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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
sûi tàⁿ sûi thiaⁿ;
obeys as soon as spoken to.
m̄ pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ kâi;
what I never heard before.
i ío thiaⁿ̀ nâng tàⁿ;
he is more obedient.
o̤h thiaⁿ;
painful to hear or unpleasant to comply with.
i m̄ thiaⁿ nâng khǹg-kòi;
he does not heed people's remonstrances.
thiaⁿ ke, thiaⁿ kíam, tîeh thiaⁿ tit lo̤ĥ hĭⁿ cìaⁿ ŭ ēng;
whether one hear more or less, it is only what is fixed in the mind that is of use.
ka-kī kâi sim cē ki kúi cū tó̤ thiaⁿ siaⁿ liah íaⁿ;
as soon as her suspicions are aroused she makes something out of every sound and shadow.
màiⁿ thiaⁿ i;
pay no heed to what she says.
m̄ hó̤ thiaⁿ nâng tàⁿ chit tàⁿ poih;
pay no heed to people's gossip.
i kâi hîⁿ kṳ̀ lâi hó̤ thiaⁿ;
he plays his violin well.
  • thìaⁿ9361047
  • A pain, au ache; soreness; disease that causes pain; acute feelings; heart-rending; distressing; to commiserate; with energy.
thâu-khak thìaⁿ;
headache.
mâk-ciu thìaⁿ;
sore eyes.
thìaⁿ khàu;
to weep bitterly.
i jiáng tó thìaⁿ;
he cries because he has a pain in his stomach.
kha thìaⁿ bŏi kîaⁿ;
has a sore leg and cannot walk.
sim-kuaⁿ-thâu thìaⁿ;
has a soreness of the chest.
sĭ cīeⁿ-tó thìaⁿ, a sĭ ĕ-tó thìaⁿ?
Is the pain in the upper or the lower part of the bowels?
phiaⁿ-lî thìaⁿ;
side-ache.
khí thìaⁿ;
toothache.
âu-lêng thìaⁿ;
sore throat.
tòng-thìaⁿ;
a dolorous pain.
thìaⁿ kàu kûak-kûak-chíeⁿ;
aches with a sharp throbbing pain.
cîh li seⁿ chṳ lío thìaⁿ;
has festers on the tongue which make it sore.
ie-ciah-kut thìaⁿ;
backache.
thong sin thìaⁿ;
ache all over.
sng-thìaⁿ;
lameness, as from overwork or rheumatism.
thìaⁿ kàu năi m̄ khṳ̀;
aches so I cannot stand it.
khak-khó ĺun thìaⁿ;
bear up under pain.
thìaⁿ sí;
aches intolerably.
i thìaⁿ tîeh i;
she pities him.
cía bô̤ kùe i tîeh thìaⁿ;
no wonder that it is so painful.
bô̤ kùai i hìen thìaⁿ;
no wonder it is so sore.
ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi?
Does it ache?
líu thìaⁿ;
a sharp pain.
ká thìaⁿ;
a griping pain.
ngûi thìaⁿ;
a bemumbing pain.
chíeⁿ thìaⁿ;
a throbbing pain.
tìeⁿ thìaⁿ;
pain with swelling.
jîeh thìaⁿ;
feverish pain.
chú cē ngṳ̂n khṳt i pó thìaⁿ;
took some money and gave it to him to heal the hurt.
khí-thàu-ē m̄ cai thìaⁿ, ùaⁿ cē jú-kèng thìaⁿ;
at first it did not ache, but it was more painful after awhile.
sim thìaⁿ;
heartache.
tâng ŏi thìaⁿ kù kàu bŏi thìaⁿ;
attended to it from the time it was hurt until it got well.
bŏi thìaⁿ kâi li tîeh kù kàu thìaⁿ;
where there is no soreness she keeps working at it till she produces one.
i sĭ thìaⁿ tîeh cîⁿ;
he is sorrowing over his money.
thìaⁿ kha kŭaⁿ kṳ̆n-côiⁿ;
urge the lame leg along.
i sĭang năi thìaⁿ;
she bears pain with the greatest fortitude.
i kâi nêk àiⁿ thìaⁿ ló!
He will get a beating for that!
  • thîaⁿ791157
  • A journey; a road; a post; to travel.
i sàng i cêk choiⁿ ngṳ̂n thîaⁿ-ngî;
she gave him a thousand dollars for his travelling expenses.
tī-tiang-sî khí thîaⁿ?
When do you start?
ŭ jîeh cōi lō thîaⁿ?
How long a journey is it?
hăng thîaⁿ hăng tīaⁿ-tîeh kâi;
the time within which the journey is to be completed is exactly fixed.
kang-thîaⁿ ŭ jîeh tōa?
How big a job is it?
cêk thîaⁿ cêk thîaⁿ cū kîaⁿ cîaⁿ câp jît;
post by post we travelled for just ten days.
côiⁿ thîaⁿ cṳ̆ ŭ hó̤ chù;
the future holds preferment for you.


thiah

  • thiah960645
  • To take to pieces; to pull apart; to unrip; to break up or open by external force; to undo or disjoint.
thiah sìn;
to open a letter.
thiah thóiⁿ hṳ́ tói jîeh cōi;
undo it and see how many there are inside.
tī cêk jît thiah sìa?
On what day is the house to be demolished?
thiah huang;
open a sealed package.
thiah khui;
to tear open, as a parcel.
thiah tīo phŭe;
unrip a coverlet.
thiah tīo lío lêng-ūaⁿ cò̤;
take it to pieces and make it over again.
àiⁿ cò̤-nî khui thiah?
How shall I take it apart?
i m̄ kam thiah-sùaⁿ;
he is averse to breaking it up, and scattering it.
i kâi hùe ŭ chùi-thiah a bô̤?
Does he open out his goods to dispose of at retail or not?
thiah bōi;
sell piecemeal.
tó̤ thiah bōi cêk tàⁿ thiah sîh ŭ nŏ̤ saⁿ kṳn;
in dividing it up and selling it at retail we lose two or three catties to the picul.
thiah chù téng;
thiah chù hĭa; tear up a roof.
cûn cò̤ cē thiahtīo lêng-ūaⁿ cŏ̤;
tear the boat to pieces and remodel it.
chìn thâu ŏi thiah sîh mē?
In selling it piecemeal did its weight fall short of that which you bought it for?
i kâi phò íⁿ-keng thiah sìo;
they have dissolved partnership.
thiah húe;
to break up the mess.
chîeⁿ thiah kĕ ŭ nŏ̤ chieh;
they have lowered the wall two feet by taking off the top.
thiah lău-pang;
take up flooring.
cí sang ôi chēng kú-kú to bŏi thiah hah;
have worn this pair of shoes a very long time and the layers of the soles have never parted.
sùaⁿ thiah chut lâi ēng;
pick out the thread to use again.
sî-ceng thiah lâi thóiⁿ lío cū ŏi cò̤;
after taking a clock to pieces and looking at it, he can make one.
thiah hì-pêⁿ;
take down the plat-