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Rh Interjections. ; —ái-ã; hái-ã.
 * (nāⁿ-sĩ kìⁿ-tie̍h iu-būn kiaⁿ-hãi--kâi chiũ-hó ēng-chí-kâi-ūe, if you meet with anything sad or frightful then use these words).
 * lân-nãi, ō,
 * hard to bear.
 * kan-khóu-chãi, ā,
 * very hard.
 * chhi-chhám, ā,
 * most woful [sic].
 * uá chhám, ā,
 * alas, for me.


 * —m̄, hēⁿ, (ũ-sî gî--kâi-ì,
 * sometimes expresses doubt).


 * —ñg; āu.
 * āu, āu, ka-lau̍h-liáu,
 * there, there now, you’ve dropped it.


 * —hiá--li; húai.
 * hiá li-i : a-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ,
 * O then, if that’s the way it is,
 * hiá li, mài-khṳ̀ kèng-hó,
 * O then, it would be better not to go.
 * húai, chièⁿ-seⁿ m̄-káⁿ-khṳ̀,
 * that being so, I dare not go. (This word li is constantly used to give emphasis, and serves as an exclamation point)
 * m̄-chai--li,
 * O, I don’t know.
 * tie̍h--li,
 * assuredly so.


 * —ā.
 * nâng--ā, nâng--ā, kiâⁿ-che̍k-pôiⁿ,
 * look out man, walk one side.
 * nâng--ā, chai-kuan, mài-chūang--tie̍h,
 * halloo, man, take care, don’t run against it.


 * —ĩ--hĩ; ṳ̃; ẽ.
 * (hán--tit thóiⁿ-kìⁿ, ho̍k hut-jiên-lâi--kâi, ho̍k chhi-gî kâi-sṳ̄ chiũ-hó ēng-chí-kâi, you may use this concerning something rarely seen, or unexpectedly coming, or very repulsive).
 * ĩ--hĩ, hiá chhi-gî-chãi, lā,
 * ugh, that is very repulsive.


 * —hēⁿ; hēⁿ, nō; aū; sĩ; tie̍h.
 * —ō; ā; hói.
 * (The latter is not a respectful way of calling, but is constantly heard in the markets).
 * hói, kiâⁿ-khui,
 * ho, step aside.
 * hói, mài-ji̍p--khṳ̀,
 * ho, don’t go in there.


 * —khî.
 * (With the idea of strangeness).


 * —khó-chhiè; hó-chhiè.
 * —khó-ù; khó-lóu.
 * —khó-sieh; khó-sieh-chãi.
 * —ûn-ûn; kiâⁿ-ûn; ûn-ûn-kiâⁿ.
 * —chṳ́-sòi; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ; khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ--nē.
 * —chṳ̃-jiên; kúaⁿ-jiên.
 * —bô-siang-kan; juãn; chhìn-chhái.