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  • A dike; a bund; a causeway.
thó̤ i khṳ̀ sak toi;
ask them to give him over to stop up a breach in tho dike with.
kak chù kâi toi-ngăi kien-kù;
the embankments everywhere are strong.
toi piⁿ;
beside the causeway.
toi kha;
the base of the causeway.
kîaⁿ tùe toi téng khṳ̀;
went along on the top of the dike.
co̤h toi;
make a dike.
phài nâng khṳ̀ tok toi;
depute some one to superintend the work on a dike.
pang toi;
the caving in of a dike.
siu toi;
repair the dike.
cúi pûaⁿ toi;
the water comes in over the dike.
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  • The crotch of a pair of trowsers.
làng tói khò;
a child's open trowsers.
cí kâi khò kâi khò-tói chēng lâi khah tau-pâk;
these trowsers are too tight in the crotch.
khò-tói màiⁿ ka khah thūi tó;
do not cut the trowsers so that they will be baggy in the crotch.
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  • The base; the bottom; below; underneath; to reach the bottom.
ūaⁿ kâi kha-tháng tói;
put a new bottom in a wash tub.
tîm tŏ̤ hái-tói;
sink to the bottom of the sea.
sṳ̄ àiⁿ lí kàu thiet-tói;
will settle the affair thoroughly.
úa cai i kâi tói-sòi;
I know all its details.
tói teh-thâp khṳ̀;
the bottom has been crushed in by the weight above.
tùe tŏ̤ úaⁿ tói kâi tîeh sói cheng-khih;
you must wash out all that adheres to the bottom of the bowl.
hṳ́ tói thóiⁿ-kìⁿ hīn-hīn;
can see the bottom plainly.
bô̤ tói;
bottomless.
thìo lô̤h khṳ̀ khĭa tŏ̤ céⁿ tói;
jumped down and stood in the bottom of the well.
ŏi cŏ̤ tói a bŏi?
Has it sunk to the bottom?
ôi-tói;
the sole of a shoe.
bûeh-tói tîeh chẁn bâk cē;
the soles of the stockings must be darned to make them thick.
mâk tói hó̤ căi;
is sharp eyed.
thn̄g m̄ kàu hṳ́ tói;
did not probe to the bottom of it.
i kâi ūe tàⁿ chut lâi ŭ áu tói siaⁿ;
he speaks with a resonant voice.
i kâi khek chìe lâi hó̤ thiaⁿ, ŭ âu tói;
his ballads are well sung, with a fine volume of sound.
i kâi cûn tói sĭ tèng tâng kâi;
the bottom of the vessel is coppered.
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  • The inside; inner; within.
m̄ căi i sim tói cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ;
do not know what he thinks in his heart.
khǹg tŏ̤ tû tói;
put it away in the cupboard.
hṳ́ tói tang m̄ cai iu-ŭi co̤-nî;
do not know what is the matter with it inside; do not know what is the real trouble in the case.
thn̄g kàu hṳ́ tói-tói;
probe it down to the inmost part.
i tìam tŏ̤ khang tói;
he hides in his hole.
chùi tói kâm mih kâi?
What has she got in her mouth?
chíu tói tĕⁿ sĭm mûeh?
What does he clasp in his hand?
mng tŏ̤ cí tói;
here it is in here.
pàng tŏ̤ keh tói;
put in in the drawer.
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  • To stay up; to hold away; to ward off.
tói tit cŭ a tói m̄ cŭ?
Can you by pushing against it, stop it from falling?
bô̤ mûeh hó̤ tói i;
have nothing to oppose to its onset.
tîn-pâi li hó̤ tói, to̤ li hó tok;
ward off with the shield, and hack with the sword.
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  • A hoof, solid or cleft.
b2 tôi, tṳ tôi;
the hoofs of horses and of swine.
cò̤ sang thih-ôi pâk pàng bé tôi kò̤;
make a pair of iron shoes and fasten them on the horse's hoof.
ah tôi kha;
splay-footed.
îeⁿ-tôi cháu;
the dock, used as a vermifuge.
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  • A theme, a subject for writing upon; the title or argument of a book; an inscription; to subscribe; to write; to compose.
kíaⁿ-jît chut sĭm-mih tôi?
What is the subject given out to-day as the theme of the essays?
tôi-mâk chut a būe?
Has the list of themes been given out yet?
tôi-thâu soiⁿ sía;
write the title first.
sì su tôi;
common topics.
kiaⁿ tôi;
classical subjects.
lūn tôi;
argumentative themes.
si tôi;
subject of a poem.
hù tôi;
subject of an ode.
cheh mn̄g tôi;
subject of inquiry.
tōa tôi, sòi tôi;
an important or unimportant topic.
cía cū sĭ síe tôi tōa cò̤;
this is making much of a small matter.
i cang cì kù ūe khîa cò̤ tōa tôi mâk;
he is making a great deal out of these few words.
cìa sĭ lâng tôi siang kháu kâi ūe;
this is a hard problem to solve; it is a difficult job.
tôi tîo si tŏ̤ piah-téng;
write verses on a wall.
tôi cîⁿ;
to subscribe an amount of money.
ŭ nâng tôi ke ŭ nâng tôi kíam;
some subscribed more and some less.
ŭ nâng tôi cò̤ kúi tàⁿ hue, ŭ nâng tôi cò̤ kúi ki sam;
some subscribed a certain number of picals of lime, and some subscribed several sticks of timber.