# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iam
### iam

* 拌iam654645
* To merge in a seasoning or dressing.

#### cía tîeh iam sī-îu thn̂g chò;

    this must have a dressing of soy, sugar, and vinegar.

#### iam pêh chò;

    put simple vinegar on it.
* 閹iam10831698
* To castrate; to geld.

#### iam-koi;

    a capon.

#### iam-jîn;

    a eunuch.

#### iam-hw̆n;

    doorkeepers in the harem.

#### thāi-kàm to sĭ iam kâi;

    the doorkeepers of the harem are eunuchs.

#### thien iam;

    eunuchs from birth.

#### iam khṳ̀ m̄ sĭen;

    imperfectly gelded.
* 覘íam461472
* To peep; to peek; to spy.

#### íam thóiⁿ i tŏ̤ mē;

    peep and see if he is there.

#### i khṳ̀ thau íam i;

    he went and peeped furtively at her.

#### jĭm íam, íam m̄ kìⁿ;

    tried to peek in but could not.

#### íam mn̂g phāng;

    peep through a crack in the door.

#### íam choiⁿ-lí-kìaⁿ;

    look through a spy-glass.
* 偃íam108699
* To sink under water.

#### cí ki cíeⁿ ŏi íam cúi;

    this oar sinks in the water.

#### íam bú siu bûn sĭ thiⁿ-ĕ thài-phêng;

    when military men sink and civilians swim, the whole world is at peace.

#### pùaⁿ íam cúi;

    half in and half out of water.
* 掩íam1088648
* To screen from observation; to hide from view; to shade and conceal.

#### i sĭ tó̤ cia-íam kâi ūe;

    his talk is intended to keep the facts from being discovered.

#### úa thóiⁿ i sĭ tó̤ íam-sek kâi;

    I consider that he is acting hypocritically.

#### cia-íam kàu bô̤ nâng cai;

    kept closely concealed so that no one knows.

#### pùaⁿ íam mn̂g;

    a half-closed door; half concealed.

#### cang thô íam bûa;

    cover it over with clay.
* 饜ìam108918414
* Satiated; to cloy; distasteful.

#### ìam cūaⁿ;

    sated.

#### tham tit bô̤ ìam;

    the avaricious are never satisfied.

#### cîah bŏi ìam;

    cannot eat enough of it.

#### thóiⁿ bŏi ìam;

    never satisfied with seeing.

#### m̄ cai ìam cok;

    insatiable.

#### cîah tîeh ìam;

    have eaten it till I am sick of it.

#### peh thâk put ìam;

    an insatiable reader.

#### kú cŭ lĕng nâng ìam;

    one may outstay a welcome.
* 跨ìam4681576
* To step across; to pass over.

#### ìam tùi i sin téng kùe;

    step across over his body.

#### kha màiⁿ ìam tîeh i;

    do not step over it.

#### kúi kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ, tó̤ ìam chṳ́ gû, hóⁿ, thò;

    several children playing leap-frog.
* 鹽îam108619713
* Salt.

#### phâk îam;

    to evaporate salt in the sun.

#### îam chíang;

    a salt shed.

#### îam teng;

    salt-makers.

#### îam sieⁿ;

    salt-merchants.

#### îam-ūn-si;

    a salt-commissioner.

#### sài îam;

    make salt.

#### kuaⁿ îam;

    salt that has paid duty.

#### cía sĭ lâng-su cîah îam;

    this is a little salt for daily use.

#### îam, cau, chò, cìeⁿ;

    salt, malt, vinegar and sauces.

#### îam châ bí sĭ ìo-kín kâi;

    salt, wood, and rice, are necessaries.

#### o îam, pêh îam;

    uncleansed salt, and cleansed salt.

#### îam hu;

    fine salt.

#### îam ló;

    the brine in damp salt.

#### seh cē îam;

    sprinkle in a little salt.

#### seh cē pô̤h îam;

    sprinkle in a thin layer of salt.

#### cheⁿ-îam;

    soda.

#### hûai-îam;

    salt-petre.
* 炎îam1085864
* Hot; ardent; fiery.

#### thiⁿ-khì îam-jîet; thiⁿ-sî îam-jûah;

    the weather is very hot.

#### sì-chêng sĭm sĭ îam lîang;

    the world is very fickle.

#### îam-jûah kâi sî-hāu tîeh cai tháu lîang;

    when it it hot one must take cooling food.
* 燄ĭam10918612
* The fury of a fire.

#### húe-ĭam;

    flames.

#### húe-ĭam li-li seng khí lâi;

    the flames continue to flare up.

#### húe-ĭam uak-uak-kie;

    the flames mutter.
* 艶īam109113913
* Glossy; sleek.

#### īam-lĭ;

    slick.

#### i kâi mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;

    its feathers are very glossy.

#### nĕ īam-īam;

    exceedingly sleek.