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

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章

• A chapter, a statement.

• cêk cieⁿ;

  a chapter.

• tŏiⁿ saⁿ cieⁿ;

  the third chapter.

• poih cieⁿ it cak;

  the eighth chapter and first verse.

• cò̤ bûn-cieⁿ;

  writes essays.

• hó̤ bûn-cieⁿ;

  a well written article.

• píe cieⁿ;

  a memorial.

• càu cieⁿ;

  send a memorial.

樟

• Camphor.

• cieⁿ chīu;

  the camphor tree.

• cieⁿ châ cò̤ kâi;

  what is made of camphor wood.

• cieⁿ-ló̤;

  camphor gum.

• cieⁿ-ló̤ hó̤ nā cúi téng hwt húe;

  camphor gum may be ignited when on the surface of water.

漿

• A thick fluid; starch; to starch.

• chong cieⁿ;

  make starch.

• saⁿ-khò kùe cieⁿ;

  starch the clothes.

• hûe ke cieⁿ sói;

  gone home to put her clothes in order.

• lâm cieⁿ;

  blued starch.

• màiⁿ cieⁿ khah kău;

  do not put in too much starch.

• màiⁿ cieⁿ khah khīa;

  do not starch it too stiff.

• àiⁿ cieⁿ kàu khīa-khīa;

  I want it starched very stiff.

• cieⁿ ēng pô̤h cĕ;

  use rather thin starch.

• cieⁿ cúi;

  gravy.

• kẁn cieⁿ;

  produces pus.

槳

• An oar.

• cûn cíeⁿ;

  the oars.

• poih cíeⁿ cûn;

  an eight oared boat.

• kò̤ cíeⁿ;

  to row.

• chiⁿ cíeⁿ, chiⁿ m̄ căi, tîeh kò̤;

  cannot touch bottom with the oar and must row.

• sì pèⁿ cíeⁿ;

  four oared.

• thâu cíeⁿ;

  the bowman’s oar.

• búe cíeⁿ;

  the steersman’s oar.

• ap búe cíeⁿ;

  draw in the stern oar.

• toaⁿ pèⁿ cíeⁿ;

  single oared.

• cíeⁿ tiam;

  the upright posts, to which the oars are attached in a Chinese boat.

• cíeⁿ khau;

  the rope ring which holds the oar in place.

• cíeⁿ-khau lût khui cē, cíeⁿ cìaⁿ lap tit lô̤h;

  shove up the rope ring and then you can slip the oar on.

• sái huang, kiam kò̤ cíeⁿ;

  to sail and row at the same time.

守

• To watch, to guard; to have in keeping.

• úa àiⁿ chut mn̂g, lṳ́ hó̤ cíeⁿ chù;

  I am going out, and you may watch the house.

• i cíeⁿ kín-kín, bô̤ kîaⁿ khui;

  he keeps a close watch over it, and does not leave it at all.

• cíeⁿ-keⁿ;

  a night watchman.

• mêⁿ-kùa tó̤ cíeⁿ phò;

  guards the shop at night.

• ēng i tó̤ cíeⁿ câh-mn̂g;

  employ him to guard the barrier.

掌

• The palm of the hand.

• chíu-cíeⁿ; pa-cíeⁿ;

  the palm.

• phah pa-cíeⁿ;

  to clap the hands.

• phah i cêk ē pa-cíeⁿ;

  give him a slap.

• hîm cíeⁿ;

  a bear’s paw.

• kōi jû hẃn cíeⁿ;

  as easy as turning the hand.

• sien-nâng pa-cieⁿ;

  the flat leaved cactus.

• gô̤ cíeⁿ; ah cíeⁿ;

  web-footed.

• cía tîeh cang kha pa-cíeⁿ lâi phah;

  he ought to be kicked for it.

• chíu cíeⁿ hûn;

  the lines in the hand.

這

• Thus; this way; so.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  like this or like that.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;

  do not speak thus.

• cîah kàu cìeⁿ pûi;

  grew so stout.

• siu-sîp kàu cìeⁿ ngía;

  arranged so prettily.

• chēng kàu cìeⁿ phâi-chîang;

  dressed so elegantly.

• lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ māng lâi?

  Why do you come so late?

• i kîaⁿ cìeⁿ méⁿ, úa jīo i m̄ tîeh;

  he walks so fast that I cannot overtake him.

• lṳ́ cìeⁿ sò̤i cò̤-nî ŏi cìeⁿ m̄ hó̤? sĭ tī-tîang kà lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

  Since you are so small, how is it that you are so bad? Who was it that taught you to be so?

• tîeh àng cìeⁿ tōa kâi úa cìaⁿ àiⁿ;

  if there were one as large as this, I should want it.

• cìeⁿ pôiⁿ, hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;

  this side and the other side.

• lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ, úa hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  you do one thing, and I will do the other.

• lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ ŏ̤i?

  How is it that you are so competent?

• lṳ́ cò̤ cìeⁿ hó̤?

  How is it that you are so well?

• lṳ́ cò̤ ŏi cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

  How is it that you are in this condition?

• sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  that is the way it is; that is all that remains to be said.

• sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu àiⁿ;

  I want just such and no other.

• àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ cĭu hó̤;

  if that is the case, it is all right.

• úa sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  this is my fixed position in regard to the matter.

• lṳ́ cò̤ m̄ siu m̄ sîp, cìeⁿ nah-sap sìeⁿ?

  Why are you so disorderly and uncleanly?

• jú tàⁿ, jú cìe-seⁿ;

  the more that is said, the worse it grows.

• jú cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

  do thus.

• úa hàm lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤, lṳ́ tin-tò̤ hìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

  I told you to do it in this way and you did just the reverse.

