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

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應

• Right and proper; should be.

• eng-kai; tng-eng-kâi;

  ought; should.

• lṳ́ eng-kai hâiⁿ i;

  you ought to repay him.

• kham eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  it ought to be so.

• pńg eng-kâi kâi;

  that which it is one’s duty to do.

• sĭ úa eng hun cò̤ kâi;

  it is what it is my duty to do.

• i eng-tit kâi cîⁿ;

  the money that he ought properly to get.

• m̄ eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  ought not to be thus.

• sĭm sĭ siang eng;

  is eminently suitable.

鸚

• The parrot kind.

• eng-bú;

  a parrot.

• eng-ko̤;

  the macaw.

• pêh eng-bú;

  the cockatoo.

• eng-bú īa ŏi tàⁿ ūe, nâng ā sĭ thû-thû ŏi tàⁿ ūe, m̄ pat lói-ngĭ, khá m̄ sĭ kio eng-bú cêk ĭeⁿ?

  Parrots can talk, and if a person can merely talk, without any understanding of propriety in talking, is he not like a parrot?

癭

• A carbuncle, or abscess.

• seⁿ eng;

  have an abscess.

• cí kâi eng chut lâng ău ŭ kúi kâi chng-kháu;

  this abscess, after breaking, had several openings.

纓

• A certain sort of fringe.

• âng eng bō̤;

  a hat with red fringes.

• tì cam-eng bō̤;

  wear a conical fringed hat.

• eng bō̤ chiu;

  the fringe worn on hats.

• lú tō cam-eng;

  hat fringe that has served several generations.

• tùe cêk phau âng eng;

  had a tuft of red fringe attached to it.

嬰

• An infant.

• eng jî;

  a young child.

• iôk eng tn̂g;

  a foundling hospital.

櫻

• The cherry.

• kim-eng;

  cherries.

• eng-thô̤;

  the red peach.

• eng-thô̤ chùi;

  cherry lips.

• kim-eng ko̤;

  cherry paste.

英

• Brave and eminent.

• eng-mêng;

  clear-headed.

• eng khì pŵt-pŵt;

  of fine presence.

• eng-hîong;

  heroes; manly.

• eng cîeh;

  blue limestone.

眯

• To fly into the eyes.

• eng tîeh mâk;

  got some dust in his eyes.

• lṳ́ kâi mâk miⁿ-miⁿ m̄ káⁿ tìeⁿ khui sĭ khṳt sĭm-mih kâi eng tîeh a m̄ sĭ?

  You shut your eyes and dare not open them because you have got something in them, is not that it?

• cí khí mûeh m̄-hó̤ eng tîeh, eng tîeh cū cheⁿ-meⁿ;

  do not get this in your eyes, if you do it will blind you.

鷹

• A term for all accipitrine birds, as the eagle, hawk, kite and falcon.

• eng cío;

  an eagle.

• eng mâk;

  eagle-eyed.

• eng phīⁿ;

  a hooked beak; an aquiline nose.

• i kô ciah eng khṳ̀ pàng;

  he made a kite in the form of an eagle, and flew it.

• lĭo-eng-pô̤;

  a hawk.

• eng ngṳ̂n;

  dollars having an eagle on them.

• ciah eng sût lô̤h lâi tìo koi-kíaⁿ;

  an eagle swooped down and carried off a chicken.

• eng-îang;

  soaring falcons; warriors who at first were private soldiers.

• cò̤-pû khṳ̀ cîah eng-îang àng;

  go together to the soldiers’ banquet.

**塵埃](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/塵埃)eng-têng1082

• Dust; motes in the air.

• pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng;

  brush off the dust.

• pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng pue cêk koiⁿ;

  after the dusting, the dust flies all through the room.

• hìeⁿ kú bô̤ sàu i cū chĭe eng-têng;

  it has not been swept for so long a time that the dust has settled over everything.

• eng-têng chóiⁿ cheng-khih lío cē sàu cū seⁿ eng-teng;

  when you have brushed off all the dust, as soon as you sweep again it is dusty.

**罌粟](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/罌粟)eng-sok823

• The poppy.

• eng-sok khak;

  the capsules of the poppy plant.

• eng-sok bí;

  poppy seeds.

• a-phìen-hun sĭ eng-sok cò̤ kâi;

  opium is made from the poppy.

• kim bô̤ nâng cèng eng-sok;

  prohibit the cultivation of the poppy.

湧

• Waves.

• cúi-éng;

  billows.

