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

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雕

• To engrave; to carve; to cut.

• tio-khek ìn-póiⁿ;

  to engrave the wooden blocks on which printing is done.

• sûi i khṳ̀ tio-kuah;

  let him engrave it as he pleases.

• tio hue thâh táu;

  adorned with carved ornamentation.

• i kâi jī-ûeh tio lâi ngía;

  he carves beautifully.

• tio to̤h;

  to grave or chase.

• tio lâi bŏi sit cin;

  nothing has been lost from the pattern in transferring it to wood.

• cía put kùe sĭ phû-phû nē tio;

  this is nothing more than a slight cutting into the wood.

• tio ìn;

  to engrave a seal.

• tio to̤;

  graving tools.

• khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē tio, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē câk;

  use the knife and the chisel very carefully in the cutting.

貂

• The Siberian sable.

• tio phûe;

  the fur of the sable.

• tio-chṳ́;

  the sable.

• i chen̄g kâi tio-chṳ́ bé-kùa;

  he wore a riding jacket of sable.

• tio búe;

  sables’ tails, worn by military men.

• kim tio;

  undyed or reddish sable.

凋

• To wither and fade, as leaves do.

• sng so̤h cē lô̤h cháu-bâk cū tio-lêng;

  when frost and snow come the herbage withers.

• cía chīu kâi ki hîeh năi sng-so̤h bŏi tio;

  this tree does not lose its verdure even in winter.

• ngô̤-thông sĭang-téng cá tio;

  the catalpa tree loses its leaves earliest of all.

• hue-bâk tó̤ tio-châng lío;

  the foliage is already fading.

刁

• Unscrupulous and aggressive.

• tio-sŏng;

  contentious; fond of litigation, and pressing the case without just cause; truculent.

• tio-mâng;

  violent and barbarous.

• cêk pùaⁿ tio cêk pùaⁿ mâng;

  a mixture of wickedness and barbarity.

• i kâi a-pĕ sĭ chut mîaⁿ tio pit;

  his father is well known for his rabid writings.

• tio ak cṳ cì;

  outrageous and wicked beyond endurance.

• théng-tio;

  dictatorial and overbearing.

• tio-phwt;

  willful.

• tio-tio nē;

  ruthless.

䠷

• Tall.

• i kâi sin châi ío kûiⁿ-tio;

  he is of fine stature.

• cêk kâi li kûiⁿ-tio kûiⁿ-tio nē, cêk kâi li ói-kó ói-kó;

  one is tall and slender and the other short and sturdy.

窵

• Deep; to go far into a recess.

• lî khah tìo-íen;

  is too in accessible.

• cí kâi tī-hng khah tìo-íen;

  this place is too remote and difficult to reach.

弔

• To condole with mourners; to wail or otherwise assist at a funeral.

• i tiang-sî khui tìo?

  When are the funeral rites to be performed?

• khui saⁿ jît tìo;

  will have the funeral rites performed for three days.

• tăi-sì sĭ chit jît sêng hôk cū kui-tìo;

  generally, the funeral rites are performed after the mourning garments have been worn seven days.

• khṳ̀ tìo-cì kâi nâng cōi căi;

  a great number of persons went to offer condolence.

• tìo-hà;

  mourning.

• tìo-sng;

  affliction.

吊

• To suspend; to hang up; to demand; to ask for; to call for; to lift, as by a cord; a thousand cash.

• lîah i lâi tìo;

  seize and hang him.

• tìo pàng chīu-câng tèng;

  hang up on a tree.

• tìo tùi-lîin;

  hang up scrolls.

• tìo ki teng;

  suspend a lamp.

• tìo kâi kìaⁿ;

  hang a picture.

• tìo-pàng tû lăi;

  hang it up in the wardrobe.

• saⁿ-tìo;

  a clothes rack.

• ngṳn̂-tĭaⁿ ēng jîh cōi tìo?

  How many strings of paper ingots will be required?

• cu tìo;

  strings of beads.

• līo tìo ŭ kâi tn̆g khṳ̀;

  some of the strings of strass beads have broken.

• cîⁿ chûn saⁿ sì tìo;

  have three or four strings of cash left.

• cí kâi mueh bói câp gūa tìo cîⁿ;

  paid more than ten thousand cash for this article.

• chíaⁿ tău-thâi tìo lâi ka-kī chin mn̄g;

  ask the Intendant of Circuit to call and cross-question them himself.

• tìo-ùaⁿ-kẁn lâi ngīam thóiⁿ;

  call for and officially examine the records of the case.

• tìo ŭ kúi peh kâi kheh khí lâi;

  ordered some hundreds of the passengers to disembark.

• tìo ăm;

  to hang one’s self.

• i khṳ̀ kò̤ tìo-pàng;

  he went and asked for an order to set him at liberty.

• tìo tit chut a tìo m̄ chut?

  Did he succeed in getting him set free on demanding it?

• tìo-tháng;

  a pail with a high bail.

• cang phìe tìo sio;

  remand and destroy the warrant, as when an affair is settled.

• khṳ̀ kò̤ tìo tŏiⁿ;

  go and request an order for the eviction of a tenant.

• tŏiⁿ m̄ khéng khṳt i tìo;

  the tenant would not allow him to remand it.

• tìo-nâ;

  a basket with bulging sides and small neck.

• tìo cie-pâi;

  a buletin board.

• só̤-sî tìo tiah sin;

  has the key attached to his person.

