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 * An affair; a matter; business; traffic; an occupation; a service; duties, functions.
 * soiⁿ lí kong sṳ̄, jîen-ău lí sai sṳ̄;
 * attend first to public business, and afterward to private affairs.


 * cía sĭ kín sṳ̄;
 * this is urgent business.


 * i ŭ kín-ìo sṳ̄ tŏ̤ sim;
 * he has engrossing topics on his mind.


 * sĭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
 * What is the matter?


 * lṳ́ tó̤ cò̤ mi sṳ̄?
 * What are you doing?


 * i khàu mih sṳ̄?
 * What is she crying about?


 * i lâi sĭ ūi-tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
 * Why has he come?


 * i sĭ ŵn-ìn cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lâi;
 * it was on this account that he came.


 * bô̤ sṳ̄ bô̤ kù i bô̤ lâi;
 * unless there is some reason for it he will not come.


 * seⁿ sṳ̄;
 * make trouble; stir up a commotion.


 * sĭ i cong-kú tó̤ seⁿ sṳ̄;
 * he is always creating a disturbance.


 * cía sǹg sĭ sìo sṳ̄;
 * this is nothing of any great importance.


 * màiⁿ gō i kâi tăi sṳ̄;
 * do not interfere with his important occupations.


 * cía sĭ hó̤ sṳ̄;
 * this is a good object.


 * hó̤ sim sṳ̄;
 * benevolent objects; friendly acts; good natured.


 * cí kâi nâng khah hàuⁿ sṳ̄;
 * this person is too much of a busy-body.


 * sim-sṳ̄ hó̤ căi;
 * very friendly.


 * ŭ mih sṳ̄?
 * What are you engaged in?


 * ngán côiⁿ ŭ sṳ̄ mē?
 * Have you anything to do just at present?


 * mih sṳ̄ bô̤;
 * have nothing whatever to do; has no business on hand.


 * hó̤ sṳ̄ cò̤ ke, khiap sṳ̄ cò̤ cíe;
 * do as much good and as little evil as possible.


 * i ío tóng sṳ̄;
 * he knows how to transact business.


 * cn̂g kâi m̄ hío sṳ̄;
 * knows nothing of affairs.


 * kak nâng kak nâng kâi sṳ̄;
 * let each attend to his own affairs.


 * khǹg kòi i màiⁿ to̤ sṳ̄;
 * exhort him not to get into trouble with other people.


 * sĭ tī-tîang tŏ̤ cú sṳ̄?
 * Who directs affairs?


 * lí ke sṳ̄;
 * manage the household affairs.


 * nâng tho̤h i lí sṳ̄;
 * some one has entrusted some business to his management.


 * i sĭ lí-pŏ cú-sṳ̄;
 * he is secretary of the Board of Rites.


 * cí cuang sṳ̄;
 * this special business; this affair.


 * bw̄n sṳ̄ jû ì;
 * everything to his liking.


 * peh sṳ̄ to hío;
 * understands all sorts of business.


 * sṳ̄ chêng sĭ cò̤-nî?
 * What is the condition of things?


 * sṳ̄-bŭ cōi căi;
 * has numerous occupations; is very busy.


 * sṳ̄ sṳ̄ ciu tàu;
 * every thing is attended to.


 * kĭaⁿ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lí kàu kàu-kak;
 * all the different jobs are completely finished.


 * kuaⁿ-si sṳ̄;
 * a lawsuit.


 * khíong-phàⁿ i kâi sṳ̄ ŭ m̄ sît;
 * fear that his business is not honest.


 * sì-cīeⁿ sṳ̄ lwt-lêh cōi căi;
 * has had great experience of the world.


 * sì sṳ̄ thàng căi;
 * well versed in worldly affairs.


 * sī hŏng che sṳ̄ lâi kâi;
 * is one sent on special business.


 * būe sĭ tōa sṳ̄; tōa sṳ̄ tîeh;
 * it is a small matter.


 * hía kâi sṳ̄ mng tōa căi;
 * that is a very important matter.


