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• ‮卉‬húi263243
• Herbs; plants.

i mîaⁿ-ke ūe hue-húi;

he is skillful in the delineation of plants.

lṳ́ àiⁿ nâng-kíaⁿ kâi hó̤, a sĭ hue-húi kâi hó̤?

Do you like those with human figures pictured on them, or those with shrubs?

• ‮廢‬hùi1385312
• To abandon; to set aside; to cast away.

hùi tīo i kâi ke-ngîap;

abandoned his property.

hùi khṳ̀;

thrown aside.

cò̤ hùi mûeh kio i bói;

buy it as a cast off article.

hùi-hāi kâi hùe-mûeh;

worthless damaged goods.

hùi sî sit ngîap;

to waste time is to lose property.

m̄-hó̤ pùaⁿ thû jṳ̂ hùi;

do not give up when half done.

hùi cíang, lîp ìuⁿ;

set aside the elder in favor of the younger.

hùi tek lîp sù;

set aside the chief wife and place a concubine in power.

mih sṳ̄ hùi sí;

all is going to wreck.

cìeⁿ-sî huang-hùi căi, bó̤ ēng kang;

is now dilapidated and out of repair.

châng-hn̂g huang-hùi;

fields run to waste.

hùi tŭi; hùi-hùi tŭi-tŭi;

neglected; unthrifty.

hùi-cît;

superannuated.

hùi jîn;

cripples; infirm people.

ŭ li hak, bô̤ li hùi, màiⁿ khṳ̀ thìaⁿ i;

if we can get it we will, and if we can't get it we will let it go, but don't distress yourself about it.

• ‮費‬hùi1391545
• To lavish; to expend; to waste; outlay.

hua-hùi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;

spend money lavishly.

hùi-ēng;

use wastefully.

cêk jît ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ sṳ-hùi?

What is the expense per day?

so̤-hùi;

expenses.

nín cêk nî ēng so̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?

How much do you expend per year?

phùa-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ;

squandered a large sum.

hùi sṳ̄ căi;

a vexatious affair.

sĭm sĭ hùi chíu;

very difficult to bring about.

kàu hṳ́-kò̤ ēng jîeh cōi pûaⁿ-hùi?

How much is the fare in going there?

hùi sim, hùi sim;

I've put you to much trouble.

hùi sîn kâi sṳ̄;

a wearisome job.

hṳ hùi;

useless outlay.

chŵn míen hùi lâk;

you need not waste your strength on it.

• ‮肺‬hùi1391304
• The lungs.

hùi-hú;

the lungs.

i àiⁿ úa kâi sim-kuaⁿ, úa àiⁿ i kâi hùi-hú;

we are mortal enemies.

cí kâi pēⁿ sĭ hùi keng kâi pēⁿ;

this is a lung disease.

hùi-iong;

an abcess in the lungs; tubercular consumption.

hùi húe;

inflamation of the lungs.

hùi-ke;

the lights.

hùi kẃn; hùi kńg;

the bronchial tubes.

hùi-hîeh tìeⁿ tōa;

the lobes of the lungs are swollen.

hùi sĭ cú ngŵn khì;

the lungs control the amount of air that is in them.

nâng cē tháu-khùi hùi cū hoih, cē khip khùi hùi cū pá;

when we expel the breath the lungs collapse, and when we inspire the breath the lungs expand.

lṳ́ khip khùi, khip kàu tn̂g-tn̂g, thoíⁿ lṳ́ kâi hùi tī-kò̤ ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi;

draw a very long breath, and see whether there is a pain in any part of your lungs.

• ‮諱‬hùi2661497
• To keep a respectful silence upon.

i tàⁿ ūe chŵn bô̤ kĭ hùi;

in speaking he wholly avoids the use of tabooed names.

cí kâi sĭ hŭam hùi;

this is a heedless use of sacred names.

pī hùi;

to avoid the use of sacred names.

gṳ̄-hùi;

the Emperor's personal name.

bīe hùi;

names of the Emperor's ancestors.

sìa hùi;

sacred names which are to be avoided.

• ‮缶‬hûi1411210
• Earthenware; crockery.

hûi-khì;

earthen vessels.

bōi hûi hùe;

those who sell earthenware.

sie hûi kâi nâng;

one who bakes pottery.

hûi-îe;

a potter's kiln.

sau hûi năi khà;

a cracked dish won't easily break.

bōi hûi nâng cîah khih;

he who sells crockery eats from cracked dishes.

hûi thô;

potter's clay.

• ‮惠‬hŭi264618
• Grace; that bestowed in charity.

ṳn-hŭi;

mercy; grace.

nía hŭi, nía hŭi;

I am obliged for your kindness.

i cêng sĭu kùe i kâi hŭi;

he has experienced his clemency.

sái kàu nâng tit tîeh sît hŭi;

enables people to get real aid.

• ‮慧‬hŭi2656111
• Sagacity; wisdom; cleverness.

tì-hŭi;

wisdom.

chong-mêng tì-hŭi;

clear headed and sagacious.

sẃn kâi tì-hŭi kâi nâng;

select a wise person.

i bô̤ tì-hŭi;

he is not discerning.

m̄ cai i ŭ tì-hŭi a bô̤;

do not know whether he is shrewd or not.

• ‮緯‬hūi10561209
• The woof.

si keⁿ pò hūi;

silk warp and cotton woof.

tît kâi sĭ keⁿ, hûeⁿ kâi sĭ hūi;

the lengthwise threads are the warp, and the transverse threads are the woof.

húiⁿ

• ‮滾‬húiⁿ4948511
• To roll about or over; to gyrate.

i tō̤ thó-ĕ tó̤ húiⁿ khàu;

he lies on the ground, rolling and crying.

khṳt i húiⁿ cò̤ kâi chim thâm khṳ̀;

a deep hollow has been worn out by its gyrations.

húiⁿ thâp khṳ̀;

make a hole in the ground by rolling around.

cía tōa chèng-cí tūi lô̤h khṳ̀ ŏi húiⁿ tīo nâng kâi chù;

this bomb when thrown will overturn peoples' houses.