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

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關

• A custom or excise house; a frontier pass ; to bar a door; to guard ; to place a post at; to bear upon, to effect; to belong to a concern; involving; consequences; results.

• hìang kwn; sùe kwn;

  the custom-house.

• hái kwn;

  maritime customs.

• kwn kháu;

  a place where duties are paid.

• kwn pŏ;

  Board of Revenue.

• pàng kwn;

  to pass the custom-house.

• kwn-sim cìo līo;

  look carefully after the stuff.

• sĭ seⁿ, sĭ sí, kwn-hĭ tŏ̤ cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

  whether he lives or dies depends on this.

• i kio úa bô̤ kwn-sîap;

  he has nothing to do with me.

• m̄ kwn úa kâi sṳ̄;

  it is none of my business.

• cí kò̤ ŭ kâi kwn-tì bīe;

  there is here a temple of the god of war.

• to̤ bô̤ kwn sim kio úa cò̤;

  he does not do it for me with any interest.

• kwn hûang;

  the official seal.

• lṳ́ tîeh cai kwn i;

  you must beware of him.

• mn̂g cai kwn;

  take heed to the door.

• lṳ́ kâi mn̂g tîeh kwn hó̤-hó̤;

  you must guard the doorway carefully.

• khai kwn súaⁿ;

  a sneezing powder.

• ûa sek phùa i kâi ki-kwn;

  I brought his real motives to light.

• cí kâi sṳ̄ kwn-hĭ tōa;

  this affair has important results.

• phài i tó̤ péⁿ kwn;

  depute him to close and command the pass.

• kùe kwn;

  pass the custom house.

• kwn-hìang;

  custom house dues.

• khieh kwn-hìang;

  collect duties.

券

• A bond, agreement, or contract.

• i íⁿ-keng sàng kwn lío;

  he has already presented his papers.

• i kwn lăi sĭ kúi nâng?

  How many names appear in the document?

• kwn lĭa sĭ lâk nâng, kwn gūa sĭ sì nâng;

  there are six who are mentioned in the contract, and

four besides.

• cṳ kwn ngṳ̂n íⁿ-keng sàng cheng-chó̤ lío;

  the amount agreed upon in the contract with the school-teacher, has already been paid over to him in full.

冠

• A covering for the head.

• i-kwn chî-céng;

  clothing rich and elegant.

• i cē cai i lâi thóiⁿ cū chut lâi thìo kia-kwn;

  as soon as she knew they had come and were observing her, she came out and paraded around in a high cap.

• kia-kwn;

  the head-gear of actors.

觀

• To look at carefully; to observe.

• kwn-thóiⁿ;

  to contemplate thoughtfully.

• kwn-mō̤ⁿ;

  to look abroad attentively.

• kwn hong;

  one’s first entrance into the examinations.

• kwn chak sài;

  the style of an address to the Intendant of Circuit.

棺

• To encoffin.

• tī-kâi sî àiⁿ siu kwn?

  At what time is the body to be put in the coffin ?

鰥

• Unattended; alone.

• kwn kúaⁿ ko tôk kâi nâng;

  alone and solitary.

𩜇

• Flap-jacks; wafers.

• kẃn-cien;

  flap-jacks, or wafers, in which hash is rolled.

• i kâi kẃn-cien hṳ́ tói sĭ kauh mih kâi?

  What is rolled up in his flap-jacks ?

管

• To control; to dominate; to rule; to influence primarily.

• ēng i tó̤ cò̤ kẃn-ke;

  employ him as steward.

• cí lăi sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ kẃn sṳ̄?

  Who has the control of things in here?

• sĭ i tó̤ kẃn-lí;

  it is he who has the management of it.

• lṳ́ hó̤ siu kẃn;

  you may take charge of it.

• i tó̤ cíang kẃn sìo-bâk;

  he is keeping the books.

• phò lăi kâi sṳ̄ to sĭ i tó̤ kẃn;

  he controls everything connected with the shop.

• cêk nâng kẃn gūa, cêk nâng kẃn lăi;

  one takes charge of what goes on outside, and the other of what is done inside.

• i kẃn-hak nâng m̄ thiaⁿ;

  people will not be ruled by him.

• lṳ́ cí-kẃn tàⁿ;

  go on talking as long as you like.

• cek-kẃn cò̤ kàu hó̤;

  go on and finish it up.

• lí-kẃn tàⁿ;

  gave himself wholly up to talking.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ kẃn pât nâng, kẃn ka-kī cū hó̤;

  you need not look after other people, if you keep

yourself in order that will be sufficient.

• m̄ kù pât nâng, ka-kī lí-kẃn tàⁿ;

  paid no attention to others, but went on talking himself.

• lṳ́ thiaⁿ úa tàⁿ, lṳ́ màiⁿ lí-kẃn khàu;

  listen to what I am saying to you and do not give yourself wholly up to crying.

• i m̄ kẃn sṳ̄;

  he does not control matters.

• bô̤ khṳ̀ kẃn i;

  did not pay any attention to him.

