Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/jia

by Adele Marion Fielde

jía

• 惹jía293619
• To incite; to bring on; to elicit; to irritate.

lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ jía hŭa;

do not bring evil upon yourself.

jía húe lâi sie sin;

start a fire to burn one's self.

ín-jía kàu úa sṳ-sĭeⁿ m̄ hiah;

makes me think of it incessantly.

i m̄ jía sĭ hui;

he does not provoke discussion.

ŭ hue cū ín-jía bói-îah;

flowers attract the butterflies.

màiⁿ ín-jía i khàu;

do not make him cry.

jía kàu úa seⁿ khì;

made me angry.

lṳ́ sĭ tó̤ jía sṳ̄;

you are creating a disturbance.