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  • 當tng8571028
  • What is suitable, opportune, convenient or just; adequate to; competent; to bear; to take the responsibility; to act as; to be; equal to; to match; to make; to stand in contrast; to meet or occur; at the time of, when, in which sense it is often a form of the present participle; to withstand.
úa tam tng;
I assume the responsibility.
m̄ káⁿ tng;
dare not assume it.
kâi ke cn̂g kâi sĭ i tó̤ tng;
she is taking the entire charge of the household.
i tó̤ tng piaⁿ;
he is a soldier.
cí kâi tó̤ tng cṳ-phōiⁿ;
this one takes charge of the dispatches.
hṳ́ kâi tó̤ tng che;
that one is a constable.
tng m̄ khí;
inadequate to.
i tng-sî cò̤-nî tàⁿ?
What did he say at the time?
tng-kimh kâi nâng cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío cōi;
people now-a-days generally do thus.
tng thiⁿ táu-cok;
pray under the open sky.
nî-hùe sie tng;
of suitable age.
bô̤ nâng tng i tît cŭ;
no one could stand it.
tng i m̄ cŭ;
could not bear it.
lâng tng;
insupportable; irksome.
khó-chó̤ lâng tng;
the pain is hard to bear.
ŭ cŭe tâng tng;
if there be blame we will share it.
ŭ sṳ̄ tâng tng;
if trouble comes we will bear it together.
tng cí kâi ceh-jĭm;
fit for this post.
khó tâng tng, hok tâng híang;
bear the trouble and share the enjoyment together.
sĭ i tng-cho̤ hàuⁿ kâi;
it was he who first consented.
sĭ i tng-cho̤ ìn úa kâi;
he was the first to answer me.
tng-cho̤ kâi nâng ío kang-khó;
pioneers have the hardest of the work to do.
tng thâu tùi mīn, cò̤-nî thóiⁿ-m̄-kìⁿ?
It was right in front of you, why did you not see it?
sĭ i tng mīn kio úa cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
he told me so to my face.
i ŭ m̄-tîeh lṳ́ hó̤ tng-mīn tàⁿ, màiⁿ phiah ka-chng ău tàⁿ i;
if ho does wrong, tell him so to his face, and do not talk about him behind his back.
tng tŏ̤ hṳ́ hûe i ŭ tàⁿ a bô̤?
Did she say anything about it at the time?
tng khî-sî i ŭ tàⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
he said so at the time.
tng hṳ́ cêk jît i cū lâi;
he came that very day.
tng jît i îa m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ, úa cū bô̤ ìn-tap i;
if he had not done so that very day, I should not have agreed to it.
tī-tîang lûn tîeh tng nî?
Whose turn was it that year?
nî tng it-jī-câp lío, bŏi sòi;
is getting on toward twenty, and is no longer a child.
kâi nâng tng cêk nî;
each person acts for one year.
i eng-tng cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
he should do thus.
sĭ i tng-eng-kai kâi;
it is what he ought to do.
tng-eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it is very ​properly so.
tī-tîang tó̤ tng thâu?
Who takes the lead in it?
tng tīn phah sí;
killed instantly, as by a blow.
tng tîeⁿ, būe ŏi sí;
received a fatal blow, but did not die instantly.
i sĭ tng láu-kṳ́ kâi nâng, m̄ sĭ cìaⁿ-keng nâng;
she is a prostitute, not a decent woman.
  • 轉tńg11715911
  • To return; to turn.
i būe tńg lâi;
he has not yet returned.
khîeh tńg hâiⁿ i;
give it back to him.
hûe-tńg thâu; ut-tńg thâu;
to turn the head.
i hûe-tńg sin;
he turned.
hûe sim tńg ì;
changed his mind.
kîaⁿ tò̤ tńg;
turned back.
i tńg lâi ŭ jîeh kú?