• àng húe-cûn cìeⁿ méⁿ;

  as fast as a steamboat moves.

• àng cí koiⁿ chù cìeⁿ tōa;

  as large as this house.

• m̄ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  it is not so.

• cìeⁿ bô̤ sîn-khì, tîeh cîah pó;

  when so lacking in vigor, you must take a tonic.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ kâi nâng, m̄-hó̤ kau-chap;

  do not associate with such people.

• i sĭ cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ a m̄ sĭ;

  he did so, did he not.

• i cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

  he did it in this way.

• i cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ;

  that is what he said.

醬

• Relishes; salt condiments.

• tāu cìeⁿ; bûe cìeⁿ; bí cìeⁿ; lâh-cie cìeⁿ;

  salt relishes made from beans, plums, rice, or red peppers.

• hiam cìeⁿ;

  pungent salt condiments.

• cìeⁿ-hu;

  catsup.

• saⁿ cham cìeⁿ;

  mixed relishes.

• cìeⁿ sie chài;

  small vegetables seasoned in soy.

癢

• To itch.

• pê cĭeⁿ;

  to scratch on account of itching.

• ŏi cĭeⁿ a bŏi?

  Does it itch?

• lṳ́ kâi nêk tó̤ cĭeⁿ lio!

  You itch for want of a whipping!

• cĭeⁿ kàu khàng kut;

  it itches down to the bone.

• cĭeⁿ àiⁿ khṳ̀ pê, pê lío īu thìaⁿ;

  scratch it because it itches, and after scratching it, it becomes sore.

• cĭeⁿ kàu m̄ hó̤ năi, tĭeh bói sĭm-mûeh lâi so̤h;

  it itches intolerably, I must buy something to rub on it.

• sói cĭeⁿ;

  a wash for itching.

• cĭeⁿ kò̤ m̄ pê, khṳ pê thìaⁿ kó̤;

  not scratching where it itches but where it is sore.

• cĭeⁿ căi;

  itches badly.

上

• To ascend; to rise; to mount.

• cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;

  go to Peking.

• cĭeⁿ lâu-téng;

  go up stairs.

• cĭeⁿ suaⁿ;

  ascend the mountain; to disembark.

• cĭeⁿ-cĭeⁿ lô̤h-lô̤h;

  ascending and descending.

• bŏi tit cĭeⁿ;

  cannot get up.

• thóiⁿ m̄ cīeⁿ mâk;

  it will not pass muster.

• cĭeⁿ chĭ bói chài;

  gone a marketing.

• cĭeⁿ cûn;

  to embark.

• pha-cĭeⁿ bé-sin cĭu tîeh khîa;

  if you mount a horse you must ride him.

• peh-cĭeⁿ chīu;

  climb a tree.

• cĭeⁿ chù-tèng;

  get up on the roof.

• cĭeⁿ kè, lô̤h kè;

  increase or diminish the price.

• cĭeⁿ cîⁿ kaⁿ-ná, lô̤h cîⁿ kieⁿ;

  olives grow more valuable by keeping, and ginger grows less so.

• sṳ̄ cē cĭeⁿ chíu cū cò̤ kàu hó̤-hó̤;

  as soon as the business is put into his hands it is accomplished.

• m̄ cĭeⁿ cêk kâi gûeh;

  not so much as a month.

• cĭeⁿ côi khṳ̀ thóiⁿ;

  club together and go and see.

• kío cĭeⁿ;

  to sum up.

• cĭeⁿ cúi cûn;

  goes against the current.

• chù lăi cĭeⁿ cúi;

  the water rises into the house.

• cĭeⁿ pńg cieⁿ;

  send up a report.

• cêk ĕ cĭeⁿ, cêk ē lô̤h;

  for each ascent there is a descent.

上

• Upper; high; foregoing; in; upon.

• cīeⁿ ĕ;

  upper and lower.

• cīeⁿ phêⁿ siaⁿ;

  the upper even tone.

• cīeⁿ khṳ̀ siaⁿ;

  the upper departing tone.

• cīeⁿ jît;

  the other day.

• cīeⁿ kúi jît;

  a few days ago.

• cīeⁿ kâi lói-pài;

  last Sunday.

• thiⁿ cīeⁿ sîn-sien hú, tī ĕ pù-kùi ke;

  in heaven there are the mansions of the angels, and on earth there are the dwellings of noble families.

• cīeⁿ chíu sĭ tī-tîang?

  Who was his predecessor?

• cīeⁿ chíu pôiⁿ, ĕ chíu pôiⁿ;

  the higher and lower levels.

• cīeⁿ thâu;

  up yonder.

• sin-cīeⁿ;

  the person.

• sin-cīeⁿ chŵn-jú lío;

  he has recovered his health.

• tŏ̤ úa sin-cīeⁿ;

  it is upon my person.

• cí-kò̤ íⁿ-cīeⁿ sĭ sĭm-mih tī-hng?

  What country is this on before us?

• kío tŏ̤ hṳ́ cīeⁿ;

  to conclude from the foregoing.

• úa tŏ̤ cīeⁿ nî lâi;

  I came years ago.

• koi cīeⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih hó̤ bói?

  What is to be bought in the streets?

• ŭ cīeⁿ ŭ ĕ;

  there cannot be an upper without an under.

• cŏ̤ cīeⁿ ūi;

  sit in the upper seat.

• cīeⁿ-kùa;

  the forenoon.

• cīeⁿ tǹg lâu ĕ tǹg;

  keep the earlier meal for a later one.

• cīeⁿ tńg hó̤, ĕ tńg m̄ hó̤;

  it was good the former time but not the latter.