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• ‮弼‬pît693579
• To aid, as a statesman.

có̤-hŭ, ĭu-pît;

the left and the right hand aids, titles of two ministers of state.

piu

• ‮射‬piu749417
• To squirt; to gush out.

cúi cheⁿ-piu chut lâi;

the water squirted out.

lîh lô̤h khṳ̀, hía hûeh li-li piu;

when cut open the blood gushed forth in a stream.

cē pûah phùa hía cap cū piu chut lâi;

when it fell and burst the juice squirted out.

húe lí-hẃn piu chut lâi;

the flames burst forth incessantly.

in tŏ̤ hṳ́ kâi khang piu chut lâi;

the smoke pours forth from that orifice.

piu kàu nĕ hn̆g-hn̆g khṳ̀;

spurted to a great distance.

• ‮彪‬piu703598
• A small beast striped like a tiger; a tiger cat; ornate.

hîm hóⁿ pà piu;

savage beasts.

cêk piu kun-bé

a company of horse and foot.

piuh

• ‮萌‬piuh5791408
• To bud; to germinate.

chun cē kàu i cū piuh gê;

when spring comes it will put forth sprouts.

hṳ́ kò̤ piuh ki sún, cí kò̤ piuh ki sún;

sends forth a shoot here and there.

tān piuh khak;

the peas have sprouted.

cìm kàu i piuh khak hwt gê;

soak them till they burst their shells, and send forth sprouts.

• ‮刺‬pîuh1035186
• To prod; to stab.

pîuh ŭ jîeh chim lô̤h khṳ̀;

thrust it in ever so far.

i kâi cam pîuh lô̤h khṳ̀ hía hueh cheⁿ-sw̆n chut lâi;

he thrust in his lancet and the blood gushed out.

i kâi tó khṳt i pîuh phùa;

his bowels were pierced by it

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• ‮楓‬png156759
• The maple.

png chīu;

maple trees.

• ‮榜‬pńg657759
• Lists of successful candidates at the triennial examinations.

m̄ cai pńg chut a būe;

do not know whether the lists are placarded yet or not.

chut pńg ău keh jît cū àiⁿ hok;

after the lists have been placarded, and one day has elapsed, there is a re-examination.

pńg tah tŏ̤ tī kò̤?

Where are the lists put up?

• ‮本‬pńg655751
• Native; one’s own; appropriate to; proper; capital; principal; a classifier of books and documents; used by officials before their titles for I, my.

pńg kok;

own country.

pńg séⁿ;

native province.

pńg thô pńg tī;

one’s native place.

pńg cîⁿ;

one’s own funds, or capital.

cĭeⁿ pńg;

petition the throne.

pńg īⁿ;

I, the imperial commissioner.

i kâi seng-lí cò̤ sîh pńg;

he lost money in his business.

chíu pńg;

the visiting card of an official sent to his superior.

pńg hūn;

one’s proper function; one’s duty.

pńg-eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

that is the way that it ought properly to be.

thâk bô̤ kúi pńg cṳ cū àiⁿ cò̤ gâu;

wanted to be taken for a sage before he had read more than a few books.

cí pang cṳ jîeh cōi pńg?

How many volumes in this set?

cí pńg cṳ-cheh;

this book.

úa pńg-pńg àiⁿ lâi;

I was myself intending to come.

i pńg sĭ kâi àu-nâng;

he is essentially a rascal.

• ‮飯‬pn̄g1271844
• Cooked rice.

ciah pn̄g;

take a meal.

bô̤ chài, pn̄g tîeh cîah pá cē;

as there are no vegetables, you must eat the more of the rice.

i cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg pn̄g;

he eats rice three times a day.

cía îeh tîeh nā pn̄g côiⁿ cîah, màiⁿ nā pn̄g ău;

this medicine must be taken before, not after, the meal.

pêh-bí-pn̄g cîah kùiⁿ, chò̤-bí-pn̄g cîah m̄ lô̤h;

when accustomed to white rice one cannot swallow brown rice.

pn̄g sî;

a rice-spoon.

pn̄g úaⁿ;

a rice-bowl.

pn̄g puah;

a rice pot.

cṳ́ pn̄g;

cook rice.

pû pn̄g;

boil rice.

hô pn̄g;

dip the rice from the boiling water.

tŭn pn̄g;

cook rice in a vessel surrounded by boiling water.

pn̄g tè lío kui i khṳ̀ thâk ta;

pour the water off the rice, and leave it to drain dry drop by drop.

po

• ‮埔‬po712327
• An open level space.

cêk kò̤ pêⁿ po khuah-khuah;

a spacious level arena.

tōa po kūiⁿ lî cí kò̤ jîeh hn̆g?

How far is your district city from here?

cháu po;

a meadow; a grassy plain.

suaⁿ po;

a plain at the base of a mountain.

po-kîⁿ po-kak tèng nâng īa cǹg ŭ phûn;

on the edges and corners of the plain graves have also been made.

• ‮埠‬po713328
• A port; a landing where trade is carried on; a mart; an unwalled sea-side town.

îam po;

a salt dépôt.

sùaⁿ-thâu-po;

the port of Swatow.

kùe po;

trade along at the ports.

hŭe po;

call a meeting of the merchants of the port.

po cèng m̄ hàuⁿ;

the traders are all against it.

po chĭ;

the market.

tōa po-thâu;

a great mart (like Shanghai).

síe po thâu;

a small marine landing place.

sin siet kâi po;

a newly opened port.