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

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1. 1. 遲

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妻

• A wife.

• hu chi;

  husband and wife.

• chi ke;

  a wife’s relations.

• chi kŭ;

  a wife’s elder brother.

• chi chiap;

  wife and concubines.

• chi jî bó kíaⁿ;

  wives and children.

鰓

• The gills of a fish.

• hṳ̂ chi âp cúi;

  the fish draws water through its gills.

• i àiⁿ sie kă, kâi chi-kó cū phàng-phàng;

  when they are going to fight, they dilate their gills.

• tah tîeh i kâi chi-kó i cū cáu m̄ khṳ̀;

  if you hook him in the gill he cannot get away.

• hṳ̂ chi tîeh líu tīo;

  you must take out the gills.

**猙獰](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/猙獰)chi-gî29

• Repulsive, horrid, loathsome, hideous.

• i kâi mīn chi-gî căi;

  he has a very repulsive face.

• seⁿ kàu kâi mīn khî-khî kùai-kùai, chi-gî căi;

  his face is very queer, being hairy, fierce, and unpleasant to look at.

悽

• Suffering.

• chi-chám;

  distressing.

• chi-chi chám-chám;

  in great distress.

• tîeh i chi-chám;

  pity his distress.

棲

• To sojourn; to perch.

• bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ chi sin;

  with no place of abode.

• cĭam-chíaⁿ chi sin;

  lodge temporarily.

• tŏ̤ cí-kò̤ chi-suah;

  sojourn here.

• o-a lâi chi-hiah tŏ̤ hṳ́ chīu tèng;

  the crows perch in those trees.

痴

• Foolish; inapt.

• chi-ngà;

  dunder-headed.

• chi-tai;

  inapt.

• chi-ngâi; chi-chi ngâi-ngâi;

  foolish.

• chi-chi nē;

  imbecile.

• chi sim;

  weak minded.

• sim chi-chi;

  of dull wit.

• chi-kûak chi-kûak;

  silly.

• chi-chi, chŵn bŏi seⁿ khì;

  weakly good natured, so that he never gets angry.

• chi-ko;

  simple.

• chi-ko̤ sĭeⁿ;

  simple thoughts.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ chi-ko̤;

  do not try to appear simple.

• lĭ chi-ko̤;

  a shrewd simpleton.

• chi-ko̤-kúi lṳ́;

  stole a march on you.

• īu m̄ sĭ chi ĭu m̄ sĭ kôk, cò̤-nî cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

  why should one who is neither a simpleton nor an idiot do that?

• bŏi chi bŏi lang, bŏ̤i cò̤ a ko a ong;

  in order to be a good old aunt or uncle one needs be both stupid and deaf.

侈

• Extravagant; superfluous.

• chia-chí;

  rich and profuse.

• ēng-tō chia-chí;

  use lavishly.

• hong-sôk chia-chí;

  wasteful habits.

• hṳ́-kò̤ kâi chù-thêh chia-chí căi;

  the houses there are very luxurious.

• chia-chí kùiⁿ-sìⁿ;

  accustomed to luxury.

• i kâi hôk-sek khah kùe chia-chí;

  his clothing is too expensive; he dresses extravagantly.

**俊俏](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/俊俏)chí-chío972

• Winsome; attractive; vivacious; genial and shrewd.

• cí kâi ío chí-chío, hṳ́ kâi li ío tōa-pang;

  the one is the more pleasing, the other the more admirable.

• lêng-lāi chí-chío;

  witty and charming.

恥

• Shame.

• lîam-chí;

  decency; modesty.

• bô̤ lîam-chí;

  indecent.

• ŭ lîam-chí;

  decent.

• tîeh cai lîam-chí;

  must be decent.

• kù lîam-chí;

  regard decency.

• m̄ kù lîam-chí;

  regardless of decency.

• pun nâng chí-chìe;

  made a laughing stock.

• cí kâi nâng bô̤ chí căi;

  this person is shameless.

• i sĭ bô̤ chí kâi nâng;

  he is a shameless fellow.

• bô̤ chí cṳ thû;

  a brazen faced rascal.

蠆

• The sting of insects.

• phang chì;

  the sting of a bee.

• hiet ŭ chì;

  scorpions have stings.

• khṳt phang tàng tîeh chì;

  stung by a bee.

• bô̤ chì phang;

  a stingless bee; a magistrate who is too amiable to harm anybody.

