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ᦈ ᦎᦳ ᦷᦟᧅcatuʔ²lok⁵nounthe corners of the earthᦑᦱᧁᧉ ᦈ ᦎᦳ ᦷᦟᧅ ᦑᧂ ᧔.The Four Lords of the compass points.1.2Worldᦷᦟᧅ1
ᦈ ᦜᦱᧆcalaat²adjectivecleverᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦈ ᦜᦱᧆ ᦡᦽᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞.He isn't clever about doing anything in the house.3.2.1.3Intelligentᦈ ᦜᦱᧆ ᦕᦱᧆ ᦕᦻ
ᦈ ᦜᦱᧆ ᦕᦱᧆ ᦕᦻcalaat²pʰaat²pʰaaj¹adjectivecleverᦈ ᦜᦱᧆ ᦕᦱᧆ ᦕᦻ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᧅ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦗᧂ ᦙᦹ.She was clever, she wasn't lazy.3.2.1.3Intelligentᦈ ᦜᦱᧆᦕᦱᧆᦕᦻ1
ᦈ ᦵᦤᦲᧃcadɤn⁴adjectivecivilized4Social behavior
ᦈᦱcaa¹2000verb (intransitive)to speak; discussᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦈᦱ ᦷᦠ ᦃᧁ.He spoke to himself.ᦵᦟᦲᧂᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦺᦓ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦠᧇ ᦔ ᦎᦴ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦈᦱ.When there are problems in the village, close the gate and discuss them.3.5.1Sayᦷᦀᧆᧈ ᦠᦱᧃ ᦈᦱ ᦠᦱᧁᧉᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦈᦱᦀᦳᧇᧈ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦆᦱᧆ ᦈᦱᦃᧁᧉ ᦠᦱ ᦈᦱ ᦣᦴᧉᦅᧄ ᦈᦱᦈᦱ ᦟᧁᧈᦈᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᦈᦱ ᦣᦲᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᦸᧂᦵᦈᧃ ᦈᦱᦉ ᦃᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦈᦱᦎᦳᧂᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦈᦱ ᦈᧇᦔᦱᧅ ᦈᦱᦔᦱᧅ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᦱ ᦡᦲᦞᦻ ᦈᦱ
ᦈᦱᧈ1caa²2000final particlea particle used with questions (both yes/no questions and wh- questions)ᦓᧄᧉ ᦟᧄ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦈᦱᧈ?Does that water taste good?ᦈᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦈᦱᧈ?Where are you going?9.4.3.3Interrogative 9.2.3.4Question words
ᦈᦱᧈ2caa²nounsaddleᦷᦎ 56.3.1.7Beast of burden
ᦈᦱᧈ3caa²nouncook; minor official in a palaceᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᦱᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦋᦲᧃᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦔᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦆᦱᧇ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦛᦱᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦟᧄ.The cook made meat for the king to eat every meal but he said it wasn't tasty.5.2.1Food preparation4.6.1.2Government officialᦈᦱᧈ ᦷᦉᧃᦶᦙᧈ ᦈᦱᧈ
ᦈᦱᧉcaa³2000nouncicadaᦷᦎ 5ᦈᦱᧉ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦃᧇ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ.The cicada was busy singing.ᦈᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᧅ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦅᧄ ᧟.The cicadas never stop making noise.1.6.1.7Insectᦈᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧃᧈᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦂᦱᧇ ᦈᦱᧉᦷᦓᧅ ᦂᧇ ᦈᦱᧉᦶᦙᧂ ᦈᦱᧉ
ᦈᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧃᧈcaa³cæn²nouncicadaᦈᦱᧉ ᦶᦈᧃᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ.The cicadas sing.1.6.1.7Insectᦈᦱᧉᦶᦈᧃᧈ
