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• ‮保‬pó̤66497
• To protect to guard; to keep safe; to be surety for; to warrant; bail; a guardian; a protector; an advocate.

pó̤ húe;

insure against fire.

pó̤ cúi;

insure against accidents at sea.

pó̤ cāi;

insure a cargo.

pó̤ ke;

a surety; an insurance company.

pó̤ ke kẃn;

insurance office.

hùe-mûeh ā sĭ sit, pó̤-ke tîeh pûe i kàu kàu-kàu;

if the goods are lost, the insurance company must indemnify him in full.

cí ciah cûn ŭ pó̤-ke a bô̤?

Is this vessel insured?

pó̤-nía;

to endorse; to go bail for; to guarantee; to stand as security.

lṳ́ tîeh pó̤-tŏng sin-thói;

you must take care of your health.

pó̤-íang kàu sin-thói khîang-càng;

nurse up and make strong in body.

màiⁿ cò̤ tong-nâng, màiⁿ cò̤ pó̤;

do not act as middleman nor as surety.

lâi kîaⁿ pó̤-kah kâi huap, cū bô̤ nâng kàⁿ o̤-châng châk;

by going according to the system of dividing the town up into tithings with a head man to each tithing, none will dare harbour thieves.

i tó̤ tng tī-pó̤;

he is the head man of the district.

pó̤ chûn i kâi sèⁿ-mīa;

preserve his life.

pó̤-kṳ́;

electioneer for.

pó̤-hŭ;

to protect, aid or defend.

īa sĭ bô̤ i lâi pó̤, i cū thâi khṳ̀;

had he not come to her help, she would have been slain.

khó̤ pó̤ bô̤ ngô̤;

can insure against accidents.

kŏ sîn pó̤-īu phêng-ang;

trust the gods to keep in safety.

sîn put lêng pó̤ bô̤ ūn cṳ nâng;

the gods cannot protect those who have fate against them.

• ‮報‬pò̤665329
• To requite; to recompense; to revenge; a retribution; a reward; to state, to tell, to inform, to report; a messenger; a reporter; a gazette.

ṳn pò̤ ṳn, ẁn pò̤ ẁn;

return good for good, and evil for evil.

sĭen pò̤;

the reward of right doing.

ak pò̤;

retribution for evil doing.

im pò̤;

hidden consequences of concealed wickedness.

îang pò̤;

evident or open reward.

sok pò̤;

a speedy retribution.

chî pò̤;

tardy recompense.

cong-sū ŭ pò̤;

in the end the recompense is sure.

pò̤-èng;

compensate.

cang ṳn pò̤ ẁn;

return good for evil.

pò̤-chîu;

avenge; an avenger.

tâng-sim hîap-lâk khṳ̀ pò̤ pĕ chîu;

joined their forces and with one accord went to avenge the murder of their father.

khṳ̀ pò̤ i cai;

go and inform him.

thû pò̤ kău ṳn;

I hope to reward your great kindness.

pò̤-tap;

requite.

pò̤-pún;

compensate.

lṳ́ ciang-lâi àiⁿ cò̤-nî pò̤ i?

What sort of return are you going to make for it in the future?

jît pò̤;

daily newspapers.

gûeh pò̤;

monthly magazines.

ŵn-mn̂g pò̤ lâi cò̤-nî pò̤?

What was the news on the official bulletin?

sĭ cò̤-nî, méⁿ-méⁿ lâi pò̤;

whatsoever it be, come quickly and bring information.

• ‮婆‬pô̤704388
• An old woman; a mother; a crone.

ko pô̤;

an old dame; an aunt; the goddess “Queen of Heaven” is thus called by the Lim family, whoso surname is also hers.

lău ko pô̤; lău sím pô̤; lău ḿ pô̤;

an aged dame; an old lady; a grand-aunt.

thóiⁿ tîeh pô̤-pô̤ nē;

appears very slow and stupid.

saⁿ-ki-pô̤;

a large hod with ears.

• ‮薄荷‬pŏ̤-hò̤705
• Peppermint.

pŏ̤-hò̤ îu;

peppermint oil.

pŏ̤-hò̤ piaⁿ;

crystallized peppermint essence.

po̤h

• ‮駁‬po̤h7081874
• To argue against; to contradict; to criticise adversely; to tranship; to thrust in; to insert.

po̤h-sìo;

find fault with the bill.

po̤h phêng;

cavil about the weight.

pĭen-po̤h;

to debate the question.

po̤h mn̄g i;

cross-question him.

po̤h kàu i bô̤ ūe ìn;

argued the opposite side of the question until he had nothing to say in reply.

cīeⁿ-si po̤h lô̤h lâi;

criticised by his superior in office.

pŏ tèng cē cài-po̤h lô̤h lâi;

the Board reversed the decision and returned it to the lower court for reconsideration.

po̤h hùe;

to tranship goods.

po̤h cāi;

tranship the cargo.

po̤h kàu nĕ kín-kín cū ŏi tit kùe;

if you squeeze it in very close you can get it through.

• ‮泊‬po̤h707855
• To fasten, moor, or anchor a boat.

cûn po̤h tŏ̤ káng lăi;

the vessel is moored in the harbour.

ŭ kò̤ hó̤ suah-po̤h a bô̤?

Is there good anchorage?

po̤h pàng cí kò̤;

moor here.

• ‮脖‬po̤h7181307
• The neck.

tìo po̤h;

to hang one's self.

hāi i khṳ̀ tìo po̤h;

was the cause of her going and hanging herself.

• ‮魄‬pô̤h7111945
• Desolate; poor.

ke cṳ lô̤h pô̤h;

the family is wretchedly poor.

i būe lô̤h-pô̤h kâi sî-hāu, cí kò̤ sǹg i sĭang pù;

before he became impoverished, he was reckoned to be the richest man hereabouts.

• ‮箔‬pô̤h7061188
• A weir; small fishing stakes.

pô̤h táu;

the weir.

câh p̤ô̤h;

to set up a weir.

màiⁿ kio tó̤ siang pô̤h hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

do not flop about as a fish does when trying to escape from the weir.

cū sĭ tó̤ siang pô̤h-táu hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

uneasy as a fish out of water.

hṳ́ ki pô̤h-táu kíaⁿ m̄-hó̤ căi;

that restless little urchin is a nuisance.