Vulg. ch'hoŏh: to thrust hot iron into water, in order to harden it.
Ch'hùy
碎
Broken, broken to pieces. Ch'hùy ch'hùy 碎碎, all broken to shivers. Lêng ch'hùy 䨐碎, lân san, miscellaneous, few, odd. Sîn t'hoê é p'hek kē ch'huy é chē 臣頭與壁俱碎於柱, gwá ây t'hâou kap hwut lêu p'hek, chò poô böĕyh p'hăh ch'hùy tē t'hëāou, both my own head and this gem, will I break to pieces against the pillar.
Ch'hùy
脆
Vulg. ch'hèy: brittle, easily broken.
Ch'hùy
毳
The fine hair of animals; fine furs used for a carpet.
Ch'hùy
口
Read k'hoé: the mouth; an orifice. K'hoé ch'hé 口齒, ch'hùy k'hé, the teeth. Neáou k'hoè 鳥口, cheáou ch'hùy, a bird's beak, a tattler, a chatterer. K'hoé che ê bē yëá, bo̍k che ê sek yëá, jé che ê seng yëá, sèng yëá 口之於味也. 目之於色也. 耳之於聲也 性也, ch'hùy ây tē bē, ba̍k chew ây tē sek, hē k'hang ây tē sëⁿa, chéy sē sèng yëá, the mouth in judging of tastes, the eye of colours, and the ear of sounds, are each according to nature. See the 孟子 Bēng choó.
Ch'hùy
崒
High and imminent.
Ch'hùy
脺
The countenance soft and obliging.
上平
Ch'hwa
撾
To beat. Ji̍t boē ch'hwa hwun koé 日暮撾昏鼓, ji̍t àm p'hăh maîⁿᶢ hwuiⁿᶢ ây koé, when the day declines, we beat the evening drum.
Ch'hwa
髽
Ch'hwa köèy 髽髻, a piece of hempen cord, tied to the headdress of women, to indicate that they are in mourning.
上声
Ch'hwá
繟
Not tight; a rope not twisted tight.
上去
Ch'hwà
蔡
Read ch'haè: a surname.
下平
Ch'hwâ
檛
Ch'hwâ pwà 檛簸, to sift and winnow, as corn.
Ch'hwâ
蛇
Read sëâ: a snake. To̍k sëâ 毒蛇, to̍k ch'hwâ, a poisonous snake; also pronounced chwâ.Gnêw ê pi̍t t'hèng, sëâ é gân t'hèng 牛以鼻聽. 蛇以眼聽, goô t'hó p'heèⁿᶢ k'hang t'hëⁿa, ch'hwâ t'hó ba̍k chew t'hëⁿa, oxen hear with their noses, and snakes hear with their eyes.
下去
Ch'hwā
𤆬
To abduct, to lead away. Tîn sam hông gnoé lëâng, sëang ch'hwā choé 陳三黃五娘相𤆬走, tân sⁿa kap wuiⁿᶢ goē nëôⁿᶢ sëo ch'hwā chaôu, Mr. Tân-sⁿa and Miss Wuîⁿᶢ-goē absconded together.
Ch'hwā
娶
Read ch'hè: to marry, to take in marriage. Ch'hè ch'hey hwuy wūy yáng yëá, jê yéw sê hoē wūy yáng 娶妻非為養也。而有時乎為養, ch'hwā boé ūᵐ sē yìn wūy aè e ch'hē lán, jê woō sê yëá aè e ch'hē lán, when a man marries a wife, it is not merely because he wants her to support him, and yet sometimes he is glad of her assistance, See the 下孟 Hāy bēng.
