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tery made, but have not yet baked it.

phue bô
the mold for making casts.
thô phue li cò̤ hó̤, būe cêng chái;
have finished the clay model, but have not yet colored it.
phue cò̤ hó̤, būe cêng lâm thn̄g;
have shaped the clay, but have not yet glazed it.
cng hĭa kâi phue;
bricks and tiles ready for baking.
  • phùe6721643
  • A mate; an equal; a companion; to pair; to mate; to match.
i cêng phùe chin a būe?
Is she betrothed yet?
phit-phùe;
a helpmeet; to take a helpmeet.
i m̄ cài phit-phùe;
he will not marry again.
phùe-hâh khṳ̀ hó̤-hó̤;
it matches perfectly.
lṳ́ àiⁿ cò̤-nî phùe kah?;
How will you put them together?
àiⁿ phùe cò̤ sĭm-mih sek?;
What color will go well with it?
hṳ́-phùe khṳt tī-tîang?;
To whom is she promised in marriage?
phùe m̄ cieⁿ;
it does not fit.
phùe i ŏi tit khí;
it will go very well with that.
phùe câu-câu;
a perfect match.
i kâi kong phùe thiⁿ-tī;
his fame will last as long as the universe does.
cí kâi sĭ i kâi ngŵn phue;
this is his first spouse.
  • phûe6791070
  • Skin, rind, bark, peel, external covering; a wrapper; a case; leather; furs; reputation; character.
i tó̤ bōi phûe hùe;
he is selling furs.
só̤ chēng sĭ phûe-náu phûe-cháu;
dresses in furs.
i kâi phûe-hu ìuⁿ-jī căi;
her complexion is very delicate.
i pô̤h phûe căi;
he is very thin skinned.
i seⁿ lâi phûe khah pô̤h;
he is naturally too sensitive.
i m̄ kù mīn-phûe;
he is regardless of his good name.
sêk phûe;
to tan hides.
pak phûe;
to flay.
cí īeⁿ phûe kâi sek-cúi ngía;
this leather has a fine tint.
cē tṳ̂ phûe khṳ̀ kut cū chûn bô̤ tíam-kíaⁿ;
when you take off the skin and take out the bones, there is very little left.
i tó̤ tng phûe-tîo-phûa;
she is a pimp.
phûe tîo;
a leather thong.
ka tîo phûe-tîo lâi cò̤ chia-kui so̤h;
cut a strip of leather to make a band for the machine.
phûe n̆ng;
eggs coated with clay.
thut tīo chàu phûe lâng;
shuffled off this mortal coil.
phoi tīo phûe;
pare off the rind.
khí tī phûe;
raise the crust of the earth; extirpate the place he lived in.
cía sĭ bûa chíu phûe kâi cîⁿ;
this money is hardly earned.
  • phûe672328
  • To cultivate; to assist; to add energy to.
i kâi sin-hūn tîeh cai phûe-íang;
his physical health must be recuperated.
phûe-sek kíaⁿ-tĭ;
bring up children.
phûe-sek tĭ-cú;
develop one's pupils.
  • phŭe6691455
  • A quilt or blanket.
cí kâi phŭe sĭ jîp si-mîⁿ kâi;
this coverlet is stuffed with raw silk.
kah phŭe;
to roll one's self in a coverlet.
kám phŭe;
cover closely with a quilt.
thăⁿ phŭe;
lay a quilt over him.
phŭe kè;
a small stand used to hold folded quilts.
bé phŭe;
a horse-blanket.
sin phah cêk nía mîⁿ-phŭe;
had a quilt over him.
cí hwn phŭe sĭ phŭe-mîⁿ ke cîⁿ a sĭ phŭe-toaⁿ ke cîⁿ?
For a foreign bed-quilt, which costs most, the cotton or the cover?

phueh

  • phûeh8541498
  • To converse; to talk about; to discuss; to chat.
i tó̤ phûeh mih ūe?
What are they talking about?
phûeh lâi phûeh khṳ̀;
to bandy words.
phûeh tang phûeh sai;
talk of all sorts of things.
ôiⁿ tiang-sî lâi cŏ̤ phûeh;
when you have leisure come and have a chat with me.
bô̤ sṳ̄, tó̤ ôiⁿ phûeh;
talking at ease, having nothing to do.
phûeh sńg; phueh chìe;
talk playfully.
  • phûeh604855
  • Froth; foam; spume; drool; scum.
cúi phûeh;
spume on water.
lâu phûeh;
spit out froth.
phûeh lâu-lâu;
froth bubbles out.
ko tīo mīn cīeⁿ kâi phûeh;
skim the scum off its surface.
nŭaⁿ seⁿ phûeh;
frothy expectoration.
gû-nĭ phueh;
cream.

phuh

  • phûh295577
  • Weak in numbers and influence.
phûh hieⁿ;
a small and uninfluential town.
phûh pang, phûh kha;
an uninfluential body.
in cêk pâng chìo, ún cêk pâng phûh;
they are powerful and we are weak.
ún cí sîaⁿ lăi bô̤ mih chìo phûh;
we here in the city are not divided into opposing parties.
chìo kâi to̤ to̤ àiⁿ khi-hŭ phûh kâi;
the strong are always trying to oppress the weak.
ún ío phûh m̄ káⁿ thīn i;
we are the weaker party and dare not provoke him.
sĭ i sĭang phûh;
he is the least powerful of all.

phui

  • phùi913308
  • To spit.
phùi nŭaⁿ;
to expectorate.
phùi thâm, phùi hueh;
to spit up phlegm or blood.
thâm-nŭaⁿ màiⁿ phùi cêk koiⁿ;
do not spit over everything.
i kâi thâm phùi chut lâi tòa hueh tíam;
there are specks of blood in the phlegm which he raises.
phùi-phùi-kìe;
keeps spitting.