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 ; jī-tién;
 * a dictionary.


 * tíen síu put lêng sî tit ceh;
 * the one in charge cannot set aside the responsibiliesresponsibilities [sic] of his office.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ṳn-tién i ;
 * that is doing him a kindness.


 * cía sĭ tŏng tién kâi sṳ̄;
 * this is an act of mercy.


 * kháu-kà sĭ chîo-thêng kâi tăi tíen;
 * the examinations are a favor bestowed by the authorities.


 * To open out; to exhibit; to display.
 * i sĭ tó̤ tíen pún-nía kâi;
 * he is displaying his ability.
 * he is displaying his ability.


 * thóiⁿ i tíen sĭm-mih pún-sṳ̄ chut lâi;
 * see what ability he displays.


 * hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ tíen lâk;
 * tell him not to make a display of his prowess.


 * i tó̤ tíen-sì-thâu, ŭ jît cóng tîeh tíen-phìu;
 * he is displaying his power, but he will some day display it to his own hurt.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ i kâi châi-chêng cn̂g kâi m̄ hó̤ tíen;
 * he has thus no opportunity to display his talents.


 * To advance money; to pay for another; a cushion.
 * tĭen m̄ chut;
 * is not able to advance the money.
 * is not able to advance the money.


 * tĭen tit chut;
 * is able to advance the amount.


 * pûe tĭen;
 * advance money to make up for a loss.


 * tĭen tit phû tîeh tĭen kàu kàu;
 * if he has the wherewithal to do it with, he must advance the whole sum required.


 * íⁿ tĭen;
 * a chair cushion.


 * khàng tĭen;
 * cushion for a divan.


 * pài tĭen;
 * cushion to kneel upon.


 * Lightning; electricity; electric.
 * lûi-kong tĭen-bó̤;
 * the god of Thunder, and the goddess of Lightning.
 * the god of Thunder, and the goddess of Lightning.


 * tĭen-sùaⁿ;
 * telegraph wires.


 * tĭen-sùaⁿ pò̤;
 * a telegram.


 * tĭen-khì;
 * electricity.


 * chin-chĭeⁿ tĭen kuang îap-cē-sih;
 * like a flash of lightning.


 * khà tĭen-pò̤;
 * to telegraph.


 * cih tîeh tĭen-pò̤;
 * received a telegram.


 * tĭen-húa îap-îap-sih;
 * it lightens.


 * The rear of an army, as district from the van, especially when it flees in battle.
 * sĭ i tó̤ tĭen-ău;
 * he brings up the rear.
 * he brings up the rear.


 * tîeh khìang ke hùe cìaⁿ tĭen ău;
 * those who would venture to bring up the rear must be powerful in arms.


 * To offer libations.
 * khṳ̀ cì-tĭen;
 * go to offer sacrifices and pour libations.
 * go to offer sacrifices and pour libations.


 * cì lío cū tĭen cíu;
 * after the sacrifice is offered the libation is poured.


 * tĭen ngî;
 * money sent as an offering to mourners.


 * i chut pìn ŭ jîeh cŏi nâng pái tĭen;
 * on his issuing the notice of the death many persons offered a present and joined the funeral procession.

tiet


 * The child of a brother.
 * cek tîet cò̤-pû lăi;
 * uncle and nephew came together.
 * uncle and nephew came together.


 * lâi tĭet;
 * brother's son.


 * oíe tîet;
 * a cousin's son, of a different surname.


 * tîet ńng;
 * a brother's daughter.


 * tîet sài;
 * a niece's husband.


 * úa sái sìa tîet lâi m̄ng-hāu lṳ́;
 * I send my nephew to inquire after your health.


 * tîet sun;
 * grand-nephew.


 * peh tîet;
 * son of my father's elder brother.


 * pau tîet;
 * own nephew.


 * thâng tîet;
 * a cousin's son, of the same surname.


 * cŭang tîet;
 * a second cousin's son.


 * côk tîet;
 * a junior in the same clan.


 * nî tîet;
 * the sons of one who took his literary degree in the same year as myself.


 * sì tîet;
 * a term used by one's self towards a father's chum or fellow graduate.


 * ngô̤ tîet;
 * "your ignorant nephew" (is the subscription of one who is writing to his father's friend).

tih


 * A drop; to fall in drops; to drip.
 * khṳt hŏ tih tîeh;
 * wet by rain.
 * wet by rain.


 * khṳt hŏ lāu tih tîeh;
 * wet by the rain that leaked in.


 * khàu kàu mâk-cap tih cêk saⁿ;
 * cried till the tears dropped all over her tunic.


 * tâp-tâp-tih;
 * pattering drops.


 * tih cêk koiⁿ;
 * dripped all over the room.


 * tih bô̤ nŏ̤ tíam lô̤h khṳ̀;
 * dropped in barely two drops.


 * tih ke cêk tíam;
 * drop in another drop.


 * cêk tíam cêk tih t obŏi chò̤;
 * there is not the slightest mistake in it.


 * hueh lâu hueh tih;
 * the blood oozes out.


 * lîm-cîⁿ-cúi tíam-tíam tih bô̤ cha chî;
 * the water from the eaves falling drop by drop does not go into the wrong gutter.


 * tih kàu cêk sin tâm-tâm;
 * dripped upon me till I am drenched.


 * li-li tih;
 * drops continuously.


 * The stem, peduncle or foot stalk of a flower or fruit.
 * săi tih;
 * the persistent calyx of a persimmon.
 * the persistent calyx of a persimmon.


 * hue tih;
 * the stem of the flower.


 * kaⁿ tih;
 * the stem of the orange.


 * To scold; to rail at.
 * tîh-tûh-kìe;
 * the sound of voices in angry talk.
 * the sound of voices in angry talk.


 * i nŏ̤ nâng tâng-cá tîh-tûh-kìe kâi ŭi mih sṳ̄?
 * What was it that those two were abusing each other about a little while ago?


 * tàⁿ ūe m̄ tàⁿ hó̤-hó̤, cò̤-nî tàⁿ kàu tîh-tîh-tûh-tûh;
 * in speaking why not speak pleasantly, rather than rave and scold.


 * tîh-tîh-tâp-tâp;
 * conversing amicably without real friendship; talking agreeably.
 * conversing amicably without real friendship; talking agreeably.


 * tàⁿ cêk kùa