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

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京

• A capital or metropolis; excellent.

• kiaⁿ sîaⁿ;

  the capital city.

• pak-kiaⁿ;

  Peking.

• lâm kiaⁿ;

  the southern capital, Nanking.

• cĭeⁿ kiaⁿ;

  go to Peking.

• kiaⁿ īeⁿ;

  Peking fashions.

• kiaⁿ sṳ;

  the metropolis.

• kiaⁿ cúi pit;

  the best sort of pencil.

• i tó̤ cò̤ kiaⁿ-ki tău kâi gṳ̄-sṳ́;

  he is the mayor of the city of Peking.

• kiaⁿ-to ŭ kúi kâi sîaⁿ mn̂g;

  the outer wall of the capital has several gates.

• ŭ kiaⁿ pò̤ kàu;

  news from the capital has arrived.

• kiaⁿ-chau;

  the Peking Gazette.

• cìn kiaⁿ;

  go to the capital.

• chut kiaⁿ;

  sent to perform duties outside the capital.

經

• Classics; religious manuals.

• kiaⁿ cṳ;

  the classics.

• i ngŏ-kiaⁿ sì-su lóng-cóng thâk pat;

  he has studied so as to thoroughly understand all the Five Classics and Four Books.

驚

• To terrify; to scare; to fear; afraid; alarmed.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ kiaⁿ;

  don’t be frightened.

• màiⁿ kiaⁿ-tŏng i;

  do not alarm her.

• i thiaⁿ-tîeh sim sĭ kiaⁿ-hâi;

  when she heard it she was very much startled.

• lṳ́ kiaⁿ-ùi mih sṳ̄?

  What are you afraid of?

• kiaⁿ-ùi i cē m̄ tŏ̤ cū bô̤ hó̤ hiah;

  am apprehensive lest he be away from home, and so we have no place in which to pass the night.

• kiaⁿ sí nâng;

  scare people to death.

• cí cho̤h n̆ng khîeh khṳ̀ kio móng nâng ak kiaⁿ;

  take these eggs and go and present them to a certain person to remove disquietude.

• i hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ cū kiaⁿ huang;

  when he is just as well as usual he starts suddenly.

• sĭ kip-kiaⁿ-huang a sĭ māng-kiaⁿ-huang?

  Is it fits that he has, or convulsions?

• kip-kiaⁿ sĭ kiaⁿ chù nâng, māng-kiaⁿ sĭ kiaⁿ sin-seⁿ;

  fits alarm the household, but convulsions scare the doctor.

• thóiⁿ-tîeh sim kiaⁿ táⁿ cìen;

  when I saw it I shook with fright.

• thiaⁿ-tîeh kiaⁿ-ĭ;

  when he heard it he was astounded.

• m̄ kiaⁿ-phàⁿ;

  does not fear.

• kiaⁿ kàu kông;

  dazed by fear.

• bé khṳt i cē kiaⁿ tîeh cū thèng pháu;

  the horse, when he is frightened, runs away.

• cía sĭ tó̤ phah cháu kiaⁿ cûa;

  this is beating the grass to scare away the snakes.

• mín kiaⁿ; mín-ēng kiaⁿ;

  there is no cause for alarm.

• úa m̄ kiaⁿ;

  I am not afraid.

• hāi i kiaⁿ kàu khīu;

  terrified him so that he shook with fear.

• kiaⁿ kàu tó̤ tòng;

  trembling with fright.

• kiaⁿ kàu khâp-cêk-tùn; kiaⁿ kàu phah-chùn-lūn;

  quivering with fear.

• kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ-thâu pîak-pîak phah;

  so frightened that my heart throbbed violently.

• i m̄ cai kiaⁿ;

  he is unconscious of fear.

• kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ-thâu pôk-pôk thìo;

  so frightened that my heart leaped into my throat.

• thóiⁿ tîeh kiaⁿ sí;

  was almost frightened to death when I saw it.

• lṳ́ ŏi kiaⁿ a bŏi?

  Are you alarmed?

• i cò̤ sṳ̄ ío ŭ kiaⁿ sim;

  he acts with caution.

• thâk-cṳ ã sĭ bô̤ kiaⁿ sim, thâk căi tit pat?

  If one studies without solicitude as to the result, how can he learn?

• màiⁿ khṳ̀ kiaⁿ-jío i;

  do not go and disturb him.

• kiaⁿ kàu auⁿ-auⁿ-kìe;

  so frightened that I screamed.

• kiaⁿ kàu sit hûn; kiaⁿ kàu bô̤ hûn;

  frightened out of his wits.

• kiaⁿ kàu hèⁿ-hè-kìe;

  so frightened that he fainted.

• kiaⁿ kàu îang pûah lô̤h;

  so frightened that she fell down in a swoon.

