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lĭang căi, to̤ bŏi thàng, īu hàuⁿ phîo;

he lacks the power of self-restraint, earns nothing, and and follows lewd women.
hàuⁿ phîo;
lecherous.


phit

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  • To match, to mate, to pair; a classifier of horses, because they are so often spanned.
i sĭ phit-phùe cò̤ ang cía;
they are an espoused pair.
bô̤ nâng hó̤ phit-phùe;
there is no one for him to espouse.
cĭu sĭ phit hu phit hŭ īa ŏi cai īa ŏi cò̤ kâi sṳ̄;
that is something that common people may understand and do.
toaⁿ píⁿ phit bé cū káⁿ khṳ̀;
dare go quite by himself.
îaⁿ lăi ŭ jîeh cōi bé phit?
How many horses are there in the camp?
  • phit6951080
  • A classifier of pieces of cloth.
cêk phit pò;
a piece of cotton goods.
i kiam bōi tîu tn̄g phit thâu;
he likewise sells silks and satins in the piece.
bói kàu phit;
buy the whole piece.


phiu

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  • To wound slightly.
lṳ̀ kàu phìu phûe;
slipped and scraped off the cuticle.
pûah kàu phìu phûe phìu kih;
fell and abraded the skin.


pho

bêh pho;
wheat bran.
ŭ nâng bói pho khṳ̀ chī tṳ;
some people buy bran to feed hogs.
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  • To spread out; to arrange to lay in order; bedding.
pho tī-póiⁿ;
to lay a movable floor.
thó-ĕ pho ciⁿ, kak chái;
spread a felt carpet on the floor.
pho-pang;
bed boards.
pho-pang cò̤-nî bô̤ chṳ cháu-chîeh?
Why did you not spread the straw mat on the bed?
pho-tîn;
bedding.
pho-kài;
bed coverings.
tâng pho;
bed-fellow.
phah pho;
set up a bedstead.
phah kĕ pho;
make a bed on the floor.
phah pho, thô-ĕ mîn;
make a bed and sleep on the floor.
khàng-pho;
a settee.
hun-pho;
an opium couch.
pho-íⁿ;
a sofa.
pho-phŭe;
a coverlet.
pho-tìeⁿ;
a small mosquito bar.
pho-thâu, pho búe, pho côiⁿ;
the head, foot, and side of the bed.
pho kha;
under the bed.
àiⁿ pho cîeh a m̆?
Is it to be paved with stones?
pho cío-mô̤ⁿ;
lay on feathers in feather-work.
mîⁿ pho lâi khah pô̤h;
the cotton is laid on too thinly.
  • phó71214913
  • A list, a record, a chronicle, a treatise.
côk-phó;
a clan register.
siu côk-phó;
revise the clan register.
kî-phó;
a book of games of
chess.
ūe phó;
a treatise on drawing.
chó̤ phó;
a treatise on short-hand writing.
hue-phó;
a book of embroidery patterns.
cí kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi bô̤ phó;
what was said, was wholly unreliable.
i kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi bô̤ phó bô̤ pho̤h;
what ho says is not substantiated by any evidence.
ūe phó sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
that is a general outline of the affair.
lṳ́ chò̤-lîak tàⁿ kâi phó úa thiaⁿ;
you give me a general account of it.
  • phó716728
  • Throughout; everywhere; all.
phó thiⁿ-ĕ ŭ jîeh cōi kok?
How many countries are there in the whole world?
phó tō;
get souls out of torment.
phó kìu cèng nâng;
saves all living men.
phó cì;
rescue all.
  • phò8613210
  • A Chinese league, equal to 3½ English miles.
phò gūa lō;
over a league distant.
câp lí ûi cêk phò;
ten Chinese miles make a league.
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  • A shop, or workshop.
siu phò;
shut up shop.
phò cú;
the owner of the shop.
phò tû;
the shelves.
phò theng;
shop windows.
phò co;
shop rent.
phò-phò sĭ hùe;
the shops are full of goods.
nín kâi pó̤ phò tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?
Where is your shop?
hâng phò;
warehouses.
i tó̤ khui phò;
he keeps a shop.
cí koiⁿ sĭ lău phò;
this is the old stand.
koi-thâu hāng-búe kâi phò-kíaⁿ;
shops in obscure parts of the town.
phò-thâu;
a large shop.
khui phò ke;
shop-men.
tìam-phò;
an inn.
sêng pûe i kâi phò lâi khui;
succeeds to his shop, with its fixtures and good will.
phò mīn;
shop front.
phò côiⁿ īu tùi chĭ;
the shop fronts on the market.
phò ău thàng tī-kò̤?
What does the back of the shop open upon?
cêk jît phah khui phò mn̂g tîeh nŏ̤ kâi ngṳ̂n sṳ-hùi;
the running expenses of the shop are two dollars per day.
kau-chài-phò;
a ship chandler's or comprador's store.
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  • A register; a list; a tablet; a memorandum book; a blank-book.
sìo phŏ;
account book.
cĭeⁿ ló̤h phŏ; chĭeⁿ lô̤h phŏ; teng lô̤h phŏ;
set down in the register.
jît-cheng phŏ;
a day-book, diary or journal.
lîu-súi phŏ;
a blotter.
nâng mîaⁿ phŏ;
list of names.
cìe phŏ sǹg-sìo;
reckon it according to the memorandum.
chau kùe phŏ;
transfer it from one account to another.
pîaⁿ kùe cóng-phŏ;
transfer it to the ledger.
i ŭ phŏ kṳ̆ a bô?
Has he any written proof to show for it?
khîeh phŏ lâi hek thóiⁿ;
bring the books and make a careful examination.