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

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吊

• To twirl on the end of a string.

• phau tŏ-kâu;

  to carry earth-beetles about, suspended on a string, as do those who fight them.

• hāi i khṳ̀ phau tŏ-kâu;

  caused him to go and hang himself.

抛

• To abandon ; to cast off.

• phau chi lî cṳ́;

  abandon wife and children.

• phau-khì i kâi ke, khṳ̀ cò̤ hûe-sĭeⁿ;

  abandoned his family and became a priest.

刨

• A spoke-shave; to shave.

• phau tīo sūaīⁿ phûe;

  shave off the rind of a mango.

• suāiⁿ-phau;

  a knife used in paring mangoes.

• chiu kue phau;

  a shave used to pare autumn squashes.

跑

• To run; to gallop; to hasten.

• pháu bé;

  to race horses.

• pháu-cáu;

  to run fast.

• pháu bûn-cṳ;

  to send a dispatch post-haste.

• pháu kiaⁿ-che;

  a Pekinese messenger.

• ŏi pháu ŏi cáu;

  can canter around.

砲

• A cannon; large guns.

• khui tōa phàu;

  fire a great gun.

• pàng phàu;

  fire off cannon.

• phàu-cí;

  cannon ball.

• phàu-kè;

  gun-carriage.

• phàu- thâi;

  a fort.

• phàu-ngán;

  the touch-hole.

• phàu híang;

  the cannon roars.

• hwt hō̤ phàu;

  fire a signal gun.

• phàu-síu;

  a gunner.

• pàng phàu ngêng-cih;

  fire a salute.

• phàu-tūi;

  a company of artillery.

泡

• To steep in hot water.

• phàu cho̤h tê;

  steep some tea.

• cang kún cúi lâi phàu i ńng;

  steep it in hot water till it is soft.

• phàu nêk-chò̤-thng lâi thō pn̄g;

  make some broth to rinse down the rice.

炮

• To wrap in clay and roast.

• phàu-cì;

  to mix, as medicines; to compound, as remedies; to temper, as condiments.

咆

• To roar, to bluster, to rage.

• cèng nâng phâu-hau, jw̆n jíang;

  all the people clamored, and screamed at random.

• cèng nâng thiaⁿ tîeh cū phâu-hau;

  when they all heard it they became furious.

匏

• A musical instrument made from a calabash.

• kim, cîeh, si, tek, phâu, thó, kek, bâk, kìe-cò̤ poih im;

  the eight musical tones are the sounds made by instruments of metal, of stone, stringed instruments, pipes, instruments made from clay, from leather, and from wood.

袍

• A long robe.

• chēng lêng phâu;

  wear a robe with a dragon embroidered on it.

• sò phâu;

  a plain robe.

• máng phâu;

  an em- broidered robe.

• phûe phâu;

  a fur mantle.

• cìen phâu;

  a warrior’s robe.

• phàu thâu sì khùi to hak ŭ;

  has long and short robes for all the four seasons.

抱

• To feel; to have in the heart; to adhere.

• phău put phêng;

  ready for a quarrel.

• cí kâi nâng phău hŭ căi;

  this is a remarkably clever man.

• cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ úa sît căi phău hăm;

  this is something that I deeply regret.

• phău bṳ̆n cong sin;

  I can never forgive it.