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Rh ; Open the eyes
 * 開目
 * Kui mak


 * Pinch the nose
 * 捻鼻
 * Diem pñi


 * Loquacious
 * 多話
 * Choi wey


 * Eloquent
 * 口才
 * Kaou chai


 * Stammering
 * 大舌
 * Toa chĭ


 * Obscene
 * 粗口
 * Chou chui


 * A lean face
 * 面瘦
 * Min san


 * A smiling face
 * 笑面
 * Chie min


 * Having a reputation
 * 有面
 * U min


 * Having lost reputation
 * 失面
 * Sĭt min


 * A fair complexion
 * 好面色
 * Haw min sĕk


 * A thievish hand
 * 三隻手
 * Sa chiă chiw


 * Brothers are like hands and feet
 * 兄弟如手足
 * Hia ti ju chiw chok


 * Strike with the fist
 * 拳頭打
 * Kun taou pă


 * He has not yet commenced
 * 未嘗開手
 * Boe cheng kui chiw


 * Pass from one hand to the other
 * 左手交右手
 * Chia chiw kaou taw chiw


 * He cannot move hand or foot
 * 脚手不能舉
 * Kha chiw mʼoi tin tang


 * He lives from hand to mouth
 * 左手挈、右手去
 * Chaw chiw khiĕ,yiw chiw khur


 * He is always busy
 * 脚手無時歇
 * Kha chiw baw si hiă


 * How long has your foot been sore
 * 爾脚痛若久
 * Lur kha thia jiĕ ku