VOCABULARY
- To follow, kung 跟.
- To tie, vok 縛.
- To tie firmly, vok-lau 縛牢, or vok lau-dzu° 縛牢住.
- To desire, to expect, maung° 望, or po-maung° 把望.
- To bite, °ngau 咬.
- To bark, kyau 叫.
- To blow, tsh 吹.
- To blow out, to extinguish, tsh °iung 吹隱.
- To blow into a blaze or flame, tsh yaung° 吹旺.
- To fly, fi 飛.
- To explain, °ka-seh 解釋.
- To forsake, desert, depart from, li-khe 離開.
- To permit, °hyui 許.
- To allow, nyang° 讓.
- Colour, ngan-suh 顏色.
- Variegated colours, °ng-ngan-loh-suh 五顏六色.
- Thought or meaning, i°-s° 意思.
- A thief, ih kuh zuk 一個賊.
Mien° (面) is used as the classifier for flat objects.
- A drum, ih mien° koo 一面鼓.
- Hope, maung°-deu 望頭.
- Wind, foong 風.
- Wine, °tsieu 酒.
- Rope, ih diau zung, 一條繩 or ih kung zung 一根繩.
Tsung (尊) is the classifier denoting idols or cannon.
- A Buddhist idol, ih tsung veh 一尊佛, or ih tsung boo-sah 一尊菩薩.
- A Taoist god or idol, ih tsung zung-dau° 一尊神道.
- A piece of bread, ih kwhe° men-deu 一塊饅頭.
- A piece of meat, ih khwe° nyok 一塊肉.
Khoo (顆) is the classifier used with plants, trees and flowers.
- A tree, ih khoo zu° 一顆樹.
- A flowering plant, ih khoo hwo 一顆花.
- Cotton seed, hwo-°ts 花子.
- A Chinese mile, ih °li 一里, or ih °li-loo° 一里路.
- To regret, to be placed in an embarrassing position, nan-we-dzing 難爲情.