Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ioⁿ
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ĭoⁿ
- ĭoⁿ lîam;
- to turn aside the curtain, as in entering a door.
- ĭoⁿ phŭe;
- to draw the coverlet over one.
- ĭoⁿ khui kài-au kùa;
- raise the cover of the covered cup.
- khṳt huang ĭoⁿ tīo khṳ̀;
- it was whisked off by the wind.
- ĭoⁿ khui lêng-sn̂g cū sĭ kúe;
- raise the steamer and you find the cake.
- ĭoⁿ m̄ khí;
- cannot raise it.
- ĭoⁿ khui theng;
- tip up the window-sash.
- jw̆n ĭoⁿ, ĭoⁿ m̄ tîeh;
- however much I try to raise it, it does not come up.