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

潔

Clean; limpid; neat.
cheng-kiet;

clean, pure.
sin-sîp kàu cheng-cheng kiet-kiet;

arrange every-thing very neatly.
sói kàu kiet-cĕng;

wash it perfectly clean.
tût kàu kiet-kiet cĕng-cĕng;

scrub it perfectly clean.
sói kàu kiet-kiet pêh;

wash it white.
thong koiⁿ sàu kàu kiet-cṳ̀;

sweep the whole space perfectly clean.
thong koiⁿ siu kàu cheng-kite căi, tn̆g tíam hûn hê;

cleansed throughout, and with every spot, crease and blemish removed.

Hampered; perplexed; embarrassed.
i cìeⁿ-sî kiet-kṳ̆ căi;

he has lately had more to do than he could attend to.
cí hûe câp hun kiet-kṳ̆ tŏ̤ kò̤;

he now has more than he can do and is greatly pressed.

結

pa-kiet;

to wheedle.
i lâi tó̤ pa-pa kiet-kiet;

he is officiously helping, with selfish ends in view.
i mîaⁿ-ke pa-kiet nâng;

he is expert in wheedling people.
cía sĭ tó̤ hŭu pa-kiet kâi;

this is currying favor by service.

竭

To exhaust; to carry to the utmost.
kîet-lâk khṳ̀ cò̤ kàu sêng;

do one’s best to accomplish it.
cò̤ kàu cí-kò̤ lâi, lâk kîet;

did it thus far when my strength gave out.
ceng-sîn íⁿ-keng kîet;

its vitality is gone.
kîet-cĭn phêng-seⁿ kâi lâk;

used up all the energy he had.
cúi ngŵn bŏi kîet;

the fountain is inexhaustible.
koi-chĭ mih seng-lí to kîet;

in the markets all business is dull.
hâng-chêng kàu cí-kò̤ lâi kîet căi;

up to this time business has been very dull.
sî-chêng mih sṳ̄ to kang-kîet;

the times are dull.
taⁿ li suaⁿ kîet hái kîet;

there is now no business going on, either on land or water.
thàng put kîet;

lay up money without end.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ ā-sĭ cò̤ tit sêng cū cîah put kîet;

if this can be done there will be a chance to earn food in abundance.
tī kâi tī-hng to sĭ kang-kang kîet-kîet;

no chance to earn money anywhere, the times are so dull.

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