試

• To try, to test.

• chì thóiⁿ;

  try it and see.

• chì thóiⁿ ŏi khah kîam a bŏi;

  try it and see whether it is too salt.

• chì thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;

  try it and see whether it is good.

• chì cîah;

  test it by tasting it.

• chì tîeh căi-seⁿ?

  How do you find it?

• chì tîeh hó̤, úa cū àiⁿ;

  if I find it good I shall want some.

• lṳ́ m̄ cêng chì, căi tit cai hó̤ a m̄-hó̤?

  Since you have not tried it, how do you know whether it is good or not?

• úa thâu-soiⁿ chì tîeh hó̤ lío, cìaⁿ khîeh lâi khṳt lṳ́ cîah;

  I first tried it and found it good, and so brought some for you to partake of.

• chì-ngīam kùe kâi; that which has already been tested keng kùe chì-līen;

  has endured trial.

• àiⁿ chì-līen i;

  wishes to put him to the test.

• îeh chì;

  experimental treatment in medicine.

• chì cêk ē;

  try it once.

• chì cē!

  We’ll see!

• lṳ́ chì sĭeⁿ cē;

  you try to think it up.

• chì kim cîeh;

  a stone used in testing gold.

• īⁿ chì, hieⁿ chì, hŭe chì, tōiⁿ chì;

  the examinations for the degrees of sìu-châi, kṳ́-jîn, cin-sṳ̆, and hâng-lîm.

• hú-chì, kūiⁿ-chì;

  the examinations in the departmental and in the district cities.

• hok chì;

  a re-examination of the candidates.

• hù chì;

  to repair to the examination.

• èng chì;

  to attend the examinations.

莿

• Thorns; prickles.

• seⁿ chì;

  thorny.

• lō seⁿ chì;

  the path is thorny.

• cí khí chīu seⁿ chì;

  this sort of tree has thorns on it.

• chì-kau-tek;

  the thorny bamboo.

• chì-nâ-phè; chì-lîm-phè;

  brambles.

• chiah tîeh chì;

  got thorns in it.

• chì chiah tîeh chíu;

  the thorns pricked his hands.

• ki chì chiah jîp nêk tói;

  a thorn stuck into his flesh.

• suaⁿ téng pêh hwt ŭ seⁿ chì kâi mûeh;

  there are prickly plants growing spontaneously on the mountains.

翅

• Prepared fish fins.

• hṳ̂ chì;

  a kind of food made from the fins of fish.

• chì kîu; hó̤-pau-chì;

  fish fins made into pellets and cakes.

幟

• A pennon or streamer.

• kî-chì;

  flags.

• chah tōa-bó̤-mûeh kî-chì;

  erect a great number of flags.

• kî-chì chiⁿ-mêng;

  flags new and bright.

弑

• To murder a superior.

• chì pĕ kâi nâng;

  a parricide.

• chì kun kâi nâng;

  a regicide.

• chì i kâi cú;

  murdered his master.

睫

• Eye-lashes.

• mâk-chì-mô̤ⁿ;

  the eyelashes.

蚝

• Hairy spines.

• hô̤-tṳ chì;

  porcupine quills.

遲

• Dilatory; slow.

• chî-gî;

  irresolute.

• chî-gî, put kwt;

  undecided and unsettled in mind.

• úa thiaⁿ tîeh chî-chî gî-gî;

  on hearing this I was in great doubt what to do.

• m̄-hó̤ chî-ĭen;

  do not procrastinate.

• chî-māng kúi jît;

  delay a few days.

• kàu taⁿ le khah chî lío;

  it is now too late.

• taⁿ khéng hûe-thâu pìⁿ hó̤ hŵn bŏ̤i chî;

  if you are now willing to reform, it is not yet too late.

• kong-mîaⁿ chî cá m̄ tâng;

  fame comes at diverse times to different persons.

齊

• To arrange methodically.

• chî-pĭ;

  to prepare carefully.

• mih mûeh chî-pĭ;

  everything is ready.

• put lêng chî ke, ien lêng tì kok?

  If you cannot keep your family in order, how can you rule a kingdom?

• chî-chŵn;

  well regulated.

• m̄ chî-chŵn;

  not in complete order.

• siu-sîp kàu chî-chî céng-céng;

  arranged in perfect order.

