ciu

  • ciu481628
  • Around; throughout.
ciu-ûi;
around.
sì ciu-ûi;
all around.
ciu-ûi jîeh khuah?
How spacious are the surroundings?
ciu nî;
all the year round.
i ciu siì nâng cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
he has been like that all his life.
ciu sin;
all over the body.
  • ciu47305
  • To make a circuit; to environ; enough.
ciu-bâk;
closely environed.
ciu-sŵn;
to make a circuit, as winds do.
chŵn bô̤ ciu-sŵn;
wholly lacking in cordiality.
ciu chîo;
a dynasty, which lasted from B.C. 1022 to 255.
ciu chŵn;
to carry a thing through.
ciu cai sì sṳ̄;
universal knowledge of affairs.
kẃn-thăi nâng-kheh m̄ ciu-tàu;
fail to treat a guest properly.
mih sṳ̄ cò̤ kàu ciu-tàu căi;
does all things in a very complete style.
ciu-ciu tàu-tàu;
very complete throughout.
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  • The ball of the eye.
mâk-ciu;
the eyeball.
mâk-ciu thìaⁿ;
has sore eyes.
mâk-ciu-jîn;
the pupil of the eye.
àiⁿ chūe, mâk-ciu m̄ tîeh thóiⁿ!
Do you expect to find it without looking!
lṳ́ kâi mâk-ciu bô̤ thóiⁿ lō, cò̤ màiⁿ pûah tîeh;
if you do not look where you are going, you cannot do otherwise than fall down.
bô̤ mak bô̤ ciu;
eyeless.
lṳ́ kâi mâk-ciu sĭ cheⁿ-mêⁿ;
your eyes are good for nothing.
cìeⁿ tōa kâi, mâk-ciu cĭu hue!
At your age, your sight is poor, is it!
i mâk-ciu lêng căi;
he is very sharp-sighted.
mâk-ciu siap;
sleepy.
mâk-ciu kok-kok kim;
the eyes glaring.
mâk-ciu kim-kim;
with eyes wide open.
mâk-ciu bîe-bîe;
squint eyed.
  • ciu48473
  • A political district, ranking next to a prefecture; a region.
tîe ciu hú;
the Department of the Tides, the name of the region in which Swatow is situated.
ti-ciu;
a district magistrate of the higher grade.
ciu-thông;
deputy magistrate.
tôk kiok ciu;
governing a single district.
  • ciu511158
  • Thickset; dense; crowded.
nâng in ciu-bâk;
the population is dense.
chù-thâu ciu-bâk;
the houses are crowded close together.
  • 舟舡ciu-kang189
  • A river transport boat, with a high prow.
ún kò cêk ciah ciu-kang-kíaⁿ, cìaⁿ câp kâi ngṳ̂n;
we hired a small transport boat for ten dollars.
ciu-kang-kíaⁿ phīⁿ li pó ío ôih;
the cheapness of a transport boat makes up for its narrowness.
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  • To look at; to regard.
m̄ ciu m̄ chái;
gave the cut direct.
chŵn bô̤ ciu-chái;
took no notice whatever of it.
bô̤ nâng ciu bô̤ nâng chái;
no one gave the least attention to it.
put ciu put chái;
paid no heed to it.
  • ciu48856
  • An islet, small enough to be seen at one glance.
phû-cŭ kâi ciu-hn̂g;
a floating islet.
sua ciu;
a sandy islet.
ciu-cì;
to relieve the poor by benefactions.
ciu kip;
relieve pressing distress.
  • cíu9991643
  • Wine; spirits; liquors.
bōi cíu; tò̤ cíu;
to sell liquors.
ko cíu;
buy a little wine.
cíu píaⁿ;
brewer's yeast.
sai cíu;
pour the wine into the wine cups.
un cíu;
heat wine as for drinking.
thiⁿ-sî chìn, cíu tîeh un sie cē: m̄ pí jûah thiⁿ-sî cò̤ chìn cíu to̤ hó̤ cîah;
the weather being cold the wine must be heated more: it is not as it is in hot weather, when one may take his wine cold.
cía cíu sĭ ka-kī sâh kâi:
this liquor is of our own distilling.
lṳ́ kâi cíu lĭang ío kau, ūaⁿ kâi cíu-ceng ío tōa kâi;
you can take much wine without becoming intoxicated: change your cup for a larger one.
bô̤ mih chài, cíu tîeh cîah ke nŏ̤ pue;
since there are not many side dishes, you must take a couple of cups more of wine.
úa bŏi cîah cíu, cîah lío àiⁿ hwt cíu mô̤h;
I cannot take wine, if I do I have the eruption on the skin that is produced by wine.
hó̤ cíu hó̤ chài kẃn-thăi i;
entertained him with choice viands.
cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi ciah cíu sîah?
For how many guests were plates laid?
sie cíu;
samshew; arrack.
âng cíu;
red wines.
pêh cíu;
white wines.
tang-cì lău âng cíu;
the red wine of winter.
kau-lien cíu;
strong drink; wine made from sorghum.
kek cíu;
makes wine.
cût-bí cíu;
liquor made from glutinous rice.
cîah cíu cùi;
tipsy.
kúaⁿ cíu hong;
maudlin drunk.
phah cíu búe;
the jollity at the end of the feast.
khṳt nâng chíaⁿ cîah siu-nîe cíu;
invited to a wedding feast.
cíu cîah kàu sam-tong-hue;
drank till boozy.
cíu nî;
malt.
phû-thô̤ cíu;
wine made from grapes.
cíu thû;
a drunkard.
cí kúi kâi nâng-kheh lóng-cóng cíu kha;
these guests are all old wine drinkers.
ûn cíu;
heat wine by placing chaff around the wine jars in order to make the wine ferment.
cíu sek cṳ thû;
a wine-bibber.
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  • To scold; to blackguard.
cìu-mēⁿ;
to abuse or rail at.
cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;
reviled her so that she knew not what to do.
mēⁿ ang cìu kíaⁿ;
berate one's husband and children.
  • cìu49305
  • To curse; to imprecate; incantations.
cìu-cūa;
to swear.
i cìu kàu i bô̤ kò̤ hó̤;
he swore at her till she had no peace.
līam cìu;
recite incantations.
thâu ūe hû, thâu līam cìu;
drawing written spells, while reciting incantations.
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  • To go towards; to come near in point of time; then; forthwith.
ciang kòi cĭu kòi;
to meet one scheme with another.
cĭu lâi, cĭu khṳ̀;
went almost as soon as he came.
cīu thóiⁿ m̄ kìⁿ khṳ̀;
just now missed it.
m̄ hó̤ ciang cĭu;
this will not do at all.
cĭu tī chú nîe;
comes to that place to obtain supplies.
úa cĭu sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;
that was what I said at the time.
ŭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu sǹg sĭ lío;
if that is the case, there is nothing more to be done.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu hó̤;
that is all right.
cĭu-sî cū àiⁿ;
want it immediately.
sêng-cĭu;
to bring about.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ cū ŏi tit sêng-cĭu;
thus it may be brought to pass.
sĭ i lâi cīu úa, m̄ sĭ úa khṳ̀ cĭu i;
it is for him to come to me, not for me to go to him.