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

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箱

• A box, coffer, chest, trunk,

• i-sieⁿ;

  a trunk for clothing.

• i-sieⁿ hêng-lí;

  luggage.

• cêk kha sieⁿ;

  one chest.

• kè cáu-kíaⁿ kè ŭ kúi kha sieⁿ?

  In marrying off their daughter, how many boxes of clothing did they send with her to her husband’s house?

• phûe sieⁿ;

  a leathern trunk.

• châ sieⁿ;

  a wooden box.

• tek sieⁿ;

  a bamboo trunk.

• cang sieⁿ;

  a coir trunk.

• cím-thâu sieⁿ; cím-sieⁿ;

  a box which may be used as a pillow.

• cuang lô̤h sieⁿ;

  pack them away in the box.

• tê sieⁿ;

  a tea-chest.

• thô-sieⁿ;

  an opium chest.

• húe-sît sieⁿ;

  a partitioned box or tray, for carrying edibles in processions.

• ui sieⁿ;

  a paper trunk, burned as an offering to the dead.

傷

• To injure; to wound; to hurt.

• sieⁿ hong pāi sôk;

  injure the public morals.

• sieⁿ huang;

  to catch cold.

• sieⁿ hâng;

  ailments arising from exposure to cold.

• lăi sieⁿ kâi pēⁿ;

  internal disease.

• i phah sieⁿ nâng;

  he injured some one by beating him.

• sieⁿ sún;

  to wound.

• bô̤ sieⁿ sún;

  no harm done.

• cŭang lío sieⁿ-sún tîeh;

  came in colision and were injured thereby.

• ka-lâuh lío bŏi sieⁿ bŏi sún;

  was not injured at all by being dropped.

• líang pôiⁿ sieⁿ sí jîeh cōi nâng?

  How many were killed and wounded on each side?

• ngŏ nâng tăng sieⁿ, ngŏ nâng khin sieⁿ;

  five were severely wounded, and five were slightly wounded.

• ui sieⁿ kháu;

  heal the wounds.

• sieⁿ-hûn;

  a scar from a wound.

• sieⁿ khṳ̀ tùi mīaⁿ;

  dangerously wounded.

• sieⁿ khṳ̀ tì mīaⁿ;

  fatally wounded.

• sieⁿ tîeh sú;

  had a sun-stroke.

• ngīam sieⁿ;

  officially inspect the injuries.

• sieⁿ sim;

  grieved at heart.

• cìeⁿ-seⁿ tīaⁿ-tîeh tì-kàu sieⁿ chêng sit ngĭ;

  that will certainly lead to wounded feelings and loss of self-respect.

• têng sieⁿ têng kám;

  catching another cold before recovering from the last one.

• sieⁿ tîeh hûa-khì;

  lessen the general harmony.

鑲

• To inlay, or overlay; to veneer; to coat or plate; to clamp on; to set as a jewel; to let in; to inchase.

• sieⁿ kŭa po̤-lî;

  to inlay with pieces of glass.

• sieⁿ ngṳ̂n kâi tṳ̂;

  chopsticks inlaid with silver.

• sieⁿ ceng, gê tṳ̂;

  inlaid cops and ivory chopsticks.

• sieⁿ siak;

  overlaid with pewter.

• bō̤ tèng sieⁿ cêk kò̤ gêk;

  has a jade ornament on her cap.

• sieⁿ cêk lîap sw̄n;

  inlay a precious stone.

• sieⁿ kim;

  emboss with gold.

• tìn-tang tèng sieⁿ lîap cu;

  a pearl was.set in the centre.

• sieⁿ kò̤ pó̤-cîeh tŏ̤ hṳ́ tói;

  inlaid with a precious stone.

商

• A trader.

• îam-sieⁿ;

  a salt-merchant.

• sieⁿ hŏ;

  the salt-merchants.

賞

• To reward; to bestow; to confer; a largess; a reward.

• àiⁿ cang sĭm mûeh síeⁿ i?

  With what shall he be rewarded?

• tit tîeh síeⁿ;

  receive a reward.

鮝

• Herrings.

• síeⁿ hṳ̂ pó;

  dried salt herrings.

像

• A figure; an image; a likeness.

• ūe sìeⁿ;

  paint portraits.

• íaⁿ-sìeⁿ;

  a photograph.

• sìeⁿ ūe lâi sĭo căi;

  the portrait is very like the original.

• cí kâi sìeⁿ cìe lâi cū jîen;

  this likeness is so taken that it resembles the original very closely.

• i seⁿ lâi m̄ cîaⁿ īeⁿ-sìeⁿ;

  he is not a very stylish looking person.

• cêk pak sìeⁿ;

  a picture of something on a scroll.

• ngó-sìeⁿ;

  images.

• sîn-sìeⁿ;

  idols.

相

• Physiognomy; the study of physiognomy for the purpose of fortune telling; the art of palmistry; to look into.

• i ŏi sìeⁿ mīaⁿ;

  he tells fortunes from the face.

