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

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家

• A family; a household; a home; people.

• hûe ke;

  to return home.

• cêng kàu ke a būe?

  Has he reached home yet?

• ke tíeⁿ; ke cíang;

  the head of the household.

• ke pĕ;

  my father.

• ke bó̤;

  my mother.

• ke hiaⁿ;

  my elder brother.

• cêk ke nâng lóng-cóng lâi;

  the whole family came.

• sái kâi ke-jîn khṳ̀ chíaⁿ nâng-kheh;

  send a domestic to invite the guests.

• pù-kùi ke;

  a wealthy family.

• i tó̤ lí ke sṳ̄;

  she is attending to domestic affairs.

• i kâi ke sṳ̄ jîeh tōa;

  her domestic duties are many.

• jī ke hûa-môk;

  the two are completely reconciled.

• jī ke pêⁿ-pêⁿ huaⁿ-hí;

  they are both equally well pleased.

• i jī ke hàuⁿ;

  both parties are willing.

• líang ke to hàuⁿ;

  both of us consent.

• nŏ̤ thâu ke;

  two families, having the same husband and father.

• sĭ i kâi pún ke;

  it is his own family.

• ang ke;

  support a family.

• hâp ke phêng-ang;

  the whole family is well.

• i ke ēng jîeh tōa?

  What are his household expenses?

  peh chíu sêng ke;

  a self-made man.

• hín-khek íⁿ-keng cîaⁿ ke, cîaⁿ tàu;

  has now a home of his own.

• tōa ke nâng;

  a member of a large family.

• hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ jîh-gūa ke;

  there are over twenty families there.

• tăi-ke; tăi cèng ke;

  all of you; the whole of us.

• kok ke;

  the sovereign.

• sì ke kâi kíaⁿ-tĭ;

  the children of an ancient and honorable house.

• chut ke îong-kōi, kui ke lâng;

  to become a priest is easy, to return to domestic life afterward is difficult.

• ke-ke hŏ-hŏ to khṳ̀ chê;

  go to every house and examine.

• i sĭ seng-lí ke a sĭ thâk-cṳ ke?

  Are they a mercantile people or are they engaged chiefly in literary pursuits?

• tŏ̤ ke;

  at home.

• ke ău;

  the wife and her relatives.

• ke lăi;

  in the house; the wife.

多

• More; many; much; to add.

• bô̤ ke;

  no more.

• cí cho̤h tīaⁿ, bô̤ ke;

  only this and no more.

• ke nâng ke hok;

  the more the merrier.

• ke căi;

  very many.

• ke kŭi nî cū hó̤ chūa bó̤;

  in a few years more, he may bring home a wife.

• ke kâi gûeh cū siu tang;

  in another month the crops will be gathered.

• ke kúi jît cū sêk;

  they will be ripe in a few days more.

• àiⁿ ke cêk kâi;

  want one more.

• ke saⁿ jît;

  three days later.

• ke ho̤h cōi;

  much more.

• ke lâng-ló̤;

  a little more.

• ke bô̤ ŭa;

  not much more.

• ke cêk tńg;

  once more.

• ke cêk ē;

  one stroke more.

• ke khùn;

  a moment more.

• ke cêk khùn-kíaⁿ;

  a little while after.

• taⁿ ke saⁿ tàⁿ;

  carry three more loads.

• ke siap-sî;

  presently ; a little later.

• phah ke cêk ē;

  hit another blow.

• ke kúi ē;

  a few strokes more.

• khṳ̀ ke sì hăng;

  go four times more.

• ke cho̤h pun úa;

  give me a little more of it.

• bô̤ ke nâng tŏ̤;

  no one else was there.

• pun úa ke cêk hûe;

  give me one more turn at it.

• lâi ke cêk cūa;

• come once more.

• bói ke nŏ̤ bó;

  buy two acres more.

• nín kò̤ kâi nâng ŭ chūa ke bó a bô̤?

  Among your people is more than one wife taken?

• seⁿ ke kúi kâi kíaⁿ;

  has borne several more children.

• bói ke cêk koiⁿ chù;

  buy another house.

• ke tōa-bó̤-mûeh súaⁿ-ngîap;

  much more real estate.

• ŭ ke īeⁿ a bô̤?

  Have you any other kind?

• bô̤ ke khí;

  no other sort.

• nâng ŭ ke téng;

  there are different sorts of people.

• cîah ke cho̤h;

  eat some more.

• m̄ cai ŭ ke a bô̤;

  do not know whether there are any more or not.

• chûn bô̤ ke;

  no more left.

• cài k kúi cāi;

  carry a few more boatloads.

• khah ke;

  too many.

• mài tàⁿ ke kù;

  do not say a word more about it.

加

• To add to; to superadd; to increase.

• ke kíam sûi tŏ̤ i;

  increase or diminish according to his wish.

• àiⁿ ke jîeh cōi?

  How much more does he want?

• ke cêk pŭe;

  double the amount.

