庶 sù 778 53 8
A multitude; the mass, the herd; a concubine; in this wise; so, about. sù ki lío;
is not far from; almost there; probably.
sù chut kâi; sù cṳ́;
a concubine's son.
sù mîn ke;
the masses; the people.
hâng-lîm-īⁿ sù kit sṳ̆;
a graduate of the National Academy.
sù jîn;
a commoner.
tek sù;
the wife and the concubine. 漱 sù 757 85 11
To rinse the mouth. sù-kháu-hû;
a certain kind of mug, commonly used for rinsing the mouth. 叨絮 sù-tau 819
To reiterate; verbose. ūe tàⁿ lío sù-sù tau-tau, tàⁿ bŏi tit hiah;
she keeps up a perpetual clack. 緒 sû 819 120 9
The clue or end of a ball of thread or of a cocoon; the beginning; a guide to what follows; a hint. cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ bô̤ thâu bô̤ sû, cò̤-nî lí;
there is nothing to guide one to an understanding of what is to be done in this affair, and so how can it be managed?
tàⁿ khṳ̀ íⁿ-keng ŭ thâu-sû lío;
have already a clue to what follows in what has been said.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ íⁿ-keng cĭu sû lío;
this business has already approached a beginning; this is likely to be effected. sû-sôk khó̤-lîen;
is truly lamentable.
sû put cai i io sĭ m̄ tŏ̤;
really did not know he was not at home. 敘 sŭ 819 66 7
To arrange in order; to put in proper place; to discourse or argue upon; to converse. úa būe cêng kio i sŭ kùe;
I have not yet made arrangements with him.
lâi kàu cū khṳ̀ i kò̤ sŭ kū;
on arriving went to his house to talk over old times with him.
kuaⁿ cò̤ khṳ̀ hó̤ cū àiⁿ ngí sŭ, cò̤ khṳ̀ m-hó̤ cū àiⁿ ngí chú;
if an officer does well he will be offered for promotion, if he does badly he will be delivered to the proper Board for punishment.
sŭ sût;
to narrate in chronological order. 序 sŭ 819 53 4
Order; precedence, as in age; series; a preface or argument to a book, in which its subjects are stated in order. cí kò̤ sŭ sĭ tī-tîang cò̤ kâi?
Who wrote this preface?
sŭ-thâu;
the preface.
kìⁿ tù cṳ to cò̤ ŭ cêk phien sŭ tŏ̤ hṳ́ thâu;
every edition of a book has a preface.
ŭ chṳ̀ ŭ sŭ;
has a regular sequence; seriatim.
bô̤ chṳ̀ sŭ;
has no regular order.
署 sŭ 778 122 9
Acting in the place of; temporarily. cí kâi kuaⁿ sĭ lâi sŭ sṳ̄ kâi;
this official is one who is acting temporarily.
pàng tī-tîang lâi sŭ?
Who is to act in his place?
pàng i khṳ̀ sŭ khueh;
appoint him to fill the vacancy temporarily.
sŭ jim lío cū pó sît khueh;
after acting temporarily, he was appointed to fill the post permanently.
sŭ úa bô̤ kú;
took my post but a little while. 竪 sŭ 777 117 9
To erect; to set up; to plant on its base. sŭ thĭo;
to rear a pillar.
sŭ cêk ki kî-kuaⁿ;
set up a flag staff. sua
失散 sua-îa 724
To spill, to scatter about. cía bí tâng hṳ́-kò̤ sua-îa kàu cí-kò̤ lâi;
the rice has been scattered all the way from there here.
put hó̤, màiⁿ sua-îa cêk koiⁿ;
take it up carefully and do not let it drop through your hands and scatter around.
sua-îa ŵn khṳ̀;
all spilled oat.
khîeh kâi mûeh khṳ̀ chō̤, cìaⁿ bŏi sua-sua îa-îa;
take something to hold it, then it will not be scattered around. 沙 sua 730 85 4
Sand, gravel, pebbles, shingle; reefs, banks; granulated, as sugar; gritty; broken fine; friable and mealy, as fruit; frequenting sand banks and beaches; a sandy, brown, or gray color. chiah sua thn̂g;
coarse dry brown sugar.
sua-thâng;
a grub.
i kâi mīn pōiⁿ kàu cū sĭ sua-thâng khòi;
his face is as spotted as if it had been nibbled by grubs.
tōa lîap kâi sua-bó̤;
large pebbles.
àiⁿ kap jîeh cōi sua lô̤h khṳ̀?
How much sand should be mixed in?
cía bí seⁿ sua;
this rice is gritty.
tôa tīo sua;
rinse out the sand.
sua-thô̤ eng cêk koiⁿ;
there is earth scattered all over the place.
hue-sua-thô;
mortar.
mâk eng tîeh sua;
have got some sand in my eyes.
cang sua lâi chìu;
scour it with sand.
sua-pà;
sand banks.
cîah tîeh sua nē;
it tastes very mealy.
sua-cîh;
a spit of sand.
sua tî; sua céⁿ;
a pool with a sandy bottom.
ci a cúi nah-sap; tîeh cang sua lâi tè kùe;
this water is dirty, and it must be filtered through sand.
sua-mûiⁿ;
fine sand.
sua ue;
an unglazed earthen pot.
i tó̤ līen-phah sua-pau;
he is practicing boxing upon sand bags.
tōa sua-bô̤-thâu;
large smooth pebbles.
sua-iu kâi tī;
sandy land.
chio sua;
mix in sand.
cang sua lâi ìm;
cover it over with sand.
pó̤-sua-hún;
emery powder.
seⁿ sua êng;
it is dusty.
cí bó châng teh sua.
teh jîeh clim;
this field is covered with sand