踢
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To kick.
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thak tó̤;
kick over.
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cang kha khṳ̀ thak i;
kicked him.
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khṳt bé thak tîeh;
kicked by a horse.
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i kâi ău kha ŏi thak nâng;
he is apt to kick at people with his hind legs.
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ìn íⁿ-keng ka-lâuh, khṳt i kâi kha cē thak cū khí lâi;
when the shuttle-cock had fallen, he sent it up again by a kick.
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i khṳt i thak sí khṳ̀;
she was killed by a kick from him.
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htak kîu;
play foot-ball.
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i kìⁿ tîeh i tîeh thak hia;
whenever she sees him she must bend the knee.
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i nŏ̤ nâng thâk kha lío khuang-phìen i;
the one gave the other a hint by a little kick and both combined to befool him.
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thak m̄ khui sin;
could not kick it away.
塞
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To stop up, to plug up, to cork up.
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chūe kò̤ cháu-cúa kio i thak tìaⁿ;
get a piece of brown paper and plug it up.
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hṳ́ kâi khang tîeh chūe kò̤ cîeh lâi thak cìaⁿ thak tit cŭ;
must get a stone to stop up that hole with and then it will remain stopped.
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cúi lâk li tōa, hía-suaⁿ-thô thak lô̤h khṳ̀ cū khṳt i pûn tīo;
the force of the stream is considerable, and if you stop it up with earth it will be swept away.
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kò̤ mîⁿ ùn îeh thak-pàng hĭⁿ-khang-kháu;
a bit of cotton dipped in medicine and put in the ear.
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jûe kò̤ cháu-cúa thak i kâi phīⁿ-khang;
rolled up a paper pellet and plugged up his nostril.
剔
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To pick at or dig at.
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thak khí;
pick the teeth.
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khí-thak;
a tooth-pick.
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khîeh ki mûeh khṳ̀ thak, cē thak i cū chut lâi;
take something and pick at it and as soon as you give it a dig it will come out.
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sĭ i thie-thak kàu i seⁿ khì;
he has kept picking at her till she is vexed.
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i īa màiⁿ thie-thie thak-thak to bŏi seⁿ sṳ̄;
if he were not always harping on it, no disturbance would have risen.
塌
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cau-thak;
to knock about; to waste uselessly; to treat carelessly; to fail in showing proper respect towards.
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màiⁿ cau-thak tīo mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
do not put things under useless wear and tear.
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i to sĭ hìeⁿ-seⁿ cau-thak i;
that is the way he knocks it about.
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tŏng-put-tŏng, cū cau-thak nâng;
whatever else he does not do, he gives people occasion to be vexed with him.
刺
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To pole a boat on the mud or in very shallow water.
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cûn cē thak khui cū ŭ huang;
as soon as the boat is shoved off there will be wind.
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tîeh khîeh ki cíeⁿ khṳ̀ thak cìaⁿ ŭ lâk;
must take an oar to thrust into the mud, then you can make your strength effective.
韃
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A nomadic tribe anciently dwelling on the northwest.
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thak-kíaⁿ;
a term of contempt for the Mongols.
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chìo kùe thak-kíaⁿ, màiⁿ thīn i;
they are more powerful than Mongols, do not molest them.
𠯑
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To stop up the mouth; a stopper.
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cun-thak;
a bottle-stopper.
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câng cúi-mîⁿ-châ lâi thak cìaⁿ bŏi sîap khì;
stop it up with a cork, then it won’t lose its strength.
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kò̤ thak, thak lío, pôih m̄ chut;
having put in the stopper, I cannot pull it out.
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chūe kò̤ lâi thak;
get something to stop it up with.
讀
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To read aloud; to study.
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thâk cṳ, thâk si, thâk keng;
to read essays, poems, and rituals.
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cwn sim thâk cū kōi pat;
give your whole mind to the study of it, and you will easily learn it.
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sim cù-cù lâi thâk cū khùe-khùe pat;
if you study intently you will learn quickly.
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cĕⁿ-cĕⁿ tīam-tīam thâk;
study uninterruptedly.
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thâk khah kùe cū àiⁿ seⁿ mâuⁿ-pēⁿ;
if you study too hard you will be ill.
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àm-cĕⁿ thâk;
read in retirement.
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thâk sòin siaⁿ;
read in a low tone.
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thâk tōa siaⁿ cē;
read louder.
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thâk sêk-sêk;
read it till it is thoroughly learned.
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tùe i kâi chùi búe thâk;
read it after him.
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tùi thâk kùe lío;
have already compared it with the other copy, by following this with the eye while the other was read aloud.
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kin-nî tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ thâk?
What are you studying this year?
滴
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To drip.
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khṳt i thâk ta cē;
let it drip dry.
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bí cìm lío khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ khṳt i thâk tīo cúi;
after soaking the rice let it gradually drip till all the water drips out.