Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/eⁿ
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- m̄-hó̤ cò̤ êⁿ īa hó̤ cò̤ thĭo;
- though not suitable for a main beam, it may be useful as a prop.
- tī-tiang-sî khîa êⁿ?
- When are the roof beams to be put up?
- seng êⁿ;
- lay the main beam.
- tōa êⁿ tōa sāi;
- heavy timbers.
- chíaⁿ tī-tîang lâi phŏ̤ êⁿ-thâu?
- Who is to lay the main beam, (the corner stone)?
- pái êⁿ tèng kak lío;
- the wood work of the roof is completed.
- tìn-tang êⁿ;
- the main beam.
- ji êⁿ;
- the beam next the ridgepole.
- êⁿ cài;
- a girder.
- i sĭ ke lăi kâi tàng ēⁿ;
- he is the main dependence of the family.
- cí kâi nâng sĭ kok ke kâi tàng êⁿ;
- this man is the chief pillar of the state.