A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect (汕頭方言音義字典) / soi | 閩南語書寫

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

↩️ 轉總目錄

  • The din of an onslaught; to shout as in going into battle; to make a hoarse noise; to neigh.

  • bé tó̤ soi;

    the horse is neighing.

  • hùaⁿ nâng tó̤ soi mih sṳ̄?

    What are they all yelling for?

  • cheⁿ-soi jîp khṳ̀;

    rush in with a shout.

  • khṳt nâng soi lío cìaⁿ cáu;

    the people making a great din, he ran off.

  • The oleander.

  • bâk-soi;

    a diminutive variety of the Olea frangrans*, having reddish flowers.

  • á ki bâk-soi lâi chah cé-kang;

    break off a branch of oleander and put it in the vase.

  • To wash; to bathe; to purify.

  • sói saⁿ-khò;

    wash clothes.

  • sói-saⁿ-nâng;

    a washerman.

  • sói mīn, sói chíu;

    wash the face and hands.

  • sói-êk;

    to bathe.

  • sói-êk koiⁿ;

    a bath house.

  • sói pêh-pêh; sói cheng-khih;

    wash clean.

  • sói kàu lìu-lìu-kût;

    scrub it till it shines.

  • cē thiaⁿ cū sói hĭⁿ;

    after hearing it one needs wash his ears.

  • sói tò̤;

    to clean house.

  • sói pûaⁿ-úaⁿ;

    wash the dishes.

‮細‬

  • Small; petty; little; carefully.

  • cía sǹg sĭ soi sṳ̄;

    this is small business.

  • lṳ́ tîeh sòi sim;

    you must be careful.

  • lṳ́ īa m̄ sòi chak cū m̄ cai;

    if you do not scrutinize it carefully you will not know.

  • côih sòi kò̤ cē;

    slice it in smaller pieces.

  • sòi-mûiⁿ;

    atomic.

  • sĭm sĭ mûiⁿ-sòi;

    is exceedingly minute.

  • hṳ́ kâi sòi a cí kâi sòi?

    Which is the smaller this or that?

  • cí kâi ío sòi;

    this is the smaller.

  • cí kâi sòi kùe hṳ́ kâi;

    this is smaller than that.

  • cí kâi soi;

    this is the smallest.

  • i cò̤ sṳ̄ ceng-sòi căi;

    he does things very thoroughly.

  • sĭm sĭ ìuⁿ-sòi;

    it is of very fine texture.

  • côih sòi sĭ cē;

    cut it up in finer shreds.

  • The youngest.

  • sòi kâi tau-kíaⁿ;

    the youngest son.

  • sòi kâi cáu-kiaⁿ;

    the youngest daughter.

  • sòi kâi a-î̂;

    the youngest of my aunts.

  • ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

    there are differences in age.

  • tōa kâi, sòi kâi;

    the eldest and the youngest.

  • cí kâi hŵn sòi;

    this one is still very small.

  • ŭ sòi kâi kíaⁿ tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;

    she has a young child.