Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/jiam

by Adele Marion Fielde

jíam

• 染jíam286755
• To dye; to tint; to tinge.

àiⁿ jíam tī cêk sek?

What color do you want it to be dyed?

bô̤ khṳ̀ tíam jíam i;

do not get this tinged by that.

jíam hng;

a dyer's establishment.

jíam cńg-kah;

tint the finger nails.

put kùe tíam jíam cē;

only the finishing touches.

• 蚺jîam2851426
• A large serpent found in southern China, described as fifty feet long; it can seize deer for food; it has long teeth and a bright variegated skin, which is used for covering guitars.

jîam cûa táⁿ;

the gall of the large serpent, reputed to be useful in curing consumption.