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

孫

A grandchild.
lâm sun, ńng sun; ta-po sun, cṳ-nîe sun;

grandsons and granddaughters.
lăi sun;

a son’s child.
gūa sun;

a daughter’s child.
kíaⁿ sun;

children and grandchildren.
ceng sun;

great grandson.
hîen sun;

great great grandson.
pó̤-hō̤ sun kiaⁿ gâu-gâu tōa-tōa;

give divine assistance to his descendants, making them wise and great.

筍

損

To lose; to damage; to spoil; to injure; detrimental; ill luck.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭ ŭ iah, bô̤ sún;

that is advantageous, not injurious.
chŵn bô̤ sieⁿ-sún pùaⁿ lî;

not in the least injured.
sún tek kâi sṳ̄ m̄-hó cò̤;

do nothing which outrages morality.
bô̤ sieⁿ bô̤ sún;

no harm done.
i sĭ tì hṳ-sún kâi pēⁿ;

his disease arises from an injury to the vital organs.
bûa mêⁿ kâi sṳ̄ sĭang sún tîeh sîn-khì;

night toil makes the heaviest draft on the energies.
bŏi sún tîeh pńg-cîⁿ cū hó̤;

if there be no loss of capital it is well.
kōi sún hāi;

easily spoiled.
sún tîeh sin-hūn;

harms the person.

榫

A tenon.
tàu sún;

to mortise in a tenon.
cía chn̂g íⁿ sĭ ún ka kâi, m̄ sĭ tàu sún kâi;

this furniture is glued, not mortised together.
sún cîn khṳ̀;

the tenon has broken off.
sún tàu m̄ kín;

the tenon is not tightly set in.
sún cē khùaⁿ cū àiⁿ bái;

if the tenon is loose it will be rickety.
sún khùaⁿ cū àiⁿ ie-ló;

if the tenons are not tightly set it will rattle.
ciⁿ sún;

set a wedge beside a tenon to render it firm.

巽

The fifth of the eight diagrams, and the 57th of the 64 diagrams, denoting the wind, and the northeast.

遜

巡

To go about from place to place in order to examine what is being done; to go on a circuit; to cruise; to patrol; a course at a feast; to fill up the glasses all around.
chut sûn;

go out to reconnoitre.
sûn-bú;

the governor of a province.
sûn-pŭ;

special aids to the provincial authorities.
sûn-kíam;

a supervisor or judge in a township.
sûn keⁿ;

on his beat, as a watchman.
thek che khṳ̀ sûn-chip;

send a constable to look out for and seize.
sûn-cûn;

a revenue cutter.
sûn hô̤;

to patrol the water-courses.
sûn îeⁿ-mīn;

to cruise on the high seas.
hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ sûn-leng hùe tó̤ sûn-chê;

there are policemen there looking after it.
i khṳ̀ sûn châng;

he has gone to see what is the condition of the growing rice crop.
úa àiⁿ khṳ̀ sûn i;

I am going to inquire after her health.
khṳ̀ sûn-sĭ i;

go and visit her.
sie sûn;

pay friendly visits to each other.
sûn mêⁿ;

patrol the streets at night.
sûn sîaⁿ;

patrol the city.
sûn-thóiⁿ;

inspect.
cíu kùe saⁿ sûn;

the wine has been passed three times.
sûn kàu ngìam căi;

kept under very strict surveillance.

純

Unmixed; pure; fine; best; simple; whole; sincere.
i kâi kang-hu sûn căi;

his work is very honestly done.
sûn-cĕng căi, bŏi chap-câp;

very uniform throughout, not heterogeneous.
khang-khùe lŏ sûn-sêk căi;

the work is very evenly and thoroughly done.
sûn sĭ o kâi sek;

it is black all the way through.
sek sûn âng;

the color is a uniform red.
nâng aiⁿ chūe kàu sûn-chŵn kâi cíe căi;

there are very few perfect people to be found.

循

To follow; to accord; to go around with; to perambulate.
tîeh sûn kui tău kṳ́;

must act in accordance with the usages of the place.
sûn cí tîo lō khṳ̀ chūe;

follow this road in search of him.
sûn cí khoi-kiⁿ kò̤ khṳ̀;

go along here on the bank on the river.
sûn cí kâi suaⁿ-kha kîaⁿ khṳ̀, cū bŏi hn̆g;

follow along the foot of the hill here and you have not far to go.

馴

Tame, gentle, docile.
cí ciah gû m̄ sûn, ŭ sî àiⁿ tak nâng;

this ox is intractable and sometimes hooks people.
cí ciah bé sûn căi, cn̂g kâi m̄ pat thak nâng;

this horse is very gentle, and never kicks.
ceng-seⁿ kà kàu sûn-sêk le, sek căi;

this animal is well trained, and is very tame.

旬

A decade of days or years.
nî kṳ̆n chit sûn;

nearly seventy years of age.
cieⁿ sûn, tong sûn, ĕ sun;

chiu sûn, câp sûn, jîh sûn; the first, the second, and the last third of the month.
i sûn-sûn chit-chit to cò̤ hût su;

she practises Buddhist observances during every period of ten and of seven days.
i kíaⁿ-jît cò̤ thâu-sûn;

they to-day observe the rites customarily performed on the fifty-ninth day after the death of a relative.

殉

醇

Rich, good, and clear, (as wine).
hṳ́ khí cíu kâi bĭ ío cheⁿ-ngĕ, cí khí cíu kâi bĭ ío sûn;

that sort of wine is crude and sharp, while this has a more generous flavour.
khǹg kú kâi lău cíu, i kâi bĭ to ío sûn;

old wine that has been long kept, has a softer and richer taste.

順

To accord with; to follow; to agree to; to obey, to comply with, to yield; to let a thing pass and not hinder; to be in sympathy with; docile, compliant, unresisting; agreeable; filial; convenient; fair, as a wind; following the grain, as in wood; flowing, rythmical; easy, graceful, as penmanship; favorable; a mild form, as of small-pox.
sŭn-sŭn nē;

it furthers our project; it works in our favor.
sŭn huang, sŭn lâu;

with wind and tide.
sŭn cúi;

follow the current.
sŭn i kâi mĕng;

obey his commands.
lṳ́ tîeh sŭn i kâi ì;

you must act in accordance with his wishes.
sŭn-chông;

comply with.
sŭn lō;

is on the route.
sŭn lō tùi hṳ́-kò̤ kùe;

we pass there on our way to our destination.
sŭn chíu kueⁿ mn̂g;

close the door after you.
sŭn chùi tàⁿ chut lâi;

let it out heedlessly when talking.
sŭn khî cṳ̆-jîen;

let it go; such is the luck, it can’t be helped.
bûn-lí thong sŭn;

the style is clear and easy.
íⁿ-keng kui-sŭn tong-kok;

have returned to their allegiance to China.
tŏ̤-li sŭn a ̄m sŭn;

Does this doctrine accord with reason or not?
sŭn sì cū lô̤hkhṳ̀;

followed the drift and went down.
i cò̤ khṳ̀ ío sŭn sì;

she makes them more stylishly.
bô̤ hìeⁿ sŭn chíu;

not well adapted to the hand; not easy to wield.
i cìeⁿ-sî sŭn chín căi, kìⁿ cò̤ kìⁿ tîeh;

he has everything to his hand of late, and succeeds at once in whatever he does.

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