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

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獗

• Insolent; on the rampage.

• chiang-khiet;

  unruly; ferocious.

• i cṳ̆ cìen su móng kok ău cū m̄ káⁿ chiang-khiet;

  since they were defeated in battle with that country, they have not been so insolent.

• tâng thâi îaⁿ hṳ́-kò̤ hùe ău jú-kèng chiang-khiet;

  since they gained a victory over those people, they have been more obstreperous than ever.

瘚

• A disagreement in the humors of the system.

• i tì ŭ kâi khiet pēⁿ, m̄ cai sĭ hâng khiet, a sĭ jîet khiet, a sĭ thâm khiet, a sĭ khì khiet;

  he has spasms, I do not know whether they are those caused by cold, or by heat, or whether they are accompanied by foaming at the mouth, or by convulsions.

孑

• One; only; orphan-like; alone.

• khiet-jîen cêk sin;

  left quite alone and friendless.

• i cí hûe khiet-jîen cêk sin chám khṳ̀ to̤ sí le, cò̤ ŭ thang hó̤ hâiⁿ nâng;

  he is now the only one left, friendless and moneyless, and how can he have the wherewith to pay?

譎

• Wily; time-serving; hypocritical.

• cí kâi nâng khúi-khiet căi;

  this is a very treacherous person.

• i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ khúi-khiet;

  he acts in such a way as to gain his ends by guile.