Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/jiu

by Adele Marion Fielde

jîu

• 柔jîu294755
• Complaisant; pliant; flexible.

un-jîu;

meek.

jîu-ńng;

pliable.

kâi sèⁿ-chêng jîu-jîak;

his disposition is mild.

siaⁿ jîu-jîu;

a soft voice.

i jîu-jîu nē, bŏi khì;

he is very gentle, and not easily annoyed.

i kâi chíu ńng-jîu ńng-jîu nē;

her arms are very weak.

i li khah kang, i li khah jîu;

this is too stiff, and this too limp.

cí īeⁿ chīu-ki ío ńng-jîu, hó̤ khut cò̤ ûah mṳ̂eh kâi hêng;

the branches of these trees are flexible, and may be formed into the outlines of living creatures.