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Words used in teaching and Arguing.

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tàⁿ-ūe,

to talk.

tàⁿ-ūe oh thiaⁿ,

hard to listen to.

tàⁿ-ūe kōi-kōi-thiaⁿ,

easy to listen to.

tàⁿ-ūe bô-mêng-pe̍h,

he does not speak clearly.

uá kāng-lṳ́-tàⁿ,

I to or with you say, i.e. I tell you.

iông-uá-tàⁿ,

allow me to state.

kāng-lṳ́ tàⁿ-chai,

tell it to you for your information.

khṳt-lṳ́--tàⁿ,

it is for you to speak, i.e. you are allowed to speak.

khṳt-uá tàⁿ hó--mē?

may I be allowed to speak?

chièⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ mêng-mêng pe̍h-pe̍h,

that is stating it very clearly.

lṳ́ tàⁿ tùi-tùi,

you say it exactly.

lṳ́ tàⁿ tùi-tong,

you speak to the centre, i.e. to the point.

lṳ́ tàⁿ tit tie̍h,

you say rightly.

àiⁿ-tàⁿ hó-tàⁿ,

if you want to speak, speak

tàⁿ-lâi tàⁿ-khṳ̀,

talk back and forth.

tàⁿ-khou-piⁿ, bô-tàⁿ khou-sim,

talking around the edge of a subject and not to the heart of it.

tàⁿ-chhim che̍k-pōu,

go a step deeper into the subject.

tàⁿ-thò che̍k-pōu,

to draw back a step in argument.

tàⁿ-ló-chhó,

you talk at random.

i tàⁿ lí-lí-tàⁿ, tàⁿ-m̄-hiah,

he kept on talking without stopping.

i tàⁿ-hiah, ãu pa̍t-nâng chiap-tàⁿ,

when he had done talking another joined in.

sùa-sùa-tàⁿ,

continuous discourse.

hiaⁿ-tĩ lṳ́ sie-sùa-tàⁿ,

brethren, speak one after another (without breaks).

ha̍h-tàⁿ,

corroborative.

ha̍h-tie̍h-i tàⁿ,

accords with what he said.

tàⁿ-ūe mài-khah-chōi,

don’t say too much.

tàⁿ-ūe mài-khah-tn̂g,

don’t talk too long.

tàⁿ-ūe kùe-tn̂g,

exceed the time in talking

mài-tàⁿ làng-phāng,

don’t talk disjointedly.

lṳ́ tàⁿ-khṳt-i miⁿ-ba̍t--chē,

let your words be more close together.

tàⁿ-ūe mài-kek-chhok,

don’t crowd your words together.

lṳ́ tàⁿ-ūe tie̍h-ēng-kán,

in your speech use brevity.

lṳ́ kâi-ūe tàⁿ-lâi-kàu tie̍h,

in what you say you are correct.

tàⁿ-phùa-i kâi-sim-sṳ̄,

exposed his design.

tàⁿ-phùa-i kâi-thâm-lūn,

confuted his talk.

tàⁿ-tāng,

emphasize; lay stress on.

tàⁿ-tie̍h-la̍t--chē,

lay on a little more stress.