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

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公

• Equitable.

• kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ;

  fair; just.

• i mih sṳ̄ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ căi;

  he is very just in his dealings.

• íⁿ-keng chíaⁿ ŭ kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi sin-sṳ̆ chut lâi thîo-chú;

  have already asked honorable gentlemen to come and settle the matter by arbitration.

• kuaⁿ-cìaⁿ kùe hût;

  more equitable than Buddha himself.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ kuaⁿ-kuaⁿ cìaⁿ-cìaⁿ kâi;

  that is perfectly fair.

官

• An officer of government; the magistrates; the authorities; rulers; official; public.

• kuaⁿ hṳ́; kuaⁿ ŵn;

  officials; magistrates.

• cò̤ kuaⁿ kâi nâng;

  those in authority.

• kuaⁿ bue;

  an official match-maker.

• oh kuaⁿ ue;

  learn the mandarin dialect.

• i sĭ to cheng kuaⁿ, in pi sĭ tham kuaⁿ;

  he is a clean handed official, and it is not as if he were a covetous one.

• kuaⁿ lo;

  a government road; a highway.

• ci’a lam sĭ kuaⁿ iam;

  this salt is salt that has passed through the hands of government officers.

• phah-kuaⁿ-si;

  to enter npon a lawsuit; to carry a case before the authorities.

• mûeh-kĭaⁿ kui kuaⁿ;

  things confiscated.

• ŭ kâi kuaⁿ- thoi;

  has dignity; is stately.

• ŭ kâi kuaⁿ ieⁿ;

  is of dignified bearing.

• kuaⁿ tieⁿ;

  rulers.

• bun kuaⁿ, bu kuaⁿ;

  civil and military officers.

• tōa kuaⁿ, soi kuaⁿ;

  one filling an important office, and one whose office is petty.

• ciaⁿ in kuaⁿ;

  the magistrate who holds the seals of office.

• co cap kuaⁿ;

  subordinate officers.

• kui pin kuaⁿ?

  Of what grade is he?

• i kâi kuaⁿ cheⁿ hien;

  he will soon be in office.

• cia kuaⁿ sĭ;

  trusting to official influence.

肝

• The liver.

• kuaⁿ hue seng;

  inflammalion of the liver.

• tng kuaⁿ chun lih;

  (grieved so that) the liver and intestines are splintered.

• i sieh ju sim-kuaⁿ;

  dear to him as his life.

• i kâi sim-kuaⁿ in-ho̤;

  he has a bad disposition.

• Bim-kuaⁿ-thau liang-liang;

  his chest is cool.

• cia, sĭ kuaⁿ-taⁿ kâi tie;

  these are his real senti- ments.

• kuaⁿ bak khak pi tho;

  the woody liver neutralizes the earthy stomach, (therefore I have no appetite).

• koi kuaⁿ suaⁿ;

  desiccated hens’ livers.

杆

• A staff; a post; a shaft.

• ûi kuaⁿ;

  masts.

• ki kuaⁿ;

  flag-staff.

• cí ki kî-kuaⁿ jîeh kuiⁿ?

  How high is this flag-staff?

𣔼

• A shaft; a bar; a beam; a pole.

• cìⁿ-kuaⁿ;

  the shaft of an arrow.

• chìn kuaⁿ;

  the bar of a steelyard.

• cò̤ ki tìeⁿ kuaⁿ;

  make a fishing-pole.

• tèng ki tōa kuaⁿ chìn;

  set the marks upon a large steelyard bar.

乾

• Cured by drying, dried.

• phâk cò̤ kuaⁿ;

  dry them in the sun.

• phû-thô̤ kuaⁿ;

  raisins.

• có̤ kuaⁿ;

  dried dates.

• píaⁿ kuaⁿ;

  biscuits.

棺

• A coffin.

• kuaⁿ-bâk; kuaⁿ-châ;

  a coffin.

• kuaⁿ kĭn;

  a coffin and its contents.

• kuaⁿ-châ khàm, kuaⁿ-châ tói, kuaⁿ-châ chîeⁿ, kua-châ sin;

  the lid, the bottom, the sides, and the bulk of the coffin.

• kuaⁿ-châ thâu, kua-châ búe;

  the head and the foot of a coffin.

• mông būe tîeh kuaⁿ-châ thâu cū khàu;

  he began to cry before he had touched the coffin, (too soon).

