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 * Water-grown rice.
 * ciam bí;
 * common rice.


 * tōa ciam;
 * large rice.


 * n̂g ciam;
 * yellow rice.


 * ēng cût bí a ēng ciam bí?
 * Do you use the glutinous rice or that which is not glutinous?


 * cham khah cōi ciam bí;
 * mixed in too much of the water-grown rice.


 * To divine; sortilege.
 * ciam khùe;
 * divination.
 * divination.


 * ciam kâi khùe thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄ hó̤;
 * discern the omens and see whether they are favorable or unfavorable.


 * cí kâi khùe ciam khṳ̀ m̄ lêng;
 * this was a false prediction.


 * ciam thien-bûn;
 * auger from observation of the stars.


 * To look up.
 * sĭ nâng só̤ ciam-ngíang kâi nâng;
 * he is one whom people look up to.
 * he is one whom people look up to.


 * ciam mō̤ⁿ;
 * to anticipate longingly.


 * Obliged, benefited; to participate in; to be a recipient; to enjoy.
 * ciam i kâi kuang;
 * had the benefit of his light; got it through his favor.
 * had the benefit of his light; got it through his favor.


 * tîeh ŭ hó̤ khṳt nâng ciam kuang cìaⁿ hó̤;
 * it is well if you have any way whereby you can help others.


 * cíam-côih;
 * smoothly and evenly cut or wrought out; regular and straight; clean-cut.
 * smoothly and evenly cut or wrought out; regular and straight; clean-cut.


 * cò̤ khṳ̀ cíam-côih căi;
 * made very evenly.


 * chù khí kàu cíam-cíam côih-côih;
 * the house is built with straight lines and correct angles.


 * i kâi ôi cò̤ lâi lah-hah, m̄ cíam-côih;
 * his shoes are clumsily made, and are not nicely shaped.


 * To encroach; to usurp.
 * pà-cìam;
 * to invade and take possession of.
 * to invade and take possession of.


 * cìam pâng-î;
 * take advantage of to one's own profit.


 * cìam tī;
 * encroach on another's land.


 * cìam khuah;
 * to encroach beyond the boundary.


 * To search for with the hand.
 * cîam kàu khang tói-tói;
 * feel for it at the very bottom of the hole.
 * feel for it at the very bottom of the hole.


 * tŏ̤ láng tói cîam chut lâi;
 * felt for and found it in the bottom of the bag.


 * cîam tîeh hṳ́-tói căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
 * How does the inside of it feel?


 * chíu khah tōa, cîam m̄ jîp;
 * my hand is too large, I cannot thrust it in.


 * Temporary; briefly; for the time being.
 * cĭam sî;
 * for a little while.
 * for a little while.


 * cĭam sî cîaⁿ kú sî;
 * the temporary has become the permanent.


 * cĭam ēng sù sî;
 * make use of temporarily.


 * úa cĭam nā cí-kò̤;
 * I shall stay here but a little while.


 * cĭam cŭ;
 * a brief stay.


 * cĭam khĭa-khí;
 * a short residence.


 * cĭam chíaⁿ jím i;
 * please be patient with it a little while.


 * pńg-pńg sĭ àiⁿ cĭam kâi;
 * originally desired to take a temporary one.


 * cí hûe bô̤, chíaⁿ cĭam cē;
 * there is none at this moment, please defer an instant.


 * cĭam thàng;
 * earn in the interim.


 * taⁿ chíaⁿ cĭam ēng, ĕ-jît cìaⁿ lâi bói hó̤ kâi;
 * kindly make use of this for the time being, and afterward a better one can be purchased.


 * hó̤ cĭam m̄ hô̤ chîang;
 * it will do temporarily, but not permanently.


 * cĭam cîah;
 * stay the stomach meanwhile.


 * Gradually; by degrees.
 * cĭam-cĭam lâi;
 * came on gradually.
 * came on gradually.


 * cĭam jîp kia-kéng;
 * it becomes more picturesque as you proceed.


 * sŭn sŭ, cĭam cìn;
 * advancing in regular orderorder. [sic] cĭam tōa; gradually increase in size.


 * cĭam sòi;
 * gradually diminish.


 * cĭam-cĭam bô̤ khṳ̀;
 * gradually disappeared.


 * cĭam-cĭam tĭⁿ;
 * gradually filled to the brim.


 * cĭam-cĭam khó̤;
 * gradually ebbs.


 * cĭam cĭam îⁿ;
 * waxes slowly to the full.


 * cĭam-cĭam khí;
 * gradually ascends.


 * cĭam-cĭam kûiⁿ;
 * gradually mounts up.

ciang


 * A sign of the future; about to; a leader; regarding; considering.
 * ciang cĭu;
 * presently.
 * presently.


 * ciang lâi;
 * in the future.


 * ciang kàu;
 * close upon.


 * ciang àiⁿ cîah;
 * about to eat.


 * i ciang àiⁿ khṳ̀;
 * he is about to go.


 * ko-ciang;
 * it will do.


 * jît ciang àm kâi sî-hāu;
 * when it was nearly dusk.


 * ciang sí;
 * about to die.


 * ciang jû cṳ hô̤?
 * What can be done?


 * ciang jîp mn̂g;
 * about to go in at the door.


 * ciang-kun;
 * a commandant.


 * tăi-ciang-kun;
 * commander-in-chief.


 * pá-ciang;
 * in regard to.


 * pá-ciang cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄, kio i tàⁿ;
 * tell him concerning this affair.


 * i pá-ciang lṳ́, cò̤-nî kẃn-thăi?
 * As for you, how did he treat you?


 * thóiⁿ i pá-ciang cí kâi sṳ̄ cò̤-nî cò̤;
 * see what he will do in regard to this matter.


 * To display; to publish abroad; to boast of; to make much of.
 * khai-ciang;
 * to display, (as new goods).
 * to display, (as new goods).


 * khua-ciang;
 * boastful.


 * kuai-ciang căi;
 * very cross-grained.


 * cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ khah kuai-ciang;
 * this child is very cross.


 * ciang-îang;
 * to bruit abroad.


 * ŭ cú-ciang, bô̤ cú-ciang;
 * there is or is not a way to bring it about.


 * sin khai-ciang;
 * newly displayed.


 * mêng mâk ciang táⁿ;
 * it was done openly.