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

誇

To boast; to brag; conceited.
khua-kháu;

boastful.
mih sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah cṳ̆ khua;

one should not laud himself too much in anything.
i khua-cìang i kàu cìaⁿ ŏi;

he extoled his being so upright and able.
ūe tàⁿ chut lâi khah khua;

the style in which he talks is too grandiloquent.
úa thiaⁿ tîeh i kâi ūe khiam-khua khiam-khua nē;

I thought his manner of speaking both modest and self-respectful.

胯

The thighs.
khîa bé cū tîeh ŭ khua lâk;

in riding on horseback one needs strength of thigh.
àiⁿ līen kau ũ khua lâk sĭ cò̤-nî līen?

If one wishes to develop strength of thigh, in what way should he exercise?

倚

To depend upon for safety or help.
i sĭ khùa tī-tîang kâi sì?

On whose influence does he rely?
khùa pât nâng kâi sì li bô̤ ēng;

it is of no use to trust to the influence of any one else.
khùa i kâi sì tŏ̤ cí gūa jw̆n cò̤;

relying on his influence, he acts in a disorderly manner when out here.
úa bô̤ lâk hó̤ khṳt nâng khùa;

I have no power for people to take advantage of.
nín àiⁿ khùa úa kâi sì li màiⁿ lâi;

if you are going to depend upon my influence then do not come.

艐

To run aground.
cûn khùa sua;

the boat grounded on a sandbank.
cûn kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khùa chíen;

having gone thus far, the boat grounded in the shallows.
khùa tŏ̤ cîeh tèng;

ran upon the rocks.
cûn khùa tîeh;

the boat is aground.
cí-kò̤ khah chíen, khíong-ài khùa;

it is too shallow here, there is danger of running aground.
ŏi khùa tîeh, tîeh lô̤h khṳ̀ léng;

if aground, we must get overboard and push.

罣

An impediment; to fall into snare; to hinder.
khùa-gō;

to hinder, as a snag stops a sailing boat.
i in-ûi kong sṳ khùa-gō tì-kàu sìa jīm;

he was so ill at ease in his public work that he resigned his office.
khùa-gāi;

impeded by obstacles.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ tì-kàu khùa-gāi tîeh;

was in this way biought to a standstill.

凭

To lean on heavily for support.
khùa tŏ̤ chn̂g tèng;

lean on the table.
bô̤-kò̤ hó̤ khùa chíu;

have nothing to rest the hand upon.
i kâi chíu khùa tŏ̤ lâng-kang kò̤;

he was leaning on the balustrade.
cí kò̤ lâng-kang lâuh-hâuh, m̄ hóy hàm sin khùa lô̤h khṳ̀;

this railing is old and shaky, you must not lean your whole weight upon it.

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