# Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ieⁿ
### íeⁿ

* 仰íeⁿ107394
* To transmit orders to an inferior.

#### íeⁿ che khṳ̀ chê;

    send a constable to examine.

#### íeⁿ kūiⁿ pín-hôk;

    order the district magistrate to respond.
* 養íeⁿ10721846
* To rear; to bring up; to take care of.

#### íeⁿ cêk khûn îeⁿ-kíaⁿ;

    rear a flock of kids.

#### cía tńg-kùe íeⁿ tṳ-cai;

    this is like rearing little pigs.

#### cieⁿ-íeⁿ;

    to nurse one's health; to nourish and care for.

#### tńg khṳ̀ chù cieⁿ-íeⁿ sì kâi gûeh cìaⁿ hôk-ngŵn;

    went home and nursed his health for four months, after which he regained his usual strength.

#### tâng sòi-sòi sĭ i cieⁿ-íeⁿ kàu tōa;

    it was she who brought him up from his infancy.

#### i lăi bô̤ nâng cieⁿ-íeⁿ i;

    he has no one in his home to take care of him.
* 烊îeⁿ1071866
* To fuse; to assay; to melt.

#### îeⁿ kim, îeⁿ ngṳ̂n, îeⁿ siak, îeⁿ tâng;

    fuse gold, silver, pewter or brass.

#### m̄ ​sĭ ēng im húe îeⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;

    it cannot be melted in other than a covered fire.

#### cí īeⁿ tîeh ēng îeh cìaⁿ hó̤ îeⁿ;

    in order to melt this a chemical preparation must be used.

#### îeⁿ ka;

    melt glue.

#### cía tîeh îeⁿ kò̤ hŵn lâi ún cìaⁿ hó̤;

    this must have some melted alum to dip it in.

#### tŏ̤ huang-lô tīm kàu îeⁿ khṳ̀;

    it has been heated in the furnace till it is melted.
* 楊îeⁿ1071759
* The arbutus.

#### îeⁿ-bûe;

    the Chinese strawberry.

#### îeⁿ-bûe pó;

    the dried fruit of the arbutus tree.

#### îeⁿ-bûe thien phàu; îeⁿ-bûe kak-tâk;

    malignant red ulcers.
* 羊îeⁿ10721230
* A sheep or goat.

#### suaⁿ-îeⁿ;

    goats.

#### mîⁿ-îeⁿ;

    sheep.

#### îeⁿ kíaⁿ; îeⁿ ko̤;

    kids or lambs.

#### îeⁿ kak;

    a ram's horn.

#### îeⁿ kó, îeⁿ bó̤;

    a ram and an ewe.

#### îeⁿ nêk;

    mutton.

#### îeⁿ ău thúi;

    a hind-quarter of mutton.

#### îeⁿ côiⁿ thúi;

    a forequarter of mutton.

#### îeⁿ phiaⁿ;

    a spare-rib of mutton.

#### chī îeⁿ;

    to keep sheep.

#### cíeⁿ îeⁿ;

    to watch sheep.

#### jīo îeⁿ;

    to drive sheep.

#### îeⁿ khûn;

    a flock of sheep.

#### cêk ciah îeⁿ;

    one sheep.

#### cíeⁿ îeⁿ kâi nâng;

    a shepherd.

#### pêh kau-phûe, o kau-phûe sĭ îeⁿ-kíaⁿ phûe;

    black lamb-skin, and white lamb-skin are the pelts of lambs.

#### cháu-cieⁿ-sng sĭ būe chut sì kâi îeⁿ-kíaⁿ phûe;

    Astrakhan fur is the skin of unborn lambs.
* 融îeⁿ114714210
* Blending; combining; harmonizing.

#### îeⁿ-hŭe tŏ̤-lí;

    to collate doctrines.

#### i thóiⁿ khṳ̀ m̄ îeⁿ-hŭe;

    he has not combined the results of his study.

#### cṳ thâk lío m̄ îeⁿ-hŭe;

    he does not digest what he reads.

