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186 very frisky.
 * lṳ́ thóiⁿ i iak-iak nē, cò̤ khéng su-hôk nâng;
 * you see that he is very full of life, and will not willingly be tamed down.

iam


 * To merge in a seasoning or dressing.
 * cía tîeh iam sī-îu thn̂g chò;
 * this must have a dressing of soy, sugar, and vinegar.
 * this must have a dressing of soy, sugar, and vinegar.


 * iam pêh chò;
 * put simple vinegar on it.


 * To castrate; to geld.
 * iam-koi;
 * a capon.
 * a capon.


 * iam-jîn;
 * a eunuch.


 * iam-hw̆n;
 * doorkeepers in the harem.


 * thāi-kàm to sĭ iam kâi;
 * the doorkeepers of the harem are eunuchs.


 * thien iam;
 * eunuchs from birth.


 * iam khṳ̀ m̄ sĭen;
 * imperfectly gelded.


 * To peep; to peek; to spy.
 * íam thóiⁿ i tŏ̤ mē;
 * peep and see if he is there.
 * peep and see if he is there.


 * i khṳ̀ thau íam i;
 * he went and peeped furtively at her.


 * jĭm íam, íam m̄ kìⁿ;
 * tried to peek in but could not.


 * íam mn̂g phāng;
 * peep through a crack in the door.


 * íam choiⁿ-lí-kìaⁿ;
 * look through a spy-glass.


 * To sink under water.
 * cí ki cíeⁿ ŏi íam cúi;
 * this oar sinks in the water.
 * this oar sinks in the water.


 * íam bú siu bûn sĭ thiⁿ-ĕ thài-phêng;
 * when military men sink and civilians swim, the whole world is at peace.


 * pùaⁿ íam cúi;
 * half in and half out of water.


 * To screen from observation; to hide from view; to shade and conceal.
 * i sĭ tó̤ cia-íam kâi ūe;
 * his talk is intended to keep the facts from being discovered.
 * his talk is intended to keep the facts from being discovered.


 * úa thóiⁿ i sĭ tó̤ íam-sek kâi;
 * I consider that he is acting hypocritically.


 * cia-íam kàu bô̤ nâng cai;
 * kept closely concealed so that no one knows.


 * pùaⁿ íam mn̂g;
 * a half-closed door; half concealed.


 * cang thô íam bûa;
 * cover it over with clay.


 * Satiated; to cloy; distasteful.
 * ìam cūaⁿ;
 * sated.
 * sated.


 * tham tit bô̤ ìam;
 * the avaricious are never satisfied.


 * cîah bŏi ìam;
 * cannot eat enough of it.


 * thóiⁿ bŏi ìam;
 * never satisfied with seeing.


 * m̄ cai ìam cok;
 * insatiable.


 * cîah tîeh ìam;
 * have eaten it till I am sick of it.


 * peh thâk put ìam;
 * an insatiable reader.


 * kú cŭ lĕng nâng ìam;
 * one may outstay a welcome.


 * To step across; to pass over.
 * ìam tùi i sin téng kùe;
 * step across over his body.
 * step across over his body.


 * kha màiⁿ ìam tîeh i;
 * do not step over it.


 * kúi kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ, tó̤ ìam chṳ́ gû, hóⁿ, thò;
 * several children playing leap-frog.


 * Salt.
 * phâk îam;
 * to evaporate salt in the sun.
 * to evaporate salt in the sun.


 * îam chíang;
 * a salt shed.


 * îam teng;
 * salt-makers.


 * îam sieⁿ;
 * salt-merchants.


 * îam-ūn-si;
 * a salt-commissioner.


 * sài îam;
 * make salt.


 * kuaⁿ îam;
 * salt that has paid duty.


 * cía sĭ lâng-su cîah îam;
 * this is a little salt for daily use.


 * îam, cau, chò, cìeⁿ;
 * salt, malt, vinegar and sauces.


 * îam châ bí sĭ ìo-kín kâi;
 * salt, wood, and rice, are necessaries.


 * o îam, pêh îam;
 * uncleansed salt, and cleansed salt.


 * îam hu;
 * fine salt.


 * îam ló;
 * the brine in damp salt.


 * seh cē îam;
 * sprinkle in a little salt.


 * seh cē pô̤h îam;
 * sprinkle in a thin layer of salt.


 * cheⁿ-îam;
 * soda.


 * hûai-îam;
 * salt-petre.


 * Hot; ardent; fiery.
 * thiⁿ-khì îam-jîet; thiⁿ-sî îam-jûah;
 * the weather is very hot.
 * the weather is very hot.


 * sì-chêng sĭm sĭ îam lîang;
 * the world is very fickle.


 * îam-jûah kâi sî-hāu tîeh cai tháu lîang;
 * when it it hot one must take cooling food.


 * The fury of a fire.
 * húe-ĭam;
 * flames.
 * flames.


 * húe-ĭam li-li seng khí lâi;
 * the flames continue to flare up.


 * húe-ĭam uak-uak-kie;
 * the flames mutter.


 * Glossy; sleek.
 * īam-;
 * slick.
 * slick.


 * i kâi mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;
 * its feathers are very glossy.


 * nĕ īam-īam;
 * exceedingly sleek.

iang


 * The middle; the centre.
 * pàng tŏ̤ tong-iang;
 * put it in the middle.
 * put it in the middle.


 * tong-iang tèng pàng cêk tieⁿ chn̂g;
 * set a table in the centre.


 * sái-pàng tong-iang kò̤;
 * put it in the middle.


 * hue-hn̂g kâi tong-iang tèng cèng ŭ cêk câng chīu;
 * in the middle of the garden a tree had been planted.


 * A visitation; a misfortune from above.
 * hṳ́ kâi tī-hng cau iang;
 * that region has met with calamity.
 * that region has met with calamity.


 * cai-iang;
 * afflictions.


 * hŭa iang;
 * a punative calamity.


 * cò̤ put sĭen kàng cṳ peh iang;
 * he who does wickedly will meet with every misfortune.