Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/po

by Adele Marion Fielde

po

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• An open level space.

cêk kò̤ pêⁿ po khuah-khuah;

a spacious level arena.

tōa po kūiⁿ lî cí kò̤ jîeh hn̆g?

How far is your district city from here?

cháu po;

a meadow; a grassy plain.

suaⁿ po;

a plain at the base of a mountain.

po-kîⁿ po-kak tèng nâng īa cǹg ŭ phûn;

on the edges and corners of the plain graves have also been made.

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• A port; a landing where trade is carried on; a mart; an unwalled sea-side town.

îam po;

a salt dépôt.

sùaⁿ-thâu-po;

the port of Swatow.

kùe po;

trade along at the ports.

hŭe po;

call a meeting of the merchants of the port.

po cèng m̄ hàuⁿ;

the traders are all against it.

po chĭ;

the market.

tōa po-thâu;

a great mart (like Shanghai).

síe po thâu;

a small marine landing place.

sin siet kâi po;

a newly opened port.

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• Carriers; porters; coolies.

pńg hú àiⁿ lô̤h cûn ēng-jîeh cōi po?

How many burden-bearers does this magistrate employ when he goes on board the boat?

cí kâi kīe-phò ŭ jîeh cōi kĭe-po?

How many chair-bearers are there at this chair-stand?

i hàm kĭe-po-thâu lâi mn̄g;

he told the chief chair-bearer to come and inquire.

cúi húe po;

a hewer of wood and drawer of water.

kẃn taⁿ-po kâi nâng kìe-cò̤ ki-po-thâu;

the head of a gang of porters is called the head porter.

lîah nŏ̤ peh mîaⁿ po, hŵn lío m̄ kàu taⁿ;

pressed two hundred coolies into service, and still there were not enough to carry the luggage.

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• An axe; a cleaver; a hatchet.

pó-thâu;

an axe.

tōa pó;

a cleaver.

phùa châ pó;

a hatchet.

pó-thâu châk-kíaⁿ;

carpenters’ tools.

kim kue ŵt pó;

insignia of office borne beside a mandarin in processions.

àiⁿ chut mn̂g, khìam cṳ pó;

lack the funds necessary for travel.

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• To repair; to mend; to close up, as a breach; to patch; to supply; to substitute; to make up; to aid; to assist; to recruit; to strengthen; the insignia of rank sewed on the robe; a supplement or addendum.

pó ôi;

to mend shoes.

pó kâi saⁿ;

patch a garment.

pó chù-téng;

repair a roof.

pó pûaⁿ pó úaⁿ;

to mend broken crockery.

pó lāu;

stop a leak.

pó hueh;

to improve the quality of the blood.

cîah pó îeh;

take tonics.

cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi pó khì pó hueh;

this medicine strengthens the system.

pó thiap;

to make up a loss to one, as for a breakage, or for extra work.

pó thiap i jîeh cōi cîⁿ?

How much did you give him in compensation?

pó ke cē;

make up the loss a little more fully.

cía tîeh sìa lío cìaⁿ lâi pó, m̄ hó soiⁿ pó ău sìa;

the tonics mnst follow the depleting medicines, it is not well to first give restoratives and then give purgatives.

pó ngṳ̂n-cúi;

make up for the excess in the weight of the coins.

pó phêng-thâu;

make up for light weight.

chēng máng-phâu pó-kùa;

wore a long robe with a dragon embroidered on it, and a short tunic having the insignia of rank embroidered on oblong patches set in the back and the front.

pûe pó;

supply a new one in place of what was damaged or destroyed.

kùe saⁿ jît ău cíaⁿ lâi pó cok;

make up for absence on the day for the worship of a god, by coming with offerings three days later.

pó m̄ kùe;

unable to make up the loss.

pó lô̤h khṳ̀ kah-kah;

the patch is just large enough to cover the hole.

ciang kong pó cŭe;

make merit offset demerit.

cîah ce, pó cek ak;

fast, to atone for accumulated sins.

cang i kâi ŭ ṳ̂ lâi pó i kâi put cok;

take his surplus to make up for his deficiencies; let works of supererogation offset sins of omission.

jĭm pó-thīⁿ, pó-thīⁿ m̄ bûa;

try in vain to patch up the matter.

siu-pó hŏ-sùaⁿ;

repair an umbrella.

pó tīo kâi jī;

cover a letter with a paper patch and rewrite it.

cí kĭaⁿ mûeh-cîah bô̤ pó-iah;

this food has no nourishment in it.

i sĭ hāu pó kuaⁿ;

he waits to take the place of the departing official.

hāu pó nâng ŵn;

an officer waiting to take his post.

ngŏ̤ khueh ciet pó;

at once fill a vacancy in office.

pó-sĭu móng-kò̤ kâi ti-hú;

take the place of the prefect in a certain department.

pó khueh;

fill a vacancy.

tìo jîp khṳ̀ pó cò̤ lăi kuaⁿ;

summoned to fill an office in Peking.

bûn kuaⁿ cò̤-nî hó̤ pó bú khueh?

