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

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鄕

• Pertaining to the country.

• hiang chin;

  one belonging to one’s own village.

• kak chù kâi hiang thâm m̄ tâng;

  the dialect of different places is different.

• hiang pa-láu;

  a countrified old man.

香

• Odor, perfume, aroma; reputable.

• hiang-khì;

  odor.

• ŭ hiang-thâu;

  has an odor.

• bô̤ sĭm-mih hiang-thâu;

  has very little aroma.

• cṳ hiang ke;

  a literary family.

• in nâng ŭ cṳ hiang;

  those people have a literary reputation.

響

• To reverberate; to sound; an echo; noise.

• cêk siaⁿ híang;

  one clap.

• siaⁿ-im híang-lĭang;

  it resounds.

• híang-híang lĭang-lĭang;

  reverberating.

• i kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi bô̤ mih híang-lĭang;

  his voice has very little volume.

• phòng-phĭe híang;

  the sound of fire-crackers.

• chèng híang;

  the sound of guns.

• tōa phàu híang;

  the sound of cannon; cannonading.

• kó híang;

  the sound of drums.

• ceng būe híang;

  the bell has not yet rung.

• cí kâi sî-ceng bŏi híang;

  this clock does not strike.

• phah m̄ híang;

  does not resound when struck.

• pûn m̄ híang;

  does not sound when blown.

• cúi híang;

  the sound of waters.

• pĕng bô̤ íaⁿ híang;

  neither sound nor shadow; nothing to be seen nor heard.

• híang bé ckâk;

  mounted banditti.

• sǹg sĭ íaⁿ híang kâi ūe;

  this is mere idle talk.

• siaⁿ híang căi;

  it sounds out loudly.

• khâp híang thâu;

  importunately; you can hear my head as it knocks.

• híang èng sĭ cí-kò̤ cē híang, hṳ́-kò̤ cṳ ìn;

  an echo, is the response from there to a sound made here.

享

• To enjoy; to receive gratefully.

• híang hok;

  to enjoy happiness; to receive blessings.

• híang sīu jîeh cōi hùe?

  How long did he live?

• ŭ hok m̄ hó̤ cĭn híang;

  it is not well to run through all your pleasures.

• híang hok căi;

  very highly favored of the gods.

• būe pat híang tîeh hok;

  he has never had any happiness.

饗

• To entertain guests.

• íen-híang pin-kheh;

  invite guests to a formal banquet.

• hŭam cok-bûn kàu hṳ́ búe to sĭ tàⁿ “sĭang-híang”;

  “still come to the sacrifice” is written at the end of all prayers.

向

• Facing; towards; hitherto; inclining to; flaring.

• hìang tang a hìang sai?

  Does it face the east or the west?

• hìang lâm hó̤ kùe hìang pak;

  it is better to face the south rather than the north.

• mīn hìang hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;

  his face is turned the other way.

• nŏ̤ koiⁿ chṳ̀ sie hìang;

  the two houses face each other.

• hìang lâi m̄ pat thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;

  hitherto I have not seen it.

• cêk hìang m̄ pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ sie-sit;

  for a while past nothing has been heard from him.

• àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hng-hìang? àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hng-hìeⁿ?

  What sort of location is desirable?

• i sĭ hìang lṳ́ tàⁿ a sĭ hìang i tàⁿ?

  Is he inclined to heed what you say or what she says?

• sĭ hìang úa tàⁿ kâi;

  he is inclined to my view of the case.

• lêng-ūaⁿ ût jī hìang;

  change the direction so as to face another point of the compass.

• jī-câp-sì hìang;

  the twenty-four points of compass.

• jī-câp-sì hìang sûi nâng hìang;

  one may face any point of the compass.

• m̄ cai àiⁿ hìang tī-kò̤ hó̤;

  do not know which way it would be well to face.

• lṳ́ thóiⁿ i kâi sim ŭ hìang úa a bô̤?

  Do you think his regard is directed toward me?

• hìang côiⁿ khṳ̀ jīo i;

  go ahead and overtake him.

• chíaⁿ nâng hìang côiⁿ lâi tàⁿ ūe;

  call upon a person to come forward and speak.

• m̄ hó̤ kâi sṳ̄ màiⁿ hìang côiⁿ;

  do not go forward in a bad business.

• mīn mīn sie hìang;

  facing each other.

• hìang tùi cí-kò̤ khṳ̀;

  go in this direction.

• i kâi chùi khah hìang;

  its mouth is too flaring.

• chùi hìang-hìang;

  a very flaring mouth.

• chūe kâi chùi màiⁿ khah hìang kâi;

  seek for one that has not too flaring a mouth.

• khûi-hue hìang jît;

  the sunflower turns toward the sun.

• mn̂g-lâu sie hìang;

  their doors are opposite each other.

• hìang tùi hṳ́ ău kò̤ khṳ̀;

  turned toward the after part.

• i kâi mīn hìang tŏ̤ hṳ́ tói, thóiⁿ-m̄-kìⁿ;

  his face is turned toward the inner side, and he does not see.

• i cē phû khí lâi thiⁿ ĕ kâi nâng lóng-lóng hìang-èng;

  as soon as he becames prominent, all in the empire turned to him.

• hìang pŭe;

  to incline toward or from.

• sṳ̄ sêng a m̄ sêng sĭ tŏ̤ nâng sim kâi hìang pŭe kò̤ cū hó̤ thóiⁿ chut;

  whether the thing will be accomplished or not, may be discovered by observation of the inclinations of people’s minds.

餉

• Taxes; duties; excise; fixed allowances.

• piaⁿ hìang;

  the pay and allowances of soldiers.

• kun hìang;

  rations for troops.

• nîe hìang;

  revenue; moneys received for the land tax; commissariat funds.

• cîah hìang;

  rations; allowances for food.

• sĭ cîah chèng hìang a sĭ cîah keng-cìⁿ hìang?

  Does he live upon the pay of a gunner or of an archer?

• úa sĭ cîah bé hìang;

  I receive pay as a calvalry soldier.

• hìang kwn;

  a custom house.

• lâp hìang;

  to pay duties.

• sùe hìang;

  collect taxes.

• hìang ngṳ̂n;

  the money paid or received as duty.

• cĭeⁿ hìang;

  enter for examination at the custom house.

• pò̤ hìang;

  inform as to the amount due as excise duty.

• hìang toaⁿ;

  a certificate that duty has been paid.

• cáu hìang;

  to smuggle.

• chê hìang;

  examine the articles subject to duty.

• phah hìang;

  levy duties.

• hìang bŭ;

  the business of one in the custom’s service.

• thiu hìang;

  assess the amount of duty.

• kùe hìang;

  pass the custom house examination.

• khieh hìang;

  to collect duties.

• hìang tǹg;

  a licensed pawnshop.

• hìang-kwn kâi sùe-bŭ-si;

  the Commissioner of Customs.

• hìang-kwn tōa sía;

  the chief clerk in the custom house.