How long since he came back?
tńg wn câh kak;
winding back and forth; serpentine.
tàⁿ tńg;
recur to the subject.
sĭeⁿ tńg;
altered his mind.
póiⁿ tńg;
to turn over sidewise.
hui tńg;
turn it around sidewise.
pàng tò̤ tńg;
reverse it, turning the other end toward you.
ūn tńg hó̤ lío;
the luck has changed for the better.
  • 返tńg1271624
  • To go back, or to come back; to return.
tńg khṳ̀ chù;
go home.
thâu tńg chù;
the first visit paid after marriage by a bride to her mother's house.
kui tńg i ka-kī;
it reverts to himself.
bŏi tit tńg lâi;
cannot return.
kŭa nâng cò̤-pû tńg;
join others in returning.
  • 回tńg261313{{{5}}}
  • Times; to turn back.
cêk tńg nŏ tńg;
once or twice.
khṳ̀ kuí tńg;
went several times.
tńg-tńg lâi lṳ́ kò̤;
came where you were repeatedly.
cêk tńg tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
only once.
tńg kàu chṳ̀ cìaⁿ cai;
first knew it after returning home.
cṳ-nîe hùe kè ău, thâu hûe tńg lâi pĕ bó̤ kâi chṳ̀, kìe-cò̤ thâu tńg chù;
after a lady is married, the first time she returns to the house of her parents is called the first return home.
ún àiⁿ tńg lâi khṳ̀;
we are going back.
lâu nín chíaⁿ būe tńg khṳ̀;
withold you from going back as yet; do stay a little longer.
  • 當tǹg8571028
  • To pawn; to pledge; to consider as; reputed or looked upon as; to serve an and; instead of; as for; to suit with; favorable; safely; properly.
tǹg phò̤;
a pawn shop.
kio nâng tǹg kò̤ châng;
took a field in pledge.
cí koiⁿ chù sĭ kio i tǹg kâi a kio i sùe kâi?
Have you taken this house on mortgage, or have you hired it from him?
tǹg khṳt i a sĭ sùe khṳt i?
Did you pawn it to him, or rent it to him?
tǹg-siang;
pawnbroker.
tǹg hui; tǹg phìe;
pawn ticket.
tǹg ku-ā kâi gûeh cìaⁿ khṳ̀ chíu;
left it in pawn for some months and then went and redeemed it.
i kâi sĭ hìang-tǹg a sĭ hō̤-tǹg?
Is his a licensed or an unlicensed pawn-shop?
uń-tǹg; ún-ún tǹg-tǹg;
stable.
tōa mûeh tǹg cò̤ sòi mûeh ēng;
use a valuable article when a cheap one would do as well.
cêk kâi tǹg câp kâi;
one of these is equal to ten of those.
cêk nâng tǹg ku-ā nâng;
he alone is a match for all of them.
i soiⁿ sî cêng tó̤ tǹg nâng;
he used to kidnap people and hold them for ransom.
liah i khṳ̀ tǹg;
seize him and keep him for ransom.
cò̤ tǹg-phò lāi seⁿ lṳ́;
will let you have it at the same rate of interest as that taken by pawnbrokers.
tǹg i jîeh kú?
For how long a time have you pledged it to him?
tek teǹg;
proper; right.
sṳ̄ cò̤ kàu tek-tǹg tek-tǹg;
the business is all properly attended to.
tek-tǹg sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it is properly so.
  • 跌tǹg8911575
  • To fall down; to slip.
léng kàu i tǹg cŏ̤ lô̤h khṳ̀;
pushed him so that he fell down into a sitting posture.
cē liu cū tǹg cŏ̤ lô̤h khṳ̀;
slipped and fell into a sitting posture.
  • 頓tǹg9281814
  • A meal, or the time for a meal.
cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg;
eat three meals a day.
