Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pho̤h

by Adele Marion Fielde

pho̤h

• 粕pho̤h7111195
• The grains in liquor; dregs.

cau-pho̤h;

that which floats on the vat.

put kùe tit tîeh i kâi cau-pho̤h;

got nothing more than the scum of it.

îeh-cúi pû khṳ̀ cîah, îeh pho̤h li tûi lío khṳ̀ tah;

steep it and drink the infusion, then pound the dregs soft and put them on as a poultice.

tê-pho̤h;

tea-grounds.

• 𠢪pho̤h6861812
• To cleave at a blow; to cut with a heavy stroke.

àiⁿ pho̤h cò̤ nŏ̤ kò̤ a saⁿ kò̤?

Do you want it cut in two or in three pieces?

pho̤h tn̆g;

cleave apart.