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ᦍᦰ1jaʔ⁵verb (intransitive)to split apart; separateᦷᦠ ᦍᦰ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦐᧅ.If the head is split open it is a serious injury.7.8.2Crackᦉᦲᧅᧈ ᦍᦰᦍᦰ ᦶᦎᧅᧈᦍᦰ ᦶᦢᧂᧈᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦍᦰᦶᦢᧂᧈ ᦍᦰ
ᦍᦰ ᦍᦰjaʔ⁵jaʔ⁵2000post-verba lot; muchᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦷᦋᦂᧃ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦠᦸ ᦍᦸ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦍᦰ ᦍᦰ.Everybody helped a lot to build her a house.ᦠᦱ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦊᦸᧂᧉ ᦷᦆ ᦆᧄ ᦉᦾᧉ ᦆᦸ ᦈᦸᧇᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦍᦰ ᦍᦰ.They want to buy jewellery, necklaces and rings of all kinds.8.1.3.1Many, much
ᦍᦰ ᦺᦍᧉjaʔ⁵jaj⁶post-verbvery; very much; a lotᦺᦢ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦶᦦᧂᧈ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦍᦰ ᦺᦍᧉ.High leaves swinging wildly in the wind.ᦕᦲᧁ ᦉᦸᧂᧈ ᦵᦜᦲᧄᧉ ᦍᦰ ᦺᦍᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦑᦱ.The colours are very shiny as if they have been painted.8.1.3.1Many, much
ᦍᦰ ᦶᦎᧅᧈjaʔ⁵tææk²verb (intransitive)to crackᦺᦃᧈ ᦍᦰ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ, ᦵᦔᧆ ᦷᦎ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᦳᧃᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.The egg cracked, and a duck pushed its way out.7.8.2Crackᦍᦰ1ᦶᦎᧅᧈ
ᦍᦰ ᦶᦢᧂᧈjaʔ⁵bæŋ²verb (transitive)to divideᦃᧁᧉ ᦉᦳᧅ ᧟ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦍᦰ ᦶᦢᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᧗ ᦔᦳᧃ.When the rice was cooked he divided it into seven portions.7.8.2Crackᦍᦰ1ᦶᦢᧂᧈ
ᦍᦱjaa⁴2000verb (transitive)to meet; find; come in contact withᦷᦙᧆ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦺᦗ ᦍᦱ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦕᦹᧂᧉ.The ants found the honey.ᦍᦱ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦺᦟᧈ ᦷᦣ ᦙᦱ ᦃᦻ.He met a salesman who was driving his cows to sell them.7.6.2Findᦷᦈᧇᧈ ᦍᦱᦍᦱ ᦷᦈᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᦸᦶᦑᧆ ᦎᦱ ᦍᦱ ᦵᦍᧂᦷᦗᧇ ᦍᦱ
ᦍᦱᧈjaa⁵500nounpaternal grandmother (father's mother); old womanᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦃᦸ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦕᦸᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦜᦱᧃ ᦓᦾᧉ.They asked the grandmother to look after her little granddaughter.ᦙᦲ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᧒ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ, ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲᧈ ᦗᦸ ᧑᧐ ᦔᦲ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦕ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦋᦻ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚.There was an old man and woman who lived together for ten years before they had a son.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈᦍᦱᧈ ᦃᦾᧈᦍᦱᧈ ᦏᧁᧉᦍᦱᧈ ᦖᦸᧃᧈᦍᦱᧈ ᦡᧄᦏᧁᧉ ᦍᦱᧈᦔᦴᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦎᦱ ᦓᦻᦶᦙᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ
ᦍᦱᧉjaa⁶verb (transitive)to dismantle; take apart; tear downᦠᦹᧉ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦆᧄ ᦍᦱᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦈᦸᧇᧈ ᦙᦹ ᧒ ᦐᦽᧈ.She had a goldsmith melt it down to make two rings.ᦀᧁ ᦵᦞᧂ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦍᦱᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦞᧂ ᦁᧃ ᦉ ᦜ ᦀᦱᧆ ᦐᧄ ᦇᦱᧄ.They tore down the old city and built a glorious new city.7.9.2Tear downᦍᦱᧉ ᦺᦝ
