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204  jio


 * To give or bring trouble to; to embarrass.
 * màiⁿ kío-jío tîeh nâng;
 * do not discommode people.
 * do not discommode people.


 * i cong-kú lâi tó̤ kío-jío;
 * he is always bothering us.


 * cía sĭ tó̤ jío-hāi tī-hn̄g;
 * this is rendering the country unsafe.


 * thi-ⁿěthiⁿ-ě [sic] jío-lw̆n;
 * a state of disturbance everywhere.


 * i cò̤-nî àiⁿ lâi tîⁿ-jío lṳ́?
 * Why should he come and harass you?


 * cía lâi jío-hŭn lṳ́;
 * I am putting you to trouble.


 * ŭ jío ŭ jío;
 * a deal of bother.


 * sù cē, cía khah kùe jío;
 * I beg pardon, I am putting, you to too much trouble.


 * sim cē jío tîeh ke-bŭ cū m̄ cěⁿ;
 * as soon as one's mind is disturbed by domestic matters, he is not tranquil.


 * Claws; talons.
 * hóⁿ jío;
 * tigers' claws.
 * tigers' claws.


 * sìu ngó jío lânglêng [sic];
 * embroider a five clawed dragon.


 * cí īeⁿ hue sĭ eng-jío kâi;
 * this flower is the “hawk's claw.”


 * i kâi jío tó̤ jìo thô;
 * he is scratching up the ground with his claws.


 * khṳt i kâi jío jìo tîeh;
 * was scratched by its claws.


 * ēng i cò̤ jìo-gê;
 * use him as a cat's paw.


 * To environ; to compass.
 * ûi-jío;
 * to environ.
 * to environ.


 * tîⁿ-jío,; [sic]
 * to compass about; to cord up.


 * Crape.
 * jìo-se;
 * crape.
 * crape.


 * ú jìo;
 * camlet.


 * i pâk cêk nía âng jìo-se kûn;
 * she had on a red crape skirt.


 * chēng cêk kĭaⁿ lâm jìo koih hîuⁿ;
 * wore a blue crape sleeveless jacket, unwadded.


 * sò jìo;
 * plain crape.


 * kńg jìo;
 * Cantonese crape.


 * ciang jìo;
 * Amoy crape.


 * sùaⁿ jìo;
 * rep-crape.


 * kêk jìo;
 * rough crape.


 * lṳ́ kâi lâm jìo àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hue-cháu kâi?
 * What sort of flowers do you want in your blue crape?


 * To claw; to scratch with the nails.
 * jìo kàu i kâi mīn ku-ā lêh;
 * scratched him so that his face has several deep scratches on it.
 * scratched him so that his face has several deep scratches on it.


 * jìo kàu hueh lâu hueh tih;
 * scratched him so that the blood ran.


 * cē jìo phùa phûe hueh cū lâu;
 * if you scratch through the skin, the blood will start out.


 * sĭ ngio jìo tîeh a sĭ káu jìo tîeh?
 * Were you scratched by the cat or by the dog?


 * khṳt i kâi jío jìo tîeh;
 * was scratched by his claws.


 * jìo kàu ku-ā kâi cńg- kah hûn;
 * scratched so as to leave several marks of the finger nails.


 * Crumpled; creased; wrinkled.
 * khṳt i tĕⁿ kàu jîo-jîo;
 * he has squeezed it till it is all crumpled up.
 * he has squeezed it till it is all crumpled up.


 * màiⁿ chîp jîo;
 * do not press it into creases.


 * cŏ̤ lío jîo-jîo;
 * rumpled it by sitting on it.


 * nóaⁿ kàu jîo-jîo háiⁿ-háiⁿ;
 * rumpled it all up by lying down in it.


 * mīn phûe jîo-jîo;
 * her skin is shrivelled.


 * i sûi sĭ ngǒ-lâk-câp hùe mīn-phûe cn̂g kâi bŏi jîo;
 * although she is fifty or sixty years old her face is not at all wrinkled.


 * cí cang hue khṳt jît phâk jîo khṳ̀, tîeh cai ak cúi;
 * this plant has wilted in the sunshine, and must be watered.


 * cṳ-cheh mài chîp jîo;
 * do not crease your book.


 * Fascinating.
 * io-jîo;
 * to charm; to ogle.
 * to charm; to ogle.


 * io-io jîo-jîo;
 * to play tricks with; to try to appear fascinating.


 * Plenty to eat; affluent.
 * pù-jîo;
 * richly supplied.
 * richly supplied.


 * hṳ́ kâi tī-hng pù-jîo;
 * that land is one in which food abounds.


 * cí kúi nî hṳ́-kò̤ jîo căi;
 * these few past years there has been enough and to spare there.


 * sĭm sĭ jîo-sêk kâi tī-hng;
 * it is a land of great plenty.


 * hong-jîo;
 * affluence.


 * jîo-jŭ;
 * superabundance.


 * So pursue; to chase after; to drive out; to expel.
 * lṳ́ méⁿ-méⁿ khṳ̀ jīo i tńg-lâi;
 * go quickly after him and bring him back.
 * go quickly after him and bring him back.


 * tîeh kîaⁿ méⁿ cē cìaⁿ jīo tit tîeh;
 * walk faster then you will overtake him.


 * jīo kàu jît-tàu, ā-sǐ jīo m̄ tîeh, lṳ́ cū hó̤ tńg lâi, màiⁿ cài jīo khṳ̀;
 * pursue him till noon, and if you do not overtake him, then return, and follow him no farther.


 * ŭ huang cū jīo tit tîeh;
 * if there is wind we shall overtake him.


 * jīo i chut khṳ̀;
 * drive them out.


 * jīo îeⁿ;
 * to tend sheep.


 * jīo gû;
 * to drive cattle.


 * àiⁿ jīo cêk khûn ah khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?
 * Whither are you driving that flock of ducks?


 * tṳ sĭ tó̤ kǐo tīo mûeh a m̄ sĭ, lṳ́ khṳ̀ jīo i khui;
 * the pig is rooting up something is he not, you go and drive him off.


 * lṳ́ tîeh cai jīo ngio, màiⁿ khṳt i thau cîah mûeh;
 * you must remember to drive out the cat, and not let her eat up the things.


 * cá mêⁿ-àm līn-lōng-kìe sĭ ngio tó̤ jīo níoⁿ-chṳ́ a m̄ sĭ?
 * The clatter last night was caused by the cat chasing rats was it not?


 * châk khîeh lío cò̤ i khṳ̀, bô̤ nâng káⁿ khṳ̀ jīo i;
 * the thief took it and went off, no one daring to give chase to him. jip


 * To enter; to enter upon; to put in.
 * cía hùe sĭ àiⁿ jîp kháu kâi a sĭ àiⁿ chut kháu kâi?
 * Are these goods for importation or for exportation?
 * Are these goods for importation or for exportation?


 * mûeh hó̤, siu jîp cí lâi;
 * when you have done them all up, put them in here.