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鑼 lò̤

gong

定 diâng

to fix, determine, decide

難 nàng

difficult

分別 hŭng-biék

to differentiate

別 bĕk

different, another

齊 cà̤

together

該當 găi-dŏng

ought

多的多 dŏ̤-dék-dŏ̤

for the most part

大畧 dâi-liŏk

probably, mostly

大凡 dâi-huàng

everyone

老實 lō̤-sĭk

well-disposed, honest

大概 dâi-kái

for the most part

現成 hiêng-siàng

ready made, in current use

看待 káng-dâi

to behave towards, treat

隨便 sùi-biêng

as you please

上勢 siông-sié

on the top

務意 ô-é

of purpose

或且 hĕ̤k-chiā

perhaps

到底 dó̤-dā̤

finally

記才 gé-cài

memory

透底 táu-dā̤

at the last, right to the end

1 當 Dŏng originally means “ought”, but when read 當 dáung it means “to represent”. Hence a pawnshop is called a 當店 dáung-dáing as the pledge left behind represents the money loaned. 當 Dŏng has the meaning of bearing responsibility, hence the head of a family is called 當家 dŏng gă. Hence also the phrase “Jesus bears our sorrows” 耶穌是當奴各𠆧其苦 Ià-Sŭ sê dŏng nù-gáuk-nè̤ng gì kū. Dŏng also means “at the time in question”. In that year Confucius taught his disciples, 當年仲尼教伊其門生 Dŏng-nièng Dê̤ṳng-nà̤ gá ĭ gì muòng-sĕng. Dê̤ṳng-nà̤ was the “given” name of Confucius, and is largely used by Chinese scholars in speaking of the sage Treat him as a child, 將伊當做伲仔看待 Ciŏng ĭ dáung có̤ niê-giāng káng-dâi. He has gone to the pawnshop to