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is more than is needed.

cí cêk īeⁿ tăng cōi;

this sort is much the heavier.

cí kâi ngía tit cōi;

this is much the prettier.

tōa ho̤h cōi;

much the larger.

hó̤ cōi;

much better.

hía, ío hó̤ cōi;

how much better that is.

pí hía tn̂g cōi;

much longer than that one.

pí cá jît jûah cōi;

much hotter than it was yesterday.

cûah cōi tŏ̤ kò̤;

lacks a great deal.

míen tàⁿ hìeⁿ cōi;

it is unnecessary to say so much.

nín jîeh cōi kài chùi?

How many have you to provide food for?

cìeⁿ cōi cóng kàu;

this much is quite enough.

nâng-bé cōi; nâng-mûeh cōi;

there are a great number of people there.

nâng cōi, ūe cōi;

where there are many people there is much talking.

kim nî seⁿ ío cōi;

this year the produce has been considerable.

cí kâi tī-hng chut sĭang cōi;

this region produces the greatest amount.

hṳ́ kâi cōi kùe cí kâi;

there is more of that than of this.

sĭang téng cōi;

the greatest quantity.

bô̤ cōi nâng, kng i m̄ phû;

without a great number of men it cannot be carried.

cûah m̄ cōi;

no great deficiency.

cîah m̄ cōi;

does not eat much.

cōi-cōi to ŏi tit lío;

even a great quantity may be used up.

seⁿ kang cōi;

brought forth great numbers.

lâi cōi nî lío;

came many years ago.

kàu taⁿ ho̤h cōi jît;

it is now many days since.

lṳ́ cìeⁿ cōi kâi gûeh tó̤ cò̤ mih sṳ̄?

What have you been doing these many months?

nĕ cōi-cōi;

a very great number.

cōi kàu sìo m̄ lío;

innumerable.

cōi kâu sǹg m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;

so many as to be countless.

cí-kò̤ jú-kèng cōi;

here they are still more numerous.

cíu cē cîah khah cōi, ūe cū cōi-cōi àiⁿ tàⁿ tāⁿ;

when too much liquor is taken one says much that were better left unsaid.

bô̤ sĭm-mih cōi;

no great amount.

màiⁿ lô̤h khah cōi cúi;

do not put in too much water.

lṳ́ màiⁿ kha chíu cōi;

do not be meddlesome.

màiⁿ khah cōi hŵn-ló̤;

do not be too sad.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío khùaⁿ-ûah tit cōi;

thus it is much more comfortable.

jú cōi jú hó̤;

the more the better.

cōi sīa;

many thanks.

lṳ́ jîeh cōi hùe?

How old are you?

cōi-cōi to àiⁿ;

want all there are, be it never so many.

cóiⁿ

• ‮指‬cóiⁿ57646
• The fingers.

chíu cóiⁿ;

the fingers.

kha cóiⁿ;

the toes.

koi cóiⁿ; cîah cóiⁿ;

the fore finger.

cìang cóiⁿ; hô-lâi cóiⁿ; tang cóiⁿ; tìn-tang cóiⁿ;

the middle finger.

bô̤ mîaⁿ cóiⁿ;

the ring finger.

sòi cóiⁿ;

the little finger.

cóiⁿ kah;

finger nails.

chíu cóiⁿ cak;

finger joints.

saⁿ cóiⁿ kău;

three fingers in thickness.

• ‮剪‬cóiⁿ978189
• To clip; to pinch and break, as between chopsticks.

cóiⁿ cò̤ kûeh;

clip it in two.

cóiⁿ cò̤ ku-ā tn̄g;

clip it into several regular pieces.

tŏ̤ tìn-tang cĭu cóiⁿ lô̤h khṳ̀;

clipped it in two in the middle.

• ‮前‬côiⁿ981187
• Before; in advance; the front.

côiⁿ ău;

before and behind.

côiⁿ jît;

day before yesterday; some time ago.

tōa côiⁿ jît;

the day before day before yesterday.

côiⁿ kâi gûeh;

month before last.

côiⁿ nî;

year before last; in former years.

tōa côiⁿ nî;

the year before year before last.

chù côiⁿ;

in front of the house.

côiⁿ mn̂g;

the front door.

mng côiⁿ;

before the door.

côiⁿ lô̤h, ău lô̤h;

the front and rear buildings.

côiⁿ ang;

her former husband.

sôiⁿ côiⁿ kâi bó;

his first wife.

côiⁿ kha, ău kha;

the one ahead, and the one in the rear.

hŏ côiⁿ;

before the shower.

côiⁿ nâng kíaⁿ;

a stepson.

ngán côiⁿ;

just ahead.

ngán côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih sṳ?

What immediate business have you?

mâk côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih hó̤ chù mē?

What pleasant occupations have you in the immediate future?

soiⁿ côiⁿ;

aforetime.

côiⁿ lâi;

formerly.

cĭeⁿ côiⁿ;

press onward.

hìang côiⁿ;

face your destination.

gûeh pùaⁿ côiⁿ ău hó̤ kàu;

may arrive about the middle of the month.

côiⁿ-cìn;

to advance.

kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;

makes no progress.

thâu mīn côiⁿ;

ahead.

i kîaⁿ thâu-mīn-côiⁿ;

he walks ahead.

coih

• ‮漬‬coih10328511
• To sop up.

khîeh kò̤ pò khṳ̀ coih ta;

take a piece of cloth and sop it up dry.

ēng mîⁿ khṳ̀ coih kàu ta-ta;

take some raw cotton and sop it all up dry.

• ‮節‬cioh9741189
• A festival; a period of time.

coih khi;

coih hāu; stated times.

sî coih;

times; the terms.

poih coih;

the solstices, the equinoxes, and the beginnings of the four seasons.

cò̤ coih;

kùe coih; to keep holiday.

coih kôih;

the two or three days succeeding a festival.

ngŵn sio coih;

the 15th of the first month, called the feast of lanterns.

cheng-mêng coih;

clear bright weather; the time of worship at the graves of ancestors, in the second or third month.

ngŏ gûeh coih;

the fifth day of the fifth month, the the festival of dragon boats.

chit gûeh pùaⁿ coih;

the middle of the seventh month, when offerings are made to the childless spirits.

tong chiu coih;

the middle of the eighth month, when the moon is worshipped.

tang coih;