八
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Eight.
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poih choiⁿ lâng poih câp poih;
eight thousand and eighty-eight.
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tŏiⁿ poih kâi;
the eighth one.
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nî huang jī poih;
he is now sixteen.
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poih jī kha;
flaring legs.
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poih jī;
the eight characters, denoting the year, month, day and hour of one’s birth, from which horoscopes are cast.
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poih im ceng;
a musical clock or a music-box.
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poih pó̤;
the eight precious things which the eight genti carry in their hands.
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sĭ poih-kak kâi;
it is octagonal.
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poih-kak;
a kind of spice, having eight points around the seed.
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poih-sien chn̂g;
an octagonal table.
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i sĭ poih pài cṳ kau;
they are on very friendly terms.
拔
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To pull out; to extract; to eradicate.
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cun-thak pôih m̄ chut;
I cannot pull the cork out of the bottle.
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khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ pôih;
pull it gently.
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pôih kìam;
to draw a sword.
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hăm kṳn pôih khí lâi;
pull it up roots and all.
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i cêk mô̤ⁿ put pôih;
he would not pull out a hair for it; would give nothing at all for it.
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i àiⁿ khîu lṳ́ pôih i chut lâi;
he is going to beseech you to take him out of prison.
䥀
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To pull in extending anything; to extend by pulling.
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pôih i tn̂g;
stretch it to its full length; lengthen it by pulling.
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cē pôih i ŏi tn̂g;
it stretches when you pull on it.
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pôih ngṳ̂n sùaⁿ;
to draw silver wire.