秧
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Grain in the blade; shoots; young plants, especially young rice.
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cìm ng céng;
soak paddy to use as seed.
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pò ng;
set out the young rice plants.
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máng ng;
pull up the young grain for transplanting.
袂
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A sleeve.
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cí kâi saⁿ-ńg khah ôih;
the sleeves of this garment are too small.
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ńg-kháu;
cuffs.
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cah chíu-ńg;
roll up the sleeves.
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chíu chah tŏ̤ chíu-ńg tói;
sleeved his hands.
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khuah ńg saⁿ;
a wide sleeved tunic.
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ka tīo chíu-ńg cò̤ kah-kíaⁿ;
cut off the sleeves and make it into a sleeveless jacket.
倚
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To rely upon for support.
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bô̤ nâng hó̤ ǹg;
no one to depend upon for support.
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àiⁿ ǹg tī-tîang?
On whom shall I depend?
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ǹg tîeh i cū gō sṳ̄;
if we depend on him the thing will fall through.
行
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A column of letters.
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cêk pôiⁿ sìo thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi n̂g;
count and see how many columns there are on a page.
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cêk n̂g cêk n̂g sía kàu twn-twn khái-khái;
the columns are written very exactly and evenly.
黃
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Yellow; the color of earth.
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mīn n̂g-n̂g;
very sallow.
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n̂g sò;
thin and pale.
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cheⁿ n̂g pêh sàng;
cadaverous.
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n̂g-pûh n̂g-pûh;
sickly looking.
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n̂g-sua-pēⁿ;
jaundice.
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mâk-ciu n̂g-n̂g;
eyeballs yellow.
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m̄ kàu n̂g-hô̤ sim m̄ sí;
not of a mind to die before having been to the Yellow River.
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n̂g-hun kâi sî-hāu;
at eventide.
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gû-n̂g;
cow bezoar.
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tōa-n̂g;
rhubarb.
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síeⁿ n̂g bé-kùa;
reward him by the presentation of a yellow riding-jacket.
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é nâng cîah tîeh n̂g-ngîm;
a dumb man taking a bitter tonic.
櫞
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The citron.
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hût chíu hieⁿ-n̂g;
the citron called Buddha’s fingers.
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hieⁿ-n̂g chīu;
the citron tree.
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hieⁿ-n̂g cheh;
sliced citron preserved in sugar.
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kîam hieⁿ-n̂g;
pickled citron.
吁
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An exclamation, expressing dissent.
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n̆g, hía i cò̤-nî cìeⁿ-seⁿ kio úa tàⁿ?
Ah, then why did he tell me that?
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n̆g, bô̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
indeed, that is not so.
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n̆g, hṳ́ tói pit ŭ pât ŵn-kù;
nay, there is surely some other cause for it.