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

浩

號

To scream; to bawl; to yell.
phâu-hau;

to yell.
hùaⁿ nâng tó̤ phâu-hau;

many people yelling.
kúi khàu, sîn hau;

demons wailing and spirits crying out; a dreadful clamor, as at a fight or a fire.

枵

哮

To howl, to bellow, to breath hard.
phâu-háu;

clamor.
hùaⁿ nâng cē phâu-háu, i cū cáu;

as soon as they all began to scream at him, he fled.
i khì căi, jw̆n phâu-háu, jw̆n thìo;

he was in a great rage, and screamed and jumped about frantically.
chẃn-háu;

to pant, to breathe with difficulty.

吼

The cries of animals.
hóⁿ tó̤ háu;

the tigers are roaring.
hô̤ tang sai háu;

the lions are roaring on the east side of the river; the old woman is scolding like Xanthippe.

好

孝

Filial piety; dutiful.
kîaⁿ hàu kâi kíaⁿ;

a filial son.
put hàu kâi kíaⁿ;

an unfilial son.
hàu hēng;

filial conduct.
hău hĕng ŏi kám-tŏng nâng kâi sim;

dutiful behaviour moves people’s hearts.
ka-kī phah pĕ khǹg-kòi pât nâng kîaⁿ-hàu;

beats his own father and exhorts others to filial piety.
i ŭ tíam hàu sim;

he has a filial heart.
jī-câp-sì hàu;

the “Twenty-four Examples of Filial Piety.”
peh hĕng hàu ûi soiⁿ;

of all virtues filial piety is chief.
kîaⁿ-hàu pĕ-bó̤;

obey your parents.
kîaⁿ hàu kong-ku;

respect your husband’s parents.
tong chîn hàu cṳ́;

loyal courtiers and dutiful sons.
tŏ̤ ke ŏi kîaⁿ-hàu pĕ-bó̤, cò̤ kuaⁿ cū ŏi cĭn-tong chîo-thêng;

he who is dutiful toward his parents when at home is faithful to the government when he takes office.
hàu hŭ;

a filial daughter-in-law; a dutiful wife.

豪

泄

毫

A ten-thousandth part of a tael; a pencil’s point; motes; minute.
câp hâu cò̤ cêk lî, câp lî cò̤ cêk hun, câp hun cò̤ cêk cîⁿ, câp cîⁿ cò̤ cêk níe;

the table of divisions in Chinese money.
lî hâu si hut to sǹg;

reckons to the utmost farthing.
si hâu bŏi chò̤;

there is not the slightest error.
hun hâu bŏi tāⁿ;

there is not the smallest mistake.
cêk hâu to bô̤ îong-chêng;

does not show the least temper.
cí ki pit kâi hâu ío hó̤;

this pencil has a better point.

號

The name which one takes on becoming great.
cò̤ kâi hău;

to make up a title or a name for one.
àiⁿ cò̤ kâi hău tîeh màiⁿ kio i kâi có kâi mîaⁿ-hō̤ sie tâng jī;

in taking a manly name, no letters must be used that were in the names of one’s ancestors.

後

校

A high school or gymansium.
hâk hău;

a seminary.
ŭ kwn-gāi hâk-hău kâi sṳ̄ i cìaⁿ ŭ lí;

anything that appertains to the seminary he takes up and regulates.

鱟

效

To fulfill; to verify; effects; efficacious; inherent power.
hāu huap;

to fulfill the law; to follow a pattern.
hó̤ khṳt nâng hāu huap;

worthy of emulation.
ŭ kong-hāu;

possessing merit.
kong-hāu jû sîn;

divinely efficacious, (as a pill).
sît-căi ŭ hāu-ngīam;

certainly has efficacy.
m̄ pí hôk îeh bô̤ hāu kâi;

not as a medicine that produces no effect.
hôk îeh bô̤ kong-hāu;

quack medicines have no intrinsic merit.
màiⁿ hāu-huap i kâi īeⁿ;

do not emulate his style.
sûi-sî cū kìⁿ kong-hāu;

will immediately perceive its efficacy.
sît-căi ŭ hāu;

is really effective.
ŭ kong ŭ hāu;

is effective; possesses those qualities which produce an effect.
bô̤ kong bô̤ hāu;

without inherent power.
ŭ hāu ŭ ngīam;

has efficacy.
ŭ hāu bô̤ hāu tăng thóiⁿ pa-tāu: ŭ îeh bô̤ îeh tăng thòiⁿ sìn-cîeh; ŭ sîn bô̤ sîn tăng thóiⁿ lûi-sîn;

as to whether things possess inherent power, you have only to consider the croton oil fruit: as to their medical properties, it is only necessary to look at the effects of arsenic: as to whether there are gods or not, you need only consider what is done by the god of thunder.

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