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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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cí kà;
to teach by illustration.
cí tang ûeh sai;
the appearance of one gesturing at a distance.
cí thiⁿ hwt-sī;
swear by heaven.
cí pak ûi hun;
betroth children before their birth.
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  • Will; purpose; intention.
hŏng cí;
receive orders.
chíaⁿ cí;
ask for orders.
sìaⁿ cí;
the sacred will, the imperial decrees.
tó̤ cí;
orders received.
sìaⁿ cí pâi;
tablets on which imperial orders are written.
cí-ì;
purpose.
cṳ cí;
the meaning of a book.
cieⁿ cí;
the scope of the chapter.
cak cí;
the sense of the verse.
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  • To repair to.
i ka-kī chin cí bīe teng kîaⁿ hieⁿ;
he repaired in person to the temple to offer sacrifice.
i kâi pín-cí hó̤;
his proficiency is commendable.
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  • A nankeen or purple color.
cí-sek;
brown.
âng-cí;
purple.
cí-kìm sîaⁿ;
the Forbidden City.
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  • A short foot in length.
cí chieh cṳ tī;
but a step.
cí chieh cṳ kang;
work close at hand.
siang lî put kùe cí chieh;
but a very little space between them.
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  • Vertical supports or bars.
lâng-kang cí;
the vertical rails in a balustrade.
theng cí;
vertical bars in a window.
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  • To adorn with braid; to embroider.
cam cí;
embroidery.
cêk chíu hó̤ cam cí;
fine needlework done by one hand.
mîaⁿ-ke cam cí;
skilled in embroidery.
chŵn khàu cam-cí tō jît;
depends solely on fine needlework for her living.
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  • Even till; upon; to reach to; to extend; the solstices; the greatest degree.
cṳ̆ kó cì kim;
from ancient times till now.
sì-cì;
all around.
sì-cì hun-mêng;
clear all around.
cì chṳ́;
on this account.
bô̤ só̤ put cì;
no place where he does not go; omnipresent.
cì kàu cí-kò̤;
extends to this point.
cì kàu tī-kò̤?
Where does it reach to?
put cì kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
it does not extend to such as that.
cì kêk;
the utmost limit.
cì chiet-ìo;
of the utmost importance.
cì sêng-sît;
wholly sincere.
cì hó̤;
the very best.
cì m̄ hó̤;
the very worst.
cì tōa;
the largest.
cì kûiⁿ;
the
highest.
cì khuah;
most spacious.
tang cì;
the winter solstice.
hē cì;
the summer solstice.
tang-cì lău âng cíu;
the red wine of winter.
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  • To offer presents ceremoniously.
cì-kìⁿ;
to visit, with a present.
cì lói;
a polite presentation.
cì-kèng;
present as a token of respect.
cì ngî;
offer the customary fee on entering school.
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  • To bring an oblation; an offering; sacrificial.
cì sṳ̂;
to offer sacrifices.
cì-bûn;
a written prayer, burned after it is offered.
cì-têk;
an elegy hung up before the tablet during the first seven weeks of mourning.
pái cì;
to arrange offerings.
pái lō cì;
lay out offerings along the way.
cì-si;
an overseer of sacrifices.
cì sîn;
make offerings to the gods.
cì có;
make offerings to the manes of ancestors.
cì pín;
things offered.
chun chiu jī cì;
the spring and autumn oblations.
cì thiⁿ tī;
worship heaven and earth, cì sĭa cek; worship the gods of land and grain.
khī cì;
offerings to a deceased parent.
tìo cì;
offerings made to a deceased friend.
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  • To limit; to govern; a rule, a practice; mourning usages.
cì-cak;
limitations.
ŭ cak-cì;
under regulations.
huap-cì;
rules.
cì-tō;
to restrict.
cì cṳ;
an Imperial order.
cì-thâi;
the governor-general; Your Excellency.
ak-cì i;
restrain him.
ak-cì i m̄ cŭ;
cannot curb it.
síu cì; cun cì sêng hôk;
in mourning.
ngîam cì, chṳ̂ cì;
mourning for a father or for a mother.
hiap-cì;
to intimidate.
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  • To succor; to bring about; to further; to complete.
si cì;
bestow alms.
kìu-cì;
to succor.
cín-cì;
to rescue.
m̄ cì sṳ̄;
inadequate for the purpose.
cìaⁿ cì sṳ̄;
adequate for the purpose.
cì kip;
help in an emergency.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cì a m̄ cì?
Is the business compassed?
ŏi tit cì cĭu hó̤;
if it can be brought about it will be well.
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  • Determination; will; what the mind desires.
cì-khì ngan-ngan;
a fixed purpose.
cì-lĭam;
a resolve.
cì hìang;
inclination; object.
i kâi sim-cì ngĕ căi;
his heart is fixed on it.
sim-cì ńng căi;
his resolves are weak.
tit cì;
attain one's object.
tit cì cò̤ kuaⁿ;
attained the desired official position.
būe tit cì;
unattained desires.
put tit cì;
unattainable