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

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知

• To know; to be aware; conscious.

• úa cai;

  I know it.

• úa m̄ cai;

  I was not aware of it.

• lṳ́ cai a m̄ cai?

  Do you know or not?

• m̄ cai i kâi ì;

  do not know what are his ideas about it.

• m̄ cai i kâi sṳ̄;

  know nothing about his affairs.

• m̄ cai ì-sṳ̀; m̄ cai sĭm-mih ì-sṳ̀;

  do not know what it means.

• kāng i tàⁿ cai;

  tell him about it.

• put-kùe cai kâi tăi-khài;

  know only aproximately.

• cai m̄ câu;

  do not know very definitely.

• tàⁿ sí, i to m̄ cai;

  though you tell him ten thousand times, he never knows.

• chuah nâng m̄ cai;

  take people unawares.

• cai kí kâi phêng-íu;

  a bosom friend.

• cṳ̆-cai;

  self-conscious.

• i ka-kī cṳ̆ cai;

  he is himself aware of it.

• úa cai cai;

  I am well aware of it.

• cai cîah tīaⁿ;

  knows nothing but how to eat.

• cai cîah, m̄ cai thàng;

  does not know enough to earn his living.

• m̄ cai thóiⁿ;

  did not notice it.

• lṳ́ cai khṳ̀ ak cúi;

  you must think to water them.

• sûi cai ío sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  unexpectedly found it so.

• lṳ́ cai nâng kâi sĭm-mûeh!

  What do you know about it!

• chó̤-lîak cai;

  know a little about it.

• lṳ́ cò̤ cai?

  How do you know?

• cai mêng-pêh;

  perceive clearly.

• m̄ cai sĭeⁿ;

  did not think about it.

• put cai put kak;

  unexpectedly.

• sù-cē, m̄ cai thâu;

  excuse me, I did not see you.

• sù cŭe, sù cŭe, úa sĭ m̄ cai thâu;

  I beg your pardon, I did it inadvertently.

• cai kàu thàng tói;

  knows the bottom facts.

• būe phok soiⁿ cai;

  knew before divination.

• m̄ cai i ŭ a bô̤;

  do not know whether he has any or not.

• m̄ cai nâng;

  to become unconscious.

• thiaⁿ cai; bŭn cai;

  know by hearing.

• lṳ́ khṳ̀ tàⁿ i cai;

  you go and let him know.

• cai kùe pit kói;

  you must reform when you know your faults.

• úa soiⁿ cai;

  I knew it beforehand.

• căi tit soiⁿ cai?

  How can one know it beforehand?

• nâng tîeh cai cok;

  one must be content.

• cai mīn, m̄ cai sim;

  we know people’s faces, not their hearts.

• màiⁿ khṳt nâng cai;

  do not let anyone know.

• lṳ́ úa cai tīaⁿ;

  only you and I know.

• cn̂g kâi bô̤ nâng cai;

  no one knows anything about it.

• ŭ nâng cai;

  some people know.

• put cai put kak cū cêk nî;

  a year passes before we are scarcely aware of it.

災

• Calamity that comes from above.

• cai-hāi;

  afflictive.

• cai-hŭa;

  misery.

• cúi cai, húe cai;

  flood and fire.

• cai-lāng;

  adversity.

• thiⁿ cai;

  a visitation, such as a pestilence.

• cai-eh;

  difficulties.

• cai-iang;

  tribulation.

栽

• To set out young plants; to plant; slips or cuttings.

• cai-cèng;

  to plant out.

• cai hue;

  to plant flowers.

• cai lô̤h khṳ̀ cĭu ûah;

  if you plant it will live.

• cai gûeh-khì;

  to set out rose slips.

• gûeh-khì cai;

  rose slips.

• hue cai;

  flower cuttings.

• cai chīu;

  to plant trees.

• sêng-cai;

  banyan saplings, prepared for planting.

• cai-phûe;

  patronage.

• mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ kâi i cai-phûe;

  hope you will patronize him.

滓

• Sediment; settlings.

• ca-cái;

  a coating of sediment on the inside of a vessel.

• puah bô̤ sói, cĕng-cĕng ca-cái;

  the earthen pot, not having been washed at all, is coated with sediment on its inner surface.

• tê-kẁn ēng kú cū cĭeⁿ ca-cái;

  a long-used tea-pot becomes coated on the inside with the lees of the tea.

載

• A year.

• lâi būe ŭ cêk nî, īa būe ŭ pùaⁿ cái;

  it is not yet a year, nor even half a year since you came.

• ke ŭ cêk nî pùaⁿ cái úa cū àiⁿ tńg lâi khṳ̀;

  in another year or less, I shall be going back again.

宰

• To govern; to rule; to slaughter.

• cái-sìang;

  a prime-minister.

• cú-cái;

  the ruler over all.

• cí cêk kok sĭ i cò̤ cú-cái;

  it is he who is the ruler of this nation.

• tăi thóng-cái;

  the President of the Board of Civil Office.

• cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ sim lăi ŭ cú-cái;

  this person has a mind of his own.

• suah gû cái bé;

  to slaughter cattle and horses.

崽

• To bring forth, (said of animals).

• lāng-cái;

  a worthless fellow.

• kò lāng cái;

  a hired ruffian.

• lāng-cái phûe;

  a rogue in embryo; a piece of furniture that is finished except the painting.

再

• Again; repeatedly.

• cài thóiⁿ;

  look again.

• chíaⁿ cài tàⁿ;

  please say it again.

