Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iap

by Adele Marion Fielde

iap

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• To repress; to conquer.

m̄-hó̤ khi-iap nâng;

one must not oppress others.

chíaⁿ tieⁿ hû lâi tìn-iap;

ask for a charm to overcome it.

phài i khṳ̀ thâng-iap;

depute him to go and quell it.

pun i iap tó̤ khṳ̀;

was overthrown by him.

iap cam;

an awl.

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• The brilliancy of a flash.

îap-îap-sih;

to glitter.

îap-cē-sih;

flashed.

thiⁿ tèng it húe îap-îap-sih;

there was a flash of zigzag lightning.

hṳ́ kâi îap-cē-sih cìe kàu thô-ĕ kng-kng;

that flash lighted up the earth.

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• A butterfly; a hinge.

îap-tîap;

a butterfly.

îap-tîap chwn hue;

the butterfly flutters among the flowers.

îap-tîap chái hue;

the butterfly sips the flowers.

thih îap-tîap, tâng îap-tîap;

iron or brass hinges.