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

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匹

• To match, to mate, to pair; a classifier of horses, because they are so often spanned.

• i sĭ phit-phùe cò̤ ang cía;

  they are an espoused pair.

• bô̤ nâng hó̤ phit-phùe;

  there is no one for him to espouse.

• cĭu sĭ phit hu phit hŭ īa ŏi cai īa ŏi cò̤ kâi sṳ̄;

  that is something that common people may understand and do.

• toaⁿ píⁿ phit bé cū káⁿ khṳ̀;

  dare go quite by himself.

• îaⁿ lăi ŭ jîeh cōi bé phit?

  How many horses are there in the camp?

疋

• A classifier of pieces of cloth.

• cêk phit pò;

  a piece of cotton goods.

• i kiam bōi tîu tn̄g phit thâu;

  he likewise sells silks and satins in the piece.

• bói kàu phit;

  buy the whole piece.