ún cîah nŏ̤ tǹg pn̄g, tǹg mûeⁿ;
we eat two meals of rice and one of congee.
tǹg cá mûeⁿ, tǹg mêⁿ mûeⁿ, lóng-cóng ngŏ tǹg;
that, with the dish of congee taken on rising and the one taken just before going to bed, makes five meals in all.
saⁿ tǹg tōa tǹg nŏ̤ tǹg tíam-sim;
three full meals and two luncheons.
nŏ̤ tǹg cò̤ cêk tǹg cîah;
eat two meals at once.
i cêk tǹg kâi bí khṳt nâng cîah cò̤ cêk jît;
the rice he uses for one meal would supply another person for a whole day.
tǹg-tǹg àiⁿ cîah cíu;
wants to drink wine at every meal.
cīeⁿ tǹg kàu ĕ tǹg, mûeh cū sit bī;
the food loses its flavor between one meal and the next.
tǹg tǹg chiⁿ;
fresh food every meal.
saⁿ tǹg cîah hṳ́ kâi, ùi căi;
having eaten that at three successive meals, am sick of it.
  • 腸tn̂g271309
  • The intestines; gut.
koi-tn̂g;
the intestines of a fowl.
koi tn̂g hún;
a vermicelli made from bean flour.
chá tṳ-tn̂g;
fried sausages.
kẁn tn̂g;
to stuff sausages.
tn̂g tŏ;
the inwards.
tṳ-tn̂g tîeh lō̤ cheng-khih;
the pigs' gut must be soaked and scraped clean.
hó̤ sim-tn̂g;
kindly disposed.
sim-tn̂g m̄-hó̤;
not well disposed.
ká tn̂g sua;
cramp in the bowels.
thut tn̂g thâu;
a prolapsus of the rectum. ​
tek-ko̤ m̄ kàu tn̂g;
the pole is not long enough.
khah tn̂g;
it is too long.
bŏi tn̂g bŏi tó̤;
it is neither too long nor too short.
saⁿ chieh tn̂g;
three feet long.
cò̤ tn̂g cē;
make it a little longer.
nĕ tn̂g-tn̂g;
very long indeed.
cîah tn̂g mīaⁿ;
live a long life.
sĭeⁿ sṳ̄ kù tn̂g;
take forethought.
cía sī kú-tn̂g kâi kòi-cheh;
this is a far reaching scheme.
sĭ i tó̤ khîa tn̂g-ko̤;
he is the architect in this work.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤ cìaⁿ ŭ kú-tn̂g;
done thus it will endure.
bô̤ kú-tn̂g;
not lasting.
i mih sṳ̄ ŏi sĭeⁿ tn̂g;
in all sorts of matters he has remarkable foresight.
tn̂g tn̂g khṳ̀;
go right on.
màiⁿ tn̂g tn̂g khṳ̀;
do not continue to go on so.
màiⁿ thĭⁿ khah tn̂g cam;
do not take too long stitches.
kùe tn̂g kùe tó̤;
some are more and some are less than the right length.
  • 唐tn̂g861307
  • A famous dynasty which ruled China from A.D. 618 to 913; used for China and the Chinese.
tn̂g-nâng;
the Chinese.
tn̂g-suaⁿ;
China.
cí kâi tn̂g-suaⁿ-nâng sĭ sin-tn̂g a lău-tn̂g?
Is this Chinaman a recent or an old immigrant here?
hwn-pôiⁿ cîⁿ tn̂g-suaⁿ hok;
money earned in foreign lands will gain happiness in China.
  • 常tn̂g740508
  • Constantly; frequently; usually.
i tn̂g-tn̂g lâ ún cí-kò̤;
he keeps coming here to our house.
i kâi cṳ, tn̂g-tn̂g àiⁿ m̄ pat;
he scarcely ever knows his lesson.
sṳ̄ cò̤ lío, tn̂g-tn̂g àiⁿ m̄ it-tit;
after he has done a thing he usually forgets all about it.
  • 塘tn̂g8613210
  • A post station.
thî-tn̂g; thî-tn̂g-pò̤;
the provincial officer over the postal department.
céng-tŭn kak chù kâi tn̂g sìn;
reform the postal system everywhere.
