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

烹

To boil; to decoct for food.
i mîaⁿ-ke pheng-thîo chài-bǔ;

she is skillful in concocting food.
i lâi chíaⁿ kâi thiap sĭ sía “pheng mêng hāu kà”;

his card of invitation said, “the tea is made and we await your instructions.”
pheng līen;

to seethe as glue; to decoct, as medicines.

拚

聘

To ask; to inquire; to send messengers to an equal to make inquiries; to invite or negotiate, with a present.
phèng chíaⁿ i lâi;

invite him to come.
phèng- chíaⁿ hîen-jîn;

engage a teacher.
úa àiⁿ phèng i lâi úa kò̤, phèng i m̄ khéng lâi;

I wished to get him to come to my house, but he would not come.
ka-kī chin-sin khṳ̀ phèng i saⁿ tńg cìaⁿ khéng lâi;

went myself and asked him three times before he would come.

評

To discuss the merits of; to settle the order of; to arrange; to criticise a writing; to revise and edit; to deliberate and weigh.
phêng-lŭn cí kâi nâng;

discuss this person’s characteristics.
cò̤-nî phōiⁿ-phêng?

What arrangement have you decided upon in regard to it?
lṳ́ phêng-thóiⁿ tī kâi hó̤;

consider which one is the best.
khṳt ŏi hùe phêng cē;

let those who are competent revise it.
pín phêng;

to estimate the merits of.

平

Even; equal; just; equable; common, ordinary; peaceful, undisturbed; to subdue, to tranquilize.
thiⁿ ĕ thài phêng;

the whole empire is tranquil.
cò̤ sṳ̄ kong-phêng;

act justly.
sim lăi hûa-phêng;

a mind at peace.
khîeh lô̤h thien-phêng khṳ̀ phêng ;

put it in the balances and weigh it.
phêng tī khí huang-po̤;

raise a needless disturbance.
phêng jît;

daily; commonly.
sĭ phêng-sieⁿ-nâng;

is a commoner.
phêng-sù;

heretofore; ordinarily.
phêng-sî;

hitherto.
phêng mîn;

the common people.
nía piaⁿ khṳ̀ phêng châk;

raise troops and quell the insurgents.
khṳ̀ kàu, châk cū phêng;

on arriving, the insurgents were pacified.
i phêng-pêh bô̤ kù mēⁿ úa ; he scolded me with- out the least reason, chng-kháu íⁿ-keng phêng-hôk lío;

the sore is already healed.
phêng-ang;

peace.
kau suaⁿ chú khut, phêng-îang chú tût;

in the high mountains choose a glen, in the open country choose an eminence.
i hàuⁿ thòi nâng ūi put phêng;

he likes to take the part of the injured.
seⁿ-phêng;

habitually.
thóiⁿ tîeh phêng-phêng, bô̤ khî;

it appears just as usual, there is nothing strange about it.
lō phêng;

the road is safe.

朋

A friend, a companion, a peer, an equal, one of the same views or school.
phêng-íu;

a male friend.
i kio úa sĭ phêng-íu;

he is my friend.
cí kâi sĭ tâng theng kâi phêng-íu;

these are fellow students who studied by the light from the same window.
ti kí kâi hó̤ phêng;

an intimate friend.
cai sim kâi phêng-íu ;

a companion who knows one’s mind.
saⁿ phêng, sì íu;

a coterie of friends.

毰

The wings spread.
i kâi sît phi-phi;

with its wings outstretched and motionless.
i tó̤ pue to sĭ sît phi-phi, m̄ sĭ tó̤ phêh;

when it is flying its wings are spread wide, but it does not flap them.
sît cē phi, ŭ cîaⁿ lîah khuah;

when its wings are spread, they are about a span across.

