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hóng;

forfeit a part of one's salary.
úa àiⁿ hŵt lṳ́;
I am going to mulct you.
hŵt i nŏ̤ kâi ngṳ̂n;
fined him two dollars.
tōa-tōa tîeh khṳt i hŵt;
let him mulct you to any amount.
hŵt khẃn;
a fine.
ceh-hwt;
to punish.
hŵt tîeh i m̄ su-hôk;
he would not submit to the fine.
khin hŵt, tăng hŵt m̄ sie tâng, to tîeh hŵt;
some pay a light penalty and some a heavy one, but all must be punished.
  • hŵt2301160
  • A cave; a hole in the earth or hillside; a burial place; a den.
châu-hŵt;
a lurking place.
sĭang kó tiang-sî cū sĭ hŵt-kṳ;
in the most ancient times were the cave dwellers.
cí cêk hŵt suaⁿ sĭ tī-tîang kâi?
Whose burial place is this?
sí ău cǹg cò̤ cêk hŵt;
after they died they were buried in the same grave.
tíam hŵt, àiⁿ tíam tit tîeh;
in pointing out a burial place the point is to point out one.
cam tùi hŵt-tău, cìaⁿ ŭ hāu-ngīam;
lance in a vital part, then there is efficacy in it.
  • hŵt12294
  • Reduce to order.
khí piaⁿ khṳ̀ hŵt;
raise troops and go and reduce them to order.
chíaⁿ lṳ́ lâi cak-hŵt;
invite you to act as arbitrator.
  • hŵt12244
  • Exhausted; defective.
nâng sĭm sĭ khùn-hŵt;
I am very weary.
mih mûeh to bŏi khueh-hŵt;
there is nothing unsupplied.

i

  • i27194
  • He, she, it, and their plurals.
cí kúi íⁿ pàng kàu i sì-cìaⁿ sì-cìaⁿ;
set these chairs straight.
úa àiⁿ, i m̄;
I wanted to but he would not.
bô̤ i, cū hāi sṳ̄;
without him, we could not get along.
sĭ i a sĭ lṳ́?
Is it he or you?
hàm i lâi;
tell her to come here.
cía sĭ i kâi a sĭ lṳ́-kâi?
Is this his or yours?
lṳ́ thóiⁿ i hó̤ mē?
Do you think it is good?
lṳ́ kio i ío siang hó̤, úa tho̤h lṳ́ kio i tàⁿ;
you are quite intimate with him, and so I will leave it to you to tell him.
i-kâi saⁿ phùa lío;
her tunic is torn.
i jîeh cōi hùe?
How old is she?
khṳt i cò̤-pû khṳ̀;
let him go with you.
úa bô̤ àiⁿ pun i;
I am not going to give him any.
cí cho̤h cṳ-cheh thâh i hó̤;
pile up these books nicely.
thâu-mô̤ lûah i kng;
comb your hair smoothly.
chṳ pàng hṳ́ gūa lā i ta;
spread it outside and let it dry.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ i ŏi seⁿ ko a bŏi;
you see whether it has become mouldy or not.
lṳ́ kâi sṳ̄ lí kàu i iap-thiap iap-thiap;
do up your work very neatly.
i tàⁿ i m̆;
he says he won't.
phah i;
beat him.
hâiⁿ i;
pay it to him.
àiⁿ sái i;
I
wish to send them on errands.
i kai chíu thìaⁿ;
her hand is sore.
phah i kâi kha;
struck him on the foot.
sĭ i kâi a m̄ sĭ?
It is his is it not?
àiⁿ khṳ̀ i kò̤ cŏ̤;
am going to sit with him.
i kâi cîh seⁿ tái;
his tongue is furred.
úa iŭ i bô̤;
I have some, he has none.
  • i274759
  • A clothes-horse.
i-kè;
a clothes-rack.
lâm ńng m̄ tâng i-kè;
the sexes must not use the same clothes-horse.
  • i1118704
  • From; at; by; with, in.
i m̄ khîu i nâng;
he asks not help from man.
i kim saⁿ nî lío;
it is now three years since.
lṳ́ i sim hó̤ jím;
exercise patience heartily.
sui sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤ to bô̤ iah i sṳ̄;
although that be done, it will be of no advantage in this case.
  • i27196
  • To trust to; to rely on; to conform to.
i-kŏ;
depend upon.
i sĭ i-kŏ tī-tîang cò̤ ău-piah-suaⁿ?
On whom does he rely to back him up?
bô̤ i, bô̤ kŏ;
nothing to depend upon.
bô̤ só̤ i-chi;
has nothing to depend on.
m̄ i lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
do not agree with you in that.
cun i;
compliant.
tng-tn̂g sía cun-i kit-cng;
openly signed a written agreement.
i huap khṳ̀ cò̤;
go and do it according to the rule.
i-jîen sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it was the same as that before.
i īeⁿ khṳ̀ ūe;
go and draw it according to the pattern.
i-ngí;
according to what was decided upon in conference.
i-kū sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
that is the way it was formerly.
i-i put sía;
I cannot part with you.
i-i lw̄n-lw̄n sía m̄ khui;
I cannot let you go.
i-lw̄n bó-kíaⁿ;
cannot bear separation from his family.
i-lw̄n kū-hieⁿ;
strongly attached to his native village.
  • i2701450
  • Clothes; garments; dress.
i sieⁿ;
a trunk.
i pau;
a cloth used to wrap clothing.
phah cò̤ i-pau;
do them up in a bundle.
i-hôk;
garments.
thǹg tīo i-hôk;
to undress.
i kâi nâng châi, īa sĭ chēng i-hôk khí lâi cū hó̤ thóiⁿ;
she is one who is comely if she be well dressed.
i-hôk phâi-chîang;
elegantly apparelled.
chēng hō̤-i;
wear a uniform.
sái kàu peh-sèⁿ i cîah chong-cok;
cause the people to have sufficient food and clothing.
kîaⁿ i;
travelling dress.
sêng-i tìam;
a tailor's shop.
i-kwn côi-cíaⁿ;
a complete outfit.
hŏ-i;
rain cloaks.
  • ì7641499
  • The conferring of a laudatory name after death, by the Emperor; a posthumous title; to confer posthumous titles.