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

擾

To give or bring trouble to; to embarrass.
màiⁿ kío-jío tîeh nâng;

do not discommode people.
i cong-kú lâi tó̤ kío-jío;

he is always bothering us.
cía sĭ tó̤ jío-hāi tī-hn̄g;

this is rendering the country unsafe.
thi-ⁿě jío-lw̆n;

a state of disturbance everywhere.
i cò̤-nî àiⁿ lâi tîⁿ-jío lṳ́?

Why should he come and harass you?
cía lâi jío-hŭn lṳ́;

I am putting you to trouble.
ŭ jío ŭ jío;

a deal of bother.
sù cē, cía khah kùe jío;

I beg pardon, I am putting, you to too much trouble.
sim cē jío tîeh ke-bŭ cū m̄ cěⁿ;

as soon as one’s mind is disturbed by domestic matters, he is not tranquil.

爪

遶

縐

Crape.
jìo-se;

crape.
ú jìo;

camlet.
i pâk cêk nía âng jìo-se kûn;

she had on a red crape skirt.
chēng cêk kĭaⁿ lâm jìo koih hîuⁿ;

wore a blue crape sleeveless jacket, unwadded.
sò jìo;

plain crape.
kńg jìo;

Cantonese crape.
ciang jìo;

Amoy crape.
sùaⁿ jìo;

rep-crape.
kêk jìo;

rough crape.
lṳ́ kâi lâm jìo àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hue-cháu kâi?

What sort of flowers do you want in your blue crape?

抓

To claw; to scratch with the nails.
jìo kàu i kâi mīn ku-ā lêh;

scratched him so that his face has several deep scratches on it.
jìo kàu hueh lâu hueh tih;

scratched him so that the blood ran.
cē jìo phùa phûe hueh cū lâu;

if you scratch through the skin, the blood will start out.
sĭ ngio jìo tîeh a sĭ káu jìo tîeh?

Were you scratched by the cat or by the dog?
khṳt i kâi jío jìo tîeh;

was scratched by his claws.
jìo kàu ku-ā kâi cńg- kah hûn;

scratched so as to leave several marks of the finger nails.

皺

Crumpled; creased; wrinkled.
khṳt i tĕⁿ kàu jîo-jîo;

he has squeezed it till it is all crumpled up.
màiⁿ chîp jîo;

do not press it into creases.
cŏ̤ lío jîo-jîo;

rumpled it by sitting on it.
nóaⁿ kàu jîo-jîo háiⁿ-háiⁿ;

rumpled it all up by lying down in it.
mīn phûe jîo-jîo;

her skin is shrivelled.
i sûi sĭ ngǒ-lâk-câp hùe mīn-phûe cn̂g kâi bŏi jîo;

although she is fifty or sixty years old her face is not at all wrinkled.
cí cang hue khṳt jît phâk jîo khṳ̀, tîeh cai ak cúi;

this plant has wilted in the sunshine, and must be watered.
cṳ-cheh mài chîp jîo;

do not crease your book.

嬈

饒

Plenty to eat; affluent.
pù-jîo;

richly supplied.
hṳ́ kâi tī-hng pù-jîo;

that land is one in which food abounds.
cí kúi nî hṳ́-kò̤ jîo căi;

these few past years there has been enough and to spare there.
sĭm sĭ jîo-sêk kâi tī-hng;

it is a land of great plenty.
hong-jîo;

affluence.
jîo-jŭ;

superabundance.

赶

So pursue; to chase after; to drive out; to expel.
lṳ́ méⁿ-méⁿ khṳ̀ jīo i tńg-lâi;

go quickly after him and bring him back.
tîeh kîaⁿ méⁿ cē cìaⁿ jīo tit tîeh;

walk faster then you will overtake him.
jīo kàu jît-tàu, ā-sǐ jīo m̄ tîeh, lṳ́ cū hó̤ tńg lâi, màiⁿ cài jīo khṳ̀;

pursue him till noon, and if you do not overtake him, then return, and follow him no farther.
ŭ huang cū jīo tit tîeh;

if there is wind we shall overtake him.
jīo i chut khṳ̀;

drive them out.
jīo îeⁿ;

to tend sheep.
jīo gû;

to drive cattle.
àiⁿ jīo cêk khûn ah khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?

Whither are you driving that flock of ducks?
tṳ sĭ tó̤ kǐo tīo mûeh a m̄ sĭ, lṳ́ khṳ̀ jīo i khui;

the pig is rooting up something is he not, you go and drive him off.
lṳ́ tîeh cai jīo ngio, màiⁿ khṳt i thau cîah mûeh;

you must remember to drive out the cat, and not let her eat up the things.
cá mêⁿ-àm līn-lōng-kìe sĭ ngio tó̤ jīo níoⁿ-chṳ́ a m̄ sĭ?

The clatter last night was caused by the cat chasing rats was it not?
châk khîeh lío cò̤ i khṳ̀, bô̤ nâng káⁿ khṳ̀ jīo i;

the thief took it and went off, no one daring to give chase to him.

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