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EARLY. pierce the ear, tshng-hĩⁿ. whisper in one's ear, phak-tõ hĩⁿ-khang-kháu tàⁿ; hĩⁿ-piⁿ tàⁿ-ūe. ear-witness, chhin-hĩⁿ thiaⁿ-kìⁿ. ear of rice, chhek-sūi.

early, tsá. in the morning, mn̂g-khí-tsá; tsá-sîn. very, tsá-tsá. too, khah-tsá. still, hûan-liáu-tsá; iáu-tsá. early and late, tsá-mńg; tsá-àm; tsá-ùaⁿ. in early times, kóu-tsá. as early as possible, kúaⁿ-tsá; thàu-tsá.

earn, thàn; thó-thàn. money, thàn-chîⁿ. one's living, thàn-chia̍h. much, tōa-thàn. easily, kōi-thàn.

earnest, tsuan-sim; chhiet-chhiet; pek-chhiet; sim kien, ì chhiet; tsuan-it; jie̍t-sim. speak in, tàⁿ-si̍t-ūe. earnest money, tiāⁿ-ngṳ̂n; tiāⁿ-chîⁿ; tiāⁿ-thâu; tǹg. accept earnest money, siu-tiāⁿ.

earth, tī; thôu; thóu. the earth, tī-kiû. heaven and earth, thiⁿ-tī. on the earth, tõ-tī-mīn; tõ-thóu-ẽ. the whole earth. phóu-thiⁿ-ẽ; thong thiⁿ-kha-ẽ. garden-earth, hn̂g-thôu. earth-nut, tī-tāu. earth-worm, kãu-ún. earth-quake, tī chín; tī tín-tãng; tī-gû ūaⁿ-koiⁿ. earthenware, hûi-khì; jiâu-khì; au-úaⁿ pûaⁿ-ti̍h.

ease, phêng-an; uaⁿ; khùaⁿ-ua̍h; tsṳ̃-tsãi; uaⁿ-jiên; uaⁿ-chẽⁿ. pain; chí-thiàⁿ. as rope, pàng-sang; pàng-lēng. easy, kōi; iông-kōi; iông-ĩ; bõi-oh; put-lân. manner, not hurried, khuaⁿ-chiâⁿ khuaⁿ-chiâⁿ; tshông-iông. to recognize, kōi-jīn. to learn, kōi-pat.

easel, ūe-ūe-kè.

east, tang; tang-pôiⁿ. eastward, tùi-tang; niàⁿ-tang; hiàng-tang.

eat, chia̍h. to the full, chia̍h-pá. cannot, chia̍h-m̄-lo̍h; bõi-chia̍h. I have eaten, chia̍h--liáu. I have eaten the whole of it, chia̍h-liáu--liáu; chia̍h-uân--liáu. eaten by rats, khṳt niáu-tshṳ́ kã; khṳt niáu-tshṳ́ khòi. by white ants, pe̍h-hiã tsù. by birds, chiáu toh. eat at one's own expense, chia̍h-ka-kī. at employer's expense, chia̍h-tshâi-tsú; tshùi-chia̍h gūa. eatable, hó-chia̍h; õi--nîn chia̍h-tit. not very nice to eat, bô-ūi-tàu. eating-house, tiàm-phòu.

eaves, lîm-chîⁿ. eaves-dropper, thau-thiaⁿ; thàm-thiaⁿ; àm-chẽⁿ-thiaⁿ; phak-hĩⁿ thiaⁿ.

ebb, khó. tide, khó-lâu; tsúi thò; lâu lo̍h; pak-lâu. low, khó-ta-ta.

ebony, ou-tshâ-ba̍k.

eccentric, kùai-phiah; kóu-kuài; kú-kùai.