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Rh *
 * To die young.
 * thóiⁿ m̄ chut i hìeⁿ ío sīu;
 * one would not have thought that he was to be so short lived.


 * i a-pĕ tiang-sî ío sīu, cìaⁿ cîah saⁿ-câp hùe;
 * his father was short lived and lived but about thirty years.


 * An interrogative particle, implying a strong negative; how can it be?
 * úa ío ùi i? úa ío ùi kàu i?
 * Why should I be afraid of him?
 * Why should I be afraid of him?


 * ío tì-kàu i cáu khṳ̀ m̄ cîaⁿ?
 * How can he abscond?


 * lṳ́ ío kîeⁿ kùe i, háⁿ?
 * You are superior to him, are you?


 * At last, finally, only, nothing but, then.
 * i ío m̄ cai;
 * he knows nothing at all about it.
 * he knows nothing at all about it.


 * i ío pí lṳ́ jú hío;
 * he understands it better than you do after all.


 * kiaⁿ-ùi i mó̤, khṳ̀ kàu ío sĭm sĭ hó̤;
 * feared he was bad, but on arriving found he was after all very excellent.


 * Important; necessary; urgent.
 * ŭ chiet-ìo a bô̤ chiet-ìo?
 * Is it important or unimportant.? [sic]
 * Is it important or unimportant.? [sic]


 * sĭang chiet-ìo;
 * of the utmost importance.


 * ío chiet-ìo;
 * more important.


 * bô̤ sĭm-mih chiet-ìo;
 * of no great importance.


 * tōa chiet-ìo;
 * of great importance.


 * m̄ ìo-kín;
 * not pressing.


 * sĭang-téng ìo-kín cū sĭ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * what is most necessary of all is this.


 * ŭ ìo sṳ̄;
 * has urgent business.


 * ìo sìn;
 * an important letter.


 * ìo lō, ìo tī;
 * important roads and places.


 * híam-ìo kâi tī-hng kìe-cò̤ ìo kháu;
 * very important defiles are called passes.


 * ío hŭam;
 * a criminal whose arrest is important.


 * ìo mîaⁿ kâi châk;
 * a well known and doughty robber.


 * A made up tale; rumour; report.
 * sĭ cin-sît kâi a sĭ îo-ngân kâi?
 * Is it true or is it only a rumour?
 * Is it true or is it only a rumour?


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ thìaⁿ koi-chĭ kâi îo-ngân;
 * do not listen to floating rumours.


 * sĭ hong-îo kâi ūe;
 * it is only a rumor.


 * àiⁿ lîah cò̤ îo-ngân kâi nâng;
 * will seize the one who made up this report.


 * thông îo;
 * a childish tale.


 * pù-sùaⁿ îo-ngân;
 * spread idle tales.


 * To agitate; to disturb; to stir.
 * îo-tŏng;
 * agitate.
 * agitate.


 * nâng sim îo-tŏng;
 * people's hearts are stirred.


 * hṳ́ kâi tī-hng îo-tŏng;
 * that country is disturbed.


 * m̄ hó̤ îo-tŏng kun sim;
 * do not agitate the minds of the soldiery.


 * îo-îo pái-pái;
 * swaggering.


 * thâu kîaⁿ thâu îo-pái;
 * swaggering as he walked.


 * cio îo cŭang phìen;
 * pass one's self off by swaggering and bragging.


 * Graceful; supple; pliant.
 * îo-îo;
 * lithe.
 * lithe.


 * kûiⁿ kàu îo-îo;
 * tall and graceful.


 * sáng-tîo sáng-tîo, îo-îo;
 * slender and very graceful.


 * Luster; bright; to shine.
 * cìe ĭo;
 * dazzling.
 * dazzling.


 * hok ĭo;
 * the happy star's brightness.


 * chit ĭo;
 * the sun, moon, and five planets.


 * cap-it ĭo;
 * the heavenly bodies.


 * ak ĭo; suah ĭo;
 * a baleful luster.


 * Refulgence; glory.
 * îong-ĭo;
 * glory.
 * glory.


 * kuang có, ĭo cong;
 * illustrious ancestry and glorious clan.

 ĭoⁿ


 * To raise a little; to lift slightly.
 * ĭoⁿ lîam;
 * to turn aside the curtain, as in entering a door.
 * to turn aside the curtain, as in entering a door.


 * ĭoⁿ phŭe;
 * to draw the coverlet over one.


 * ĭoⁿ khui kài-au kùa;
 * raise the cover of the covered cup.


 * khṳt huang ĭoⁿ tīo khṳ̀;
 * it was whisked off by the wind.


 * ĭoⁿ khui lêng-sn̂g cū sĭ kúe;
 * raise the steamer and you find the cake.


 * ĭoⁿ m̄ khí;
 * cannot raise it.


 * ĭoⁿ khui theng;
 * tip up the window-sash.


 * jw̆n ĭoⁿ, ĭoⁿ m̄ tîeh;
 * however much I try to raise it, it does not come up.

 ioh


 * To ripple; to shimmer.
 * cúi mīn ioh-ioh-sih;
 * there is a ripple on the surface.
 * there is a ripple on the surface.


 * hái mīn kŭa ioh-ioh-sih to bŏi, nĕ pêⁿ-pêⁿ;
 * there is not a ripple on the sea, it is perfectly smooth.


 * To flicker, like an ignis-fatuus.
 * chin-chĭeⁿ kúi-húe hìeⁿ-seⁿ, ioh-ioh-sih;
 * flickers like a will-o-the-wisp.
 * flickers like a will-o-the-wisp.


 * ioh-ioh-sih cĕng-cĕng kúi-húe;
 * it flickers and flashes all over with the light of will-o-the-wisps.

îok


 * Appetite; concupiscence.
 * sṳ iok;
 * selfish ends.
 * selfish ends.


 * chêng îok;
 * passions.


 * îok-húe sĕng;
 * lust is roused.


 * îok sim;
 * a lacivious mind.


 * kúaⁿ îok;
 * weak desires.


 * i cí kâi pēⁿ, sĭ sek îok thài kùe tì kâi;
 * this disease arises from unrestrained passions.


 * pù-kùi to̤ îm-îok;
 * the rich are very lustful.


 * co̤h îok;
 * to control passion.


 * mûeh îok;
 * objects of desire.


 * To rear; to nurture; to bring up.
 * îok-eng-tn̂g;
 * a foundling hospital.
 * a foundling hospital.


 * íang-îok;
 * to nurture.


 * seⁿ îok;
 * bear and rear.