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Rh is not as much as he wants to eat.
 * i m̄ kàu cîah;
 * she has not enough to eat.


 * chíaⁿ i cîah to̤h;
 * invite him to supper.


 * cîah phîⁿ-hun;
 * take snuff.


 * cîah cheⁿ hun;
 * smoke green tobacco.


 * cîah cúi-hun;
 * smokes strong tobacco.


 * mih hun to̤ cîah;
 * smokes any sort of tobacco.


 * i sĭ cîah hun-kuah;
 * he lives on sweet potatoes; he is very poor.


 * thâng cîah thâng;
 * tōa thâng cîah sòi thâng; animals live on animals, the larger eating the smaller.


 * lṳ́ sî cîah cú-nâng a sĭ cîah ka-kī?
 * Does your employer board you or do you board yourself?


 * khṳt nâng cîah tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ khṳ̀;
 * he had a large amount of money made away with by somebody.


 * kōi cîah húe;
 * it easily ignites.


 * cîah nâng cíu nêk, kāng nâng cò̤ hok;
 * be a comfort to those whose meat and wine sustain you.


 * bô̤ kong m̄ ká cîah lôk;
 * dare not partake of the imperial rations unworthily.


 * úa kwt m̄ cîah ngân;
 * I shall certainly not eat my own words.


 * tōa cîah, sòi cîah;
 * large and small eaters.


 * chùi siap bŏi cîah;
 * has no appetite for food.


 * chùi kût cîah ke;
 * has a good appetite.


 * ūi khui, ŏi cîah;
 * has a relish for food.


 * cîah tit lô̤h, sio tit khṳ̀;
 * if you can eat it you can digest it.


 * cîah m̄ lô̤h;
 * cannot eat it.


 * cîah lío màiⁿ kéⁿ tîeh;
 * do not let it stick in your throat when swallowing it.


 * cîah lío kṳ̆ tîeh;
 * choked in eating it.


 * hàuⁿ cîah;
 * fond of it.


 * ka-kī cîah ka-kī;
 * he feeds himself.


 * keh-cîah;
 * indigesttionindigestion [sic].


 * hó̤ cîah a m̄ hó̤ cîah;
 * whether good to eat or not.


 * ŭ hó̤ cîah;
 * has food.


 * bô̤ hó̤ cîah;
 * has nothing to eat.


 * pn̄g cîah cîⁿ;
 * an allowance for food.


 * pêh cîah;
 * eats it out of hand.


 * thau cîah;
 * pilfers food.


 * cîah kàu pûi-pûi;
 * has become very stout.


 * cò̤-nî cîah kàu ìeⁿi hìeⁿ [sic] sáng?
 * How is it that he has become so thin?


 * cîah li ŏi cîah, tōa li bŏi tōa;
 * he eats without growing.


 * sĭ cîah sieⁿ a m̄ sĭ?
 * He has marasmus has he not?


 * cêk sim àiⁿ tùe kíaⁿ cîah, cêk sim àiⁿ kha tâh chut;
 * her mind was divided between remaining with her children, and marrying again.


 * ŭ thang hó̤ cîah;
 * is provided with food.


 * bô̤ thang hó̤ cîah;
 * has nothing to eat.


 * cîah līo;
 * bread-stuffs; victuals.


 * cîah tû;
 * a food-safe.


 * cîah pn̄g chn̂g;
 * a dining table.


 * cîah sîah;
 * to feast.


 * cîah kúe-cí sṳ tîeh ki;
 * when you eat the fruit remember the branches.


 * cí cîah cûn cĭu cîah chim cúi;
 * this boat draws much water.


 * cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg;
 * eats three meals a day.


 * cîah lō cúi;
 * gets the dew upon it.


 * cîah i kâi khì;
 * takes in its exhalations.


 * só̤ cîah sĭ suaⁿ-tien hái-bī;
 * eats of the fat of the land.


 * ùi cîah îeh;
 * loathes medicine.


 * i m̄ cîah;
 * he does not eat it.


 * i m̆ cîah;
 * he will not eat it.


 * kò nâng lâi pa-lói cîah;
 * hire some to do the cooking.


 * i pa-lói kâi mûeh ío hó̤ cîah;
 * what she prepares is delicious.


 * cîah tíam sim;
 * to stay the stomach; to take a bite.


 * cîah píaⁿ tîeh nŭaⁿ ka-lio;
 * you can't eat biscuit without saliva to moisten it.


 * bói cho̤h mûeh-cîah;
 * buy something to eat.


 * bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ bói cîah;
 * there is no place in which one can buy victuals.


 * siu-sîp cîah;
 * prepare the meal.


 * lău cîah swt;
 * one who sponges his food.


 * cîah cúi m̄ ta;
 * got into hot water.

ciak


 * To fill a cup; to deliberate upon.
 * pô̤h ciak;
 * a slight repast.
 * a slight repast.


 * hí ciak;
 * a marriage feast.


 * nŏ̤ nâng tùi ciak;
 * drank each other's healths.


 * cim-ciak jû kîaⁿ;
 * we will do what we decide upon after consultation.


 * nŏ̤ nâng cim-cim ciak-ciak;
 * the two were perpetually in consultation.


 * cim-ciak kàu hó̤-hó̤;
 * arranged satisfactorily by mutual consultation.


 * úa kio lṳ́ cim-ciak kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * I have something that I wish to consult with you about.


 * cèng nâng cò̤-nî ciak-ngí?
 * To what decision did they all come after consultation?


 * ciak-ngí cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
 * they decided to do thus.


 * ciak-lĭang kàu thó̤-thó̤ tàng-tàng;
 * all is satisfactorily settled.


 * chŵn bô̤ cim-ciak;
 * there was no consultation about it.


 * lṳ́ màiⁿ ka-kī tó̤ ciak;
 * do not act independently.


 * ciak cò̤ kâi gûeh cêk tńg;
 * adopted the decision that it should be done once a mouth.


 * A title of nobility; a cup for libations.
 * ciak-pue;
 * a wine goblet.
 * a wine goblet.


 * ciak lôk;
 * rank and salary.


 * kong-ciak;
 * duke.


 * hô-ciak;
 * marquis.


 * pek-ciak;
 * earl.


 * cṳ́-ciak;
 * viscount.


 * lâm-ciak;
 * baron.


 * ciak-hâm;
 * titled people.


 * hong ciak;
 * confer a title of nobility.

ciam


 * Tapering; pointed; sharp.
 * téng ciam căi;
 * very sharp.
 * very sharp.


 * ciam-lāi;
 * acute.


 * kha ciam chíu ìuⁿ;
 * tapering feet and delicate hands.


 * cńg-thâu ciam-ciam;
 * tapering fingers.


 * siah kàu ciam-ciam;
 * whittle it down to a point.


 * bŏi ciam;
 * blunt.


 * so̤ kàu ciam-ciam;
 * roll between the thumb and finger to a sharp point.


 * pit-ciam;
 * the point of a pen.


 * so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
 * roll and squeeze down, as women do their bound feet.


 * mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
 * expert in shaping bound feet; one who possesses great tact.


 * ciam taⁿ;
 * a carrying pole.


 * chùi ciam-ciam;
 * a needle shaped snout.