拔
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To elevate; to promote; to excel.
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i sĭ pŵt kong-seng;
he is a selected sìu-châi, one who excels the common rank, and can be employed.
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pŵt pó móng îaⁿ kâi chám-cìang;
promoted to fill a vacant post as commander of a certain garrison.
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thî-pŵt;
raise to a higher post.
孛
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Intractable.
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pŵt cheⁿ;
a comet, in allusion to its sudden appearance and supposed malign influences.
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hàm i màiⁿ lâi tó̤ pŵt-cheⁿ;
tell him not to come about like an evil star.
跋
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pŵt-sîap;
uncomfortable; tiresome.
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cêk lō kâi pŵt-sîap sĭ kang-khó căi;
the discomforts of the journey are great.
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pŵt-pŵt sîap-sîap, sĭm sĭ kang-khó;
most uncomfortable and very fatiguing.
袚
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To disperse, to drive off.
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pŵt tṳ̂ put sîang;
to ward off evil.