• kuaⁿ-châ phŭe;

  a pall.

• kuaⁿ-châ pang, kuaⁿ-châ póiⁿ;

  slabs for making coffins.

• kuaⁿ-châ íⁿ;

  supports for a coffin to rest on.

• kuaⁿ-châ kǹg;

  a bier.

• kuaⁿ-châ chù;

  a house to shelter a coffin.

• kuaⁿ-châ phò;

  a shop where coffins are sold.

• kuaⁿ-châ phng;

  an adz used in making coffins.

赶

• To hasten; chase; pursue.

• úa cá-cá àiⁿ khí lâi kúaⁿ lō;

  I shall rise very early and pursue my journey.

• lṳ́ tùi cúi lō kò̤ khṳ̀, úa kúaⁿ tùi hăng lō lâi khṳ̀;

  you follow the water course, and I will go on by land.

• kúaⁿ khùe cē;

  hurry up.

• úa àiⁿ kùaⁿ kàu kàu, cìaⁿ lâi hiah;

  I will press on to my journey’s end and then stop.

• i khṳ̀ jìeh kú nē, m̄ cai kúaⁿ i tit tîeh, a kúaⁿ m̄ tîeh;

  he has been gone some time, I do not know whether we can overtake him or not.

• kúaⁿ kín khṳ̀ cò̤;

  went and did it in the utmost haste.

• kúaⁿ mé-ⁿméⁿ hŵn-lío kúaⁿ m̄ hù;

  hurried on, but still failed to reach there in time.

• tîeh kúaⁿ sok cē cìaⁿ kúaⁿ tit kîp;

  must hasten somewhat, and then we shall be in time.

• kúaⁿ cí hûe kâi lâu-cúi;

  take advantage of the tide.

• àiⁿ kúaⁿ khṳ̀ hù chĭ kâi;

  will hasten on to be in time for the market.

• tîeh kúaⁿ kàu căm cìaⁿ ŭ hó̤ cîah;

  must go on till we reach the post station then we shall have something to eat.

• kúaⁿ cá, khí lâi lí sṳ̄;

  get up early and attend to business.

• jû kúaⁿ ah cêk īeⁿ;

  like driven ducks.

• kâi i kúaⁿ chut khṳ̀;

  drove him out.

• in-ûi sĭm-mih sṳ̄ khṳt i kúaⁿ tīo chut lâi?

  On what account was he expelled?

趁

• To avail of; to improve.

• kúaⁿ cí kâi sì-hāu;

  improve this leisure time.

• kúaⁿ cí hûe kâi ki-hŭe;

  embrace this opportunity.

• kúaⁿ cí kâi sì cū cò̤ tit hó̤;

  take advantage oí this circumstance to complete the thing.

• kúaⁿ tîeh cí hûe ŭ huang lâi khui cûn;

  take advantage of the wind that is now blowing and start the boat.

• kúaⁿ sńg, kúaⁿ chìe;

  took the opportunity when others were joking.

果

• Really; truly; indeed; reliable; determined.

• kúaⁿ-jîen sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  it is really so.

• lṳ́ jû-kúaⁿ àiⁿ lâi li thòa-cah lâi;

  if you should be coming, bring it along with you.

• i kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ ŭ kúaⁿ-tẁn;

  he acts with decision.

• i sĭm sĭ kúaⁿ-káⁿ;

  he is very daring.

• kúaⁿ-cin hó̤;

  truly good.

• kúaⁿ sĭ cía nâng;

  indeed it is he.

• jîak-kúaⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ úa li m̆;

  suppose it should be thus, I shall not do it.

• i cò̤ sṳ̄ cn̂g kâi m̄ kúaⁿ-kwt;

  he acts without decision.

• i mih sṳ̄ cū kúaⁿ-kwt;

  he has his mind made up before he does things.

• sĭ àiⁿ, sĭ m̄-àiⁿ, kúaⁿ-kúaⁿ kwt-kwt;

  whether you want it, or whether you don’t want it, be decided about it.

寡

• Solitary; friendless; alone; little; moderate.

• síu-kúaⁿ hŭ-jîn;

  a widow.

• i tó̤ síu-kúaⁿ;

  she is a widow.

• kà cṳ sin-seⁿ, síu-kúaⁿ ta-ke;

  a school teacher has a lot like that of an old widower.

• kúaⁿ put têk cèng;

  one cannot stand alone against many.

