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

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揲

• To grasp divining straws in the hand.

• tîap si;

  to cast lots.

• tîap si sĭ tîap tîeh sĭm-mih khùe?

  What was indicated by the lot which he drew?

蝶

• A butterfly.

• îap-tîap;

  butterflies; hinges of foreign pattern.

• ôi sĭ àiⁿ bói tîap-thâu kâi;

  wishes to buy shoes that have ornamentation on the toes.

• àiⁿ ēng thih kâi îap-tîap a tâng kâi îap-tîap?

  Do you wish to use iron or brass hinges?

• cí kâi îap-tîap ēng kú huang-hāi, tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ ūaⁿ kâi îap-tîap;

  these hinges having been used a long time are worn out, and must be replaced by new ones.

牒

• A card or letter of introduction; official instruction.

• kâi nâng tîeh ēng kâi tîap;

  a card must be used for each person.

• ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ kio i chíu tîap?

  How much money is required to get from him a card to the god who is to be consulted?