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

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遮

• To screen; to shade; to cover.

• cia jît, cia huang, cia hŏ;

  to screen from the sun, the wind, and the rain.

• hŏ-cia;

  an umbrella.

• cia thâu pò;

  a scarf used for covering the head.

• cia mīn pò;

  a veil for the face.

• cia mīn;

  to shade the face.

• cia mâk;

  shade the eyes.

• cia sin;

  screen the person.

• cia miⁿ-miⁿ;

  screen closely.

• cia-pò-phâng;

  an awning.

• gūa mīn cia cêk têng cúa;

  put a layer of paper on the outer surface, as a shield.

• cia îu-pò kâi m̄ ùi hŏ;

  what is covered with oiled cloth will not be injured by the rain.

• khîeh kâi kûe-lôih lâi cia;

  take a splint hat and screen it.

• khîa ki sìⁿ khṳ̀ cia jît;

  hold up a fan as a sun shade.

妻

• A wife.

• ang-cía;

  husband and wife.

• lău ang-cía;

  an old couple.

• íⁿ-keng cò̤ jîeh cōi nî ang-cía;

  have been married for many years.

這

• A contraction of cí-kâi, this one, these. It adds emphasis, and is sometimes used as an exclamation, intensifying the meaning of what follows.

• cía sṳ, úa bŏi;

  I cannot do this sort of thing.

• cía sĭ hó̤ kâi;

  these are good ones.

• cía khak sòi;

  this is much too small.

• cía úa m̄ cêng;

  I have never done this.

• cía úa cĭu àiⁿ;

  these are just what I want.

• cía li sĭ lṳ́ cìaⁿ àiⁿ;

  this is just as you desired.

• cía kâi, hía kâi;

  such as this and such as that.

• màiⁿ tàⁿ cía hía;

  say nothing about it either way.

• sĭeⁿ cía, sĭeⁿ hía;

  thinking of this and of that.

• cía sĭ úa, pât nâng cĭu cò̤ m̄ tit;

  it will do with me, but it would not be allowable to do so with other people.

• cía sĭ lṳ́, pât nâng úa cĭu m̄ hàuⁿ;

  it will do for you to do so, but if it were any other person who did so I should be displeased.

• cía sĭ lṳ́;

  very well, since it is you.

• cía sĭ úa;

  since it is me, very well.

• cía cía cía cía cía!

  How very much out of the way this behaviour was!

者

• This indicates that what precedes it is the subject of a proposition;

  it is also used to arrest attention.

• gân cía;

  the wise.

• ngà cía;

  the stupid.

• ŭ pēⁿ cía;

  the sick.

• jîn-ài cía;

  the benevolent.

• seⁿ cía;

  the living.

• sí cía;

  the dead.

• kùe khṳ̀ cía;

  the departed.

• būe lâi cía;

  that which has not yet arrived.

• thóiⁿ cía;

  the observers.

• thiaⁿ cía;

  the hearers.

• m̄ pat cía, màiⁿ íⁿ-ûi cò̤ pat;

  those who do not know, should not pretend that they know.

• ta-po cía, cṳ-nîe cía, lóng-cóng huaⁿ-hí;

  the men and the women were all pleased.

• tōa cía, sòi cía, lâi thiaⁿ;

  grown people and children came to hear.

• tng kêk cía mîⁿ, phâng kwn cía tīaⁿ;

  the dullest are those that play the game, the most certain what would win are the lookers on.

• hôk-cía;

  perchance.

• khí cía;

  I who commence this letter.

蔗

• Sugar cane.

• kam cìa;

  sweet cane.

• tek cìa;

  the bamboo cane.

• lâh cìa;

  dark reddish sugar cane.

• suh cìa;

  eat sugar cane.

• khòi cìa;

  gnaw sugar cane.

• ká cìa;

  to squeeze out the juice of cane between stone rollers.

• cìa ká;

  stone mills for pressing cane.

• cìa cap;

  the juice of the cane.

• cìa pho̤h;

  cane from which the juice has been expressed.

• cìa poiⁿ;

  the rind of the canes.

• cìa hîeh;

  cane leaves.

• cìa thâu;

  the stubble of cut cane.

• cìa búe;

  the tops of the cane stalks.

• cìa-cak;

  the joints of the cane.

• cìa mâk;

  the points of union between the joints of cane.

• cìa hn̂g;

  cane brake.

• cìa lîo;

  sugar mills.

• cìa thâu ku;

  edible grubs found at the roots of cane.

• cìa khak;

  cane husks.

• cìa céng;

  slips of cane prepared for planting.

• khîa cêk pé cìa;

  carrying a bundle of sugar cane.

• cí pé cìa ŭ jîeh cōi ki?

  How many canes in this bundle?

• cìa mô̤h;

  the tilm under the rind of canes.

炙

• To compound medicines by simmering them.

• cìa-cháu;

  prepared liquorice.

• cìa-cháu sĭ kam-cháu ēng bît khṳ̀ cìa kâi;

  prepared liquorice is made by simmering liquorice sticks in honey.

• ŭ kâi àiⁿ chá, ŭ kâi àiⁿ cìa;

  some are to be prepared by dry heat, and some by simmering.

• cìa kang;

  simmer down dry.

藉

• To make a means of; to lean on for aid.

• ŭ thang hó̤ khṳt nâng cĭa cìaⁿ hó̤;

  if there is anything for us to depend upon it is well.

• cĭa sîn pí-ĭu;

  rely on the protection of the gods.

• cĭa twn seⁿ sṳ̄;

  to make trouble about nothing.

• nâng ngân cĭa-cĭa;

  jabbering and talking.

• cĭa cí kâi ŵn-kù tho̤-sî i;

  take advantage of this state of affairs and get rid of him.

• bô̤ hó̤ cĭa chíu;

  nothing to lean upon.

• cĭa sṳ̄ bû-hāi;

  take occasion to injure.

• cĭa sì khi-hŭ nâng;

  make power a means of oppression.

• cĭa hwn nâng sì;

  avail one’s self of the influence of foreigners.

• cĭa gê-mn̂g sì;

  rely on official strength.

籍

• A register; the place for registration, one’s original family seat or village.

• cṳ cĭa;

  a register.

• cĭa kẁn;

  a census.

• hûe cĭa;

  return to one’s native village.

• pńg cĭa;

  ngŵn cĭa; the original family seat.

• jîp cĭa;

  enter upon the records.

• mîn cĭa;

  returns of the population.

• có cĭa sĭ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

  Where is his ancestral home?

• tŏ̤ cĭa íang pēⁿ;

  in his own village recruiting his health.

• tŏ̤ cĭa kâi kuaⁿ;

  a retired mandarin.

• măuⁿ cĭa;

  a pretended residence.