免
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To free from; to dispense with; no need of.
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kùa míen-cìen pâi;
bear a flag of truce.
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būe míen khut tîeh i;
spares no opportunity to oppress him.
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sìa-míen i kâi cŭe;
forgive his offense.
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sái i míen sĭu khó;
arrange things so that she need not suffer.
勉
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To force one’s self to do; compelled by circumstances; to put forth effort.
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míen lâk khṳ̀ cò̤;
forced himself to go and do it.
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lṳ́ màiⁿ míen-kíang i;
do not compel him to it.
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míen-kíang i khṳ̀ cò̤;
constrained him to go and do it.
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khí-thâu-ē sĭ míen-kíang cò̤, míen-kíang kú cū cṳ̆-jîen;
in the beginning it is done by constraint, after long constraint it is done as a matter of course.
鮸
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míen-hṳ̂;
a yellow fish, found in the sea near Corea; its sound is fit for making glue.
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míen-hṳ̂ phĭe;
the sound of the yellow fish.
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míen-hṳ̂ ka;
glue made from the sound of the yellow fish.
敏
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Active; prompt; clever; witty.
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i kâi châi-chêng míen-cîap căi;
he is very active in both body and mind.
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īu míen-cîap cò̤ lâi īu hó̤;
the more promptly it is done, the better.
憫
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To commiserate.
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lîen-míen;
have compassion upon.
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lîen-míen tîeh i;
took pity on him.
緜
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Prolonged ; enduring ; lasting; uninterrupted.
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mîen-íen;
enduring, lasting.
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kiaⁿ-ùi m̄ mîen-íen;
fear it will not be permanent.
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hok sīu mîen-chîang;
may your prosperity and your life be prolonged.