How can a civil officer supply a vacancy in a military office?

pó kàu kng-seⁿ kng-seⁿ;

mended so skillfully that one cannot see the patch.

pó thìaⁿ;

make amends to him for pain inflicted.

i ang ŏi li pó bó bŏi, i bó ŏi li pó ang bŏi;

the ability of the husband makes up for the incompetence of the wife, and the ability of the wife for the inefficiency of the husband.

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• Dried meats or fruit.

hṳ̀ pó;

cured fish.

ah pó;

dried ducks.

chài pó;

dried turnips.

bûe pó;

dried plums.

pó līo;

dried provisions.

phâk pó;

cure by drying in the sun.

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• To plant.

pò céng lô̤h thô;

plant seed in the gronnd.

pò châng;

set out the yonng rice-plants in the fields.

pò ng;

transplant young rice.

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• Cotton, linen, or hempen fabrics; calico; cloth.

i tó̤ khui pò phò;

he keeps a shop where cotton goods are sold.

pêh pò;

longcloth.

o pò;

black cambric.

âng pò;

red calico.

lâm pò; chíⁿ pò;

blue calico.

lô̤ pò;

lace; mosquito-netting.

n̂g-mûaⁿ pò;

sackcloth.

po̤-lô̤-mûaⁿ pò;

cloth made from the fiber of the pine-apple plant.

pò phit;

piece goods.

cheⁿ-thâu-pò;

unbleached cotton.

pńg sek kâi pò;

cloth having its natural color.

pìe pêh kâi pò;

bleached cloth.

kang-cheⁿ pò;

brown cloth.

sîa-bûn pò;

drillings.

hē pò;

cloth for summer wear.

tek pò;

foreign linen.

îu pò;

oiled cloth.

ìn hue kâi pò;

prints.

tĭu pò;

grasscloth.

môⁿ-lâm pò;

plush.

chiah pò;

nankeen.

îeⁿ pò; hwn pò; hût pò;

foreign fabrics.

ka-pùa pò;

coarse thick native cloth, woven in hand-looms.

chíu pò;

a handkerchief.

êk pò;

a wash-cloth.

mīn pò;

a towel.

bûeh pò;

a foot-wrap, worn inside the stocking.

thâu pò;

a turban.

ûi ie pò;

an apron or loin cloth.

tah pò-phâng-kè lâi nê pò-phâng;

set up the tent poles, and spread the tent.

pò hŏ-sùaⁿ;

a cloth umbrella.

càu-pò;

a dish cloth.

pò-tō̤;

a wallet, a cloth bag.

pò tah-lîen;

a cloth pouch, like a bag with a slit in its side.

jṳ̂ chn̂g pò;

duster for furniture.

pò pau;

a cloth bundle.

pò lîam;

a cloth screen or curtain.

cang ngŏ sek pò lâi phah cò̤ bé-kang-lî, chái ngia;

make a lattice work of variegated cloth, for ornamentation.

khun-pò;

a thick leaved sea-weed, dried and cut into long strips, and used as food.

cía pò khah hi;

this cloth is too sleazy.

kău pò, pô̤h pò;

thick or thin cloth.

cho pò, ìuⁿ pò;

coarse or fine fabrics.

pò tîeh sẃn ìuⁿ-câk kâi;

must select a firm piece of cloth.

ní pò;

to dye cloth.

tâh pò;

to press cloth.

pak pò;

to whiten cloth.

keⁿ pò;

to weave cloth.

só̤ chēng sĭ cho kûn, pò saⁿ, sĭm sĭ phok-sît;

wore a coarse petticoat and cotton tunic, and had a very rustic appearance.

pò bé;

an artificial horse.

khîa pò bé phah pò sîaⁿ;

rode an artificial horse to attack an artificial city.

