# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iⁿ
### íⁿ

* 以íⁿ27893
* Because of; by means of; in order to; from, to, in, at, wherein; the manner or instrument of.

#### só̤ íⁿ;

    thereby.

#### só̤-íⁿ úa m̄ káⁿ kîaⁿ khui;

    therefore I did not dare walk away.

#### só̤-íⁿ tîeh kṳ́n-sín;

    for this reason it is necessary to be careful.

#### khó̤-íⁿ; khó̤-iⁿ cò̤ tit;

    it will do passably.

#### àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ khó̤-íⁿ;

    that will answer the purpose.

#### íⁿ-ûi;

    to deem.

#### úa íⁿ-ûi khó̤-íⁿ sêng sṳ̄;

    I think the thing may be done.

#### i m̄ íⁿ-ûi sío-lí;

    he did not consider the disgrace.

#### sío-lí kâi sṳ̄ i íⁿ-ûi thí-mīn;

    what was disgraceful, he deemed honorable.

#### úa íⁿ-ûi sĭ lṳ́;

    I supposed it was you.

#### pīn cí-kò̤ íⁿ cīeⁿ;

    from this point upward.

#### chông chṳ́ íⁿ ău;

    from this point onward.

#### íⁿ ngĭ ûi lĭ;

    in integrity there is profit.

#### íⁿ gūa bô̤ pât-nâng;

    there was no one besides.

#### hô̤ íⁿ;

    whereby.

#### lṳ́ hô̤ íⁿ cai?

    What means of knowing have you?

#### íⁿ côiⁿ kâi sṳ̄ màiⁿ lŭn;

    do not discuss what is past.

#### pīn cí-kò̤ íⁿ ĕ to sĭ bô̤ ēng kâi;

    from this point on, they are all worthless.

#### íⁿ-tì cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ m̄ sêng;

    it is because of this, that the business failed of accomplishment.

#### to sĭ íⁿ sì-lĭ kau-chap;

    it is solely on account of worldly interests that he associates with them.

#### cṳ̆ kó íⁿ lâi būe pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;

    from former times this has not been heard of.

#### kù-chṳ̀ kà íⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    therefore counseled in this manner.

#### sĭ íⁿ tîeh cai;

    consequently must know.
* 敔íⁿ1126667
* An ancient instrument carved to resemble a recumbent tiger, having twenty-seven notches along its back: when a rod was rapidly drawn over it, the musical instruments stopped.

#### gâuh cē càu àiⁿ hiah cū khîa ki tek lâi kueh cí kâi íⁿ kâi ka-ciah;

    when the musical instruments were about to cease sounding, they took a bamboo and drew it to and fro across the back of the wooden tiger. ​
* 倚íⁿ27998
* To trust to; to rely on.

#### íⁿ-kŏ;

    to rely upon.

#### íⁿ năi;

    to depend upon.

#### íⁿ sì;

    rely on personal influence.
* 已íⁿ278490
* A sign of the perfect tense; already; to have done with.

#### íⁿ-keng sía lío;

    have written it already.

#### jît íⁿ kùe ngó;

    it is already past noon.

#### mêⁿ íⁿ chim lío;

    the night is already far advanced.

#### lṳ́ íⁿ-keng ìn-tap úa;

    you have already given me your answer.

#### úa íⁿ-keng kio lṳ́ tàⁿ ku-ā hûe;

    I have already told you several times.

#### jît íⁿ-keng ùaⁿ lío;

    it is already late in the day.

#### put tit íⁿ kâi sṳ̄;

    something that cannot be done otherwise.

#### put tit íⁿ tîeh thiaⁿ i;

    there is no other way but to do as he says.

#### íⁿ-jîen kâi sṳ̄;

    what is irrevocable.

#### put kùe àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ jṳ̂ íⁿ-íⁿ;

    only this and nothing more.
* 椅íⁿ279758
* A chair; a seat; a couch.

#### cêk ciah kau-íⁿ;

    an arm-chair.

#### mîn-íⁿ;

    a couch.

#### bé cah íⁿ;

    a folding chair.

#### íⁿ tîo;

    a trestle.

#### íⁿ to̤h;

    a large square stool.

#### íⁿ-thâu;

    a stool.

#### pâng lăi chn̂g-íⁿ mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

    the bedroom furniture.

#### bô̤ íⁿ hó̤ cŏ̤;

    there is no chair to sit on.

#### châu íⁿ;

    arrange the chairs.

#### íⁿ châu khui cē;

    set the chairs a little farther apart.

#### châu íⁿ khṳt i cŏ̤;

    place chairs for them to sit on.

#### kûiⁿ kha bé íⁿ;

    a high bench.

#### tn̂g tîo íⁿ;

    a long bench.

#### kĕ íⁿ;

    a low chair.

#### íⁿ tĭen;

    a sofa cushion.

#### íⁿ phi;

    a tidy.

#### kau-íⁿ phîn;

    the back of a chair.

#### kau íⁿ chíu;

    the arm of a chair.

#### kau íⁿ tói;

    the seat of a chair.

#### íⁿ thek; íⁿ hūeⁿ;

    rungs of a chair.

