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

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埔

• An open level space.

• cêk kò̤ pêⁿ po khuah-khuah;

  a spacious level arena.

• tōa po kūiⁿ lî cí kò̤ jîeh hn̆g?

  How far is your district city from here?

• cháu po;

  a meadow; a grassy plain.

• suaⁿ po;

  a plain at the base of a mountain.

• po-kîⁿ po-kak tèng nâng īa cǹg ŭ phûn;

  on the edges and corners of the plain graves have also been made.

埠

• A port; a landing where trade is carried on; a mart; an unwalled sea-side town.

• îam po;

  a salt dépôt.

• sùaⁿ-thâu-po;

  the port of Swatow.

• kùe po;

  trade along at the ports.

• hŭe po;

  call a meeting of the merchants of the port.

• po cèng m̄ hàuⁿ;

  the traders are all against it.

• po chĭ;

  the market.

• tōa po-thâu;

  a great mart (like Shanghai).

• síe po thâu;

  a small marine landing place.

• sin siet kâi po;

  a newly opened port.

夫

• Carriers; porters; coolies.

• pńg hú àiⁿ lô̤h cûn ēng-jîeh cōi po?

  How many burden-bearers does this magistrate employ when he goes on board the boat?

• cí kâi kīe-phò ŭ jîeh cōi kĭe-po?

  How many chair-bearers are there at this chair-stand?

• i hàm kĭe-po-thâu lâi mn̄g;

  he told the chief chair-bearer to come and inquire.

• cúi húe po;

  a hewer of wood and drawer of water.

• kẃn taⁿ-po kâi nâng kìe-cò̤ ki-po-thâu;

  the head of a gang of porters is called the head porter.

• lîah nŏ̤ peh mîaⁿ po, hŵn lío m̄ kàu taⁿ;

  pressed two hundred coolies into service, and still there were not enough to carry the luggage.

斧

• An axe; a cleaver; a hatchet.

• pó-thâu;

  an axe.

• tōa pó;

  a cleaver.

• phùa châ pó;

  a hatchet.

• pó-thâu châk-kíaⁿ;

  carpenters’ tools.

• kim kue ŵt pó;

  insignia of office borne beside a mandarin in processions.

• àiⁿ chut mn̂g, khìam cṳ pó;

  lack the funds necessary for travel.

補

• To repair; to mend; to close up, as a breach; to patch; to supply; to substitute; to make up; to aid; to assist; to recruit; to strengthen; the insignia of rank sewed on the robe; a supplement or addendum.

• pó ôi;

  to mend shoes.

• pó kâi saⁿ;

  patch a garment.

• pó chù-téng;

  repair a roof.

• pó pûaⁿ pó úaⁿ;

  to mend broken crockery.

• pó lāu;

  stop a leak.

• pó hueh;

  to improve the quality of the blood.

• cîah pó îeh;

  take tonics.

• cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi pó khì pó hueh;

  this medicine strengthens the system.

• pó thiap;

  to make up a loss to one, as for a breakage, or for extra work.

• pó thiap i jîeh cōi cîⁿ?

  How much did you give him in compensation?

• pó ke cē;

  make up the loss a little more fully.

• cía tîeh sìa lío cìaⁿ lâi pó, m̄ hó soiⁿ pó ău sìa;

  the tonics mnst follow the depleting medicines, it is not well to first give restoratives and then give purgatives.

• pó ngṳ̂n-cúi;

  make up for the excess in the weight of the coins.

• pó phêng-thâu;

  make up for light weight.

• chēng máng-phâu pó-kùa;

  wore a long robe with a dragon embroidered on it, and a short tunic having the insignia of rank embroidered on oblong patches set in the back and the front.

• pûe pó;

  supply a new one in place of what was damaged or destroyed.

• kùe saⁿ jît ău cíaⁿ lâi pó cok;

  make up for absence on the day for the worship of a god, by coming with offerings three days later.

• pó m̄ kùe;

  unable to make up the loss.

• pó lô̤h khṳ̀ kah-kah;

  the patch is just large enough to cover the hole.

• ciang kong pó cŭe;

  make merit offset demerit.

• cîah ce, pó cek ak;

  fast, to atone for accumulated sins.

• cang i kâi ŭ ṳ̂ lâi pó i kâi put cok;

  take his surplus to make up for his deficiencies; let works of supererogation offset sins of omission.

• jĭm pó-thīⁿ, pó-thīⁿ m̄ bûa;

  try in vain to patch up the matter.

• siu-pó hŏ-sùaⁿ;

  repair an umbrella.

• pó tīo kâi jī;

  cover a letter with a paper patch and rewrite it.

• cí kĭaⁿ mûeh-cîah bô̤ pó-iah;

  this food has no nourishment in it.