• màiⁿ kiaⁿ cáu i;

  do not scare him away.

• kiaⁿ kàu a-nôⁿ chéⁿ; a-nôⁿ khṳt lṳ́ kiaⁿ chéⁿ;

  you have wakened the baby.

• màiⁿ kiaⁿ chéⁿ i;

  do not startle and waken him.

• i bô táⁿ, ùi-kiaⁿ;

  he is easily frightened.

• cí kâi táⁿ tōa căi, cn̂g kâi m̄ ùi-kiaⁿ;

  this one is very courageous, and is not easily perturbed.

• i sĭ tó̤ phìen kiaⁿ i;

  he is trying to frighten her.

• sît căi kiaⁿ nâng;

  really frightful.

• màiⁿ tăi kiaⁿ sío kùai;

  do not be alarmed.

• kiaⁿ kiu;

  shrink through fear.

• ku kâi thâu kiaⁿ kiu khṳ̀;

  the tortoise draws in its head when scared.

• màiⁿ kiaⁿ cìeⁿ kiaⁿ hìeⁿ;

  do not be disturbed by every thing.

麖

• A large deer, described as having one horn and a cow’s tail, probably referring to the nylghau.

• têk-kiaⁿ;

  the chevrotain, or mouse-deer; a small antelope.

• têk-kiaⁿ nêk;

  antelope flesh.

• kiaⁿ phûe tō̤;

  a leather fob.

今

• Now; the present.

• kíaⁿ-jît;

  to-day.

• kíaⁿ-jît ŭ mē?

  Have you any to-day?

• kíaⁿ-jît būe ŭ, tîeh mùa-cá;

  we have none to-day, and you must wait till to-morrow.

子

• A child; a son; diminutive; small.

• kíaⁿ-tĭ;

  sons.

• tōa kíaⁿ;

  the eldest son.

• sòi kíaⁿ;

  a young child.

• búe kíaⁿ;

  the youngest child.

• kíaⁿ sun;

  children and grandchildren.

• kíaⁿ-sài;

  son-in-law.

• tau-kíaⁿ;

  a son.

• cáu-kíaⁿ;

  a daughter.

• cṳ-nîe kíaⁿ;

  a young damsel.

• ca-bó kíaⁿ;

  a female child.

• a nîe kíaⁿ;

  a young lady.

• ta-po kíaⁿ;

  a male child.

• sun-kíaⁿ;

  little grandson.

• kíaⁿ jî;

  children.

• bô̤ kíaⁿ bô̤ jî;

  childless.

• sieh ang sieh kíaⁿ;

  a loving wife and mother.

• lṳ́ kúi kâi kíaⁿ?

  How many children have you?

• phŏ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;

  carry a child in the arms.

• a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ hùe cōi;

  has many children.

• kio kíaⁿ;

  to take care of a child.

• seⁿ kíaⁿ;

  give birth to a child.

• kāng kíaⁿ;

  with child.

• íang kâi kíaⁿ;

  adopt a child.

• mêng-lêng kâi kíaⁿ;

  an adopted child.

• chin seⁿ kíaⁿ;

  own child.

• chī kíaⁿ;

  rear children.

• kíaⁿ chī kàu tōa;

  bring up a child.

• hó̤ kíaⁿ;

  a good son.

• hó̤ kíaⁿ míen-ēng ke;

  if your sons are good you do not need many of them.

• ah kíaⁿ;

  a duckling.

• chn̂g kíaⁿ;

  a small table.

• íⁿ kíaⁿ;

  a little chair.

• bé kíaⁿ;

  a colt.

• ngio kíaⁿ;

  a kitten.

• gû kíaⁿ;

  a calf.

• káu kíaⁿ;

  a puppy.

• cûn kíaⁿ;

  a small boat.

• chù kíaⁿ;

  a hut.

• pûaⁿ kíaⁿ;

  a little plate.

• úaⁿ kíaⁿ;

  a little bowl.

• to̤ kíaⁿ;

  a pen knife.

• ka-to̤ kíaⁿ;

  scissors.

• kaⁿ-kíaⁿ;

  small oranges.

• tíaⁿ kíaⁿ;

  a saucepan.

• sang kha kíakíaⁿ ìuⁿ-ìuⁿ;

  very small feet.

鏡

• A mirror; any reflecting surface; to brighten; to illustrate; lustrous.

• mâk-kìaⁿ;

  spectacles.

• kùa mâk-kìaⁿ;

  wear eye-glasses.

• íam choiⁿ-lí-kìaⁿ;

  to look through a spy-glass.

• kìaⁿ-kíaⁿ;

  a small mirror.

• tâng-thâu kìaⁿ;

  a small looking-glass suspended from the lapel of the tunic.

• chíu kìaⁿ;

  a hand-glass.

• kìaⁿ phîn;

  a mirror on a stand.