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• Liquor not yet strained; food that is prepared by fermentation.

bí sah lío lô̤h cíu píaⁿ cū hó̤ put i hwt pô;

when the rice has been boiled, and the malt put in, then set it away to ferment.

hip pô;

keep the mash in a dark warm place to ferment.

kek pô;

make a ferment.

tāu-cìeⁿ pô;

fermented bean catsup.

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• A tribunal; a board; a public court; an officer in a board; a class or division in a serial arrangement.

lâk pŏ;

the Six Boards in the government.

lī pŏ;

Board of Civil Office.

hŏ pŏ;

Board of Revenue.

lí pŏ;

Board of Rites.

piaⁿ pŏ;

Board of War.

hîaⁿ pŏ;

Board of Punishments.

kang pŏ;

Board of Works.

cong-tok pŏ-tn̂g;

Governor General.

sûn-bú pŏ-īⁿ;

governor of a province.

kau pŏ ngí chú;

given over to the Board for Judgment.

bâk pŏ;

the vegetable kingdom.

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• To chew; to masticate; to bite.

pō kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;

masticate it thoroughly.

m̄ hó̤ pō tîeh cîh;

do not bite your tongue.

pō tîeh, khauh-khauh-kìe;

chewing with a craunching noise.

mín pō, ka-n̂ng thun;

you need not chew it, swallow it whole.

khah jūn, pō m̄ lô̤h;

it is tough, and I cannot masticate it.

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• A way; a means; recourse; a remedy.

bô̤ pō;

it can’t be helped.

cía tîeh i cìaⁿ ŭ pō, pât nâng li bô̤ pō;

he is the only one who can set this right, any one else will be of no avail.

hía, úa cū bô̤ pō lío;

well, there is nothing more that I can do then.

lṳ́ sĭeⁿ ŭ pō a bô̤?

Do you think that anything can be done about it?

hàm i cò̤-nî ŭ pō lí;

ask him how it can be set to rights.

i ŭ pō cò̤ kàu hìeⁿ ngía, mîaⁿ-ke căi;

he has a way of making it very pretty, he is very expert at it.

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• A step; a pace.

sĭ pō kîaⁿ lâi, a sĭ cŏ̤ kīe lâi?

Did you come on foot, or in a chair?

hûah tōa pō cē;

take longer steps.

lṳ́ kâi kha pō khin, i kâi kha pō tăng;

your footsteps are light, his are heavy.

lṳ́ kâi kha pō màiⁿ kîaⁿ kàu hìeⁿ tăng;

do not step so heavily.

kha pō tâh ún;

set your feet firmly.

kîaⁿ ke lâng pō cū kàu;

a few more steps and we shall be there.

cêk pō cêk pō khin-khin kîaⁿ, màiⁿ pīn-pōng-kìe;

step softly, do not make a noise in walking.

mùaⁿ-khí, khṳ̀ i kò̤ hûe pō;

return his visit to-morrow.

cí pō, iang siaⁿ;

stop walking and call out.

pō piaⁿ; pō kun;

infantry; foot-soldiers.

pō piaⁿ sĭ ŏi pō-cìen kâi;

foot-soldiers fight on foot.

cêk pō cêk pō;

step by step.

khîeh ki pō-keng lâi sīa pō-cìⁿ;

take the bow of a foot soldier and shoot the arrow which belongs therein.

kîaⁿ kàu cí pō châng tī;

arrived at the designated position.

cêk lí lō jîeh cōi pō?

How many paces in a mile?

lâu ŭ ṳ̂ kâi tī pō;

leave some room for grace.

lâu thò̤ pō;

leave room for retreat.

ŭ lâu kùi pō;

may I trouble you to step in (to do something).

pō-pō kau-seng;

gradually rose to eminence.

i hŵn sĭ àiⁿ mō̤ⁿ cìn pō;

he still hopes for advancement.

hâiⁿ cîⁿ, bô̤ thò̤ pō;

pay before you leave the spot.

tit cêk pō cìn cêk pō;

give him an inch and he'll take an ell.

i nŏ̤ nâng būe pat kah kùe kha pō;

the two have not yet learned to step together.

kha pō kîaⁿ kàu côi-côi;

keep step in walking.

ciap pō ciap pō kîaⁿ, thóiⁿ ŭ jîeh cōi pō;

pace it and see how many paces it is.

kha pō ciah;

foot-prints.

i kâi súa-pō súa lâi ún-tàng;

he moves about on his feet with great precision.

gêk pō;

your steps.

nôiⁿ pō;

lady’s footsteps.