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 * The hand; the arm.
 * cêk ciah chíu;
 * one hand.


 * sang chíu khîeh;
 * take it in both hands.


 * ĭu chíu; cìaⁿ chíu;
 * the right hand.


 * có̤ chíu; tò̤ chíu;
 * the left hand.


 * chíu ĕ;
 * dependents.


 * chíu ĕ hŵn ŭ kúi kâi a tĭ;
 * he has several brothers younger than he.


 * chíu cīeⁿ hŵn ŭ a hiaⁿ mē?
 * Have you any brothers older than yourself?


 * thóiⁿ tîeh bô̤ nâng tŏ̤, cĭu lô̤h chíu;
 * seeing that there was no one else present they attacked him.


 * khui chíu;
 * to begin work.


 * chíu peh m̄ khui;
 * he cannot open his hand.


 * khí chíu;
 * to raise the hand.


 * tī-tîang soiⁿ khí chíu?
 * Who first lifted his hand?


 * kṳ́ chíu;
 * vote by show of hands.


 * kṳ́ chíu bô̤ hûe tăi cĭang hu;
 * when it is once settled there is to be no retraction.


 * chíu cíeⁿ; chíu tói;
 * the palm of the hand.


 * chíu-cńg-thâu; chíu cóiⁿ; chíu búe;
 * the fingers.


 * póiⁿ káu chíu;
 * to put one's hands behind one.


 * chíu-cńg-thâu chun chut lâi io ŭ tn̂g tó̤;
 * all the fingers are not of the same length; all people cannot be equals.


 * bûa chíu phûe kâi cîⁿ;
 * money that is hardly earned.


 * chíu-tói hûn;
 * the lines in the palm.


 * chíu cok;
 * hand and foot; brothers.


 * chíu-cńg-kah;
 * finger nails.


 * chíu-cóiⁿ-cak;
 * finger joints.


 * chíu-thn̆g;
 * the elbow.


 * chíu-wt;
 * the wrist.


 * chíu-mâk;
 * the wrist bone.


 * á cîh chíu-kut;
 * to break the arm.


 * á chíu-kut kâi cîⁿ;
 * money gotten by very hard work.


 * chíu-pì;
 * the arm.


 * chíu-pì-pà;
 * the fore-arm.


 * chíu khûn;
 * the fist.


 * chíu ngân;
 * his hands are cold.


 * lîah i lâi phah chíu-tói;
 * seize him and ferule him.


 * phah chíu khûn;
 * to box.


 * îu chíu hàuⁿ ôiⁿ;
 * the idler loves to loaf.


 * sok chíu; chah chíu;
 * to fold the arms.


 * khang i kâi chíu;
 * take hold of his hand and lead him.


 * sie khang chíu;
 * to clasp hands.


 * chíu gōi;
 * handicraft.


 * pêh chíu sía;
 * wrote it off hand.


 * cò̤-chíu cò̤ lâi hó̤ căi;
 * the workmanship is very fine.


 * sĭm sĭ kek chíu;
 * it is very difficult to do.


 * saⁿ ciah chíu;
 * a shop lifter.


 * sŭn chíu khîeh lâi;
 * bring it as you come along.


 * cêk chíu kùe cêk chíu;
 * to pass from hand to hand.


 * kàu cí-kò̤ lâi ŭ ngŏ lâk chíu;
 * it has passed through several hands before.


 * ĕ-chíu sêng cīeⁿ-chíu;
 * the subordinate becomes the superior.


 * kùe chíu;
 * to transfer.


 * thau m̄ kùe chíu;
 * did not succeed in stealing it.


 * úa m̄ chap chíu;
 * I had nothing to do with it.


 * màiⁿ lâi chap kha chap chíu;
 * do not meddle in it in any way.


 * kok chíu;
 * a great doctor.


 * láu chíu;
 * an old hand.


 * cheⁿ chíu;
 * a raw hand.


 * sêk chíu;
 * an expert.


 * îe chíu;
 * to make the gesture which indicates negation.


