# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/in
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* 烟in1082866
* Smoke; steam; mist; exhalations; soot.

#### cúi-in;

    steam.

#### húe-in;

    smoke.

#### o-in;

    lampblack.

#### in-tâng;

    a chimney.

#### sie in-húe; pàng in-húe;

    lot off fireworks.

#### nâng in bâk-bâk;

    thickly settled.

#### khṳ̀ kàu bô̤ nâng in kâi tī-hng;

    go to an uninhabited spot.

#### hieⁿ-in;

    perfume from pastilles.

#### khîu kâi hieⁿ-in khṳt i cîah;

    beg some of the odor of his incense sticks for her to imbibe.

#### múaⁿ suaⁿ in-bū;

    it is very misty.

#### cĕng-cĕng mông-in;

    it is very foggy.
* 因in1098313
* A cause; a reason.

#### in-ûi;

    because of.

#### ŵn-in;

    on account of.

#### úa in chṳ́ cìaⁿ lâi;

    for this cause I came.

#### úa lâi bô̤ pât in;

    I had no other reason for coming.

#### chíaⁿ lṳ́ lâi, m̄ sĭ ŭ pât in;

    had no reason besides for inviting you.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ŭ in;

    there is a reason for this.

#### m̄ sĭ bô̤ in kâi;

    it is not without cause.

#### in chṳ́ cai pí;

    conclude this because of that.

#### in sî cì ngî;

    do the right thing at the right time.

#### in hô̤ sṳ̄ kù?

    Wherein lies the reasons for it?

#### in-ûi i a pĕ kùe khṳ̀ i cū khṳ̀ hwn pôiⁿ;

    on account of the death of his father he went to foreign parts.

#### lṳ́ thóiⁿ i sĭ sĭm-mih lâi-in?

    What do you think led to it?

#### i sĭ ŭ só̤ in kâi;

    there are reasons for it.

#### in-ûi tîeh kâi bó̤ i cìaⁿ lâi;

    he came on his wife's account.

#### m̄ cai sĭ in-ûi tîeh mih sṳ̄;

    do not know what occasioned it.
* 胭in10821306
* A cosmetic like rouge.

#### in-ciⁿ; in-nî;

    rouge.

#### buah hún, tíam in-ciⁿ;

    to powder and paint the face.

#### buah tíam-kíaⁿ in-nî khṳt i se-su âng;

    rub on a little rouge to redden it slightly.
* 伊們in27194
* They, in the masculine and feminine genders.

#### cía sĭ in-kâi a sĭ nín-kâi?

    Is this theirs or yours?

#### in hṳ́-kò̤ nín pat khṳ̀ mē?

    Have you ever been to their place?

#### i hùaⁿ nâng khṳ̀ tī-kò?

    Where have they all gone?

#### lṳ́ kio in tàⁿ;

    you tell them.

#### kìe in lâi;

    tell them to come here.

#### in ŭ jîeh cōi nâng lâi?

    How many of them have come?

#### in kâi hong-sôk sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    such are their usages.

#### khîeh khṳ̀ hâiⁿ in;

    take it and go and give it back to them.

#### in kúi ciah tû cò̤ lâi cū ngía;

    their cupboards are prettily made.

#### m̄ cai sĭ ún kâi a sĭ in kâi;

    do not know whether it is ours or theirs.

#### nán kâi tōa, in kâi sòi;

    ours is large and theirs is small.
* 姻in1098386
* A bride; affinity on the female side.

#### in-ŵn;

    the fate which links lovers together.

#### in-chin;

    a wife's relatives.

#### in tĭ, in hiaⁿ;

    a wife's brothers.

#### kak ŭ in-ŵn, màiⁿ him-ĭen nâng;

    matches are made in heaven, so do not covet one who belongs to another.
* 癮ín110310417
* A habit, especially the opium habit; a craving.

#### a-phìen hun ín;

    the opium habit.

#### i kâi hun cĭeⁿ ín lío;

    his opium has become a fixed habit.

#### i kâi ín cē lâi pìn sin kang-khó;

    when his craving comes on, his whole body is in distress.

#### tîeh ŭ cêk kùa kú cìaⁿ kùe ín;

    after a half day the craving is past.

#### i kâi ín ío tōa, i kâi ín ío sòi;

    his craving is greater, his is less.

#### lṳ́ cêk kâi ín cîah jîeh cōi hun?

    How much opium does it take each time to satisfy you?

#### cêk jît kúi kâi ín;

    there are several periods of craving in one day.

#### i kâi ín ío tăng, lṳ́ kâi ío khin;

    his opium habit is more confirmed than is yours.

