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490 very vigorous.
 * bô̤ mih sîn-khì;
 * has little vitality.


 * lîu sîn, sòi thóiⁿ;
 * keep a careful look out for it.


 * teh kî kaî sṳ̄ sĭ lâu sîn căi;
 * chess is a thing that taxes the mind.


 * m̄-hó̤ khah lâu tîeh sîn;
 * do not tax your strength too heavily.


 * kṳ́ thâu saⁿ chieh ŭ sîn-khî;
 * only three feet above you is a god.


 * hiong sîn ak suah;
 * an evil spirit has got hold of you.


 * lô̤h sîn;
 * a witch; one who is taken possession of by a spirit.


 * sîn phah tâng-ki;
 * the spirit has taken possession of the medium.


 * cí kâi lău-îa chut sîn;
 * this god has gone to occupy a human body.


 * sîn sok căi;
 * wonderfully quick.


 * cí ūi sîn sĭang híen;
 * this god is very apt to manifest himself.


 * bô̤ sîn bô̤ khì;
 * has no vitality.


 * kĭang-khí ceng-sîn lâi lí;
 * rally your energies and attend to it.


 * khui lō sîn; thiⁿ sîn;
 * a sort of effigy that is carried before funerals as a pursuivant of the dead.


 * cⁿ-ūn ngŵn-sîn;
 * compose your spirit; calm yourself.


 * kèng sîn;
 * revere the gods.


 * sîn bīe;
 * a temple with images of the gods.


 * sîn-hok;
 * offerings for the gods.


 * sîn hué;
 * a fire ball; a bright Jack-o-lantern.


 * sîn ūi;
 * a shrine.


 * sîn hŭi;
 * what has been offered to idols.


 * sîn-thiⁿ pó̤-ĭu;
 * heaven protect us.


 * tī sîn; thó sîn;
 * local divinities; gods of the land.


 * hok sîn;
 * the blessed gods.


 * châi sîn;
 * god of wealth.


 * húe sîn;
 * god of fire.


 * lûi sîn;
 * the god of thunder.


 * cúi sîn;
 * god of water.


 * sîn-ŭang; ceng-sîn ŭang;
 * in vigorous health.


 * sîn phî;
 * languid; out of spirits; no power of concentration.


 * bú-bw̆n tîeh sîn-mêng;
 * neglect the gods.


 * mn̂g-sîn;
 * the god of the door.


 * càu sîn;
 * the kitchen god.


 * céⁿ sîn;
 * god of the well.


 * chíu sîn;
 * the god that dwells in a tree.


 * suaⁿ sîn;
 * god of the mountain.


 * sîn-khak;
 * a medicine used for indigestion and colds.


 * hô̤k-sîn;
 * a tonic alterative.


 * chîu sîn cò̤ hì;
 * recompense the gods by inviting them to a theatrical performance.


 * sîn teng;
 * a lamp burned before the gods.


 * tīaⁿ sîn sòi thóiⁿ;
 * fix the attention and look carefully.


 * i kâi ceng-sîn cù-cù tó̤ thóiⁿ cṳ;
 * his mind is fixed upon his book.


 * i kâi būe tīaⁿ sîn tŏ̤-kò̤;
 * he is not altogether sane.


 * sîn tó̤;
 * no power of concentration.


 * i kâi ceng-sîn tó̤;
 * he is not able to fix his mind steadily upon one subject.


 * cng sîn;
 * adorn a god.


 * ang sîn;
 * set a god in its niche.


 * Times, hours, seasons; a Chinese hour or one twelfth of a day, but especially the time from 7 to 9 o'clock A. M.; heavenly bodies which mark the times; the fifth of the twelve stems, over which the dragon rules; spots in the sky where no stars are seen.
 * cêk kâi sî-sîn ŭ jîeh kú?
 * How long is an hour?
 * How long is an hour?


 * jît gûeh cheⁿ sîn;
 * the heavenly bodies and interstellar spaces.


 * kíaⁿ jît sĭ hó̤ jît sîn;
 * today is a lucky time.


 * To receive, as into a vessel.
 * khîeh kâi úaⁿ lâiⁿ sîn koi hueh;
 * take a bowl and catch the fowl's blood in it.
 * take a bowl and catch the fowl's blood in it.


 * sîn kàu cêk kng hŏ-cúi tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;
 * caught a jar full of rain-water.


 * khîeh kâi mûeh lâi sîn cìaⁿ bŏi sua-îa cêk koiⁿ;
 * yet something to catch it in, then it will not spill over everything.


 * A residue; leavings; surplus; to retain, to keep back a part.
 * sīn ŭ a bô̤?
 * Is there any left?
 * Is there any left?


 * sīn ŭ hăng;
 * there is scarcely any remaining.


 * hŵn-lío sīn tōa-bó̤-mûeh;
 * there is still a great quantity on hand.


 * i sĭ ngà kàu ŭ sīn;
 * he is much more stupid than is necessary.


 * sīn cêk pùaⁿ;
 * one half remains.


 * cîah sīn kâi;
 * what is left after the meal.


 * sīn-pàng ĕ tǹg;
 * keep it for the next meal.


 * cí hó̤ sīn, m̄-hó̤ khih;
 * it is best to have an overplus of this, rather than a deficiency.

sio

 * To melt; to liquify; to thaw; to lessen by using; to do away with; to annul; to need and consume; needed, required, exigent; to allay; to digest; to exhaust; to eliminate; diminished, dispersed; sold out; transpiring.
 * sio hùe khṳ̀;
 * melted away.
 * melted away.


 * sio khṳ̀;
 * dissolved.


 * cí īeⁿ mûeh sio cîah;
 * this aids digestion.


 * saⁿ tǹg cîah lío tó lăi m̄ sio kâi cū hó cîah i sio;
 * what remains undigested after three meals have been eaten should be eliminated by medicine.


 * cí īeⁿ ŏi sio tâk, hṳ́ īeⁿ li ŏi sio céng;
 * this scatters the poison, and that takes down the swelling.


 * îeh tah lío céng sio a būe?
 * Has the swelling gone down since the medicine was applied?


 * tîeh cîah kàu tâk-khì sio cheng-chó̤;
 * must take it till the virus has all been cleansed out.


 * i tì kâi sio kuah kâi pēⁿ;
 * he has an ailment which is accompanied with intolerable thirst.


 * cīeⁿ sio, ĕ sio, tong sio;
 * a great appetite with constipation, a great appetite with diarrhea, and a great appetite with good digestion and no increase of flesh.


 * hua sio;
 * use up, spend, consume.


 * cêk jît sio saⁿ táu bí;
 * use three pecks of rice per day.


 * ke kâi sio m̄ khṳ̀;
 * cannot digest more than that.


 * sio khíen;
 * dissipate care.


 * sio ôiⁿ;
 * pass the time.


 * cîah cíu sio chô;
 * drink wine to dissipate sorrow.


 * kîaⁿ khṳt i sio-thîo cē;
 * walk about to aid digestion and quicken the circulation.


 * hûn sio, phek sùaⁿ;
 * it has taken away all my spirits.


 * i kâi hùe-mûeh sio tōa căi;
 * his goods have a