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empire belong?

i mō̤ⁿ ŏi kau tèng;
he hopes to attain the highest degree.
m̄ tèng i cîah;
not fit for her to eat.
m̄ tèng i chēng;
not suitable for him to wear.
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  • To suck, as a fly or mosquito does.
khṳt máng tèng tîeh;
bitten by mosquitoes.
khṳt bun tèng kàu cêk sin cĕng-cĕng lâu;
bitten by gnats so that he is covered with blotches.
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  • A stirrup.
bé-tâh-tèng;
a stirrup.
ŭ nâng cang kha-ău-teⁿ tâh bé-tâh-tèng; ŭ nâng cang kha-ău-tenn tâh bé-tâh-tèng;
some people put the toe in the stirrup, and some the heel.
i pûah lôh bé lío kâi kha khṳt bé-tâh-tèng lap tŏ̤-kò̤, nâng cū khṳt bé tó̤ thua;
he fell off, leaving his foot entangled in the stirrup, and was dragged along by the horse.
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  • An anchor, a grappling iron.
cûn tèng ŭ kúi mn̂g tèng?
How many anchors are there on the vessel?
pha tèng;
cast anchor.
khieh tèng;
hoist the anchor.
tèng khí lío cū kîaⁿ;
take in the anchor and then go on.
tèng so̤h;
anchor chains.
kìa tèng;
lay at anchor.
huang tōa tîeh pha ke cêk mn̂g tèng;
the wind being high we must cast out another anchor.
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  • To sting.
khṳt phang tèng tîeh;
stung by a bee.
mûeh tīo i kâi chì cū bŏi tèng nâng;
if its sting is destroyed it cannot sting people.
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  • A form, a bench, a settle.
chun-tèng;
a long bench.
chn̂g pho ìⁿ tèng;
tables, beds, chairs and benches.
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  • A roof supported on pillars; an abor; a portico.
tê teng;
a tea booth.
lîang têng;
a summer-house.
poih kak têng;
an octagonal pavilion.
hienn têng;
an open sedan-like stand, used to exhibit things in a procession.
hŏ têng;
a shed where travellers may take shelter from rain.
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  • A layer; a thickness; a repetition.
ŭ kúi têng kău;
several layers in thickness.
cêk têng pò;
one thickness of cloth.
cêk têng cêk têng;
layer by layer.
cêk têng mô̤h pô̤h-pô̤h, m̄ hó̤ thăng phùa i;
do not break the thin film.
têng hok;
duplicated.
têng-têng thâh thâh;
piled up in layers.
sie têng thâh;
layer
upon layer.
têng thâh kàu kwn;
packed to its utmost capacity.
cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi têng saⁿ-khò khṳt i;
many suits of clothes were made to put upon him.
lṳ́ ciang-sî chēng têng pò īa bŏi chìn;
you generally wear only one thickness of cloth and are not cold.
têng tàⁿ ūe;
reiterate one's words.
têng khek;
a new edition.
têng siu-sîp;
newly arranged.
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  • An honorary portal.
chìaⁿ cí khîa têng;
ask an imperial permit to erect an honorary portal.
cak-hàu têng;
a portal in honor of a chaste and filial daughter-in-law.
hûang-sĭang sṳ̀ kŭa têng kim;
the Emperor conferred also the money to pay for the erection of the portal.
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  • To fix on; to settle; to adjust.
tĕng-tú-tĕng;
just as I supposed; I told you so; it is as thought.
tĕng-tú-tĕng, sĭ khṳt i khîeh khṳ̀;
as I thought, it has been carried off by him.
khṳt úa līo khṳ̀ tĕng-tú-tĕng;
it came out just as I had calculated that it would.
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  • A seam which has opened; to come apart; an inkling,
úa thóiⁿ chut i kâi phùa-tĕng;
I have an inkling of it.
i kâi sṳ̄ phùa-tĕng lío;
the affair has leaked out.
i kâi sṳ̄ sĭ tŏ̤ tì-kò phùa-tĕng?
How did the matter come to be divulged?
sṳ̄ cē phùa-tĕng cū khṳt nâng lîah lâi;
as soon as there is a hint of it, people will grasp the notion.
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  • A medical preparation, made in into pastiles.
cí-kim-tĕng;
a medical pastile, used to rub on sores.
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  • Personable; erect; tall and straight
i kâi nâng tēng-ten̄g nē;
he is very tall and straight.
kûiⁿ-tēng kûiⁿ-tĕng nē;
has a fine presence.
nŏ̤ kâi nâng cò̤-pû kîaⁿ, cêk kâi li tēng-ten̄g nē, cêk kâi ku-ku nē;
they both walked along together, the one erect and personable, the other crooked and dumpy.
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  • To rear; to stand on the hind legs.
i ak̂i káu thóiⁿ-kìⁿ cú-nâng cē lâi, huaⁿ-hí kàu tēng khí lâi;
the dog seeing his master coming, is.so pleased that he stands on his hind legs.
m̄ cai hûang, i kâi bé tēng khí lâi, nâng cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
was not on his guard, and when his horse reared he fell off.