掌
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To slap.
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ong i kâi kih-kau;
slapped her on the cheek.
翁
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A gray-beard; an old man.
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hṳ̂-ong;
a fisherman.
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ong sài;
that woman’s father and husband.
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tn̂g-ong;
a term of honor for a district magistrate, who in turn applies it to the prefect, and he to his superior.
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i tàⁿ sĭ hŏng tn̂g-ong kâi mĕng kâi;
he said he was obeying the orders of his superior in office.
敁
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To jolt a baby.
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ŏng a-nôⁿ;
jolt a baby in the arms.
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ŏng i ût;
jolt him to sleep.
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i ŏng tîeh cē khùaⁿ-ûah cĭu ût khṳ̀;
if he is jogged comfortably he will go to sleep.
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pàng īe-nâ tèng ŏng;
put him in his cradle and jog him up and down.