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LESSON XXXVI (continued).
- i kâi-ūe ũ-chhim-ì--lōu!
- his words have a profound meaning– surely!
- i tàⁿ-lâi chhién-pe̍h chhién-pe̍h,
- he speaks clearly and plainly.
- uá tàⁿ phûe-phûe tiāⁿ-tiāⁿ,
- I am speaking only on the surface of the subject.
- tãi-chóng-chóng tàⁿ,
- to summarize.
- tãi-khài-tàⁿ,
- to state in a general way.
- chhó-lia̍k-tàⁿ,
- state it briefly will do.
- tàⁿ-tãi-ì,
- to state the gist of anything, or, the leading thoughts,
- uá tàⁿ-lṳ́-thiaⁿ,
- I speak and you hear me.
- tàⁿ-ūe bô-liâm-chia̍p,
- his words have no connection.
- tàⁿ-lâi ũ-tõ-lí,
- there is reason in what you say.
- tàⁿ-khui tàⁿ-bûa,
- he talks off and on, i.e. evasive.
- lṳ́ tùe-i kâi-ūe-búe tàⁿ,
- you follow on at the end of his talk; you side with him.
- tàⁿ só-íⁿ-jiên khṳt-lṳ́-chai,
- I will state the rationale of the case for your information.
- uá tàⁿ-chhêng-iû khṳt-lṳ̀ phah-sǹg,
- I will state the facts for you to decide.
- bô-ūe kāng-i tàⁿ,
- no words wherewith to speak with him.
- lú-tũn-nâng tàⁿ,
- fool’s talk; a stupid remark.
- chhiáⁿ-tiām khṳt-uá-tàⁿ,
- please be silent and allow me to say a word.
- lṳ́ chièⁿ-seⁿ-tàⁿ huân-liáu ka-lô,
- in so saying you are still a long way off.
- chiàⁿ-tàⁿ, huán-toah-tàⁿ,
- direct and inverted style.
- tàⁿ-lâi m̄-tòng,
- your talk don’t reach the point.
- niēⁿ-lṳ́ ka-kī-tàⁿ,
- I yield the floor to you, speak for yourself.
- hṳ́-che̍k-kù i tie̍h-tàⁿ-tãng,
- on that sentence he must lay stress.
- siet-sái-tàⁿ,
- a supposition; suppose I should say.
- tàⁿ-ôi-ūe,
- talking at random.
- i tàⁿ-ūe tàⁿ-hiah,
- when he had done talking.
- tàⁿ-i kâi-ūe,
- to say his words, i.e. to take his side; to quote from him.
- lí,
- right; reason; principle.
- tõ-lí,
- reason; doctrine.
- chhêng-lí,
- reason; propriety, &c.
- ngī-lí,
- a sound principle.
- lṳ́ tàⁿ-lâi tie̍h-lí,
- in speaking you attain reason, i.e. you have spoken rightly.
