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

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㿃

• A disease of women.

• chiah tòa;

  a bloody discharge from the womb, not menstrual.

• pêh tòa;

  fluor albus.

帶

• A sash; a ribbon; a girdle; to draw along by a string; to take along with one; to lead.

• ie-tòa;

  a waistband.

• pâk tòa;

  tie a sash.

• kak tòa;

  to buckle a belt.

• kak-tòa-thâu;

  a belt-buckle.

• bûeh tòa;

  garters.

• ie-tŏ-tòa;

  a girdle.

• khò-thâu-tòa;

  a band to hold the trowsers in place.

• kha-khò-tòa;

  garters worn with pantalets.

• pî-pê tòa;

  a ribbon.

• cí kâi nâng sĭ tī-tîang tòa kâi?

  Who brought this person here?

• cí cêk tòa kâi tī-nhg ngía căi;

  the country round here is very picturesque.

• mīn-sek tòa n̂g;

  his complexion is becoming sallow.

• mīn pêh tòa âng;

  his face is ruddy.

• só̤-sî tòa tŏ̤ sin;

  the key is on my person.

• m̄ cai tòa mâk-kìaⁿ lâi;

  did not think to bring my spectacles.

• tòa piaⁿ kuaⁿ;

  the leader of the troops.

• pâng-tòa;

  the lieutenant commander.

• tòa íong;

  the vanguard.

• cóng tòa;

  the commander-in-chief.

• tòa kŭa ke-kẁn lâi;

  brought his family with him.

淘

• To put into water and stir about; to wash sand out from rice, or dust from grain; to clean from sand by washing.

• tôa tīo sua;

  wash out the sand.

• bí tîeh tôa kùe;

  the rice must be washed by stirring it about in water.

舵

• A rudder; the helm.

• lîah tŏa;

  to steer.

• cûn tŏa;

  the rudder.

• sĭ i tó̤ hūaⁿ tŏa;

  it is he who is steering the thing through.

• ēng tàu tŏa-gê a míen?

  Should the lever be set into the rudder?

• sie-hŭ léng tŏa;

  help turn the helm.

• bô̤ tŏa;

  rudderless.

• cŭang cîh nâng kâi tŏa;

  collided with and broke the rudder of another man’s vessel.

• cău-hùe ŭ ke cêk mn̂g tŏa tŏ̤ kò̤;

  fortunately we have another rudder.

• tŏa kŏina cē;

  tŏa tháu cē; port the helm.

• tŏa khang cē; tŏa peⁿ cē;

  starboard the helm.

• i cáu cĭeⁿ tŏa khṳ̀l;

  he is cornered; he has no place of escape.

• tŏa búe;

  the part of the rudder that is in the water.

纍

• To creep and twine as a vine does.

• tîn tŏa tŏ̤ chīu tèng;

  the creeper twines about the tree.

• kue ŏi tŏa cĭeⁿ pê a būe?

  Has the gourd run up the trellis yet?

• i kâi tîn tŏa lâi tŏa khṳ̀, tŏa múaⁿ-tī-kò̤;

  the creeper has run hither and thither over everything.

大

• Large, big; plump; prominent; important; highly; extreme; to grow.

• tōa kò̤;

  a large piece.

• tōa ki sam;

  a big log.

• tōa ciah cûn;

  a large boat.

• tōa lîap bí;

  rice of large kernel.

• líu kâi tōa khang;

  dig a large hole.

• cí-kâi tōa;

  this is the biggest.

• cí-kâi tōa hṳ́-kâi; cí-kâi tōa kṳ́e hṳ́-kâi;

  this is larger than that.

• cêk tōa bô;

  a large sized one.

• nâng kûiⁿ-tōa;

  is tall and stout.

• sin-hàng tōa;

  a burly figure.

• kha pá chíu pà tōa ki căi;

  large limbed.

• tōa-bó̤-mûeh;

  a great deal; ever so many.

• tōa-tó;

  pot-bellied.

• khuah tōa;

  roomy.

• tn̂g tōa;

  long and large.

• táng i tōa;

  wait till he is grown.

• chī i tōa;

  bring him up to manhood.

• lău tōa;

  advanced in years; old people.

• tōa nâng;

  an adult.

• tōa m̄ tâng;

  not of the same size.

• tōa-tōa kâi hok-khì;

  very great bliss.

