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coh

• ‮作‬co̤h100595
• To do; actions.

co̤h kang;

to work.

co̤h châng;

to till the soil.

hĭa co̤h câi;

very mean and stingy.

hwt-co̤h;

to relapse.

pēⁿ hwt-co̤h;

the ailment has returned.

• ‮築‬co̤h961189
• To build dykes or intrenchments; to ram down the earth.

co̤h toi;

to make a dyke.

co̤h huang-ûi chîeⁿ;

to build a protecting wall.

co̤h châng hūaⁿ;

make embankments between fields.

co̤h bé-thâu;

build a pier.

• ‮絕‬cô̤h10111206
• To cut short; to interrupt the connection; most.

cô̤h ău sṳ̂;

cut off all the heirs.

khîong teng cô̤h hŏ;

disinherit all the descendants.

hía kíaⁿ sĭ cô̤h kíaⁿ;

this is a disinherited son.

cô̤h lō;

sunder the connection of the road.

cô̤h kan;

break off the connection.

cô̤h chù hông seⁿ;

all resources seemed cut off, but a way out of the difficulty appeared.

cô̤h tùi kâi ūe;

a pun on words.

cô̤h cîah;

stop the rations.

cía hó̤ cô̤h tīo;

it may be severed from this point.

ngía cô̤h;

superior to all.

cô̤h céng;

extinct, as a race or species.

cô̤h sì hó̤;

the best the earth affords.

cu

• ‮珠‬cu85966
• A pearl; beads.

cêk lîap cu;

a pearl.

cin cu;

real pearls.

cêk pak cu;

a string of beads or pearls.

chîo cu;

a necklace worn by officials.

kùa cêk pak cu;

wore a string of beads.

mâk cu;

the lens of the eye.

ŭ ngán bô̤ cu;

you have eyes without lenses; you eyes are of little use to you.

hieⁿ cu;

beads of scented wood, or seeds.

hṳ̂ mâk hun cu;

confusing fishes’ eyes with pearls; without discrimination.

cin-cu hó̤ ēng cò̤ îeh;

pearls are used as medicine.

tang cu;

a brilliant gem.

ciu-cu súaⁿ;

pearl powder.

• ‮朱‬cu85752
• Red: the color of vermilion.

cu-cu ang;

bright pink.

chùi-lîm-phûe cu-cu âng;

her lips are bright red.

cîah kàu kâi mīn cu-cu âng;

drank till his face was much flushed.

kṳ̆n cu chek, kṳ̆n bâk hek;

when a thing is almost as red as vermilion it is almost as black as ink.

• ‮硃‬cu861126
• Vermilion; imperial, because the emperor uses red ink for his autograph.

ngṳ̂n-cu;

vermilion.

cu pit;

a red pencil; the imperial autograph.

cu-sa;

cinnabar.

cu

jŭ;

an autograph order.

cu hńg;

the essays of successful graduates, so called because they are copied in red ink.

àiⁿ chak ngṳ̂n-cu âng a sĭ chak săi âng?

Will you have the lacquer a bright light red, or a bright dark red?

ngṳ̂n-cu bûah;

powdered vermilion.

ngṳ̂n-cu tîo;

a cake of vermilion.

ngṳ̂n-cu pit;

a pen used in writing with red ink.

ngṳ̂n-cu īⁿ;

an ink stone used with red ink.

cu-saⁿ âng;

scarlet.

• ‮疽‬cu10091045
• A cancer or deep seated ulcer.

im cu;

a deep seated abscess.

cu pí iong kèng lĭ-hāi;

a cancer is more malignant than an ulcer.

• ‮痘‬cu8751047
• Small pox.

chut cu;

have small pox.

cu-khue;

small pox.

cwn ui cu-khue;

makes a specialty of treating small pox.

• ‮諸‬cu9611498
• All; every.

cu sṳ̄ lâu lṳ́ kâi kè;

all this gives you much trouble.

cu jû chṳ́ lūi;

all are of this sort.

cu-hûam to àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ kà i;

all are hoping to be instructed by you.

nín cu ūi cŏ̤;

be seated, all of you gentlemen.

• ‮諏‬cu9611498
• To take advice concerning a lucky time.

cu kit, heng kang;

choose a lucky time for beginning the work.

kṳ́n cu móng jît khui ô̤h;

carefully select a certain day for opening the school.

• ‮掫‬cu961648
• To pommel; to beat with the fists.

cu kàu i mâk úaⁿ céng;

bit him in the eye, causing it to swell up.

cu kàu i cêk sin o-cheⁿ tah-tàng;

pounded him till his whole body was black and blue.

• ‮主‬cú8734
• Lord; master; owner; chief; a ruler; to decide; to dominate.

ke-cú;

the master of the house.

cú-nîe;

the mistress of the house.

cú-jîn;

the host.

chù cú, phò cú, hâng cú, châng cú;

the owner of the house, shop, warehouse, or field.

cûn cú;

the owner of the boat.

cêk kok cṳ cú;

the ruler of a kingdom.

kūiⁿ cú;

the head man of a district.

ńng cú;

a female chieftain.

bô̤ nâng cò̤ cú;

no one holds control.

úa cò̤ lṳ́ kâi cú;

I am your master.

cú bó̤;

the master's wife.

kun cú;

the Sovereign.

cú kong; cú sĭang;

our Emperor.

kong cú;

the Emperor's sisters or daughters.

ngîap cú;

his landlord.

cú-ì;

to to choose or decide.

khṳt lṳ́ kâi úa cú-ì;

let you decide for me.

m̄ cai cò̤-nî cú-ì;

do not know what to decide upon.

lṳ́ cú-ì lâi