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  • 應eng11066113
  • Right and proper; should be.
eng-kai; tng-eng-kâi;
ought; should.
lṳ́ eng-kai hâiⁿ i;
you ought to repay him.
kham eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it ought to be so.
pńg eng-kâi kâi;
that which it is one's duty to do.
sĭ úa eng hun cò̤ kâi;
it is what it is my duty to do.
i eng-tit kâi cîⁿ;
the money that he ought properly to get.
m̄ eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
ought not to be thus.
sĭm sĭ siang eng;
is eminently suitable.
  • 鸚eng110519617
  • The parrot kind.
eng-bú;
a parrot.
eng-ko̤;
the macaw.
pêh eng-bú;
the cockatoo.
eng-bú īa ŏi tàⁿ ūe, nâng ā sĭ thû-thû ŏi tàⁿ ūe, m̄ pat lói-ngĭ, khá m̄ sĭ kio eng-bú cêk ĭeⁿ?
Parrots can talk, and if a person can merely talk, without any understanding of propriety in talking, is he not like a parrot?
  • 癭eng110810417
  • A carbuncle, or abscess.
seⁿ eng;
have an abscess.
cí kâi eng chut lâng ău ŭ kúi kâi chng-kháu;
this abscess, after breaking, had several openings.
  • 纓eng110612017
  • A certain sort of fringe.
âng eng bō̤;
a hat with red fringes.
tì cam-eng bō̤;
wear a conical fringed hat.
eng bō̤ chiu;
the fringe worn on hats.
lú tō cam-eng;
hat fringe that has served several generations.
tùe cêk phau âng eng;
had a tuft of red fringe attached to it.
  • 嬰eng11053814
  • An infant.
eng jî;
a young child.
iôk eng tn̂g;
a foundling hospital.
  • 櫻eng11057517
  • The cherry.
kim-eng;
cherries.
eng-thô̤;
the red peach.
eng-thô̤ chùi;
cherry lips.
kim-eng ko̤;
cherry paste.
  • 英eng11041405
  • Brave and eminent.
eng-mêng;
clear-headed.
eng khì pŵt-pŵt;
of fine presence.
eng-hîong;
heroes; manly.
eng cîeh;
blue limestone.
  • 眯eng5901096
  • To fly into the eyes.
eng tîeh mâk;
got some dust in his eyes.
lṳ́ kâi mâk miⁿ-miⁿ m̄ káⁿ tìeⁿ khui sĭ khṳt sĭm-mih kâi eng tîeh a m̄ sĭ?
You shut your eyes and dare not open them because you have got something in them, is not that it?
cí khí mûeh m̄-hó̤ eng tîeh, eng tîeh cū cheⁿ-meⁿ;
do not get this in your eyes, if you do it will blind you.

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  • 鷹eng110319619
  • A term for all accipitrine birds, as the eagle, hawk, kite and falcon.
eng cío;
an eagle.
eng mâk;
eagle-eyed.
eng phīⁿ;
a hooked beak; an aquiline nose.
i kô ciah eng khṳ̀ pàng;
he made a kite in the form of an eagle, and flew it.
lĭo-eng-pô̤;
a hawk.
eng ngṳ̂n;
dollars having an eagle on them.
ciah eng sût lô̤h lâi tìo koi-kíaⁿ;
an eagle swooped down and carried off a chicken.
eng-îang;
soaring falcons; warriors who at first were private soldiers.
cò̤-pû khṳ̀ cîah eng-îang àng;
go together to the soldiers' banquet.
  • 塵埃eng-têng1082
  • Dust; motes in the air.
pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng;
brush off the dust.
pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng pue cêk koiⁿ;
after the dusting, the dust flies all through the room.
hìeⁿ kú bô̤ sàu i cū chĭe eng-têng;
it has not been swept for so long a time that the dust has settled over everything.
eng-têng chóiⁿ cheng-khih lío cē sàu cū seⁿ eng-teng;
when you have brushed off all the dust, as soon as you sweep again it is dusty.
eng-sok khak;
the capsules of the poppy plant.
eng-sok bí;
poppy seeds.
a-phìen-hun sĭ eng-sok cò̤ kâi;
opium is made from the poppy.
kim bô̤ nâng cèng eng-sok;
prohibit the cultivation of the poppy.
cúi-éng;
billows.
huang éng tōa;
it is very windy and the waves are high.
