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 * A statesman; a vassal; a courtier who can speak to his sovereign.
 * kun chîn;
 * prince and ministers.


 * tong-chîn;
 * loyal courtiers.


 * châm-chîn;
 * disloyal courtiers.


 * kang-chîn;
 * a treacherous courtier.


 * khûn chîn;
 * the court.


 * tăi chîn;
 * a great noble.


 * mûiⁿ chîn;
 * a petty nobleman.


 * pw̆n chîn;
 * a rebelious noble.


 * lîang chîn;
 * an honorable nobleman.


 * hîen chîn;
 * a learned nobleman.


 * bûn chîn, bú chîn;
 * civil and military officers of very high rank.


 * îong chîn;
 * mediocre statesmen.


 * châi chîn; talented statesmen, bw̄n-kok chîn-hôk;
 * all nations submitted.


 * Old; stale; dried up.
 * chîn-phûe;
 * dried orange peel.
 * dried orange peel.


 * chîn-phûe ko̤;
 * a medicinal paste made from orange peel.


 * cía sĭ chîn-kú kâi chng bí;
 * this is old rice out of a granary.

chio
 * To mix by stirring with the hand.
 * chio câu-câu;
 * mix them evenly.
 * mix them evenly.


 * màiⁿ chio khah cōi cúi;
 * do not mix in too much water.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ chio khṳ̀ khah kṳ̂t;
 * that is mixed too stiff.


 * chio chieh cē;
 * mix it thinner.


 * chio m̄ bûa;
 * they will not mix by stirring.


 * chio cho̤h khng pn̄g khṳt koi cîah;
 * stir up some food for the fowls.


 * chio cò̤ cêk ē;
 * mix them together.


 * Retired ; quiet.
 * cĕⁿ chío-chío;
 * without bustle.
 * without bustle.


 * i cêk pôiⁿ chío-chío khṳ̀ cò̤, bô̤ nâng cai;
 * he went and performed his part unobtrusively, so that no one knew of it.


 * cêk koiⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh cò̤ ŏi cēⁿ chío-chío?
 * Why is it that everything appears so quiet?


 * Partially; tolerably.
 * chío hó̤;
 * tolerably good.
 * tolerably good.


 * chío ŏi;
 * tolerably able.


 * chío ŭ m̄ hâh;
 * it does not exactly match.


 * chío-chío cò̤ tit;
 * it will barely do.


 * chío-chío;
 * it will perhaps do.


 * Ridicule.
 * ki-chío;
 * to ridicule.
 * to ridicule.


 * pùe-ău ki-chío i;
 * jeered at him behind his back.


 * Relying on force, regardless of right; strong.
 * chìo hieⁿ khi-hŭ phûh hieⁿ;
 * the powerful village imposes upon the weak one.
 * the powerful village imposes upon the weak one.


 * i tó̤ tíen chìo;
 * they are making a display of their forces.


 * A dynasty; the court; facing.
 * chîo lăi;
 * holding office under government.
 * holding office under government.


 * nín cí-kò̤ ŭ tī-tîang tŏ̤ chîo lăi cò̤ kuaⁿ?
 * Who have you from this place that holds office under government?


 * chîo-kìⁿ;
 * to see the Emperor.


 * cĭeⁿ chîo;
 * to go to court.


 * cŏ̤ chîo;
 * to give audience.


 * pńg chîo;
 * our dynasty.


 * tăi cheng chîo;
 * the Great Pure dynasty.


 * chîo hō̤;
 * the banner of the dynasty.


 * chîo pâng;
 * an audience chamber.


 * chîo hôk;
 * court dress.


 * chîo kháu;
 * the examination for conferring the Hanlin degree.


 * cíaⁿ-tŭn chîo-kang;
 * reform and strengthen the government.


 * cêk chîo thien-cṳ́ cêk chîo chîn;
 * each monarch has his own set of ministers.


 * saⁿ chîo ngŵn-láu;
 * a high grandee of three reigns.


 * tang chîo it-pín;
 * those of the first rank at court.


 * cŏ̤ lâm chîo pak;
 * sit on the south side facing northward.


 * nŏ̤ nâng cŏ̤ sie chîo;
 * the two sit facing each other.


 * chîo tùi i kâi mīn tàⁿ ūe;
 * faced him and spoke to him.


 * Sick at the stomach.
 * úa hṳ́ tói lí-lí chĭo khí lâi, sĭ àiⁿ thò kâi īeⁿ;
 * I feel all the time as if I were about to vomit.
 * I feel all the time as if I were about to vomit.


 * cí kâi cîah lío tó lăi lí-kẃn chĭo;
 * since eating this my stomach is quite upset.

chioh
 * To look around as in thought.
 * mn̄g tîeh, chioh-chioh-nih, tàⁿ bô̤ cêk kù chut;
 * being inquired of, he kept rolling his eyes and winking, and could not think of a word to say.
 * being inquired of, he kept rolling his eyes and winking, and could not think of a word to say.


 * khṳ̀ i kò̤ cē háⁿ tîeh, chioh-chioh-nih, cn̂g kâi bŏi tàⁿ;
 * went to his house and berated him for it, and he had nothing to say, but just looked thoughtfully here and there.

chip
 * chip-ìo;
 * to bring together the most important; to arrange the best parts; an abridged form of an extensive work.
 * to bring together the most important; to arrange the best parts; an abridged form of an extensive work.


 * úa ŭ cêk pang chip-ìo;
 * I have an abridged edition.


 * To pursue; to search after.
 * chip ûak;
 * pursue and seize.
 * pursue and seize.


 * chip sai;
 * pursue smugglers.


 * chip-sai cûn;
 * revenue-cutters.


 * chip-sai kẃn;
 * a custom house.


 * chip tit tîeh, a chip m̄ tîeh?
 * Did you get them or did you not?


 * chê-chip;
 * on the search.


 * sûn chip;
 * get on the trail.


 * mît-mît nē chip;
 * secretly follow and watch.


 * chip châk;
 * in pursuit of a thief.


 * chíaⁿ thek-chip;
 * ask for a search warrant.


 * jîp thek-chip tîaⁿ;
 * enter a complaint asking an investigation.


 * chip-lîah;
 * the seizure.