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of the whole body should all be exercise during the day.

i kâi ūn-khì hó̤;
his luck is good.
ke ūn;
the fortunes of a family.
kâi ke ūn tó̤ heng;
the prospects of the household are improving.
ūn bí nîe;
transport grain.
cía nîe àiⁿ ūn kàu tī-kò̤?
Where is this grain to be carried?
sĭ ēng cûn lâi ūn a sĭ ēng chia lâi ūn?
Is it transported in boats or in carts?
ūn nîe kâi kuaⁿ;
an officier superintending the transport of grain.
ūn-hô̤ sĭ in-ūi àiⁿ ūn nîe kâi sṳ̄ khui kâi;
the Grand Canal was opened for the transport of the grain which is the revenue derived from the tax on land.
i tó̤ cò̤ châu-ūn cóng-tok;
he is the Imperial Commissioner directing the transport of the grain which is the revenue of the government.
kin-nî kau kùe cí kâi ūn;
this year there is a turn in affairs.
kau ūn;
a contingency arose.
thut ūn;
a change of luck.
kwn-hĭ cí-kò̤ kâi tī ūn;
involved in the luck of the locality.
i cí kúi nî m̄ sĭ jī ūn;
he has had no luck these many years.
tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ cĭeⁿ ūn?
When shall we get through this unlucky period and reach a more fortunate one?
i câp hùe cìaⁿ cĭeⁿ ūn;
he will reach a point where luck changes when he is ten years old.
i kâi ūn hăng hó̤ mē?
Do the conjunctions in his horoscope indicate luck?
tâh tîeh ūn;
stumbled upon luck.
lîu-nî kâi ūn-hăng hó̤ khiap lóng-cóng phōi mêng;
the conjunctions both good and ill in his horoscope as the years run on, are all clearly set forth.
khṳ̀ ūn i a-pĕ kâi kĭu tńg-lâi;
went and brought home his father's encoffined corpse.
i tó̤ cò̤ hái ūn;
he is engaged in transporting grain by sea.
ūn îam;
transport salf.
îam ūn hun-si;
the Salt Commissioner.
cí hùe-mûeh sĭ îu gūa-hái ūn lâi, a sĭ îu lăi hô̤ ūn lâi?
Are these goods brought by sea, or through the inland streams?

ut

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  • To bend by heat and pressure.
ut cîh;
broke in bending.
sòi lí m̄ ut, tōa cū nt chut kut;
if yon do not bend him when he is small, when he is full grown he will have his bones dislocated in order to bend him.
íang o̤(illegible text) ío, ĕ-j(illegible text)t o̤h ut;
after spoiling him by indulgence it will be difficult to train him aright.
ut i tît;
bend it straight.
ut kàu sì-cìaⁿ sì-ciaⁿ;
bend it into the correct shape.
kúaⁿ cí-hûe sòi cū tîeh cai ut;
avail youself of this time when he is still young, to mould his character aright.
ut cò̤ tek kau-íⁿ;
make it into a bamboo chair.
ut i wn;
bend it into a curve.
aìⁿ ut tît, tîeh khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ pue;
if you want to straighten it by pressure, you must heat it gradually by the fire.

  • ut10558611
  • To smooth cloth with a hot iron.
ut-tau;
a sad-iron, or a smoothing-iron that holds coals.
ut i-hôk;
to iron clothes.
khîa ki ut-táu lâi ut saⁿ-khò;
bring the sad-iron and iron the clothes.
ut tît-tît;
iron it smooth.
ut khṳ̀ m̄ cíam-côih;
it is not ironed straight.
màiⁿ ut kàu sie tîeh;
do not scorch it in ironing it.
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  • Surly and careworn; irritated, vexed, desponding; worked upon.
ut-cût;
melancholy; coroding care.
ut-ì;
surly.
ut-khì;
pent up; repressed.
tó lăi ut-kak;
sullen; brooding over wrong.
khì-hueh ut-kak kín;
the humors are closely pent up.
úa thóiⁿ i kâi īeⁿ ut-ut cût-cût;
he appears to me to be brooding over some secret grief.
sim lăi ak-ut, m̄ song-khùai;
is troubled in his mind, and ill at ease.
ak-ak ut-ut;
secretly grieving; worn by pent up trouble.
sim lăi ut-ak kàu sêng pēⁿ;
he brooded over his wrongs till he made himself ill.
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  • To turn back; to turn around.
ût-tńg thâu;
turned the head so as to look backward.
ût m̄-tńg;
cannot turn around.
chia ût m̄ tńgh;
cannot turn the cart around.
ût tńg sin;
to turn back.
chùi ût kùe lâi;
turn the spout this way.
i kâi mīn cū ût chúa;
he turned his face the other way.
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  • To sleep; to lie down.
ût-khṳ̀; gût-khṳ̀;
to go to bed.
i tó̤ tak mâk ût;
he is dozing.
mâk siap, àiⁿ khṳ̀ ût;
am sleepy, and am going to bed.
jw̆n gût, gût m̄ lô̤h;
whatever way I lie, I cannot go to sleep.
īu àiⁿ ût, īu bŏi ût;
want to go to sleep but cannot.
ût kàu cùi-cùi;
sleeps very soundly.
ût-kàu hun-hun mîⁿ-mîⁿ;
sleeping so soundly as to make it very difficult to rouse him.
ût m̄ lă; ût m̄ kàu;
did not sleep enough.
lâi khṳ̀ ût;
come and go to bed.
màiⁿ ût khah ùaⁿ cáu-khí;
do not sleep too late.
pá cîah m̄ jû pá ût;
it is better to sleep enough than to eat enough.
i cē ût khṳ̀ cū kio sí cêk īeⁿ;
when he once goes to sleep, he sleeps as if he would never wake.
ût kàu khô̤-khô̤-hûaⁿ;
so fast asleep that he snores loudly.
pĕ jî bó̤ kíaⁿ ût cò̤ cêk mîn-chn̂g;
the whole family sleep in one bed.
phak tó̤ gût;
lie sleeping on the face.
ût m̄ cai chéⁿ;
overslept myself.
tó̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ ût;
lie down and take a nap.
àⁿ a-nôⁿ ût;
get the baby to sleep.
gût m̄ căi;
did not sleep well