• hùe-mûehⁿ tìo cĭeⁿ lâu;

  the goods are lifted by ropes into the loft.

條

• A strip; a slip; a twig; a spear; a section; a classifier of long and slender objects; anything long and slender.

• i kâi mô̤ⁿ cho tîo;

  her hair is coarse.

• cía li khah tōi tîo, hía li khah sòi tîo;

  this is too thick and that too slender.

• khîeh tîo so̤h lâi pâk;

  take a rope and tie it up.

• íⁿ-tîo;

  a trestle.

• pang-tîo;

  bed boards.

• cêk tîo si;

  a silken filament.

• thih tîo;

  iron bars.

• cí ki ki-tîo ío ńng;

  this twig is more flexible.

• ēng nŏ̤ tîo tòa lâi pâk-bûa;

  take two girdles and tie them together.

• kìm tîo;

  a prohibitory notice.

• cêk tîo piⁿ;

  a queue.

• cí tîo sĭ tōa lō;

  this is the main road.

• cêk tîo si-sùaⁿ;

  a thread of sewing-silk.

• cûah tîo thâu-mô̤ⁿ hûn;

  lacks a hair’s breadth of it.

• hṳ́ tói kâi tîo-lî cò̤-nî tàⁿ?

  What is said in the rules of procedure?

• che-thóiⁿ sìo-tîo ŏi chau tāⁿ mē;

  examine and see whether a mistake has been made in copying the bill.

• tîo cûa so̤ cĭeⁿ chīu câng;

  a snake crawled up into the tree.

• cí tîo kîe ngŏ tún;

  this bridge has five piers.

• cêk tîo cháu cē kûe cū pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

  if there be a spear of grass in his way he tumbles down.

• sî-pie kâi huap-tîo tn̆g khṳ̀;

  the mainspring of the watch is broken.

• tîo-līen sĭ kim kâi a sĭ tâng kâi?

  Is the chain gold or brass?

• kim nî cí hâng lăi hwt ŭ kúi tîo cûn;

  this year the firm has sent out several vessels.

• kúi tîo chiu hi-hi-;

  a few sparse whiskers.

• tîn tîo;

  rattans.

• ciⁿtîo;

  felt rugs.

• tîo sùaⁿ chng m̄ kùe;

  I cannot string them upon this thread.

• i kâi sío-bâk tîo-tîo tît-tît;

  his bills are all correct.

• lō tîo hn̆g căi;

  it is a long journey.

• bói tîo bâk;

  buy a stick of ink.

• cêk tîo sìo;

  an account or bill.

調

• To bring into accord; to adjust; to regulate; to restore harmony.

• àng-sok m̄ tîo;

  cannot bring into subjection.

• ak-cí m̄ tîo;

  cannot succeed in curbing it.

棲

• A roost; a perch.

• koi-tîo;

  a hen roost.

• koi cĭeⁿ tîo lío;

  the chickens have gone to roost.

• koi-tîo bô̤ keh mêⁿ kau-ún;

  an earth worm does not pass the night on a hen roost.

兆

• An omen; a prognostic; a million.

• soiⁿ tĭo;

  a forerunner.

• kit tĭo;

  a good omen.

• hiong tĭo;

  a bad omen.

• khùe-tĭo;

  prognostication.

• sue tĭo;

  an ominous sign; an indication of poverty or decadence.

• sǹg lô̤h ŭ cêk tĭo kah câp ngŏ bw̄n;

  reckoned it up and made the amount to be a million and a hundred and fifty thousand.

召

• To summon; to cite.

• tĭo i lâi;

  summon him.

• suang-tĭo;

  called to court.

• ŭ suang bô̤ tĭo;

  to give orders without summoning the recipient to Peking.

棄

• To reject; to discard; to cast off.

• sek tīo;

  to throw away.

• tìu tīo;

  to fling away.

• hìⁿ tīo;

  to shake off.

• put tīo;

  to put aside.

• tò̤ tīo;

  to pour out.

• tok tīo;

  to chop off.

掉

• Used as an auxiliary verb, following another, and denoting the accomplishment of the action.

• thâi tīo;

  to slaughter.

• kak tīo;

  to throw away.

• mûeh tīo;

  to spoil by manipulation.

• á tīo;

  to break of by a wrench.

• sie tīo;

  to burn up.

• cám tīo;

  to chop off.

• pêⁿ tīo;

  to rake off.

調

• A tune.

• àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih tīo-thâu?

  What tune do you want it sung in?

• cía sĭ sĭm-mih khieⁿ tīo?

  What air is this?

• séⁿ sîaⁿ tīo;

  a Cantonese air.

拋

• To toss; to fling.

• tīo khí khṳ̀ khṳt i cih;

  toss it up and let him catch it.

• tīo cĭeⁿ lâu-téng;

  toss it into the upper storey.

• tīo m̄ khui; cannot toss it off.

• tīo ŭ lâk cìaⁿ tīo tit khui;

  fling it with force and then you can fling it off.

• úa tīo, lṳ́ sah;

  I will throw it, and you catch it.

• tīo kùe chîeⁿ;

  flung it over the wall.

投

• To cast away; to throw away as useless.

• tīo lô̤h hái;

  cast it into the sea.

• khṳt i tīo tŏ̤ céⁿ tói khṳ̀ lío;

  it has been thrown into the tank by him.

• tīo lô̤h húe-lô;

  throw it into the stove.