  • 堂tn̂g860328
  • A mansion; a hall; a court; an official residence; a public establishment; the principal room in a house; a hospital; a church or chapel; large shops; the officer who presides in a court; the persons assembled in a hall; to control with authority; honorable, venerable; a classifier of trials.
sṳ̂-tn̂g;
an ancestral hall.
i kâi thiaⁿ-tn̂g khuah;
their hall is spacious.
lâi tōa tn̂g tèng thóiⁿ kuaⁿ sím ùaⁿ;
come to the great hall and see the magistrate try the case.
kuaⁿ būe cêng chut lâi cŏ̤ tn̂g;
the judge has not yet taken his seat on the bench.
cò̤-nî cŏ̤ tōa tn̂g sím ùaⁿ, m̄ cŏ̤ jī tn̂g sím ùaⁿ?
Why is the session held in the outer, not the inner court?
lói pài-tn̂g;
a church or chapel.
hût tn̂g;
a Buddhist temple.
àm tn̂g;
a temple wfth a monastery connected.
kong tn̂g;
a public hall.
i apt cŏ̤ kùe khîm tn̂g kâi nâng;
he is one who has sat on the bench, has been a district magistrate.
tîe-ciu hú cìaⁿ-tn̂g sĭ sèⁿ sĭm mûeh?
What is the surname of the prefect of the Tidal Department?
hái-îeⁿ kūiⁿ cìaⁿ tn̂g sĭ sèⁿ hw̆n;
the surname of the Hai Ie district magistrate is Hwn.
có̤-tn̂g, ĭu-tn̂g;
the two deputies of a district magistrate, or the aids of other officers.
tng tn̂g;
in open court.
tng tn̂g kuaⁿ ŭ cò̤-nî tŵn-kak a bô̤?
Did the magistrate give any verdict in court?
sím kùe nŏ̤ saⁿ tn̂g hŵn-lío sím m̄ cheng-chó̤;
has examined the case during two or three sessions, and has not yet reached a conclusion.
pài tn̂g;
a bride's worship in her husband's house.
hṳ́ cêk pôiⁿ sĭ kheh tn̂g;
on that side is the reception room.
tong-tn̂g;
cabinet ministers.
cóng-tok sĭ cheng cò̤ pŏ-tn̂g;
the governor is called Governor General.
êk-tn̂g;
a bath house.
kuaⁿ chíaⁿ nâng-kheh tŏ̤ saⁿ tn̂g kò̤ cîah;
the magistrate invites guests to partake of a repast in the inmost hall.
kuaⁿ cē chut lâi cŏ̤ tn̂g cū io tn̂g;
as soon as the judge comes out and seats himself on the bench the constables open the court by crying oyez, oyez.
kuaⁿ seng tn̂g a būe?
Has the magistrate opened the court yet?
íⁿ-keng sím hó̤, thò̤ tn̂g lío;
the trial is already concluded and the court dismissed.
cí cêk jīm sĭ tī-tîang phài cò̤ têk tn̂g?
Who is deputed to act as clerk of the court under this incumbent?
tn̂g-lói;
fees due or expected from the clients at the close of a court session.
chîo tn̂g;
an audience hall.
tâng jît-tàu sím kàu jît-àm tn̂g sṳ̄ hŵn-lío būe pît;
tried cases from noon until dusk, and still did not finish up the business before the court.
cêk pôiⁿ m̄ káⁿ kàu tn̂g;
one party dared not appear in court.
m̄ cai sĭ ēng kùe tn̂g cìaⁿ hó̤ paǹg a sĭ míen kùe tn̂g;
do not know whether he must go through the form of a trial before being set at liberty.
cĕⁿ tn̂g;
a place of Buddhistic retirement, where people practise rites, but no wear no distinctive garb.
ce tn̂g;
a retreat for vegetarians.
  • 斷tn̆g9376914
  • To sunder; to break off; to discontinue.
côih tn̆g;
to dissever.
