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• ‮賽‬sò̤72315410
• To vie with; to try who can make the best show; to rival; contesting.

sò̤ thóiⁿ tī-tîang ŏi;

strive, and see who is ablest.

nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ sie sò̤;

the two are rivaling each other in a contest of skill.

nŏ̤ pang tó̤ sie sò̤ ngía;

the two companies are seeing which will outdo the other in making a fine display.

• ‮疏‬sò̤7751087
• To state to a superior; a statement.

i kâi càu-sò̤ cò̤ lâi hó̤ căi;

his memorial is well written.

sía cêk tieⁿ sò̤-bûn khṳ̀ sie;

write out a statement and burn it (before the gods).

cĭeⁿ sò̤ khṳ̀ kàing hûang-tì;

lay a protest before the emperor.

• ‮撞‬sŏ̤1146412
• To batter down.

sŏ̤ mn̂g;

to batter in a door.

sŏ̤ mn̂g châk;

robbers who force entrance into dwellings.

so̤h

• ‮索‬so̤h8151204
• A cord; a rope; twine or coarse thread; to twist.

cêk tîo so̤h;

a rope.

cía so̤h ho̤h tōa tîo;

this rope is a large one.

cîⁿ kǹg so̤h;

the string on which cash is strung.

pûah tháng so̤h;

the ropo attached to a drawing bucket.

tèng so̤h;

an anchor line.

thih so̤h;

an iron chain.

cía so̤h khah sòi tîo, ŏi tn̆g;

this chain is too small, and will break.

cûn-thâu so̤h;

a boat rope.

tháng-thâu so̤h;

a rope fastened to a water bucket.

phoi-taⁿ so̤h;

a porter's rope.

piⁿ búe so̤h;

the coarse silk in the end of the queue.

âng cang so̤h;

a woman's hair-string.

so̤h-kíaⁿ;

a small rope.

tōa so̤h;

a cable.

lîo-kíaⁿ so̤h;

rigging.

pâk so̤h;

to tie a rope.

cháu so̤h;

a straw cable.

mûaⁿ-phûe so̤h;

ropes made of bark.

tĭu 皮;

flaxen ropes.

chìn-nău so̤h;

the cord on steelyards.

kî-kuaⁿ so̤h;

halyards.

phâng chîeh, so̤h lō;

a sail-yard and rope-walk.

ká so̤h;

to make ropes.

so̤h m̄ bûa;

cannot twist it together.

so̤h kín cē;

twist it tighter.

nŏ̤ tîo so̤h so̤h cò̤ cêk tîo;

twist two ropes together so as to make one rope.

tó lăi sio-sio so̤h-so̤h;

has a gnawing in his stomach.

thóiⁿ tîeh i kâi mīn sio-sio so̤h-so̤h;

saw that his face was distorted.

i nŏ̤ tǹg bŏi cîah, mīn thóiⁿ tîeh cĭu sio-so̤h;

if he is unable to eat for two meals his face has a woe-begone look.

khio kùe chit so̤h;

poor as poverty.

so̤h túi âng-âng;

draw the rope tight.

so̤h pàng lēng-lēng;

slacken the rope.

khang tṳ pàng lēng so̤h;

when you lead a pig give him plenty of rope.

phùa bé so̤h;

a rope stretched to trip up a horse.

ûi cêk khwn so̤h;

a rope enclosure.

kói tīo so̤h;

unloose from a rope.

chng so̤h;

string on a cord.

cang so̤h lâi tìo;

suspend by a rope.

ài kìu tìo ăm kâi nâng, m̄ hó̤ cang to̤ kuah tn̆g i kâi so̤h;

if you are going to rescue one who has hanged himself, do not cut the rope.

• ‮雪‬so̤h8201734
• Snow; snowy; to whiten; to wipe out; to avenge.

lô̤h sng so̤h; it snows.

sng lô̤h, so̤h lô̤h, chìn căi;

frost and snow forms there, and it is very cold.

so̤h-so̤h pêh;

snowy white.

sío so̤h;

the middle of the tenth month, when the cold is moderate.

tăi so̤h;

the middle of the eleventh month, when the cold is severe.

lô̤h phŭe-míⁿ so̤h;

downy flakes of snow are falling.

so̤h-cheⁿ;

a purple color.

so̤h suaⁿ;

snow capped mountains.

so̤h hṳ̆n;

to wipe out a grudge by taking revenge.

• ‮悞‬so̤h1064617
• To mistakenly think; to wrongly suppose.

úa so̤h cò̤ sĭ îam, ío sĭ pêh thn̂g;

I thought it was salt but it is white sugar.

úa so̤h cò̤ sĭ i;

I erroneously thought it was he.

su

• ‮須‬su8181813
• Ought, must, should be; necessary, requisite; serviceable.

su ēng ŏi kâi nâng;

must employ an able person.

pit-su;

absolutely necessary.

tī-hng su àiⁿ khwn-khuah;

the ground must be spacious.

su tîeh thăi sî-hāu;

must wait till the time comes.

cong su u pò̤-èng;

at last there must be a recompense.

cía sǹg sĭ môk su ŭ kâi sṳ̄;

this need not necessarily happen.

su àiⁿ sòi sim;

you need be very careful.

i pit-su-tîeh lâi;

he is sure to come.

• ‮輸‬su7751599
• To lose; to be beaten; inferior.

sĭ pûah su, a sĭ pûah iaⁿ?

Did he lose or win in gambling?

su cîⁿ, îaⁿ cîⁿ khí;

losing arises from winning.

i phah su i;

he was overcome by him in the fight.

su i cêk pō;

I lost one game (of chess) to him.

cíⁿ nín li su i, nâng i li su nín;

as to money, you have less than they, but as for men, they have less than you.

su-hôk;

to submit to; to give in; to yield the point.

tîeh sái kàu i su-su hôk-hôk;

must bring him into complete subjection.̂

• ‮需‬su8181736
• What is required; needful; necessary.

tôi kun-su;

contribute provisions for the troops.

cí thâng kun-su àiⁿ tī tîang chut?

Who is to furnish the supplies for the troops during this