#### ūe tàⁿ lâi îeⁿ-cîap;

    his speech was well connected in its parts.
* 洋îeⁿ1072856
* Foreign; the ocean; vast.

#### îeⁿ jîn;

    foreigners.

#### îeⁿ hùe;

    foreign goods.

#### îeⁿ cûn;

    foreign shipping.

#### îeⁿ îeh; îeⁿ hun;

    foreign opium.

#### îeⁿ cîⁿ;

    foreign money.

#### kùe îeⁿ;

    go to foreign parts.

#### châng-îeⁿ;

    the open sea.

#### îeⁿ mīn;

    the surface of the ocean.

#### îeⁿ pò;

    an offing.

#### tōa sai îeⁿ;

    Europe.

#### sĭ sai îeⁿ nâng, a sĭ tang îeⁿ nâng?

    Is he a European or an Asiatic?
* 蘖ĭeⁿ108114017
* Sprouts, shoots.

#### hwt ki hwt ĭeⁿ;

    sends forth branches and sprouts.

#### i khí-thâu-ĕ piuh ĭeⁿ;

    it has begun to send out suckers.
* 樣īeⁿ10737511
* Manner; style; pattern; sort; shape.

#### cìe īeⁿ cò̤;

    make it like the pattern.

#### sin īeⁿ;

    a new style.

#### cang cí kâi cò̤ īeⁿ;

    take this for a sample.

#### lṳ́ àiⁿ sĭm-mih īeⁿ?

    What sort do you want?

#### cí cêk īeⁿ hó̤ mē?

    Is this kind good?

#### cí kâi nâng ko̤h īeⁿ ko̤h sìeⁿ;

    this is a queer looking person.

#### màiⁿ khṳ̀ ô̤h i kâi īeⁿ;

    do not follow his example.

#### i tó̤ ô̤h īeⁿ ô̤h sìeⁿ;

    he is imitating them.

#### tang ieⁿ;

    of the same kind.

#### m̄ tâng īeⁿ;

    differing in kind.

#### chŵn bô̤ kâi īeⁿ;

    is very unstylish.

#### cíe-cíe tîeh pōiⁿ ŭ sì īeⁿ khṳ̀ sàng i;

    at the very least there must be four sorts made ready to present to him.

#### cìeⁿ-seⁿ thóiⁿ tîeh cìaⁿ ŭ kâi īeⁿ;

    it looks rather stylish.

#### cuang mô̤ⁿ cò̤ īeⁿ;

    dress the hair fashionably.

#### i tó̤ tieⁿ īeⁿ;

    he is putting on airs.

#### màiⁿ tó̤ cuang īeⁿ;

    do not put on airs.

#### gūa mīn thóiⁿ tîeh īeⁿ-sìeⁿ li ho̤h hó̤;

    the external appearance is very fine.

#### seⁿ lâi ŭ kâi īeⁿ;

    has a style of its own.

#### īeⁿ-īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄ i to pat;

    he understands all sorts of business.

#### cí īeⁿ su kùe hṳ́ īeⁿ;

    this sort is inferior to that.

#### cò̤-nî īeⁿ?

    In what manner?

#### ĭ īeⁿ;

    a rare species.

#### cí koiⁿ phò kâi ôi īeⁿ hó̤;

    this shop has shoes of a good shape.

#### to sĭ cêk īeⁿ;

    they are all of one style.

#### pêⁿ-pêⁿ īeⁿ;

    the same sort.

#### pât īeⁿ;

    another kind.

#### m̄ pêⁿ īeⁿ;

    not the same.

#### khṳ̀ a-î kò̤ pàng kâi bō̤ īeⁿ;

    go to aunt's and take the pattern of her hat.

#### pàng sang ôi īeⁿ;

    take off the pattern of a pair of shoes.

#### tī cêk īeⁿ?

    Which sort is it?

#### căi seⁿ īeⁿ?

    What sort of thing is it?