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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...in a document or in spoken evidence, lienhoan-kiet, a joint bond made by several householders (v. hoan). pi-lien, conterminous, as fields; having a common wall, as houses, pi-lien (T.), id. lien-kui, a shopcounter. lien-oa iah-chi. he licks even the bowl, said of a greedy man. beh-lai, lien-bu bo, trying to get interest he loses the principal too. chit-trig khah-lien, rather more than ten feet long. lien-hoe, destitute, miserable, and of ruined character, without any hope of getting into a better way of life (v. hoe). lieil (R. IGng), a word U6ed like a cipher in writing, = khdng. nng-pah lien-sa, 203. chit-chheng lien sl-tsap, 1040. lien R. leng, name of a plant. Iien-chi-chh6, a fabulous plant of good omen. lieil R. the water-lily and such plants, (T. nai, Cn. nfii, in some phrases). liSn-hoe, the water-lily, ho-lien, small white water-lily. ge-si-liSn, a waterlily that opens at mid-day. pek-tsu-lien, a flower like a lily with a tall stalk and a large bunch of beautiful blue flowers (lit. hundred); the Agapanthes. chhithi6h-lien, a medical plant with large pinnate leaves, somewhat like the elder, td-tiau-lien, a small green bird, fond of hanging by its feet; a plant that grows abundantly hanging down on cliffs and old walls. HSnchiau, the red-flowering arum. chheng-lien, a rich bluish purple, of medium darkness, like the flowers of the pek-tsu-lien. kim-lien, women's small feet chh.ai-lien-tb.au, the chief subscriber to an 6ng-tsun (v. chhai). lien-chi, seed of water-lily, lien-chl-sim, the Bprout or germ in the centre of it. kng-lien, waterlily seeds from Canton, kien-lien, do., from Fullkien. lien-jidk, lobes of the seed. lien-pe its seedvessel. lien-hoe-pe id. lign-ngau, water-lily roots. lieu (R id.) tah-lien, a dou...

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