• ke it thiu;

  add one tenth.

• kàu cí-kò̤ lâi tîeh ke saⁿ sì cîⁿ sṳ-hùi;

  in getting it here three or four mace must be added for expenses.

**袈裟](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/袈裟)ke-se350

• A cassock, worn by Buddhist priests, made of coarse, sleazy camlet.

• i kâi hûe-sīeⁿ cò̤-nî bô̤ chēng ke-se?

  Why do not these priests wear priests’ robes?

• i tîeh cò̤ hût sṳ̄ cíaⁿ ŭ chēng ke-se;

  when they are performing priestly rites then they must wear their cassocks.

假

• False; fictitious; unreal; to feign; illusory.

• m̄ cai cin ké;

  does not know the true from the false.

• úa thóiⁿ sĭ cin kâi, lṳ́ cò̤-nî thóiⁿ cò̤ ké?

  It appears to me to be real, why do you consider it an imitation?

• ké mîaⁿ ūaⁿ sèⁿ;

  take a false name.

• ké-măuⁿ kuaⁿ-tíeⁿ;

  pretended to be an official.

• ké hŵt;

  a grave in which there is no coffin.

• i ké cò̤ khṳt-cîah;

  he put on the costume and manners of a beggar.

• gūa mīn ké cò̤ hó̤ nâng;

  put on the external appearance of an honest man.

• i ké kàu sĭo căi;

  he imitates it to perfection.

• úa cū pat, i ké m̄ khṳ̀;

  I knew him, he could not deceive me.

• cía sĭ ké i kâi pit ciah kâi kâi;

  this is an attempt to imitate his penmanship.

• ké-ké nē cū sêng;

  if the imitation be perfect it will succeed.

• i cò̤ lâi lĕ-ké

  he has made a good counterfeit.

• sît căi lĕ-lĕ ké-ké;

  is really spurious.

• tàⁿ hṳ-ké kâi ūe;

  speak falsely.

• i kâi mûeh to sĭ ké kha ké chíu;

  all his things are imitations.

• lăng ké sêng cin;

  from jest to earnest; to fulfill what was begun as a joke.

**稼穡](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/稼穡)kè-sek354

• Grain ; cereals.

• kè-sek mûeh-kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng pun cúi cìm tīo;

  the grain is all spoiled by being merged in the water.

• kim nî mih īeⁿ kè-sek mûeh-kĭaⁿ tōa siu sêng;

  large crops of all sorts of cereals have been gathered in this year.

假

• A leave of absence; a furlough; an interim in a long session.

• tiang-sî àiⁿ pàng kè?

  When will the vacation begin?

• i pàng kè ău hŵn-lío tŏ̤ hṳ́ lăi thâk cṳ;

  after the vacation had begun, he still remained there studying.

價

• The price; the value of a thing.

• phû kè;

  raise the price.

• kíam kè;

  diminish the price.

• háiⁿ m̄ kàu kè;

  paid less than the price.

• sîn-sien lâng līo cíⁿ bí kè;

  the gods even find it difficult to estimate the rate of exchange and the cost of rice.

• cá mńg sî kè put tâng;

  the current price varies with the season.

• kè cîⁿ khah kùi;

  the price is too high.

• cí khí kè cū phīⁿ;

  this sort is cheaper.

• put jṳ̆ kè; bô̤ nŏ̤ īeⁿ kè;

  no two prices.

• cí saⁿ sì khẃn to sĭ cêk īeⁿ kè;

  these three or four kinds are all the same price.

• úa thó̤ sĭ kè, lṳ́ hâiⁿ sĭ cîⁿ;

  what I ask is the price, what you offer is the cost.

• cía sĭ bô̤ kè pó̤ kâi mûeh;

  this is a priceless thing.

• cìeⁿ-sî cí īeⁿ mûeh sĭ cĭeⁿ kè a sĭ lô̤h kè?

  Is the price of these articles rising or falling now?

• kíam kè phīⁿ bōi;

  prices diminished, and selling off cheap.

• sît kè, bô̤ sṳ-nîe;

  the real price, with no bargaining about it.

• bô̤ tàⁿ kè;

  no false prices.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ tàⁿ kè, sît-sît jîeh cōi cîⁿ;

  do not put on a fancy price, but tell exactly how much is to be paid for it.

嫁

• To marry a husband.

• bô̤ kè bô̤ chūa;

  neither marry nor are given in marriage.

• kè ang;

  wed a husband.

• i kè tîeh cêk kâi ang hía cìaⁿ hó̤!

  She has married such a good husband!

• i cêng chut kè a būe?

  Is she married yet?

• ĭu àiⁿ kè chut, ĭu àiⁿ chūa jîp: sṳ̄ cōi căi;

  what with marrying off daughters, and bringing home daughters-in-law, there is much business on hand.

• kè cáu-kíaⁿ;

  marry off a daughter.

• kè-cng cōi căi;

  the dowry is large.

