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Rh ; cí kà;
 * to teach by illustration.


 * cí tang ûeh sai;
 * the appearance of one gesturing at a distance.


 * cí thiⁿ hwt-sī;
 * swear by heaven.


 * cí pak ûi hun;
 * betroth children before their birth.


 * Will; purpose; intention.
 * hŏng cí;
 * receive orders.
 * receive orders.


 * chíaⁿ cí;
 * ask for orders.


 * sìaⁿ cí;
 * the sacred will, the imperial decrees.


 * tó̤ cí;
 * orders received.


 * sìaⁿ cí pâi;
 * tablets on which imperial orders are written.


 * cí-ì;
 * purpose.


 * cṳ cí;
 * the meaning of a book.


 * cieⁿ cí;
 * the scope of the chapter.


 * cak cí;
 * the sense of the verse.


 * To repair to.
 * i ka-kī chin cí bīe teng kîaⁿ hieⁿ;
 * he repaired in person to the temple to offer sacrifice.
 * he repaired in person to the temple to offer sacrifice.


 * i kâi pín-cí hó̤;
 * his proficiency is commendable.


 * A nankeen or purple color.
 * cí-sek;
 * brown.
 * brown.


 * âng-cí;
 * purple.


 * cí-kìm sîaⁿ;
 * the Forbidden City.


 * A short foot in length.
 * cí chieh cṳ tī;
 * but a step.
 * but a step.


 * cí chieh cṳ kang;
 * work close at hand.


 * siang lî put kùe cí chieh;
 * but a very little space between them.


 * Vertical supports or bars.
 * lâng-kang cí;
 * the vertical rails in a balustrade.
 * the vertical rails in a balustrade.


 * theng cí;
 * vertical bars in a window.


 * To adorn with braid; to embroider.
 * cam cí;
 * embroidery.
 * embroidery.


 * cêk chíu hó̤ cam cí;
 * fine needlework done by one hand.


 * mîaⁿ-ke cam cí;
 * skilled in embroidery.


 * chŵn khàu cam-cí tō jît;
 * depends solely on fine needlework for her living.


 * Even till; upon; to reach to; to extend; the solstices; the greatest degree.
 * cṳ̆ kó cì kim;
 * from ancient times till now.
 * from ancient times till now.


 * sì-cì;
 * all around.


 * sì-cì hun-mêng;
 * clear all around.


 * cì chṳ́;
 * on this account.


 * bô̤ só̤ put cì;
 * no place where he does not go; omnipresent.


 * cì kàu cí-kò̤;
 * extends to this point.


 * cì kàu tī-kò̤?
 * Where does it reach to?


 * put cì kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * it does not extend to such as that.


 * cì kêk;
 * the utmost limit.


 * cì chiet-ìo;
 * of the utmost importance.


 * cì sêng-sît;
 * wholly sincere.


 * cì hó̤;
 * the very best.


 * cì m̄ hó̤;
 * the very worst.


 * cì tōa;
 * the largest.


 * cì kûiⁿ;
 * the highest.


 * cì khuah;
 * most spacious.


 * tang cì;
 * the winter solstice.


 * hē cì;
 * the summer solstice.


 * tang-cì lău âng cíu;
 * the red wine of winter.


 * To offer presents ceremoniously.
 * cì-kìⁿ;
 * to visit, with a present.
 * to visit, with a present.


 * cì lói;
 * a polite presentation.


 * cì-kèng;
 * present as a token of respect.


 * cì ngî;
 * offer the customary fee on entering school.


 * To bring an oblation; an offering; sacrificial.
 * cì sṳ̂;
 * to offer sacrifices.
 * to offer sacrifices.


 * cì-bûn;
 * a written prayer, burned after it is offered.


 * cì-têk;
 * an elegy hung up before the tablet during the first seven weeks of mourning.


 * pái cì;
 * to arrange offerings.


 * pái lō cì;
 * lay out offerings along the way.


 * cì-si;
 * an overseer of sacrifices.


 * cì sîn;
 * make offerings to the gods.


 * cì có;
 * make offerings to the manes of ancestors.


 * cì pín;
 * things offered.


 * chun chiu jī cì;
 * the spring and autumn oblations.


 * cì thiⁿ tī;
 * worship heaven and earth,. [sic] cì sĭa cek; worship the gods of land and grain.


 * khī cì;
 * offerings to a deceased parent.


 * tìo cì;
 * offerings made to a deceased friend.


 * To limit; to govern; a rule, a practice; mourning usages.
 * cì-cak;
 * limitations.
 * limitations.


 * ŭ cak-cì;
 * under regulations.


 * huap-cì;
 * rules.


 * cì-tō;
 * to restrict.


 * cì cṳ;
 * an Imperial order.


 * cì-thâi;
 * the governor-general; Your Excellency.


 * ak-cì i;
 * restrain him.


 * ak-cì i m̄ cŭ;
 * cannot curb it.


 * síu cì; cun cì sêng hôk;
 * in mourning.


 * ngîam cì, chṳ̂ cì;
 * mourning for a father or for a mother.


 * hiap-cì;
 * to intimidate.


 * To succor; to bring about; to further; to complete.
 * si cì;
 * bestow alms.
 * bestow alms.


 * kìu-cì;
 * to succor.


 * cín-cì;
 * to rescue.


 * m̄ cì sṳ̄;
 * inadequate for the purpose.


 * cìaⁿ cì sṳ̄;
 * adequate for the purpose.


 * cì kip;
 * help in an emergency.


 * cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cì a m̄ cì?
 * Is the business compassed?


 * ŏi tit cì cĭu hó̤;
 * if it can be brought about it will be well.


 * Determination; will; what the mind desires.
 * cì-khì ngan-ngan;
 * a fixed purpose.
 * a fixed purpose.


 * cì-lĭam;
 * a resolve.


 * cì hìang;
 * inclination; object.


 * i kâi sim-cì ngĕ căi;
 * his heart is fixed on it.


 * sim-cì ńng căi;
 * his resolves are weak.


 * tit cì;
 * attain one's object.


 * tit cì cò̤ kuaⁿ;
 * attained the desired official position.


 * būe tit cì;
 * unattained desires.


 * put tit cì;
 * unattainable