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

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茲

• Now; here; still.

• cṳ cía;

  the following, this time, a phrase used at the beginning of a notice.

• hīn-cṳ-căi;

  just at present.

• hīn-cṳ-căi cí īeⁿ mûeh ŭ jîeh kùi?

  How dear is this article just now?

• cṳ, íⁿ cang hùe bōi ŵn;

  have now sold off all the goods.

孜

• Unwearied; incessant effort; self denying attachment to and sacrifice for.

• i ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ lí thàng cîⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

  he devotes himself all day long exclusively to money-making.

• kun-cṳ́ kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi sĭen, sío-jîn kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi lĭ;

  the cultured strive toilsomely all day after goodness, the uncultured strive toilsomely all day for gain.

緇

• Black; very black.

• i kâi sek o-cṳ o-cṳ nē;

  its color is jet black.

• tîeh sẃn ìo pêh kâi, màiⁿ tòa o-cṳ kâi;

  you must select a pure white one, not one that is defaced with black spots.

• ēng kú cū o-cṳ o-cṳ;

  by long use it will become very black.

資

• Riches; money.

• ke-cṳ;

  patrimony.

• ke-cṳ phùa cĭn;

  spent all his patrimony.

• cṳ pńg;

  capital in trade.

• cíu cṳ;

  drink fee.

• kang cṳ-cîⁿ;

  a fee for service rendered.

書

• A book or volume; documents; writings; characters.

• thâk cṳ; reads aloud, thóiⁿ cṳ;

  reads silently.

• sueh cṳ;

  to expound a book.

• kháu cṳ;

  question pupils.

• līam cṳ;

  repeat passages from memory.

• cṳ-cheh;

  books.

• cêk pńg cṳ;

  a book.

• cṳ-ce;

  a school.

• cṳ-pâng;

  a library.

• cṳ kim;

  money for buying school books.

• cṳ-kẃn;

  an office.

• cṳ-hng;

  a bookstore.

• cṳ seng;

  a scholar.

• cṳ-sìn;

  a letter.

• bûn-cṳ;

  dispatches.

• cṳ hiang ke;

  a literary family.

• cṳ-thông;

  a boy who dusts a library.

• kiaⁿ-cṳ;

  the classics.

• gūa cṳ;

  books other than the classics.

• khái cṳ;

  plain text.

• câp cṳ;

  all sorts of books.

之

• When placed between two nouns it is a sign of the genitive; which, what, that.

• sĭ úa sim cṳ só̤ sĭeⁿ;

  it is what I thought.

• ŭ tek cṳ nâng;

  a man of virtue.

• sĭ lṳ́ cṳ hó̤ chù;

  it is what is best for you.

• ŭ cṳ;

  what we have.

• cí kâi sṳ̄ ŭ cṳ;

  this business which we have on hand.

芝

• A certain plant, regarded as felicitous from its durability.

• cṳ-mûaⁿ;

  the sesamun.

• cṳ-mûaⁿ îu;

  sesamun oil.

• cṳ-lâng;

  a plant often drawn in the mouths of deers, and represented in gilded models in temples.

• cṳ-lâng hue;

  a flower like an orchid.

咨

• To state in writing.

• cṳ-bûn;

  dispatches.

• cṳ-hŭe;

  to inform by writing.

• cṳ-cheng ŭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄;

  he reported what business there was.

• i tó̤ lí cṳ-pín;

  he is arranging the dispatches.

• cṳ khí sṳ-îa;

  the secretary who takes care of the dispatches.

姿

• Natural gifts.

• thien-cṳ hó̤ căi; cṳ-cieh hó̤ căi;

  fine natural gifts.

• cṳ-sek;

  beauty.

• thóiⁿ tîeh i ŭ kúi hun cṳ-sek;

  consider him rather fine looking.

• cṳ-nîe;

  a lady.

• cṳ-nîe kíaⁿ;

  a young lady.

• sĭ ta-po a sĭ cṳ-nîe?

