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

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布

To arrange; to spead out, to publish, to make known.
táng i khṳ̀ pù-pái;

wait till he has made the arrangements for it.
thóiⁿ i cò̤-nî pù-pái;

see what arrangements he makes.
i pái-pù chut lâi lêng-ūaⁿ hó̤ thóiⁿ;

they look better in the way in which he has arranged them.
táng úa kio lṳ́ pù-tì;

wait till I arrange it for you.
pù-ti̤ lâi tit ngî;

properly arranged.
pù-cèng-sài;

treasurer of a province.
pù kàu thiⁿ-ĕ;

made known throughout the Empire.

富

Rich; wealthy; afflaent.
pù-kùi;

rich and honored.
pù-cok;

a competence.
pù-hâu;

affluent.
pù ong;

a man of means.
pù nâng;

a rich man.
pù hŏ;

a wealthy family.
nî pù, lâk khîang;

in the prime of life and strength.
kó pù;

long wealthy.
cho̤ pù put lî khîong ke īeⁿ;

the newly rich cannot put away the manners of the poor.
pù-kùi saⁿ tō̤ huang cai ím cîah;

after being rich for three generations, one knows how to take one’s food properly.
pù-nâng kim o̤h táu;

a rich man’s gold is hard to barter for.
pù-jîo;

rich; fertile.

背

The side opposite the edge; the back.
to̤ pù;

the back of a knife.
hṳ̂ pù;

the ridge along the back of a fish.
keng hîⁿ, keng pù;

the string and the arch of a bow that is strung.
kîaⁿ keng-pù hn̆g ke hô̤h cōi lō;

to go by the circuitous route is a much longer journey.
ka-to̤ pù;

the dull edge of the blade of a pair of shears.

堆

A heap; a pile.
húe-pû;

a pile of refuse or rubbish ready for burning.
tī-kò̤ hwt húe-pû?

Where are they burning a pile of rubbish?
ciang-sî tó̤ sie húe-pû sie lío jûah sí;

at times when rubbish is being burned the heat from it is intolerable.

㷛

To heat; to boil; to cook by boiling.
pû cho̤h kún cúi;

heat some water to the boiling point.
khîeh khṳ̀ huang-lô pû ke khún-kíaⁿ;

take it to the stove and boil it a little while longer.
pêh pû;

simply boiled.

瓠

A species of gourd, of which the dried shell is used for dippers and ladles.
pû hua;

a square shallow wooden dipper.
hô-lô pû;

the bottle gourd.
pû cêk kâi cêk kâi seⁿ lío tìo tŏ̤ pêⁿ tèng;

the gourds hang one by one where they grow on the trellis.

捕

To pursue and capture; to search for and arrest.
pŭ-thiaⁿ;

superintendent of police in a sub-district magistrate’s office.
cóng-tok kâi sûn-pŭ;

a police-office connected with the governor’s yamun.
bûn-sûn-pŭ, bú sûn pŭ;

special aids to the chief provincial authorities, civil and military.
pŭ-hîah; pŭ khùai;

constables.
chip-pŭ-kêk;

vigilance committee.
phài i khṳ̀ pŭ tău;

depute him to pursue and arrest the thieves.
i m̄ thong kàu pŭ;

he has not understanding enough for the lowest official position.

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