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 ; ŭ kâi put sîang cṳ tĭo;
 * there is an unfavorable omen.


 * cí kâi nâng put sîang;
 * this man is unlucky.


 * put-sîang-khì put-sîang-khì nē;
 * not indicative of good luck.


 * To examine into and report upon; to learn fully; the particulars; minutely.
 * úa kio i sòi-sîang tàⁿ;
 * I told him all the particulars.
 * I told him all the particulars.


 * tàⁿ kàu nĕ sîang-sîang sòi-sòi;
 * gave a detailed account.


 * i sîang-bûn khṳ̀ cīeⁿ-si;
 * he reported to his superior in office.


 * cía kâi sṳ̄ úa m̄ sîang sek;
 * I am not minutely informed concerning this matter.


 * i cai khṳ̀ īa m̄ sîang;
 * neither does he know the particulars.


 * àiⁿ mn̄g sòi sîang tîeh mn̄g hṳ́ kâi, i cai khṳ̀ cū sîang;
 * if you wish to inquire into the particulars you must ask that person, he knows all about it.


 * Regular; customary.
 * ngŏ sîang;
 * the five cardinal virtues.
 * the five cardinal virtues.


 * thài sîang jī;
 * the sacrificial court.


 * siet-lîp sîang-phêng chng;
 * establish a regular granary.


 * ûah bô̤-sîang;
 * the god who cuts the the thread of life.


 * The superlative degree the uppermost; to go up.
 * sĭang pâng;
 * the best.
 * the best.


 * sĭang hó̤;
 * the best.


 * sĭang m̄-hó̤;
 * the worst.


 * sĭang khùaⁿ-ûah;
 * most comfortable.


 * sĭang ngía;
 * handsomest.


 * sĭang ía-īeⁿ;
 * most savage looking.


 * sĭang chi-gî;
 * most disgusting.


 * sĭang-téng ngĕ;
 * the very hardest.


 * sĭang-téng tōiⁿ;
 * the most dense.


 * téng sĭang kâi;
 * the topmost.


 * ŭ sĭang tong hĭa sa téng;
 * there are three sorts, the best, the mediocre, and the poorest.


 * sĭang sĭang kâi;
 * the uppermost.


 * sĭang nâng kâi tàng;
 * taken in; swindled.


 * To adorn; to reckon good; still; but; furthermore, notwithstanding, yet, perhaps.
 * sĭang-chíaⁿ;
 * however.
 * however.


 * sĭang ŭ lâng-ló̤ tŏ̤-kò̤;
 * perhaps there may be a little.


 * sui-sĭ lău, sĭang ŏi cìeⁿ-se sía;
 * although he is old, he is still able to write like that.


 * hṳ́ kò̤ kâi sî-sĭang sĭm sĭ hŵn-hûa;
 * the prevailing styles there are exceedingly luxurious.


 * sî-sĭang kàu phâi-chîang căi;
 * adorned in the most elegant style.


 * m̄ sî-sĭang tá cang;
 * an unfashionable style of coiffure.


 * Resemblance; form.
 * bô̤ hêng-sĭang;
 * formless.
 * formless.


 * thiⁿ-sĭang; khîen sĭang;
 * celestial signs.


 * thóiⁿ i sĭm-mih hêng-sĭang;
 * see what shape it is.


 * pau-hâm bw̄n sĭang;
 * it comprehends all nature.

siap


 * A passing rain; an instant.
 * cêk-siap-sî; siap-sî-kang;
 * in a little while.
 * in a little while.


 * bô̤ cêk-siap-sî kú;
 * not a moment ago.


 * hŏ siap-siap-kìe, lô̤h thàng jît;
 * the rain has pattered down all day long.


 * Sleepy; blinking and tired.
 * siap mâk;
 * heavy eyed.
 * heavy eyed.


 * mâk siap àiⁿ ût;
 * sleepy and wants to go to bed.


 * mâk siap kàu tó̤ tak;
 * so sleepy that he nods.


 * lṳ́ ŏi mâk siap a bŏi?
 * Are you sleepy?


 * úa kâi mâk būe siap;
 * I am not yet sleepy.


 * mâk sang mâk siap;
 * dreadfully sleepy.


 * Sparing; stingy; close; parsimonious; mean.
 * kîam-siap;
 * close-fisted.
 * close-fisted.


 * siap kàu tîo sùaⁿ chng m̄ kùe;
 * so tight you could not get a thread through; stingy to the last degree.


 * i phêng-sî sui sĭ siap, ŭ sṳ̄ kâi sî-hāu īu phò̤-láu;
 * although ho is ordinarily so sparing, still when there is occasion for it he is liberal.


 * Rough; harsh; stringent; uneven; difficult of performance.
 * līu tīo siap cap;
 * squeeze out the acrid juice.
 * squeeze out the acrid juice.


 * cîah tîeh khah siap;
 * it tastes too astringent.


 * lâu sêk cē cū bŏi siap;
 * when it gets riper it will not be astringent.


 * ka-to̤ ngân khah siap;
 * the pivot of the shears is too tight, and they do not work easily.


 * mn̂g khah siap, buah cē îu lô̤h khṳ̀ cìaⁿ bŏi siap;
 * the door does not turn on its hinges easily, smear on a little oil and then it will not be hard to open.


 * cē khah siap, khui tîeh cū uaiⁿ-uaiⁿ-kìe;
 * when there is too much friction is creaks in being opened.


 * siap kàu khui m̄ khui;
 * so much friction that I cannot open it when I use all my force.


 * siap phûe;
 * an acrid rind.


 * ûaúa [sic] thóiⁿ i kâi meh sîap, sĭ hueh hṳ;
 * I see that his pulse is irregular, it is because his blood is impoverished.


 * To ooze; to leak; to soak through; to divulge.
 * cí kò̤ ŏi sîap cúi;
 * the water exudes here.
 * the water exudes here.


 * ŭ cêk cūe phāng, i kâi cúi cū ŏi sîap chut lâi;
 * wherever there is a crack, the water oozes out.


 * sîap khì;
 * lose savour.


 * cē khǹg kú i kâi khì-bī cū cáu sîap;
 * if you keep it long it loses its flavour.


 * sîap-lāu;
 * to leak.


 * i kâi sṳ̄-ki sîap-lāu;
 * his plan has leaked out.


 * sîap-lāu kun-ki;
 * divulge the artifice.


 * ki-mît kâi sṳ̄ mó̤ sîap-lāu;
 * one should not divulge secrets.


 * sîap-lāu huang-siaⁿ;
 * breathe a word of it.


 * To wade through; to pass through; to concern; to be acquainted with.
 * To wade through; to pass through; to concern; to be acquainted with.