kiam
edit- keng kiam thiⁿ-sî jûah;
- besides all that, the weather is very hot.
- kiam ŭ pât īeⁿ sṳ̄ cò̤;
- and besides I have something else to do.
- sie kiam kài kâi tī-hng;
- adjacent ground.
- tī-hng sie kiam kài;
- the two lots have the same boundary.
- châi mâuⁿ kiam chŵn;
- the toute ensemble; the mind, manners, and person.
- kiam niap tîe-ciu hú sṳ̄;
- manages the Tie Ciu Department in addition.
- kiam lí îeⁿ bŭ;
- manages foreign affairs besides.
- i kiam ŏi cò̤ cí īeⁿ sṳ̄;
- he can also add this to the other things which he does.
- kiam ke cêk hâng khang-khùe;
- attends to the work of another warehouse also.
- nŏ nâng kiam ēng;
- the two both use it.
- i khí kó̤ lío, ŭ kiam sía a bô̤?
- After he had made the rough draft, did he write out a fair copy besides?
- m̄ cai kíam-tiám khṳ̀;
- did not think to look them over carefully and mark
them.
- lṳ́ tîeh sòi sim kíam-tíam;
- you must label them carefully.
- phìa cêk ūi tăi-chîu tó̤ kàm-tok sio-kíam;
- depute a nobleman to oversee the search of the persons of the candidates for admission to the examinations.
- chê-kíam;
- to examine.
- kè-cíⁿ bô̤ kíam;
- no abatement in the price.
- kíam kè thŵn mîaⁿ;
- sell at a reduced price in order to render it popular.
- i àiⁿ kíam i kâi sìo búe, i li m̄ hàuⁿ;
- he wants him to throw off the balance of the account, but he will not.
- ngĕ-ngĕ kíam i kâi;
- forcibly insisted on an abatement.
- thó̤ kíam i kâi sĭu ngŵn;
- ask him to let him have it for less than it cost.
- u kíam a bô̤?
- Did he take off anything from the price?
- cài kíam cē;
- take off a little more.
- bò̤ ke bô̤ kíam;
- neither more nor less.
- cìeⁿ-se ŭ ke bô̤ kíam;
- there may be increase but not diminution.
- hó̤ kíam mē?
- Can you not sell it a little cheaper?
- lṳ́ sǹg kíam cē, úa cò̤ cē kio lṳ́ bói;
- let me have it a little cheaper, then I will buy it from you at once.
- m̄-hó̤ kíam;
- cannot sell it for less.
- kíam cêk téng ngí cŭe;
- abate somewhat from the legal punishment.
- i m̄ khéng kíam;
- he would abate nothing.
- cí kheng ío ke, cí kheng ío kíam;
- this basket has more, and that one has less.
- kíam cêk ûe ciⁿ khṳt lṳ́;
- let you have it at half the price.
- khṳt i kíam tīo ho̤h cōi ngṳ̤̂n;
- had a rather large sum of money taken off by him.
- cìeⁿ-soⁿ ŏi khah kíam a bŏi?
- Have I retrenched too much ?
- mn̂g-khí cìah ío kíam, cí hûe cū tó khùn;
- ate less than usual this morning, and am now hungry.
- meⁿ kíam cho̤h;
- take some off with the hand.
- tàⁿ kíam tōa-bó̤-mûeh ūe;
- contracted his speech very much.
- kîaⁿ tùi cí kò̤, kîaⁿ kíam cêk phò lō;
- by going this way, will diminish the length of the journey by a league.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ kiam-kíam to m̄ kíam;
- pinching and scrimping thus does not diminish it a particle.
- lṳ́ kíam i kúi hùe?
- How much younger are you than he?
- khah kíam;
- inadequate.
- kíam cò̤ kúi sîaⁿ;
- reduced to a small proportion.
- kíam kàu lâi cò̤ cē bô̤ khṳ̀;
- kept taking a little off till it was all gone.
- tṳ̂-kíam;
- to subtract.
- ēng kíam jìeh cōi nâng?
- How many less men are employed?
- taⁿ ēng ío kíam nâng;
- fewer men are now employed.
- nín kâi nâng-sìo ŏi kíam a bŏi?
- Do you lack any from the full complement of men?
- cía sĭ kíam-càu kâi kòi-cheh;
- this is a ruse for making the enemy believe him to be weak.
- m̄ sĭ thó̤ kíam cū hâiⁿ i kíam, thó̤ ke cū hâiⁿ ke, cìe kó;
- we do not sell for a low price to those who offer a low price, and sell for a higher price to those who offer more, but we sell for the price marked on the goods.
