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 * To evade; to shun; to dodge.
 * síam tŏ̤ cêk pôiⁿ;
 * dodged off to one side.


 * síam-khui cē;
 * move out of the way a little.


 * síam-bûa chîeⁿ-piⁿ;
 * draw out of the way close to the wall.


 * i síam, khṳt úa kùe;
 * he drew back and and let me pass.


 * síam sin;
 * keep out of sight.


 * síam put kîp;
 * too late to get out of the way.


 * bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ síam;
 * had no way of evading it.


 * The cicada or broad locust, common over China.
 * sîam-thò̤;
 * the exuvi of the cicada, used as a febrifuge.
 * the exuvi of the cicada, used as a febrifuge.


 * cía sî kim-sîam thut khahk kâi kòi;
 * this plan is as like the last, as the exuvi of the cicada is like the cicada's body.


 * To supply.
 * sîam kháu;
 * to make an allowance for food.
 * to make an allowance for food.


 * cîa cîⁿ sĭ khṳt i cò̤ kháu-sîam kâi;
 * this money is what is allowed him for his table expenses.


 * The boards or beams which uphold the eaves.
 * i ŏi pue sîam cáu piah;
 * ho will take flight between the eaves and the walls.
 * ho will take flight between the eaves and the walls.


 * sîam-sû;
 * a striped toad, fabled to be in the moon.
 * a striped toad, fabled to be in the moon.


 * sîam-so;
 * water taken from the eyebrows of frogs, and used as a medicine.

siang


 * Mutually; reciprocally; together.
 * lău siang ṳ́;
 * an old associate.
 * an old associate.


 * siang kṳ̆n;
 * close together.


 * bô̤-siang-kang; m̄-siang-kang;
 * it makes no difference.


 * i nŏ̤ nâng siang hó̤;
 * the two are on good terms with each other.


 * i siang-sìn úa;
 * he trusts me.


 * siang sṳ pēⁿ;
 * love-sickness.


 * cṳ̆-lâi siang sêng sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * that is the order in which they formerly rotated.


 * siang lî jîeh hn̆g?
 * How far apart are they?


 * siang chin, siang kṳ̆n;
 * in the closest relationship.


 * siang pí;
 * compared with each other.


 * To distress; to wound; to hurt.
 * thiaⁿ tieh cāng i siang sim;
 * was grieved for him upon hearing it.
 * was grieved for him upon hearing it.


 * bô̤ siang;
 * no harm done.


 * lăi siang pēⁿ;
 * an internal injury.


 * To consult; to adjust by consulation; a trader, a merchant, a travelling dealer; to trade.
 * siaug-kheh; kheh-siang;
 * travelling traders.
 * travelling traders.


 * hâng-siang;
 * merchants having warehouses.


 * îeⁿ siang;
 * foreign merchants.


 * sì hái thong siang;
 * trade throughout the world.


 * tǹg-siang;
 * a pawn broker.


 * siang ke;
 * traders.


 * siang-lîang;
 * siang ciak; to deliberate upon and devise plans.


 * A goblet; a bumper; a banquet.
 * i sĭ sía tàⁿ "kèng-tì lâi siang hāu kà," cò̤ nî bô̤ hì?
 * He wrote saying, "I await your answer before preparing the play and the banquet," so why was there no theatrical performance?
 * He wrote saying, "I await your answer before preparing the play and the banquet," so why was there no theatrical performance?


 * tîeⁿ-îeⁿ ŭ cêk kò̤ khek cúi lîu siang kâi kéng-tì;
 * in Tie Ie there is an artificial garden where crooked streams flow into basins.


 * To think on; to reflect on; to plan; to hope, to anticipate; an idea.
 * lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ, síang pit sĭ i;
 * your so saying makes me think it is surely he.
 * your so saying makes me think it is surely he.


 * hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ búang síang;
 * tell him not to indulge in wild hopes.


 * cía sĭ síang tang-jîen kâi ūe;
 * this is what must necessarily be said.


 * To thump, to batter.
 * i kâi mn̂g khṳt i kâi cîeh sìang tó̤;
 * their door was knocked in by the stones thrown against it.
 * their door was knocked in by the stones thrown against it.


 * A minister of state; physiognomy; to watch the times.
 * cái-sìang;
 * the prime-minister.
 * the prime-minister.


 * síu sìang;
 * the head of the privy-council; the premier.


 * có̤-sìang, ĭu sìang;
 * two great ministers, members of the privy council.


 * sìang-kong;
 * your Excellency; Respected Sir; a book-keeper in a large business firm.


 * sìang-îa lĭang;
 * talents equal to those of a cabinet minister.


 * sìang-măuⁿ;
 * the physiognomy; the general appearance.


 * sìang sṳ̄ sĭ cò̤-nî?
 * What aspect does the affair present?


 * sìang sî;
 * when the aspect of affairs is favorable.


 * sìang mih sî-hāu;
 * watch the times in order to take advantage of a favorable moment.


 * Images; idols; statues; a likeness.
 * ngó-sìang;
 * images.
 * images.


 * thô sìang;
 * clay images.


 * sîn-sìang;
 * idols.


 * A gymnasium or college.
 * ô̤h tèng kâi sîang khue;
 * the departments in a college.
 * the departments in a college.


 * ip sîang;
 * the graduates of a district.


 * kŭn sîang;
 * the graduates of a department.


 * An indication of good luck.
 * sîang sŭi;
 * a good sign.
 * a good sign.


 * cu sṳ̄ kit-sîang;
 * everything indicates prosperity.