• kìaⁿ thâi;

  a cheval-glass.

• hâp kìaⁿ;

  a mirror which folds together in the middle.

• chŵn sin kìaⁿ;

  a pier-glass.

• tâng kìaⁿ;

  a metalic mirror.

• híen-mûiⁿ-kìaⁿ;

  a microscope.

• cìe-siu kìaⁿ;

  a looking-glass.

• peh-hue-kìaⁿ;

  a kaleidoscope.

• hŭ-sim-kìaⁿ;

  a breastplate.

• kìaⁿ khuang;

  a picture frame.

• kìaⁿ nêk;

  the picture itself.

• kṳ̆n-sĭ kâi mâk-kìaⁿ;

  glasses for the near sighted.

• o-ciaⁿ mâk-kìaⁿ;

  colored spectacles.

• hue kìaⁿ;

  glasses that are convex.

• îang mâk kâi kìaⁿ;

  glass screens for the eyes.

• cang cúi cún-cò̤ kìaⁿ hó̤ íam;

  use water as a reflector to see it in.

• cîⁿ tŏ̤ a-má kìaⁿ tói;

  unsubstantial wealth.

• mêng kìaⁿ;

  clear glasses.

• phī-jŭ kìaⁿ tói kâi hue, cúi tói kâi gûeh;

  like the reflection of a flower in a mirror or of the moon in a pool.

• chìu kàu kng-kìaⁿ kng-kìaⁿ nē;

  polish it till it is lustrous.

• kìaⁿ-mīn kìaⁿ-mīn;

  gleaming.

• i kâi mīn phûe khah kng-kìaⁿ;

  his skin is two shiny.

• íam kìaⁿ;

  look in the mirror.

• bûa kìaⁿ;

  to polish, to burnish.

• phùa kìaⁿ têng îⁿ;

  to match the pieces of a broken looking-glass.

• kìaⁿ câi;

  the centre of a mirror.

• po̤-lî kìaⁿ;

  glass mirrors.

• ô̤ kìaⁿ theng;

  a shell window.

寄

• kìaⁿ-seⁿ;

  a parasitic growth; fungus.

• sieh-lîu kìaⁿ-se, sng-sûi kìaⁿ-seⁿ; hó̤ cò̤ îeh;

  the fungus that grows upon pomegranate and mulberry trees is used in medicine.

• cí câng chīu hwt kàu cĕng-cĕng kìaⁿ-seⁿ;

  this tree is all covered with fungus.

瘢

• Irregular scars on the skin.

• i kâi mīn tèng phùa kâi kìaⁿ;

  he has a scar on his face.

• i kâi hîah-kak tèng se-su phùa kìaⁿ;

  there is a little scar on his forehead.

行

• To walk; to move along; to go; to act; to do; to send off; to let.

• kîaⁿ lō;

  to travel.

• lō tèng tó̤ kîaⁿ kâi nâng;

  those walking along the road.

• kîaⁿ tāⁿ lō;

  went by the wrong road.

• kîaⁿ lâi kîaⁿ khṳ̀;

  to move to and fro.

• kha thìaⁿ bōi kîaⁿ;

  has a sore foot and cannot walk.

• kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;

  makes no progress.

• kîaⁿ hó̤;

  walk properly.

• lṳ́ sĭ pō kîaⁿ lâi, a sĭ cŏ̤ kîe kîaⁿ?

  Did you come on foot, or in a chair?

• kîaⁿ m̄ kàu;

  cannot walk there.

• kîaⁿ hoh hn̆g;

  walked a great distance.

• kìaⁿ bô̤ ŭa-hn̆g;

  had not gone far.

• kîaⁿ kàu kha sng;

  walked till tired.

• khang i kîaⁿ;

  lead him along.

• chah i kîaⁿ;

  support him by the arm while he walks.

• phŏ̤ i kîaⁿ;

  carry him along in the arms.

• tò̤-kîaⁿ;

  to walk backward; to retrograde.

• kîaⁿ cûn kâi nâng;

  boatmen.

• cí ciah cûn cêk jît kîaⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi lō?

  How far does this boat go in a day?

• kîaⁿ bô̤ nŏ̤ pō cū hiah;

  had scarcely started when he stopped.

• léng m̄ kîaⁿ;

  cannot push it along.

• kîaⁿ cáu;

  hasten on.

• kîaⁿ-kîaⁿ cáu-cáu;

  on the go.

• i bŏi kîaⁿ, lṳ́ hó̤ ĭa i;

  he is unable to walk, you must carry him on your back.

• kîaⁿ lō kùe-úang kâi nâng;

  the passers by.

• a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ cìaⁿ tó̤ ô̤h kîaⁿ;

  the child is learning to walk.

• būe ô̤h kîaⁿ soiⁿ ô̤ pue;

  learn to fly before learning to walk.

