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

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酥

• Crisp; flaky; short.

• so píaⁿ;

  crisp cake.

• pek kàu so-so;

  toast it till it is very crisp.

• mûaⁿ-so-píaⁿ;

  a short-cake sprinkled with hemp-seed.

• sĭ ēng îu khí-so a ēng lâ khí-so?

  Are they shortened with oil or with lard?

• so-thn̂g;

  molasses candy.

蘇

• A species of thyme, whose fragrant smell refreshes the weary spirit; to cheer up; happy.

• so-cí;

  a species of Lophanthus*, cultivated for its oil.

• cí-so;

  sweet basil.

• so-hâh-hieⁿ;

  rose-mallows.

• so-bâk;

  sapan wood.

• so-ciu;

  Soo-chow.

• so sìⁿ, so bō̤, so jìo;

  fans, hats, and crape from Soo-chow.

• īa-so;

  Jesus.

• īa-so kà;

  Christianity.

道

• Flavor, gust, sapidity, savor; good effect.

• bī-sò; taste, raciness, seasoning; effectual.

• bô̤-bī bô̤ sò;

  insipid.

• bī-sò hó̤;

  delicious, palatable.

• cí kò̤ khah khin, teh bô̤ bī-sò, tîeh chūe ío tăng lâi teh cìaⁿ ŭ bī-sò;

  this is too light and it is of no use to lay it on as a weight, something heavier must be sought and then it will be effectual.

素

• Plain, simple, unornamented; in the original color or state.

• chēng khṳ̀ sò-sò;

  plainly dressed.

• tá-pàng khṳ̀ sò-sò jú ngía;

  one looks better when simply attired.

• sò mīn;

  of a solid color; without decoration.

• sò jìo;

  plain crape.

• sò lêng-tîu;

  plain thin silk.

• àiⁿ căm-hue kâi, a sĭ àiⁿ sò-mīn kâi?

  Do you want the flowered or the plain?

瘦

• Thin, poor; meager; lean.

• i cìeⁿ-sî sáng-sò;

  she is very thin lately.

• i cò̤-nî cîah kàn hìeⁿ sò?

  What makes him so lean?

• sò-sò;

  much emaciated.