• m̄ hó̤ cài cîah;

  do not eat it any more.

• mùa-khí cài lâi;

  come again to-morrow.

• cheⁿ chun put cài lâi;

  youthful days never return.

• úa m̄ cài lâi;

  I will never come again.

• cài kùe ke kúi jît;

  again after some days.

• lṳ́ câi sĭeⁿ;

  think again.

• úa bô̤ cài tàⁿ;

  I shall not tell you again.

• lṳ́ īu cài m̄ tŏ̤;

  and again you were absent.

• cài saⁿ cài sì;

  again and again.

• cài-saⁿ hun-hù;

  repeatedly commanded.

• úa cài-saⁿ teng-lêng cok-hù, lṳ́ cò̤-nî m̄ it-tit?

  I have reiterated the orders, why do you not remember them?

• tîeh pí cía cài tōa kâi;

  it must be twice as large as this.

• īa sĭ cài tn̂g cū khah tn̂g;

  if any longer it would be too long.

• tîeh cài líu chim cē;

  it must be dug a little deeper.

• àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ hn̆g tîeh cài peh kûiⁿ;

  if you wish to see farther you must mount up higher.

• cài thóiⁿ kàu sêk-sêk;

  look at it repeatedly till you become familiar with its appearance.

• cài thâk ke kùe;

  read it over again.

• cài seⁿ;

  restored to life.

• cài seⁿ kâi tek;

  restored virtue.

• cài seⁿ kâi ṳn;

  restored favor.

• cài cía;

  furthermore.

• lṳ́ cài kó tīaⁿ;

  price it again, and more accurately.

• cài kè;

  a remarried widow.

• cài chūa;

  a remarried widower.

載

• To carry; to contain; to lade; to sustain.

• cí ciah cûn cài ŭ jîeh cōi tàⁿ?

  How many piculs does this boat carry?

• gû chia bé cài;

  oxen draw, and horses carry.

• cài kàu múaⁿ-múaⁿ; caì kàu tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;

  stowed full.

• cài cêk cāi;

  carry one load.

• cài kàu bît-bît;

  laden to the water line.

• cài m̄ lô̤h;

  cannot stow in.

• cài m̄ phû;

  cannot sustain so much.

• cài tit khí;

  can carry it.

• m̄ hó̤ cài ke lío;

  it will carry no more.

• cí ciah cûn sĭ cài sĭm-mih mûeh lâi?

  What cargo does this boat bring?

• cṳ tang ŭ cài;

  it is recorded in books.

• cài tŏ̤ sĭm-mih cṳ kò̤?

  What book is it in?

• tîeh ŭ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;

  there must be some coigne of vantage.

• bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ cài lâk;

  there is nothing to sustain one’s self upon.

臍

• The navel.

• tó câi;

  the navel.

• câi-tòa;

  the umbilical cord.

• ka tn̆g câi-tòa;

  cut the umbilical cord.

• tńg câi;

  cast off the umbilical cord.

• câi-bó̤;

  a midwife.

• tíaⁿ câi;

  the protuberance in the center of an iron pan.

• bō̤ câi;

  the pivot of a millstone.

甚

• Very; extremely; much.

• hó̤ căi;

  very good.

• hn̆g căi;

  very far.

• úa sieh i căi;

  I love her much.

• i àiⁿ căi;

  he wants it extremely.

• huaⁿ-hí căi;

  greatly pleased.

在

• At present.

• hīn-căi;

  now.

• hīn-căi sĭ hău-seⁿ;

  is at present young.

• tṳ-kuaⁿ bói hīn-căi;

  pig’s liver is bought for present use; we take things for what they are when we get them.

• cṳ̆-căi;

  as well as usual.

• bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;

  not feeling very well.

• lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi mē?

  Are you well?

• ang-jîen cṳ̆-căi;

  well and comfortable.

• lṳ́ hó̤ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;

  make yourself comfortable.

• m̄ káⁿ tng, lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ cṳ̆-căi;

  you are too kind, pray remain as you are.

怎

• How? What?

• căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

  What is it like?

• seⁿ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

  What sort of thing is it?

• cò̤ lâi căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

  How does it look?

• căi tit káⁿ?

  How dare I?

• căi tit tîeh?

  How is it to be obtained?

• lṳ́ cò̤ căi tit cîaⁿ?

  How can you accomplish it?

• căi tit ŵn?

  How can it be finished?

• tîeh căi-seⁿ cìaⁿ hâh?

  How can it be made so as to suit?

儎

• A cargo; a boat-load.

• kui câp cāi;

  several tens of boat-loads.

• cài kàu múaⁿ cāi;

  carry a full cargo.

• pûaⁿ kùe cāi;

  to tranship the cargo.

• po̤h cāi;

  to land a cargo, by means of smaller boats.

• khí cāi;

  unlade the vessel.

• siu cāi;

  take in cargo.

• cêk cāi siu kàu lío;

  the cargo is all taken in.

• lô̤h cāi;

  lade the ship.

• cêk cāi cêk cāi;

  boat-load by boat-load.

• pùaⁿ cāi;

  half a cargo.

• lô̤h jîeh cōi cāi cìaⁿ kàu?

  How many boat-loads will be required for it?

哉

• An exclamation, implying a high degree of emotion.

• ai cāi!

  Alas!

• u hū ai cāi!

  Alas, how sad!

• khùai cāi!

  How pleasing!

• tăi cāi khóng-cṳ́!

  How great is Confucius!