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 * To plunge a thing into water for the purpose of cooling it.
 * chih húe-thòaⁿ;
 * extinguish cinders by plunging them in water.


 * khîeh khí lâi cū chih lô̤h cúi;
 * as soon as you lift it off plunge it into the water.


 * chih lô̤h khṳ̀ cū cī-cē-kìe;
 * when you plunge it in it hisses.


 * chih kàu cho̤h cúi sie-sie;
 * the water was heated by its being plunged in.


 * To brand; to burn in.
 * cang thih pû âng-âng lâi chih;
 * take an iron, heat it red hot, and brand it therewith.
 * take an iron, heat it red hot, and brand it therewith.


 * chih mô̤ⁿ kâi ìn;
 * a branding iron for branding animals.


 * chih kàu chiah-pauh chiah-pauh;
 * scorched it brown.

chim
 * Deep; profound; intimate; intense; very.
 * cúi bô̤ hìeⁿ chim;
 * the water is not very deep.
 * the water is not very deep.


 * cúi ho̤h chim;
 * the water is quite deep.


 * tŏ̤-lí chim;
 * this doctrine is deep.


 * i jī-bâk chim;
 * he is a person of profound scholarship.


 * chim sek;
 * deeply tinted.


 * chim ṳn;
 * great kindness.


 * i nŏ̤ nâng ìo chim kau;
 * the two are on excellent terms with each other.


 * chim-tîm;
 * profound.


 * i kâi kòi-mông chim-tîm;
 * his plot was a deep laid one.


 * keⁿ chim lío;
 * it is past midnight.


 * chim kìu;
 * deep research.


 * chim-chim chíu ip-că;
 * a very low bow.


 * chim-au chim-au;
 * concave.


 * chim hn̆g;
 * far distant.


 * chim nâng bô̤ chíen gṳ́;
 * deep thinkers do not make shallow speeches.


 * líu kàu chim-chim;
 * dig it deep.


 * kût chim cē;
 * dig deeper.


 * chim-àu;
 * abstruse.


 * hó̤ li kau chim, m̄-hó̤ li kau chíen;
 * be intimate with the good, and hold little intercourse with the bad.


 * chîu kak khṳ̀ chim căi;
 * his enmity is very deep.


 * chim hṳ̆n i;
 * dislike him greatly.


 * thn̄g chim;
 * probe deeply.


 * chǹg ŭ cêk chùn chim;
 * pierced to the depth of an inch.


 * chim kàu chah m̄ căi;
 * so deep I cannot touch bottom.


 * To sleep.
 * chím cîah m̄ uaⁿ;
 * no comfort either in eating or in sleeping.
 * no comfort either in eating or in sleeping.


 * bûang chang hùi chím;
 * loss of food and sleep.


 * cìaⁿ chím, lăi chím;
 * the sleeping appartments for males and for females.


 * Sybiline; an omen.
 * chìm cṳ;
 * a sybiline book.
 * a sybiline book.


 * khieh tîeh chìm-cṳ;
 * choose an omen from a sybiline book.


 * chìm-cṳ tī;
 * a plot of ground indicated by an omen found in a sybiline book.


 * jû khieh tîeh chìm cṳ khǹg kín-kín;
 * keep it carefully as one would keep a hint from the book of fate.


 * To search for; to explore; common.
 * chîm-chūe;
 * to search for.
 * to search for.


 * chîm-chūe m̄ tîeh;
 * could not find it.


 * kṳn thâu chîm kṳn búe;
 * to investigate thoroughly.


 * chîm pó̤;
 * search for treasure.


 * chîm-sieⁿ kâi nâng;
 * an ordinary person.


 * chîm-sîeⁿ kâi mûeh;
 * a common article.


 * chîm-sîeⁿ kâi sṳ̄;
 * a frequent occurrence.


 * chîm tī;
 * to explore the country.


 * kàu ku-ā nî cìaⁿ chîm tîeh;
 * found it after many years search.


 * chîm-chut ŭ ko̤h īeⁿ kâi ì chut lâi;
 * found out another meaning for it.


 * To invade; to usurp.
 * chîm-thun sìo-bâk;
 * took illegal possession of the account books.
 * took illegal possession of the account books.


 * chîm-hŭam kéng-kài;
 * invaded their boundaries.


 * chîm-cìam;
 * to usurp.


 * chim hŵt;
 * to invade and chastise.


 * To take hold of for the purpose of moving; to lay hold of and sway; to joggle; to shake.
 * chĭm m̄ tin-tăng;
 * cannot stir it from its position.
 * cannot stir it from its position.


 * khṳt i khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ chĭm cū chĭm khí lâi;
 * let him steadily lift at it and it will move.


 * nŏ̤ nâng khṳ̀ kio i sie-hŭ chǐm;
 * two persons went to help him move it.


 * chin-chĭeⁿ suaⁿ-meⁿ chĭm cîeh-teng, chĭm tîeh bô̤ bī bô̤ sò;
 * like a dragon fly laying hold of a stone half imbedded in the earth for the purpose of lifting it, the stone is not swayed at all thereby.


 * màiⁿ chĭm tîeh chn̂g;
 * do not jog the table.

chin
 * Like, similar, resembling; as if.
 * seⁿ lâi chin-chĭeⁿ;
 * they are much alike.
 * they are much alike.


 * cò̤ lâi m̄ chin-chĭeⁿ;
 * they are very unlike.


 * i chin-chĭeⁿ i âi;
 * he resembles his mother.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh chin-chĭeⁿ chin-chĭeⁿ;
 * they appear very similar.


 * chin-chĭeⁿ m̄-hó̤, khî-sît hó̤;
 * it looks badly, but is really excellent.


 * chin-chĭeⁿ ngà kâi;
 * like a dunce.


 * chin-chĭeⁿ m̄ hàuⁿ;
 * appeared unwilling.


 * One's own; akin; kith.
 * bó̤ chin;
 * own mother.
 * own mother.


 * úa chin hĭⁿ thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * I heard it with my own ears.


 * chin mâk thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * saw it with his own eyes.


 * chin mīn kāng i tàⁿ;
 * tell him with your own mouth.


 * cía jī sĭ i chin pit sía kâi;
 * this was written by his own hand.


 * chin sin khṳ̀ cò̤;
 * went and did it himself.


 * àiⁿ cò̤ chin;
 * are going to marry.


 * sêng chin;
 * to consummate marriage.


 * kîaⁿ chin-ngêng kâi lói-sìo;
 * perform the marriage rites.


 * sì mâk bô̤