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BREVITY
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BROOM

brevity, káng-piẽn; káng; káng-séⁿ; tó.

bribe, iũ; iũ-lũ; kiâⁿ-iũ; sái-chîⁿ iũ-kuaⁿ; soih-kha; sái-soih; sái-ēng. receive, siu-iũ.

brick, tsng. to make, sie-tsng. to lay, phou-tsng. kiln, sie-tsng-iê.

bride, sin-niêⁿ. bridal dress, chhie̍h-thâu. portion, kè-tsng; tsng-liâm.

bridegroom, sin-nn̂g; sin-niêⁿ-tia. ceremony of exchanging the bridal cups, ha̍h-kńg kau-pue; kau-pue uāⁿ-tsúaⁿ.

bridge, kiê. piers of, kiê-tún. arches of, kiê-chiu-mn̂g. floating, phû-kiê. of nose, phiⁿ-lêng-kut.

bridle, bé-soh. to draw, le̍k-bé. oneself, uaⁿ-hūn siú-kí.

brief, tó. synopsis, tiah-iàu; káng-lia̍k. see brevity.

brigade, iâⁿ; kun; che̍k-ki-kun.

brigand, tsha̍t.

bright, kng; ũ-kng; tāng-tāng-kng; kuang-mêng. flashing, ia̍p-ia̍p-sih.

brim, kîⁿ; piⁿ. of a well, chéⁿ-nûaⁿ. full to the, tĩⁿ-tĩⁿ; múaⁿ.

brimstone, liû-n̂g.

brindled, hue-poiⁿ-sek.

brine, kiâm-tsúi; iâm-lóu.

bring, khie̍h--lâi; tòa--lâi; tsah--lâi. tea, tshong-tê--lâi. up, iâng; chhī; chhī-tōa. forth, seⁿ. back one's former feeling, ho̍k-tńg nâng kâi-tsho-sim.

brink, river, hô-kîⁿ; hô-piⁿ; khoi-kîⁿ.

brisk, ua̍h-tõng. trade, lāu-jie̍t; seng-lí jie̍t.

brisket, bûe-ne̍k.

bristle, tṳ-tsang-môⁿ.

britain, Tãi-Eng kok.

brittle, sou.

broad, khuah; khuah-khn̍g; khùaⁿ; khùaⁿ-chhēng. broadwise, hûeⁿ; hûeⁿ--sì; khuah-sì.

brogue, hiang-thâm; thóu-ūe; gṳ́; thóu-gṳ́; thóu-thâm.

broil, a, tshàu-mãuⁿ; uan-ke lâ-chè. on the fire, sie-ne̍k.

broken, phùa; chi̍h. fragments, tshùi. hearted, sim sng. see break.

broker, tong-nâng; kong-chhin. brokerage, thiu-thâu-ngṳ̂n.

bronze, n̂g-tâng.

brood, sit on eggs, pū-nñg; pū-koi-kiáⁿ.

brook, kheⁿ; suaⁿ-kheⁿ. cannot, nãiⁿ-m̄-khṳ̀.

broom, sàu-siú; sàu-chiú; sàu-soi.