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sift, to, thai.

sigh, tháu-khùi; thàng-khì; thàng-sek.

sight, of the eyes, ma̍k-la̍t; ma̍k-si̍t. to have one's, ma̍k-chiu kng; ma̍k-chiu thóiⁿ-kìⁿ. lose one's, sit-mêng; chheⁿ-mêⁿ. lose sight of, m̄-kìⁿ. at first, tsho-kìⁿ; tsho-ē-kìⁿ. know by, pùaⁿ-mīn siang-sek; sek-mīn. near, kṳ̃n-sĩ. dim, ma̍k-chiu hue.

sign, hō; jī-hō; kì-hō; ìn-hō; kì-tiãu. a secret sign, àm-ieh; àm-hō. to make such, phah-àm-hō. in heaven, thien-siãng; thien-tiãu. signs of the Zodiac, tsa̍p-jī-keng. sign-board, chie-pâi; phòu-hō.

sign, to, a paper, chhiam-miâⁿ; tsham-miâⁿ; ūe-ap; ūe-hō.

signal, flag, kî-hō. gun, pàng-phàu ûi-hō. hoist a, liū-kî.

signature, miâⁿ; hue-ap.

signet, ìn.

signify, it does not, bô-kai-tsài; bô-kàu tî-kò-khṳ̀; bô-siang-kan; bô-chhiet-iàu; bô-bī. signification, ì-sṳ̀; jī-ngĩ; jī-ì; ì-ngĩ; sueh.

silent, tiām-tiām; tiām-chẽⁿ; m̃-khui-tshùi; bô-tshut-siaⁿ; mi̍t-mi̍t bô-ngân.

silk, si-tiû lîn-tn̄g. thread, si-sùaⁿ. shop, tiû-tn̄g-phòu. silk-worm, tshôiⁿ. cocoon, tshôiⁿ-kóiⁿ. to rear, chhī-tshôiⁿ; iáng-tshôiⁿ. larvoe of, tshôiⁿ-jîn. silk-worm moth, tshôiⁿ-ngô.

silly, chhi-ko; chhi-chhi ngâi-ngâi.

silver, ngṳ̂n. -smith, phah-ngṳ̂n sai-pẽ. shop, siu-sek-phòu. pure, tsok-siâⁿ-ngṳ̂n. with two parts of alloy, poih-siâⁿ-ngṳ̂n. fragments of, ngṳ̂n-tshùi. ingots, see INGOT.

similar, húang-sṳ̃; siang-sṳ̃; chhin-chhiẽⁿ; tãi-tâng, siáu-ĩ; húang-hut.

simmer, as water, tshang.

simple, láu-si̍t; bô-ngũi; tong-ti̍t; phok-si̍t; phok-sù; tshún-ti̍t; bô-hue-jī. simpleton, ngà-nâng.

simultaneous, tâng-sî; tsò-che̍k-ē.

sin, tsũe; tsũe-ak; tsũe-kùe. to sin, hũam-tsũe; tit-tsũe. [tsũe means guilt.]

since, when? tâng tiâng-sî? olden times, tâng-kóu-tsá kàu-chí-kò lâi; tsṳ̃-tsá íⁿ-lâi; tshông-kóu íⁿ-lâi. since it is so, kì-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ; kì-jiên sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ.