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

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旋

• To revolve; to move in an orbit.

• hui pûaⁿ;

  a wind wheel.

• i ŏi li-li hui, li-li hui;

  it keeps turning round and round.

• phah hui;

  cause to revolve by tapping.

• in cē kek i cū ŏi hui;

  when the steam impels it, it revolves.

輝

• Refulgent; glistening.

• teng cek kuang-hui;

  lights are brilliant.

麾

• A standard; to signal.

• tâu tŏ̤ i hui ĕ;

  enrolled under his banner.

• cí-hui piaⁿ-bé;

  signal to the cavalry.

妃

• The secondary wives of a monarch.

• hŏ hui;

  royal women next the queen.

• kùi hui;

  your royal highnesses.

• ûang hui; thài-cṳ́ hui;

  the wife of the heir-apparent.

• keng hui;

  imperial concubines.

• hui pin;

  ladies-in-waiting.

揮

• To move the hand briskly.

• hui sói;

  wash by dabbing.

• cí-hui;

  to move the hand about as in pointing.

• hui kim jû thô;

  hands out money as if it were dirt.

• cêk hui jṳ̂ cĭu;

  at one stroke of the pen it is done.

• cí-hui kun-sṳ̆;

  a director; a certain officer at Peking.

• hṳ́ hùaⁿ nâng to sĭ thiaⁿ i cí-hui;

  they all follow his directions.

票

• A ticket; a certificate.

• tǹg-hui;

  a pawn-ticket.

• tńg hui;

  to renew a pawn-ticket.

• phah tieⁿ hui khṳt i;

  wrote out a certificate and gave it to him.

• hui mīn cò̤-nî sía?

  What is written on the certificate?

• nîe hui;

  a receipt for taxes.

非

• An adverb of negation; not so.

• hôk sĭ hôk hui, lṳ́ kio úa tàⁿ;

  whether it be so or not, tell me.

• sĭ pĭen sĭ, hui pĭen hui, bô̤ hẃn-hẃn hok-hok;

  let your yea be yea, and your nay be nay, without vacillation or variation.

• màiⁿ khṳ̀ jía sĭ hui;

  do not go and excite discussion about it.

• hui-jîen;

  certainly not.

• kio nâng cò̤ cêk tîeⁿ sĭ hui;

  involve people in a dispute.

• kòi-kà sĭ hui;

  set at variance.

• lâi sueh sĭ-hui cía, pĭen-sĭ sĭ-hui nâng;

  he who gossips is a gossip.

• pit hui bô̤ in;

  is surely not without a cause.

• môk hui sĭ lṳ́;

  it is certainly you.

• àiⁿ cò̤ kàu cìeⁿ-seⁿ hui kōi;

  to make it like that is not easy.

• hui hun kâi sṳ̄ màiⁿ chap;

  what does not appertain to your functions that do not enter upon.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ hui sĭ bô̤ tŏ̤-lí;

  that is not without reason on its side.

• cía sṳ̄, hui sĭ kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;

  it is quite possible to carry forward this business.

• hui lói;

  improper.

• pńg hui ŭ ì;

  unintentional.

• bô̤ hui sĭ i;

  it cannot be other than he.

• tṳ̂ hui tîeh móng nâng khṳ̀ tàⁿ, i cìaⁿ hàuⁿ;

  if this person and none other goes and tells him about it, he will consent.

回

• To turn in a horizontal plane.

• hui-tńg sin;

  to turn the body.

• hui-tńg thâu;

  to turn the head.

• hui kùe lâi;

  turn it around this way.

• hui kùe khṳ̀;

  turn it around the other way.

• cúi hui-tò̤-tńg;

  the current sents backward.

灰

• Gray.

• hui sek;

  gray.

• cng-hui tîu;

  pongee.

• hui-sek jìo-se;

  gray figured silk.

翡

• The kingfisher.

• hui-chùi-gêk;

  chrysoprase.

• hui-chùi cío;

  the blue and green kingfisher.

卉

• Herbs; plants.

• i mîaⁿ-ke ūe hue-húi;

  he is skillful in the delineation of plants.

• lṳ́ àiⁿ nâng-kíaⁿ kâi hó̤, a sĭ hue-húi kâi hó̤?

  Do you like those with human figures pictured on them, or those with shrubs?

廢

• To abandon; to set aside; to cast away.

• hùi tīo i kâi ke-ngîap;

  abandoned his property.

• hùi khṳ̀;

  thrown aside.

• cò̤ hùi mûeh kio i bói;

  buy it as a cast off article.

• hùi-hāi kâi hùe-mûeh;

  worthless damaged goods.

• hùi sî sit ngîap;

  to waste time is to lose property.

• m̄-hó̤ pùaⁿ thû jṳ̂ hùi;

  do not give up when half done.