ᦈᦱᧈ ᦷᦉᧃcaa²son¹noungardenerᦙᦲ ᦈᦱᧈ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᧚ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦁᦳᧃ ᦍᦱᧃ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ.There was a gardener who cared for the king's park.6.2.7Farm workerᦈᦱᧈ3ᦷᦉᧃ1
ᦈᦱ ᦟᦲcalii⁴namePrince Jali, son of Prince Vessantaraᦵᦞ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦎ ᦟᦰ4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦈᦱ ᦵᦟᦲᧅcaa¹lɤk⁵nounstone inscriptionᦶᦕᧃᧈ 3ᦎᦸᧂᧉ ᦈᦱ ᦵᦟᦲᧅ ᦧᦸᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦟᦲᧅ ᦷᦎ ᦈᦲᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦞᧉ.The stone was inscribed with Chinese characters.3.5.7.1Write
ᦈᦱ ᦟᧁᧈcaa¹law⁵verb (intransitive)to tell; narrateᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦈᧅ ᦈᦱ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦑᦳ ᦋᦳᧄ ᦁᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦹ ᦉᦲᧃ.At this time I will tell about those monks who do not observe the precepts.3.5.4Story3.5.1Sayᦈᦱᦟᧁᧈ
ᦈᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲcaa¹baw²dii¹2000conjunctionis it possible. [Note: Introduces a rhetorical question.]ᦈᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ?Is it possible that he really hasn't eaten yet?ᦈᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦻ ᦅᦱ!Isn't it possible that he has just gone on a trip to some other town?ᦈᦱ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦺᦔ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦋᦴᧉ ᧞ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦠᦱ ᦂᦴ ᦅᦱ?Is it possible he is sleeping with a lover and then he comes home to me?ᦈᦱᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲ1
ᦈᦱ ᦣᦲᧆcaa¹hit⁵nounbehaviour4.3Behavior
ᦈᦱ ᦣᦲᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᦸᧂcaa¹hit⁵waa⁵kɔŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to defend oneself (against an accusation)4.7.5.4Defend against accusationᦈᦱᦞᦱᧈᦣᦲᧆ ᦅᦸᧂ
ᦈᦲᦰciʔ²2000verb (transitive)to light; set on fireᦈᦲᦰ ᦢᧂᧉ ᦺᦝ.Light fireworks.ᦈᦲᦰ ᦵᦌᧈ ᦵᦟᧅ.Light a cigarette.ᦈᦲᦰ ᦊᦱᧉ.Set grass on fire.ᦈᦲᦰ ᦙᦸᧅ ᦺᦋ ᧓ ᦅᧄ.They fired the victory cannon three times.5.5.1Light a fire
ᦈᦲᦰ ᦈᦲᦰ ᦈᦸᦰ ᦈᦸᦰciʔ²ciʔ²cɔʔ²cɔʔ²onomatopoeiatingling in limbs that have 'fallen asleep'2.3.5Sense of touch
ᦈᦲcii¹1nounbudᦡᦸᧅᧈ 31.5.5Parts of a plant2nounyoung person2.6.4.3Youthᦷᦓᧅ ᦈᦲ ᦷᦟᧅ
ᦈᦲᧈcii²verb (transitive)to roast directly on coalsᦀᧁ ᦶᦝᧆ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦈᦲᧈ.Throw it into the ashes to roast.5.2.1.1Cooking methodsᦃᧁᧉ ᦈᦲᧈ
ᦈᦲᧉ1cii³verb (intransitive)to be worthᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᦸᧉ ᦢᦳᧇ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᦲᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.Even if I get hit, it will be worth it.ᦗᦱ ᦺᦝ ᦺᦖᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦈᦲᧉ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ ᦶᦍᧃᧉ ᦔᦻ.Equipment got burned that was worth over 10,000 yuan.8.3.7.9ValueChinese值zhi2value
ᦈᦲᧉ2cii³verb (transitive)to poke; sting (as of an insect)1.6.4Animal actions1.6.1.7Insectᦈᦲᧄᧉ ᦈᦲᧉ ᦈᦲᧄᧉ ᦈᦸᧅᧈᦔᦱ ᦈᦲᧉᦡᦲᧃ ᦈᦲᧉ
ᦈᦲᧉ ᦈᦸᧅᧈcii³cɔɔk²noungecko1.6.1.3.2Lizard