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

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

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  • To intimidate; to scare.

  • heh sí nâng;

    frighten anybody to death.

  • heh-toah i;

    to hoot at threateningly.

  • i cang kâi sì tó̤ heh nâng;

    he makes use of influence to intimidate people.

  • khṳt i cē heh, i cū kiu khṳ̀;

    as soon as she was threatened by him, she shrunk back.

  • cē heh cū thò̤;

    as soon as he was threatened he withdrew.

  • lṳ́ tîeh cai háng-heh i, i cìaⁿ m̄ káⁿ cò̤ pēⁿ;

    you must scold at him, then he will not dare behave badly.

  • Glorious; brilliant; majestic.

  • i cí hûe tó̤ lâu-lâu heh-heh kâi sî-hāu, kúi peh ngṳ̂n sĭm-mih siang-kang;

    this is a time of great prosperity with him, and what are a few hundred dollars to him.

  • To shorten sail; to let down a sail.

  • phâng heh kĕ cē;

    lower the sail a little.

  • heh tio thâu phâng;

    take in the fore-sail.

  • i kâi phâng cē heh m̄ lô̤h, cûn cū tó̤ lap cúi;

    if they cannot lower the sail, their boat will take in water.

  • Each apart from others; scattered; separate.

  • cho̤h mûeh sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ siu-sîp bûa;

    the things are all at loose ends, and not put up compactly.

  • hùaⁿ nâng sang-sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ tâng sim hîap lâk;

    they are all acting independently of each other, and not joining their strength in a common cause.