Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iap

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iap

  • iap10693214
  • To repress; to conquer.
m̄-hó̤ khi-iap nâng;
one must not oppress others.
chíaⁿ tieⁿ hû lâi tìn-iap;
ask for a charm to overcome it.
phài i khṳ̀ thâng-iap;
depute him to go and quell it.
pun i iap tó̤ khṳ̀;
was overthrown by him.
iap cam;
an awl.
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  • The brilliancy of a flash.
îap-îap-sih;
to glitter.
îap-cē-sih;
flashed.
thiⁿ tèng it húe îap-îap-sih;
there was a flash of zigzag lightning.
hṳ́ kâi îap-cē-sih cìe kàu thô-ĕ kng-kng;
that flash lighted up the earth.
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  • A butterfly; a hinge.
îap-tîap;
a butterfly.
îap-tîap chwn hue;
the butterfly flutters among the flowers.
îap-tîap chái hue;
the butterfly sips the flowers.
thih îap-tîap, tâng îap-tîap;
iron or brass hinges.