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BEHIND
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BESET

behind, ãu; ãu-mīn; ãu-pôiⁿ. one's back, pùe-ãu; ka-chiah-ãu.

behold, thóiⁿ.

belch, phah-oh; khì nge̍k; khou-oh (hiccup).

beldame, thóiⁿ-siàⁿ-phûa.

belfry, cheng-lâu; cheng-thah.

believe, sìn; siang-sìn; sìn-ho̍k; bô-gî. trust, sìn-kõu.

bell, cheng. small, leng. strike, khà-cheng. tongue of bell, cheng-thûi. ring, iê-leng; iẽ-leng. belles lettres, bûn-chieⁿ.

bellow, gû kiè.

bellows, lôu-kūiⁿ. to work, khan-lôu; khan-lôu-kūiⁿ.

belly, tóu; tõu. full, tóu pá. ache, tóu thiàⁿ.

belong, so̍k. belongs to you, sĩ lṳ́-kâi. he belongs to Swatou, i sĩ Sùaⁿ-thâu-nâng. this affair does not belong to me, chí-kiàⁿ-sṳ̄ ṳ́-uá bô-kan; kāng-uá bô-kan-sia̍p.

beloved, tit-nâng-sieh; tshūa-nâng-sieh.

below, tõ-ẽ; tõ-tói; ẽ-mīn. on the ground, tõ-thôu-ẽ. below the ground, tõ-thôu-tói. below the sky, thiⁿ-ẽ (the world). below others, tõ-nâng-ẽ.

belt, tòa.

bemoan, thiàⁿ--tie̍h; khàu; thiàⁿ-khàu.

bench, íⁿ-tiâu; tn̂g-íⁿ. magistrate's, kong-ùaⁿ; ùaⁿ-tshn̂g.

bend, uan; uan-khek. the back, phak-ku; phak-ie. the body forward, thâu-khek phak-kẽ. the head backwards and look up, tièⁿ-khí-thâu; thâu-khak tièⁿ taⁿ-taⁿ; thâu tièⁿ-ngiáng; ngiáng-mīn. the arms behind the back, póiⁿ-káu-chhiú. a branch, tau--lo̍h-lâi; peⁿ--lo̍h-lâi.

beneath, ẽ; tõ-ẽ; ẽ-tói; ẽ-pôiⁿ; ẽ-mīn.

benediction, tsok-hok kâi-ūe.

benefactor, ṳn-jîn; ṳu-tsú.

beneficial, ũ-iah; ũ-lĩ-iah; ũ-kong-hāu.

benefit, to, sái ũ-iah; si-ṳn; lĩ; lĩ-iah.

benevolence, jìn-ài; jîn-tek; ṳn-hũi; jîn-tshṳ̂; jîn-ṳn; ṳn-chhêng. to shew, kiâⁿ-tek; si-hũi; si-ṳn.

benignity, tshṳ̂-ài; jîn-tshṳ̂; un-hûa.

bent, the body, sin phak-ku; ie tàm-ku. anything, khiau-hie̍h; uan-khek; khiau-khek.

benumbed, with cold, kûaⁿ kàu sin ngẽ. fingers, chhiú ngẽ.

bequeat, zũi-lo̍h; thûan-lo̍h.

beseech, khṳ́n-khiû; koh-lô; khṳ́n-chhêng.

beset, ûi--tie̍h; ûi-tsũ; ûi-miⁿ; sì-mīn ûi-tsũ.