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| 紅毛塗 || 水泥 || [[angmngthoo]] || because they called Dutch "angmo" savages (紅毛番)。 | | 紅毛塗 || 水泥 || [[angmngthoo]] || because they called Dutch "angmo" savages (紅毛番)。 | ||
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==Words you may recognize== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''MTL''' | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''Tai. Hanji''' | |||
| align="center" style="background:#f0f0f0;"|'''English Meaning''' | |||
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| [[tee]] ||茶||tea (from Amoy) | |||
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| [[khaothaau]]||叩頭||kowtow (to kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in token of homage, worship, or deep respect) | |||
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| [[kafmsia]]||感謝 ||cumshaw (grateful thanks, from Amoy) | |||
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| [[sampafn'ar]]||舢舨仔||sampan (a flat-bottomed skiff used in eastern Asia and usually propelled by two short oars) | |||
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| [[Jidpurn]]||日本||Japan/Nippon | |||
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| [[Sekkhiaf]] ||釋迦 ||sweetsop (sugar-apple), resembles top part of Gautama Buddha's (Sakyamuni) head | |||
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