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

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茅

• Ferns and wild grasses.

• cháu-mo̤ⁿ;

  ferns.

• suaⁿ tèng seⁿ kâi mo̤ⁿ cháu;

  the wild plants that grow on the mountains.

• cí khí mo̤ⁿ kìe cò̤ hŏng-búe-mo̤ⁿ;

  this species of fern is called the phenix-tail.

摩

• To rub, pat or smooth with the hand.

• mo̤ⁿ-so̤ kàu i huaⁿ-huaⁿ hí-hí;

  smooth him down till he is in good humour.

• mîaⁿ-ke mo̤ⁿ-so̤ nâng;

  has the art of molifying ill temper.

• khṳt i ce mo̤ⁿ-mo̤ⁿ so̤-so̤ cū hàuⁿ;

  when he has been conciliated sufficiently he will consent.

孬

• A contraction of m̄-hó̤, not good; badly; unsuitable; amis.

• hó̤ a mó̤?

  Is that expedient or not?

• i sĭ mó̤ nâng;

  he is a bad man.

• mó̤ cìeⁿ seⁿ cò̤;

  it is not well to do thus.

• mó̤ sńg;

  do not trifle.

模

• A pattern; a model; a guide to go by.

• kui-mô̤ⁿ;

  a precedent; usages; rules.

• mó̤ⁿ-īeⁿ;

  a pattern; a model.

• i cò̤-nî cu bŭ, cn̂g kâi bô̤ kui bô̤ mô̤ⁿ?

  Why is it that in all sorts of affairs, he follows no rules nor precedents?

毛

• The covering of animals or birds; hair; fur; feathers; down; the nap of felt.

• thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

  hair of the head.

• cío mô̤ⁿ;

  the feathers of birds.

• îeⁿ-mô̤ⁿ;

  wool.

• tṳ cang mô̤ⁿ;

  the bristles of swine.

• khó mô̤ⁿ;

  fine hairs on the skin.

• thâu-mô̤ⁿ-kíaⁿ;

  short soft hairs on the head.

• seⁿ-mô̤ⁿ, seⁿ-mô̤ⁿ;

  hairy.

• tṳ-kha-mô̤ⁿ kueh m̄ cheng-khih;

  the bristles on the pigs’ feet have not all been scraped off.

• chiu mô̤ⁿ pìn pêh;

  hoary hair and beard.

• būe hwt mô̤ⁿ;

  unfledged.

• tho̤ mô̤ⁿ;

  the hair that he had at birth

• mô̤ⁿ khek;

  has curly hair.

• môⁿ jông-jông;

  downy feathers; fluffy hair.

• mô̤ⁿ cho tîo;

  the hair is coarse.

• mô̤ⁿ jṳ̂-jṳ̂;

  hair unkempt.

• mô̤ⁿ ío ngĕ;

  stiff bristles.

• thâu-khak kng-kût, bô̤ mô̤ⁿ;

  the head quite bald and shiny.

• mô̤ⁿ ìuⁿ-tîo ìuⁿ-tîo;

  very fine soft hair.

• mô̤ⁿ lûah kàu kng-kng;

  stroke your hair very smooth.

• mô̤ⁿ īam-īam;

  hair sleek and glossy.

• mô̤ⁿ-cháu ngía;

  beautiful thick fur.

• i cêng lâu mô̤ⁿ, tá cang a būe?

  Has she let her hair grow long, and done it up in the style of a grown woman yet?

• siu thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

  comb the hair.

• mô̤ⁿ kńg chng;

  hair-glands in the flesh.

• i bô̤ mô̤ⁿ cū khṳ̀ ké cáng;

  having no hair, he put on a false queue.

• môⁿ câk-câk;

  thick hair, or fur.

• gô̤ mô̤ⁿ kńg;

  a goose quill.

• cìⁿ mô̤ⁿ;

  the feather of an arrow.

• koi-mô̤ⁿ chóiⁿ;

  feather broom.

• ah mô̤ⁿ sìⁿ;

  a fan made of ducks’ feathers.

魔

• A malignant spirit ; a devil.

• mô̤ⁿ-kúi;

  an evil spirit.

• io-mô̤ⁿ;

  a sprite; a spook.

• kio huang-mô̤ⁿ sàu-sîn hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

  like a witch.

募

• To call upon the people to do.

• mŏ̤ⁿ piaⁿ;

  to raise troops.

• mŏ̤ⁿ íong;

  enlist volunteers.

• mŏ̤ⁿ hùe;

  to circulate a subscription paper.

幕

• A screen; a secretary.

• tìeⁿ-mŏ̤ⁿ;

  a curtain.

• cò̤ mŏ̤ⁿ;

  act as clerk.

• tŏ̤ cóng-tok kò̤ tng mŏ̤ⁿ;

  he is a clerk in the viceroyalty.

• mŏ̤ⁿ-íu, mŏ̤ⁿ-pin;

  a private secretary.

暮

• The decline of life.

• nî-cong sùe-mŏ̤ⁿ kâi sî-hāu;

  when in the decline of life.

墓

• A burial spot; a tomb.

• phûn-mŏ̤ⁿ;

  a grave.

• sàu mŏ̤ⁿ;

  to sweep the tombs, at the spring worship.

慕

• To look upon with affection.

• ngîang-mŏ̤ⁿ;

  to regard with affectionate respect.

• sṳ-mŏ̤ⁿ tîeh pĕ-bó̤;

  fond of one’s parents.

望

• Hope; expect; look for.

• hi-mō̤ⁿ;

  hope.

• phàng-mō̤ⁿ;

  expectation.

• sit mō̤ⁿ;

  lose hope.

• bô̤ mō̤ⁿ;

  hopeless.

• bô̤ só̤ mō̤ⁿ;

  nothing to hope for.

• cô̤h mō̤ⁿ;

  cut off hope.

• ŭ mō̤ⁿ;

  entertains a hope.

• mō̤ⁿ kú lío;

  long hoped for.

• cǹg kâi bô̤ hó̤ mō̤ⁿ;

  without the least hope.

• hí chut mō̤ⁿ gūa;

  joy beyond all expectation.

• úa tó̤ mō̤ⁿ lṳ́ lâi;

  I was hoping that you would come.

• mō̤ⁿ kàu ăm tn̂g-tn̂g;

  looking with neck outstretched.

• mō̤ⁿ cí mō̤ⁿ hṳ́;

  gazing hither and thither.

• jīm m̄o̤ⁿ, mō̤ⁿ m̄ cheng-chó̤;

  gazed long and vainly.

• mō̤ⁿ tîeh kṳ̆n-kṳ̆n;

  looked and saw it close by.

• cêk mō̤ⁿ bô̤ cì;

  a boundless view.

• mâk tìeⁿ phû khṳ̀ mō̤ⁿ;

  raised his eyes and looked.

• mō̤ⁿ lâi mō̤ⁿ khṳ̀;

  look to and fro.

• mō̤ⁿ kìⁿ;

  looked off and beheld.

• mō̤ⁿ m̄ kìⁿ;

  gazed but could not discover.

• mō̤ⁿ tit kìⁿ;

  looked and saw.

• mō̤ⁿ kûiⁿ mō̤ⁿ kĕ;

  look high and low.

• mō̤ⁿ côiⁿ mō̤ⁿ ău;

  look all around.

• mō̤ⁿ sì-phìⁿ, mō̤ⁿ bŏi tit i kàu;

  looked on every side to see if I could not see him coming.