á tn̆g;
to bend and snap in two.
lìam tn̆g;
to pinch apart.
jw̆n kṳ̀, kṳ̀ m̄ tn̆g;
have tried all sorts of ways, but cannot manage to saw it in two.
kă tn̆g sô̤h;
bit the rope in two.
tok tn̆g lō-thâu, m̄ khṳ̀ hṳ́-kò̤;
broke off his journey, and did not go there.
cìeⁿ-sî tn̆g im-sìn;
lately all ​communication by post has been suspended.
hía thóiⁿ-tîeh tn̂gn tn̆g;
that is heart-rending.
huang-khîm tn̆g sùaⁿ;
the kite has broken its string.
ka tn̆g tòa;
cut the the girdle.
cí tîo lō m̄ tn̆g nâng;
on this road you are not cut off from mankind, in that one you are isolated both from travellers and dwellings.
i ku-ā jît tn̆g cúi pn̄g;
he has ceased to eat and drink during several days.
pàng-tn̆g, bô̤ khṳ̀;
has discontinued going.
tn̆g chùi;
to wash the mouth.
úaⁿ khṳ̀ tn̆g cheng-khih;
take the bowls and rinse them clean.
pâi mêⁿ īa bô̤ sói bô̤ tn̆g cū khṳ̀ ût;
goes to bed every night without wash-ing or bathing at all.
īu àiⁿ kio tōa kâi sòi kâi sói-sói tn̆g-tn̆g;
and has besides to bathe the children large and small.
  • 丈tn̆g2512
  • A measure of length.
câp chieh cêk tn̆g;
ten feet make an ell.
cêk tn̆g kûiⁿ káu chieh bô̤ ēng;
for reaching ten feet a nine foot pole is useless.
ta-tn̆g;
spotless, pure, clean.
ta-ta-tn̆g-tn̆g;
immaculately clean.
cêk koiⁿ ta-tn̆g ta-tn̆g;
the whole place is exquisitely neat.
  • 段tn̄g937795
  • A section; a piece; a classifier of sections, pieces, stories, stages, or portions.
cêk tn̄g ho̤h tn̂g;
a very long piece.
i īa tàⁿ chut cêk tn̄g tŏ̤-lí;
he also set forth a doctrine.
cí tîo khoi pun-cò̤ kúi tn̄g?
How many reaches is this river divided into?
cí cêk cieⁿ cṳ cò̤ saⁿ tn̄g lâi thóiⁿ;
we will consider this chapter in three portions.
thâu tn̄g, tìn-tang tn̄g, búe tn̄g;
the first, the middle, and the concluding section.
cía sĭ i cêk tn̄g hó̤ sim;
this is like his kindness.
chûn cêk kò̤ m̄ cîaⁿ phìen tn̄g;
have a little remaining that is not enough to reckon as of any consequence.
  • 傳tn̄g119911
  • Histories; chronicles; biographies.
kó-tn̄g;
ancient histories.
cí chut hì sĭ cìe kó-tn̄g cŏ̤ kâi;
this play is compiled from ancient histories.
cí pang kó-tn̄g sî tī-tîang cŏ̤ kâi?
Who composed this chronicle?
  • 遇tn̄g11281629
  • To meet; to come unexpectedly upon one.
tn̄g tîeh i;
met him.
tn̄g m̄ tîeh;
did not meet him.
khṳ̀ ku-ā hûe, bô̤ cêk tńg tn̄g tit tîeh;
went several times, and never once found him there.
tŏ̤ lō sie tn̄g tîeh;
met each other in the road.
tîu tn̄g phò;
a silk shop.
ŭ hue kâi tn̄g;
flowered satin.
poih si tn̄g;
glossy plain satin.
kòng tn̄g;
the best quality of satin.
kĕk tn̄g;
satin brocade.
hàng hú tn̄g;
thick fine satin.
  • 當tn̄g8571028
  • To meet or occur; at the time of; when.
i thàu-tn̄g pêh-jît cū káⁿ chut lâi;
he ventures out in open day.
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