挑
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To pick out, up, or at; to provoke; to stir up; to select.
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lṳ́ kio úa thie ki chuaⁿ;
you pick out this sliver for me.
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ēng cam lâi thie phùa;
pick it open with a needle.
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thie lô̤h khṳ̀ ŏi hueh lâu a bŏi?
Does it bleed when you pick into it?
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teng-sim thie khui cē;
pick up the wick of the lamp a little.
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cū sĭ i tó̤ thie-so cìaⁿ tì-kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it is through his mischief-making that this has come to pass.
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i thie tîeh kuaⁿ;
he has been chosen for office.
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thie-sẃn hó̤ kâi;
pick out a good one.
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thie tit tîeh, a thie m̄ tîeh?
Did she pick it out, or did she fail to do so?
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thie keng-ńng;
to select Manchu girls for the harem.
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tōa kâi i soiⁿ thie khí;
the large ones have already been picked out by him.
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thie-thek;
to cavil.
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i ŏi thie hue chiah sìu;
she can do various sorts of fancy work.
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i ŏi thie siah-pô̤h;
she can separate the sheets of tin-foil.
糶
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To sell grain; to dispose of breadstuffs.
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thìe bí;
to sell rice.
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khui chng phêng thìe;
open the granaries and dispose of the contents at a fair price.