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

偎

To hug; to lean on; loving.
oi kŭn i sin-piⁿ;

snuggles up to her.
oi kàu bûa-bûa;

to hug close, (as a mother her child).
i cŏ̤ pàng kò̤ oi-oi úa-úa;

he lounges about when he sits.
i kiaⁿ-ùi nâng oi-khoi tîeh i;

he is afraid some one may lean on him; he is afraid he may have to spend something for some body.
oi-úa tŏ̤ i koiⁿ thâu;

leaning on his shoulder.

挨

To crowd; contiguous; seriatim.
sie oi sie léng;

to jostle each other.
oi-oi cìⁿ-cìⁿ;

push and crowd.
oi tit kùe;

can crowd through.
oi bŏi tit kùe;

cannot shoulder my way through.
oi ke mn̂g-hŏ khṳ̀ chê;

go from door to door examining (as in taking a census).
oi tîeh kòng;

a selected sìu-châi, not yet a kṳ́-jîn.
oi chṳ̀ sŭ;

the next in regular sequence.

矮

Low of stature ; dumpy.
ói kíaⁿ;

a pigmy.
ói-jîn;

dwarfs.
ói-kha lô̤;

to waddle.
ói nâng thóiⁿ sṳ̄;

a dwarf beholding a play.
ói nâng to̤ sim sṳ̄;

small people are full of projects.
kìe kâi a-ói lâi thèⁿ;

get a dwarf to prop it up. (said in derision of inefficiency).
m̄ kûiⁿ, m̄ ói;

medium sized.
kûiⁿ kâi khah kûiⁿ, ói kâi khah ói;

they are all too tall or too short.
chn̂g khah ói;

the table is too squat.
màiⁿ teh ói khṳ̀;

do not crush him into a dwarf.
ói pûh chîak;

pursy.
ói sòi;

stumpy.

挨

To force one’s way; to press forward.
i li-li òi-bûa khṳ̀;

he kept pressing on toward it.
òi kàu hṳ́ piⁿ-piⁿ kò̤;

elbowed his way to the very edge of it.
cèng nâng toah côi cū òi jîp khṳ̀;

they all shouted in concert and forced their way in.
òi cìn-côiⁿ;

to press forward.

鞋

Shoes.
phûe ôi;

leather shoes.
tîn-ôi;

rattan slippers.
cúi ôi;

shoes impervious to water.
kang ôi;

shoes with felt soles.
châ ôi;

shoes with wooden soles.
cháu ôi;

straw sandals.
ôi tói;

the sole of a shoe.
ói mīn;

the uppers.
ôi thâu;

the toe.
ôi ău-teⁿ; ôi búe;

the heel.
ôi chîeⁿ;

the sides.
ôi phīⁿ;

the welts on the toe.
ôi phīⁿ sim;

the space between the welts.
ôi mn̂g;

the binding.
ôi kám;

the inside sole.
ôi lí;

the lining.
chĭeⁿ ôi;

to join the tops and soles.
pâk ôi tói;

make the soles.
tèng ôi;

to bind shoes.
só̤ ôi;

sew the seams in the uppers.
i cwn tó̤ côih ôi-mīn-thiap bōi nâng;

his business is solely that of cutting out the stiffening of the

uppers, and selling them.

cò̤ ôi kâi nâng;

shoemakers.
pó ôi hùe;

cobblers.
hùn ôi;

to shape shoes on a last.
ôi hùn;

a last.
ôi tói so̤h;

waxed ends.
ôi chio;

a shoe horn.
ôi sueh;

a shoe brush.
oi lioh;

slippers without heels.
ôi màiⁿ kîaⁿ lío tó̤ lioh, lioh lío, ôi kōi hāi;

do not ran your shoes down at the heels, when shoes are run down at the heel they wear out quickly.
i tó̤ kîaⁿ ôi to sĭ lioh-a-lioh;

in walking he always goes slipshod.
cêk sang ôi;

a pair of shoes.
nŏ̤ ciah ôi, ciah tōa, ciah sòi;

two shoes, one larger than the other.
chēng ôi;

put on shoes.
thǹg tīo ôi;

take off shoes.
cí koi phò kâi ôi īeⁿ cò̤ lâi ngía;

in this shop the shoes are made of a handsome shape.
ôi khîeh khṳ̀ póiⁿ ôiⁿ-phîaⁿ khṳt i phâk;

take the shoes and turn their sides to the sun, and let them sun.
póiⁿ ôi tói;

turn the shoes soles upward.
cíeⁿ ôi; sek ôi;

colored and ornamented shoes.
tn̄g ôi;

satin shoes.
o pò ôi;

plain black cloth shoes.
i tó̤ cò̤ khóiⁿ ôi hue kâi kang-hu;

her work is that of making the ornaments for shoes.

會

Apt; expert ; skilled in; likely to cause or be; probably; likely; a sign of the future when preceding another verb.
i ŏi cò̤ nâng;

she knows how to treat people.
cí ciah káu ŏi̤ kă nâng a bŏi?

Is this dog apt to bite people?
cí ciah ío ŏi tōa;

this one grows faster.
i ío ŏi cò̤;

he is more apt at it.
chíu ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi?

Does your hand ache?
i thâu-khak ŏi hîn;

her head aches.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ i koiⁿ-chù ŏi tó̤ khṳ̀ mē?

Do you think his house is likely to tumble down?
cîah li ŏi, thàng li bŏi;

is good at disposing of food but not at earning it.
phīⁿ li phīⁿ, bô̤ mih hó̤;

as to cheapness, it is cheap enough, but it is not good for much.
ŏi chìn a bŏi?

Are you cold?
ŏi lôh hŏ mē?

It is likely to rain?
mn̄g thóiⁿ cîⁿ-kè ŏi tōa mē;

inquire and find out whether the price is high.

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