heh

  • heh2193014
  • To intimidate; to scare.
heh sí nâng;
frighten anybody to death.
heh-toah i;
to hoot at threateningly.
i cang kâi sì tó̤ heh nâng;
he makes use of influence to intimidate people.
khṳt i cē heh, i cū kiu khṳ̀;
as soon as she was threatened by him, she shrunk back.
cē heh cū thò̤;
as soon as he was threatened he withdrew.
lṳ́ tîeh cai háng-heh i, i cìaⁿ m̄ káⁿ cò̤ pēⁿ;
you must scold at him, then he will not dare behave badly.
  • heh2191557
  • Glorious; brilliant; majestic.
i cí hûe tó̤ lâu-lâu heh-heh kâi sî-hāu, kúi peh ngṳ̂n sĭm-mih siang-kang;
this is a time of great prosperity with him, and what are a few hundred dollars to him.
  • heh135664
  • To shorten sail; to let down a sail.
phâng heh kĕ cē;
lower the sail a little.
heh tio thâu phâng;
take in the fore-sail.
i kâi phâng cē heh m̄ lô̤h, cûn cū tó̤ lap cúi;
if they cannot lower the sail, their boat will take in water.
  • hêh724658
  • Each apart from others; scattered; separate.
cho̤h mûeh sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ siu-sîp bûa;
the things are all at loose ends, and not put up compactly.
hùaⁿ nâng sang-sang hêh-hêh, bô̤ tâng sim hîap lâk;
they are all acting independently of each other, and not joining their strength in a common cause.