Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iam

by Adele Marion Fielde

iam

• 拌iam654645
• To merge in a seasoning or dressing.

cía tîeh iam sī-îu thn̂g chò;

this must have a dressing of soy, sugar, and vinegar.

iam pêh chò;

put simple vinegar on it.

• 閹iam10831698
• To castrate; to geld.

iam-koi;

a capon.

iam-jîn;

a eunuch.

iam-hw̆n;

doorkeepers in the harem.

thāi-kàm to sĭ iam kâi;

the doorkeepers of the harem are eunuchs.

thien iam;

eunuchs from birth.

iam khṳ̀ m̄ sĭen;

imperfectly gelded.

• 覘íam461472
• To peep; to peek; to spy.

íam thóiⁿ i tŏ̤ mē;

peep and see if he is there.

i khṳ̀ thau íam i;

he went and peeped furtively at her.

jĭm íam, íam m̄ kìⁿ;

tried to peek in but could not.

íam mn̂g phāng;

peep through a crack in the door.

íam choiⁿ-lí-kìaⁿ;

look through a spy-glass.

• 偃íam108699
• To sink under water.

cí ki cíeⁿ ŏi íam cúi;

this oar sinks in the water.

íam bú siu bûn sĭ thiⁿ-ĕ thài-phêng;

when military men sink and civilians swim, the whole world is at peace.

pùaⁿ íam cúi;

half in and half out of water.

• 掩íam1088648
• To screen from observation; to hide from view; to shade and conceal.

i sĭ tó̤ cia-íam kâi ūe;

his talk is intended to keep the facts from being discovered.

úa thóiⁿ i sĭ tó̤ íam-sek kâi;

I consider that he is acting hypocritically.

cia-íam kàu bô̤ nâng cai;

kept closely concealed so that no one knows.

pùaⁿ íam mn̂g;

a half-closed door; half concealed.

cang thô íam bûa;

cover it over with clay.

• 饜ìam108918414
• Satiated; to cloy; distasteful.

ìam cūaⁿ;

sated.

tham tit bô̤ ìam;

the avaricious are never satisfied.

cîah bŏi ìam;

cannot eat enough of it.

thóiⁿ bŏi ìam;

never satisfied with seeing.

m̄ cai ìam cok;

insatiable.

cîah tîeh ìam;

have eaten it till I am sick of it.

peh thâk put ìam;

an insatiable reader.

kú cŭ lĕng nâng ìam;

one may outstay a welcome.

• 跨ìam4681576
• To step across; to pass over.

ìam tùi i sin téng kùe;

step across over his body.

kha màiⁿ ìam tîeh i;

do not step over it.

kúi kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ, tó̤ ìam chṳ́ gû, hóⁿ, thò;

several children playing leap-frog.

• 鹽îam108619713
• Salt.

phâk îam;

to evaporate salt in the sun.

îam chíang;

a salt shed.

îam teng;

salt-makers.

îam sieⁿ;

salt-merchants.

îam-ūn-si;

a salt-commissioner.

sài îam;

make salt.

kuaⁿ îam;

salt that has paid duty.

cía sĭ lâng-su cîah îam;

this is a little salt for daily use.

îam, cau, chò, cìeⁿ;

salt, malt, vinegar and sauces.

îam châ bí sĭ ìo-kín kâi;

salt, wood, and rice, are necessaries.

o îam, pêh îam;

uncleansed salt, and cleansed salt.

îam hu;

fine salt.

îam ló;

the brine in damp salt.

seh cē îam;

sprinkle in a little salt.

seh cē pô̤h îam;

sprinkle in a thin layer of salt.

cheⁿ-îam;

soda.

hûai-îam;

salt-petre.

• 炎îam1085864
• Hot; ardent; fiery.

thiⁿ-khì îam-jîet; thiⁿ-sî îam-jûah;

the weather is very hot.

sì-chêng sĭm sĭ îam lîang;

the world is very fickle.

îam-jûah kâi sî-hāu tîeh cai tháu lîang;

when it it hot one must take cooling food.

• 燄ĭam10918612
• The fury of a fire.

húe-ĭam;

flames.

húe-ĭam li-li seng khí lâi;

the flames continue to flare up.

húe-ĭam uak-uak-kie;

the flames mutter.

• 艶īam109113913
• Glossy; sleek.

īam-lĭ;

slick.

i kâi mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;

its feathers are very glossy.

nĕ īam-īam;

exceedingly sleek.