  Is it a boy or a girl?

煮

• To cook; to prepare food.

• cṳ́ pn̄g;

  to cook rice.

• cṳ́ chài; cú cîah; prepare a meal;

  get supper.

子

• A child; a son; a worthy.

• ńng-cṳ́;

  a young girl.

• thông-cṳ́;

  a youth.

• cṳ́-tĭ;

  a lad.

• cíang-cṳ́;

  the eldest son.

• tek cṳ́;

  a son of the chief wife.

• sù cṳ́;

  sons of concubines.

• lâm-cṳ́;

  a boy.

• ìuⁿ cṳ́;

  an infant son.

• cong cṳ́;

  the one who possesses the rights of primogeniture.

• kong cṳ́;

  the son of an official.

• chiah cṳ́;

  a young infant.

• cṳ́ sun;

  children and grandchildren.

• hàu cṳ́;

  a filial son.

• pẁn cṳ́;

  a son-in-law.

• khó̤ng-cṳ́;

  Confucius.

• mêng-cṳ́;

  Mencius.

• cu cṳ́ peh ke;

  all classes of authors.

滋

• To enrich; to increase.

• cṳ̀-jŭn;

  moisten.

• cṳ̀-pó;

  to strengthen.

• cṳ̀-pó kâi îeh;

  a tonic.

• cṳ̀-jío tī-hng;

  disturb the peace of the neighborhood.

• cṳ̀ sṳ̄;

  make trouble.

• cṳ̀ lw̆n;

  adds to the confusion.

漬

• To soak up, by capillary attraction.

• cúi khṳt pò cṳ̀ ta khṳ̀;

  the water has all been soaked up by the cloth.

• cúi cṳ̀ kàu lok-lok;

  completely saturated.

• cṳ̀ kàu thàng kùe khṳ̀;

  soaked quite through.

• khîeh kò̤ pò khṳ̀ cṳ̀ i ta;

  take a cloth and go and soak it all up clean.

薯

• Potatoes.

• hô̤-lang cṳ̂;

  Irish potatoes.

• hwn cṳ̂;

  foreign potatoes.

• so-bâk cṳ̂;

  pink potatoes.

• cṳ̂ hún;

  potato flour.

• pû cṳ̂-thng;

  make some potato soup.

• cṳ̂ îⁿ;

  potato balls.

自

• One’s self; from; commencing at.

• cṳ̆-kí;

  one’s self.

• cṳ̆-cĭn;

  suicide.

• i ka-kī cṳ̆ cai;

  he knows it himself.

• cṳ̆ kó cì kim;

  from olden times till now.

• cṳ̆-cá;

  formerly.

• cṳ̆-lâi būe ŭ;

  there has never yet been any.

• cṳ̆ soiⁿ;

  heretofore.

• cṳ̆-cṳ̆ jîen-jîen;

  certainly; of course.

• cṳ̆-jîen kâi;

  natural ones.

• cṳ̆ ŭ kâi;

  spontaneously produced.

• cṳ̆ cò̤ cṳ̆ ûi;

  self made.

• cṳ̆ sĭ;

  self confident.

• ka-kī cṳ̆ sĭ;

  presumptuous, and self opinionated.

• cṳ̆-jîen jṳ̂-jîen;

  self existent.

• put cṳ̆ îu;

  I cannot do as I would.

• cṳ̆-chông lṳ́ lâi kàu taⁿ;

  from the time you came until now.

• cṳ̆ lâi cṳ̆ khṳ̀;

  comes and goes as he pleases.

• cṳ̆ cheng;

  gives himself titles.

• pńg tìam cṳ̆ cău;

  our own manufacture.

• cṳ̆ căi;

  well and comfortable.

• cṳ̆-cṳ̆ căi-căi;

  in excellent health.

• bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;

  not very well.

• cṳ̆ ău;

  after that.

• cṳ̆ o̤h cò̤ kàu kōi;

  from difficult to easy.

• cṳ̆ sí cì cong;

  from commencement to termination.