Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/huai

by Adele Marion Fielde

hûai

• 懷hûai2436116
• To cherish; to hold within.

sim hûai ak lĭam;

harbour evil thoughts.

hûai tho̤; hûai ĕng;

pregnant.

hûai sai sim;

seek selfish ends.

hûai hṳ̆n m̄ hiah;

persistently cherish dislike.

sim lăi hûai m̄-hó̤ kâi ì-sṳ̀;

harbour bad intentions.

khùa-hûai;

anxious.

• 壞hŭai2443216
• To despoil; to ruin; to break down.

lŏng hŭai khṳ̀;

broken down and ruined.

lŏng kàu hùi-hŭai;

torn down and destroyed.

pāi-hŭai mîaⁿ-sek;

ruined his reputation.