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YIAK YIEN YOK.

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A classical name for Canton; in; to say; that is.
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To separate entirely; to cut off the feet as a punishment.
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A den; deep hollow place; hollow; to explore with the hand.
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To speak; say; denominate; said; is called.

Yiak.

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A musical instrument with three tables; a certain measure.
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A lock; bolt to a door.
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To boil; soup made of flesh and herbs.
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To skip; leap; dance; frisk about in joy.
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To fuse metals; to urge; impel; shining; bright.

Yien.

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Flowing of water; continued succession; saliva.
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A mat to sit upon; a feast; entertainment.
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Creeping plants; spreading far and wide; protracted.
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Name of certain insects.
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A closing particle denoting settled opinion; thought completed.
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Handsome; smiling; pleasing.
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A swallow; rest; repose; alone.
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A bird of prey whose cry indicated wind.
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Remote in time or place.
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A continued line of posterity and inheritance; custom.
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Long  protracted; slow; remote; to spread far.
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A limit or boundary.
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Overflowing; wide spreading; prolix; diffuse.
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Covetous; desire; to desire; ardently; excess; praise.
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Slow; mournful; to remove; to lead.
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A beautiful woman who draws admirers; to seduce.
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To lead; draw; rescue; save; assist; elevate.
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To remove to a distance; to put away; to regard as remote.
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To entertain a guest; to eat and drink.

Yok.

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To breathe after; desire; covet; lust.
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To bathe in a stream; to bathe.
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To lust after; desire inordinately; passion.
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To bear; nourish; train up; to grow.
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Gruel; natural food; to nourish; to sell.
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Shining; resplendent; moral lustre.