#### tîn-íⁿ;

    rattan chairs.

#### cîeh chn̂g, cîeh íⁿ;

    marble tables and couches.
* 厴íⁿ10882717
* The thorax of shell-fish.

#### hŏi íⁿ;

    the sternum of a crab.

#### pê-khî kâi íⁿ;

    the lower shell of a land-crab.

#### chìe kàu íⁿ thìaⁿ;

    laughed till my sides ached.
* 燕ìⁿ10908612
* The house swallow or martin.

#### ìⁿ cío;

    the swallow.

#### ìⁿ tàu;

    swallows' nests.

#### pêh ìⁿ;

    a white martin.

#### o nêk ìⁿ;

    the ray.
* 薏苡ìⁿ-bí278
* Pearl barley.

#### ìⁿ-bí-jîn;

    maise.

#### ìⁿ-bí mûeⁿ;

    barley water.

#### bói cho̤h khĭam-sĭt ìⁿ-bí lâi pû tṳ-kha;

    buy some water-lily root, and some barley to cook with the pigs' feet.
* 圓îⁿ11323110
* Round; spherical; circular.

#### àiⁿ sì-pang a àiⁿ îⁿ?

    Do you want it square or round?

#### ūe kâi îⁿ-kho;

    draw a circle.

#### cêk khuang îⁿ-îⁿ;

    a circular enclosure.

#### cêk khwn îⁿ-îⁿ;

    a vertical circle.

#### so̤ lâi m̄ îⁿ;

    in rolling it between the thumb and fingers you have not made it round.

#### îⁿ múaⁿ;

    rounded off; completed.

#### îⁿ-îⁿ múaⁿ-múaⁿ;

    quite finished up.

#### cêk tōa îⁿ;

    a large round object.

#### pùaⁿ îⁿ;

    a semi-circle.

#### tong îⁿ;

    a half a dollar.

#### ka cò̤ îⁿ kâi;

    cut it round.

#### i cò̤ sṳ̄ khah pang, i cò̤ sṳ̄ ío îⁿ;

    this one does things more precisely, the other does them the more accommodatingly.

#### àiⁿ îⁿ àiⁿ píⁿ sûi tó̤ i;

    let it be round or flat, as he chooses.

#### siah i îⁿ;

    whittle it off round.

#### îⁿ lòng-lòng;

    spherical, globular.
* 丸îⁿ24632
* A pill; a pellet; a small ball.

#### kap cò̤ îeh-îⁿ;

    make it up into pills.

#### cîah cêk hôk îeh-îⁿ;

    take a dose of pills.

#### lâh-îⁿ;

    pills enclosed in wax.

#### lâh-îⁿ khak;

    the wax which encloses a pill.

#### hûa îeh-îⁿ;

    concoct pills.

#### so̤ îeh-îⁿ;

    roll up into pills.

#### cṳ̂-hún îⁿ;

    pellets made from potato starch.

#### cut-bí îⁿ;

    pellets made from glutinous rice.

#### mn̂g kha ŭ nâng bōi sie îⁿ;

    there is some one at the door selling hot pellets.

#### bô̤ îⁿ īa ŭ cap;

    though there are no dumplings there is some of the soup.

#### bô̤ îⁿ cap a lâi;

    though you cannot have the dumplings it is something to have the soup in which they were boiled.
* 睡ĭⁿ7821098
* To sleep; to lie down.

#### i khṳ̀ ĭⁿ ló;

    he has just gone to bed.

#### cîah lío tīam-tīam ĭⁿ;

    having eaten, he sleeps undisturbed.
* 硯īⁿ10901127
* An ink-stone.

#### pit bâk īⁿ;

    writing implements.

#### īⁿ hiaⁿ īⁿ tĭ;

    schoolmates.

#### láu kheⁿ īⁿ; bûa chwn thih īⁿ;

    a very fine inkstone.

#### cí kâi sĭ bâk īⁿ, hṳ́ kâi sĭ ngṳ̂n-cu īⁿ;

    this stone is for black ink and that is for red ink.

#### īⁿ kau; īⁿ tî;

    the furrow at the end of an ink-stone.

#### īⁿ tn̂g;

    the flat surface of an ink-stone.

#### īⁿ âp;

    the box which holds an ink-stone.
* 院īⁿ11371707
* A public establishment; a hall; an asylum; a walled enclosure.

#### pńg pŏ-īⁿ;

    I, the governor-general.

#### sûn-bú pŏ-īⁿ;

    lieutenant governor.

#### cṳ-īⁿ;

    a college.

#### khĭa cṳ-īⁿ;

    at college.

#### kàm īⁿ;

    take charge of a school or college.

#### tōa kùe kòng-īⁿ;

    bigger than an examination hall.

#### hâk-īⁿ;

    literary chancellor.

#### thî-tok hâk-īⁿ;

    a chancellor who conducts military examinations.

#### íang cì īⁿ; ku láu īⁿ;

    an asylum for the aged.

#### khṳt cí kâi àm-kwn jī-īⁿ tìn tīo tōa-bó̤-mûeh tī-hng;

    much ground is rendered useless by this monastery and its attachments.