偏
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Bent upon; set in one’s way.
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hàm i cìeⁿ i cwn àiⁿ hìeⁿ;
if you tell him to do this, he is sure to want to do that.
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i àiⁿ, úa cwn m̆;
he wanted me to, but I was determined that I would not.
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cò̤-nî ko̤h-lô̤, i cwn-cwn m̆;
however much he is expostulated with, he is determined not to do it.
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cwn-cwn m̄ hṳ́ i;
fully determined not to grant it.
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cwn àiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it must be so.
轉
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To turn over to.
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cẃn tóiⁿ;
to transfer a mortgage.
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cẃn tǹg;
to pawn to a third person.
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cẃn pín;
petition by proxy.
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cẃn chíu;
return to one’s hand again.
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cẃn sĭeⁿ;
to think over and think differently.
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cẃn tò̤-tńg;
to revert to.
贃
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To earn small sums; to sell with difficulty.
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chú-cŵn;
to earn a small amount with difficulty; to gain by under-selling; to sell at a small profit.
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cí kâi po-thâu ío hó̤ chú-cẁn;
this mart offers a more favorable chance for making small sales.
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i cía sĭ tó̤ cẁn cîⁿ kâi;
this is what he earns his living by, selling it at a small profit.
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i cí cìeⁿ-sî ŭ kò̤ cẁn a bô̤?
Has he had any way of making anything lately?
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cêk nî to chú-cẁn ŭ kúi peh ngṳ̂n;
he makes several hundred dollars a year by his petty sales.
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i cêk jît put kùe chú-cẁn kàu peh gūa cîⁿ;
he does not make more than a hundred cash or so a day.
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i cêk jît chú-cẁn ŭ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
How much does he manage to rake and scrape together in a day?
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i cêk jît cẁn lâi cẁn khṳ̀ to̤ cẁn ŭ saⁿ sì peh cîⁿ;
by diligently hawking his wares here and there, he manages to earn three or four hundred cash a day.
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cí īeⁿ seng-lí o̤h chú-cẁn;
it is difficult to find openings where this business may be made profitable.
撰
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To edit; to revise and publish.
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ka-kī tŏ-cw̆n;
composed by himself.
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thó tŏ-cw̆n;
revised thoroughly.
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sĭu-cw̆n;
to indite.