• úa sìeⁿ thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi ngó-hêng hó̤ mē;

  I will consider your features and see whether they promise good fortune.

• sìeⁿ huap;

  rules for telling the fortune from the physiognomy.

• i sìeⁿ tîeh cò̤-nî tàⁿ?

  What does be predict from the study of your face?

償

• To restore; to indemnify; to pay back; to forfeit; to atone; to retaliate; to make amends; to replace; an indemnity; restitution.

• lṳ́ àiⁿ cò̤-nî pûe-sîeⁿ i?

  In what way are you going to make restitution to him?

• thâi nâng cū tîeh sîeⁿ mīaⁿ;

  if one kills a person he must make reparation for the life taken.

• i chìo kâu thâi sí nâng míen sîeⁿ mīaⁿ;

  they are so powerful that they may even kill a person and make no compensation for his life.

• àiⁿ i sîeⁿ hôiⁿ;

  want him to restore it to me.

嘗

• To taste; to test; to essay.

• sîeⁿ sin bī;

  taste the first fruits.

• lṳ́ khîeh khṳ̀ sîeⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;

  you take it and try it and see whether it is good or not.

• lṳ́ sîeⁿ tîeh bī-sò căi-seⁿ?

  What do you think of the taste of it?

• lṳ́ chì-sîeⁿ cē;

  you test it by tasting it.

• cía mûeh ío khî bī, tîeh lâi kio i sîeⁿ cē;

  this is of a rather strange flavour, you should come and taste a little of it.

• būe bói soiⁿ sîeⁿ;

  taste before buying.

• ceng-sîeⁿ;

  entailed property, whose proceeds are applied to the worship of ancestors.

• ceng-sîeⁿ tōa căi;

  a great amount of entailed property.

• lûn tîeh ceng-sîeⁿ;

  property of which the heirs alternately make the customary offerings to ancestors.

常

• Constant; frequent; customary.

• sîe-sî;

  constantly.

• phêng-sîeⁿ;

  usual.

• phêng sîeⁿ nâng;

  an ordinary person.

• cìe sîeⁿ;

  according to the regular routine.

• cìe sîeⁿ līo-lí;

  arrange in the usual manner.

• sîeⁿ-sîeⁿ kì-lĭam lṳ́;

  constantly remember you.

• hó̤ cĭam m̄-hó̤ sîeⁿ;

  it will do temporarily but not permanently.

• jû sîeⁿ;

  as usual.

• hui sîeⁿ;

  unusual.

• ĭ sîeⁿ;

  extraordinary.

• chong-mêng ĭ sîeⁿ;

  uncommonly intelligent.

• cí kâi sĭ sîeⁿ ŭ kâi mûeh;

  this is a common thing.

• sîeⁿ kàu cí-kò̤;

  frequently comes here.

想

• To think on; to meditate; to reflect on; to plan; to hope; to anticipate; an idea; a conception.

• i sĭeⁿ cìeⁿ sĭeⁿ hìeⁿ;

  he thought of various things.

• sĭeⁿ m̄ chut;

  cannot think what it was.

• sĭeⁿ m̄ kàu;

  did not think of it.

• lṳ́ cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ?

  What do you think about it.

• sṳ-sĭeⁿ tîeh i;

  hold him in kind remembrance.

• sim sĭeⁿ;

  meditate on.

• lṳ́ sim lăi cò̤-nî sĭeⁿ?

  What is your own idea about it?

• cē sĭeⁿ khí lâi cū khì;

  whenever I think of it I become angry.

• màiⁿ khṳ̀ sĭeⁿ i;

  do not think about it.

• bô̤ sĭeⁿ-thâu;

  it is of no use to think about it; it is out of the question.

• ŭ sĭeⁿ-thâu;

  may be considered as hopeful or possible.

• i sĭeⁿ-thâu khah tōa;

  his notions are too extravagant.

• cêk-sî sĭeⁿ bô̤ lâi;

  cannot at this moment think what it is.

• cĭeⁿ kàu ùi;

  though of it till I am sick of it.

• sĭeⁿ lâi, sĭeⁿ khṳ̀;

  cast about in one’s mind for some means of compassing it.

• sĭeⁿ tang sĭeⁿ sai;

  cogitate upon all possible ways of accomplishing something.

• sĭeⁿ kàu cū cò̤ kàu;

  the action goes no farther than the thought.

• có̤ sĭeⁿ ĭu sĭeⁿ to sĭeⁿ bô̤ huap;

  considered this way and that way, but could think of no practicable way.

• i tó̤ chi-sĭeⁿ;

  he is thinking it over.

• îong i sĭeⁿ;

  let liim think it over.

• i cò̤-nî cong-kú sĭeⁿ chit sĭeⁿ poih?

  Why does ho always borrow trouble about things?

• sĭeⁿ hùaⁿ kâi bô̤ kâi;

  consider it al together impossible.

尙

• To have the care of; to control, in which sense it occurs in official titles.

• lâk pŏ kâi sīeⁿ-cṳ;

  the controllers of the six Boards.

• hûe-sĭeⁿ;

  Buddhist priests.