A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / ioh

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泊

• To ripple; to shimmer.

• cúi mīn ioh-ioh-sih;

  there is a ripple on the surface.

• hái mīn kŭa ioh-ioh-sih to bŏi, nĕ pêⁿ-pêⁿ;

  there is not a ripple on the sea, it is perfectly smooth.

燐

• To flicker, like an ignis-fatuus.

• chin-chĭeⁿ kúi-húe hìeⁿ-seⁿ, ioh-ioh-sih;

  flickers like a will-o-the-wisp.

• ioh-ioh-sih cĕng-cĕng kúi-húe;

  it flickers and flashes all over with the light of will-o-the-wisps.