the character 合

合

Gang Hiog 江煜 begins the video by saying “bung2 ze1 gai7 i1 hab8 bhua5”

bung2 ze1 gai7 i1 hab8 bhua5

本書個伊合磨｜本书个伊合磨

hah8

gag4hah8	結合｜结合	to combine, to link, to integrate
zu1hah8	組合｜组合	to assemble, to combine, to compose, combination, compilation
hah8sêg4	合適｜合适	suitable, fitting, appropriate
hah8sêg4 is actually said as sêg4hah8 適合｜适合 – it is one of those words which we flip over the characters.

gah4

gah4sing1	合身	said of clothes which are well fitting
gah4ka1	合骹	said of shoes or socks which fit one's feet
gah4mag8	合目	aesthetically pleasing
Ua2 gah4 le2 zo3bu5 lai5 ke3
我合汝做瓠來去｜我合汝做瓠来去
我佮汝做瓠來去｜我佮汝做瓠来去 [gah4 in this example can be written as 佮]
I will go together  with you.
NOTE: we do not have a character for bu5 but many people write zo3bu5 as 做瓠 to mean together.

gab4

gab4ioh8	合藥｜合药	In Chinese Traditional Medicine, medicinal ingredients are put all together and this process is called gab4ioh8.
gab4 zo3zêg8du1	合做一堆	to combine all together
lai5 gab4 bung2 ze1	來合本書｜来合本书
In the old days, Chinese books have to be sewn together at the edges with a strong thread. The process of having to put the book together is called gab4 bung2 ze1 and lai5 gab4 bung2 ze1 means come and sew the book together.

hab8 [remember to close your mouth after you say words ending with b to give the right sound]

bung2 ze1 hab8 ki2lai5	本書合起來｜本书合起来	close the book
bung2 ze1 gai2i1 hab8 bhua5	本書個伊合磨｜本书个伊合磨	close the book tightly