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Rh ; ìn-tap mêng-pe̍h,
 * answer clearly.


 * hó ìn-tap,
 * a good reply.


 * ìn-tap khùe-chãi,
 * prompt at a reply.


 * ìn-tap õi kùe-nâng,
 * surpassing others in repartee.


 * ìn-tap tùi-tùi,
 * you have answered exactly.


 * é-kháu bô-ngân,
 * mouth stopped, not a word to say.


 * hûe-thâu siẽⁿ-tńg,
 * to reflect.


 * pêⁿ-ke ũ chhêng-lí,
 * reason on both sides.


 * m̄-káⁿ-ìn,
 * dare not reply.


 * i bô-ìn,
 * he made no answer.


 * tha̍k-chṳ--húe,
 * the literati.


 * tōa ha̍k-bûn kâi-nâng,
 * a man of great learning.


 * pá-ha̍k,
 * full of learning.


 * m̄-tèng-ì,
 * not applicable


 * thong-ēng,
 * of general use.


 * chhūe-pāng chhūe-khiah,
 * to hunt for a pretext.


 * būan-put-khó ûi,
 * never let it be.


 * sat i-kâi-chhùi,
 * stop his mouth.


 * hiau-khui,
 * to open a book.


 * chí-kâi-sṳ̄ hó-pàng che̍k-pôiⁿ siap-sî,
 * will lay this topic aside for a moment.


 * bõi-khṳt nín nge̍k--tie̍h,
 * you will not be allowed to oppose.


 * iû chṳ chhui-lũn chhut-lâi,
 * inferred from a book statement.


 * m̄-chai siẽⁿ i-kâi-ì sĩ hó-ì, a-sĩ ak-ì,
 * you do not consider whether his motive is a good one or a bad one.


 * chí-chiẽⁿ só-tàⁿ che̍k-kù kâi ì-sṳ̀ sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
 * the idea of the above sentence is this,


 * bûn-sì,
 * thread of a discourse.


 * bûn-sì tàⁿ būe-uân seⁿ ũ chhut-lâi,
 * before the thread of his discourse was finished, there issued, &c.


 * lũn chí-kâi-sṳ̄ sĩ chûn chhiet-iàu a-sĩ nâng chhiet-iàu,
 * as regards this matter, is the boat of more importance or is the man.


 * taⁿ, chí-che̍k-ngân,
 * now, this word (just quoted).


 * taⁿ, chí-kâi khiam-sùn,
 * now, this subject of humility.


 * i ũ, chiang i kâi-ũ lâi-tàⁿ,
 * if he has, then speak according to what he has.


 * ũ bô, chiang i kâi-bô lâi-tàⁿ,
 * if he has not then speak according to what he has not.


 * chí-kâi-sṳ̄ kan-gāi--tie̍h,
 * this matter interferes.


 * chí sĩ chèng-nâng tàⁿ--kâi,
 * this is what every body says.