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

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• A scorpion.

• hiet kíaⁿ;

  scorpions.

• chŵn hiet;

  whole scorpions, used in medicine.

• hiet kâi búe ŭ chì, ŏi tàng nâng;

  the tail of the scorpion has a sting in it, that will sting people.

• hiet tàng nâng lío ŏi pàng tâk lô̤h khṳ̀;

  after a scorpion has inserted his sting he instills venom from it.