ᦍᦱ ᦷᦈᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᦸjaa⁴cok²kun⁴xɔɔ¹nounbeggarᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦕᦱᧃ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦍᦱ ᦷᦈᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᦸ.There were no poor people and no beggars.6.8.3.4Begᦍᦱᦷᦈᧅ1ᦅᦳᧃ1ᦃᦸ1
ᦍᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦂᦱjaa⁴tii¹kaa¹ᦍᦱ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦂᦱnounrelative; familyᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦂᦲᧄᧈ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦈᧄ ᦂᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦋᧈ ᦍᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦂᦱ ᦶᦋᧃᧉ ᦆᦱᧈ.They lived near each other but they were not close relatives.4.1.9.8Family, clanᦶᦋᧃᧉ ᦆᦱᧈ ᦍᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦂᦱ
ᦍᦱᧈ ᦏᧁᧉjaa⁵tʰaw³2000noungrandmother; old womanᦶᦎᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚ ᦃᦻ ᦜᧁᧉ.Long ago there was an old woman who sold liquor.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦍᦱᧈᦏᧁᧉ
ᦍᦱᧈ ᦡᧄjaa⁵dam¹nounthe household spirit who cares for the sick (literally: black grandmother). [Note: This spirit lives in the soot on the bottom of the rice pot.]1.4.2Spirits of things3.1Soul, spirit4.9.2Supernatural being2.5.7.5Traditional medicineᦍᦱᧈᦡᧄ1
ᦍᦲ1jii⁴1verb (transitive)to rub with the hands; twist between the hands (as in making cord); crumple7.3.4.5Actions of the hand2adjectivecurly; frizzy (as of hair)2.1.5Hairᦊᦳᧂᧉ ᦍᦲᦍᧄᧈ ᦍᦲ
ᦍᦲ2jii⁴nounthe third year of the 12-year cycle; year of the tigerᦶᦙᧈ ᦔᦲᦺᦈᧉᦔᧁᧉ2ᦍᦲ2ᦖᧁᧉᦉᦲ3ᦺᦉᧉ2ᦉ ᦇᦵᦙᧆ3ᦉᧃ1ᦣᧁᧉ2ᦵᦉᧆᦺᦅᧉ38.4.1.6YearChinese寅yin2third earthly branch
ᦍᦲᧉjii⁶nameYi nationality9.7.1.5Names of languages
ᦍᦲᧉ ᦉᦴᧈjii⁶suu²nounelmUlmus sp.ᦎᦳᧃᧉ1 21.5.1Tree
ᦍᦲᧉ ᦌᦸᧃᧉjii⁶sɔn⁶adjectivehereditaryᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦍᦲᧉ ᦌᦸᧃᧉ.Hereditary disease.4.1.9.1Related by birthChinese遗传yi2chuan2inherit
ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦍᦱᧈjii⁵jii⁵jaa⁵jaa⁵onomatopoeianonsense noisesᦆᦴᦉᦸᧃ ᦀᦱᧃᧈ, ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦸᧄ ᦀᦱᧃᧈ, ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ.The teacher read and the students recited after him 'yi-yi-ya-ya'.ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦋᦲᧃᧈ ᦈᦲᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦲᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦍᦱᧈ ᧞, ᦃᧇ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦏᦲᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᧟.Beijing opera is just 'ye-ye-ya-ya'. They sing interminably.2.3.2.2Sound2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦍᦲᧈ ᦔᦳᧃᧈjii⁵pun²nameJapan9.7.2.1Names of countries
ᦍᦴjuu⁴1nounbroom, brushᦂᦱᧃᧉ1 3ᦀᧁ ᦍᦴ ᦙᦱ ᦂᦱᧃᧉ ᧚, ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦈ ᦔᧆ ᦦᦱᧆ ᦊᦱᧅ ᦵᦊᦲᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦖᧆ.He took a broom and swept up all the garbage.5.6.5Sweep, rake2nounbroomstraw1.5.5Parts of a plantᦍᦴ ᦔᧆᦔᧆ ᦍᦴᦵᦕᧁᧉ ᦦᦱᧆ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦍᦴᦦᦱᧆ ᦍᦴ