優
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To excel; extra; easy about; fully.
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kṳ́ iu hĕng;
recommend on account of excellence of character.
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iu-îu cṳ̆-căi;
easy and unconcerned.
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iu kòng-seng;
head graduate.
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chiang iu cău cut kâi ău-ĭ bô̤ hong;
the descendants of prostitutes, of mountebanks and of menials in the yamun, cannot rise to eminence.
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i lâi kàu ēng iu lói siang thăi;
when he arrives treat him with more than common courtesy.
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hun-piet iu luat;
distinguish between fitness and unfitness.
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hâk hĕng kiam iu;
in both learning and deportment he stands well.
憂
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Grieved; sorrowful; to mourn.
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iu-būn;
sad.
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iu-chô;
sorrowful.
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kau cím bô̤ iu;
you can go to sleep without anxiety.
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i sĭ teng pĕ-iu tńg-khṳ̀;
he has gone back on account of being in mourning for his father.
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teng iu tŏ̤ cĭa;
mourning in retirement.
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i pâi mn̂g-khí mêⁿ-àm teng iu;
they mourn every morning and evening.
友
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A male friend; an associate.
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phêng-íu;
male friends.
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hó̤ phêng-íu; hó̤ íu;
good friends.
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kū íu;
old friend.
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kau íu;
companions.
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iah íu; helpful friends sĭm sĭ íu-ài;
is very fraternal.
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cíu nêk phêng-íu;
boon companions.
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cū sĭ tâng
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theng phêng-íu;
fellow students, studying by the same window.
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i kâi phêng-íu chêng hó̤;
his disposition is very friendly.
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ciu jît to sĭ saⁿ phêng sì íu múaⁿ-tī-kó̤ khṳ̀;
all day they go about together in close companionship.
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kau phêng chú íu;
chums.
酉
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The tenth of the twelve branches, represented by the cock.
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íu-sî;
from 5 to 7 o’clock p.m.
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cīeⁿ teng íu;
early candle-light.
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tùi íu nî cū pŵt kòng;
in the tenth year of the cycle of twelve, he became a graduate.
誘
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To allure; to entice.
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íu-hok i khṳ̀ cò̤ ak;
entice him into wickedness.
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màiⁿ íu-hok nâng;
do not tempt people to do wrong.
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khṳt i ín-íu khṳ̀;
led astray by him.
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lṳ́ cò̤-nî íu-phìen i?
Why did you delude him?
有
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To have; to be; it is so.
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íu-hăn; íu hīn;
a limited amount.
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chûn íu-hīn;
have but little left.
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úa thóiⁿ li íu-hăn;
I consider that the amount is very small.
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lṳ́ khṳ̀ kìⁿ kuaⁿ, i ā-sĭ hàm lṳ́ kâi mîaⁿ lṳ́ cū ìn tàⁿ “íuⁿ”;
when you go before a magistrate, if your name is called you reply “Here”.
由
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Through; by; a way, means, or cause; to permit.
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ŵn-îu;
the means by which it came about.
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mn̄g i kâi ŵn-îu;
inquire into the occasion for its being so.
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lṳ́ cai i kâi lâi îu mē?
Do you know how it came about?
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îu lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
that was the way it came to pass.
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mih sṳ̄ ka-kī tit cṳ̆ îu;
he can manage everything for himself.
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îu cí-kò̤ jîp khṳ̀;
enter through here.
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îu i khṳ̀ cò̤, màiⁿ khṳ̀ kẃn i;
let him go and do it, and do not exercise any control over him.
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îu lṳ́;
as you please.
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bw̄n sṳ̄ îu thiⁿ, put îu nâng;
all things are as heaven pleases, not as man pleases.
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lṳ́ îu tī-kò̤ lâi?
Where did you come from?
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to sĭ îu úa keng chíu;
all goes through my hands.
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i îu tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?
Which way did he go?
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i îu cí tîo lō khṳ̀, a îu hṳ́ tîo lō khṳ̀?
Did he go by this road or by that one?
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îu úa ka-kī;
of myself.
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îu tī-tîang tit tîeh?
Through whom did he obtain it?
猶
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Doubtful; rather; somewhat.
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cìeⁿ-seⁿ îu hó̤, i sĭ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
this is tolerably good, but his is not thus made.
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îu-ṳ̆ put kwt;
undecided in all he does.
油
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Oil; to oil; to paint; oily.
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tāu-îu;
peanut oil.
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tê-îu;
tea oil.
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thâng-îu;
paint oil.
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ta-ma îu;
tar.
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phang kùe lêng-hieⁿ îu;
more fragrant than oil of bergamot.
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bun-kùi îu;
attar of roses.
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gû-ni îu;
butter.
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mûaⁿ-îu;
oil made from hemp seed.
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phang îu;
fragrant oils.
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pó̤-hò̤ îu;
peppermint oil.
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si îu;
soy, a sauce like Worcestershire.
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sìa îu;
castor oil.
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khah siap, buah îu, buah i kût cē;
if there is friction, rub on some oil, and make it smoother.
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koih tīo îu;
press out the oil.
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jṳ́ tîeh îu;
daubed it with grease.
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mâk tîeh îu;
got a grease-spot on it.
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m̄ hó̤ tih tîeh îu;
do not let the oil drop on it.
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îu sim;
a lamp wick.
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îu cúaⁿ;
an oil cup.
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chù îu hó̤ a bṳ̄e;
have you put in the oil yet?
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húe în;
kerosine oil.
