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IMAGINE imagine, siẽⁿ. I imagine it is, iak-móⁿ-liãng; thóu-siẽⁿ. imaginable, siẽⁿ-tit-tshut; sǹg-tit-tshut. it is all imagination, phû-huang tshok-iáⁿ; bô-iáⁿ-chiah. I imagined he would not come, uá khue-tiāⁿ i m̃-lâi.

imbecile, tshún-jia̍k; ngô-jia̍k. see IDIOT.

imbibe, ím; chia̍h. liquid, as porous substance, sò-tsúi.

imbue, jiám; chìm.

imitate, o̍h; o̍h-iēⁿ; hãu-o̍h; hãu-huap; chiè-iēⁿ.

immaculate, sûn-chẽng; pe̍h-ge̍k bô-hiâ; pe̍h-piah bô-hiâ; bô-tshṳ̂ hó-tiah.

immaterial, bô-hêng hó-kìⁿ; bô-hêng bô-sièⁿ. of no importance, bô-siang-kan; bô-chhiet-iàu; bô-iàu-kín.

immature, būe-se̍k; chheⁿ; būe-kàu-tsúi.

immeasurable, m̄-hó liãng-ta̍t; m̄-hó chhek-ta̍t; bô-hãn-liãng; lân-íⁿ tshui-chhek.

immediately, sûi-sî; sûi-chiet; chiet-khek; lîn-sî; li̍p-chiet.

immemorial, from time, siãng-kóu íⁿ-lâi; khai-phek íⁿ-lâi.

immense, tōa-tsãi; ke̍k-tōa; chì-tōa; tōa-bô-pān; tōa-bô-pí. an immense quantity, tōa-bó-mue̍h.

immerse, ùn (dip and make damp); chìm (steep); tîm (sink); tìm (dip many times so as to wash).

imminent, kṳ̃n; chiang-kṳ̃n àiⁿ-kàu; chiang-lîm. danger, lîm-ngûi; ngûi-kip; kín-kip.

immoderate, kùe-hūn; bô-tōu; bô-pān-bó; khah-kùe-thâu.

immodest, m̄-ha̍h-lói; m̄-ùi siáu-lí; bô-liâm-chhí.

immoral, m̄-chiàⁿ-keng; búang-ûi; thèng-tsò; m̄-tuan-chiàⁿ; hêng-ûi put-tuan. immorality, m̄-chiàⁿ-keng-sṳ̄; m̄-hó-sṳ̄; hui-ûi.

immortal, bõi-sí; ióng-seⁿ. immortalize, miâⁿ phang būan-tō.

immure, kìm.

immutable, put-e̍k; m̄-hó-kói; bô-î-e̍k; che̍k-tiāⁿ put-e̍k.

impair, sún-hāi.

impalpable, chhiú put-lêng-lia̍h; bô-si̍t-mue̍h hó-lia̍h.

impart, sṳ̀; pun; khṳt. instruction, si-kà. news, thûan-sie-sit; pò-sie-sit.

impartial, bô-phien-sim; bô-lia̍h khin-tãng; kong-phêng