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very frisky.
- lṳ́ thóiⁿ i iak-iak nē, cò̤ khéng su-hôk nâng;
- you see that he is very full of life, and will not willingly be tamed down.
iam
- 拌iam654645
- To merge in a seasoning or dressing.
- cía tîeh iam sī-îu thn̂g chò;
- this must have a dressing of soy, sugar, and vinegar.
- iam pêh chò;
- put simple vinegar on it.
- 閹iam10831698
- To castrate; to geld.
- iam-koi;
- a capon.
- iam-jîn;
- a eunuch.
- iam-hw̆n;
- doorkeepers in the harem.
- thāi-kàm to sĭ iam kâi;
- the doorkeepers of the harem are eunuchs.
- thien iam;
- eunuchs from birth.
- iam khṳ̀ m̄ sĭen;
- imperfectly gelded.
- 覘íam461472
- To peep; to peek; to spy.
- íam thóiⁿ i tŏ̤ mē;
- peep and see if he is there.
- i khṳ̀ thau íam i;
- he went and peeped furtively at her.
- jĭm íam, íam m̄ kìⁿ;
- tried to peek in but could not.
- íam mn̂g phāng;
- peep through a crack in the door.
- íam choiⁿ-lí-kìaⁿ;
- look through a spy-glass.
- 偃íam108699
- To sink under water.
- cí ki cíeⁿ ŏi íam cúi;
- this oar sinks in the water.
- íam bú siu bûn sĭ thiⁿ-ĕ thài-phêng;
- when military men sink and civilians swim, the whole world is at peace.
- pùaⁿ íam cúi;
- half in and half out of water.
- 掩íam1088648
- To screen from observation; to hide from view; to shade and conceal.
- i sĭ tó̤ cia-íam kâi ūe;
- his talk is intended to keep the facts from being discovered.
- úa thóiⁿ i sĭ tó̤ íam-sek kâi;
- I consider that he is acting hypocritically.
- cia-íam kàu bô̤ nâng cai;
- kept closely concealed so that no one knows.
- pùaⁿ íam mn̂g;
- a half-closed door; half concealed.
- cang thô íam bûa;
- cover it over with clay.
- 饜ìam108918414
- Satiated; to cloy; distasteful.
- ìam cūaⁿ;
- sated.
- tham tit bô̤ ìam;
- the avaricious are never satisfied.
- cîah bŏi ìam;
- cannot eat enough of it.
- thóiⁿ bŏi ìam;
- never satisfied with seeing.
- m̄ cai ìam cok;
- insatiable.
- cîah tîeh ìam;
- have eaten it till I am sick of it.
- peh thâk put ìam;
- an insatiable reader.
- kú cŭ lĕng nâng ìam;
- one may outstay a welcome.
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- 跨ìam4681576
- To step across; to pass over.
- ìam tùi i sin téng kùe;
- step across over his body.
- kha màiⁿ ìam tîeh i;
- do not step over it.
- kúi kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ, tó̤ ìam chṳ́ gû, hóⁿ, thò;
- several children playing leap-frog.
- phâk îam;
- to evaporate salt in the sun.
- îam chíang;
- a salt shed.
- îam teng;
- salt-makers.
- îam sieⁿ;
- salt-merchants.
- îam-ūn-si;
- a salt-commissioner.
- sài îam;
- make salt.
- kuaⁿ îam;
- salt that has paid duty.
- cía sĭ lâng-su cîah îam;
- this is a little salt for daily use.
- îam, cau, chò, cìeⁿ;
- salt, malt, vinegar and sauces.
- îam châ bí sĭ ìo-kín kâi;
- salt, wood, and rice, are necessaries.
- o îam, pêh îam;
- uncleansed salt, and cleansed salt.
- îam hu;
- fine salt.
- îam ló;
- the brine in damp salt.
- seh cē îam;
- sprinkle in a little salt.
- seh cē pô̤h îam;
- sprinkle in a thin layer of salt.
- cheⁿ-îam;
- soda.
- hûai-îam;
- salt-petre.
- 炎îam1085864
- Hot; ardent; fiery.
- thiⁿ-khì îam-jîet; thiⁿ-sî îam-jûah;
- the weather is very hot.
- sì-chêng sĭm sĭ îam lîang;
- the world is very fickle.
- îam-jûah kâi sî-hāu tîeh cai tháu lîang;
- when it it hot one must take cooling food.
- 燄ĭam10918612
- The fury of a fire.
- húe-ĭam;
- flames.
- húe-ĭam li-li seng khí lâi;
- the flames continue to flare up.
- húe-ĭam uak-uak-kie;
- the flames mutter.
- 艶īam109113913
- Glossy; sleek.
- īam-lĭ;
- slick.
- i kâi mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;
- its feathers are very glossy.
- nĕ īam-īam;
- exceedingly sleek.
iang
- 央iang1070372
- The middle; the centre.
- pàng tŏ̤ tong-iang;
- put it in the middle.
- tong-iang tèng pàng cêk tieⁿ chn̂g;
- set a table in the centre.
- sái-pàng tong-iang kò̤;
- put it in the middle.
- hue-hn̂g kâi tong-iang tèng cèng ŭ cêk câng chīu;
- in the middle of the garden a tree had been planted.
- 殃iang1070785
- A visitation; a misfortune from above.
- hṳ́ kâi tī-hng cau iang;
- that region has met with calamity.
- cai-iang;
- afflictions.
- hŭa iang;
- a punative calamity.
- cò̤ put sĭen kàng cṳ peh iang;
- he who does wickedly will meet with every misfortune.
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