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• ‮哨‬sàu747307
• To patrol; to act as scout; a guard-station.

hám i khṳ̀ sûn-sàu;

tell him to go and cruise about on guard.

sàu kuaⁿ;

officers in charge of garrisons and stations.

sĭ có̤-sàu kâi kuaⁿ a sĭ ĭu-sàu?

Is it the officer in charge of the right or of the left wing of the garrison?

sàu-thàm;

to spy, to scout around.

sàu cûn;

a vessel stationed on guard.

• ‮鞘‬sàu7941777
• A sheath, a scabbard.

keng cĭeⁿ hîⁿ;

all in readiness with bow strung and knife unsheathed.

• ‮掃‬sàu726648
• 64 To sweep, to brush, to clean up, to clear off, to rid; a broom.

khîeh sàu-síu khṳ̀ sàu;

take a broom and sweep.

màiⁿ sàu kàu phông-phông eng;

do not raise a cloud of flying dust in sweeping.

tîeh bū cúi lío cìaⁿ lâi sàu, sàu ĺio thô-hún cìaⁿ bŏi eng múaⁿ-kò̤, you must sprinkle the place by blowing water from your month, before you sweep, then when you have swept the dust will not settle upon every thing.

sàu hèng;

to spoil the pleasure; to take away the enjoyment.

cho̤h sìo-bâk sàu kàu cheng-khih;

cleared up all the accounts.

i ā sĭ lâi tîeh khîa sàu-síu-thâu lâi cì i;

if he comes you must take the broom-stick to him.

khîa sàu-síu-pèⁿ;

pound him with the broom-handle.

lêng-ūaⁿ tàu ki sin kâi sàu-síu;

put a new broom on to the handle.

tek-soi-sàu;

a besom of bamboo twigs.

chn̂g-téng tîeh cang pò sàu cheng-khih;

must take a cloth and brush the table clean.

màiⁿ sàu ka-lâuh mûeh;

do not brush the things off on to the floor.

sàu tò̤;

sweep the floor.

sàu-tṳ̂ châk-bé;

rid the place of highwaymen.

i cêk koiⁿ siu-sàu kàu cheng-tíam căi;

she has made the place very tidy.

sàu-soi-cheⁿ;

a comet.

se

• ‮些‬se79675
• A little.

se-su;

a little.

kîaⁿ khui se-su;

stand off a little.

cŏ̤ bûa se-su;

sit a little nearer.

ke se-su-kíaⁿ;

just a very little more.

hīn se-su-kíaⁿ;

just a very little plainer.

se-se-kíaⁿ;

just a trifle.

cá se-se;

just a little earlier.

• ‮紗‬se7301204
• Gauze; gauzy; yarn.

jìo-se;

crape.

pêh se;

white gauze.

m̄ kù se bō̤;

does not regard the gauze hat; does not care if he is turned out of office.

mîⁿ-se;

mull.

se theng;

gauze window.

se teng;

gauze lanterns.

lĭang se;

a coarse

lacelike fabric.

ngŏ se lô̤;

a fabric with five threads and an interstice alternating.

pháng se;

to spin yarn.

tōa se;

to warp yarn.

ú-se;

camlet.

lâ-se;

the caul.

i tó̤ cò̤ se-ūaⁿ-bùe kâi seg-lí;

his business is that of exchanging cotton rolls for yarn.

kuah-se;

a coarse sleazy fabric.

khṳt i pak kàu thong sin tn̆g tîo se-sùaⁿ;

was stripped by him to the last thread on his back.

seⁿ

• ‮牲‬seⁿ742985
• Sacrificial animals, of which there are six; victims.

saⁿ seⁿ;

poultry, pork and fish.

seⁿ kháu;

carcasses prepared as offerings.

phōiⁿ cêk hù ngŏ-seⁿ khṳ̀ pài sîn;

prepare a full complement of victims and lay them before the gods.

ceng-seⁿ;

draught animals or cattle.

chī ceng-seⁿ;

rear domestic animals.

• ‮生‬seⁿ7421000
• To bear; to produce; to arise, as an event; to grow; to beget; to bring about the birth of; to excite; to live; to come forth; life, vitality; the living; manner of living; raw; unpolished.

seⁿ kíaⁿ;

to bear a child.

bŏi seⁿ;

sterile.

chin seⁿ kíaⁿ;

own child.

seⁿ pēⁿ;

become ill.

sin-seⁿ;

a teacher.

phêng seⁿ;

the whole life.

seⁿ phêng bô̤ ak sṳ̄;

has done no evil in all his life.

ŭ seⁿ ì;

looks as if it were growing.

hṳ̂-seⁿ;

a preparation of raw fish.

boí khṳ̀ pàng seⁿ;

buy living creatures in order to set them free, an act considered to be meritorious.

seⁿ-seⁿ put íⁿ;

age after age in unceasing succession.

seⁿ lâi ngía;

is handsome.

cṳ̆ seⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

is naturally thus.

seⁿ cîn kâi; seⁿ-sêng kâi;

is natural.

chau seⁿ suah cṳ khŵn;

holds the power of life and death.

seⁿ chut sì;

to be born into the world.

seⁿ jît;

birthday.

chông i seⁿ chut lâi kâi;

arises out of that.

thâu tho̤ seⁿ kâi kíaⁿ;

the first born son.

tho̤ seⁿ;

viviparous.

n̆ng seⁿ;

oviparous.

sip seⁿ;

produced by moisture.

hùe seⁿ;

transformed.

tho̤h seⁿ;

the doctrine of rewards and punishments by a second life.

thau seⁿ kíaⁿ;

bear a child by stealth.

khin seⁿ;

set light by one's life.

seⁿ khì;

get angry.

ciap tîeh i kâi seⁿ-khì;

prolong his life.

seⁿ kòi;

have the itch.

seⁿ ko;

become mouldy.

bw̄n-bw̄n seⁿ-lêng;

all living creatures.

seⁿ n̆ng;

lay eggs.

lṳ́ thóiⁿ hṳ́ lîap mûeh kâi sĭ seⁿ sĭm-mûeh?

What do you think that little sore is that is coming out upon him?

nín kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tŏ̤ tī kò̤?

Where is your village located?

úang i pĕ-bó̤ seⁿ i kàu cìaⁿ tōa!

It is a pity that his parents reared him!

i lîen seⁿ sin cṳ pún to m̄ kù, cò̤ ŭ kù pât nâng?

Since he does not regard