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COMMIT
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COMPENSATE

commit, to one's care, thih; kià-thoh; hù-thoh. a crime, hũam-taúe. to prison, kìm-kam; siu-kam; khu-kìm.

commodious, piẽn; piẽn-ēng; ha̍h-ēng; khùaⁿ-chhēng; khuan-khuah.

common, ordinary, phêng-siêⁿ; so̍k. in common, sie-kāng. public, kong-chèng. people, peh-sèⁿ; sù-mîn. commoner, phêng-siêⁿ-nâng. interchangeable, thong-ēng. commonly, phêng-sî; pâi-hûe; pâi-tn̍g; tãi-sì; siêⁿ-sî; siêⁿ-siêⁿ; tãi-khài; tãi-hûam.

communicate, thong-ta̍t; thong-sie-sit; thûan-sìn; thong-tsai, pò-tsai; kàu-tsai; ta̍t-tsai; sàng-siaⁿ.

communion, with anyone, kāng--nâng sim kau.

commute, ūaⁿ; táu-ūaⁿ; kau-ūaⁿ. punishment, tsũe sià-khin.

compact, firm, kien-kù; tōiⁿ. close, ba̍t. style, káng-séⁿ; sṳ̂ káng ì kai; ngân-káng ì-kai; phièn-ngân kai-kuat. a compact, ha̍p-tâng; khòi; ieh-jī.

companion, tâng-phũaⁿ; phêng-iú; tâng-liâu. in trade, húe-kì. in study, tâng-theng phêng-iú; tsò-pû tha̍k-tsṳ.

company, mercantile, kong-si. society, kong-hũe; hũe. of soldiers, che̍k-tūi-piaⁿ. to invite company, chhiáⁿ-nâng-kheh. receive, chiap-kheh; chih-kheh. keep company with, kau-tshap. keep one company, kau-pûe; pûe-phũaⁿ; siang-pûe.

compare, pí; siang-pí; pí-pẽng; pí-pn̄g. not to compare with him, m̄-hó pí-i; tsò-káⁿ-pí; m̄-chhin-chhiẽⁿ. comparison, phì-zũ; pí-zû; pí-huang; khó-pí.

compass, to, chiu-ûi. the compass, lô-keⁿ; lô-pûaⁿ. needle, chí-nâm-tsam; tsṳ́-ngóu-tsam; lô-keⁿ-tsam. compasses, húi; kî-chhia. to describe a circle with, sái-húi; phah-húi; húi-khou.

compassion, liên-mién; khó-liên; tshṳ̂-pui; tshṳ̂-sim; ṳn-hũi; jîn-tshṳ̂.

compatible, ha̍h; siang-ha̍h. with reason, ha̍h-lí. with one's station, siú-pńg-hūn; siú-hūn.

compatriot, tâng-che̍k-kok; tâng-tso̍k; tâng-ip; tâng-hieⁿ.

compeer, tâng-liâu; tâng-lūi; tâng-téng.

compel, mién-kiáng; khiâng-pek; ngẽ-lia̍h. see compulsion.

compendious, kâng-lia̍k; káng-séⁿ. compendium, iak-ngân; tiah-iàu; káng-iàu; tshái-iàu.

compensate, póu; pûe; póu-hâiⁿ; pò-tap; póu-siéⁿ.