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

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蜆

• A small smooth bivalve; a mussel.

• hóiⁿ nêk;

  the flesh of a mussel.

• hó̤iⁿ khak;

  mussel shells.

• kîam hóiⁿ;

  salt mussels.

• lâm kîam hóiⁿ;

  dash water on salt mussels to freshen them.

掩

• To close by swinging.

• mn̂g hăm a-hŏiⁿ;

  set the door ajar.

• hŏiⁿ mn̂g;

  swing the door to.

• mn̂g màiⁿ hŏiⁿ tah;

  do not close the door with a bang.

• hŏiⁿ cêk phìⁿ cū hó̤;

  to close one fold of the double door is enough.

• hŏiⁿ chûn cêk cūe phāng;

  shut it so as to leave a crack.

莧

• Edible sorts of coarse greens; spinach.

• hōiⁿ-chài;

  spinach.

• âng hōiⁿ-chài;

  pig-weed.

• bé-khi hōiⁿ;

  purslane.

• chì hōiⁿ;

  prickly spinach.

• thǹg cho̤h hōiⁿ-chài lâi cîah;

  boil some spinach to eat.