì-bī; pe̍h-chiáⁿ pe̍h-chiáⁿ; bī pi̍h; bī tãⁿ; chiáⁿ-tãⁿ; tãⁿ-po̍h.

tattered, phùa; phùa-tshùi; i-saⁿ lâm-lú; uân-sui-saⁿ pue-lêng-khòu.

tattle, tàⁿ-ôiⁿ-ūe; bô-siang-kan-ūe; ūe-bî tsōi.

tattoo, chhiah-phûe-hu; phûe-hu chhiah-jī.

Tauist, doctrine, Tãu-kà. sect, Tãu-ke. priest, Tãu-sṳ̃; sai-kong.

tautology, tàⁿ-liáu tsài-tàⁿ; bûn-jī têng-hok.

tavern, chiú-tiàm; chiú-lâu.

tax, hiàng (customs dues); niêⁿ (land-tax); tshân-niêⁿ; chîⁿ-niêⁿ; lî-kim (likin). to pay, uân-niêⁿ; na̍p-niêⁿ. collectors of, niêⁿ-chhe; tou-chhe.

tea, tê. leaves, tê-hie̍h; tê-bí. used leaves, tê-phoh. -plant, tê-tsâng. to make, pû-tê; pheng-tê; phàu-tê; tshong-tê. infuse in covered cup, hìm-tê. invite one to take, chhiáⁿ-tê. pour out, sai-tê. hand round, khâng-tê; khiâ-tê. drink, chia̍h-tê; ím-tê. to fire, pūe-tê. tea-taster, tê-sṳ. box of, che̍k-sieⁿ-tê. cup, tê-cheng; tê-pue; tê-au; kài-au. canister, te-bí-kuàn; siah-kuàn. kettle, tê-ue. pot, tê-kuàn; tshong-kuàn. tea-poy, tê-kí. saucer, tê-tsûn; tê-ti̍h; tê-pûaⁿ. strainer, tê-thai. tea-men, tê-kheh. siftings, tê-hu; tê-ku̍eh. wholesale tea warehouse, tê-hâng. shop, for selling tea to drink, tê-kuán; tê-kṳ. -harvest, tê-tang. tea producing region, tê-suaⁿ. to gather, tshái-tê; tiah-tê.

teach, kà; kà-hùe; kà-sī; kà-hùn; chí-kà; chí-sī; kà-tsṳ; kà-tãu. teacher, sin-seⁿ; sṳ; láu-sṳ; kà-sṳ; kà-tsṳ sin-seⁿ.

tear, lì; lì-tiāu; li̍h; phùa; phùa-li̍h. off, as skin of anything, peh-tiāu; lì-tiāu; pak-tiāu.