grow older they become less irrascible.
- i cîah kàu cìeⁿ lău-tōa, kâi sèⁿ hŵn-lío bŏi thò̤;
- he has lived to such age and yet his temper is no less quick.
- cí cêk īeⁿ îeh ŏi thò̤ húe;
- this medicine will reduce inflammation.
- i cêk sin kâi sie-jîet ŏi thò̤ a būe?
- Has his fever abated yet?
- sie ío thò̤ lío;
- the fever is abating.
- cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi thò̤ sie;
- this medicine diminishes fever.
- i hīn-khek thò̤ khì lío;
- it has now lost its odor.
- i kâi lâk thò̤ ho̤h cōi;
- her strength is much diminished.
- thóiⁿ-kìⁿ i kâi kìu-piaⁿ cē lâi cū lak-thò̤;
- when they saw the rescuing force, they retreated.
- thò̤-hûe pńg tīn;
- withdrew into their own ranks.
- àiⁿ cò̤ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ tîeh ŭ thò̤ pō;
- if you are going to do this, you must leave a way of retreat for yourself.
- hŭam sṳ̄ àiⁿ cò̤ tîeh phah-sǹg cìn kàu tī-kò̤, thò̤ kàu tī-kò̤;
- in everything that one plans to do, one must make up his mind to what point he will press forward, and to what point he will yield.
- īa sĭ bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ thò̤ pō, sṳ̄ cū būe hó̤ kîaⁿ;
- if there be no opportunity for withdrawal, it is not best to act yet.
- khṳt i thò̤ kíam ho̤h cōi ngṳ̂n;
- had the price greatly diminished by him.
- piaⁿ-bé cū thiu-thò̤;
- remanded the troops.
- léng thò̤ cē;
- push it back a little.
- ēng tîeh m̄ hó̤ i àiⁿ thò̤ cîⁿ;
- if in using it I find it is not good, he is to abate the price.
- téng m̄ kàu li cìe thò̤;
- if it is not full weight, will diminish the price accordingly.
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- Exuviæ, cast off skins.
- cûa thò̤, sîam thò̤, sîen thò̤;
- the cast off skins of snakes or cicadas.
- phŵn thô̤; sien-thô̤;
- the peach which blossoms and bears fruit once in ten thousand years, and restores the youth of fairies.
- thô̤-hue;
- a peach blossom.
- thò̤ hût;
- peach stones.
- thô̤ jîn;
- the kernel of peach stones.
- thô̤-âng-sek;
- peach pink.
- thô̤-ki lío-ki sĭ ēng lâi phek sîa phek kúi;
- peach and willow branches are used for driving out noxious influences and demons.
- khó thô̤;
- the cling-stone peach.
- pêh pn̄g thò̤;
- the free-stone peach.
- cí lîap thô̤ sâuh kah tîam;
- this peach is firm-fleshed and sweet.
- hût-thô;
- walnuts.
- thô̤-âng cúa;
- pink paper.
- thô̤ kúe;
- globular cakes.
- cût-bí pn̄g thô̤;
- balls of glutinous rice.
- thô̤ cúaⁿ;
- a small spherical lamp.
- thô̤ ìn;
- a globular seal.
- thô̤ mô̤ⁿ;
- the down on a peach.
- seⁿ lâi nĕ thô̤-thô̤;
- she has naturally a high color.
- i cí hûe seⁿ lâi cìaⁿ sĭ
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thô̤-thô̤ kâi sî-hāu
- she is now in the flush of youth.
tho̤h
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- To uphold on the palm.
- cang chíu kâi i tho̤h tīaⁿ;
- take your hand and hold it steady, pushing upward.
- i bo̤ mih lâk, tho̤h m tîo;
- she is not very strong, and cannot hold it up over her head.
- i kâi chíu tèng tho̤h kâi thah;
- he holds a pagoda on his palm.
- i kâi lâk tōa căi, ŏi tho̤h êⁿ ūaⁿ thĭo;
- he has great strength, and can support a roof-beam while the pillar below is being replaced.
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- To charge with; to commission; to intrust to; to engage one to do; to trust in; to ask; to use as a pretext.
- tho̤h hok;
- I am well, thank you, a contraction of tho̤h lṳ́ lâu-nâng-ke kâi hok, I have availed myself of your favor to be happy.
- tho̤h pì;
- by your auspices.
- m̄-hó̤ tho̤h i;
- do not entrust it to him.
- i lâi tho̤h nâng-chêng;
- he has come to ask a favor.
- cí kâi phêng-íu sĭ hó̤ tho̤h chi kìa cṳ́ kâi;
- this friend is one to whose care one might commit his wife and children.
- tho̤h-kù m̄ khṳ̀;
- that will not answer as a a pretext.
- sĭu nâng só̤ tho̤h;
- have a commission to attend to.
- úa ŭ cêk huang sìn àiⁿ pài tho̤h lṳ́ kìa;
- I have a letter that I wish to commit to your care.
- cía sṳ̄ lṳ́ thóiⁿ hó̤ hù-tho̤h i a m̄-hó̤?
- Do you think it would be will to entrust this business to him?
- tho̤h lṳ́ kio úa bói;
- commission you to buy some for me.
- àiⁿ tho̤h nâng lí;
- will put it into the hands of some one who will attend to it.
- i to bŏi tàⁿ ūa lṳ́ cò̤ hó̤ tho̤h i tàⁿ ūe;
- as he si no talker, why do you entrust the negotiation to him.
- bŏi hŭ só̤ tho̤h cū hó̤;
- if he does not neglect to do whath e was charged with all will be well.
- i sĭ tho̤h ko kâi tăi chîn;
- he is a nobleman who might be trusted as the guardian of an orphan prince.
- tho̤h-cío;
- the ostrich, or cassowary of the Indian Archipelago.
thu
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- To loiter, to dawdle, to delay.
- tŏ̤ lō tèng thû-thek jîeh kú, hŵn-lío kîaⁿ būe kàu;
- has loitered ever so long on the way, and has not yet arrived.
- cí căm thû-thek kúi jît, hṳ́ căm thû-thek kúi jît;
- delayed here a few days and there a few days at different stages of the journey.
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