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ou-bí,

black rice, i.e. opium.

tak-sat-bó,

cracking vermin, i.e. a tailor at work.

bōi mue̍h-chia̍h,

selling food, i.e. a fellow in a cangue.

húe-sie-suaⁿ,

burning off the mountain, i.e. getting the head shaved.

i khù-chóu-ke,

he has gone to the home of his fathers, i.e. he is dead.

i kiâ--tn̂g-lōu,

he has entered on a long journey, i.e. a man just dead.

i pha-téng,

he has dropped anchor, i.e. a fellow fallen into the water.

kim-hôu-sîn,

golden flies, i.e. fops.

chúi-ngiáu-chhṳ́,

water rates, i.e. boat thieves.

tòa-sù-chu,

wearing an official decoration, i.e. one with a chain on his neck.

chúi-pang-toi,

river bank caved in, i.e. a wrecked fortune.

kùe ou-chúi,

to cross the black water, i.e. to go to foreign parts.

chò-tōa-jī,

making big characters, i.e. a drunken fellow staggering.

khui tṳ-ne̍k-phòu,

to open a pork shop, i.e. one who has no business and has to board himself.

kap-pô soih chhn̂g-kha,

bracing the legs of a frog, i.e. a boaster; futile endeavor.

ngiáu-chhṳ́ kè cháu-kiáⁿ,

rats marrying off their daughters, i.e. le whispering in an under tone.

ùi lãu-phûa,

afraid of the old woman, i.e. one who is afraid to act for himself.

chi̍h-keⁿ,

tongue weaving, i.e. teaching school.

chèng-sêng-peh,

planting banyans, i.e. letting the hair grow.

tiū mién-chîⁿ-chhù,

living in a free dwelling, i.e. in jail.

bōi-húe-thúi,

selling hams, i.e. truculent kneeling.

mōⁿ-kûiⁿ,

looking up, i.e. a man who has hung himself.

chiáu-lâng,

bird cages, i.e. trousers.

chúi-koi-phûe,

a frog skin, i.e. a jacket.

lâu-chhiū-thâu,

an old stump, i.e. an old man.

phok-siau,

saltpetre, i.e. a hot tempered man.

pàng-húe-chìⁿ,

shooting fire arrows, i.e. breeding discord.

pê-mīn,

scratch the face, i.e. give offense.

chûa nih-ma̍k,

a snake winking its eyes, i.e. a big story.

kúi kùe-khoi,

a devil crossing a river, i.e. a„ big„ story„

saⁿ pau-húe,

fire in the jacket, i.e. trouble.