• ko-jî, kúaⁿ-hŭ;

  orphan and widow.

• i khi-hŭ i ko-lŏ kúaⁿ-bŭn;

  he imposes upon him because he is solitary and of little experience.

寒

• Wintry; cold; shivering.

• thiⁿ-sî kûaⁿ-chìn;

  the weather is very cold.

• kha kûaⁿ-tàng;

  the feet chilled.

• cá mêⁿ ŭ nâng kûaⁿ sí khṳ̀;

  some one was frozen to death last night.

• ciaⁿ gûeh kûaⁿ sí gû, jī gûeh kûaⁿ sí bé, saⁿ gûeh kûaⁿ sí le-ke cé;

  the first month was so cold it killed the cattle, the second so cold it killed the horses, and the third so cold it froze Miss Lake herself.

• pak kûaⁿ; hwt kuaⁿ;

  to have ague.

• sieⁿ-huang tńg cò̤ kûaⁿ;

  the cold taken has produced ague.

• ŭ kûaⁿ ŭ jûah;

  has chills and fever; is cold and hot.

• kûaⁿ jûah saⁿ-khò;

  clothing for hot and cold weather.

• màiⁿ khṳt i kûaⁿ tîeh, tîeh cai chēng;

  must put on plenty of clothing, and not get chilled.

瘧

• Remittent or intermittent fever; febrile complaints; ague.

• tì kûaⁿ kâi pēⁿ;

  has fever and ague.

• kiâm kûaⁿ;

  chills, with but little or no fever.

• keh jît kûaⁿ;

  a chill every other day.

• saⁿ jît kûaⁿ;

  a chill once in three days.

• i kíaⁿ-jît tùi kûaⁿ pái;

  this is his day to have a chill.

• ŭ cêk khí saⁿ jît pái kâi kûaⁿ;

  there is one sort of fever which comes on once in three days.

提

• To pull upward, to lift by pulling.

• cău-hùe kŭaⁿ tîeh i kâi piⁿ;

  happily caught him by his queue and dragged him upward.

• tùi i kâi piⁿ cū kŭaⁿ khí lâi;

  pulled him out by the queue.

• màiⁿ kŭaⁿ khah lip búe, ùi àiⁿ phìu chíu;

  do not take hold too near the end in lifting it, lest it slip out of your hand.

• nŏ̤ ciah chíu sie-hŭ kŭaⁿ;

  drag it up with both hands.

• măng kŭaⁿ khí lâi hṳ́-tói ŭ mûaⁿ-hṳ̂;

  when the net was hauled up there was an eel in it.

• kŭaⁿ tōa lâk;

  haul it up with force.

携

• To carry with the hand at one’s side.

• kŭaⁿ-chĭ-nâ;

  carry a market basket.

• kŭaⁿ cúi-tháng;

  carry a water-bucket.

• kŭaⁿ cúi;

  to carry water in a bailed bucket by one’s side.

懷

• To carry in the womb.

• kŭaⁿ ŭ a-nôⁿ tŏ̤-kò̤;

  is with child.

• cí ciah ngio kŭaⁿ-kūiⁿ tŏ̤-kò̤;

  this cat is pregnant.

汗

• Sweat; perspiration.

• seⁿ kūaⁿ;

  to perspire.

• lâu kūaⁿ;

  to sweat freely.

• hwt kŭaⁿ;

  produces perspiration.

• hwt kūaⁿ îeh;

  a sudorific.

• pío kūaⁿ;

  to sweat visibly.

• chut chìn kūaⁿ; lâu chìn kūaⁿ;

  has cold sweats.

• lâu kàu cêk sin kūaⁿ;

  perspired at every pore.

• thoih kūaⁿ;

  absorbs sweat.

• chēng kâi saⁿ tó̤ cṳ̄ kūaⁿ;

  wear a jacket to absorb the perspiration.

• pìaⁿ kàu cêk sin kūaⁿ;

  worked so hard as to be wet with perspiration.

• tău kūaⁿ;

  night-sweats.

• cṳ̄ kūaⁿ;

  sweating, without exertion.

• bô̤ kūaⁿ căi;

  inactive.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ bô̤ kūaⁿ bô̤ kūaⁿ nē;

  do not be lazy about it.

• cí kâi nâng cò̤ sṳ̄ cin bô̤ kūaⁿ;

  this persons does things very moderately.