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Rh ; ūe-thâu ūe-búe,
 * introduction and conclusion; initial words and final words.


 * kiah-phùa i lân-ló,
 * to suggest to him « little ; give a hint.


 * thok-chhéⁿ i,
 * to arouse him. .


 * bô-chn̂g-kâi kâi i-tàⁿ,
 * did not tell him the whole of it.


 * tńg che̍k-pit,
 * to amplify a little; advance a step.


 * àm-ha̍h,
 * an unexpected coincidence.


 * ha̍h sī-mih ēng?
 * what use can be made of this?


 * chí sī chiap-chiēⁿ a-sī chiap-ẽ?
 * does it connect with what precedes or with what follows?


 * so̍k tõ-chiēⁿ a-sĩ so̍k-tõ-ẽ,
 * does it belong to what goes before or to what follows?


 * chiēⁿ-ẽ kùan-chhùan,
 * the passages above and below are mutually connected.


 * Iak-hân sĩ sùa-tie̍h huap-lu̍t a-sĩ sùa-tie̍h hok-im?
 * does John connect with the law or with the Gospel.


 * liên tõ chiēⁿ-kù iā liên ẽ-kù,
 * it is connected with what precedes and also with what follows.


 * i kâi sêng-chiēⁿ khí-ẽ,
 * its context.


 * hûan-iáu ũ-huap khó-íⁿ chheng-ngĩ,
 * there remains yet a way whereby one may be justified.


 * khǹg-kòi i hó-àiⁿ,
 * persuade him to it.


 * khǹg-kòi i hó-màiⁿ,
 * dissuade him from it.


 * tie̍h chãm-tàⁿ,
 * divide it up into sections.


 * hó-pun a,
 * divide into branches.


 * m̄-thàng-sṳ̄,
 * don’t fully apprehend things.


 * chiá sĩ-úa só-liāu m̄-kàu,
 * this is something I did not reckon on.


 * kùe i só-siẽⁿ,
 * beyond what he thought.


 * chí-kâi tõ-lí úa hán-ēng,
 * this precept is of limited use.


 * ha̍h-ēng,
 * it suits my purpose.


 * chí-tie̍h sĩ o̍ih,
 * of limited application.


 * chí-tie̍h sĩ-khùaⁿ,
 * of broad application.


 * chang-chúi tàⁿ chò-nâng,
 * to personify water as man.


 * chang-nâng tàⁿ chò-chúi,
 * to speak of man as water.


 * thòi-nâng siet-mn̄g,
 * to suppose a question put by another.


 * lâi sím-si̍t,
 * judge what is truth.


 * lâi-sím sĩ-hui,
 * discriminate between the true and false.


 * chang chí pêng-kṳ̃ lâi sím-chhat,
 * take this evidence and sift it.


 * tiâu-sùaⁿ jṳ̂-jṳ̂ kek-kiù kek-kiù,
 * a tangled thread all mixed up