chai
- chai-gî;
- doubt.
- chai mĭⁿ;
- to guess riddles.
- lṳ́ chai cē;
- you guess at it.
- lṳ́ chai-thóiⁿ sĭ sĭm-mûeh?
- What do you conjecture it to be?
- chai m̄ tîeh;
- cannot conjecture.
- chai tit tîeh;
- can guess it.
- kìⁿ chai kìⁿ tîeh;
- seeing is divining.
- lâng chai;
- difficult to divine.
- teng chai;
- to apprehend.
- chái bói;
- buy the choicest.
- chái tê;
- to pick tea.
- chái tê kua;
- ballads chanted by the tea pickers.
- chái sng;
- to gather mulberry leaves.
- chái hue;
- to gather flowers.
- chái cheⁿ;
- to gather herbs.
- n̂g-phang chái hue;
- the wasp flits from flower to flower.
- chái hue tèng kâi bît;
- sip honey from the flowers.
- chú-chái;
- to gather from different places.
- thiⁿ-sî lô̤h hŏ̤ bô̤ thang hó̤ khṳ̀ chṳ́-chái;
- when the weather is bad one cannot go about to earn money.
- cêk nî chú-chái saⁿ sì peh ngṳ̂n cū kàu ēng;
- if one could earn three or four hundred dollars a year, that would just meet expenses.
- cí kò̤ bô̤ hó̤ chú-chái li khṳ̀ pât kò̤ chú-chái;
- if this is not a place for earning money, go elsewhere and earn it.
- kuang-chái;
- brilliant.
- bûn-chái;
- ornate.
- ngō chái;
- the five colors, blue, yellow, carnation, white, and black.
- hó̤-chái;
- fortunate; a good chance.
- thâu-chái hó̤;
- a lucky hit.
- phòng tîeh hó̤ thâu-chái;
- met with a capital chance.
- bô̤ chái căi;
- most unfortunate.
- ŭ chái kâi;
- opportune.
- thóiⁿ kàu toah chái;
- beheld it with such delight that they applauded the actors.
- cîah kàu toah chái;
- so pleased with the feast as to clap and applaud the cook.
- kak chái;
- an amulet.
- chái bâi;
- a gay festoon.
- chái kî;
- a variegated flag.
- châi koi;
- to adorn a street with gay devices.
- chái sîn chíang;
- a platform prepared for the gods to sit upon.
- chái sîn pêⁿ;
- an elevated and gayly decked seat for the gods to repose upon at a play.
- lṳ́ tîeh khṳt úa cò̤ chái;
- you must make a suitable apology to me.
- chái kàu ngía căi;
- gayly decked out.
- kim hue chái âng;
- tinsel and glitter.
- âng chái;
- showy.
- cheng-chái căi;
- very beautiful.
- cò̤ chái cē;
- make it rather gay.
- tṳ-bó̤ chái;
- fits.
- tîeh îeⁿ-chái;
- has convulsions.
- màiⁿ chái i;
- pay no attention to him.
- i m̄ chái úa;
- he gave me no heed.
- úa tōa siaⁿ hàm, i chŵn m̄ chái;
- I called loudly to him, but he paid no attention to me.
- m̄ ciu m̄ chái;
- took no notice of it.
- lṳ́ cò̤-nî hàm m̄ chái?
- Why do you not mind when you are told?
- chái! kîaⁿ khui khṳ̀;
- ugh!
get out of the way with you.
- nâp chái;
- to receive betrothal gifts.
- keⁿ chài;
- garden vegetables.
- cheⁿ chài;
- greens in general.
- tōa chài;
- a large white turnip; the chief dishes.
- síe chài;
- condiments, relishes, the smaller side dishes.
- hái-chài;
- food obtained from the sea.
- hái-chài phò;
- a stall where shell fish is sold.
- chài phò;
- a green-grocer's stall.
- phang chài;
- sweet scented herbs, parsley, or sweet basil.
- ce chài;
- lenten herbs.
- àiⁿ bói sĭm-mih chài sek?
- What sort of vegetables do you wish to
- buy?
- hó̤ chài;
- delicacies.
- khṳ̀ bói chài;
- go marketing.
- cò̤ chài
- get the meal ready.
- sàng chài;
- a present of food.
- mîaⁿ-ke pa-lói chài;
- skillful in making relishes, deserts, or side dishes.
- chài, taⁿ lâi hŭe;
- put the viands on to cook now.
- kîam chài;
- sour-krout; pickled greens.
- pêh chài thâu, âng chài thâu, n̂g-chài thâu;
- turnips, beets and carrots.
