yil

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yil [ji⁵⁵]verb_intransitive
ENto go to bed, to lie down, to recline; to talk in one's sleep; to stay, to sleep (at a place, e.g. a hotel); to topple, to fall over (usually said of plants)
中文睡,躺; 说梦话; 过夜,睡(例:在酒店里); 由倾斜而倒下(例:玉米)
yil [ji⁵⁵]conjunction
ENso, therefore, and (indicates the following situation is a result of the previous situation)
中文所以,因此
yil [ji⁵⁵]phrase
ENprint, imprint (e.g. a thumbprint); to put (one's) thumbprint (on a document)
中文印; 按手印
yil [ji⁵⁵]phrase
ENdesire, wish; to conform to (sb's) desire, to be in (sb's) will
中文意愿,愿望; 合乎心意,称心如意
yil [ji⁵⁵]numeral
ENone (used with certain Chinese measure words)
中文一(用于一些汉语的量词)
yil [i⁵⁵]
ENsleep
中文睡

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Usage examples

Nge gu'liu gguq nee, zhua gv ddeekaq yil bbee.
(I) need to go lie down for a while, because my head hurts.
我头痛得很,要去床上躺会儿。
Heeq mul ddeebbaq ggee seil, kaqzzei leel ddeepeil ddeepeil bbei teiq yil ye.
There was a torrential rainfall, and now all the corn in field after field has fallen over.
下了场暴雨,玉米都整片整片地倒了。
Bba'laq chee'lvl nielnie rua ye yil, ddeezail deel pil lei cher.
This piece of clothing is very dirty. So, soak (it) first and then wash (it).
这件衣服太脏了,所以泡一下再洗吧。
Ee leeq seil cee zeiq ner yil, ngaf jjikee chee eneif me gua cee ddeepi jju meq.
When plowing, a plowshare is needed. So in my home area, every household has a plowshare.
因为耕田要用犁,所以我们那儿每家每户都有一张犁。
Eni nge nee taf gge bo'liq lal ke pil yil, cheeni seil sheel gge ddeepeil lei haiq bel ceeq yil, teiq lei ciul seiq.
I broke a window in his house yesterday, and today (I) bought a new piece of glass to replace (it).
昨天我打碎了他家的玻璃,今天就买了块新的赔给他了。
Eyi mei rheeq gge ssiulssiuq nee xiq jjeq ye meil, ddeemerq sso leel teeggeeq gge yil loq me hof seil, ebbamei gol sseesseeq berberq neiq ye.
Children these days are hard to raise. If (the parents) don't conform exactly to the child's desires, (they) will scratch and claw their parents.
现在的孩子真是难带,稍微不合他们的意就对父母又抓又挠的。

Sources

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