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to cause that which is useful to prosper, and to remove that which is hurtful.

hāi kàu nâng chi-chám;

occasions distress.

úa cò̤-nî hāi tîeh lṳ́?

In what way have I harmed you?

lī-hāi;

harmful.

bŏi lī-hāi;

is not injurious.

sim sĭ lī-hāi;

is very malicious.

khṳt i hāi kàu chit tien poih táu;

was set all at sixes and sevens by him.

tṳ̂ tīo cí tī-hng kâi tăi hāi;

eradicate what is most harmful in this region.

pĭ nâng só̤ hāi;

injured by some one.

seⁿ hāi nâng, sí hāi nâng;

harmful whether alive or dead.

hâiⁿ

• ‮還‬hâiⁿ24416213
• To pay; to give back.

khìam i kâi ngṳ̂n tîeh hâiⁿ i;

if you owe him you must pay him.

hâiⁿ būe cheng-chó̤;

not yet paid in full.

lṳ́ àiⁿ hâiⁿ úa a m̆;

do you intend to pay me or not?

hâiⁿ cêk tńg, bô̤ hâiⁿ nŏ̤ tńg;

pay once, but not twice.

hâiⁿ cè;

pay a debt.

hâiⁿ phò-thâu sìo;

pay a bill.

àiⁿ hâiⁿ cò̤ bó̤ a hâiⁿ cò̤ lāi?

Do you wish to pay it toward the principal or toward the interest?

pûe hâiⁿ; tĭen hâiⁿ;

to indemnify.

hâiⁿ ngw̄n;

pay a debt of gratitude.

khîeh hâiⁿ i;

give it back to him.

i bô̤ hâiⁿ úa;

he won't give it back to me.

sǹg hâiⁿ;

reckon and repay.

• ‮噫‬hāiⁿ2713013
• Groaning; moaning.

hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe cò̤-nî?

What is he groaning about?

lṳ́ hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe sī ûi tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?

What are you groaning for?

thóiⁿ tîeh cĭu hāiⁿ-cē-kìe;

as soon as he saw it he began to grunt.

jû hang-ku tûi heng hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe;

like a tortoise beating its breast and moaning (when caught).

hak

• ‮轄‬hak18515910
• To guide and govern.

kẃn-hak;

to control.

kẃn-hâk i m̄ tîo;

cannot govern him.

hak ĕ ŭ jîeh cōi nâng?

How many are there under his authority?

i sĭ i hak ĕ kâi nâng;

he is under his authority.

bô̤ nâng kwn bô̤ nâng hak;

nobody exercises any control over it.

sĭu nâng kẃn-hak;

under authority.

• ‮豁‬hak25815010
• To penetrate the meaning.

sim-heng hak-tâk;

intelligent, having tact.

hak-hak tâk-tâk;

farseeing.

úa thìaⁿ-kìⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ sim lăi cū khui hak;

when I heard that said, I understood what it all meant.

• ‮謁‬hak10801499
• To visit a superior.

kak kìⁿ;

visit a superior in office.

pài hak;

go to visit an official superior.

ĕ-sôk hak-kìⁿ cīeⁿ-si;

subordinates visit their superiors in office.

cẃn-sêng pài-hak, ṳ̂ sṳ̄ put ēng;

solely to pay respects to my superior and for no other business. (Written on the visitor's card).

• ‮暍‬hak1080729
• Apoplexy.

tòng-hak;

a fit of apoplexy.

cí khí pēⁿ sĭ tòng-hak, m̄ sĭ tòng-sú;

this is apoplexy, not sunstroke.

• ‮壆‬hâk2103213
• Stiff hard clay; hardpan; solid.

thô tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk nē;

the soil is very stiff and hard.

cò̤-nî pû, cîah tîeh cong-kú hâk-hâk nē;

however much it is boiled, it is always very hard when you come to eat it.

cí khí lok-lok bô̤ ēng, tîeh hiá tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk kâi cìaⁿ hó̤;

these are watery and useless, those firm-fleshed and solid ones are the good ones.

kût tîeh tōiⁿ-hâk tōiⁿ-hâk nē;

it is very solid and hard when you dig into it.

• ‮學‬hâk2093913
• To learn; to practice; a science; a study.

hâk-sîp;

to learn so as to retain.

hak-seng;

a pupil.

phak hâk;

versatile aquirements.

hâk cèng; hâk thâi; hâk īⁿ;

a provincial literary chancellor.

tăi hâk;

the Great Science; a large school.

sío hâk;

a small school.

tăi-hâk-sṳ̆;

cabinet ministers.

lăi ko̤h hâk-sṳ̆;

members of the inner council.

ham

• ‮蚶‬ham1621425
• Bivalve shells with scalloped surfaces.

thǹg kàu i ham-khak peh tit khui;

scald them till the shells can be opened.

cí cho̤h ham pûi căi, múaⁿ khak nêk;

these bivalves are very fat, and fill the shell.

pû cho̤h kún cúi khṳ̀ lâm ham;

boil some water and pour it over the bivalves.

chìn cúi lă ham;

stirring the bivalves around in cold water; well meant but ineffective exertion.

• ‮酣‬ham1621645
• Exhilirated; jocund.

cíu cîah kàu pùaⁿ ham;

drank until half tipsy.

cîah kàu mīn ham-ham âng;

drank until his face was flushed.

• ‮砸‬hám9391125
• To knock and shiver; to beat gently; to rap on.

hám chùi;

hit and break in pieces.

hám kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;

beat it gently and make it very soft thereby.

khîeh kò̤ cîeh hám khṳ̀ tú-tú hám tîeh i kâi thâu;

flung a stone down and hit him exactly on the head.