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

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霎

• A passing rain; an instant.

• cêk-siap-sî; siap-sî-kang;

  in a little while.

• bô̤ cêk-siap-sî kú;

  not a moment ago.

• hŏ siap-siap-kìe, lô̤h thàng jît;

  the rain has pattered down all day long.

𦕲

• Sleepy; blinking and tired.

• siap mâk;

  heavy eyed.

• mâk siap àiⁿ ût;

  sleepy and wants to go to bed.

• mâk siap kàu tó̤ tak;

  so sleepy that he nods.

• lṳ́ ŏi mâk siap a bŏi?

  Are you sleepy?

• úa kâi mâk būe siap;

  I am not yet sleepy.

• mâk sang mâk siap;

  dreadfully sleepy.

嗇

• Sparing; stingy; close; parsimonious; mean.

• kîam-siap;

  close-fisted.

• siap kàu tîo sùaⁿ chng m̄ kùe;

  so tight you could not get a thread through; stingy to the last degree.

• i phêng-sî sui sĭ siap, ŭ sṳ̄ kâi sî-hāu īu phò̤-láu;

  although ho is ordinarily so sparing, still when there is occasion for it he is liberal.

濇

• Rough; harsh; stringent; uneven; difficult of performance.

• līu tīo siap cap;

  squeeze out the acrid juice.

• cîah tîeh khah siap;

  it tastes too astringent.

• lâu sêk cē cū bŏi siap;

  when it gets riper it will not be astringent.

• ka-to̤ ngân khah siap;

  the pivot of the shears is too tight, and they do not work easily.

• mn̂g khah siap, buah cē îu lô̤h khṳ̀ cìaⁿ bŏi siap;

  the door does not turn on its hinges easily, smear on a little oil and then it will not be hard to open.

• cē khah siap, khui tîeh cū uaiⁿ-uaiⁿ-kìe;

  when there is too much friction is creaks in being opened.

• siap kàu khui m̄ khui;

  so much friction that I cannot open it when I use all my force.

• siap phûe;

  an acrid rind.

• ûa thóiⁿ i kâi meh sîap, sĭ hueh hṳ;

  I see that his pulse is irregular, it is because his blood is impoverished.

洩

• To ooze; to leak; to soak through; to divulge.

• cí kò̤ ŏi sîap cúi;

  the water exudes here.

• ŭ cêk cūe phāng, i kâi cúi cū ŏi sîap chut lâi;

  wherever there is a crack, the water oozes out.

• sîap khì;

  lose savour.

• cē khǹg kú i kâi khì-bī cū cáu sîap;

  if you keep it long it loses its flavour.

• sîap-lāu;

  to leak.

• i kâi sṳ̄-ki sîap-lāu;

  his plan has leaked out.

• sîap-lāu kun-ki;

  divulge the artifice.

• ki-mît kâi sṳ̄ mó̤ sîap-lāu;

  one should not divulge secrets.

• sîap-lāu huang-siaⁿ;

  breathe a word of it.

涉

• To wade through; to pass through; to concern; to be acquainted with.

• úa kio i bö̬;

  I am in no way concerned in his affairs.

• kio i bô̤ sîap;

  has nothing to do with liim.

• pŵt-sîap căi;

  very tired.

• cêk lō kâi pŵt-sîap;

  the fatigue of the journey.

• sîap-lêh sì-kù;

  knows the world.

• i ío ŭ sîap-lêh;

  he is more conversant with it.