ciang
- ciang cĭu;
- presently.
- ciang lâi;
- in the future.
- ciang kàu;
- close upon.
- ciang àiⁿ cîah;
- about to eat.
- i ciang àiⁿ khṳ̀;
- he is about to go.
- ko-ciang;
- it will do.
- jît ciang àm kâi sî-hāu;
- when it was nearly dusk.
- ciang sí;
- about to die.
- ciang jû cṳ hô̤?
- What can be done?
- ciang jîp mn̂g;
- about to go in at the door.
- ciang-kun;
- a commandant.
- tăi-ciang-kun;
- commander-in-chief.
- pá-ciang;
- in regard to.
- pá-ciang cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄, kio i tàⁿ;
- tell him concerning this affair.
- i pá-ciang lṳ́, cò̤-nî kẃn-thăi?
- As for you, how did he treat you?
- thóiⁿ i pá-ciang cí kâi sṳ̄ cò̤-nî cò̤;
- see what he will do in regard to this matter.
- khai-ciang;
- to display, (as new goods).
- khua-ciang;
- boastful.
- kuai-ciang căi;
- very cross-grained.
- cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ khah kuai-ciang;
- this child is very cross.
- ciang-îang;
- to bruit abroad.
- ŭ cú-ciang, bô̤ cú-ciang;
- there is or is not a way to bring it about.
- sin khai-ciang;
- newly displayed.
- mêng mâk ciang táⁿ;
- it was done openly.
- ciang thîaⁿ;
- by-laws.
- thû-ciang;
- an instrument to stamp orders with.
- khek kâi thû-ciang;
- engrave a stamp.
- cìe kū ciang;
- according to the old regulations.
- hìang ciang;
- the present regulations.
- i tó̤ cíang-kẃn;
- he holds jurisdiction.
- sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cíang sṳ̄?
- Who has the direction of the affair?
- sĭ i tó̤ cíang kà;
- he is the one who issues the directions.
- cíang-kūiⁿ;
- the book keeper.
- chṳ̂ put cíang piaⁿ, ngĭ put cíang châi;
- compassion will not control soldiers, and justice will not administrate wealth.
- cíang-cṳ́;
- the eldest son.
- seⁿ cíang tŏ̤ cí-kò̤;
- was born and reared here.
- i íⁿ-keng cíang-sêng lío;
- he is already grown up.
- ke-cíang;
- the head of the family.
- cun-cíang;
- a venerable person.
- cíang-láu;
- an elder; a veteran.
- cíang pâng cíang;
- the eldest in the family of the eldest brother.
- cía hong-khì m̄ hó̤ cíang;
- this practice must not be suffered to continue.
- ē-jît cíang-cìn tîeh pat i, in-ûi būe cíang-cìn kâi sî-hāu tit i ŭ nâng-chêng;
- when we have grown prosperous we must recognize him, because before we became prosperous we received favors from him.
- cíang tha nâng kâi cì-khì;
- praised the other's good qualities.
- piaⁿ cìang;
- a military leader.
- tăi cìang;
- the chief leader.
- mîaⁿ cìang;
- a famous leader.
- lîang cìang; hó̤ cìang;
- a considerate leader.
- sío cìang;
- a youthful leader.
- lău cìang;
- a veteran leader.
- cìaⁿ cìang;
- chief of the staff.
- hù cìang;
- lieutenant commander.
- cham cìang;
- a brigadier general.
- phien cìang;
- a lieutenant.
- cìang kuaⁿ;
- army officers.
- hó̤-hàng cìang;
- renowned leaders.
- cìen cìang;
- warriors.
- pāi cìang;
- a defeated leader.
- méⁿ cìang;
- an impetuousleader.
- íong cìang;
- a brave leader.
- sîn cìang;
- an angelic leader.
- sĭang cìang;
- the superior officer.
- suah cìang;
- a veteran general.
- chut cìang, jîp sìang;
- a general in war, a prime minister in peace.
- cìang mn̂g cṳ cṳ́;
- of the breed of warriors.
- cìang lĕng;
- general orders.
- cìang piaⁿ;
- to lead the troops.
- cìang put kù sùe;
- insubordination; the generals not obedient to the commander-in-chief.
- hó̤ cò̤ cìang m̄ hó̤ cò̤ sùe;
- he will do for a general but not for a generalissimo.
- cìang thâi;
- a signal station.
- choiⁿ piaⁿ kōi tit, cêk cìang lâng khîu;
- it is easier to get a thousand soldiers than to find one general.
- ŏi tŏ̤ choiⁿ kun bw̄n bé tang chú tăi-cìang cṳ thâu, jû thàm lâng chú mûeh;
- he can take the head of a general out of the midst of an army, as you would take a thing out of a bag.
- lăi-ciàng;
- paralysis of the optic nerve.
- cheⁿ-mêⁿ lăi-cìang;
- stone blind.
- kim mâk lăi-cìang;
- bright eyed and stone blind.
- cìang síeⁿ;
- to hold out rewards.
- chíaⁿ cìang;
- request that a testimonial may be offered.
- khua-cìang;
- to laud.
- cìang-síeⁿ kun-sṳ̆;
- reward an officer in the army.
- hŭn-cìang;
- unreasonable; incoherent.
- hŭn-cìang kâi nâng;
- unreasonable people.
- hṳ́ cho̤h ūe tàⁿ chut lâi, cn̂g kâi hŭn-cìang kâi ūe;
- all that was said was utterly incoherent.
- hŭn-cìang kâi tong-si, màiⁿ chái i;
- he is an unreasonable creature, pay no heed to him.
- in-cìang kâi tī-hng;
- an unhealthy country.
- suaⁿ lâm cìang-khì;
- a malarious atmosphere.
- pó̤-cìang;
- a defense or protection.
- cĭang tī;
- to survey land.
- cĭang thóiⁿ jîeh tn̂g;
- measure it and see how long it is.
- cĭang suaⁿ;
- measure wild land.
- cĭang châng;
- to survey arable land.
- jîeh cōi keng cĭang?
- How many chains is it in length?
- kok cĭang;
- the Emperor's father-in-law.
- tá cĭang;
- to fight.
- phah cĭang;
- to join in battle.
- pāi cĭang;
- defeated in battle.
- sèng-cĭang;
- victorious.
- phah pāi-cĭang;
- worsted in the fight.
- tá sèng cīang;
- victorious in the fight.
- cĭang lṳ́ kâi lâk;
- rely on your strength.
- úa-cĭang lṳ́;
- relies on you.
- cí kâi nâng hó̤ khàu-cĭang;
- this person may be relied upon.
- chŵn cĭang sìn-ngĭ;
- rely solely on his honor.
- cĭang i kâi sì;
- depend on his influence.
- kíaⁿ-jît cìaⁿ àiⁿ khui cĭang;
- to-day the battle will begin.
- kúai-cĭang;
- a staff or crutch.
- cĭang cêk peh;
- give a hundred blows.
- sîen cĭang;
- an abbot's staff or crosier.