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

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染

• To dye; to tint; to tinge.

• àiⁿ jíam tī cêk sek?

  What color do you want it to be dyed?

• bô̤ khṳ̀ tíam jíam i;

  do not get this tinged by that.

• jíam hng;

  a dyer’s establishment.

• jíam cńg-kah;

  tint the finger nails.

• put kùe tíam jíam cē;

  only the finishing touches.

蚺

• A large serpent found in southern China, described as fifty feet long; it can seize deer for food; it has long teeth and a bright variegated skin, which is used for covering guitars.

• jîam cûa táⁿ;

  the gall of the large serpent, reputed to be useful in curing consumption.