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60 ; bô̤ mak bô̤ ciu;
 * eyeless.


 * lṳ́ kâi mâk-ciu sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ;
 * your eyes are good for nothing.


 * cìeⁿ tōa kâi, mâk-ciu cĭu hue!
 * At your age, your sight is poor, is it!


 * i mâk-ciu lêng căi;
 * he is very sharp-sighted.


 * mâk-ciu siap;
 * sleepy.


 * mâk-ciu kok-kok kim;
 * the eyes glaring.


 * mâk-ciu kim-kim;
 * with eyes wide open.


 * mâk-ciu bîe-bîe;
 * squint eyed.


 * A political district, ranking next to a prefecture; a region.
 * tîe ciu hú;
 * the Department of the Tides, the name of the region in which Swatow is situated.
 * the Department of the Tides, the name of the region in which Swatow is situated.


 * ti-ciu;
 * a district magistrate of the higher grade.


 * ciu-thông;
 * deputy magistrate.


 * tôk kiok ciu;
 * governing a single district.


 * Thickset; dense; crowded.
 * nâng in ciu-bâk;
 * the population is dense.
 * the population is dense.


 * chù-thâu ciu-bâk;
 * the houses are crowded close together.


 * A river transport boat, with a high prow.
 * ún kò cêk ciah ciu-kang-kíaⁿ, cìaⁿ câp kâi ngṳ̂n;
 * we hired a small transport boat for ten dollars.
 * we hired a small transport boat for ten dollars.


 * ciu-kang-kíaⁿ phīⁿ li pó ío ôih;
 * the cheapness of a transport boat makes up for its narrowness.


 * To look at; to regard.
 * m̄ ciu m̄ chái;
 * gave the cut direct.
 * gave the cut direct.


 * chŵn bô̤ ciu-chái;
 * took no notice whatever of it.


 * bô̤ nâng ciu bô̤ nâng chái;
 * no one gave the least attention to it.


 * put ciu put chái;
 * paid no heed to it.


 * An islet, small enough to be seen at one glance.
 * phû-cŭ kâi ciu-hn̂g;
 * a floating islet.
 * a floating islet.


 * sua ciu;
 * a sandy islet.


 * To bestow.
 * ciu-cì;
 * to relieve the poor by benefactions.
 * to relieve the poor by benefactions.


 * ciu kip;
 * relieve pressing distress.


 * Wine; spirits; liquors.
 * bōi cíu; tò̤ cíu;
 * to sell liquors.
 * to sell liquors.


 * ko cíu;
 * buy a little wine.


 * cíu píaⁿ;
 * brewer's yeast.


 * sai cíu;
 * pour the wine into the wine cups.


 * un cíu;
 * heat wine as for drinking.


 * thiⁿ-sî chìn, cíu tîeh un sie cē : m̄ pí jûah thiⁿ-sî cò̤ chìn cíu to̤ hó̤ cîah;
 * the weather being cold the wine must be heated more: it is not as it is in hot weather, when one may take his wine cold.


 * cía cíu sĭ ka-kī sâh kâi:; [sic]
 * this liquor is of our own distilling.


 * lṳ́ kâi cíu lĭang ío kau, ūaⁿ kâi cíu-ceng ío tōa kâi;
 * you can take much wine without becoming intoxicated: change your cup for a larger one.


 * bô̤ mih chài, cíu tîeh cîah ke nŏ̤ pue;
 * since there are not many side dishes, you must take a couple of cups more of wine.


 * úa bŏi cîah cíu, cîah lío àiⁿ hwt cíu mô̤h;
 * I cannot take wine, if I do I have the eruption on the skin that is produced by wine.


 * hó̤ cíu hó̤ chài kẃn-thăi i;
 * entertained him with choice viands.


 * cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi ciah cíu sîah?
 * For how many guests were plates laid?


 * sie cíu;
 * samshew; arrack.


 * âng cíu;
 * red wines.


 * pêh cíu;
 * white wines.


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


 * kau-lien cíu;
 * strong drink; wine made from sorghum.


 * kek cíu;
 * makes wine.


 * cût-bí cíu;
 * liquor made from glutinous rice.


 * cîah cíu cùi;
 * tipsy.


 * kúaⁿ cíu hong;
 * maudlin drunk.


 * phah cíu búe;
 * the jollity at the end of the feast.


 * khṳt nâng chíaⁿ cîah siu-nîe cíu;
 * invited to a wedding feast.


 * cíu cîah kàu sam-tong-hue;
 * drank till boozy.


 * cíu nî;
 * malt.


 * phû-thô̤ cíu;
 * wine made from grapes.


 * cíu thû;
 * a drunkard.


 * cí kúi kâi nâng-kheh lóng-cóng cíu kha;
 * these guests are all old wine drinkers.


 * ûn cíu;
 * heat wine by placing chaff around the wine jars in order to make the wine ferment.


 * cíu sek cṳ thû;
 * a wine-bibber.


 * To scold; to blackguard.
 * cìu-mēⁿ;
 * to abuse or rail at.
 * to abuse or rail at.


 * cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;
 * reviled her so that she knew not what to do.


 * mēⁿ ang cìu kíaⁿ;
 * berate one's husband and children.


 * To curse; to imprecate; incantations.
 * cìu-cūa;
 * to swear.
 * to swear.


 * i cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;
 * he swore at her till she had no peace.


 * līam cìu;
 * recite incantations.


 * thâu ūe hû, thâu līam cìu;
 * drawing written spells, while reciting incantations.


 * To go towards; to come near in point of time; then; forthwith.
 * ciang kòi cĭu kòi;
 * to meet one scheme with another.
 * to meet one scheme with another.


 * cĭu lâi, cĭu khṳ̀;
 * went almost as soon as he came.


 * cīucĭu [sic] thóiⁿ m̄ kìⁿ khṳ̀;
 * just now missed it.


 * m̄ hó̤ ciang cĭu;
 * this will not do at all.


 * cĭu tī chú nîe;
 * comes to that place to obtain supplies.


 * úa cĭu sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
 * that was what I said at the time.


 * ŭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu sǹg sĭ lío;
 * if that is the case, there is nothing more to be done.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu hó̤;
 * that is all right.


 * cĭu-sî cū àiⁿ;
 * want it immediately.


 * sêng-cĭu;
 * to bring about.


 * cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū ŏi tit sêng-cĭu;
 * thus it may be brought to pass.


 * sĭ i lâi cīu úa, m̄ sĭ úa khṳ̀ cĭu i;
 * it is for him to come to me, not for me to go to him.