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

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堪

• Adequate; worthy; fit for.

• m̄ kham cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  not worthy of it.

• cía put kham căi;

  very unworthy of this.

• m̄ kham tit tîeh i kâi síeⁿ;

  undeserving of his rewards.

• kham ēng cò̤ kuaⁿ;

  fit to make use of as an officer.

• sĭu khó lâng kham;

  have greater suffering than can be borne.

• kham-kai o̤-ló̤;

  worthy of praise.

• kham-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  deserving of this.

龕

• A shrine to hold ancestral tablets, or images.

• kham àiⁿ uaⁿ-pàng tī-kò̤?

  Where will you set up the shrine?

• nŏ̤ phìⁿ kham mn̂g;

  the two doors of a large cupboard in which the ancestral tablets are kept.

• i kâi có-kong sái tŏ̤ kham tèng;

  his ancestral tablets are set up in the shrine.

• cwn cò̤ cêk kâi kham lâi săi láu-îaⁿ;

  make to order a shrine to set gods in.

• cí kâi sîn-kham tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ siu-sîp;

  this shrine for idols must be renovated.

坎

• A pit; a snare; a critical time; the second of the eight diagrams.

• i cìeⁿ-sî khám-khó̤;

  he is now not at all well.

• cìeⁿ-sî khám-khám khó̤-khó̤ to m̄ jû-ì;

  now in the midst of difficulties, with everything adverse to his wishes.

• kût kâi khám;

  dig a dangerous pit.

• khám khùe sĭ sok cúi;

  the second of the eight diagrams pertains to water.

砍

• To fell; to chop.

• khám chīu lîah cío;

  fell a tree in order to catch the bird that is in it.

• i kâi to̤ cū khám khṳ̀, khám sieⁿ tîeh i kâi chíu;

  in bringing down his knife it slipped and wounded his hand.

• khám m̄ lô̤h;

  cannot chop with it.

勘

• To compare evidence; to personally examine.

• thek che khṳ̀ khàm;

  dispatch an officer to examineinto the case.

• chê-khàm mêng-pêh lío;

  have investigated the case thoroughly.

• chíaⁿ kuaⁿ lâi khàm-thóiⁿ;

  invite an official examination.

• sĭ úi úi-ŵn lâi khàm a sĭ cìaⁿ-tn̂g ka-kī lâi khàm?

  Was a deputy sent to take the evidence, or did the magistrate himself come to personally examine into the case?

• khàm mn̄g;

  cross question.

• m̄ kàu tī-hng kò̤ khàm to m̄ hó̤ tẁn;

  without going to the place to compare the evidence, the case cannot be decided.

• khṳt gṳ̄-sṳ́ bûa khàm chut lâi;

  it was ferreted out by the censor.

• nŏ̤ nâng lâi tùi khàm cū cíe tāⁿ;

  if both come together and compare the texts there will be fewer mistakes.

• cĭang-khàm châng-bó;

  remeasure the extent of the field.

蓋

• To cover; to roof in; a cover.

• khàm-au;

  a large covered bowl.

• sĭ àiⁿ khàm-au-kíaⁿa sĭ àiⁿ tōa khàm-au?

  Is it a small or a large covered bowl that is wanted?

• lâi hĕcêk tōa khàm-au cut-bí pn̄g;

  go and offer (to the gods) a large bowl of boiled glutinous rice (as a gift after the birth of a son).

• chù-téng cêng khàm hĭa a būe?

  Are the tiles laid in the roof yet?

• khṳt chīu hîeh khàm kàu miⁿ-miⁿ;

  wholly concealed by the overhanging foliage.

• thiⁿ-sî jûah căi, tîeh lâi khàm pò-phâng;

  the weather is very hot, and we must have an awningput up.

• cí kâi khàm khah sòi, khàm m̄ miⁿ;

  this conical cover is too small, it does not fit tightly.

• khîeh tíaⁿ-khàm khṳ̀ khàm;

  put the cover on the iron pan.

• cúi kng tîeh cai khàm miⁿ;

  be sure and cover the water jar closely.

• bói kâi cúi-kng khàm;

  buy a water-jar cover.

• cí kâi khàm sĭ pīn bói kâi, a sĭ cwn cò̤ kâi?

  Was this cover a ready made one, or was it made to order?

• lêng-sn̂g-khàm khàm khṳ̀ cū sĭang miⁿ;

  if you cover it with the steamer cover, it will exactly fit.

• bói kâi tăng-thâu puah lâi khàm tăng-thâu;

  buy a pot cover to cover the pickle pot.

• tŭm-puah, īa sĭ m̄ khàm, pû căi tit sêk?

  If you do not cover the wide mouthed pot, how can the things cooking in it be thoroughly cooked?

• khàm phŭe toaⁿ;

  cover with the coverlet cover.

• hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ khàm-phâng a bô̤?

  Is there any awning there?

• khàm lío khah àm;

  when it was roofed in it was too dark.

覆

• To cover, as with a concave vessel; to overshadow.

• thiⁿ khàm tī;

  the heavens cover the earth.

• khîeh kâi tê-au lâi khàm;

  take a covered cup and cover it.

• tin-tò̤ khàm;

  invert it and use it for covering.

• khîeh kâi úaⁿ khṳ̀ tò̤-khàm;

  cover it with an inverted bowl.

• khàm tŏ̤ i sît ĕ;

  sheltered under its wings.

墈

• A dangerous bank; a precipitousledge; a cliff.

• būe kàu khàm kha;

  has not yet reached the bank.

• hṳ́-kò̤ sĭ kĭa khàm;

  there is a steep bank there.

• khĭa tŏ̤ khàm kha tó̤ táng;

  stood waitingon the bank.

• châng khàm;

  a ledge beside a field.

• tó̤ khoi khàm-kha tèng tìeⁿ hṳ̂;

  on the bank of the river fishing with hook and line.

鐃

• Large brass cymbals.

• tōa lô̤-kó sĭ pôih lô̤, sì khăm;

  in a large brass band there are eight gongs, and four pairs of cymbals.

• phah toā khăm, phah lío khŏm-khŏm-kìe;

  sound the great cymbals, and hear their clash.

閛

• The noise of shutting or opening a door.

• màiⁿ khăm mn̂g;

  do not bang the door.

• tì-kó̤ kâi mn̂g khăm-khăm-kìe?

  What door is it that is banging?