• m̄ cai kẃn-kù cū khṳt i cáu-khṳ̀;

  did not look after him, and so he ran away.

• lṳ́ tîeh cai-kẃn;

  you must look out.

• lṳ́ ā-sĭ m̄ cai-kẃn, m̄-kìⁿ-mûeh cū sĭ lṳ́ kâi sṳ̄;

  if you are not on the lookout, and anything is carried off, you will be held responsible for the loss.

• lâk ngio kẃn saⁿ ke;

  a diligent cat exerts an influence in her own and two other houses.

• i kẃn lô̤h ŭ jîeh cōi nâng?

  How many persons does he oversee?

• só̤ kẃn kâi tī-hng jîeh khuah?

  How large a country does he rule over?

• i bŏi tit kẃn úa;

  he cannot sway me.

• lṳ́ màiⁿ kẃn úa kâi sṳ̄: kak nâng kẃn kak nâng cū hó̤;

  do not you undertake to manage my affairs: if each person attends to his own business all will go well.

• sĭ i kai-kẃn kâi nâng;

  it is one of those whom he has charge of.

• hīuⁿ kẃn ôiⁿ sṳ̄;

  put a stop to idle dalliance.

館

• An inn, a caravansary, a lodging place or club-house; a council room or assembly hall; a room for public use; an exchange; an office or counting room; a saloon; a restaurant; a school-room.

• kong kẃn;

  a government hall; a public room.

• cü kẃn;

  a school-building.

• hŭe kẃn;

  club-rooms.

• cíukẃn;

  a saloon, where liquors are sold.

• tê kẃn;

  a tea-house, or restaurant.

• ui kẃn;

  a hospital, or dispensary.

• tó kẃn; pûah cîⁿ kẃn;

  a gambling hall.

• kĭ kẃn; sau-phûa kẃn;

  brothels, bagnios.

• kin-nî kâi kẃn-tī ío hó̤;

  the openings for employment are better this year.

• chì kẃn;

  lodgings in an examination hall, owned and kept for the use of one’s descendants.

• sùe khṳt nâng cò̤ bú-kẃn;

  rent to people to use as lodgings during the military examinations.

• kau-lâu kẃn;

  restaurants, tea gardens.

• kŵn co;

  the rent of a hall.

• kẃn cú;

  the owner of the hall.

• khui kẃn;

  the beginning of a session or term.

欵

• To treat well; to show respect to.

• i kẃn-thăi úa ío hó̤;

  he shows me much respect.

• kẃn-thăi pât nâng bô̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  did not show such courtesy to other people.

• i lâu kàu úa hó̤ kẃn hó̤ thăi i;

  upon his coming I entertained him very courteously.

• mih sṳ̄ kẃn-thăi i kàu ciu-tàu ciu-tàu;

  treated him with the completest politeness.

• i cē lâi úa cū hó̤ cíu hó̤ chài kẃn-thăi i;

  whenever he comes I entertain him with the best food and drink.

• bŏi kẃn-thăi i m̄-hó̤;

  never show any lack of courtesy toward him.

眷

• Family; kindred; to regard kindly.

• pó-kẁn cêng cò̤-pû lâi mē?

  Did your family come with you?

• ke-kẁn khĭa-khí tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

• hṳ́ lăi cêng cŭ kẁn a m̄ cêng?

  Has he a family living in there?

• i būe ŭ ke-kẁn;

  he has not yet a family of his own.

• i sĭang-téng kẁn-kù i;

  he regards him very affectionately.

• cí kâi nâng i kẁn-kù căi;

  he loves this person very much.

• i kâi ì cn̂g kâi kẁn-kù tŏ̤ cí-kò̤;

  his heart is wholly set upon this.

• lĭa gūa kâi chin kẁn lóng-cóng lâi;

  the relatives of the same and of other surnames all came.

• thiⁿ ì kẁn tŏ̤ i kò̤;

  Heaven graciously protects him.

• i kâi sim sĭ kẁn tŏ̤ cí kâi, m̄ sĭ kẁn tŏ̤ hṳ́ kâi;

  his heart inclines to this not to that.

灌

• To force a liquid into; to pour into holes to fill them; to run or flow together; to discharge; to disemboge.

• cía gû-nek ŭ kẁn cúi a bô̤?

  Has this beef had water forced into it, (to make it appear fat)?

• ēng cíu kẁn i cùi;

  force him to drink liquor till he is drunk.

• kẁn lâng, kẁn kàu pá;

  has filled up with pus till it is full.

• îeh i ā-sĭ m̄ khéng cîah cū lîah lâi kẁn;

  if he will not take the medicine, then seize him and force him to swallow it.

• kúi jît cū kẁn cīeⁿ;

  perfected his small pox pustules, in a few day’s time.

• cí tîo ŏi kẁn kàu nín kâi châng kò̤ khṳ̀ a bŏi?

  Does this stream of water flow through into your fields or not?

慣

• Experienced in; practiced in; addicted to; habitual.

