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Rh ; bô-lí à kàu ũ-lí,
 * being without reason, to argue until he has, i.e. specious argumentation.


 * bô-lí lūan-tãu,
 * without reason and yet babbling about doctrine.


 * bô-lí kāng i piẽn-poh,
 * no reasons wherewith to argue with him.


 * chièⁿ-seⁿ kâi tõ-lí chhông-lâi m̄-pat-thiaⁿ,
 * such doctrine we have never hitherto heard.


 * chí-kâi tõ-lí ĩ sin kâi tõ-lí,
 * this doctrine is a new one.


 * chí-kâi tõ-lí sĩ-ha̍h sĩ-mih iēⁿ-nâng?
 * this doctrine is suitable to what kind of people?


 * chí-kâi tõ-lí hó thok-chhéⁿ sĩ-mih-nâng?
 * this doctrine may be used to arouse what class of people?


 * m̄-sĩ chiàⁿ-lí--kâi,
 * it is not a correct principle.


 * in-lí lũn-kàu nâng sũn-ho̍k,
 * use arguments until people submit.


 * sueh,
 * to explain.


 * kói,
 * to unfold, kói-sueh, to unfold and explain.


 * sueh-mêng-pe̍h,
 * to explain clearly.


 * sueh m̄-mêng,
 * your explanation is not clear.


 * sueh chièⁿ-seⁿ chiũ-sĩ mêng-pe̍h, in explaining it so,
 * it is clear.


 * bô chí-kâi sueh
 * is no such explanation; not likely.


 * sueh-chhut i kâi sêng-chiēⁿ khí-ẽ,
 * to explain its connection with what precedes and follows.


 * sueh lân-ló,
 * explain a little, or explain briefly.


 * sueh iáu-chhién,
 * to explain rather superficially.


 * chiàⁿ-sueh, húan-sueh,
 * a direct and an inverted form of expression.


 * siáu-sueh,
 * a minute explanation.


 * o̍h siáu-sueh,
 * hard to explain minutely.


 * lṳ́ hó sueh iáu-khuah--chē,
 * explain it a little more fully.


 * lṳ́ hó sueh sòi-siâng,
 * explain it in detail.


 * pat sueh--kùe,
 * it has been explained.


 * thiah-sueh,
 * explain in detail (word by word, or clause by clause).


 * ha̍p-sueh,
 * explain in general.


 * sueh-khui,
 * to enlarge the scope of the explanation.


 * sueh-bûa,
 * to contract   .


 * hû-sueh,
 * an erroneous explanation.


 * pau; pau-kuat; pau-hâm,
 * to contain; to involve.


 * pau-kuat ke kâi-ì,
 * it contains another idea.


 * pau-kuat tõ-chí,
 * it is contained here in this.


 * pau-kuat chōi-chōi,
 * it involves a great deal.


 * pau-kuat iáu-chhién,
 * it implies rather less—not much.