• cáu-kíaⁿ chī tōa cū tîeh kè;

  when a daughter has been brought up, she must be married off.

• cêk kâi li kói-kè, cêk kâi li m̄ khéng kói-kè;

  one of them married again, and the other refused to marry a second time.

• cí kâi khiah-kha sĭ sûi nîe kè kâi;

  this large footed maid came with her mistress when the latter entered the family.

• kè koi tùe koi pue, kè káu tùe káu cán;

  if you marry a cock you thereafter fly, if you marry a dog you thereafter trot; the wife takes the social station of her husband.

駕

• A chariot; to drive or sit in a carriage; one who sits in a carriage; a title of respect.

• lṳ́ kâi kùi kè tiang-sî kàu?

  When did Your Excellency arrive?

• cun kè sĭ ŭ mih sṳ̄?

  What business has Your Excellency?

• lâu lṳ́ kâi kè mùa-khí lâi thóiⁿ;

  will trouble you, Respected Sir, to come to-morrow and see.

• cía khah lâu-tŏng kùi kè;

  this is troubling you, sir, too much.

• hŵn lṳ́ kâi kè lâi cí-kò̤;

  put you to the trouble of coming here.

• gṳ̄ kè chin ceng;

  the Emperor himself goes forth to subdue.

• sìaⁿ kè;

  His Majesty.

• i ŏi thêng hûn kè bū;

  he mounts the clouds and rides the mist.

• sûi kè chut îu;

  follow the chariot (of a god) out for an airing.

• táng kè bô̤ kìⁿ;

  excuse one’s self to a visitor.

架

• An open frame on which to place things; a rack; a staging; to support; to fend off.

• cio-kè m̄ tîo;

  could not fend it off.

• cṳ kè;

  a book rack.

• sieⁿ kè;

  a trunk stand.

• câp jī kè;

  a cross; a frame like the character which denotes ten.

• pàng kò̤ hó̤ kè mûeh-kĭa;

  leave it to lay things on.

• kè cêk tîo pang-kîe cū hó̤ kîaⁿ kùe khù;

  lay down a board as a bridge then we can cross over.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ lâi tiaⁿ-tó̤ kó-kè;

  do not you come and knock over the drum-stand.

• i mih sṳ̄ to sĭ tó̤-pái kè-cṳ́;

  he does everything in a stilted style.

• cìeⁿ pôiⁿ kè kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ, ēng jîeh tn̂g cìaⁿ kè tit kùe;

  how long need the staging be in order to extend across from this side to that?

• hàm bâk-kang lâi cò̤ kâi pò-phâng kè;

  call a carpenter to come and make the tent poles.

• phàu kè;

  a frame to hang a cloak on.

• kè sṳ̂ kâi;

  bolster up calumnious charges.

枷

• The cangue, a wooden collar worn as a punishment.

• liah khù taⁿ kê;

  seized and put in the cangue.

• kê hō̤ cêk kâi gûeh;

  sentenced to the cangue for a month.

• phi kê tòa só̤;

  carry the cangue, and wear fetters.

• sang phau kê;

  a cangue made for two persons.

• kê ceh lío ŵn ùaⁿ;

  after the cangue has been worn, the case is done with.

• cêk mĭn kê;

  a cangue.

• khĭa huang-lô kê;

  put into a cangue in which one dies from weariness and hunger.

低

• Low; below the standard; low-priced.

• cí tîo lō kûiⁿ kĕ-kĕ o̤h kîaⁿ;

  this road is very uneven and difficult to travel.

• siu-sîp kàu lō pêⁿ-pêⁿ, bŏi kûiⁿ kĕ;

  level the road, so that it will have no inequalities.

• thâu phak kĕ;

  bend down the head.

• i kâi mó̤ⁿ-kha seⁿ khah kĕ;

  her hair grows too low on her forehead.

• i sang bâi khah kĕ;

  his eyebrows are too lowering.

• chn̂g kĕ;

  to squat.

• pàng kàu kĕ-kĕ;

  let it down much lower.

• kĕ-kĕ siaⁿ kio i tàⁿ;

  told him in a very low tone.

• i tàⁿ khṳ̀ kĕ siaⁿ kĕ siaⁿ, thiaⁿ m̄ hīn;

  he speaks very low, and is not heard distinctly.

• i kâi khek chie lâi ŭ kûiⁿ ŭ kĕ hó̤ thiaⁿ;

  he chants his ballads in diverse notes, pleasant to the ear.

• kĕ cêk kek sía;

  write it a line lower down.

• i tó̤ táu kĕ ngṳ̂n;

  he buys adulterated silver.

• cí khí ngṳ̂n khah kĕ;

  this silver is too far below the standard.

• m̄ kûiⁿ m̄ kĕ;

  neither above nor below the standard.

• cí īeⁿ hùe ío kĕ;

  these goods are lower-priced.

• chin-chĭeⁿ cúi lâu lô̤h kĕ;

  like water running down hill.