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is not as much as he wants to eat.
- i m̄ kàu cîah;
- she has not enough to eat.
- chíaⁿ i cîah to̤h;
- invite him to supper.
- cîah phîⁿ-hun;
- take snuff.
- cîah cheⁿ hun;
- smoke green tobacco.
- cîah cúi-hun;
- smokes strong tobacco.
- mih hun to̤ cîah;
- smokes any sort of tobacco.
- i sĭ cîah hun-kuah;
- he lives on sweet potatoes; he is very poor.
- thâng cîah thâng;
- tōa thâng cîah sòi thâng; animals live on animals, the larger eating the smaller.
- lṳ́ sî cîah cú-nâng a sĭ cîah ka-kī?
- Does your employer board you or do you board yourself?
- khṳt nâng cîah tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ khṳ̀;
- he had a large amount of money made away with by somebody.
- kōi cîah húe;
- it easily ignites.
- cîah nâng cíu nêk, kāng nâng cò̤ hok;
- be a comfort to those whose meat and wine sustain you.
- bô̤ kong m̄ ká cîah lôk;
- dare not partake of the imperial rations unworthily.
- úa kwt m̄ cîah ngân;
- I shall certainly not eat my own words.
- tōa cîah, sòi cîah;
- large and small eaters.
- chùi siap bŏi cîah;
- has no appetite for food.
- chùi kût cîah ke;
- has a good appetite.
- ūi khui, ŏi cîah;
- has a relish for food.
- cîah tit lô̤h, sio tit khṳ̀;
- if you can eat it you can digest it.
- cîah m̄ lô̤h;
- cannot eat it.
- cîah lío màiⁿ kéⁿ tîeh;
- do not let it stick in your throat when swallowing it.
- cîah lío kṳ̆ tîeh;
- choked in eating it.
- hàuⁿ cîah;
- fond of it.
- ka-kī cîah ka-kī;
- he feeds himself.
- keh-cîah;
- indigesttion.
- hó̤ cîah a m̄ hó̤ cîah;
- whether good to eat or not.
- ŭ hó̤ cîah;
- has food.
- bô̤ hó̤ cîah;
- has nothing to eat.
- pn̄g cîah cîⁿ;
- an allowance for food.
- pêh cîah;
- eats it out of hand.
- thau cîah;
- pilfers food.
- cîah kàu pûi-pûi;
- has become very stout.
- cò̤-nî cîah kàu ìeⁿ sáng?
- How is it that he has become so thin?
- cîah li ŏi cîah, tōa li bŏi tōa;
- he eats without growing.
- sĭ cîah sieⁿ a m̄ sĭ?
- He has marasmus has he not?
- cêk sim àiⁿ tùe kíaⁿ cîah, cêk sim àiⁿ kha tâh chut;
- her mind was divided between remaining with her children, and marrying again.
- ŭ thang hó̤ cîah;
- is provided with food.
- bô̤ thang hó̤ cîah;
- has nothing to eat.
- cîah līo;
- bread-stuffs; victuals.
- cîah tû;
- a food-safe.
- cîah pn̄g chn̂g;
- a dining table.
- cîah sîah;
- to feast.
- cîah kúe-cí sṳ tîeh ki;
- when you eat the fruit remember the branches.
- cí cîah cûn cĭu cîah chim cúi;
- this boat draws much water.
- cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg;
- eats three meals a day.
- cîah lō cúi;
- gets the dew upon it.
- cîah i kâi khì;
- takes in its exhalations.
- só̤ cîah sĭ suaⁿ-tien hái-bī;
- eats of the fat of the land.
- ùi cîah îeh;
- loathes medicine.
- i m̄ cîah;
- he does not eat it.
- i m̆ cîah;
- he will not eat it.
- kò nâng lâi pa-lói cîah;
- hire some to do the
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cooking.
- i pa-lói kâi mûeh ío hó̤ cîah;
- what she prepares is delicious.
- cîah tíam sim;
- to stay the stomach; to take a bite.
- cîah píaⁿ tîeh nŭaⁿ ka-lio;
- you can't eat biscuit without saliva to moisten it.
- bói cho̤h mûeh-cîah;
- buy something to eat.
- bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ bói cîah;
- there is no place in which one can buy victuals.
- siu-sîp cîah;
- prepare the meal.
- lău cîah swt;
- one who sponges his food.
- cîah cúi m̄ ta;
- got into hot water.
ciak
- 酌ciak811643
- To fill a cup; to deliberate upon.
- pô̤h ciak;
- a slight repast.
- hí ciak;
- a marriage feast.
- nŏ̤ nâng tùi ciak;
- drank each other's healths.
- cim-ciak jû kîaⁿ;
- we will do what we decide upon after consultation.
- nŏ̤ nâng cim-cim ciak-ciak;
- the two were perpetually in consultation.
- cim-ciak kàu hó̤-hó̤;
- arranged satisfactorily by mutual consultation.
- úa kio lṳ́ cim-ciak kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
- I have something that I wish to consult with you about.
- cèng nâng cò̤-nî ciak-ngí?
- To what decision did they all come after consultation?
- ciak-ngí cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- they decided to do thus.
- ciak-lĭang kàu thó̤-thó̤ tàng-tàng;
- all is satisfactorily settled.
- chŵn bô̤ cim-ciak;
- there was no consultation about it.
- lṳ́ màiⁿ ka-kī tó̤ ciak;
- do not act independently.
- ciak cò̤ kâi gûeh cêk tńg;
- adopted the decision that it should be done once a mouth.
- 爵ciak9978714
- A title of nobility; a cup for libations.
- ciak-pue;
- a wine goblet.
- ciak lôk;
- rank and salary.
- kong-ciak;
- duke.
- hô-ciak;
- marquis.
- pek-ciak;
- earl.
- cṳ́-ciak;
- viscount.
- lâm-ciak;
- baron.
- ciak-hâm;
- titled people.
- hong ciak;
- confer a title of nobility.
ciam
- 尖ciam977423
- Tapering; pointed; sharp.
- téng ciam căi;
- very sharp.
- ciam-lāi;
- acute.
- kha ciam chíu ìuⁿ;
- tapering feet and delicate hands.
- cńg-thâu ciam-ciam;
- tapering fingers.
- siah kàu ciam-ciam;
- whittle it down to a point.
- bŏi ciam;
- blunt.
- so̤ kàu ciam-ciam;
- roll between the thumb and finger to a sharp point.
- pit-ciam;
- the point of a pen.
- so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
- roll and squeeze down, as women do their bound feet.
- mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
- expert in shaping bound feet; one who possesses great tact.
- ciam taⁿ;
- a carrying pole.
- chùi ciam-ciam;
- a needle shaped snout.
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