ŭ huang éng;
the sea is rough.
bô̤ huang éng;
smooth waters.
ŭ sî sui-sĭ ŭ huang to bô̤ mih éng;
sometimes although there is wind the waves are not high.
màiⁿ khṳt éng-chiu pun cêk sin;
do not let the spray dash over you.
éng kau;
the trough of the wave.
éng pêh-pêh éng cū sĭ tōa;
if the waves are white they are high.
cûn-thâu chīeⁿ éng-kak;
head the boat to the crest of the wave.
  • 應èng11066113
  • To fulfill; to meet expectation; a response.
kàu ău-lâi cin èng-ngīam i kâi ūe;
afterward his prophecy was really fulfilled.
cêk èng kŭ chŵn;
all completely furnished.
i būe cêng èng sêng;
he has not yet answcred the request.
èng-ngīam kâi lîang hng;
a verified prescription.
khṳ̀ ciap-èng i;
go and reinforce him.
keng-èng kàu kàu;
to entertain very hospitably.
tit sim èng chíu;
meets my expectations.
kám èng;
to reverberate.
suaⁿ mêng kok èng;
the hills and valleys echo.
ŭ khîu pit èng;
if there be prayer, there will certainly be response.
khîu khṳ̀ ŭ èng;
there is response to the appeal.
  • 澆èng3688512
  • To pour on in small quantities.
khîeh cho̤h cúi khṳ̀ èng hue;
get some water and water the shrubs.
èng keⁿ-chài;
water the vegetables.
bói pé èng-chài lâi cîah lîang;
buy a bunch of this vegetable and eat it for its cooling effect.
cúi èng, hn̂g èng;
the water-grown, and the land grown varieties.
ŭ ĕng; tó tèng ŭ ĕng; hûai ĕng;
with child.
  • 用ēng11491010
  • Use; to use; to employ.
bô̤ ēng; bô̤ tèng ēng;
useless.
ŭ ēng;
useful.
sái ēng;
to make use of.
hùi-ēng;
to wear out.
jît ēng;
in constant use.
hua ēng;
to use wastefully.
khĭam ēng;
use sparingly.
cak-ēng;
frugal.
tăi ēng;
very useful.
màiⁿ ēng i;
do not employ him.
tîeh ēng i;
needs employ him.
àiⁿ cò̤ mih ēng?
Of what use is it?
àiⁿ ēng sĭm mûeh?
What use will you put it to?
ēng tîeh a m̄ ēng tîeh?
Will it do for this use or not?
lṳ́ cò̤ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?
What use is there in your doing so?
mín ēng;
it is needless.
ēng ì sṳ̀;
use your judgment.
ēng kha ēng chíu;
use hands and feet.
ēng hĭⁿ lâi thiaⁿ, ēng mâk lâi thóiⁿ;
use your ears and eyes.
ēng pit sĭ cò̤-nî ēng cìaⁿ tit huap?
In using the pen how is it to be used so as to be in accordance with the rules?
chŵn ēng;
wholly available.
chŵn-chŵn bô̤ ēng;
completely useless for the purpose?
bô̤ thang ēng;
have nothing to use for the purpose.
cok cîah cok ēng;
enough to live upon.
ēng ŵn;
all used up.
ēng m̄ ŵn;
more than can be used.
cieh lṳ́ ēng;
lend to you to use.
ke ēng kâi mûeh;
a thing of many uses.
ēng cîⁿ ēng ngṳ̂n;
lay out money.
ēng sim cò̤;
do it faithfully.
ēng lâk;
expend force.
kong ēng;
for public use.
cèng nâng kong ēng;
used by all in common.
sai-khia ēng;
for private use.
lṳ́ chì ēng thóiⁿ cē;
you give it a trial.
màiⁿ thèng ēng;
do not use it in all sorts of ways.
hó̤ ēng lṳ́;
may avail myself of your services.
uaⁿ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?
Why make such use of it?
khuaⁿ sî mûeh, kín sî ēng;
what is made in leisure hours, comes into use in emergencies.
i kâi ēng-tō khĭam;
his outlays are very carefully made.
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