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trouble in it.

kêh tîeh i kâi mâuⁿ-pĭn i cū chŵn m̆;
if you go contrary to his whim, he will have nothing to do with it.
i phêng-sî ŭ kâi mâuⁿ-pēⁿ;
he formerly had an ailment.
sin tèng ŭ sĭm-mih mâuⁿ-pēⁿ?
What is the matter with her?
chak thóiⁿ i kâi mâuⁿ-pēⁿ sĭ tŏ tī-kò̤;
examine and see where the trouble lies.
mâuⁿ jîeh cōi kṳn, cĕng jîeh cōi kṳn?
What is the weight of the case and wrappings, and what the weight of the goods themselves?
  • mâuⁿ5811405
  • High, rank grass used for thatching houses; white striped grass; thatched; lowly.
pêh mâuⁿ kṳn;
roots of the couch-grass, nsed as a febrifuge.
khîu lṳ́ kio úa khui sim tèng kâi mâuⁿ sak;
beseech you to enlighten my dull understanding.
i pat khṳ̀ ô̤h mâuⁿ-suaⁿ;
he has been to learn the incantations of the Tauist priests.
  • mâuⁿ5871100
  • A lance with a narrow head.
chîang-mâuⁿ;
a javelin.
  • măuⁿ5821537
  • The outward mien; gait; style; manner; form; appearance; habit; the visage; like; similar.
mīn-măuⁿ seⁿ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
What sort of looking person is he?
sìang-măuⁿ;
general appearance.
seⁿ lâi câp-hun múiⁿ măuⁿ;
is exceedingly pretty.
hue îong, gûeh măuⁿ;
fair as a flower and beautiful as the moon.
tîeh ŭ lói-măuⁿ;
one must be courteous.
khṳ̀ kàu, i kâi lói-măuⁿ ciu-tàu căi;
on our arriving there, he received us with most complete courtesy.
seng-tòaⁿ kâi măuⁿ hó̤;
the actors are well dressed.
  • măuⁿ582137
  • To go on rashly; to rush on heedlessly; to assume; to feign; to presume; to venture; to brave; blind to; rash; reckless.
i sĭ lâi măuⁿ mîaⁿ cò̤ móng nâng;
he assumed the name of a certain person and pretended to be he.
sĭ lâi măuⁿ jīm kâi;
he is one who came and took upon himself the duties of the post.
ké măuⁿ cò̤ kuaⁿ-hú;
feign to be an official.
i sĭ măuⁿ hŏ lâi;
he came through the rain.
măuⁿ híam;
brave danger.
ka-kī chin măuⁿ cìⁿ-cîeh;
exposed himself to the arrows and stones.
kám-măuⁿ huang hâng;
brave the wind and cold.
hàm i m̄-hó̤ khṳ̀ măuⁿ huang;
tell him he must not expose himself to the wind.
láu-măuⁿ;
senile; old; aged.
nî-kí láu-măuⁿ;
advanced in years.


  • 5723010
  • An interrogative particle, requiring an affirmative answer.
sĭ mē?
Is it not so?
hó̤, mē?
Will that do?
tîeh mē?
Is not that right?
huaⁿ-hí mē?
Are you satisfied?
lṳ́ àiⁿ khṳ̀ mē?
Are you going?
kah mē?
Does it suit?
khá m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ mē?
Is it not thus?



  • meⁿ3649
  • To clutch in the hand, with the palm downward.
meⁿ cho̤h îam;
take a handful of salt.
meⁿ ke pé mīⁿ-hún lô̤h khṳ̀;
put in another handful of flour.
màiⁿ meⁿ sua-îa;
do not scatter it around in taking it up.
  • méⁿ8231627
  • Hasty; hurried; fleet; quick; speedily; urgent; soon.
méⁿ-méⁿ cū tîeh lâi;
must come with the utmost speed.
cò̤ méⁿ cē;
do it more quickly.
màiⁿ khah méⁿ;
do not be in too great haste.
bŏi kîaⁿ méⁿ;
cannot walk any faster.
àiⁿ méⁿ pìⁿ cò̤ māng;
the more haste the less speed.
méⁿ khṳ̀, méⁿ lâi;
the sooner you go, the sooner you will get back.
àiⁿ jîeh méⁿ?
How soon do you want it?
ío méⁿ;
speedier.
  • méⁿ610948
  • Fierce; violent; determined; inhuman; severe; hot, as fire; biting, as wind; excessive in any way.
hîong piaⁿ, méⁿ cìang;
valorous soldiers and a daring leader.
suaⁿ tèng kâi méⁿ sìn cōi;
there are many savage beasts among the mountains.
méⁿ hóⁿ lô̤h suaⁿ;
a ferocious tiger descended from the mountains.
húe méⁿ;
the fire is burning fiercely.
húe phuah i méⁿ cē;
fan the fire and make it hotter.
méⁿ huang, méⁿ hŏ
violent wind and heavy rain.
khuang huang, méⁿ hŏ;
high wind and driving rain.
cháu-méⁿ;
a grasshopper.
cháu-méⁿ kha-thúi;
spindle shanks.
  • mêⁿ6091093
  • Blindness ; sightless.
cheⁿ-méⁿ;
blind.
i sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ kâi nâng;
he is a blind man.
cheⁿ-mêⁿ-kíaⁿ;
a blind fellow.
cheⁿ-mêⁿ sin-seⁿ;
a blind fortune-teller.
cheⁿ-mêⁿ ŭ mâk-ciu-kng hùe khang;
the blind have those who can see to lead them.
i sĭ tâng chut sì cheⁿ-mêⁿ, a sĭ cí ău cheⁿ-mêⁿ?
Was he blind from birth, or has he lately become blind?
i cí kúi jît cioh-mêⁿ;
he has been night-blind for these last few days.
koi-cioh-mêⁿ;
night-blindness.
cheⁿ-mêⁿ koi to̤h tîeh sí nío-chṳ́;
a blind fowl happened to peck into a dead rat; hit upon a good thing by mere chance.
kâi sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ!
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