 * iah chíu;
 * to beckon.


 * chun chíu;
 * to stretch forth the hand.


 * khûe chíu;
 * a withered arm.


 * cí ciah chíu bŏi tin-tăng;
 * I cannot move this arm.


 * soiⁿ khí chíu ûi khîang, māng khí chíu cau iang;
 * who first begins overcomes, who last begins comes to grief.


 * cang chíu tó̤ pí;
 * is gesturing.


 * cò̤ chíu hì;
 * dress the hands and use them in performing as puppets.


 * i kam tàⁿ sĭ câp chíu poih kieh;
 * he would make you believe he is a monster.


 * mîaⁿ chíu;
 * a famous workman.


 * hût-chíu;
 * the five fingered citron, called Buddha's hand.


 * phóng chíu;
 * to join the palms of the hands.


 * i kâi chíu tó̤ phah pa-cíeⁿ;
 * he is clapping his hands.


 * kûe kha kûe chíu;
 * it is in the way.


 * tìn kha tìn chíu;
 * make room for work.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh sĭ cêk chíu pit;
 * I should think it all the same hand writing.


 * sit chíu ka-lâuh khṳ̀;
 * let it fall from his hand.


 * chíu-lap; chíu-thàu;
 * gloves.


 * chíu-kṳn;
 * a handkerchief.


 * chíu-pò;
 * a napkin.


 * chíu-hŵn;
 * a bracelet.


 * chíu-cak;
 * a finger ring.


 * i kâi chíu kùa kâi pang-cí;
 * he wears a thumb ring.


 * chíu kùa tâng-cóiⁿ;
 * wearing a brass thimble.


 * chíu teng;
 * a hand lamp.


 * chíu-ńg;
 * sleeves.


 * chíu-ńg kháu;
 * the cuff of a sleeve.


 * lâu chíu-cńg-kah;
 * let the nails grow long.


 * i kâi chíu-ceng sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that is the sort of work he does.


 * kah nâng kah nâng kâi chíu sì;
 * each person's handiwork is peculiar to himself.


 * m̄ khéng pàng chíu;
 * would not let go.


 * bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ lĭm chíu;
 * nothing to use as a rest for the hands.


 * ēng tîeh khah áu chíu;
 * too difficult to handle.


 * tîⁿ kha, cak chíu;
 * an entanglement; encumbrances.


 * tùn chíu kâi lói-sìo;
 * the custom of shaking hands.


 * sang chíu ip-că;
 * to shake hands in Chinese fashion.


 * To scour; to scrub.
 * ēng sua chìu cìaⁿ cheng-khih;
 * scour it with sand and then it will be clean.
 * scour it with sand and then it will be clean.


 * chìu khí;
 * to brush the teeth.


 * chìu kût-kût;
 * scour it smooth.


 * chìu kng-kng;
 * scour it bright.


 * chìu kàu pêh-pêh;
 * scour it white.


 * chìu kàu so̤h-so̤h-pêh;
 * scrub it till it is of snowy whiteness.


 * chìu kàu tn̆g tíam nah-sap;
 * scrub it till there is not the least speck of dirt left on it.


 * chìu sói;
 * scrub with water.


 * chìu hiang-pûi-cău;
 * scrub it with soapberries.


 * mûeh seⁿ îu, chìu tê-kho cìaⁿ chìu tit khṳ̀;
 * it is oily, scrub it with tea-seed-cake and you can scrub it clean.


 * cài chìu ke kùe;
 * scour it over again.


 * chìu m̄ khṳ̀;
 * cannot scrub it off.


 * chìu tit khṳ̀;
 * can scrub it off.


 * chìu phùa khṳ̀;
 * scrubbed it into pieces.


 * chìu kàu chíu sng;
 * scrubbed till my hands were tired.


 * To sell; to dispose of.
 * hwt chîu;
 * to be disposed of.
 * to be disposed of.


 * ŭ lâi móng mûeh chut chîu;
 * a certain thing is now in market.


 * chîu-bōi;
 * sell off.