• hùi cíang, lîp ìuⁿ;

  set aside the elder in favor of the younger.

• hùi tek lîp sù;

  set aside the chief wife and place a concubine in power.

• mih sṳ̄ hùi sí;

  all is going to wreck.

• cìeⁿ-sî huang-hùi căi, bó̤ ēng kang;

  is now dilapidated and out of repair.

• châng-hn̂g huang-hùi;

  fields run to waste.

• hùi tŭi; hùi-hùi tŭi-tŭi;

  neglected; unthrifty.

• hùi-cît;

  superannuated.

• hùi jîn;

  cripples; infirm people.

• ŭ li hak, bô̤ li hùi, màiⁿ khṳ̀ thìaⁿ i;

  if we can get it we will, and if we can’t get it we will let it go, but don’t distress yourself about it.

費

• To lavish; to expend; to waste; outlay.

• hua-hùi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;

  spend money lavishly.

• hùi-ēng;

  use wastefully.

• cêk jît ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ sṳ-hùi?

  What is the expense per day?

• so̤-hùi;

  expenses.

• nín cêk nî ēng so̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?

  How much do you expend per year?

• phùa-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ;

  squandered a large sum.

• hùi sṳ̄ căi;

  a vexatious affair.

• sĭm sĭ hùi chíu;

  very difficult to bring about.

• kàu hṳ́-kò̤ ēng jîeh cōi pûaⁿ-hùi?

  How much is the fare in going there?

• hùi sim, hùi sim;

  I’ve put you to much trouble.

• hùi sîn kâi sṳ̄;

  a wearisome job.

• hṳ hùi;

  useless outlay.

• chŵn míen hùi lâk;

  you need not waste your strength on it.

肺

• The lungs.

• hùi-hú;

  the lungs.

• i àiⁿ úa kâi sim-kuaⁿ, úa àiⁿ i kâi hùi-hú;

  we are mortal enemies.

• cí kâi pēⁿ sĭ hùi keng kâi pēⁿ;

  this is a lung disease.

• hùi-iong;

  an abcess in the lungs; tubercular consumption.

• hùi húe;

  inflamation of the lungs.

• hùi-ke;

  the lights.

• hùi kẃn; hùi kńg;

  the bronchial tubes.

• hùi-hîeh tìeⁿ tōa;

  the lobes of the lungs are swollen.

• hùi sĭ cú ngŵn khì;

  the lungs control the amount of air that is in them.

• nâng cē tháu-khùi hùi cū hoih, cē khip khùi hùi cū pá;

  when we expel the breath the lungs collapse, and when we inspire the breath the lungs expand.

• lṳ́ khip khùi, khip kàu tn̂g-tn̂g, thoíⁿ lṳ́ kâi hùi tī-kò̤ ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi;

  draw a very long breath, and see whether there is a pain in any part of your lungs.

諱

• To keep a respectful silence upon.

• i tàⁿ ūe chŵn bô̤ kĭ hùi;

  in speaking he wholly avoids the use of tabooed names.

• cí kâi sĭ hŭam hùi;

  this is a heedless use of sacred names.

• pī hùi;

  to avoid the use of sacred names.

• gṳ̄-hùi;

  the Emperor’s personal name.

• bīe hùi;

  names of the Emperor’s ancestors.

• sìa hùi;

  sacred names which are to be avoided.

缶

• Earthenware; crockery.

• hûi-khì;

  earthen vessels.

• bōi hûi hùe;

  those who sell earthenware.

• sie hûi kâi nâng;

  one who bakes pottery.

• hûi-îe;

  a potter’s kiln.

• sau hûi năi khà;

  a cracked dish won’t easily break.

• bōi hûi nâng cîah khih;

  he who sells crockery eats from cracked dishes.

• hûi thô;

  potter’s clay.

惠

• Grace; that bestowed in charity.

• ṳn-hŭi;

  mercy; grace.

• nía hŭi, nía hŭi;

  I am obliged for your kindness.

• i cêng sĭu kùe i kâi hŭi;

  he has experienced his clemency.

• sái kàu nâng tit tîeh sît hŭi;

  enables people to get real aid.

慧

• Sagacity; wisdom; cleverness.

• tì-hŭi;

  wisdom.

• chong-mêng tì-hŭi;

  clear headed and sagacious.

• sẃn kâi tì-hŭi kâi nâng;

  select a wise person.

• i bô̤ tì-hŭi;

  he is not discerning.

• m̄ cai i ŭ tì-hŭi a bô̤;

  do not know whether he is shrewd or not.

緯

• The woof.

• si keⁿ pò hūi;

  silk warp and cotton woof.

• tît kâi sĭ keⁿ, hûeⁿ kâi sĭ hūi;

  the lengthwise threads are the warp, and the transverse threads are the woof.