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

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千

• A thousand; many.

• m̄ cai li, so̤h cò̤ thàng bw̄n-chien;

  did not know, but supposed he would gain millions by it.

遷

• To remove from one place to another.

• chien-îⁿ;

  go elsewhere to live.

• chien suaⁿ;

  to remove a grave.

• kói kùe, chien sĭen;

  to reform.

• chien-ĭen sî-jît;

  to postpone the day.

• ah-chien;

  to evict.

• pìen chien;

  much changed on account of removals.

淺

• Shallow; superficial.

• m̄ cai chim chíen;

  does not know the depth.

• hâk-mn̄g chíen;

  the questions were easy.

• chíen kṳ̆n;

  superficial.

• chíen sek;

  a pale color.

• sĭm chíen;

  the simplest.

• cĭu chíen-chíen nē, sueh khṳt nâng thiaⁿ;

  explain it in just the easiest way.

• hāi nâng put chíen;

  it was no slight injury.

• cúi chíen kàu hó̤ ĕ kùe khṳ̀;

  the water is so shallow that you can wade across.

• cúi khah chíen, cûn m̄-hó̤ kiaⁿ;

  the water is too shallow, and the boats cannot run.

• tó-tn̂g chíen;

  shallow minded.

• chíen mô̤ⁿ;

  short fur.

前

• To advance; to progress.

• i kien ŭ chîen-thêng a bô̤?

  Did his contributions to the support of the government bring him promotion to office or not?

• i thàng kàu ŭ cîⁿ khṳ̀ kien chîen-thêng;

  he has gained so much that he has money wherewith to purchase an official position.