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• ‮候‬hāu17698
• To inquire after; to wait for; a time or period; a period of five days.

mn̄g-hāu;

to inquire after one's health; to send salutations.

i lâi mn̄g-hāu lṳ́;

he has come to pay his respects to you.

kio úa mn̄g-hāu i;

give my respects to him.

thĕng-hāu;

to wait.

úa tŏ̤ cí hāu-thĕng lṳ́ lâi;

I will wait here till you come.

tŏ̤ cí hāu lṳ́ kú lío;

have been here waiting for you a long time.

hāu i chìn cē cìaⁿ hó̤ cîah;

wait till it cools, and then it may be eaten.

sṳ̄-hāu;

to serve; to wait upon.

hāu lṳ́ kâi kè lâi;

I wait, Sir, for you: (said on invitation cards).

coih-hāu;

holidays, at the new and full moons.

khì hāu m̄ sie tâng;

the seasons are dissimilar.

hāu pó kuaⁿ;

an officer by brevet; an expectant of office.

bô̤ sî-hāu hó̤ cò̤;

there is no time for doing it.

àiⁿ táng kàu tī kâi sî-hāu?

Until when will you wait?

cí hûe bô̤ sî bô̤ hāu;

there is not now time for it.

cí hûe m̄ sĭ sî m̄ sĭ hāu;

this it no time for it.

hīn-khek sĭ sĭm-mih sî hāu?

What time is it now?

màiⁿ tak-nn̄g tīo sī-hāu;

do not waste the time.

sî-hāu íⁿ-keng kàu lío;

the time has arrived.

• ‮効‬hāu193196
• To toil; to labor earnestly; exertions.

hāu lâk;

earnest effort.

hāu-lâu;

to moil.

tŏ̤ kun côiⁿ kò̤ hāu lâk;

led the van in effort, took the lead in exertion.

tng-hāu khíen bé cṳ lâu;

worked like a horse.

hàuⁿ

• ‮好‬hàuⁿ171383
• Fond of; addicted to; to take pleasure in.

hàuⁿ hâk;

studious.

hàuⁿ pûah, hàuⁿ cîah;

addicted to gambling and to opium smoking.

hàuⁿ cîah cíu;

fond of wine.

nâng kâi sim kak ŭ só̤ hàuⁿ;

each heart has its own objects of regard.

i hàuⁿ tàⁿ ūe;

she is a great talker.

i sĭang hàuⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

he is much addicted to doing so.

cía i sĭang hàuⁿ thiaⁿ;

he takes great pleasure in hearing this.

cía sĭ i só̤ hàuⁿ kâi;

this is what he delights in.

pêh hóⁿ hàuⁿ cîah tîam, saⁿ-suah hàuⁿ cîah kîam;

the white tiger is partial to sweets, while the baleful griffin prefers salt relishes; each to his own taste.

• ‮肯‬hàuⁿ3241304
• Willing; acquiescent; voluntary; to assent; to permit; to consent.

i hàuⁿ a m̄ hàuⁿ?

Does he agree to it or not?

kâi hàuⁿ, kâi m̄ hàuⁿ;

one was willing, and the other was not.

i m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt úa;

he would not let me have it.

i hàuⁿ;

she gave her permission.

i a pĕ m̄ hàuⁿ;

his father would not consent to it.

he

• ‮哮‬he192307
• Shortness of breath.

he pēⁿ; he-ku-thiu;

asthma.

• ‮噭‬hè3713013
• To wail; to roar; to bawl.

màiⁿ hè-hè siaⁿ;

do not bawl out.

i kâi cò̤-nî hè-hè khàu;

what is he crying so uproariously about?

• ‮瑕‬hê183969
• A flaw; a defect; a blemish.

tn̆g tíam hûn hê;

without spot, crease or flaw; without defect of any sort.

• ‮霞‬hê1821739
• Vapor; colored clouds.

thóiⁿ tîeh kâi thiⁿ tn̆g hûn-hê;

beheld the sky without a cloud.

• ‮蝦‬hê1821429
• Crustaceans allied to the lobster and shrimp.

lêng-hê;

lobsters.

pêh-hê;

prawns.

sua-hê;

shrimps.

thô-hê;

crayfish.

mêng-kê;

yellow prawns.

mêng-hê pí sua-hê kâi sin ío bih;

the yellow prawn, when compared with the shrimp has a flatter body.

hê pó;

dried prawns.

hê pó, phah tīo khak, kìe-cò̤ hê bí;

shrimps dried and shelled are called dessicated shrimps.

hê kôi;

the pickle for shrimps.

hê chun;

the roe of lobsters.

hê ko;

prickly prawns.

kîam kê;

salt prawns.

hê chiu;

the antennæ of lobsters.

hê búe;

an ornament shaped like a prawn's tail.

• ‮假‬hĕ35299
• A vacation or recess,

pàng hĕ;

have a vacation.

cò̤-nî cìeⁿ ùaⁿ būe pàng hĕ?

Being so late, why is it that school is not yet out?

pàng hĕ lío, tŏ̤ lō tèng m̄-hó̤ sńg;

when school is out, do not play on the way home.

• ‮許‬hĕ2281494
• To promise solemnly.

hĕ sîn;

to bring offerings and make a vow before the gods.

hĕ hût;

to promise Buddha.

hĕ-ngw̄n;

make a vow.

tōa hĕ, síe kói;

a large promise and meager fulfillment.

tŏ̤ sîn kò̤ hĕ saⁿ seⁿ, hĕ hì;

vowed before the gods that he would offer them three sorts of meats and the view of a theatrical performance.

i hĕ kṳ̀e úa kâi;

what he solemnly promised me.

úa hĕ i jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n i hŵn-lío m̄ khéng;

though I promised him no inconsiderable amount of money, he still would not consent.

• ‮送‬hē8321626
• To send a present; to give.

cía mûeh sĭ tī-tîang lâi hĕ kâi?

Who brought and presented these things?

a î kâi kíaⁿ cò̤ chin lâi hĕ mûeh-cîah;

my