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IMPOSE chhiet-khiû.

impose, a fine, hua̍t-ngṳ̂n. upon, phièn; tshuah-nâng; kuang-phièn; khi-phièn. impostor, láu-kiáⁿ; ké-kha ké-chhiú.

impossible, tsò-m̄-lâi; lân. to describe, khó-ì-hũe, put-khó ngân thûan; tàⁿ-m̄-tshut; o̍h iā-bõi-siãu.

impost, hiàng; niêⁿ-sùe.

impotent, bô-khûan; bô-ta i-ûa; bô-sì-la̍t; phu̍h; bô-la̍t. impotence (as a medical term), iâng úi; bõi-iâng.

impracticable, tsò-m̄-tit; tsò-m̄-lâi.

imprecate, chiù-tsūa.

impress, on the mind, mêng-khek tõ-sim. a seal, kài-ìn; khap-ìn; teh-ìn.

imprison, kìm; siu-kam; siu-kìm; khu-kìm; kìm-kam; ki-kam; kam-ah. false imprisonment, uan-ge̍k; lãm-kìm. to be imprisoned, siu-kam tsõ-ge̍k; tsõ-lô.

improbable, ke-hun sĩ-bô-iáⁿ; tōa-mīn bô-iáⁿ; iak-liãng sĩ-bô; bô kèng-tōa-mīn.

improper, m̄-ha̍h-sek; m̄-ha̍h-ngî; m̄-eng-kai; m̄-sĩ-sṳ̄; bô-chhêng-lí.

improve, in character, chìn-tek. the time, sieh-hun-im.

improvident, m̄-siẽⁿ-tn̂g; bô-ién-lṳ̃; bô-ṳ̃-pĩ; bô-chhiâng-kú tsṳ-kòi; bõi-kòi-siẽⁿ; chí-kù ma̍k-tsôiⁿ; ma̍k-tsôiⁿ liám-húe ma̍k-tsôiⁿ-kng.

imprudent, bô-kièn-sek; bõi-phah-sǹg; bõi-tá-sǹg; bô-tì-hũi.

impudent, m̄-ùi siáu-lí; mīn-phûe kãu; bô-liâm-chhí.

impunity, thut-hêng; mién-hua̍t; lāu-mãng.

impure, m̄-chheng; m̄-chheng-khih; m̄-chheng-kiet; u-ùe; siâ; nah-sap. water, tsúi lô-lô. conversation, phue̍h phien-siâ-ūe; kìⁿ-m̄-tit-nâng kâi-ūe.

in, tõ. the heart, sim-lãi; sim-tang; sim-tói; sim-khám. order, sûn-sũ; chiè tshṳ̀-sũ; chiè-tsôiⁿ-ãu. truth, khî-si̍t. this manner, àn-chièⁿ-seⁿ. front, tõ-tsôiⁿ. a dream, māng--tang. short, tsóng zṳ̂-ngân--tsṳ; lũn-khî tãi-iàu. in order to, ín-tì-kàu; sái; tì-sái.

inability, bô-lêng-ûi; bô-pún-sṳ̄; bô-pún-niáⁿ; bô-pōu; tsò-m̄-lâi.

inaccessible, bõi-tit-kàu.

inaccurate, ũ-tshò; ũ-m̄-tùi; ũ-tsha-tshak;