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tī só̤ cài;

whatever heaven covers, or earth sustains.
thiⁿ sîn;
among the Buddhists used for gods, or inhabitants of the Brahma-lokas.
cì thiⁿ;
cí tī; offer sacrifice to the heavens and the earth.
thong-thiⁿ-ĕ ŭ jîeh cōi kok?
How many kingdoms are there under the whole heavens?
pài thiⁿ tī pĕ-bó̤;
worship of the Heavens and the Earth, as the origin of all things.
thiⁿ ĕ bŵn kok;
all nations under heaven, or the whole empire of China.
i sĭ khí-thâu-ē tit thiⁿ-ĕ kâi hûang-tì;
he was the first who became emperor of China.
thiⁿ ŭ mâk;
Heaven has means of seeing; the gods know it.
cṳ̆ tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ ŭ cí kâi thiⁿ-tn̂g ti-gêk kâi sueh?
Since what period has this doctrine of heaven and hell been propounded?
thiⁿ-kong nih mâk;
the thunder-god winks; it lightens.
pue thiⁿ hŭa;
unexpected casualty.
pìn thiⁿ o-àm;
the whole sky is dark.seng cĭeⁿ thiⁿ téng; ascend into heaven.
hē-thiⁿ li khah jûah, tang-thiⁿ li khah chìn;
summer is too hot and winter is too cold.
chun-thiⁿ, chiu-thiⁿ;
spring and autumn.
tng-thiⁿtáu-cok;
pray under the open sky.
thiⁿ teng;
lanterns hung aloft above roofs.
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  • Respectable; influential; decorous; becoming; befitting.
tōa thiⁿ tōa mīn kâi nâng;
a very estimable person.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ ío ŭ thiⁿ-mīn;
that is more respectable.
i hṳ́ khí nâng bô̤ thiⁿ bô̤ mīn;
such people are of no repute.
m̄ kù thiⁿ-mīn;
does not consider what others think of him.
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  • To add, to increase, to put in more, to throw in; extra, additional.
thiⁿ ke cē;
put in a little more.
thiⁿ kàu tĭⁿ;
add enough to fill it full.
thiⁿ ke cho̤h húe-thùaⁿ;
put on some more charcoal.
màiⁿ thiⁿ khah câk;
do not put in so much more as to make it too thick.
îeh ā-sĭ cîah m̄ tùi cū àiⁿ jú-keǹ thiⁿ pēⁿ;
if one takes medicine that is unsuitable he becomes the more ill.
thiⁿ ke nŏ̤ kù ūe cū m̄ hó̤ thiaⁿ;
if you add anything to what you have already said it will not sound well.
thiⁿ piaⁿ;
additional troops.
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  • To sew.
thīⁿ saⁿ;
to sew upon clothing.
thīⁿ saⁿ phò;
a tailor's shop.
i kâi saⁿ-khò thīⁿ khṳ̀ ngía;
her clothes are well made.
thīⁿ lâi khah ló̤-chó̤;
too badly sewn.
thīⁿ bâk cē, màiⁿ thīⁿ khah lang;
sew it closer, do not take too long stitches.
sùaⁿ cūe lêng-ūaⁿ thīⁿ hó̤;
sew this seam over again.
i kâi chùi tîeh thīⁿ miⁿ;
sew up the mouth of it.
lîe tó̤ cē,
thīⁿ khí lâi cìaⁿ ka;
trim it off a little shorter, then when it is sewn it will be just the right length.
ēng sĭm-mih sùaⁿ lâi thīⁿ cìaⁿ hó̤?
What sort of thread should it be sewed with?
thīⁿ kau-cam;
to backstitch.
thīⁿ lío lâi n̂ng;
sew it and then fell it down.
chó̤-lîak thīⁿ tùe cū hó̤;
to just catch it together will do.
thīⁿ tîeh siap;
hard to sew.
cía pò ío kōi thīⁿ;
this cloth is easier to sew.
màiⁿ thīn tāⁿ;
do not sew it wrongly.
chng cam lío, sùaⁿ thám khah cìaⁿ hó̤ thīⁿ;
when the needle is threaded, tie a knot in the thread and then sew.

thiaⁿ

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  • A hall; a parlor; a saloon; a court; a place where cases are heard; the officer in his court.
kheh thiaⁿ;
a reception room.
tōa thiaⁿ;
a drawing-room.
tōa thiaⁿ tn̂g;
the great hall.
cìaⁿ thiaⁿ;
the middle or main room of a house.
lâm-pak thiaⁿ;
the reception rooms of the south and north wings.
thiaⁿ-kíaⁿ;
a small parlor.
côiⁿ thiaⁿ, ău thiaⁿ;
the court in front, and the one behind.
lêng-cûn thiaⁿ;
a long narrow hall.
hue thiaⁿ;
a conservatory.
kuaⁿ-thiaⁿ;
a police station.
sîn-thiaⁿ;
the room for the oracle, or a shrine in a house.
có thiaⁿ;
the room in which ancestors are worshipped.
kong thiaⁿ;
the main room in a Chinese house.
khah thiaⁿ àiⁿ pho cò̤ âng-cng;
the main room is to be paved with red tiles.
pŭ-thiaⁿ;
superintendent of police.
kun thiaⁿ;
deputy district magistrate.
kîaⁿ bûn khṳ̀ kak séⁿ kâi hú ciu thiaⁿ kūiⁿ;
send a dispatch to the departments and districts in every province.
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  • To hear, to listen, to understand, to give heed to, to hearken; hearing.
lṳ́ thiaⁿ úa tàⁿ;
listen to what I have to say.
úa tàⁿ lṳ́ thiaⁿ;
I will tell you about it.
úa tàⁿ i m̄ thiaⁿ;
he pays no heed to what I tell him.
úa thiaⁿ m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;
I cannot understand what is said.
lṳ́ sòi-sim thiaⁿ;
listen attentively.
úa thiaⁿ-m̄-kìⁿ;
I cannot hear it.
thiaⁿ-kìⁿ nâng tàⁿ;
heard some one say so.
thiaⁿ tit kìⁿ;
can hear or understand it.
thiaⁿ tîeh hó̤;
think it sounds pleasant.
thiaⁿ tîeh i kâi ūe cū khí;
was vexed on hearing what she said.
m̄-hó̤ thiaⁿ;
unpleasant to hear, as obscene or indecent language.
chin hĭⁿ thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;
heard it with my own ears.
thiaⁿ m̄ jîp hĭⁿ;
did not plainly hear or did not fully understand.
thiaⁿ m̄ chut sĭ tī-kò̤;
did not, from what I heard, understand where it was.
kìⁿ tàⁿ kìⁿ thiaⁿ;
he hears everything that is said.