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112 ; i kâi-ūe ũ-chhim-ì--lōu!
 * his words have a profound meaning– surely!


 * i tàⁿ-lâi chhién-pe̍h chhién-pe̍h,
 * he speaks clearly and plainly.


 * uá tàⁿ phûe-phûe tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ,
 * I am speaking only on the surface of the subject.


 * tãi-chóng-chóng tàⁿ,
 * to summarize.


 * tãi-khài-tàⁿ,
 * to state in a general way.


 * chhó-lia̍k-tàⁿ,
 * state it briefly will do.


 * tàⁿ-tãi-ì,
 * to state the gist of anything, or, the leading thoughts,


 * uá tàⁿ-lṳ́-thiaⁿ,
 * I speak and you hear me.


 * tàⁿ-ūe bô-liâm-chia̍p,
 * his words have no connection.


 * tàⁿ-lâi ũ-tõ-lí,
 * there is reason in what you say.


 * tàⁿ-khui tàⁿ-bûa,
 * he talks off and on, i.e. evasive.


 * lṳ́ tùe-i kâi-ūe-búe tàⁿ,
 * you follow on at the end of his talk; you side with him.


 * tàⁿ só-íⁿ-jiên khṳt-lṳ́-chai,
 * I will state the rationale of the case for your information.


 * uá tàⁿ-chhêng-iû khṳt-lṳ̀ phah-sǹg,
 * I will state the facts for you to decide.


 * bô-ūe kāng-i tàⁿ,
 * no words wherewith to speak with him.


 * lú-tũn-nâng tàⁿ,
 * fool’s talk; a stupid remark.


 * chhiáⁿ-tiām khṳt-uá-tàⁿ,
 * please be silent and allow me to say a word.


 * lṳ́ chièⁿ-seⁿ-tàⁿ huân-liáu ka-lô,
 * in so saying you are still a long way off.


 * chiàⁿ-tàⁿ, huán-toah-tàⁿ,
 * direct and inverted style.


 * tàⁿ-lâi m̄-tòng,
 * your talk don’t reach the point.


 * niēⁿ-lṳ́ ka-kī-tàⁿ,
 * I yield the floor to you, speak for yourself.


 * hṳ́-che̍k-kù i tie̍h-tàⁿ-tãng,
 * on that sentence he must lay stress.


 * siet-sái-tàⁿ,
 * a supposition; suppose I should say.


 * tàⁿ-ôi-ūe,
 * talking at random.


 * i tàⁿ-ūe tàⁿ-hiah,
 * when he had done talking.


 * tàⁿ-i kâi-ūe,
 * to say his words, i.e. to take his side; to quote from him.


 * lí,
 * right; reason; principle.


 * tõ-lí,
 * reason; doctrine.


 * chhêng-lí,
 * reason; propriety, &c.


 * ngī-lí,
 * a sound principle.


 * lṳ́ tàⁿ-lâi tie̍h-lí,
 * in speaking you attain reason, i.e. you have spoken rightly.