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

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猜

• Conjecture; doubt; to guess.

• chai-gî;

  doubt.

• chai mĭⁿ;

  to guess riddles.

• lṳ́ chai cē;

  you guess at it.

• lṳ́ chai-thóiⁿ sĭ sĭm-mûeh?

  What do you conjecture it to be?

• chai m̄ tîeh;

  cannot conjecture.

• chai tit tîeh;

  can guess it.

• kìⁿ chai kìⁿ tîeh;

  seeing is divining.

• lâng chai;

  difficult to divine.

• teng chai;

  to apprehend.

採

• To pluck; to gather; to sip.

• chái bói;

  buy the choicest.

• chái tê;

  to pick tea.

• chái tê kua;

  ballads chanted by the tea pickers.

• chái sng;

  to gather mulberry leaves.

• chái hue;

  to gather flowers.

• chái cheⁿ;

  to gather herbs.

• n̂g-phang chái hue;

  the wasp flits from flower to flower.

• chái hue tèng kâi bît;

  sip honey from the flowers.

• chú-chái;

  to gather from different places.

• thiⁿ-sî lô̤h hŏ̤ bô̤ thang hó̤ khṳ̀ chṳ́-chái;

  when the weather is bad one cannot go about to earn money.

• cêk nî chú-chái saⁿ sì peh ngṳ̂n cū kàu ēng;

  if one could earn three or four hundred dollars a year, that would just meet expenses.

• cí kò̤ bô̤ hó̤ chú-chái li khṳ̀ pât kò̤ chú-chái;

  if this is not a place for earning money, go elsewhere and earn it.

彩

• Variegated; ornate; lucky.

• kuang-chái;

  brilliant.

• bûn-chái;

  ornate.

• ngō chái;

  the five colors, blue, yellow, carnation, white, and black.

• hó̤-chái;

  fortunate; a good chance.

• thâu-chái hó̤;

  a lucky hit.

• phòng tîeh hó̤ thâu-chái;

  met with a capital chance.

• bô̤ chái căi;

  most unfortunate.

• ŭ chái kâi;

  opportune.

• thóiⁿ kàu toah chái;

  beheld it with such delight that they applauded the actors.

• cîah kàu toah chái;

  so pleased with the feast as to clap and applaud the cook.

• kak chái;

  an amulet.

• chái bâi;

  a gay festoon.

• chái kî;

  a variegated flag.

• châi koi;

  to adorn a street with gay devices.

• chái sîn chíang;

  a platform prepared for the gods to sit upon.

• chái sîn pêⁿ;

  an elevated and gayly decked seat for the gods to repose upon at a play.

• lṳ́ tîeh khṳt úa cò̤ chái;

  you must make a suitable apology to me.

• chái kàu ngía căi;

  gayly decked out.

• kim hue chái âng;

  tinsel and glitter.

• âng chái;

  showy.

• cheng-chái căi;

  very beautiful.

• cò̤ chái cē;

  make it rather gay.

癇

• Convulsions; fits.

• tṳ-bó̤ chái;

  fits.

• tîeh îeⁿ-chái;

  has convulsions.

睬

• To notice; to pay attention to.

• màiⁿ chái i;

  pay no attention to him.

• i m̄ chái úa;

  he gave me no heed.

• úa tōa siaⁿ hàm, i chŵn m̄ chái;

  I called loudly to him, but he paid no attention to me.

• m̄ ciu m̄ chái;

  took no notice of it.

• lṳ́ cò̤-nî hàm m̄ chái?

  Why do you not mind when you are told?

啐

• An exclamation of disgust or displeasure.

• chái! kîaⁿ khui khṳ̀;

  ugh!

get out of the way with you.

釆

• A betrothal present.

• nâp chái;

  to receive betrothal gifts.

菜

• Vegetables; edible herbs; viands.

• keⁿ chài;

  garden vegetables.

• cheⁿ chài;

  greens in general.

• tōa chài;

  a large white turnip; the chief dishes.

• síe chài;

  condiments, relishes, the smaller side dishes.

• hái-chài;

  food obtained from the sea.

• hái-chài phò;

  a stall where shell fish is sold.

• chài phò;

  a green-grocer’s stall.

• phang chài;

  sweet scented herbs, parsley, or sweet basil.

• ce chài;

  lenten herbs.

• àiⁿ bói sĭm-mih chài sek?

  What sort of vegetables do you wish to

  buy?

• hó̤ chài;

  delicacies.

• khṳ̀ bói chài;

  go marketing.

• cò̤ chài

  get the meal ready.

• sàng chài;

  a present of food.

• mîaⁿ-ke pa-lói chài;

  skillful in making relishes, deserts, or side dishes.

• chài, taⁿ lâi hŭe;

  put the viands on to cook now.

• kîam chài;

  sour-krout; pickled greens.

• pêh chài thâu, âng chài thâu, n̂g-chài thâu;

  turnips, beets and carrots.

