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494 how to do; to chasten; to examine and school.
 * siu-cíaⁿ;
 * to repair; to fit up.


 * siu-sip;
 * to set in order.


 * siu-sîp pīn-pīn;
 * all is in readiness.


 * siu-lí;
 * to fit up; to regulate.


 * siu-sek;
 * to beautify.


 * siu-pó;
 * to mend up.


 * siu sĭen;
 * practise virtue.


 * siu kong;
 * to do good, to do meritorious deeds.


 * siu hĕng;
 * practise ascetic austerities.


 * siu cêk huang cṳ;
 * to elaborately prepare a letter.


 * siu sim;
 * to school the feelings.
 * cí kâi nâng siu sim căi;
 * this person has a well ordered mind.


 * sok siu; siu kim;
 * teacher's wages.


 * sok siu ngṳ̂n cêng sàng a būe?
 * Has his schooling been paid for yet?

bring to an end; to remove; to close or wind up, as business; annoyed or moved by, in which sense it sometimes merely gives the passive form to another verb.
 * To receive, as when one goes to get a thing or when it is one's due; to gather, to harvest; to insnareensnare [sic], to involve; to bind, to restrain; to conclude, to
 * To receive, as when one goes to get a thing or when it is one's due; to gather, to harvest; to insnareensnare [sic], to involve; to bind, to restrain; to conclude, to
 * pûaⁿ úaⁿ siu tīo;
 * clear off the table.


 * siu khí;
 * gather up and put away.


 * siu jîp lâi;
 * gather in.


 * siu ngṳ̂n, sîu cîⁿ;
 * collect money from debtors; take in coin.


 * sìn-mīn tèng sĭ sía móng nâng siu thiah;
 * the direction on the letter was that a certain person should receive and open it.


 * siu cûn-kui;
 * collect the boat-fares.


 * siu-hó̤k nâng sim;
 * win people's hearts.


 * cêng siu-kuah a būe?
 * Is your harvest gathered yet?


 * siu khang-khùe;
 * take in work.


 * siu-toaⁿ;
 * a receipt for money or goods.
 * siu cheng-chó̤ lío;
 * have received the amount in full.


 * siu tit khí a siu m̄ khí?
 * Can you collect what is due, or not?


 * sin-sîp;
 * make ready, by getting things together; to set to rights.


 * táng lâi siu-sîp i;
 * will give him a whipping presently.


 * úa lâi siu-sîp lṳ́!
 * I'll pay you off for that!


 * ŭ siu sêng a bô̤?
 * Has he received that portion of the crop which is his rent for the land?


 * siu piaⁿ hûe îaⁿ;
 * recall the troops into the camp.


 * siu-khǹg;
 * collect and put away.


 * siu-bói kó-tóng;
 * make collections of curiosities.


 * siu m̄ bûa;
 * cannot get them together.


 * siu bûa;
 * collect together.


 * hó̤ lai, hàm i lâi siu saⁿ;
 * it is about to rain, tell her to bring in the clothes.


 * khṳ̀ kàu, i m̄ siu;
 * on carrying it to him, he declined to accept it.


 * siu cêk īeⁿ cò̤ ì-sù tīaⁿ;
 * accept one out of the various things presented, as a token of good will merely.


 * siu tūi;
 * collect in companies.


 * thiaⁿ-kìⁿ siu khim;
 * heard the call to retreat.


 * siu cêk kâi ngĭ kíaⁿ;
 * take a son by adoption.


 * siu kâi chiah-kha;
 * take a concubine.


 * siu cò̤ cêk ē;
 * gather up.


 * siu lô̤h cûn;
 * take and put into the boat.


 * A coarse comb, with one row of teeth; to comb.
 * khîeh siu lâi siu thâu-mô̤ⁿ;
 * get a comb and comb your hair.
 * get a comb and comb your hair.


 * àiⁿ lûah tîeh ēng siu-kíaⁿ;
 * for smoothing the hair you must use a small comb.


 * siu khí;
 * the teeth of a comb.


 * siu pù;
 * the back of the comb.


 * siu thâu âp;
 * a dressing case.


 * siu cuang, tá pàng;
 * make the toilet.


 * Savory food; to feel ashamed; to blush; bashful.
 * i sim lăi siu-khŭi;
 * he is ashamed of it.
 * he is ashamed of it.


 * thiaⁿ tîeh ham siu ham-siu nē;
 * on hearing it, she tamed very red.


 * ham-siu jím jôk;
 * blushed at the insult.


 * só̤ cîah sĭ tien-siu peh-bī;
 * lives on delicate viands.


 * To accept; to receive.
 * m̄ káⁿ siu;
 * would not be so presumptuous as to accept it.
 * would not be so presumptuous as to accept it.


 * siu ke cêk tùi;
 * do accept a couple more.


 * khṳ̀ kàu i chŵn siu;
 * on arriving, he accepted the whole.


 * cò̤ cē siu;
 * accepted all of them.


 * The head; a chief, a leader; the heads of a subject; foremost; the beginning, the origin; to manifest; to display; sorts, kinds; a classifier of stanzas.
 * i cò̤ cêk síu sĭ;
 * he composed a poem.
 * he composed a poem.


 * phoi-síu; páng-síu; ùaⁿ-síu;
 * the first on the list of those who have taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts at an examination.


 * tŭn síu pài;
 * bow the head in respect.


 * síu búe siang kù;
 * look after both ends; we must consider its whole course.


 * i khṳ̀ kuaⁿ tèng chut síu;
 * he went and turned state's evidence.


 * síu kūiⁿ;
 * the leading district.


 * hun-pîet síu cŏng;
 * discriminate between leaders and followers.


 * ûi síu;
 * act as leader.


 * tī-tîang cò̤ hŭe síu?
 * Who is the leader of the band?


 * A broom; a besom of twigs.
 * sàn-síu pèⁿ;
 * a broom-handle.
 * a broom-handle.


 * sàu-síu thâu;
 * the brush of a broom.


 * khîeh ki sàu-síu khṳ̀ sàu;
 * take a broom and go and sweep.


 * tōa thih sàu-síu;
 * a large iron broom, a bad omen for a woman.


 * To keep, to hold in order to guard, to have in custody; to keep vigils; to supervise; to maintain; to go on a round of inspection; a charge.
 * síu kàu kín-kín;
 * keep very close watch over.
 * keep very close watch over.


 * i tŏ̤ ke tèng síu hà;
 * he is at home in mourning for a parent.


 * i àiⁿ nā kò̤ⁿ síu-cak;
 * she wishes to stay in her husband's family, and remain his widow.


 * i tó̤ cò̤ síu-pĭ;
 * he is acting as major.


 * nâng tîeh síu pńg-hūn;
 * people should mind