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some to clean, as by Elth or water. é-se, to make a
litter, as by bits of paper, wood shavings, &c. (v. se).
é-é', to be unclean, Slthy; to defile (in a superstitious
sense). é-é' thi”-t6e, to offend against the purity of
heaven and earth,'as by leaving a corpse unburied on
the ground. é-é sin-béng, to delile the sanctity of
the gods, as by some impure act or exposure in their
presence, or as a Buddhist priest taking a wife. \
C (R. id. ), (C. l). , héf-é, posterity; descendants.
hié-é (Cn. ), id.
C - phai-é, a large division of a clan. siok ta-
16h chit--é phai-é, to which branch of the family or
clan do you (or does he) belong? _
C (R. ha), (C. e), below; after; classifierof blows; (an
occasion; a plan), one of the musical notes.
téng'-é, above and below. téng-é-jit, on one or
other of two or three successive days. thi"-téng 1169-
é, heaven above and earth below. sua."-téng hai-é,
on land or on sea (or river) (v. hai).
hai-é, on sea or on a river. ‘thi“¢é, under -heaven ;
all under heaven; the Chinese empire. hill”-é, among
the villages.
é-tée, below. tée-é, id. é-thfiu, id. é-bin, id.;
the lower surface or side. é-kha., the lower part. é-
sin, the lower part of one’s body; lower down, as a place.
é-si, on the southem side, on the lee side, &c. (v. si).
léu-é, the ground-iioor. é-1611, the front division of
a house. é-ohio, a building right opposite the prin-
cipal house, but lower down. é-kim, the lower sup-
port of the helm. bak-é, at present. bak-é é-lang,
the men of this time.
é-si, inferior ofhcials (v. si). é-chhiii, dependants,
inferiors, assistants. chhill-é, id.
é-ps, the afternoon. é-pai, next time. é-tang,
the second rice harvest; latter part of year. é-ni`“, the
year following; a following year. é-géh, next month.
é-chit-géh, one month afterwards. é-jit, a day after;
four or five days after. é-chit-jit, one day after. é-
piin, the next volume.
chit-é, one blow. phah-chit-é, to strike once.
chit-é-kl1oa“--ki", at one glance. tsoe-chit-é,
making one lot; all at once; all in one. pun tsoe-
kiii-na-é kia, sen_d it in several successive lots or
portions.
chéng-é, a former occasion. 1:05.-é, exceedingly -;
very abundantly. sa.”-é-toé., thrice as large.
é-sian, a plan; a coutrivance, as regards its advant-
age or otherwise. é-shi” (C.), id. hd-é-siau, it is a
good plan or state of matters; it can be managed in this
way. phé,i“-é-siau, it cannot be so done or will go
wrong; no way of managing it well. b6-é-siau, id.
phaiin-é, very awkward and inconvenient, as a bad mis-
take, or as a man failing to pay what was counted upon;
state of matters making one feel quite ashamed, eg.
some one coming on us in undress. chin phé.i“-é
(esp. Cn.), mattersin a very bad state.
C [R. ha, a mansion] é~mi`g', Amoy. E:-midi”
(C.), id. é-miig-soa“, the island of Arnoy.
é (R. ho). tsai-é; calamity (v. tsai). é-toan, a
matter that breeds troubles. é-kau, when calamity
comes. é-1é`.i, id. jié.-é, to bring calamity on one’s
self. khi=é, id. gin-na khi toii-lang-é, quarrels
begun by boys involve old men.
6 (=lé). hau-é-é, to chirp, as a cicada.
é (C.),'=A. Ge, able. _
8” (R. eng), (T. i“). fs"-ei. (Cn. siie-ka“), an infant.
‘li-E"-dl, to be pregnant. tsa-bé‘-S", you little girl.
£“ (R. eng), (T. i“). S"-S"-han, sound of an infant
crying. '
8" [R. ha, below), (= é“), one of the Chinese musical
notes.
S" (C.), ==A. i". chhan-a", a dragon-Hy.
S” [R. eng, a hero], (C.), ==A. i“, colloquial form of
the proper name “eng.”
§“ (C. ), =A. l", a beam; a rafter.
é" [R. ha, below], (=e“, é), one of the Chinese musi-
cal notes. _
011 [R lek, C. (R.) ek, a narrow pass, calarnity], (C.
eh). tsai-eh, calamities (v. tsai). khé-eh, id. eh-
un, an unlucky period of one’s life. ii-eh-un, to be
very unfortunate. tsoa-siong hér-eh, thi”-toe-se-,
injuries by snakes and tigers are decreed by heaven and
earth. '
eh (C. eh, T. cn. en), (cf. uh). pnah-eh, whic-
cup; to belch. ki“-kui phah-eh, to hiccup from
eating too fast or too much. phah chhau-sng-eh,
to belch, leaving a sour taste, or bringing up a little
sour bad-smelling-stuff pha.l:r..ch.l1iah-sng-eh, id.
eh-sng, to bring up alittle sour onacid stufll eh-
tsiii, to bring up a little watery stuiil
khef-eh, to hiccup. khe-sai-eh, to hiccup; of a
child only. '
thé'-eh, to belch; done politely, as an indication of
having eaten enough. in-611 (Cn.), id. b6-chiah,
ké thér-oh; bo-chhéng, ké chhiau-cheh (T.),
though not having eaten, yet belching as if full; though
with almost no clothes, yet putting on a comfortable
pleased appearance.
' £11 (T. :;h“), exclamation of surprise at something
curious.
eh (C. oeh, os. ah), (A. also teh). krmg-eh,
small chaff or coarse bran of rice, coarser than»“bi-
khng.”
té-éh, small broken hits of tea-leaves. hi-per-éh,
refuse and small fragments of dried fish.
éll (cf. alh“, ut). kill-éh, uncomfortable feeling,
as from much dirt on the skin or dirty clothes; uncom-
fortable, murmuring, discontented feeling. ai-éh,
grieved and murmuring internally. au-éh, displeased
or discontented unhappy .state of mind; discontented or
displeased look; full of superstitious fears from some
bad omen.
éll (C.), =A. oeh, narrow. éh-téh, id.
,   (C.) phah-éh, =phah-eh (also C.), to bolch or
hiccup. p
£ll“ (T.), =A. eh, intexjection of surprise.
éll“, to make a slight sound, as an infant on awaking.
- (ik [R. to force, grieved,=col. ah]. ut-ek, much
vexed and grieved. ek-lék, to compel.
ek [R. to iiicrease, to bene’rit,=col. iah]. li-ek,
beneiit; profit; advantage; to benefit; to do good to.
11-li-ek, beneficial; useful; advantageous. bfi-li-ek,
of no use; useless. bil-ek, id. iii-ek, advantageous;
beneficial. iii-sun bil-ek, both useless and positively
injurious. chin-ek, to make progress in literary ex-
cellence. ek-bu.-0541, pills used for women shortly
after confinement.
` ek (R. id.) ek--chhut-1§.i, to spill over, as water;
too' full; to make a sudden sally or sudden attack. ek-
lai ek-khi, to spill _(as water), by shaking back and
forwards; to surge back and forwards, as a battle, or as
a crowd, or as waves( ek-ke-1é.i ek-ke-khi, to surge