章
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A chapter, a statement.
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cêk cieⁿ;
a chapter.
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tŏiⁿ saⁿ cieⁿ;
the third chapter.
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poih cieⁿ it cak;
the eighth chapter and first verse.
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cò̤ bûn-cieⁿ;
writes essays.
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hó̤ bûn-cieⁿ;
a well written article.
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píe cieⁿ;
a memorial.
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càu cieⁿ;
send a memorial.
樟
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Camphor.
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cieⁿ chīu;
the camphor tree.
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cieⁿ châ cò̤ kâi;
what is made of camphor wood.
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cieⁿ-ló̤;
camphor gum.
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cieⁿ-ló̤ hó̤ nā cúi téng hwt húe;
camphor gum may be ignited when on the surface of water.
漿
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A thick fluid; starch; to starch.
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chong cieⁿ;
make starch.
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saⁿ-khò kùe cieⁿ;
starch the clothes.
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hûe ke cieⁿ sói;
gone home to put her clothes in order.
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lâm cieⁿ;
blued starch.
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màiⁿ cieⁿ khah kău;
do not put in too much starch.
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màiⁿ cieⁿ khah khīa;
do not starch it too stiff.
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àiⁿ cieⁿ kàu khīa-khīa;
I want it starched very stiff.
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cieⁿ ēng pô̤h cĕ;
use rather thin starch.
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cieⁿ cúi;
gravy.
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kẁn cieⁿ;
produces pus.
槳
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An oar.
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cûn cíeⁿ;
the oars.
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poih cíeⁿ cûn;
an eight oared boat.
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kò̤ cíeⁿ;
to row.
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chiⁿ cíeⁿ, chiⁿ m̄ căi, tîeh kò̤;
cannot touch bottom with the oar and must row.
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sì pèⁿ cíeⁿ;
four oared.
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thâu cíeⁿ;
the bowman’s oar.
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búe cíeⁿ;
the steersman’s oar.
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ap búe cíeⁿ;
draw in the stern oar.
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toaⁿ pèⁿ cíeⁿ;
single oared.
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cíeⁿ tiam;
the upright posts, to which the oars are attached in a Chinese boat.
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cíeⁿ khau;
the rope ring which holds the oar in place.
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cíeⁿ-khau lût khui cē, cíeⁿ cìaⁿ lap tit lô̤h;
shove up the rope ring and then you can slip the oar on.
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sái huang, kiam kò̤ cíeⁿ;
to sail and row at the same time.
守
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To watch, to guard; to have in keeping.
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úa àiⁿ chut mn̂g, lṳ́ hó̤ cíeⁿ chù;
I am going out, and you may watch the house.
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i cíeⁿ kín-kín, bô̤ kîaⁿ khui;
he keeps a close watch over it, and does not leave it at all.
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cíeⁿ-keⁿ;
a night watchman.
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mêⁿ-kùa tó̤ cíeⁿ phò;
guards the shop at night.
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ēng i tó̤ cíeⁿ câh-mn̂g;
employ him to guard the barrier.
掌
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The palm of the hand.
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chíu-cíeⁿ; pa-cíeⁿ;
the palm.
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phah pa-cíeⁿ;
to clap the hands.
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phah i cêk ē pa-cíeⁿ;
give him a slap.
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hîm cíeⁿ;
a bear’s paw.
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kōi jû hẃn cíeⁿ;
as easy as turning the hand.
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sien-nâng pa-cieⁿ;
the flat leaved cactus.
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gô̤ cíeⁿ; ah cíeⁿ;
web-footed.
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cía tîeh cang kha pa-cíeⁿ lâi phah;
he ought to be kicked for it.
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chíu cíeⁿ hûn;
the lines in the hand.
這
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Thus; this way; so.
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cìeⁿ-seⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
like this or like that.
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lṳ́ màiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
do not speak thus.
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cîah kàu cìeⁿ pûi;
grew so stout.
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siu-sîp kàu cìeⁿ ngía;
arranged so prettily.
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chēng kàu cìeⁿ phâi-chîang;
dressed so elegantly.
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lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ māng lâi?
Why do you come so late?
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i kîaⁿ cìeⁿ méⁿ, úa jīo i m̄ tîeh;
he walks so fast that I cannot overtake him.
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lṳ́ cìeⁿ sò̤i cò̤-nî ŏi cìeⁿ m̄ hó̤? sĭ tī-tîang kà lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ?
Since you are so small, how is it that you are so bad? Who was it that taught you to be so?
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tîeh àng cìeⁿ tōa kâi úa cìaⁿ àiⁿ;
if there were one as large as this, I should want it.
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cìeⁿ pôiⁿ, hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;
this side and the other side.
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lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ, úa hìeⁿ-seⁿ;
you do one thing, and I will do the other.
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lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ ŏ̤i?
How is it that you are so competent?
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lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ hó̤?
How is it that you are so well?
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lṳ́ cò̤ ŏi cìeⁿ-seⁿ?
How is it that you are in this condition?
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sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
that is the way it is; that is all that remains to be said.
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sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu àiⁿ;
I want just such and no other.
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àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu hó̤;
if that is the case, it is all right.
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úa sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
this is my fixed position in regard to the matter.
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lṳ́ cò̤ m̄ siu m̄ sîp, cìeⁿ nah-sap sìeⁿ?
Why are you so disorderly and uncleanly?
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jú tàⁿ, jú cìe-seⁿ;
the more that is said, the worse it grows.
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jú cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
do thus.
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úa hàm lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤, lṳ́ tin-tò̤ hìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
I told you to do it in this way and you did just the reverse.