• khṳ̂n-chài;

  celery.

• ku-chài;

  cives.

• khah-nâ chài;

  cabbages.

• chài-hn̂g;

  a vegetable garden.

• taⁿ cúi khṳ̀ èng chài;

  carry water and water the vegetables.

• kău-hâh-chài;

  a coarse kind of cabbage.

裁

• To cut or fashion garments; to trim down; to plan.

• châi-hông;

  a tailor.

• châi kíam cē;

  reduce it somewhat.

• tăi-cóng-chai;

  the curator of essays at an examination.

• tōa châi, sòi châi;

  a full or a scant pattern.

• châi tīo;

  to reduce by cutting off.

• châi cíe lío thiet tīo;

  to diminish the size by trimming off.

• châi-ciak;

  to calculate and plan.

• hó̤ cài kio nâng châi-ciak cē;

  go over the calculations again with the persons concerned.

• cē châi-ciak tīaⁿ-tieh cū kîaⁿ;

  after making a fixed plan we will then execute it.

• lṳ́ hó̤ cú-châi;

  decide for yourself.

• cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cú-châi?

  Who is the one that is to decide in this matter?

• táng i châi-ciak hó̤;

  wait till he has come to a decision about it.

財

• Wealth; property; profits.

• hwt châi;

  become rich.

• tit tîeh châi;

  obtain wealth.

• ŭ châi-khì;

  substantial; portly; an appearance of being well fed and prosperous.

• châi-cú; châi-cú láu;

  a rich man.

• tōa châi-cú;

  a very wealthy man.

• châi-tong;

  a capitalist.

• thien châi;

  a windfall.

• châi sîn îa;

  the god of wealth.

• phùa châi;

  to lavish wealth.

• cŭ châi;

  to accumulate property.

• hwt tōa châi;

  become very wealthy.

• tōa hwt châi;

  makes money rapidly.

• thau-ke-châi;

  a thief of a cook.

• nâng ûi châi sí;

  men lose their lives in pursuit of wealth.

• châi khó̤ thong sîn;

  money can move the gods.

• put ngĭ cṳ châi;

  unjust gains.

• mông châi kù suah;

  contemplate murder on account of a bribe.

• tit chi ke châi;

  get a wife and money to boot.

• phien châi;

  ill-gotten gains.

• cìaⁿ châi;

  honest gains.

• m̄ tham châi;

  not covetous of gain.

• ì gūa kâi châi;

  unexpected gains.

• seⁿ châi;

  make a profit.

• seⁿ châi ŭ tău;

  there is a correct way of becoming rich.

• mông châi hāi mīaⁿ;

  lose life in the pursuit of gain.

• tǹg-cáu ke châi;

  to abstract and pass over to others what belongs to the family served.

材

• Materials of which things are made; nature or qualities.

• châi-līo;

  materials.

• hó̤ sin châi;

  well formed; personable.

• in châi jṳ̂ tok;

  cut the coat according to the cloth.

• lṳ́ thó̤iⁿ i kâi châi-cieh hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?

  What do you think of his qualities?

才

• Talents; mental capacity; endowments.

• châi cṳ́;

  a man of parts.

• châi ńng;

  a talented woman.

• siu-châi;

  a graduate; a Bachelor of Arts.

• hîen châi;

  a man of genius.

• cêk pío nâng châi;

  a fine looking man.

• ŭ châi kàng;

  possessing great executive ability.

• hó̤ châi-chêng;

  fine tact.

• bûn-châi;

  literary ability.

• sam châi;

  the three powers, heaven earth and man, who are supposed to rule all things.

• put châi;

  incompetent.

• khut tîeh lṳ́ kâi châi;

  make use of your intellectual gifts for my humble purposes.

• bô̤ châi bô̤ chêng;

  incompetent.

• seⁿ lâi nâng-chai chut cèng;

  excelling others in good looks.

• hó̤ nâng-châi;

  has a distinguished appearance.

• pa-hì bô̤ cin, sìu-châi bô̤ ké;

  tliore are no real jugglers, and no fictitious graduates.

• tău chut nâng châi kâi sî-hāu;

  a time when genius thrives.

纔

• An adverb of time; at hand; then.

• úa huang-châi kàu;

  I have just arrived.

• tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ, châi sĭ tŏ̤-lí;

  it must be thus, and then it will be in accordance with correct principles.

• thóiⁿ kú huang-châi mêng-pêh;

  after long consideration you will then understand it.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ châi hó̤;

  now then, it will do.

• huang-châi khṳ̀ lio;

  has just now gone.

• kàu móng sî huang-châi ŏi tit hó̤;

  at that time it may be about done.

豺

• A ravenous beast.

• châi-lâng;

  a wolf.

• hṳ́-kò̤ kâi châi-lâng hóⁿ pà cōi căi;

  there are many wolves, tigers and panthers there.