A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / hâiⁿ | 閩南語書寫

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

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  • To pay; to give back.

  • khìam i kâi ngṳ̂n tîeh hâiⁿ i;

    if you owe him you must pay him.

  • hâiⁿ būe cheng-chó̤;

    not yet paid in full.

  • lṳ́ àiⁿ hâiⁿ úa a m̆; do you intend to pay me or not? hâiⁿ cêk tńg, bô̤ hâiⁿ nŏ̤ tńg;

    pay once, but not twice.

  • hâiⁿ cè;

    pay a debt.

  • hâiⁿ phò-thâu sìo;

    pay a bill.

  • àiⁿ hâiⁿ cò̤ bó̤ a hâiⁿ cò̤ lāi?

    Do you wish to pay it toward the principal or toward the interest?

  • pûe hâiⁿ; tĭen hâiⁿ;

    to indemnify.

  • hâiⁿ ngw̄n;

    pay a debt of gratitude.

  • khîeh hâiⁿ i;

    give it back to him.

  • i bô̤ hâiⁿ úa;

    he won’t give it back to me.

  • sǹg hâiⁿ;

    reckon and repay.

  • Groaning; moaning.

  • hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe cò̤-nî?

    What is he groaning about?

  • lṳ́ hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe sī ûi tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?

    What are you groaning for?

  • thóiⁿ tîeh cĭu hāiⁿ-cē-kìe;

    as soon as he saw it he began to grunt.

  • jû hang-ku tûi heng hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe;

    like a tortoise beating its breast and moaning (when caught).