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iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet; (iet'chiuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]

beckon, beckoning

招手

ka y iet [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ka y iet; (ka y iet'chiuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]
signal to a person
向他招手

iet (iedchiuo) kiøx y laai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: iet (iet'chiuo) kiøx y laai [[...]][i#] [p.]
beckon him to come (to draw nearer)
招手叫他來

kahsi [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kaq'si; (kix'jieen) [[...]][i#] [p.]

since — in the sense of circumstances

既然

Y kahsi (kiejieen) teq phoarpve, itteng bextaxng laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve, id'teng be'taxng laai.; Y kaq'si (kix'jieen) teq phoax'pve/pvi, id'teng bøe'taxng laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Since he is sick, he certainly cannot be here.
他既然生病了,一定不能來。

Y kahsi m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kaq'si m laai, maix køq khix kiøx y. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Since he doesn't want to come, don't go and call him again.
他既然不來,不要再去叫他。

kiøx [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiøx [[...]][i#] [p.]

call, to name, be named, tell an inferior to do something

叫

Kiøx y laai. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Kiøx y laai. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Tell him to come.
叫他來。

Taixkef kiøx y "Siawkao". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Tai'kef kiøx y "Siao'kao". [[...]][i#] [p.]
Every body calls him "Mad dog".
大家叫他瘋狗。

Y kiørzøx "A'ky". [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y kiøx'zøx "Af'ky".; Y kiøx'zøx/zøex "Af'ky". [[...]][i#] [p.]
He is called by the name of "A-ki".
他叫做阿枝。

if (very often has the meaning of "when")

若,要是

Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Y na laai, kiøx y tarn goar. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If (when) he comes, tell him to wait for me.
要是他來了,叫他等我。

tiuq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: tiuq [[...]][i#] [p.]

have muscular spasm, convulse, throb (as wounded finger) to pull quickly, straighten out (garments)

痙攣,抽搐,打

Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Svaf ka tiuq cit e, kiøx y laai khix. [[...]][i#] [p.]
Pull his sleeve and tell him to go.
拉一下他的衣服,叫他走吧!

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