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• ‮謄‬tîn86514910
• To transcribe.

n̂g-tîn;

a manifesto or address issued by the emperor himself, in times of trouble.

phang kîaⁿ n̂g-tîn;

issue a manifesto.

• ‮陣‬tīn191707
• A rank or file of soldiers; a battalion; an army; troops, forces; to place in rank, to set in array, to marshal; as a classifier, used to denote a gust, blast, burst or time; a shower; a short space; transitory; a little while.

tīn cīeⁿ bô̤ nīe chieⁿ;

in battle give no quarter.

cĭeⁿ tīn sie thâi;

go into battle.

pái sĭm-mih tīn-sì?

What show of force do they make?

i phah thâu-tīn soiⁿ khṳ̀;

they lead the van.

pāi tīn;

defeated in battle.

khîa bé khṳ̀ chong i kâi tīn;

mounted their horses and rushed upon their ranks.

cêk pôiⁿ pái tīn, cêk pôiⁿ phah tīn;

one side is posting the troops and the other side is breaking ranks.

chùang-jîp i kâi tīn-mn̂g;

press through the opening in the ranks.

mîⁿ-hûn tīn;

infatuated; besotted with.

cêk tīn cío pue tŏ̤ cí kò̤ kùe;

a flock of birds flew over here in line.

thàu cêk tīn tōa huang;

a strong gust of wind came.

hía in cêk tīn cêk tīn cêk tīn lí-kẃn khí lâi;

the smoke keeps rising up in puffs.

cêk tīn huang ,cêk tīn hŏ;

each gust of wind is followed by a shower of rain.

húe-gû tīn;

a file of oxen with knives on their horns and fire-brands on their tails (used in battle to break the ranks of the enemy).

chĭeⁿ tīn;

elephants in file for battle.

chut cêk tīn kūaⁿ, pēⁿ cū hó;

if he can be made to sweat freely he will be better.

tio

• ‮雕‬tio8851728
• To engrave; to carve; to cut.

tio-khek ìn-póiⁿ;

to engrave the wooden blocks on which printing is done.

sûi i khṳ̀ tio-kuah;

let him engrave it as he pleases.

tio hue thâh táu;

adorned with carved ornamentation.

i kâi jī-ûeh tio lâi ngía;

he carves beautifully.

tio to̤h;

to grave or chase.

tio lâi bŏi sit cin;

nothing has been lost from the pattern in transferring it to wood.

cía put kùe sĭ phû-phû nē tio;

this is nothing more than a slight cutting into the wood.

tio ìn;

to engrave a seal.

tio to̤;

graving tools.

khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē tio, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē câk;

use the knife and the chisel very carefully in the cutting.

• ‮貂‬tio8851535
• The Siberian sable.

tio phûe;

the fur of the sable.

tio-chṳ́;

the sable.

i chen̄g kâi tio-chṳ́ bé-kùa;

he wore a riding jacket of sable.

tio búe;

sables' tails, worn by military men.

kim tio;

undyed or reddish sable.

• ‮凋‬tio885158
• To wither and fade, as leaves do.

sng so̤h cē lô̤h cháu-bâk cū tio-lêng;

when frost and snow come the herbage withers.

cía chīu kâi ki hîeh năi sng-so̤h bŏi tio;

this tree does not lose its verdure even in winter.

ngô̤-thông sĭang-téng cá tio;

the catalpa tree loses its leaves earliest of all.

hue-bâk tó̤ tio-châng lío;

the foliage is already fading.

• ‮刁‬tio885181
• Unscrupulous and aggressive.

tio-sŏng;

contentious; fond of litigation, and pressing the case without just cause; truculent.

tio-mâng;

violent and barbarous.

cêk pùaⁿ tio cêk pùaⁿ mâng;

a mixture of wickedness and barbarity.

i kâi a-pĕ sĭ chut mîaⁿ tio pit;

his father is well known for his rabid writings.

tio ak cṳ cì;

outrageous and wicked beyond endurance.

théng-tio;

dictatorial and overbearing.

tio-phwt;

willful.

tio-tio nē;

ruthless.

• ‮䠷‬tio8891586
• Tall.

i kâi sin châi ío kûiⁿ-tio;

he is of fine stature.

cêk kâi li kûiⁿ-tio kûiⁿ-tio nē, cêk kâi li ói-kó ói-kó;

one is tall and slender and the other short and sturdy.

• ‮窵‬tìo88711611
• Deep; to go far into a recess.

lî khah tìo-íen;

is too in accessible.

cí kâi tī-hng khah tìo-íen;

this place is too remote and difficult to reach.

• ‮弔‬tìo886571
• To condole with mourners; to wail or otherwise assist at a funeral.

i tiang-sî khui tìo?

When are the funeral rites to be performed?

khui saⁿ jît tìo;

will have the funeral rites performed for three days.

tăi-sì sĭ chit jît sêng hôk cū kui-tìo;

generally, the funeral rites are performed after the mourning garments have been worn seven days.

khṳ̀ tìo-cì kâi nâng cōi căi;

a great number of persons went to offer condolence.

tìo-hà;

mourning.

tìo-sng;

affliction.

• ‮吊‬tìo886303
• To suspend; to hang up; to demand; to ask for; to call for; to lift, as by a cord; a thousand cash.

lîah i lâi tìo;

seize and hang him.

tìo pàng chīu-câng tèng;

hang up on a tree.

tìo tùi-lîin;

hang up scrolls.

tìo ki teng;

suspend a lamp.

tìo kâi kìaⁿ;

hang a picture.

tìo-pàng tû lăi;

hang it up in the wardrobe.

saⁿ-tìo;

a clothes rack.

ngṳn̂-tĭaⁿ ēng jîh cōi tìo?

How many strings of paper ingots will be required?

cu tìo;

strings of beads.

līo tìo ŭ kâi tn̆g khṳ̀;

some of the strings of strass