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 * A cudgel; to cudgel.
 * kúai-cĭang;
 * a staff or crutch.


 * cĭang cêk peh;
 * give a hundred blows.


 * sîen cĭang;
 * an abbot's staff or crosier.

ciap


 * To receive; to succeed to; to connect; to splice; contiguous.
 * sie ciap;
 * to join by splicing.
 * to join by splicing.


 * ciap tit khí, ciap m̄ khí;
 * can or cannot connect them.


 * sêng ciap;
 * take orders for work.


 * ciap chíu sĭ tī-tîang?
 * Who is his successor?


 * ciap-nâp;
 * to welcome.


 * ciap-cò̤ cêk kò̤;
 * join into one piece.


 * saⁿ ki ciap cò̤ cêk ki;
 * join the three pieces lengthwise into one.


 * ciap kîah-thô̤;
 * splice the wooden heel of a woman's shoe.


 * ciap châ ôi-tói;
 * mend a wooden sole.


 * ciap chīu;
 * to graft trees.


 * ciap kut;
 * to set a bone.


 * kaⁿ ciap kit kâi;
 * oranges that are grafted upon limes.


 * ciap chùi;
 * to take up the tale.


 * ĕ kúi kù ūe i ciap lô̤h khṳ̀ tàⁿ;
 * he continued with the few following sentences.


 * ciap saⁿ-ńg;
 * piece down the sleeves.


 * nâng cōi căi, sie ciap sie ciap;
 * there are many people present, so that they are as many as have standing room.


 * cúi kuang ciap thiⁿ;
 * the water seems to join the sky.


 * ciap cáng;
 * wear a false queue.


 * piⁿ búe so̤h àiⁿ ciap kûiⁿ a àiⁿ ciap kĕ?
 * Will you have the silk that forms the end of the queue braided in high up or low down?


 * khîeh ke tîo so̤h khṳ̀ ciap tn̂g cē;
 * take another rope and splice it on.


 * thih sĭ ēng sĭm-mih huap-cak cìaⁿ ŏi ciap tit tùe?
 * In what way can iron be welded together?


 * cûn thâu ciap tîeh cûn búe;
 * the bow of one boat was tied to the stern of the other.


 * bô̤ thang ciap sôk;
 * there is no successor.


 * ciap ke cêk chieh;
 * lengthen it a foot more by splicing.


 * tī-hng sie ciap;
 * their lands are contiguous.


 * To win a victory, which demands quickness.
 * khùe cîap;
 * spry.
 * spry.


 * lîen cîap;
 * to attain degrees at successive examinations.


 * tît cîap;
 * prompt.


 * cîap pò̤;
 * an announcement of victory.


 * cîap-cîap tàⁿ; cîap-cîap li-li tàⁿ;
 * loquacious.


 * cò̤ sṳ̄ cîap-kwt;
 * acts with promptness and decision.

cie


 * The plantain; bananas.
 * keng-cie; gê-cie;
 * bananas.
 * bananas.


 * bah-cie;
 * sour plantains.


 * cêk siu keng-cie;
 * a bunch of plantains.


 * Pepper.
 * hô-cie;
 * black pepper.
 * black pepper.


 * chwn cie;
 * small grained pepper.


 * lâh cie;
 * red peppers.


 * khṳ̀ bói kúi kâi cîⁿ hue-cie lâi lô̤h;
 * buy a few cash worth of Chili peppers and put them in.


 * hô-cie bûah;
 * pulverized pepper.


 * ngói hô-cie;
 * to pound pepper in a mortar.


 * suah hô-cie;
 * season with pepper.


 * hô-cie màiⁿ suah khah kău;
 * do not sprinkle on too much pepper.


 * To advertise; to induce; to entangle.
 * cie uaⁿ;
 * to proclaim an amnesty.
 * to proclaim an amnesty.


 * chut jī cie chong;
 * issue a call for workmen.


 * cie nâng lâi chong-tng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
 * advertise for people to come and serve in this capacity.


 * chut cie-thiap;
 * issue an advertisement.


 * cie tŏiⁿ nía keⁿ;
 * call for tenants to till the land.


 * cie-pâi;
 * a sign-board.


 * bô̤ khṳt nâng tah cía cie-thiap;
 * does not allow people to stick bills here.


 * cie nâng jîp chù;
 * induce people to enter.


 * cie chin;
 * engage a son-in-law.


 * cie kíaⁿ-sài;
 * bring a son-in-law into one's own family.


 * cie ang;
 * take a husband.


 * cie piaⁿ, bói bé;
 * to raise troops.


 * cie-ín i lâi;
 * induce him to come as a convert or attaché.


 * kim jī cie-pâi;
 * a sign-board with gilt letters.


 * cie bói cie bŏi;
 * to advertise in business.


 * Few; inadequate; not much.
 * m̄ hó̤ cíe;
 * it will not do to have less.
 * it will not do to have less.


 * tó̤ cîe;
 * a very limited supply.


 * m̄ cai ke a cíe;
 * do not know whether there are more or less.


 * bŏi cíe;
 * there are no less.


 * m̄ cíe; put cíe;
 * not a little.


 * cíeⁿ cē;
 * diminish it a little.


 * cíe cîⁿ;
 * diminish the price.


 * khah cíe;
 * too little.


 * sǹg cíe cē;
 * lessen the sum total somewhat.


 * bŏi khah ke, bŏi khah cíe;
 * neither too many nor too few.


 * khéng cíe kàu tī-kò̤?
 * How much is he willing to abate?


 * hó̤ kâi sĭm cíe;
 * the good are very few.


 * cíe thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * seldom seen.


 * cíe thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;
 * seldom heard.


 * tàⁿ cíe, kîeⁿ kùe tàⁿ ke;
 * it is better to say less than to say more.


 * ŭ cōi cíe;
 * has more or less of it.


 * put kùe cōi cíe tīaⁿ;
 * not exceeding a small amount at the most.


 * nĕ cíe-cíe;
 * very few indeed.


 * i ío cíe;
 * he has less.


 * úa cíe lṳ́ cêk hùe;
 * I am a year younger than you.


 * cí kò̤ cíe chut cí kâi mûeh;
 * there is but little of this to be found here.


 * cúi khah cíe;
 * there is too little water.


 * cîah cíe;
 * eat but little.


 * nín kâi nâng-mûeh ío cíe;
 * there are fewer of you.


 * m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt i cíe;
 * would not let him have it for less.


 * sĭang cíe;
 * the least.