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

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The leaf of a door, and hence used as a classifier of shutters and windows.
nŏ̤ phìⁿ mn̂g kueⁿ miⁿ-miⁿ;

shut both leaves of the door tightly.
cí kúi phìⁿ síam-mn̂g cò̤ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?;

How much did you pay for these folding doors?

鼻

The nose.
i kâi phīⁿ sòng-sòng;

he has a very prominent nose.
phīⁿ tōa li pó mâk thap;

the size of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes.
gû phīⁿ tú tîeh châk chíu;

the ox laid his nose against the thief’s hand and followed him off.
phīⁿ kau-kau;

a hooked nose.
phīⁿ-lêng-kut lāi-lāi;

a thin nose.
phīⁿ ciam-ciam;

a sharp nose.
phīⁿ bih-bih;

a flat nose.
phīⁿ chúa;

a crooked nose.
phīⁿ-nîe;

the ridge of the nose.
phīⁿ-khang; phīⁿ-khang-kńg;

the nostrils.
phīⁿ-sái;

mucous from the nose.
phīⁿ uaⁿ;

bridge of the nose.
phīⁿ cún;

the end of the nose.
cîah phīⁿ-hun; hngk phīⁿ-hun;

to take snuff.
sàng phīⁿ;

blow the nose.
hngk phīⁿ;

expel or inhale the air forcibly through the nose.
cía cū sǐ hì-pêⁿ-téng kâi ūe-pêh-phīⁿ kâi;

this is the buffoon in the theatre (and has his nose painted white).
úai phīⁿ-khang môⁿ;

scrape the hair from the nostrils.
thâp phīⁿ;

without a nose.
phīⁿ sak;

the nose stopped up; snuffles.
chùi hâp bûa, cang phīⁿ-khang tháu-khùi;

shut your mouth and breathe through your nose.

嗅

To smell; to scent.
phīⁿ tîeh;

smelled.
phīⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;

smell it and see whether it is good.
phīⁿ tîeh chàu;

smelled a bad odor.
phīⁿ tîeh phang cǎi;

smelled very fragrant.
i hn̆g-hn̆g to phīⁿ tit kàu;

he can smell at a great distance.
úa phīⁿ m̄ tîeh, i cò̤-nî cū phīⁿ-kìⁿ?;

I cannot smell it, how is it that he can?
phīⁿ tîeh kòng-kòng phang;

smells very odorous.
phīⁿ m̄ chut;

cannot discover by the sense of smell.
jîeh hn̆g to phīⁿ-kìⁿ;

scents it from afar.
cē phīⁿ tîeh cū hîn;

if you smell it, it will make you dizzy.

A ferocious beast fabled to devour tigers; the term is applied to a valiant general.

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