 * síe-síe sṳ̄;
 * a trifling matter.


 * to sĭ i tó̤ lŏng sṳ̄, cìaⁿ lŏng chut kàu kâi sṳ̄ cìeⁿ tōa;
 * he is always intermeddling, and thus it happens that so great a disturbance has arisen out of it.


 * hàm i kâi ău sṳ̄ tîeh khṳ̀ ŭ-pĭ;
 * tell him that he must prepare for the consequences.


 * ka-kī kâi sṳ̄ to m̄ kẃn, bô̤ ŭi khṳ̀ kẃn pât nâng kâi sṳ̄;
 * how is it that you who do not attend to your own business, have occasion to attend so much to other people's.


 * noⁿ-kíaⁿ sṳ̄, hìn-hàm hiah cū hó̤;
 * it is a petty affair, and both parties should withdraw from it.


 * cía sĭ kí sṳ̄, m̄ sĭ tha nâng sṳ̄;
 * this is my own affair, and does not concern other people.


 * cía cū khî sṳ̄ lío;
 * this is very strange.


 * kùai sṳ̄!
 * How strangstrange [sic]!


 * ko̤h īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄;
 * a curious affair.


 * kong-cèng kâi sṳ̄;
 * something in which all are concerned.


 * tī-tîang tó̤ cò̤ si-sṳ̄?
 * Who is the superintendant?


 * sṳ̄ kip; sṳ̄ kín-kip;
 * the business is pressing.


 * phōiⁿ sṳ̄;
 * manage a business.


 * lău lí sṳ̄;
 * an old hand at the business.


 * sṳ̄ sì jû hô̤?
 * What is the present aspect of affairs?


 * i cò̤ mih sṳ̄-ngîap?
 * What is his occupation?


 * i cêk seⁿ cò̤ ŭ hùaⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ngîap;
 * he has done many meritorious deeds during his life.


 * kĭen kong lîp ngîap kâi sṳ̄;
 * to do meritorious deeds, as Buddhists do in laying up merit.


 * chiet-ìo sṳ̄;
 * important affairs.


 * bô̤-siang-kang sṳ̄;
 * something of no consequence.


 * sṳ̄-bŭ to̤-twn;
 * multifarious duties.


 * sṳ̄ cú;
 * the head of affairs.


 * sng sṳ̄;
 * a grievous affair; the funeral of a parent.


 * pêh sṳ̄;
 * a sad affair, involving the wearing of mourning.


 * âng sṳ̄;
 * a happy affair.


 * hiong sṳ̄, kit sṳ̄;
 * an unfortunate or a lucky affair.


 * la sṳ̄;
 * create trouble.


 * seⁿ chut ŭ sṳ̄;
 * resulted in a disturbance.


 * sṳ̄ cì a m̄ cì?
 * Is the business finished up yet?


 * cía m̄ cì sṳ̄;
 * this does not help the matter.


 * cí tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
 * What good will that do?


 * sṳ̄ sêng lío;
 * the business is accomplished.


 * sṳ̄ tît a būe?
 * Is the difficulty settled yet?


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ tîeh cò̤ kàu cîaⁿ;
 * when you do a thing, bring it to a completion.


 * ŵn-chŵn i kâi sṳ̄;
 * wound up his affairs.


 * nŏ̤ nâng pak tâng sṳ̄ kùe;
 * the two were each others coadjutors in the affair.


 * cheⁿ sṳ̄ màiⁿ cò̤, sêk sṳ̄ màiⁿ bûang;
 * no not take up a business that you are unaccustomed to, nor neglect that which you are familiar with.


 * i kâi chin sṳ̄ cîaⁿ a būe?
 * Is the betrothal effected yet?

swn


 * To pour into holes ; to fill them.
 * swn în;
 * run full of lead.
 * run full of lead.


 * swn în teng;
 * fill with leaden plugs.


 * cí kâi ngṳ̂n khṳt i swn nŏ̤ saⁿ lîap în tŏ̤-kò̤;
 * this dollar has had its holes filled in with lead.