• chut kîaⁿ;

  start on.

• kîaⁿ thit-thô̤;

  walk for pleasure.

• kîaⁿ a m̄ kîaⁿ nē?

  Can it be made to go or not?

• cí kâi sî-ceng bŏi kîaⁿ;

  this clock does not go.

• kîaⁿ sĭen;

  to act righteously.

• kîaⁿ tek;

  to do good.

• kîaⁿ lói-sìo;

  to observe the rules of etiquette.

• kîaⁿ lĕng;

  transmit orders.

• kîaⁿ bûn-cṳ;

  to send off a dispatch.

• kîaⁿ cai;

  to inform officially.

• kîaⁿ cai kak kūiⁿ;

  let all the district magistrates know.

• kîaⁿ m̄ khui kha;

  does not get started.

• cí kĭaⁿ sū chíaⁿ tī-tîang chut lâi kîaⁿ?

  Whom will you invite to take the lead in this matter?

• sṳ̄ m̄ kîaⁿ;

  the business makes no progress.

• úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ chíaⁿ móng kong-chin chut lâi ⁿ tît lío;

  I heard that this matter had been placed in the hands of a certain middle-man and that he had settled it.

• kîaⁿ híam;

  follow dangerous courses.

• m̄-hó̤ kîaⁿ huang-híam: kîaⁿ ún-tàng cìaⁿ hó̤;

  do not follow dangerous courses: to go in the path of safety is best.

• cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ úa tàⁿ m̄ kîaⁿ;

  I cannot talk about this matter.

• sái m̄ kîaⁿ;

  cannot send on.

• cí kâi sṳ̂ kîaⁿ m̄ khṳ̀;

• cang cí kò̤ cò̤ kîaⁿ thâi;

  make use of this as an official lodging in travelling.

• kîaⁿ gê-mn̂g nâng;

  a habitue of the yamun.

• i tó̤ kîaⁿ tī kâi gê-mn̂g?

  Which yamun does he transact business in?

• kîaⁿ-ûi;

  behaviour, actions.

• kîaⁿ kè kâi jit-cí;

  the wedding day.

• thong kîaⁿ;

  make a circuit; to permeate.

• kîaⁿ hùe-mûeh lô̤h séⁿ;

  send off goods to the provincial city.

件

• An item or thing; a classifier, of wide application; it often corresponds to the definite article.

• mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

  things; stuff; articles.

• chùi kĭaⁿ;

  remmants.

• put kùe sīn lâng kĭaⁿ;

  have but a few left.

• úa àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ;

  I want to buy a whole one.

• kĭaⁿ thô kùi ke nŏ̤ kâi ngṳ̂n;

  opium balls are dearer, by two dollars per ball.

• lâi ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ hùe?

  How many sorts of goods have come?

• ŭ cí cêk kĭaⁿ tīaⁿ;

  have only this sort.

• ŭ kĭaⁿ sĭm-mih sṳ̄ i cū kang-khó căi;

  if he has the least thing to do he is overburdened.

• cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

  an affair.

• toaⁿ kĭaⁿ hôk-sek;

  one garment.

• úa àiⁿ cn̂g kĭaⁿ kio lṳ́ bói;

  I will buy the whole lot from you.

• lṳ́ àiⁿ bói kàu kĭaⁿ li cū sǹg phîⁿ cē;

  if you are going to buy the whole lot I will let you have them a little cheaper.

• ēng chûn bô̤ pùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

  used them all up, so that there is not one left.

• kè cng ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?

  How many articles are there in the wedding outfit?

• ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

  a case in law.

• nâng mīaⁿ kâi ùaⁿ kĭaⁿ;

  a case involving life.

• kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ kŭ chŵn;

  everything is ready.

• cêk kĭaⁿ cêk kĭaⁿ hun khui;

  set each by itself.

• cò̤ kúi kĭaⁿ saⁿ-khò lâi chēng;

  make a few clothes to wear.

• hìeⁿ cōi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

  so many things.

• kĭaⁿ-kĭaⁿ to ŏi;

  can do each kind.

• kak kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng ṳ̆-pĭ hó̤;

  all things are ready.

• ŭ jîeh cōi kĭaⁿ?

  How many of them are there?

• cho kĭaⁿ;

  coarse ones.

• ìuⁿ kĭaⁿ;

  fine ones.

• i kâi ṳ̄ kĭaⁿ cōi;

  he has much business.

• lṳ́ tîeh cai sìo kĭaⁿ;

  you must count them.

強

• Sturdy; hale; vigorous.

• kīaⁿ-càng;

  robust.

• i sui-sĭ lău, hŵn-lío khin-kīaⁿ;

  although he is old he is still active.

• cîah pó îeh, cîah i kīaⁿ cē;

  take tonics, so as to gain vigor.