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dumb person; [1]꜂a ꜂chü (coll. ꜂a ꜀chü), a mute; [2]꜂a me꜅ an enigma, a riddle; com., [3]pang꜅ ꜂a, dumb, a mute; [4]꜀siăng ꜀ing ꜂a, the voice hoarse; ꜀tʻiéng ꜁lëng te꜅ ꜂a, deaf and dumb, incorrigibly stupid; coll., ꜂a ꜀chü siăh꜇ ꜁wong ꜁liéng, the dumb eat the (bitter) ꜁wong ꜁liéng herb; met., one dumb with grief.

꜂婭
Ya.
Brothers-in-law: [5]꜀ing ꜂a, relatives by marriage, especially brothers and parents.
꜂拗
Yao.
Ao.
Read ꜂au; coll. ꜂a: to snap, to break in two, to twist: [6]꜂a siék꜇ to break in two; ꜂a ꜀hwa, to pluck flowers; ꜂a chiă꜄ to break the sugarcane; [7]꜂a ꜂chʻiu, to bend or wrench hands, as in a trial of strength; met., perverse, refractory; ꜂a lang꜅ ꜁tong, or ꜂a tói꜄ ꜁tong, to snap or break in two.
꜁吓
A coll. word used at the end of a sentence; an exclamation of pain or surprise, spoken ꜁a or a꜅ according to intensity of feeling: ꜀ai ꜁a, or ꜀ai a꜅ oh! ah! se꜅ ꜁a, it is certainly; ꜂hó ꜁a, good, excellent.
下꜅
Hsia.
Read ha꜅; coll. a꜅: down, inferior, low, mean; next, once, a time, a while; below, under, to descend; a little; a particle denoting fold or quantity: [8]a꜅ ꜁niéng, the following year; a꜅ ngwok꜇ next month; a꜅ ꜂tă, below, under; sioh꜇ a꜅ once; lang꜅ a꜅ twice; ꜂ting sioh꜇ a꜅ wait a little; a꜅ pwang꜅ one and a half; lang꜅ a꜅ să꜅ twice as much; 		a꜅ kié꜄ the following quarter of the year; [9]a꜅ ꜂ngu, or a꜅ tau꜄ the afternoon; a꜅ chiéng꜅ low, vulgar, mean; a꜅ chóh꜆ or a꜄ ꜁siă, sordid, niggardly; [10]a꜅ kai꜄ the lower regions, hades; a꜅ ꜀sing, or a꜅ ꜁tong, the lower portion of the human body; [11]a꜅ nik꜇ a future day; [12]a꜅ ꜁ing, a menial, a servant; a꜅ ꜁huí, or a꜅ chʻéü꜄ the next time; a꜅ ne꜅ ꜁huí, the very next time, another time, hereafter; [13]a꜅ ꜂hu, the lower prefectures (of Fookien); [14]a꜅ ꜁nang, name given to the S. E. maritime districts of Fookien; [15]a꜅ ꜀kʻwo, the next literary examination; [16]a꜅ ꜀chʻung, the next primary examination; pʻah꜆ ꜂kwi a꜅ to strike a few times, give a few blows; a꜅ ꜁ma tai꜅ grasping, overreaching; na꜅ sioh꜇ a꜅ just once; only, but, this only; this one point remains, as to be spoken or considered; [17]a꜅ ꜁hai, or a꜅ ꜁pa, the chin; [18]a꜅ so꜄ a secret, something concealed, a secret purpose or design, as ꜀i o꜅ sié꜄ nóh꜆ a꜅ what secret design has he? [19]a꜅ ꜂chʻiu, to put the hand to, to seize, to begin to do; a꜅ ma꜄ yéng꜄ a feast given to a friend on his arrival; a꜅ paik꜆ taëng꜅ a bully, a rough, a rascal.
厦꜅
Hsia.
Sha.
Read ha꜅; coll. a꜅ as in [20]a꜅ ꜁mwong, Amoy; [21]a꜅ ꜁mwong ꜂hai ꜁wong, the Amoy superintendent of Trade; [22]a꜅ ꜁mwong tó꜅ the Tautai of Amoy.
婗꜅
I.
Read ꜁ngă; used for the coll. a꜅: the crying of a child.
  1. ↑ 啞子
  2. ↑ 啞謎
  3. ↑ 病啞
  4. ↑ 聲音啞
  5. ↑ 姻婭
  6. ↑ 拗折
  7. ↑ 拗手
  8. ↑ 下年
  9. ↑ 下午
  10. ↑ 下界
  11. ↑ 下日
  12. ↑ 下人
  13. ↑ 下府
  14. ↑ 下南
  15. ↑ 下科
  16. ↑ 下春
  17. ↑ 下頦
  18. ↑ 下數
  19. ↑ 下手
  20. ↑ 厦門
  21. ↑ 厦門海防
  22. ↑ 厦門道
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