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àng húe-cûn cìeⁿ méⁿ;
as fast as a steamboat moves.
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àng cí koiⁿ chù cìeⁿ tōa;
as large as this house.
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m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it is not so.
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cìeⁿ bô̤ sîn-khì, tîeh cîah pó;
when so lacking in vigor, you must take a tonic.
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cìeⁿ-seⁿ kâi nâng, m̄-hó̤ kau-chap;
do not associate with such people.
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i sĭ cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ a m̄ sĭ;
he did so, did he not.
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i cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
he did it in this way.
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i cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
that is what he said.
醬
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Relishes; salt condiments.
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tāu cìeⁿ; bûe cìeⁿ; bí cìeⁿ; lâh-cie cìeⁿ;
salt relishes made from beans, plums, rice, or red peppers.
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hiam cìeⁿ;
pungent salt condiments.
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cìeⁿ-hu;
catsup.
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saⁿ cham cìeⁿ;
mixed relishes.
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cìeⁿ sie chài;
small vegetables seasoned in soy.
癢
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To itch.
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pê cĭeⁿ;
to scratch on account of itching.
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ŏi cĭeⁿ a bŏi?
Does it itch?
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lṳ́ kâi nêk tó̤ cĭeⁿ lio!
You itch for want of a whipping!
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cĭeⁿ kàu khàng kut;
it itches down to the bone.
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cĭeⁿ àiⁿ khṳ̀ pê, pê lío īu thìaⁿ;
scratch it because it itches, and after scratching it, it becomes sore.
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cĭeⁿ kàu m̄ hó̤ năi, tĭeh bói sĭm-mûeh lâi so̤h;
it itches intolerably, I must buy something to rub on it.
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sói cĭeⁿ;
a wash for itching.
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cĭeⁿ kò̤ m̄ pê, khṳ pê thìaⁿ kó̤;
not scratching where it itches but where it is sore.
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cĭeⁿ căi;
itches badly.
上
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To ascend; to rise; to mount.
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cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;
go to Peking.
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cĭeⁿ lâu-téng;
go up stairs.
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cĭeⁿ suaⁿ;
ascend the mountain; to disembark.
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cĭeⁿ-cĭeⁿ lô̤h-lô̤h;
ascending and descending.
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bŏi tit cĭeⁿ;
cannot get up.
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thóiⁿ m̄ cīeⁿ mâk;
it will not pass muster.
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cĭeⁿ chĭ bói chài;
gone a marketing.
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cĭeⁿ cûn;
to embark.
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pha-cĭeⁿ bé-sin cĭu tîeh khîa;
if you mount a horse you must ride him.
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peh-cĭeⁿ chīu;
climb a tree.
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cĭeⁿ chù-tèng;
get up on the roof.
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cĭeⁿ kè, lô̤h kè;
increase or diminish the price.
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cĭeⁿ cîⁿ kaⁿ-ná, lô̤h cîⁿ kieⁿ;
olives grow more valuable by keeping, and ginger grows less so.
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sṳ̄ cē cĭeⁿ chíu cū cò̤ kàu hó̤-hó̤;
as soon as the business is put into his hands it is accomplished.
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m̄ cĭeⁿ cêk kâi gûeh;
not so much as a month.
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cĭeⁿ côi khṳ̀ thóiⁿ;
club together and go and see.
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kío cĭeⁿ;
to sum up.
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cĭeⁿ cúi cûn;
goes against the current.
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chù lăi cĭeⁿ cúi;
the water rises into the house.
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cĭeⁿ pńg cieⁿ;
send up a report.
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cêk ĕ cĭeⁿ, cêk ē lô̤h;
for each ascent there is a descent.
上
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Upper; high; foregoing; in; upon.
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cīeⁿ ĕ;
upper and lower.
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cīeⁿ phêⁿ siaⁿ;
the upper even tone.
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cīeⁿ khṳ̀ siaⁿ;
the upper departing tone.
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cīeⁿ jît;
the other day.
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cīeⁿ kúi jît;
a few days ago.
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cīeⁿ kâi lói-pài;
last Sunday.
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thiⁿ cīeⁿ sîn-sien hú, tī ĕ pù-kùi ke;
in heaven there are the mansions of the angels, and on earth there are the dwellings of noble families.
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cīeⁿ chíu sĭ tī-tîang?
Who was his predecessor?
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cīeⁿ chíu pôiⁿ, ĕ chíu pôiⁿ;
the higher and lower levels.
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cīeⁿ thâu;
up yonder.
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sin-cīeⁿ;
the person.
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sin-cīeⁿ chŵn-jú lío;
he has recovered his health.
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tŏ̤ úa sin-cīeⁿ;
it is upon my person.
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cí-kò̤ íⁿ-cīeⁿ sĭ sĭm-mih tī-hng?
What country is this on before us?
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kío tŏ̤ hṳ́ cīeⁿ;
to conclude from the foregoing.
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úa tŏ̤ cīeⁿ nî lâi;
I came years ago.
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koi cīeⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih hó̤ bói?
What is to be bought in the streets?
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ŭ cīeⁿ ŭ ĕ;
there cannot be an upper without an under.
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cŏ̤ cīeⁿ ūi;
sit in the upper seat.
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cīeⁿ-kùa;
the forenoon.
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cīeⁿ tǹg lâu ĕ tǹg;
keep the earlier meal for a later one.
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cīeⁿ tńg hó̤, ĕ tńg m̄ hó̤;
it was good the former time but not the latter.