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108 ; chí-kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tõ tî-kò,
 * where does this village lie?


 * lṳ́ chò-nî put-sek put-ti,
 * how is it that you don’t come?


 * lṳ́ sĩ àiⁿ-sàng sèⁿ-miāⁿ, ā,
 * do you want to lose your life?


 * lṳ́ mãuⁿ-sí, lṳ́ khá-káⁿ a-m̄-káⁿ,
 * to risk death, dare you or not?


 * lṳ́ àiⁿ-chhûan--mē,
 * do you want to be complete?


 * àiⁿ-siá-tiāu ke-ngia̍p, ā,
 * do you want to sacrifice your property?


 * lṳ́ õi-tit-tie̍h kúaⁿ-jiên kāng-i sie-thâi a-bô,
 * can you really fight with him or not?


 * lṳ́ káⁿ-màiⁿ-khṳ̀ sûn-ho̍k i,
 * dare you refuse to submit to him?


 * hó-pàng tî-kâi-ūi,
 * where shall I put it?


 * hó-chò-nî siu-si̍p,
 * how shall I arrange it?


 * ìaⁿ-siu pàng-tî-kò,
 * where shall I put it?


 * huân-ũ jie̍h-hñg,
 * how much farther is it?


 * ēng-thiap jie̍h-chōi chiàⁿ-kàu-chok,
 * how much must I add to make it suffice?


 * mn̂g-gūa tâng-chá jiáng, khá-sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,
 * was that you making a racket outside the door a bit ago?


 * lṳ́ jiáng-mih-sṳ̄,
 * what are you making a noise about?


 * i jiáng-tóu khùn a-m̄-sĩ,
 * he is making a fuss because he is hungry, isn’t he?


 * nín--tang tî-tiâng-õi,
 * who among you are able to?


 * chí-chûn hàm--uá, sĩ-lṳ́ a-m̄-sĩ,
 * was it you calling out for me just now?


 * lṳ́ bõi sĩ-hàm-uá lî-khui ka-kī tī-hng,
 * are you not (virtually) telling me to leave my own country?


 * m̄-chai chí-kiãⁿ-mue̍h khá-ha̍h-lṳ́ ēng--mē,
 * I do not know whether this will suit your use or not?


 * chia̍h-liáu, m̄-chai chiè-nguân a-bõi,
 * when I have eaten it (medicine) I do not know whether I will be as at the first or not?


 * ēng- sĩ-mih-sṳ̄ chiàⁿ-huaⁿ-hí,
 * what will please him?


 * lṳ́ mn̄g-chò-nî,
 * what are you asking about?


 * lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-kâi,


 * lṳ́ mn̄g sĩ-mih-sṳ̄,


 * uá chò-nî hó-khṳt-lṳ́ mn̄g.
 * why should I be questioned by you?


 * ũ sĩ-mih-iēⁿ, hó-chò kâi-huap, lṳ́ khá-pat a-m̄-pat,
 * what kind of a way would do as a rule,—do you know or not?


 * lṳ́ khá-it-tit hṳ́-tâng-sî lṳ́ só-tàⁿ,
 * do you remember what you said at the time?