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Rh ; He is proud & will not listen
 * 伊驕傲不肯聽
 * I kiou gnaou mʼkeng thia


 * He is not sincere but only desires a name
 * 無實好名定定
 * Baw sit haou mia tia tia


 * The honorable man is not quarrelsome
 * 君子無相爭
 * Kun chur baw sie chey


 * A disposition as fierce as the flames
 * 性如火之烈
 * Sey ju huey chŭr diĕt


 * He is willful & will not read
 * 伊故意不讀
 * I ku i, mʼtak


 * Altogether hypocritical
 * 所行皆是詐僞
 * Saw kia kai si cha gnui


 * He rejects this doctrine
 * 伊輕忽此道理
 * I khin hŭt chi taw li


 * Respect to parents
 * 孝順父母
 * Haou sun pey baw


 * I think that is correct
 * 我想怎生有着
 * Ua sie chie sey n tiĕ


 * The husband & wife disagree
 * 伊翁𡚸不相合
 * I ang bou mʼsiang hă

; He is blind & cannot see
 * 伊瞽目看不見
 * I chey mey toi mʼki


 * I am a little hard of hearing
 * 我耳聾些須
 * Ua hi lang sey su


 * The stammerer does not finish his sentence
 * 大舌講不到句
 * Toa chĕ kong mʼkaou ku


 * The mind of the foolish is unstable
 * 顚人心神無定
 * Siow nang sim sin baw tia


 * How long have you had a cough
 * 爾咳𠻳有若久
 * Lur ka saou u jiĕ ku


 * He has a number of boils
 * 伊生幾粒瘣
 * I sey kui liep tue


 * Has your child had the small pox
 * 爾箇子出痘未
 * Lur kai kia chut chu boe


 * Do you understand inoculation
 * 爾能種痘麽
 * Lur oi cheng chu mĕ


 * This child has worms
 * 此亞孥子疳癪
 * Chi a nou kia u kam chek


 * My eyes are sore & I can not read
 * 目珠痛不能讀
 * Măk chiw tia mʼoi tak