# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciⁿ
### ciⁿ

* 毡ciⁿ43825
* Felt; rough and nappy fabrics.

#### ciⁿ bō̤;

    a felt hat.

#### ciⁿ tîo;

    a rug.

#### ciⁿ tói;

    felt soles.

#### ciⁿ-tháng;

    drugget.

#### thó ciⁿ;

    shoddy; felt made from cotton.

#### îu ciⁿ;

    oiled felt.

#### mô̤ⁿ ciⁿ;

    plush.

#### sai ciⁿ;

    foreign carpeting.

#### jû cŏ̤ cam ciⁿ;

    like sitting on needles.

#### pho ciⁿ kak chái;

    carpeted and curtained.

#### îeⁿ ciⁿ;

    foreign blanketing.
* 肢ciⁿ551304
* The limbs.

#### sì ciⁿ;

    the four limbs.

#### ciⁿ-thói;

    the body.
* 支ciⁿ54650
* A branch or tribe; to advance money.

#### tī-ciⁿ;

    the twelve branches.

#### ciⁿ ēng;

    to pay out.

#### ciⁿ kang-ngṳ̂n;

    to give out the wages.

#### ciⁿ-phài;

    a tribe or clan.

#### ciⁿ cîⁿ lâi ēng;

    advances the money to be spent.

#### hûeⁿ ciⁿ;

    a collateral branch of the same family.

#### ciⁿ cieh;

    to advance the outlay.

#### ciⁿ sio;

    disbursements.

#### lăm ciⁿ;

    wastefully expend.

#### ciⁿ lî, irrelevant;

    evasive.

#### ciⁿ cṳ́;

    a child of.

#### ciⁿ-thî;

    to make a protégé of.

#### tâng sòi ciⁿ-thî kàu tōa;

    brought him up from infancy.

#### sĭ i tó̤ ciⁿ-thî;

    it is she who pays his expenses.

#### bô̤ nâng ciⁿ-thî;

    no one looks after him.
* 賫ciⁿ9641548
* To take in both hands and offer respectfully; to send, as a dispatch; to give, as a present.

#### ciⁿ-sàng bṳ̂n-cṳ khṳ̀ tău-thâi kò̤ tâu;

    handed in a dispatch to be delivered to the Intendant of Circuit.
* 尖ciⁿ977423
* Wedge-like; tapering.

#### kha-ciⁿ;

    the toe.

#### i ēng kha-ciⁿ khṳ̀ nek i;

    he gave it a shove with his toe.

#### khṳt i kâi kha-ciⁿ thak khṳ̀ kàu cū sí khṳ̀;

    on being kicked by him, it died.
* 脂ciⁿ551306
* Unctuous.

#### ciⁿ-ko̤;

    unctuous matter.

#### peh-sèⁿ hùe kâi ciⁿ-ko̤;

    the fat of the people, (their money).

#### mîn ko̤ mîn ciⁿ;

    the fat of the land.

#### cîeh ciⁿ;

    unctuous earths, used in ointments.
* 稚cíⁿ601158
* Immature; young.

#### cíⁿ cṳ́;

    a young child.

#### ìuⁿ-cíⁿ;

    young and small.

#### hŵn-lío ío cíⁿ;

    is still rather immature.

#### cíⁿ-kó̤, cíⁿ-kó̤;

    juvenile.

#### ap-ap-cíⁿ;

    fresh and fair.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh hŵn-lío ap-ap-cíⁿ;

    I see that you still look blooming.

#### mûeh khah cíⁿ;

    things that are unripe.

#### cíⁿ-lùn;

    plump.

#### cíⁿ-cíⁿ nē;

    very youthful.

#### cíⁿ hîeh;

    young and tender leaves.

#### cíⁿ-cṳ́ kâi sim;

    youthful in heart.
* 箭cìⁿ9781189
* An arrow; an archer.

#### sīa cìⁿ;

    to shoot arrows.

#### keng cìⁿ;

    bows and arrows.

#### keng-cìⁿ kẃn sĭ tó̤ kà keng-cìⁿ kâi tī-hng;

    a shooting gallery is a place where archery is taught.

#### lṳ́ sĭ cîah pâi-to̤, a sĭ cîah keng-cìⁿ?

    Do you get your living as a swordsman or as a bowman?

#### húe cìⁿ;

    a rocket.

#### tieⁿ năuⁿ-cìⁿ sīa hóⁿ;

    sent an arrow from his crossbow and hit the tiger. ​

#### 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.
* 擠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.
* 胬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.
* 荸薺cîⁿ7101407

#### cîⁿ-chang;

    an edible tuber, the water chestnut, called also the “horse's hoof.”
* 錢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.