• i sĭ hāu pó kuaⁿ;

  he waits to take the place of the departing official.

• hāu pó nâng ŵn;

  an officer waiting to take his post.

• ngŏ̤ khueh ciet pó;

  at once fill a vacancy in office.

• pó-sĭu móng-kò̤ kâi ti-hú;

  take the place of the prefect in a certain department.

• pó khueh;

  fill a vacancy.

• tìo jîp khṳ̀ pó cò̤ lăi kuaⁿ;

  summoned to fill an office in Peking.

• bûn kuaⁿ cò̤-nî hó̤ pó bú khueh?

  How can a civil officer supply a vacancy in a military office?

• pó kàu kng-seⁿ kng-seⁿ;

  mended so skillfully that one cannot see the patch.

• pó thìaⁿ;

  make amends to him for pain inflicted.

• i ang ŏi li pó bó bŏi, i bó ŏi li pó ang bŏi;

  the ability of the husband makes up for the incompetence of the wife, and the ability of the wife for the inefficiency of the husband.

脯

• Dried meats or fruit.

• hṳ̀ pó;

  cured fish.

• ah pó;

  dried ducks.

• chài pó;

  dried turnips.

• bûe pó;

  dried plums.

• pó līo;

  dried provisions.

• phâk pó;

  cure by drying in the sun.

播

• To plant.

• pò céng lô̤h thô;

  plant seed in the gronnd.

• pò châng;

  set out the yonng rice-plants in the fields.

• pò ng;

  transplant young rice.

布

• Cotton, linen, or hempen fabrics; calico; cloth.

• i tó̤ khui pò phò;

  he keeps a shop where cotton goods are sold.

• pêh pò;

  longcloth.

• o pò;

  black cambric.

• âng pò;

  red calico.

• lâm pò; chíⁿ pò;

  blue calico.

• lô̤ pò;

  lace; mosquito-netting.

• n̂g-mûaⁿ pò;

  sackcloth.

• po̤-lô̤-mûaⁿ pò;

  cloth made from the fiber of the pine-apple plant.

• pò phit;

  piece goods.

• cheⁿ-thâu-pò;

  unbleached cotton.

• pńg sek kâi pò;

  cloth having its natural color.

• pìe pêh kâi pò;

  bleached cloth.

• kang-cheⁿ pò;

  brown cloth.

• sîa-bûn pò;

  drillings.

• hē pò;

  cloth for summer wear.

• tek pò;

  foreign linen.

• îu pò;

  oiled cloth.

• ìn hue kâi pò;

  prints.

• tĭu pò;

  grasscloth.

• môⁿ-lâm pò;

  plush.

• chiah pò;

  nankeen.

• îeⁿ pò; hwn pò; hût pò;

  foreign fabrics.

• ka-pùa pò;

  coarse thick native cloth, woven in hand-looms.

• chíu pò;

  a handkerchief.

• êk pò;

  a wash-cloth.

• mīn pò;

  a towel.

• bûeh pò;

  a foot-wrap, worn inside the stocking.

• thâu pò;

  a turban.

• ûi ie pò;

  an apron or loin cloth.

• tah pò-phâng-kè lâi nê pò-phâng;

  set up the tent poles, and spread the tent.

• pò hŏ-sùaⁿ;

  a cloth umbrella.

• càu-pò;

  a dish cloth.

• pò-tō̤;

  a wallet, a cloth bag.

• pò tah-lîen;

  a cloth pouch, like a bag with a slit in its side.

• jṳ̂ chn̂g pò;

  duster for furniture.

• pò pau;

  a cloth bundle.

• pò lîam;

  a cloth screen or curtain.

• cang ngŏ sek pò lâi phah cò̤ bé-kang-lî, chái ngia;

  make a lattice work of variegated cloth, for ornamentation.

• khun-pò;

  a thick leaved sea-weed, dried and cut into long strips, and used as food.

• cía pò khah hi;

  this cloth is too sleazy.

• kău pò, pô̤h pò;

  thick or thin cloth.

• cho pò, ìuⁿ pò;

  coarse or fine fabrics.

• pò tîeh sẃn ìuⁿ-câk kâi;

  must select a firm piece of cloth.

• ní pò;

  to dye cloth.

• tâh pò;

  to press cloth.

• pak pò;

  to whiten cloth.

• keⁿ pò;

  to weave cloth.

• só̤ chēng sĭ cho kûn, pò saⁿ, sĭm sĭ phok-sît;

  wore a coarse petticoat and cotton tunic, and had a very rustic appearance.

• pò bé;

  an artificial horse.

• khîa pò bé phah pò sîaⁿ;

  rode an artificial horse to attack an artificial city.

醅

• Liquor not yet strained; food that is prepared by fermentation.

