seil

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seil [se⁵⁵]ptcl
ENthen (developmental topicalizer; sequential - including logical; marking advancement when between clauses); but as for (the sentence topic; topicalizer following a sentence constituent indicating a contrast with a previous participant)
中文就（主题助词）; 则

Linguistic detail

DialectCOM
Part of speechptcl

Usage examples

Bba'laq cher bbeef seil, laqyelko ggvna bbei ggeq teiq diel tal maf. Che bbei ddee sheelshee dal neiq yi, meeq lei rhuq lee zoq.
If you're going to wash clothes, (you) should roll (your) sleeves up well. If (you) only shove (them) up, (they) will slide back down.
要洗衣服就把袖子好好卷起来嘛！这样随便捋一捋，不一会就会掉下来的。
Ngef seil lafzer nee zzee ser seiq; yeqmeil biq yeqmeil yiq.
But as for me, I like to eat hot peppers – the hotter the better.
我则最喜欢吃辣椒了，越辣越好。

Sources

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NaxiAI. Naxi Digital Dictionary, s.v. “seil”. https://naxiai.com/dictionary/seil (accessed 2026-11-14).