A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / bw̆n

慢

To neglect or slight.
khin-bw̆n;

to treat haughtily.
bú-bw̆n;

treat with contempt.
màiⁿ bw̆n tîeh i,

do not slight him;
cìeⁿ-seⁿ sǹg sĭ siet-bw̆n tîeh i;

that would be considered contemptuous treatment of him.

幔

蔓

Tangled vines.
bw̆n-cheⁿ;

a turnip, green colored and with tubers above ground, used in medicine.
bw̆n-cháu lâng tṳ̂;

tangle grass is not easily extirpated.

饅

卍

A mystic emblem of high antiquity, explained to be the symbol of Buddha’s heart; it is the hammer of Thor and is common in Norse mythology.
àiⁿ kuah cò̤ bw̆n-jī piⁿ;

will have it carved with a border in Vetruvian scroll.
bw̆n-jī pĭⁿ;

braid with the Vitruvian scroll woven in it.
bw̄n-jī lâng-kang;

a balustrade with a convoluted lattice.

萬

All; every; ten thousand; a strong superlative.
bw̄n nâng;

everybody.
bw̄n mûeh;

everything.
bw̄n kok;

all nations.
bw̄n hok;

every blessing.
bw̄n ak îm ûi síu;

of all wickedness lewdness is chief.
bw̄n kim ke-súaⁿ;

an estate of immense value.
cêk bw̄n;

ten thousand.
cêk choiⁿ bw̄n;

ten millions.
peh bw̄n;

a million.
câp bw̄n;

a hundred thousand.
cêk pńg, bw̄n lâi;

ten thousand per cent gain.
châng-hn̂g, bw̄n khẃn;

countless acres of farm land.
bw̄n bô̤ cêk sit;

nothing lost or missed.
bw̄n tang cṳ cêk;

one among a thousand.
bw̄n kó to bŏi hāi;

it will never wear out; time will not affect it.
bw̄n bô̤ chṳ́ lí;

there is no such principle.
bw̄n-bw̄n m̄ hó̤;

most certainly not; a thousand times no.
bw̄n-bw̄n put lêng;

it cannot be done.
lṳ́ choiⁿ bw̄n tîeh lâi;

you must come without fail.
choiⁿ kun bw̄n bé;

myriads.
bw̄n sì;

all ages.
bw̄n tō̤;

all generations.
choiⁿ châng bw̄n tī;

an immeasurable extent of land.
kàu cí-kò̤ choiⁿ suaⁿ bw̄n cúi, sît-căi sĭ kang-khó;

to come here over innumerable mountains and seas is indeed difficult.
būe cău bw̄n mûeh cṳ côiⁿ;

before all things were created.

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