thâu cháu ;
gentle horses do not turn their heads to eat from stalls behind them.
saⁿ-kha-bé ;
a three legged stool.
phah khui saⁿ-kha-bé ;
to unfold a stand having jointed legs.
ì bé, sim ŵn ;
a restless mind.
tn̆g so̤h bé ;
a runaway horse.
thàm bé ;
spies.
bô̤ gû, sái bé ;
if you have not an ox, you must use the horse.
táng kàu thih chīu khui hue, bé seⁿ kak ;
wait tell iron trees blossom, and horses have horns.
bé ûang îa ;
a god, worshiped by soldiers.
bé-kúi ;
the seven legged spider.
bé-lêng-khîa ;
a large spider that carries its young in a nest attached to its belly.
pò-bé ;
an artificial horse, used in theatres.
cúa-bé ;
paper horses burned in idol worship.
cáu bé teng ;
a revolving lantern.
cí kâi nâng hó̤ keng bé ;
this man is expert in shooting with a bow from on horseback.
bé khùai ;
constables who catch thieves.
bô̤ siu bô̤ sîp, kio bé-lîu-sîn hìeⁿ-seⁿ ;
as unkempt as a roving sprite.
cêk ngân ìn chut, sì bé lâng tui ;
when a word is once spoken, a team of horses cannot bring it back.
úa tó̤ kuah bé cháu, lṳ́ tó̤ cíeⁿ mî-îeⁿ, chap lṳ́ cò̤-pû lío, úa kâi tó bŏi pá ;
I cut grass for horses, and you tend sheep; if I stay along with you my stomach will never be filled.
碼 bé 572 112 10
Weights for weighing money or goods; figures, numerals
huap bé-chìn;
standard balances.
si-bé-chìn ;
balances that weigh sixteen taels to the catty.
cok si-bé ;
full weights; the regular weights.
bé-kíaⁿ ; bé-cí;
weights for weighing money.
jī-bé ;
figures; numerals.
phah àm bé ;
put a private mark on it.
phah bé-kíaⁿ ;
write down the figures.
beh
síe bêh ;
common wheat.
tōa bêh ;
barley.
saⁿ-kak bêh ;
buckwheat.
bêh-sūi ;
an ear of wheat.
bêh-kó̤ ;
wheat stubble.
bêh-kó̤-cháu bō̤ ;
a hat made of wheat straw.
bêh pho ;
bran.
bêh hún ;
flour made from parched wheat.
bêh chòi ;
coarse wheaten flour.
bêh kúe ;
wheaten cakes.
bêh luah ;
strips of dried paste.
kuah bêh ;
to reap wheat.
oi bêh ;
to grind wheat.
phah bêh ;
sut bêh ; to thresh wheat.
bêh gê ;
wheat sprouts, used in medicine.
bi
米 bí 590 119 0
Rice, hulled but not cooked;
small grains.
pêh bí ;
clean hulled rice.
chò̤ bí ;
imperfectly hulled rice.
cût bí ;
glutinous rice.
ciam bí ;
water grown rice.
hêⁿ bí ;
dried prawns.
sîeⁿ cîah kâi sĭ ciam bí ;
water grown rice is the kind that is commonly eaten.
tê-bí ;
dry
tea leaves.
oi bí ;
to hull rice.
ceng bí ;
to pound rice.
nîe bí ;
to measure rice.
tîah bí ;
to buy rice.
pùa bí ;
to winnow rice.
bí būe oi, kìe-cò̤ chek ;
rice that has not been passed through the hulling mill is called paddy.
bí cṳ̂ lío, bô̤ ám kâi kìe cò̤ pn̄g, ŭ ám kâi kìe cò̤ mûeⁿ ;
cooked rice having no porridge with it is called boiled rice, while that having porridge with it is called congee.
bí hún ;
rice flour.
bí ceng hu kìe-cò̤ chòi ;
when rice is finely pulverized it is called rice-flour.
bí-chòi ;
coarse rice flour.
bí hún kuaⁿ ;
vermicelli made from rice flour.
cût bí cî ;
large cakes made from glutinous rice.
cût-bí îⁿ ; ciam-bí îⁿ ;
pellets of boiled paste, made from rice flour.
低 bî 877 9 5
The position of a steelyard-bar, when the body weighed is a very little lighter than what is indicated by the notch at which the steelyard weight balances it.
téng tîeh ío bî ;
rather light weight.
bŏi khio bî, pêⁿ chìn kùe ;
the beam tilts neither the one way nor the other, but stands level, and thus weighed I hand it over to you.
lîah pêⁿ-pêⁿ īeⁿ, màiⁿ lîah khio bî ;
treat them just alike, showing no more respect to the one than to the other.
㖐 bĭ 1051 80 7
The sound made in calling ducks—bĭ bĭ bĭ bĭ.
ah-bĭ ;
a toy duck.
泳 bī 1149 85 5
To dive; to swim under water.
bī cúi ;
to dive into the water.
bī kùe khoi ;
swim across the river under water.
bī mûeh-kĭaⁿ ;
to dive and bring up things.
bī cúi kâi nâng ;
divers.
bī tîeh cêk peh ngṳ̂n ;
dived and brought up a hundred dollars.
ŏi sîu ŏi bī ;
can swim both above and below the surface.
cêk kâi khùi, bī jîeh kú ?
How long can one stay under water with but one inspiration of breath?
未 bī 1052 75 1
The eighth in the cycle of twelve, symbolized by the goat.
bī sî ;
from 1 to 3 o'clock P.M.
bī gûeh ;
the 6th month.
bī nî ;
the year of the goat.
bī nî chut sì kìe-cò̤ sìeⁿ îeⁿ ;
one born in the year of the goat is called a goat.
味 bī 1053 30 5
To relish; to take pleasure in; a dainty; taste, flavor, seasoning, relish.
ngŏ-bī-kè ;
a cruet-stand.
ngŏ-bī cí ;
the seed of the Kadsura Chinensis * , in which the five tastes are supposed to reside: it is used in medicine.
kîam, sng, tîam, hiam, khó, cĭu sĭ