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 * A long time; to excel.
 * chîang-kú;
 * always; a long time.


 * chîang seⁿ put láu;
 * physical immortality.


 * sĭ i só̤ chîang;
 * it is what he excels in.


 * cêk bô̤ só̤ chîang;
 * he excels in nothing.


 * A crowbar; to dig with a crowbar.
 * phûe-chîang;
 * a wooden crowbar having an iron sheath.
 * a wooden crowbar having an iron sheath.


 * thih chîang;
 * an iron crowbar.


 * chîang kàu kâi khang chim-chim;
 * dig out a deep hole.


 * chîang kâi khang hó̤ khîa ki thĭo;
 * dig a hole to set a post in.


 * Common; ordinary; always.
 * úa thóiⁿ tîeh phêng-chîang;
 * it appears to me to be an ordinary thing.
 * it appears to me to be an ordinary thing.


 * phêng-phêng chîang-chîang, bô̤ sĭm-mih ko̤h īeⁿ;
 * it is quite ordinary, and does not differ from the common ones.


 * chîang-chîang sìo-līam lṳ́;
 * I am always speaking about you.


 * úang-chîang i to m̄ pat cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * he never did so before.


 * lṳ́ tîeh chîang lâi cē;
 * you must come oftener.


 * chîang ŭ kâi sṳ̄;
 * it is a common occurrence.


 * chîang ŭ kâi mûeh;
 * it is an ordinary thing.


 * Having only one good leg; crippled; halt.
 * chĭang kha-teⁿ;
 * to hop on one foot, having only one sound leg.
 * to hop on one foot, having only one sound leg.


 * kîaⁿ to m̄ kîaⁿ, cò̤-nî tó̤ chĭang?
 * Why do you not walk properly instead of hopping along on one foot?


 * kúai-kha chĭang-tôi kâi nâng;
 * a cripple.


 * i nŏ̤ kâi tó̤ chĭang-chin-cheⁿ;
 * the two are playing the game of hopping on one foot over seven stones placed at equal distances apart.

chiap
 * A concubine.
 * cêk chi cêk chiap;
 * a wife and a concubine.
 * a wife and a concubine.


 * bói chiap;
 * buy a concubine.


 * síe chiap;
 * my concubine.


 * ài chiap;
 * your concubine.


 * thóng chiap khì chi;
 * divorce the wife for love of the concubine.


 * To pilfer, to steal.
 * thau-chiap;
 * to steal.
 * to steal.


 * pĭ chiap;
 * stolen.


 * chiap-châk;
 * a petty thief.

chie
 * Masculine; martial; virile; brave.
 * chie gû-kó;
 * a bull.
 * a bull.


 * nŏ̤ kâi kak chie-chie;
 * two great horns.


 * chie koi-ang;
 * a fine cock.


 * cí ciah koi chie căi;
 * this is a rampant fowl.


 * i chie-chie nē, àiⁿ kio i sie phah;
 * he is very perk and wants to fight with them.


 * To laugh.
 * hó̤ chìe; khó̤ chìe;
 * laughable.
 * laughable.


 * hí-chìe;
 * to laugh at.


 * chí-chìe; to deride, kìen-chìe;
 * ridiculous.


 * pun nâng chìe;
 * was laughed at.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh chìe sí;
 * considered it unspeakably ludicrous.


 * chìe-ūe căi;
 * absurd.


 * chìe hi-hi;
 * to titter.


 * khá-khá chìe;
 * to giggle.


 * chìe-but chìe-but;
 * smiling.


 * mûiⁿ chìe;
 * to smile.


 * né chìe;
 * a forced laugh.


 * tōa chìe tōa tàⁿ;
 * loud laughing and talking.


 * àm-cĕⁿ chìe;
 * secretly laughed.


 * chìe mīn hóⁿ;
 * a deceitful smile.


 * phīⁿ chìe, chùi chìe;
 * to laugh all over one's face.


 * hàuⁿ chìe căi;
 * fond of fun.


 * chìe chùi;
 * smiling lips.


 * hiong khûn phah m̄ tit chìe mīn;
 * the most ruthless hand will not smite a smiling face.


 * thau chìe thau khàu;
 * half laughing and half crying.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ chìe khuah nâng kâi chùi;
 * do not make yourself ridiculous.


 * m̆ chìe nē;
 * restrained his disposition to laugh.


 * lún chìe;
 * refrain from laughing.


 * hah-hah chìe;
 * a horse-laugh.


 * hih-hih chìe;
 * to laugh boisterously.


 * hih-hih chìe;
 * to snicker.


 * To sing.
 * chìe khek; chìe kua;
 * to sing ballads.
 * to sing ballads.


 * lṳ́ chìe chut khek úa thiaⁿ;
 * you sing a ballad to me.


 * cí chut khek chìe lâi hó̤ căi;
 * this ballad was well sung.


 * chìe khṳ̀ m̄ tùi páng;
 * it was not sung according to the tune.


 * chìe chut lâi, siaⁿ-im hó̤, âu-tói īa hó̤;
 * the singing was good, and the voices were good.

 chieⁿ
 * A spear; a musket.
 * chieⁿ, to̤, kìam, kek;
 * spears, knives, swords, and battle axes.
 * spears, knives, swords, and battle axes.


 * chieⁿ huap;
 * a soldiers' manual.


 * hûe bé chieⁿ;
 * give a back thrust when unhorsed.


 * lô̤h bé, kim chieⁿ;
 * to pretend to be unhorsed in order to give a thrust.


 * chîang-chieⁿ;
 * a long spear.


 * níoⁿ-chieⁿ;
 * a fowling piece.


 * îeⁿ-chieⁿ;
 * a pistol.


 * chieⁿ chíu;
 * a substitute who enters the examination for the B. A. degree, or who writes themes for another.


 * mîaⁿ chieⁿ;
 * a renowned scholar who acts as substitute.


 * cò̤ chieⁿ;
 * to act as substitute.


 * kò chieⁿ;
 * hire a substitute.


 * To take by force.
 * chíeⁿ-kiap kâi ùaⁿ-kĭaⁿ;
 * a case of plundering.
 * a case of plundering.


 * tng mīn chíeⁿ pêh i;
 * took it away right before his face.


 * sĭ úa chíeⁿ thâu-soiⁿ;
 * I take the liberty of going ahead.


 * i sĭ chĭeⁿ-lô̤h pât nâng kâi;
 * he has seized upon what belongs to some other person.


 * lî mīn chíeⁿ;
 * took it while his head was turned.


 * pêh jît chíeⁿ-kiap;
 * robbed him of it in broad day-