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• ‮娃‬ua1036386
• Pretty children; little folks.

ńng ua-ua;

pretty little girls.

sío ua-ua;

little children.

tńg khṳ̀ chù phŏ̤ ua-ua;

returned to the enjoyment of domestic life.

• ‮蛙‬ua10361426
• A green, striped frog.

phì-ju cò̤ céⁿ tói ua;

like a frog that lives in a well.

• ‮我‬úa627623
• I, the speaker; me; my.

úa tŏ̤ cí;

here I am.

tŏ̤ úa ko̤;

at my house; in my keeping.

i khìam úa kâi;

he owes me.

cía sĭ úa-kâi;

this is mine.

úa bô̤;

I have none.

úa ŭ;

I have some.

tîeh hâiⁿ úa;

must give it back to me.

úa ka-kī àiⁿ;

I want it myself.

úa kŭa lṳ́ cò̤-pû khṳ̀;

I will go with you.

i m̄ hàuⁿ pun úa;

he is unwilling to give it to me.

tŏ̤ lṳ́ úa kò̤ sǹg sĭm-mih sìo?

Of what account is that between you and me?

úa bô̤ chap i;

I do not associate with him.

úa kio lṳ́ tàⁿ;

I will tell you.

khîeh lâi úa thóiⁿ;

bring it and let me see it.

lṳ́ thiaⁿ úa kâi ūe;

you heed what I say.

i m̄ chái úa;

he pays no attention to me.

úa sieh i, i to bô̤ ài-sieh úa;

I am kind to him, but he cares nothing for me.

kio úa bô̤ kang-sîap; ṳ úa bô̤ tāi;

it is nothing to me.

i bô̤ ta úa ûa;

he has nothing to do with my affairs.

eh cò̤-nî, úa to àiⁿ khṳ̀;

whatever happens, I am going.

hāu úa phah-sǹg;

wait till I consider the subject.

thĕng-úa;

wait for me.

i phah úa;

he struck me.

i cò̤-nî phah úa sái khṳ̀ kâi nâng?

Why did he beat my messenger?

• ‮倚‬úa27998
• To lean on; to recline upon; to rely on; to act as a support; to use as a fulcrum.

úa tŏ̤ kau-íⁿ;

recline upon a chair.

hó̤ úa ie;

lean the back against it.

i sĭ úa-kŏ tī-tîang?

Whom does he rely upon?

bô̤ nâng hó̤ úa-kŏ;

there is no one to depend upon.

chŵn tó̤ úa-cĭang i;

depend wholly upon him.

úa tó̤ lâng-kang kò̤ cŏ̤;

reclining against the balustrade.

i cē úa phìu cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

while leaning, he slid off and fell.

úa kàu khìang-khìang;

lean firmly against.

cí ki mûeh chíaⁿ úa pàng kò̤;

please leave this lying here.

lṳ́ m̄ tîeh úa pàng hṳ́ piⁿ, cíaⁿ bŏi kûe tîeh lō;

you should lean it up on that side, then it wll not encumber the road.

cò̤ tieⁿ hó̤ úa kâi tn̂g-íⁿ;

make a reclining chair.

lṳ́ màiⁿ oi-oi úa-úa;

do not lounge around.

hiaⁿ tĭ kíaⁿ, sie úa ka-ciah cìaⁿ ŏi tit sêng ke;

brothers must stand back to back supporting

each other, then they will form a household.

úa i kâi sì;

rely on his influence.

bô̤ sì hò̤ úa;

no power to depend upon.

• ‮何‬ûa21595
• Whereby; wherefore.

lú căi ta úa ûa?

How can you control me in the matter?

i bô̤ ta i ûa;

he has nothing to do with him.

úa bô̤ ta i ûa;

I have no control over him.

kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́ kò̤ bô̤ ta ûa;

when we had gone thus far, we could do no more.

úa sĭ bô̤ ta ûa khṳ̀ it kò̤;

I had no other way but to go where he was.

bô̤ ta ûa cìaⁿ tò̤-tńg lâi;

had no recourse but to retrace our steps.

• ‮何‬ŭa215804
• An adverb expressive of intensity.

jîeh ŭa;

how greatly; so exceedingly.

úa jîeh ŭa sieh lṳ́, jîeh ŭa kèng lṳ́;

how deeply I have loved you and how greatly I have honored you.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ jîeh ŭa hó̤;

how very good that it is so.

hìeⁿ-seⁿ jîeh ŭa kōi, lṳ́ cò̤-nî cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

That way being so very easy, why do you do it in this way?

• ‮幾‬ŭa333529
• Much; very.

bô̤ ŭa;

no great amount.

bōi chûn bô̤ ŭaⁿ;

nearly sold out.

ēng sīn bô̤ ŭa;

used up so as to leave but a little.

bô̤ ŭa kú i àiⁿ lâi;

he will arrive before very long.

hàm i khṳ̀ khîeh, khîeh to bô̤ ŭa lâi;

told him to go and get some, and he brought scarcely any.

tī-hng bô̤ ŭa khuah;

the space is not very wide.

tŏ̤ cí kò̤ khṳ̀ bô̤ ŭa hn̆g;

starting from this point it is not very far.

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• ‮安‬uaⁿ620403
• Tranquil to put at ease; how.

mn̄g úaⁿl chíaⁿ uaⁿ;

to salute.

thau naⁿ;

stolen leisure.

lṳ́ uaⁿ sim;

be of easy mind.

cîah uaⁿ-ôiⁿ kâi pn̄g;

eat the bread of idleness.

uaⁿ-ùe i kâi sim;

comfort him.

uaⁿ hūu sĭu kí;

contented with one's lot.

uaⁿ-húang pù-kùi;

enjoy wealth and honor.

uaⁿ-uaⁿ ôiⁿ-ôiⁿ;

quite at leisure.

taⁿ uaⁿ tŏ̤?

Where now is his comfort?

uaⁿ-cĕⁿ;

quietly.

uaⁿ-uaⁿ cĕⁿ-cĕⁿ;

very quietly.

uaⁿ tī pàng tī kâi tī-hng?

Where is the land of rest?

m̄ uaⁿ sim căi;

of uneasy mind.

uaⁿ mn̂g;

set up a door.

uaⁿ tùi;

set up a rice pounder.

uaⁿ sîn;

set up gods.

mn̄g lṳ́ kâi sim uaⁿ a m̄ uaⁿ;

inquire of your own heart whether it is at peace.

uaⁿ jîen bô̤ ĭang;

adapted to the circumstances.

hâp ke uaⁿ-lêng;

the whole household is at peace.

uaⁿ-uaⁿ ún-ún;

steadily and quietly.

uaⁿ-sim, uaⁿ-sim, míen hŵn-ló̤;

be tranquil, there is no occasion for anxiety.

uaⁿ jû thài suaⁿ;

unmoved as a mountain.

uaⁿ ēng cí kâi mûeh?

How can I make use of this?

uaⁿ cai