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 * To transcribe.
 * n̂g-tîn;
 * a manifesto or address issued by the emperor himself, in times of trouble.


 * phang kîaⁿ n̂g-tîn;
 * issue a manifesto.


 * A rank or file of soldiers; a battalion; an army; troops, forces; to place in rank, to set in array, to marshal; as a classifier, used to denote a gust, blast, burst or time; a shower; a short space; transitory; a little while.
 * tīn cīeⁿ bô̤ nīe chieⁿ;
 * in battle give no quarter.
 * in battle give no quarter.


 * cĭeⁿ tīn sie thâi;
 * go into battle.


 * pái sĭm-mih tīn-sì?
 * What show of force do they make?


 * i phah thâu-tīn soiⁿ khṳ̀;
 * they lead the van.


 * pāi tīn;
 * defeated in battle.


 * khîa bé khṳ̀ chong i kâi tīn;
 * mounted their horses and rushed upon their ranks.


 * cêk pôiⁿ pái tīn, cêk pôiⁿ phah tīn;
 * one side is posting the troops and the other side is breaking ranks.


 * chùang-jîp i kâi tīn-mn̂g;
 * press through the opening in the ranks.


 * mîⁿ-hûn tīn;
 * infatuated; besotted with.


 * cêk tīn cío pue tŏ̤ cí kò̤ kùe;
 * a flock of birds flew over here in line.


 * thàu cêk tīn tōa huang;
 * a strong gust of wind came.


 * hía in cêk tīn cêk tīn cêk tīn lí-kẃn khí lâi;
 * the smoke keeps rising up in puffs.


 * cêk tīn huang ,cêk tīn hŏ;
 * each gust of wind is followed by a shower of rain.


 * húe-gû tīn;
 * a file of oxen with knives on their horns and fire-brands on their tails (used in battle to break the ranks of the enemy).


 * chĭeⁿ tīn;
 * elephants in file for battle.


 * chut cêk tīn kūaⁿ, pēⁿ cū hó;
 * if he can be made to sweat freely he will be better.

tio


 * To engrave; to carve; to cut.
 * tio-khek ìn-póiⁿ;
 * to engrave the wooden blocks on which printing is done.
 * to engrave the wooden blocks on which printing is done.


 * sûi i khṳ̀ tio-kuah;
 * let him engrave it as he pleases.


 * tio hue thâh táu;
 * adorned with carved ornamentation.


 * i kâi jī-ûeh tio lâi ngía;
 * he carves beautifully.


 * tio to̤h;
 * to grave or chase.


 * tio lâi bŏi sit cin;
 * nothing has been lost from the pattern in transferring it to wood.


 * cía put kùe sĭ phû-phû nē tio;
 * this is nothing more than a slight cutting into the wood.


 * tio ìn;
 * to engrave a seal.


 * tio to̤;
 * graving tools.


 * khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē tio, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē câk;
 * use the knife and the chisel very carefully in the cutting.


 * The Siberian sable.
 * tio phûe;
 * the fur of the sable.
 * the fur of the sable.


 * tio-chṳ́;
 * the sable.


 * i chen̄g kâi tio-chṳ́ bé-kùa;
 * he wore a riding jacket of sable.


 * tio búe;
 * sables' tails, worn by military men.


 * kim tio;
 * undyed or reddish sable.


 * To wither and fade, as leaves do.
 * sng so̤h cē lô̤h cháu-bâk cū tio-lêng;
 * when frost and snow come the herbage withers.
 * when frost and snow come the herbage withers.


 * cía chīu kâi ki hîeh năi sng-so̤h bŏi tio;
 * this tree does not lose its verdure even in winter.


 * ngô̤-thông sĭang-téng cá tio;
 * the catalpa tree loses its leaves earliest of all.


 * hue-bâk tó̤ tio-châng lío;
 * the foliage is already fading.


 * Unscrupulous and aggressive.
 * tio-sŏng;
 * contentious; fond of litigation, and pressing the case without just cause; truculent.
 * contentious; fond of litigation, and pressing the case without just cause; truculent.


 * tio-mâng;
 * violent and barbarous.


 * cêk pùaⁿ tio cêk pùaⁿ mâng;
 * a mixture of wickedness and barbarity.


 * i kâi a-pĕ sĭ chut mîaⁿ tio pit;
 * his father is well known for his rabid writings.


 * tio ak cṳ cì;
 * outrageous and wicked beyond endurance.


 * théng-tio;
 * dictatorial and overbearing.


 * tio-phwt;
 * willful.


 * tio-tio nē;
 * ruthless.


 * Tall.
 * i kâi sin châi ío kûiⁿ-tio;
 * he is of fine stature.
 * he is of fine stature.


 * cêk kâi li kûiⁿ-tio kûiⁿ-tio nē, cêk kâi li ói-kó ói-kó;
 * one is tall and slender and the other short and sturdy.


 * Deep; to go far into a recess.
 * lî khah tìo-íen;
 * is too in accessible.
 * is too in accessible.


 * cí kâi tī-hng khah tìo-íen;
 * this place is too remote and difficult to reach.


 * To condole with mourners; to wail or otherwise assist at a funeral.
 * i tiang-sî khui tìo?
 * When are the funeral rites to be performed?
 * When are the funeral rites to be performed?


 * khui saⁿ jît tìo;
 * will have the funeral rites performed for three days.


 * tăi-sì sĭ chit jît sêng hôk cū kui-tìo;
 * generally, the funeral rites are performed after the mourning garments have been worn seven days.


 * khṳ̀ tìo-cì kâi nâng cōi căi;
 * a great number of persons went to offer condolence.


 * tìo-hà;
 * mourning.


 * tìo-sng;
 * affliction.


 * To suspend; to hang up; to demand; to ask for; to call for; to lift, as by a cord; a thousand cash.
 * lîah i lâi tìo;
 * seize and hang him.
 * seize and hang him.


 * tìo pàng chīu-câng tèng;
 * hang up on a tree.


 * tìo tùi-lîin;
 * hang up scrolls.


 * tìo ki teng;
 * suspend a lamp.


 * tìo kâi kìaⁿ;
 * hang a picture.


 * tìo-pàng tû lăi;
 * hang it up in the wardrobe.


 * saⁿ-tìo;
 * a clothes rack.


 * ngṳn̂-tĭaⁿ ēng jîh cōi tìo?
 * How many strings of paper ingots will be required?


 * cu tìo;
 * strings of beads.


 * līo tìo ŭ kâi tn̆g khṳ̀;
 * some of the strings of strass