- khṳ̂n-chài;
- celery.
- ku-chài;
- cives.
- khah-nâ chài;
- cabbages.
- chài-hn̂g;
- a vegetable garden.
- taⁿ cúi khṳ̀ èng chài;
- carry water and water the vegetables.
- kău-hâh-chài;
- a coarse kind of cabbage.
- châi-hông;
- a tailor.
- châi kíam cē;
- reduce it somewhat.
- tăi-cóng-chai;
- the curator of essays at an examination.
- tōa châi, sòi châi;
- a full or a scant pattern.
- châi tīo;
- to reduce by cutting off.
- châi cíe lío thiet tīo;
- to diminish the size by trimming off.
- châi-ciak;
- to calculate and plan.
- hó̤ cài kio nâng châi-ciak cē;
- go over the calculations again with the persons concerned.
- cē châi-ciak tīaⁿ-tieh cū kîaⁿ;
- after making a fixed plan we will then execute it.
- lṳ́ hó̤ cú-châi;
- decide for yourself.
- cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cú-châi?
- Who is the one that is to decide in this matter?
- táng i châi-ciak hó̤;
- wait till he has come to a decision about it.
- hwt châi;
- become rich.
- tit tîeh châi;
- obtain wealth.
- ŭ châi-khì;
- substantial; portly; an appearance of being well fed and prosperous.
- châi-cú; châi-cú láu;
- a rich man.
- tōa châi-cú;
- a very wealthy man.
- châi-tong;
- a capitalist.
- thien châi;
- a windfall.
- châi sîn îa;
- the god of wealth.
- phùa châi;
- to lavish wealth.
- cŭ châi;
- to accumulate property.
- hwt tōa châi;
- become very wealthy.
- tōa hwt châi;
- makes money rapidly.
- thau-ke-châi;
- a thief of a cook.
- nâng ûi châi sí;
- men lose their lives in pursuit of wealth.
- châi khó̤ thong sîn;
- money can move the gods.
- put ngĭ cṳ châi;
- unjust gains.
- mông châi kù suah;
- contemplate murder on account of a bribe.
- tit chi ke châi;
- get a wife and money to boot.
- phien châi;
- ill-gotten gains.
- cìaⁿ châi;
- honest gains.
- m̄ tham châi;
- not covetous of gain.
- ì gūa kâi châi;
- unexpected gains.
- seⁿ châi;
- make a profit.
- seⁿ châi ŭ tău;
- there is a correct way of becoming rich.
- mông châi hāi mīaⁿ;
- lose life in the pursuit of gain.
- tǹg-cáu ke châi;
- to abstract and pass over to others what belongs to the family served.
- châi-līo;
- materials.
- hó̤ sin châi;
- well formed; personable.
- in châi jṳ̂ tok;
- cut the coat according to the cloth.
- lṳ́ thó̤iⁿ i kâi châi-cieh hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?
- What do you think of his qualities?
- châi cṳ́;
- a man of parts.
- châi ńng;
- a talented woman.
- siu-châi;
- a graduate; a Bachelor of Arts.
- hîen châi;
- a man of genius.
- cêk pío nâng châi;
- a fine looking man.
- ŭ châi kàng;
- possessing great executive ability.
- hó̤ châi-chêng;
- fine tact.
- bûn-châi;
- literary ability.
- sam châi;
- the three powers, heaven earth and man, who are supposed to rule all things.
- put châi;
- incompetent.
- khut tîeh lṳ́ kâi châi;
- make use of your intellectual gifts for my humble purposes.
- bô̤ châi bô̤ chêng;
- incompetent.
- seⁿ lâi nâng-chai chut cèng;
- excelling others in good looks.
- hó̤ nâng-châi;
- has a distinguished appearance.
- pa-hì bô̤ cin, sìu-châi bô̤ ké;
- there are no real jugglers, and no fictitious graduates.
- tău chut nâng châi kâi sî-hāu;
- a time when genius thrives.
- úa huang-châi kàu;
- I have just arrived.
- tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ, châi sĭ tŏ̤-lí;
- it must be thus, and then it will be in accordance with correct principles.
- thóiⁿ kú huang-châi mêng-pêh;
- after long consideration you will then understand it.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ châi hó̤;
- now then, it will do.
- huang-châi khṳ̀ lio;
- has just now gone.
- kàu móng sî huang-châi ŏi tit hó̤;
- at that time it may be about done.
- châi-lâng;
- a wolf.
- hṳ́-kò̤ kâi châi-lâng hóⁿ pà cōi căi;
- there are many wolves, tigers and panthers there.