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 * chin-cîaⁿ;
 * relatives, not of the same surname.


 * chin-cîaⁿ, kio chin-nâng, tī-tîang chin?
 * Which are most nearly related to us, our kith or our kin?


 * Human feelings.
 * nâng-cîaⁿ;
 * humanity; kindliness; a disposition to oblige or help others.
 * humanity; kindliness; a disposition to oblige or help others.


 * i kâi nâng-cîaⁿ hó̤ căi;
 * he is very obliging.


 * tho̤h i khṳ̀ khí i kâi nâng-cîaⁿ;
 * commit to her the exciting of his compassion.


 * sīa nâng-cîaⁿ;
 * express gratitude for kindness.

ciah


 * A classifier applied to animals, boats, furniture, and to things in pairs or sets when one is individualized.
 * ciah koi, ciah gû, ciah nío-chṳ́;
 * a hen, an ox, and a mouse.
 * a hen, an ox, and a mouse.


 * ciah cûn;
 * a boat.


 * ciah íⁿ, ciah chn̂g;
 * a chair and a table.


 * ciah ôi;
 * a shoe.


 * tok ciah bûeh;
 * a single stocking.


 * tok ciah mâk;
 * one-eyed.


 * toaⁿ ciah chíu;
 * single handed.


 * cêk ciah chíu-cńg-thâu;
 * one finger.


 * cêk ciah kha;
 * one leg.


 * sang ciah chíu kio i cih;
 * received it from him in both hands.


 * kuah tīo ciah hĭⁿ;
 * cut off an ear.


 * cêk ciah ku;
 * a tortoise.


 * cêk ciah pît-pô̤;
 * a bat.


 * cûn ciah cōi căi;
 * a great number of boats.


 * nŏ̤ ciah kha kîaⁿ kàu sng căi;
 * my feet ache badly from walking so far.


 * cêk ciah cúi-tháng;
 * a water bucket.


 * chûn bô̤ kúi ciah tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
 * have but very few left.


 * The spine.
 * ka-ciah;
 * the back.
 * the back.


 * ie-ciah-kut;
 * the back bone.


 * ie-ciah-kut cŏ̤ kú sng;
 * my back aches from sitting so long.


 * ka-ciah ău;
 * behind the back.


 * kîaⁿ tŏ̤ i ka-ciah ău;
 * walked behind him.


 * khĭa tŏ̤ i ka-ciah ău;
 * stood behind him.


 * hui-tńg ka-ciah ău khṳ̀ thóiⁿ;
 * turned back and looked.


 * pì tŏ̤ ka-ciah ău;
 * carried it tied upon his back.


 * hó̤ úa ka-ciah;
 * good to lean back upon.


 * piah ka-ciah ău;
 * skulk behind one.


 * sie úa ka-ciah;
 * leaning on each other, back to back.


 * A foot-mark; a trace; vestiges; effects.
 * kha-ciah;
 * footprints.
 * footprints.


 * chŵn bô̤ hûn-ciah;
 * there is no trace of it.


 * bô̤ íaⁿ bô̤ ciah;
 * no evidences of it.


 * ŭ íaⁿ ciah;
 * there is circumstantial evidence of it.


 * hêng-ciah khó̤-gî;
 * a suspicious appearance.


 * pen̆g bô̤ cong ciah;
 * I can find out nothing about him.


 * màiⁿ mûeh seⁿ hûn-ciah;
 * do not get it scratched or stained.


 * lṳ́ kâi saⁿ cò̤ ŏi kâi ciah kâi ciah?
 * Why is your jacket spotted like that?


 * hóⁿ kha-ciah;
 * the tracks of a tiger.


 * sîn kâi sṳ̄ ciah;
 * evidences of supernatural power; miracles.


 * chut khî ko̤h īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ciah;
 * marvellously strange effects.


 * tâh i kâi kha-ciah;
 * tread in his footprints.


 * tùe i kâi kha-ciah;
 * follow in his steps.


 * bô̤ cong bô̤ ciah;
 * no clue to it.


 * bô̤ ciah hó̤ chūe;
 * nothing whereby to trace it.


 * chûn ŭ cêk īeⁿ kó ciah;
 * an old landmark remains.


 * mùa-khí-cá lâi thit-thô̤ hṳ́ kui kâi kó-ciah;
 * come to-morrow to play by those old ruins.


 * chûn kâi kū ciah;
 * a vestige remains.


 * khṳt hŏ lāu-tih lío seⁿ ciah;
 * worn by the dropping of the rain.


 * nâng kîaⁿ ŭ kha-ciah, cío pue ŭ lô̤h mô̤ⁿ;
 * a person passing by leaves tracks, a bird flying over drops a feather.


 * i kâi mīn cò̤-nî cêk kâi ciah cêk kâi ciah : sĭ àiⁿ thái-ko̤ a m̄ sĭ?
 * Why is his face blotched: he is going to have leprosy is he not?


 * tu si, bé ciah;
 * a concatenation.


 * thóiⁿ tîeh kâi ciah kâi ciah;
 * appears to be scarred.


 * A swallow.
 * mûaⁿ-ciah-cío;
 * a swallow.
 * a swallow.


 * lîah mûaⁿ-ciah su ēng khîm hóⁿ lâk;
 * in catching a swallow you have to use the same skill as in catching a wild beast.


 * A partridge or grouse.
 * kâi suaⁿ thâu cêk ciah ciah-ko;
 * each mountain has its champion partridge.
 * each mountain has its champion partridge.


 * ciah-ko bô̤ nêk, kut īa so;
 * though a partridge have little meat, its bones are crisp.


 * To eat; to consume; to live upon; to drink; to devour; to imbibe; to absorb.
 * cîah pn̄g, ciah píaⁿ, ciah kúe-cí;
 * eats rice, cakes, and fruit.
 * eats rice, cakes, and fruit.


 * cîah cúi, cîah tê, cîah cíu;
 * drinks water, tea, and whiskey.


 * cîah ce, cîah cho̤;
 * to live on vegetables, or to eat animal food.


 * cîah hun;
 * to smoke tobacco.


 * cîah a-phìen;
 * to smoke opium.


 * cîah pá;
 * to eat a full meal.


 * cîah pá a būe?
 * Have you eaten enough yet?


 * cîah kàu pá-pá;
 * eat till the appetite craves no more.


 * ciah būe pá;
 * has not yet eaten a full meal.


 * i tó̤ cîah;
 * he is eating.


 * cîah hó̤ liolío [sic];
 * has finished his meal.


 * cîah pùaⁿ pak;
 * had eaten half a bellyfull.


 * cîah pùaⁿ kûeh cĭu ngŏ̤ tîeh i lâi;
 * when they were half through the meal, he happened to come.


 * màiⁿ cîah khah pá;
 * do not eat too much.


 * i ío sòi, sĭ cîah nĭ, bŏi cîah pn̄g;
 * he is rather small, and eats milk since he cannot eat rice.


 * i hŵn cîah nĭ;
 * he is not yet weaned.


 * cêk ceng cêk ceng cîah ho̤h cōi;
 * cup by cup he drank a great quantity.


 * m̄ kàu i cîah;
 * there