• tōa táⁿ;

  presuming; audacious.

• tōa táⁿ cṳ-nîe ké ùi nâng;

  a bold woman pretending to be bashful.

• tōa hó̤;

  excellent.

• tōa m̄-hó̤;

  extremely bad.

• i bŏi tōa;

  it will not grow any larger.

• chī bŏi tōa;

  will not live to grow up.

• cía khùe tōa;

  this grows rapidly.

• li-li tōa;

  grows continually.

• tōa siaⁿ jíang;

  scream loudly.

• tàⁿ tōa ūe;

  talk in a blustering style.

• cía sĭ khìam i kâi tōa cè;

  this is a life-long trouble for him.

• sĭ tōa nâng a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ?

  Is it an adult or a child?

• i kâi tōa nâng m̄ hàuⁿ;

  her elders in the household will not consent to it.

• ŭ sĭm-mih tōa sṳ̄;

  has some important business on hand.

• cì tōa kâi; sĭang tōa kâi; cùe tōa kâi; kêk tōa kâi; téng tōa kâi;

  the very largest ones.

• sĭm tōa;

  it téng tōa; sĭang téng tōa; the largest.

• tōa kùe suaⁿ;

  larger than a mountain.

• cŏ̤ tōa ūi;

  sit in the chief seat.

• pêⁿ kûiⁿ pêⁿ tōa;

  of the same height and breadth.

• cía sĭ úa kâi tōa kâi;

  this is my eldest.

• tōa tau-kíaⁿ;

  eldest son.

• tōa cáu-kíaⁿ;

  eldest daughter.

• tōa kŭ;

  the eldest of my uncles.

• úa tōa i saⁿ hùe;

  I am three years older than she.

• ŭ kâi tōa, ŭ kâi sòi;

  some are large and some are small.

• ke lăi tîeh ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

  the rules regulating the conduct of seniors and juniors must be observed in the household.

• tōa-tōa sòi-sòi lóng-cóng jîeh cōi nâng?

  Great and small, how many people are there altogether?

• tōa châi-chêng, tōa pún-mía;

  great intellectual and great executive ability.

• tōa chù tōa-uang-uang;

  a large and roomy dwelling.

• tōa mn̂g;

  the main entrance.

• tōa cîeh-thĭo;

  the main pillar.

• tōa êⁿ;

  the main beam.

• hĕ tōa lói;

  offer large gifts.

• ío tōa; jú-kèng tōa;

  larger.

• jú tōa jú hó̤;

  the larger the better.

• tōa cîh;

  tongue tied; stammering.

• tōa-chi tōa-chi nē;

  a big stupid lout.

• tōa thiⁿ tōa tī;

  the great universe.

• tōa tn̂g pêh jît;

  in broad daylight, in open day.

• tōa jît cí;

  an important time.

• cí kâi gûeh tōa;

  this month has thirty days in it.

• thàu tōa huang;

  a high wind is blowing.

• lô̤h tōa hŏ;

  a heavy fall of rain.

• sái tōa cîⁿ;

  spend large sums.

• cò̤ tōa seⁿ-jît;

  make a great birthday party.

• tōa kè tōa sì; tōa mô̤ⁿ tōa īeⁿ;

  a great ado.

• seⁿ lâi tōa īeⁿ tōa sìeⁿ;

  tōa sin tōa hu; large framed; big and brawny.

• tōa-tōa huaⁿ-hí;

  greatly delighted.

• i tōa m̄ huaⁿ-hí;

  he is much displeased.

• hûah tōa hûah;

  take long strides.

• tōa chìe tōa tàⁿ;

  laugh and talk boisterously.

• khah tōa;

  too large.

• tong-thûn-tōa;

  of medium size.

• tì tōa bō̤;

  wear a fringed hat.

• tōa tíaⁿ pn̄g;

  a large pan of rice.

• cò̤ cêk tōa chùi thun lô̤h khṳ̀;

  swallow it all down at one mouthful.

• khui tōa âu;

  yell with all one’s might.

• tōa thûi tōa păng li-li phah;

  kept on striking him with heavy blows.

• bū tōa phàu;

  fire off a big cannon.

• pàng tōa chèng;

  fire the great gun.

• kio i tōa su îaⁿ;

  contest it with him.

• tōa seⁿ khì;

  very angry.

• tōa céng koi;

  hens of a large breed.