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ngṳ̂n-cu îu;
red paint.
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thâng-îu-hue;
putty.
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àiⁿ îu pêh a àiⁿ îu lâm?
Do you want it painted white or blue?
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khṳ̀ hàm îu-chak kâi sai-pĕ lâi;
go and call a painter.
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chíu îu-îu nē, tîeh ēng tê-cí-kho cìaⁿ sói tit khṳ̀;
my hands are very greasy, I must use tea seed cake and then I can wash them clean.
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mīn seⁿ îu;
his face is oily.
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lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ îu cúi;
you need not be palavering around me.
游
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To idle about; to enjoy one’s self idly.
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iu îu khùai-lâk;
blissful ease.
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m̄-hó̤ îu-chíu hàuⁿ ôiⁿ;
do not idle around.
疣
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A wen; a swelling.
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cí khí m̄ sĭ lîu, sĭ kìe-cò̤ îu;
this is not a tumor, it is called a wen.
遊
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To roam; to ramble; to saunter.
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îu-lêh kak séⁿ;
wandered through every province.
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îu-ngẃn;
to ramble.
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îu ceng;
itinerant priests.
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lău-îa chut îu;
the gods go out for an airing.
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chut gūa îu ô̤h;
travel for information.
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kio phêng-íu kau-îu;
saunter about with friends.
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kau-îu múaⁿ-thiⁿ-ĕ, sie cai bô̤ cêk nâng;
friendly with all, and acquainted with none.
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i seng cò̤ îu-khek, nâng ceng-cò̤ îu-hú;
when he becomes a traveller on the circuit, he is called a lieutenant-colonel.
囿
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A park or paddock for rearing animals; a walled garden; to inclose; to pen up; to restrain; limited.
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ĭu i hong-sôk;
hampered by custom.
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sui sĭ kun-cṳ́ kâi nâng īa to̤-to̤ ĭu i hong-sôk;
although he is a man of culture, yet he is bound down by vulgar usages.
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sîp-sôk ĭu nâng, hîen cía put míen;
custom restrains people, and the learned are not free from its bonds.
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ẃn-ĭu;
parks.
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hn̂g-ĭu;
gardens.
右
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The right hand.
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cŏ̤-lô̤h ĭu pôiⁿ;
sit on the right hand side.
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tŏ̤ ĭu chíu pôiⁿ;
on the right.
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ĭu-sĭ-nn̂g;
the junior vice-president.
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ĭu pôiⁿ;
on the right.
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hun-hù có̤ ĭu kâi nâng;
ordered his supporters.
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m̄ lî có̤ ĭu;
never leaves his side.
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ĭu îaⁿ; ĭu pôiⁿ kâi îaⁿ;
his right hand supporter.
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có̤ ĭu lîn;
neighbours on the right and left.
賄
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Bribes; advantages afforded.
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cieh mn̄g i ŭ sĭu ĭu a bô̤;
politely enquire of him whether he has received a douceur or not.
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i cē sĭu i kâi ĭu cū tàⁿ i kâi ūe;
if he receives his present, he speaks in his favour.
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ēng cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n khṳ̀ ĭu-lŭ i;
took money and went and bribed him.
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cok tho̤h ĭu-lŭ;
get a thing through by means of bribes.
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i sĭ cheng-lîam kâi kuaⁿ, bô̤ sĭu nâng kâi ĭu;
he is a clean handed magistrate and does not accept bribes.
宥
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Be lenient towards; excuse; forbear with.
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khwn-ĭu i;
excuse him.
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khwn-ĭu i kâi cŭe;
be indulgent toward his offense.
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khîu i sìa-ĭu;
beg him to remit punishment.
佑
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To aid; to help; to protect.
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pó̤-ĭu; pì-ĭu;
to protect.
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sîn-mêng pì-ĭu;
the gods protect us.
柚
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The pumelo; the shaddock.
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īu nêk;
the pulp of the pumelo.
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âng īu, pêh īu;
red pumeloes and white pumeloes.
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cîah nŏ̤ phìen īu;
ate two sections of a pumelo.
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īu phûe láng;
a basket made from the rind of a pumelo.
又
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Moreover; furthermore; and then; while.
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noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe, īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;
when children fire off fire-crackers, they like to do it and still are afraid to do it.
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mēⁿ lío īu phah, phah lío īu-mēⁿ;
he alternately beats and scolds her.
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īu kùe lío cêk jît lío;
another day has gone by.
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tit lío īu sit;
gained and then lost it.
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mn̄g kùe īu mn̄g;
inquired again and again.
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cía īu lâi lío!
There it is again!
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īu àiⁿ chut mn̂g;
wants to go out again.
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īu chìn, īu lô̤h hŏ, lṳ́ thau huang;
it is at once cold, rainy, and windy.
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īu àiⁿ cîah īu àiⁿ chēng;
wants both food and clothing.
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īu ŭ sṳ̄, īu ŭ nâng-kheh lâi, īu ŭ nâng lâi chíaⁿ khṳ̀ tàⁿ chiet-ìo ūe;
had business on hand, when company came, and then some one came to get me to go and talk over an important matter.
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cìeⁿ i īu m̄-hò̤, hìeⁿ i īu m̄-hó̤, m̄ cai cò̤-nî hó̤;
this does not suit him, and that does not suit him, and I don’t know what does suit him.
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īu àiⁿ bé hó̤ pháu, īu àiⁿ bé m̄ cîah cháu;
he wants a horse that can run very fast, and at the same time eats no hay.