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cò̤;

makes no random movements.

i tŏng put tŏng cū seⁿ-khì;

he gets angry at the least cause.

m̄ káⁿ kiaⁿ tŏng lṳ́;

I feat that I am disturbing you.

bô̤ tŏng nâng cêk cháu cêk bâk;

did not take a spear of grass nor a stick of wood from anybody.

tī-tiang-sî tŏng thó?

When are you to commence building?

• ‮重‬tŏng1081662
• To consider as important.

cṳ̆-tŏng;

self-respect.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ to m̄ cṳ̆ tŏng;

he does things is a way that reflects no credit on himself.

thóiⁿ tŏng;

to esteem.

kùi tŏng;

to evince respect.

thóiⁿ m̄ tŏng;

show no respect toward.

i to m̄ tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

he does not consider this matter of any importance.

nâng pí mûeh sī kùi tŏng;

people are to be regarded rather than things.

tŏng bûn, m̄ tŏng bú;

shows respect to literary acquirements, but not to military achievements.

i sĭang tì-tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

he regards this affair as one of the greatest importance.

tieh tŏng cí kâi nâng;

pay respect to this person.

tieh tŏng cí kâi huap;

regard these rules.

sío-jîn tŏng lĭ m̄ tŏng ngĭ, kun-cṳ́ tŏng ngĭ m̄ tŏng lĭ;

uncultured people regard profit rather than propriety, cultured people consider propriety more important than profit.

sêng tŏng sun;

one who take the place of a deceased superior.

to̤

• ‮多‬to̤909363
• Excessive; very; mostly; many, much, numerous.

to̤ sṳ̄;

officious; many affairs on hand.

to̤ ūe;

loquacious.

put kùe to̤ sío;

no great quantity.

chûn kàu to̤ kúaⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

have only a small amount left.

to̤ mông lṳ́ àiⁿ-sieh;

hope for your kind favor.

to̤ sīa;

many thanks.

cha put to̤;

no great difference; nearly the same.

i sĭang téng to̤ sim to̤ sṳ̄;

he is full of schemes.

sam to̤;

sons, wealth, and years.

i kâi sṳ̄ sĭang to̤ twn;

his business is of numerous sorts.

• ‮刀‬to̤865180
• A knife; a cleaver; a cimeter.

cêk ki to̤;

one knife.

to̤ kìam;

swords.

to̤ thap;

a sheath for a knife.

to̤ pèⁿ;

knife handle.

to̤ nêk;

the blade.

to̤ pù;

the blunt edge of the blade.

to̤ búe;

the point.

to̤ tun;

the knife is dull.

to̤ lāi;

the knife is sharp.

côih chài to̤;

a chopping-knife.

ie-to̤;

a dagger.

sang to̤;

a pair of knives.

tōa kwn to̤;

a claymore.

to̤ tiam;

a knife and chopping-block.

kău to̤;

a thick knife used is splitting fire-wood.

cám bé to̤;

a cleaver used in war to disable horses.

mŏng to̤ hue;

exercise with a broadsword.

tek hîeh to̤;

a two edged sword.

ka-to̤;

shears.

ka-to̤ kíaⁿ;

scissors.

lîam to̤;

a sickle or bill-hook.

• ‮都‬to̤9161639
• In general; altogether; probably.

i to̤ àiⁿ;

le; he wants it.

úa to̤ m̄ khṳ̀;

I am not going.

i to̤ lău lío;

he is already old.

i pâi tńg to̤ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

that is the way it was before.

i to̤ bô̤ le;

he has none.

• ‮短‬tó̤9371117
• Short; brief; contracted; short-comings.

àiⁿ tn̂g kâi a tó̤ kâi?

Do you want a long one or a short one?

tó̤ mīaⁿ;

short-lived.

thiⁿ tn̂g, mīaⁿ tó̤;

time is long and life short.

tang thiⁿ-sî jît tó̤;

the days are short in winder.

bŏi khah tn̂g bŏi khah tó̤;

neither too long nor too short.

m̄ tn̂g m̄ tó̤, kah kah;

neither longer nor shorter, but just the right length.

cí khí li tn̂g, hṳ́ khí li tó̤;

the one is too short, the other too long.

tó̤-tó̤ kâi;

a very short one.

jú tó̤ jú hó̤;

the short the better.

cía kang-hu ío tó̤ lō;

this is a short job.

tó̤ căm;

by short stages.

khùi tó̤;

short winded.

i khṳ̀ tàⁿ i kâi tó̤ chù;

he went and told of his short-comings.

• ‮臥‬tó̤10571312
• To lie down.

i tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g kò̤ tó̤ tó̤;

he is lying down on the bed.

tín-tó̤ khùn-kíaⁿ-ni;

lie down and rest a little while.

lô̤h khṳ̀ tó̤;

take a rest lying down.

liêk căi, tîeh lâi tó̤ siap-sî;

very weary, and must lie down a few moments.

• ‮在彼‬tó̤941

A contraction of tŏ̤ hṳ́ kò̤ or tŏ̤ cí kò̤. It gives the accompanying verb a participial form.

i tó̤ ciu;

she is making her toilet.

i tó̤ cáu;

he is running away.

i tó̤ ût;

he is lying down.

i tó̤ khàu;

he is crying.

• ‮倒‬tó̤86698
• To fall over; to prostrate; to throw one's self down.

lèng i tó̤ lô̤h khṳ̀;

pushed it over.

lâi tó̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ ût cē;

lie down and take a nap.

phah tó̤;

knock over.

kâi tó̤ tang, kâi tó̤ sai, īa m̄ gût hó̤;

laid first one way and then the other and could not sleep in any position.

jṳ́ kàu mih mûeh tó̤-lî-tien-táu;

knocked things about till they were all topsy-turvy.

i kâi chù tó̤ kàn lī-lī;

his house has tumbled down flat.

i pēⁿ kàu tó̤ chn̂g;

she is sick abed.

tó̤ tī bûe;

plums that have fallen to the ground.

tó̤ lô̤h cháu-po cū ût khṳ̀;

threw himself upon the turf and went to sleep.

tó̤ lô̤h cū ût;

as soon as I threw myself down I went to sleep.

tī-tîang káⁿ khṳ̀ tó̤ i kâi tâng-kî?

Who dare throw down the gauntlet?

i cêk seⁿ nâng khí tó̤ ūn;

he has had fluctuating luck all his life.

chīu khṳt huang phah tó̤ khṳ̀;

the tree has