#### ín-thâu tōa căi;

    the longing is very great.

#### tê ín;

    the habit of tea-drinking.
* 引ín1102571
* To lead on; to bring forward; to quote; preface.

#### ín-chūa i lâi;

    conduct him here.

#### ín-tòa;

    to guide or conduct.

#### in cúi kâi nâng;

    a drawer of water.

#### chíaⁿ i cò̤ cêk kò̤ sío-ín;

    invite him to make a preface to it.

#### ín húe kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

    things used in striking a light.

#### ín i lâi kìⁿ úa;

    bring him to see me.

#### cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ ín-kìⁿ;

    to introduce to the Imperial presence.

#### khîu nâng cí-ín;

    beg some one to point it out.

#### ín cṳ lâi cò̤ cèng;

    quote in proof of.

#### ín cí kù ūe lâi cèng-kṳ̆ hṳ́ kù ūe;

    quote this passage in support of that passage.

#### tîeh ŭ nâng lâi cò̤ ín-sùaⁿ;

    some one must furnish a clue.

#### khang-ín;

    induce.

#### îeh ín;

    the active principle in a preparation.

#### ín-tŏng kàu tōa-bó̤-mûeh ​nâng;

    disturbed a great many people.

#### ín-tŏng i kâi sim;

    brought on a disturbance of mind.

#### ín-íu i khṳ̀ cò̤ m̄-hó̤ kâi sṳ̄;

    deluded him into evil doing.

#### màiⁿ ín-íu i khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;

    do not induce him to go off for amusement.

#### ín lō;

    conduct on the way.

#### lō-ín;

    a guide-post.
* 應ìn11066113
* To answer; to respond.

#### úa mn̄g lṳ́, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ ìn-tap?

    Why do you not answer when I speak to you?

#### úa mn̄g i, i ìn-tap m̄ lâi;

    I asked him but he could not answer.

#### mēⁿ lío, i m̄ káⁿ ìn;

    he dare not answer back when he is berated.

#### cêk kìe cêk ìn;

    a call and response.

#### tī-kò̤ i to ìn ŭ lâi;

    he can answer wherever you question him.

#### i cīeⁿ jît íⁿ-keng ìn-sêng úaⁿ;

    he promised it to me, some days ago.

#### ŭ nâng kìe-ìn;

    some one stands as security.

#### cí pit sìo sĭ úa kio i kìe-ìn kâi;

    in this bill I will stand as security for him.
* 印ìn1103264
* A seal; to seal; to print; to imprint.

#### gêk ìn, ngṳ̂n ìn, cúi-ciaⁿ ìn, châ ìn, kak ìn, tàng-cîeh ìn;

    seals made of jade, silver, crystal, wood, horn, and pebble.

#### ìn cṳ;

    to print books.

#### kuah ìn phò;

    a shop where seals are cut.

#### khek ìn;

    engrave a seal.

#### tio ìn;

    carve a seal.

#### khap ìn;

    to impress with a seal.

#### ēng ìn;

    used stamps.

#### kuaⁿ ìn;

    official seal.

#### huang ìn, khui ìn;

    to shut and open the seals, as at the end and beginning of the year.

#### mn̂g ìn;

    the door and the seal keepers in a yamun.

#### ìn sek;

    sealing wax, or ink.

#### ìn-tn̂g;

    the frontal sinus.

#### khùa sùe-ìn;

    act as generalissimo.

#### ìn sìn;

    stamp a letter.
* 繞în29212012
* To wind around; to go about; to environ; to make a circuit of; to compass.

#### în cêk khuang lō;

    made a circuit.

#### în cêk ûi miⁿ-miⁿ;

    encompass closely.

#### cí tîo sùaⁿ hó̤ în-bûa;

    wind up this thread.

#### so̤h în cêk kho cêk kho, în khí;

    coil up the rope in coils.

#### lí-kẃn în, lí-kẃn în;

    winding round and round.

#### în lô̤h ho̤h cōi;

    wound on a great quantity.

#### în cò̤ kâi kîu;

    wind it up into a ball.

#### în kâi kîu khṳt a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hùe thit-thô̤;

    wind a ball for the children to play with.

#### în cúa-īe so̤h;

    wind up the tail of the kite.

#### cêk nâng tháu cêk nâng în;

    one person winds, and the other unwinds.

#### úa în lío khṳt i tháu tīo;

    after I had wound it, he went and unwound it.
* 演în10878511
* To practice a calling.

#### în sîp;

    learn by practice.

#### în bú;

    practice military exercises.

#### în hì jîeh cōi thâi?

    How many plays has he learned to perform?