• huang éng tōa;

  it is very windy and the waves are high.

• ŭ huang éng;

  the sea is rough.

• bô̤ huang éng;

  smooth waters.

• ŭ sî sui-sĭ ŭ huang to bô̤ mih éng;

  sometimes although there is wind the waves are not high.

• màiⁿ khṳt éng-chiu pun cêk sin;

  do not let the spray dash over you.

• éng kau;

  the trough of the wave.

• éng pêh-pêh éng cū sĭ tōa;

  if the waves are white they are high.

• cûn-thâu chīeⁿ éng-kak;

  head the boat to the crest of the wave.

應

• To fulfill; to meet expectation; a response.

• kàu ău-lâi cin èng-ngīam i kâi ūe;

  afterward his prophecy was really fulfilled.

• cêk èng kŭ chŵn;

  all completely furnished.

• i būe cêng èng sêng;

  he has not yet answcred the request.

• èng-ngīam kâi lîang hng;

  a verified prescription.

• khṳ̀ ciap-èng i;

  go and reinforce him.

• keng-èng kàu kàu;

  to entertain very hospitably.

• tit sim èng chíu;

  meets my expectations.

• kám èng;

  to reverberate.

• suaⁿ mêng kok èng;

  the hills and valleys echo.

• ŭ khîu pit èng;

  if there be prayer, there will certainly be response.

• khîu khṳ̀ ŭ èng;

  there is response to the appeal.

澆

• To pour on in small quantities.

• khîeh cho̤h cúi khṳ̀ èng hue;

  get some water and water the shrubs.

• èng keⁿ-chài;

  water the vegetables.

蕹

• The Convolvulus reptans*, whose stem and leaves are mucilaginous, and are eaten as a vegetable.

• bói pé èng-chài lâi cîah lîang;

  buy a bunch of this vegetable and eat it for its cooling effect.

• cúi èng, hn̂g èng;

  the water-grown, and the land grown varieties.

孕

• Pregnant.

• ŭ ĕng; tó tèng ŭ ĕng; hûai ĕng;

  with child.

用

• Use; to use; to employ.

• bô̤ ēng; bô̤ tèng ēng;

  useless.

• ŭ ēng;

  useful.

• sái ēng;

  to make use of.

• hùi-ēng;

  to wear out.

• jît ēng;

  in constant use.

• hua ēng;

  to use wastefully.

• khĭam ēng;

  use sparingly.

• cak-ēng;

  frugal.

• tăi ēng;

  very useful.

• màiⁿ ēng i;

  do not employ him.

• tîeh ēng i;

  needs employ him.

• àiⁿ cò̤ mih ēng?

  Of what use is it?

• àiⁿ ēng sĭm mûeh?

  What use will you put it to?

• ēng tîeh a m̄ ēng tîeh?

  Will it do for this use or not?

• lṳ́ cò̤ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

  What use is there in your doing so?

• mín ēng;

  it is needless.

• ēng ì sṳ̀;

  use your judgment.

• ēng kha ēng chíu;

  use hands and feet.

• ēng hĭⁿ lâi thiaⁿ, ēng mâk lâi thóiⁿ;

  use your ears and eyes.

• ēng pit sĭ cò̤-nî ēng cìaⁿ tit huap?

  In using the pen how is it to be used so as to be in accordance with the rules?

• chŵn ēng;

  wholly available.

• chŵn-chŵn bô̤ ēng;

  completely useless for the purpose?

• bô̤ thang ēng;

  have nothing to use for the purpose.

• cok cîah cok ēng;

  enough to live upon.

• ēng ŵn;

  all used up.

• ēng m̄ ŵn;

  more than can be used.

• cieh lṳ́ ēng;

  lend to you to use.

• ke ēng kâi mûeh;

  a thing of many uses.

• ēng cîⁿ ēng ngṳ̂n;

  lay out money.

• ēng sim cò̤;

  do it faithfully.

• ēng lâk;

  expend force.

• kong ēng;

  for public use.

• cèng nâng kong ēng;

  used by all in common.

• sai-khia ēng;

  for private use.

• lṳ́ chì ēng thóiⁿ cē;

  you give it a trial.

• màiⁿ thèng ēng;

  do not use it in all sorts of ways.

• hó̤ ēng lṳ́;

  may avail myself of your services.

• uaⁿ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

  Why make such use of it?

• khuaⁿ sî mûeh, kín sî ēng;

  what is made in leisure hours, comes into use in emergencies.

• i kâi ēng-tō khĭam;

  his outlays are very carefully made.