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cìⁿ sīa tîeh a sīa m̄ tîeh?
Did the arrow hit the mark or did it not?
chíu cìⁿ;
an arrow shot from the hand, without a bow.
pàng né cìⁿ;
shoot at a venture.
híang cìⁿ;
a whizzing arrow.
bé cìⁿ;
mounted bowmen.
pō cìⁿ;
unmounted bowmen.
hó̤ cìⁿ;
a good shot.
siang lî put kùe cêk cìⁿ cṳ tī;
not more than a bowsbot apart.
kuang-im sṳ̆ cìⁿ;
time flies like an arrow.
àm cìⁿ;
a secret arrow.
cìⁿ tah cĭeⁿ keng hîⁿ;
the arrow is laid upon the bowstring ready to be shot.
tît kùe cìⁿ, ngĕ kùe thih;
straighter than an arrow, and harder than iron.
chah hĭⁿ cìⁿ;
pierce the ear with an arrow as a punishment.
lĕng cìⁿ;
a random shot.
cìⁿ kuaⁿ, cìⁿ nêk, cìⁿ mô̤ⁿ;
the shaft, the point, and the feather of an arrow.
i kâi cìⁿ-nêk cṳ́ tâk îeh kâi, sīa tîeh hueh lāu cíu sí;
if a poisoned arrow draws blood death follows.
  • cìⁿ9646414
  • To crowd; to jostle; to press closely upon.
ìong cìⁿ;
push and crowd.
oi-oi cìⁿ-cìⁿ;
to jostle and push.
cìⁿ m̄ tin-tăng;
cannot make it budge.
sie cìⁿ sie kôih;
to crowd each other.
cìⁿ tŏ̤ i sin-piⁿ;
pressed close to his person.
màiⁿ cìⁿ khah bûa;
do not crowd up too close.
thèng cìⁿ;
crowd carelessly.
cheⁿ cìⁿ jîp khṳ̀;
crowded forcibly in.
cìⁿ bŏi tit jîp;
cannot crowd in.
cìⁿ bŏi tit chut lâi;
cannot press my way out.
i khṳt nâng cìⁿ sí khṳ̀ lūa;
he was killed by pressure in the crowd.
jw̆n cìⁿ, cìⁿ m̄ khui;
however much you crowd you cannot crowd through.
cìⁿ kàu cêk sin kūaⁿ;
crowded till the perspiration started out all over him.
saⁿ khṳt nâng cìⁿ lîh khṳ̀;
his jacket was torn in the crowd.
  • cìⁿ6411305
  • Healthy granulations on a sore.
hṳ́ chng-kháu piⁿ thó kò̤ nêk-cìⁿ chut lâi;
new flesh has formed at the edge of the sore.
cîⁿ-chang;
an edible tuber, the water chestnut, called also the “horse's hoof.”
  • cîⁿ9821678
  • The tenth part of a tael; copper money; cash, the only coin which the Chinese now make.
cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;
money.
tâng cîⁿ;
copper coins.
i ŭ cîⁿ;
he is a monied man.
cíeⁿ cîⁿ nôⁿ;
a miser.
táu cîⁿ;
to exchange coins.
câp hāi cîⁿ; chṳ̀ cîⁿ;
the current rate of exchange, ten per cent of poor cash.
tōa cîⁿ;
good cash.
cîⁿ kíaⁿ;
worn cash.
àu cîⁿ;
bad cash.
âng cîⁿ;
copper cash.
cúa cîⁿ;
paper cash.
cîⁿ cúa;
paper spirit money.
cîⁿ nîe;
revenue in cash.
thiap cîⁿ
cúi;
make allowance for surplus weight in the coin.
ŭ cîⁿ sái tit kúi oi bō̤ ;
who has money may employ devils to turn his mill.
tâk jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
What is its value in money?
cîⁿ khó̤ thong sîn;
money will move the gods.
kúi cîⁿ tăng?
How many mace does it weigh?
cêk cîⁿ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
How many cash are there in one mace?
cîⁿ-cè sòi-kù;
the debt is but a trifling one.
khìam cîⁿ;
to owe money.
hâiⁿ cîⁿ;
to pay money.
thó̤ cîⁿ;
to dun for money.
siu cîⁿ;
to collect money.
lāi cîⁿ;
interest on money loaned.
bó̤ cîⁿ;
capital.
thàng cîⁿ;
earns money.
thàng tōa cîⁿ kâi nâng;
one well worth his wages.
m̄ sieh síe cîⁿ;
not sparing of money.
i kâi cîⁿ-chêng jūn căi;
it is very difficult to get any money from him.
cîah nâng kâi cîⁿ cōi căi;
made away with a great amount of money belonging to other people.
seⁿ cîⁿ pàng sìo;
to shave notes.
cîah kong cîⁿ;
use up the public funds.
khieh cò̤ kong cîⁿ;
put it into the common purse.
chûn ŭ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
How much money is there remaining?
tôi cîⁿ;
contributes money.
cù cîⁿ;
coins money.
sai cù m̄-hó̤ cîⁿ;
makes counterfeit money.
kó cîⁿ;
ancient coins.
kim cîⁿ;
modern coins.
lô̤h cîⁿ;
put down a sum of money.
phài cîⁿ;
pay money according to assessment.
pûah cîⁿ; tó cîⁿ;
to gamble.
îaⁿ cîⁿ;
win money.
su cîⁿ;
to lose money.
pńg cîⁿ;
one's own money.
cîⁿ phìe; cîⁿ chà;
paper money or bank notes.
cîⁿ cng;
a bank.
cîⁿ phò;
a broker's office.
cîⁿ chīu khui hue;
his geese lay golden eggs.
khǹg ŭ sai-khia cîⁿ;
he has private funds.
cîⁿ-kǹg-so̤h;
a cash-string.
cîⁿ-kǹg-so̤h mīn;
looks greedily toward money.
tham-cîⁿ;
covetous.
ngìen-cîⁿ;
parsimonious.
hàuⁿ cîⁿ;
avaricious.
àiⁿ cîⁿ;
eager for gain.
lŭ cîⁿ;
a bribe.
lói cîⁿ;
fees.
sai ēng cîⁿ;
secret spendings.
ūaⁿ cò̤ cîⁿ;
exchange it for cash.

cia

  • cia3816211
  • To screen; to shade; to cover.
cia jît, cia huang, cia hŏ;
to screen from the sun, the wind, and the rain.
hŏ-cia;
an umbrella.
cia thâu pò;
a scarf used for covering the head.
cia mīn pò;
a veil for the face.
cia mīn;
to shade the face.
cia mâk;
shade the eyes.
cia sin;
screen the person.
cia miⁿ-miⁿ;
screen closely.
cia-pò-phâng;
an awning.
gūa mīn cia cêk têng cúa;
put a layer of paper on the outer surface, as a shield.
cia îu-pò kâi m̄ ùi hŏ;
what is covered with oiled cloth will not be injured by the rain.
khîeh kâi kûe-lôih lâi cia;
take a splint hat and screen it.
khîa ki sìⁿ khṳ̀ cia jît;
hold up a fan as a sun shade.