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An English-Chinese dictionary of the Foochow dialect/Y

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Yam, sṳ̀.

Yamen, ngà muòng: – runner, chă̤ iăh.

Yard, mā: court, tiĕng cāng.

Yarn, mièng să.

Yawn, báh chói.

Ye, nṳ̄; nṳ̄ gáuk nè̤ng.

Yea, sê; ciáng sê.

Year, nièng: – of age, huói: a full – of age, có̤i: a – & 2 ms. old, có̤i nê: this –, gĭng nièng; gĭng nièng màng; buōng nièng: last –, kó̤ nièng; kó̤ nièng màng: next –, màng nièng; lài nièng: the year before last –, sŏ̤h nièng: the – previous to – before last, nŏ̤h sŏ̤h nièng: the – after next, âu nièng: – after – after next, nó̤h âu nièng: the close of the –, niéng dău; nièng màng; nièng biĕng: a – of plenty, hŭng nièng: a – having an intercalary month, nông nièng: a – or half a –, siŏh nièng buáng cāi: from three to five years, săng nièng ngô cāi: a happy new –! bái nièng: to offer new – congratulations, hô nièng: the current –, buòng nièng.

Yearly, nièng nièng; mūi̤ nièng.

Yearn, sṳ̆ muô.

Yeast, bùi; bău bùi; niòng.

Yell, duâi gáe̤.

Yellow, uòng; uòng sáik.

Yelp, bôi.

Yes, ciáng sê; sê; ô.

Yesterday, siŏh màng: day before –, sŏ̤h nĭk.

Yet, gó: not –, muôi; gó muói; gò̤ lò̤; muôi báik cèng.

Yield, nióng: produce, chók sāng: submit, hŭk; kók: concede, cūng.

Yoke, áik: ox –, ngù gáh.

Yolk, lâung uòng.

Yonder, hṳ̄ bĕng.

You, nṳ̄: plural, nṳ̄ gáuk nè̤ng.

Young, hâu sĕng: inexperienced, nièng kĭng; ciēng: younger, sá̤: a year younger, sá̤ siŏh huói: youngest, dâ̤ ék sá̤: – gentleman, siéu iè: – of animals, giāng.

Your, nṳ̄ gì; nṳ̄ gáuk nè̤ng gì.

Youth, a –, niê giāng tòng; hâu săng giāng: time of –, siéu nièng sì hâiu.