• bw̄n mûeh chî-pĭ, cí khìam tang huang;

  all that is required is ready, excepting only a favorable wind.

• lóng-cóng chî-chî pĭ-pĭ lìo;

  all is methodically prepared.

馳

• To spread abroad.

• kak chù chî mîaⁿ;

  its name is known everywhere.

• chî-mîaⁿ kâi ko̤-îeh;

  a renowned salve.

巿

• A market; to trade.

• koi-chĭ;

  the market.

• sîaⁿ chĭ;

  the city market.

• po chĭ;

  a mart.

• pă chĭ;

  to close a market.

• hṳ-chĭ;

  a country fair.

• cĭeⁿ chĭ;

  go to market.

• hâng chĭ;

  the exchange or bourse.

• m̄ cai sĭm-mih hâng-chĭ;

  do not know the current rate.

• chĭ kè;

  the market price.

• chĭ-céⁿ;

  a market man.

• tâng chĭ-thâu khṳ̀ kàu chĭ-búe jîeh hn̆g?

  How far is it from one end of the market to the other?

• tàu-chĭ;

  to barter.

• chĭ-tàu m̄ sêng;

  did not accomplish the exchange.

• tàu-chĭ tàu tit sêng;

  effected the exchange.

• chĭ têng;

  elevated stalls.

• chĭ-kè àiⁿ tăi-cíang;

  the market price is rising.

• hâng-chĭ tăi-tîet;

  the current price is falling.

• ún àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ hù chĭ;

  we are going to repair to the market.

• chĭ tèng bōi sĭm-mih kè?

  What does it sell for in the market?

• tăi-kit lĭ-chĭ;

  a good speculation.

• lĭ-chĭ căi!

  How profitable! (said derisively).

• tŏ̤ chĭ khui phò;

  open a shop in a business street.

• cĭeⁿ chĭ bói chài;

  go to market to buy food.

• lṳ́ kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi m̄ kah koi-chĭ;

  what you say is not in accordance with the recognized rules of trade here.

• kè m̄ tùi chĭ;

  the price is not such as is paid here.

• phò m̄ tùi chĭ;

  the shop is not on a business street.

• cía hùe kah m̄ kùe hâng-chĭ;

  these goods are not suited to this market.

• cìeⁿ-sî kâi chĭ-chêng căi-seⁿ?

  What is the present condition of the market?

• koi-tn̂g mûaⁿ-ciah chĭ;

  a small market street.

• úa cí ki chìn kah koi-chĭ;

  these scales of mine are in accordance with the standard of the market.

• sìn-lâu hái-chĭ;

  a mirage of cities in the sea.

• khĭa tōa chĭ mīn kâi nâng;

  one familiar with the market.

飼

• To feed; to nourish.

• chī kàu i tōa;

  to rear.

• kò nâng lâi chī nĭ;

  hire a wet nurse.

• chī tṳ;

  rears pigs.

• chī ah;

  rears ducks.

• chī káu;

  keeps a dog.

• chī ciah eng-ko̤;

  keeps a parrot.

• màiⁿ chī khah pá;

  do not overfeed him.

• tîeh cai chī i;

  you must remember to feed it.

• chī káu ŏi ĭe búe;

  even a dog will wag his tail when he sees the one that feeds him.

• tâng sòi chī kàu tōa;

  reared up from infancy.

• chī lío khṳt it thau-cáu;

  after it was domesticated, it ran away.

• bô̤ thang hó̤ chī i;

  have nothing to feed it on.

• cang sĭm-mûeh chī i?

  What do you feed it upon?

• chī kú cĭu sêk;

  keep it a long time and it will become tame.

• cí kâi mûeh chī bô̤ iah;

  it is of no use to keep this creature.

• chī bŏi tōa;

  it will never grow.

• chī bŏi ṳ̂ah;

  it will not live.

• chī m̄ ûah;

  it did not live.

• chī m̄ sêk;

  it cannot be domesticated.

• i ío sòi tîeh ŭ nâng chī i;

  it is very young; and some one must take care off and feed it.

• m̄-hó̤ chī kâi;

  what cannot be domesticated.

• chī pĕ, chī bó̤;

  to support one’s parents.

• chī bó̤ chī kíaⁿ;

  support one’s wife and children.

• chī cío ke-húe lío: chī tṳ chī gû ke-húe phû;

  keeping birds spends your substance: keeping cattle increases it.