- lṳ́ tîeh kio úa sẃn hó̤ kâi, kè-cíⁿ, úa li m̄ kíam lṳ́ kâi;
- you choose a good one for me, and I shall not ask you to take a lower price for it.
- chíu tèng khîa ki kìam;
- held a sword in his hand.
- cí kâi kìam-khak ēng kú huang-hāi khṳ̀;
- this scabbard is worn out by long use.
- kìam nêk;
- the sword blade.
- úa ŭ cèk ki pó̤ kìam;
- I have a trusty blade.
- chieⁿ, to̤, kìam; kek, nĕ chīam-chīam;
- spears, daggers, swords, and bill-hooks, in regular array.
- mŏng kìam;
- to brandish a sword.
- kìam-sût;
- the art of fencing.
- pâng lăi kùa ki cṳ-kìam;
- wore a student's rapier when in his room.
- kìam sien;
- a fairy stiletto, which would kill when ordered to do so.
- úa ŭ tùi wn-ieⁿ kâi sang kìam;
- I have a double sword, two blades in one sheath.
- cí ki kìam lāi căi;
- this sword is very sharp.
- līen kìam;
- a tried weapon.
- cù kìam;
- a well-tempered blade.
- úa àiⁿ cò̤ cò̤ kìam-thâu kâi īeⁿ;
- I want it made in the shape of a sword handle.
- phah cò̤ ki kìam;
- make it into a sword.
- tŏ̤ suaⁿ tāng tèng tit-tîeh piaⁿ-cṳ, pó̤ kìam;
- when among the caves got a book on military tactics, and a trusty blade.
- màiⁿ lô̤h khah kîam;
- do not make it too salt.
- lŏ kîam;
- make salt by pickling.
- kîam hṳ̂;
- salt fish.
- kîam chài;
- pickled cabbage.
- kîam n̆ng;
- pickled eggs.
- kîam hu n̆ng;
- pickled eggs wrapped in clay.
- kîam cúi;
- sea water; brine.
- cía cúi cíaⁿ a kîam?
- Is this water fresh or salt?
- îam lô̤h khṳ̀ bô̤ hìeⁿ kîam, ùi àiⁿ ien;
- if there is not enough salt put in to make it very
salt, I fear it will putrefy.
- i ío tōa cîah kîam;
- he likes things very salt.
- kîam sng tîam;
- salt, sour, and sweet; mixed flavors.
- jît-tàu bô̤ kîam;
- there are no condiments for the dinner.
- bô̤ kîam bô̤ cíaⁿ, cò̤-nî cîah?
- There is neither salt nor fresh food, so what are we to eat?
- thiⁿ-sî jûah, tîeh ŭ nŏ̤ īeⁿ hó̤ kâi kîam-sng cìaⁿ cîah tit lô̤h;
- the weather is hot, and one must have two good relishes in order to eat anything.
- hìeⁿ-seⁿ kîam tak-tak, cîah căi tit lò̤h?
- How can one eat it when it is so very salt?
- lô̤h khah kîam khṳ̀
- úa cîah tîeh kîam kàu khó;
- it is salted too much: to me it tastes so salt as to be bitter.
- cêk sin kîam căi: méⁿ-méⁿ lâi hîaⁿ cúi sói-êk;
- I am drenched with perspiration: heat some water as quickly as possible for me to bathe in.
- saⁿ-khò cē kîam tîeh cai ūaⁿ, màiⁿ chēng kàu o kîam jūn;
- when your clothes are soiled change them, and do not wear them till they are stiff with dirt.
- ūaⁿ ŭ kîam saⁿ-khò tŏ̤ kò̤ a bô̤?
- Are there any soiled clothes about?
- thâu-mô̤ⁿ kîam căi: hàm i ṳ̆-pĭ lâi sói thâu;
- his hair is dirty: tell him to get ready to have his head washed.
- táng i cîah kîam-kîam, khṳ̀ khà phùa nâng kâi cúi kng;
- wait till he has stuffed himself with salt food, and then gone and broken someone's water jar; you will some day wish you had restrained him in time to prevent mischief.
- kîam kaⁿ phûe;
- preserved orange peel.
- lău kîam sūaiⁿ;
- preserved mangoes.
- koih nŏ̤ lîap kîam bûe, lâi phùe cúi;
- nip up two salt plums and take them as an accompaniment to the water you drink.
- i cìeⁿ-seⁿ khah kîam;
- he is over frugal.
- i sĭ kîam căi kâi nâng;
- she is very parsimonious.
- kîam-siap;
- stingy, close-fisted.
- i kìⁿ-kîam tîeh i lâi;
- she dreamed that he came.
- úa cá mêⁿ kîam-kìⁿ io lṳ́ cò̤-pû khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;
- I dreamed last night that I went out for recreation with you.