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 * A storey; a tier; a strata.
 * cí kâi thah káu în;
 * this pagoda has seven storeys.


 * châ thîap cò̤ cêk în cêk în;
 * lay the bundles of wood up in tiers.


 * bé-thâu kâi cîeh kih cêk în cêk în;
 * the stones of the pier are laid in tiers.


 * kheng thâh cêk în cêk în;
 * the baskets are piled up in tiers.


 * thîap lô̤h ŭ kúi în?
 * How many tiers have you put in place?


 * lṳ́ sìo thóiⁿ cêk în ŭ jîeh cōi kâi;
 * count and see how many there are in one tier.


 * Silver.
 * în cîⁿ;
 * money, bullion, specie, silver.
 * money, bullion, specie, silver.


 * cí kâi úa bói ngŏ-câp kâi în-cîⁿ;
 * I bought this for fifty silver pieces.


 * cí kâi ēng kúi kâi în-cîⁿ cìaⁿ bói tit tîeh?
 * What amount of money will be required in order to purchase this?


 * A halo around the sun or moon, or vapors condensing around them.
 * gûeh īn;
 * a halo around the moon.
 * a halo around the moon.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īn;
 * see the halo.


 * cêk kâi īn;
 * a ring of vapor around the sun or moon.


 * thâu hui-hui-cng, chin-chĭe tó̤ īn;
 * my head swims as if I were dazed.


 * jît īn;
 * a haze around the sun.


 * To soar; to hover over.
 * cí nŏ̤ ciah tó̤ īn kâi, kâi sĭ tī-tîang kâi hún-cío;
 * whose are the two doves that are circling in the air?
 * tŏ̤ pùaⁿ-thiⁿ tó̤ īn;
 * soaring in mid-heaven.
 * soaring in mid-heaven.


 * pue tŏ̤ hûn-twn kò̤ īn;
 * fly upward and soar among the clouds.


 * īn kàu khuah-khuah;
 * soar far and wide.

io


 * A fairy, fay, or hobgoblin.
 * io-kùai;
 * an elf.
 * an elf.


 * io-ciaⁿ;
 * a fairy.


 * io-ciaⁿ kúi-kùai;
 * fays and imps.


 * io-khì;
 * an apparition.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh io-khì sĕng căi;
 * saw throngs of bogies.


 * io-ngân;
 * ghost-stories.


 * io-ngîak;
 * prodigies.


 * i kâi io huap tōa;
 * his spells are forceful.


 * chíaⁿ i lâi siu io;
 * ask him to come and control the elves.


 * tṳ̂ io-kùai;
 * remove the elfins.


 * khu-tôk io-sîa;
 * drive out the imps.


 * cìe io kìaⁿ;
 * a mirror in which fairies may be seen.


 * io-;
 * to ogle; to try to be fascinating.


 * To ask; to engage to do.
 * io úa khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;
 * he asked me to go out for recreation with him.
 * he asked me to go out for recreation with him.


 * io lṳ́ cò̤-pû lâi khṳ̀;
 * ask you to go along with them.


 * àiⁿ io i tâng khṳ̀ a m̆?
 * Are you going to ask him to go too?


 * The ace in dice; minute; atomic.
 * io jī saⁿ sì ngŏ lâk;
 * the spots upon dice.
 * the spots upon dice.


 * pûah tîeh lâk kâi io;
 * threw six aces.


 * io-môⁿ;
 * microscopic; very minute.


 * To cry out; to shout.
 * io-toah;
 * bawl out.
 * bawl out.


 * io tn̂g;
 * call the court to order.


 * cŏ̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ cē io tn̂g, i cū kiaⁿ kàu tó̤ tòng;
 * when they sat down and called the court to order, he was so frightened that he trembled.


 * io-io toah-toah;
 * yelling and shouting.


 * Hungry; famished.
 * i kâi tó io;
 * he is half-famished.
 * he is half-famished.


 * io-gō̤ kúi;
 * a hungry imp.


 * tó io, cū kōi cîah;
 * when the stomach is empty, eating is easy.


 * To make an agreement; to be bound; to restrict; to seek for; to expostulate with; to examine into.
 * kú io put bûang;
 * do not disregard the old agreement.
 * do not disregard the old agreement.


 * i sĭ ŭ io-khîu kâi sim;
 * he has an inquiring mind.


 * io-kun;
 * to force a course by threats of consequences; to take a stand from which there can be no further demur.


 * An interrogative particle, implying dissent.
 * cêk īeⁿ cṳ́ keⁿ io ŭ nŏ̤ īeⁿ bī;
 * one mess of pottage cannot have two different flavours.
 * one mess of pottage cannot have two different flavours.


 * io ŭ ko̤h īeⁿ?
 * How can there be any different sort?


 * io ŭ cí kâi tŏ̤-lí?
 * How can that be right?


 * io hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ; m̄ hó̤;
 * why should you do that; it will not do.


 * io hó̤ kẃn-thăi i cìeⁿ-seⁿ!
 * Why should you treat him like that!


 * Rather; slightly; for the most part; somewhat more.
 * taⁿ ío tōa lío;
 * is now somewhat larger.
 * is now somewhat larger.


 * ío kûiⁿ;
 * rather taller.


 * chūe kâi ío sòi kâi kèng hó̤;
 * to seek out a smaller one would be better.


 * cá m̄ pat, -kim ío pat;
 * formerly he did not understand, but now he partially understands.


 * hṳ́ tiang-sî ē-ē àiⁿ phah i, taⁿ ío sieh i;
 * she then frequently beat him, but now she is kinder to him.


 * Quiet; retiring; tranquil.
 * seⁿ lâi ío-thío căi;
 * she is naturally very refined.
 * she is naturally very refined.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh i ío-ío thío-thío cū huaⁿ-hí;
 * when he saw that she had a refined appearance, he rejoiced.