#### in-sîp bú gōi;

    drill as a soldier.

#### în ngĭ;

    exercise justice.
* 寅în1100408
* The third of the twelve branches, symbolized by a tiger, and connected with wood.

#### în-sî;

    from 3 to 5 o'clock A.M.

#### thiⁿ-kng în, jît-chut báu;

    from dawn to sunrise.

#### tâng-în kâi nâng;

    a colleague.

#### tâng-în cí mūe;

    female friends.

#### tâng-în kâi kuaⁿ;

    a fellow officer.

#### în pin kẃn;

    a reception room.

#### în nî, în gûeh, în jît;

    the third year, month, or day in the cycle of twelve.
* 鉛în11361675
* Lead.

#### în kúaiⁿ;

    lead ore.

#### în tîo;

    pigs of lead.

#### în kẃn;

    lead canisters.

#### în hún;

    white lead.

#### în cí;

    leaden bullets.

#### în siu;

    a lead comb.

#### swn în teng;

    put in a plug of lead.

#### în thūi;

    leaden weights.

#### în pit;

    lead pencils.

#### în póiⁿ;

    lead type.

#### cù în;

    to cast lead.

#### în cù lô̤h bô;

    pour the lead into the mold.

#### màiⁿ cham în;

    do not mix in lead with it.

#### cí kâi ngṳ̂n kẁn în kâi;

    this silver is adulterated with lead.
* 夤în11013611
* To be leagued with; a money girdle.

#### în-ŵn;

    to give bribes; to have secret relationships with officials; to intrigue for office.

#### în-ŵn khṳ̀ nâng mīn khuah căi;

    has secret relationships with a very extensive constituency.

#### i to sĭ tó̤ cí gūa în-ŵn;

    he is always out here intriguing.

#### mîaⁿ-ke în-ŵn căi;

    skilled in political intrigue.

#### tī-kò̤ i to în-ŵn tit kàu;

    he can bribe to any extent.
* 沿în1085855
* To follow a course; to perpetuate.

#### în thû ciu-kūiⁿ;

    go through the districts in order.

#### în lō hŭ-sàng;

    to go along as escort.

#### cí kò̤ hong-sôk siang-în sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

    the customs handed down here are thus.

#### cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ siang-în kúi peh nî to sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

    this sort of business has been done in this way for several hundred years in succession.

#### în hái cêk tōa kâi tī-hng;

    all along the coast.

#### siang-în chò̤-gō;

    error crept in, in the perpetuation.
* 㔯în822225
* To bind the edges of such things as seives and baskets.

#### cí kîⁿ chūe tîo pò̤ lâi în cìaⁿ bŏi hāi;

    get a strip of cloth and bind the brim, then it will not spoil.

#### kûe sìⁿ în tîo o pò lô̤h khṳ̀;

    bind the edge of the palm-leaf fan with black cloth.

#### în ŭ cêk khuang;

    have put a binding around the edge. ​
* 層în9524412
* A storey; a tier; a strata.

#### cí kâi thah káu în;

    this pagoda has seven storeys.

#### châ thîap cò̤ cêk în cêk în;

    lay the bundles of wood up in tiers.

#### bé-thâu kâi cîeh kih cêk în cêk în;

    the stones of the pier are laid in tiers.

#### kheng thâh cêk în cêk în;

    the baskets are piled up in tiers.

#### thîap lô̤h ŭ kúi în?

    How many tiers have you put in place?

#### lṳ́ sìo thóiⁿ cêk în ŭ jîeh cōi kâi;

    count and see how many there are in one tier.
* 銀în11011676
* Silver.

#### în cîⁿ;

    money, bullion, specie, silver.

#### cí kâi úa bói ngŏ-câp kâi în-cîⁿ;

    I bought this for fifty silver pieces.

#### cí kâi ēng kúi kâi în-cîⁿ cìaⁿ bói tit tîeh?

    What amount of money will be required in order to purchase this?
* 暈īn1145729
* A halo around the sun or moon, or vapors condensing around them.

#### gûeh īn;

    a halo around the moon.

#### thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īn;

    see the halo.

#### cêk kâi īn;

    a ring of vapor around the sun or moon.

#### thâu hui-hui-cng, chin-chĭe tó̤ īn;

    my head swims as if I were dazed.

#### jît īn;

    a haze around the sun.
* 翔īn7921246
* To soar; to hover over.

#### tŏ̤ pùaⁿ-thiⁿ tó̤ īn;

    soaring in mid-heaven.

#### pue tŏ̤ hûn-twn kò̤ īn;

    fly upward and soar among the clouds.

#### īn kàu khuah-khuah;

    soar far and wide.