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

霜

Frozen dew, hoar frost, rime, congealed vapor; efflorescence; powdery exudations.
lô̤h sng lô̤h so̤h;

there is frost and snow there.
piaⁿ sng;

ice and frost.
cháu-cĭeⁿ-sng;

un-yeaned lambskin.
khṳt sng-cúi tàng tîeh cū sí;

if nipped by the frost it will die.
sng tàng kùe kâi sng-sṳ̂i hieh;

mulberry leaves that have been bitten by the frost.
săi sng;

the white powder on the surface of dried persimmons.
hĕng sng;

pulverized bitter almonds used in medicine.

軸

酸

Sour; acid; tart; the sharp taste of vinegar or unripe fruit; prickling; harsh; irritating; grieved.
bī sng;

tastes sour.
áu sng cúi;

sour eructations.
hāi i sĭeⁿ tîeh sim sng;

recalled his sorrows to his mind.
cía tîeh ŭ sng chò lâi ùn cìaⁿ hó̤;

this should be dipped in sharp vinegar then it would be good.
i hàuⁿ cîah sng;

she is fond of sour things.
i tó̤ sĭeⁿ cîah sng-siap;

she craves acids.
cí cho̤h pût-kía sng tîam căi;

these guavas have an acidulated sweetness.
kîam-sng saⁿ-khò;

soiled clothing.
kîam-sng;

condiments.
chài-kíaⁿ-sng;

pickles.
sng búe;

sour plums.
chàu-sng; frouzy.
ŭ sĭm-mih kîam-sng a bô̤?

Are there any relishes to eat with the rice?

喪

To mourn; to lament one’s parents; a funeral; apparel or time for mourning.
i ŭ sng sṳ;

he has funeral affairs to attend to.
cèng nâng khṳ̀ sàng sng;

all went to attend the funeral.
i hīn-khek kṳ-sng tŏ̤ ke;

he is now at home during the three years of mourning for a parent.
khàu sng păng;

a staff borne by the eldest son at a funeral.
tìo sng;

bewail the dead.
sng hôk;

mourning garments.
i sĭ kṳ bó̤ sng a sĭ kṳ pĕ sng?

Is he in mourning for his mother or for his father?

孀

桑

sng-sûi; seng-sûi;

the mulberry.
sng pêh;

the bark from mulberry roots.
sng kìaⁿ-seⁿ; seng-sûi kìaⁿ-seⁿ;

a parasite of the mulberry tree.
chôiⁿ cîah sng-sûi hîeh;

silk worms live on mulberry leaves.
sng-sûi cí;

mulberries.
cang seng-sûi châ lâi cò̤ lîang-íⁿ;

take mulberry wood for making summer chairs.

㑜

To rabbet.
cí kâi tháng tói tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ phah sng, tàu khṳ̀ cìaⁿ kín;

this bucket bottom must be newly rabbeted, then when it is put together it will be tight.

痠

損

耍

To play; to frolic; to make sport.
hì-sńg;

to tease.
nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ sńg;

the two are playing together.
màiⁿ sńg;

do not make light of it.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ m̄ hó̤ sńg;

this is not a matter that you can afford to trifle about.
i hàuⁿ sng;

he is fond of play.
hàuⁿ tàⁿ sńg;

fond of banter.
tàⁿ sńg kâi, m̄ sĭ tàⁿ cin kâi;

he says it in jest, it is not said in earnest.
sńg m̄ hàuⁿ hiah;

unwilling to cease from sport.
m̄ sĭ sńg kâi;

it is not done merely for fun.
sńg kàu m̄ cai cîah pn̄g;

frolicking so that they forgot to eat.
sńg lío kâi búe;

the consequences of the frolic.
ŭ sńg, ŭ chìe;

having a game of romps.

蒜

Garlic.
sǹg-thâu, sǹg-hîeh, sǹg-kut;

the bulb, the tops, and the stalk of garlic.
peh nŏ̤ kâi sǹg-phìen lô̤h khṳ̀;

pick off and put in two scales from a bulb of garlic.
tn̂g sǹg iam ke úaⁿ;

tall garlic will garnish the more dishes.
ceng cò̤ sǹg-nî;

pound it up into pulverized garlic.
sap cò̤ sǹg-hue;

chop it up into garlic salad.

算

To reckon; to calculate; to cypher; to estimate; to regard; a plan; a scheme; a myriad.
sǹg-pûaⁿ;

an abacus or counting board.
sǹg-sìo;

to reckon.
sǹg mīaⁿ;

to tell fortunes.
sǹg poih jī;

calculate a horoscope.
sǹg huap;

the rules of arithmetic.
s̀ng cheh;

to lay plans; to scheme.
ô̤h sǹg-sìo kâi cṳ;

an arithmetic.
sǹg-pûaⁿ-cí;

the balls on a counting board.
tá-sǹg;

to reckon on an abacus.
phah-sǹg;

think a matter over with a view to a decision.
phah-sǹg tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

considered and reached a fixed conclusion.
sǹg tāⁿ;

to make a mistake in reckoning.
sǹg m̄ cĭn;

innumerable; incalculable.
i kòi-sǹg lâi m̄ thong-thiet;

he has not made a complete estimate of the whole.
sǹg lâi, sǹg khṳ̀, sǹg tîeh bô̤ hûa sǹg;

reckoned it over and over, and could reach no satisfactory conclusion.
sǹg sĭ i kâi chò̤ chù;

it is doubtless his mistake.
khṳt cóiⁿ cē sǹg cū cai;

reckon it on the fingers and you will see.
sǹg-bûa;

add up.
sǹg lío tṳ̂ tīo;

reckon it up and then subtract from the sum.
i sǹg chut kut;

he has got to the bottom fact.
sǹg kàu cĭu;

reckon with the utmost nicety.
i kâi sǹg-pûaⁿ sǹg kàu cĭn kèⁿ;

he has calculated it out with the utmost exactness.
lêng-ūaⁿ hok-sǹg;

reckon it over again.
choiⁿ sng, bw̄n sǹg, thiⁿ cí cêk sǹg;

one may scheme and counter scheme but heaven has only one scheme.

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