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

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• Complaisant; pliant; flexible.

• un-jîu;

  meek.

• jîu-ńng;

  pliable.

• kâi sèⁿ-chêng jîu-jîak;

  his disposition is mild.

• siaⁿ jîu-jîu;

  a soft voice.

• i jîu-jîu nē, bŏi khì;

  he is very gentle, and not easily annoyed.

• i kâi chíu ńng-jîu ńng-jîu nē;

  her arms are very weak.

• i li khah kang, i li khah jîu;

  this is too stiff, and this too limp.

• cí īeⁿ chīu-ki ío ńng-jîu, hó̤ khut cò̤ ûah mṳ̂eh kâi hêng;

  the branches of these trees are flexible, and may be formed into the outlines of living creatures.