厴

否

Closed, obstructed, which is the meaning of the 12th diagram.
cía sĭ i kâi jī ūn kuai-phí;

this is having his luck against him.
khǹg-kòi i màiⁿ hŵn-ló̤

phí cē kêk, thài cū lâi;

exhort him not to be down-hearted: when adversity has reached its utmost bounds, prosperity will come.

鄙

To despise; to disesteem.
cí kâi nâng khó̤-phí;

he is despicable.
i thóiⁿ-phí i;

he looks upon her with contempt.
tó̤ úa kâi phí-ì sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭeⁿ; cìe úa kâi phí-kìen lâi thóiⁿ li sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

according to my humble opinion it is thus.
i sĭm sĭ phí i;

she perfectly despises him.

痞

A stoppage or constipation.
phí-khì;

constipation.
phí cek;

indigestion.
cí îeⁿ îeh ŏi khṳ̀ tīo heng tang kâi phí-kò̤;

this medicine will remove the swelling arising from obstructed bowels.

痂

A scab.
kit phí;

to form a scab.
phí m̄-hó̤ peh tīo, tîeh táng i ka-kī lut;

you must not pick off the scab, but must wait till it falls off of itself.
i cong-kú îeⁿ-îeⁿ, bŏi kit phí;

it always remains raw, and never scabs over.
i kâi phí kit lío tau thìaⁿ;

after the scab is formed, it aches from the pressure.

譬

To compare, to illustrate; a simile; a parable; if, suppose.
cía sĭ phì-jŭ kâi ūe;

this is used as an illustration.
cang sĭm-mûeh lâi phì-jŭ i?

To what may it be compared?
phì-jû i īa-sĭ m̄ cêng lâi li cò̤-nî nē?

Supposing that he has not arrived, then what?
phì-jŭ cò̤ móng mûeh khap-chiet căi;

to take that as an illustration would suit exactly.
cieh lâi cò̤ phì-jŭ;

borrow as an illustration.
phì-jŭ cò̤ ciah cûn;

take a boat for an example.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ phì-jŭ lâi hŵn bŏi sĭo-sîn;

the comparison is not in all respects true.

嬖

庇

To shelter, to cover, to protect; affording shade.
phî-ìm;

to shelter, to countenance, to give protection to.
i cêk nâng cē ŏi, cū phî-ìm kàu thong côk;

he singly being somewhat powerful, affords protection to the whole clan.
sĭ i tó̤ pau-phî;

it is he who upholds him.
i cêk nâng chut lâi cū pau-phî kàu cèng nâng bô̤ sṳ̄;

he comes forth singly and furnishes such defense in himself, that all the others are free from trouble about it.

疲

Lassitude; fatigue.
phî-khùn;

spiritless, languid.
cí hûe kâi nâng phî-kw̆n;

am now very weary.
i kâi ceng-sin̂ hó̤ câi, ciu-jît bŏi phî;

he has great stamina, and does not flag during the whole day.
phî-tŏaⁿ;

jaded.
nâng phî, bé hêk;

the men were weary and the horses fagged out.
cí kúi kâi che-hîah sĭm sĭ phî-ngẃn;

these constables are very remiss in the discharge of their duty.
cìeⁿ-sî kâi hìang ío phî;

of late the custom-house duties are slow in coming in.

翩

皮

Furs.
phî-ngáu phî-cháu;

fur goods; furs made up into garments, and in the pelts.
i chēng kàu cêk sin phî-ngáu phî-cháu, cò̤-nî ŏi chìn;

he is dressed completely in furs, how can he be cold.

脾

The temper; whims.
i kâi phî-khì m̄-hó̤ căi;

her temper is very bad.
i kâi phî-khì hàuⁿ ēng pó pî kâi îeh;

it is his fancy to use medicines that act on the spleen.
kâi nâng to̤ ŭ kâi phî-khì;

most persons have some idiosyncrasy.
i bô̤ phî bô̤ khì, sóng-khùai căi;

he has no peculiar whims, and is very easy to get along with.

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