• cía sĭ kẁn-sêk cò̤ kâi;

  this is done by an experienced hand.

• cía ke-húe úa ēng m̄ kẁn;

  I am not skilled in the use of these weapons.

• cŏ-jîen, căi tit kẁn?

  At first, how can one be accustomed to it?

• lêng-ceng kẁn cìen;

  a veteran in war.

• sîp kẁn seng cṳ̆-jîen;

  practice renders one perfect.

• cí īeⁿ sĭ kẁn-līen kâi;

  this is what he is practiced in.

摜

• To push away from one violently.

• khṳt i kẁn-pûah tŏ̤ thô-tī-ĕ;

  was pushed over on to the ground by him.

• i cē khì, khîeh khí lâi cū kẁn lô̤h khṳ̀;

  when he gets angry, he takes it up and then dashes it down.

• ŏi khṳt i kẁn phùa khṳ̀ a bŏi?

  Did he break it in throwing it down?

• khṳt i kẁn kàu chap-chap-chùi;

  was broken in pieces by his dashing it down.

冠

• To cap a youth when he comes of age; the chief or head.

• sĭ íⁿ kẁn a sĭ būe kẁn?

  Has he been capped yet?

• bûn-cieⁿ kẁn tîeⁿ;

  the chief of the essays.

貫

• To connect;

• sía mêng tô-tô cĭa-kẁn;

  write out plainly the residence and parentage.

• cía ūe tàⁿ lâi m̄ kẁn-chẁn;

  this is not spoken with continuity and relevancy.

• i ŭ bw̄n ke châi;

  he is very rich.

• cí kù cṳ kâi ì-sṳ̀ kẁn kàu thong phien;

  the meaning of this sentence is connected with all that is on this page.

• i kàu cí-kò̤ lâi cŭe-ak kẁn-îong;

  having reached this point, his iniquity is full.

**癱瘓](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/癱瘓)kẁn-pien854

• Paralysis, or stiffness of the tendons.

• i kẁn-pien kàu cí-kò̤ lâi ku-ā nî lío;

  he has been paralyzed for many years.

券

• Legal documents.

• tìo cīeⁿ-jît kâi ùaⁿ-kẁn lâi thóiⁿ;

  call for the documents relating to the case and see.

• tìo kẁn lâi hek tîeh m̄ hû;

  called for the documents and found by examining them that they did not agree.

• chau kẁn;

  copy deeds.

顴

• The cheek bones.

• nŏ̤ kâi kẁn-kut tōa-tōa;

  very high cheek bones.

• kẁn-kut tōa, kâi nâng ío ŭ suah khì;

  people with high cheek bones are rather savage looking.

罐

• A gallipot; a pot with a cover and spout.

• tê-kẁn;

  a tea-pot.

• cúi kẁn;

  a water-pot.

• hûi kẁn;

  an earthen pot.

• kẁn kùa;

  the cover of a pot.

• kẁn lih, kẁn pèⁿ;

  the handle.

• kẁn sui; kẁn chùi;

  the spout.

睠

• To turn the eyes back upon fondly.

• kẁn-lw̄n-lw̄n, m̄ kam sìa tīo;

  looked back to it with longing eyes, and was unwilling to part from it.

• i kâi chêng cn̂g kâi kẁn-lw̄n tŏ̤ i kò̤;

  his whole heart turns fondly toward it.

裸

• To pour out libations before the dead.

• kîaⁿ kẁn cíu kâi lói;

  to offer a libation of spirits.

蠕

• To squirm; to wriggle.

• cêk tîo kău-ún tó̤ kw̆n;

  an earth-worm is squirming there.

• i cē so̤h tîeh i li-li kw̆n;

  as soon as it smarts, it keeps squirming.

• ŭ cêk īeⁿ thâng tŏ̤ cúi tói tó̤ kw̆n, àiⁿ lîah khí lâi li bô̤: kâi sĭm-mûeh?

  There is a sort of worm wriggling at the bottom of the water, if you try to seize it and bring it out it proves to be nothing: what can it be?

倦

• Tired; fatigued.

• nâng khùn-kw̆n;

  am tired.

• kâi nâng phî-kw̆n căi;

  am very languid.

• bûa kàu hṳ́ hûe kâi ceng-sîn kw̆n căi;

  had drudged till at that time I was quite fagged out.

掙

• To break away; to jerk one’s self away.

• kw̆n cáu;

  to jerk away and escape.

• kw̆n khui;

  to jerk off.

• kw̆n chut khṳ̀;

  jerk out.

• phŏ̤ kín kàu bŏi kw̆n;

  hold him tightly so that he cannot break away.

• khṳt i kw̆n lut khṳ̀;

  it was jerked off by him.

• khṳt i cē kw̆n cĭu pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

  having jerked away he fell down.

曳

• To wave to and fro; to shake; to sway.

• i kâi búe tó̤ kw̆n;

  his tail is wagging.

• ki-búe li tó̤ kw̆n;

  the twigs flutter in the wind.