• bí sah lío lô̤h cíu píaⁿ cū hó̤ put i hwt pô;

  when the rice has been boiled, and the malt put in, then set it away to ferment.

• hip pô;

  keep the mash in a dark warm place to ferment.

• kek pô;

  make a ferment.

• tāu-cìeⁿ pô;

  fermented bean catsup.

部

• A tribunal; a board; a public court; an officer in a board; a class or division in a serial arrangement.

• lâk pŏ;

  the Six Boards in the government.

• lī pŏ;

  Board of Civil Office.

• hŏ pŏ;

  Board of Revenue.

• lí pŏ;

  Board of Rites.

• piaⁿ pŏ;

  Board of War.

• hîaⁿ pŏ;

  Board of Punishments.

• kang pŏ;

  Board of Works.

• cong-tok pŏ-tn̂g;

  Governor General.

• sûn-bú pŏ-īⁿ;

  governor of a province.

• kau pŏ ngí chú;

  given over to the Board for Judgment.

• bâk pŏ;

  the vegetable kingdom.

嚼

• To chew; to masticate; to bite.

• pō kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;

  masticate it thoroughly.

• m̄ hó̤ pō tîeh cîh;

  do not bite your tongue.

• pō tîeh, khauh-khauh-kìe;

  chewing with a craunching noise.

• mín pō, ka-n̂ng thun;

  you need not chew it, swallow it whole.

• khah jūn, pō m̄ lô̤h;

  it is tough, and I cannot masticate it.

法

• A way; a means; recourse; a remedy.

• bô̤ pō;

  it can’t be helped.

• cía tîeh i cìaⁿ ŭ pō, pât nâng li bô̤ pō;

  he is the only one who can set this right, any one else will be of no avail.

• hía, úa cū bô̤ pō lío;

  well, there is nothing more that I can do then.

• lṳ́ sĭeⁿ ŭ pō a bô̤?

  Do you think that anything can be done about it?

• hàm i cò̤-nî ŭ pō lí;

  ask him how it can be set to rights.

• i ŭ pō cò̤ kàu hìeⁿ ngía, mîaⁿ-ke căi;

  he has a way of making it very pretty, he is very expert at it.

步

• A step; a pace.

• sĭ pō kîaⁿ lâi, a sĭ cŏ̤ kīe lâi?

  Did you come on foot, or in a chair?

• hûah tōa pō cē;

  take longer steps.

• lṳ́ kâi kha pō khin, i kâi kha pō tăng;

  your footsteps are light, his are heavy.

• lṳ́ kâi kha pō màiⁿ kîaⁿ kàu hìeⁿ tăng;

  do not step so heavily.

• kha pō tâh ún;

  set your feet firmly.

• kîaⁿ ke lâng pō cū kàu;

  a few more steps and we shall be there.

• cêk pō cêk pō khin-khin kîaⁿ, màiⁿ pīn-pōng-kìe;

  step softly, do not make a noise in walking.

• mùaⁿ-khí, khṳ̀ i kò̤ hûe pō;

  return his visit to-morrow.

• cí pō, iang siaⁿ;

  stop walking and call out.

• pō piaⁿ; pō kun;

  infantry; foot-soldiers.

• pō piaⁿ sĭ ŏi pō-cìen kâi;

  foot-soldiers fight on foot.

• cêk pō cêk pō;

  step by step.

• khîeh ki pō-keng lâi sīa pō-cìⁿ;

  take the bow of a foot soldier and shoot the arrow which belongs therein.

• kîaⁿ kàu cí pō châng tī;

  arrived at the designated position.

• cêk lí lō jîeh cōi pō?

  How many paces in a mile?

• lâu ŭ ṳ̂ kâi tī pō;

  leave some room for grace.

• lâu thò̤ pō;

  leave room for retreat.

• ŭ lâu kùi pō;

  may I trouble you to step in (to do something).

• pō-pō kau-seng;

  gradually rose to eminence.

• i hŵn sĭ àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ cìn pō;

  he still hopes for advancement.

• hâiⁿ cîⁿ, bô̤ thò̤ pō;

  pay before you leave the spot.

• tit cêk pō cìn cêk pō;

  give him an inch and he’ll take an ell.

• i nŏ̤ nâng būe pat kah kùe kha pō;

  the two have not yet learned to step together.

• kha pō kîaⁿ kàu côi-côi;

  keep step in walking.

• ciap pō ciap pō kîaⁿ, thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi pō;

  pace it and see how many paces it is.

• kha pō ciah;

  foot-prints.

• i kâi súa-pō súa lâi ún-tàng;

  he moves about on his feet with great precision.

• gêk pō;

  your steps.

• nôiⁿ pō;

  lady’s footsteps.