Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/sa

by Adele Marion Fielde

sa

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• To lay on with the hands.

sa cē îam;

rub on some salt.

sa pêh-thn̂g lô̤h khṳ̀ ío ńng-sūn;

rub on a little sugar and then the flavour will not be so salt.

sa tíam phang-îu;

rub on a little sesamum oil.

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• Coarse sand; gravel.

cu-sa-âng;

a bright red.

sîn-sa;

cinnabar.

sa-chíu;

a spit of sand.

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• To kill, to slay, to slaughter.

cêk kâi lâi, cêk kâi sà;

slay every one that comes.

khṳt i sà kàu lío-lío;

were all killed off by them.

sà thâu;

decapitate.

kìⁿ lâi, kìⁿ sà;

kill every one you see.

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• Irregular, projecting teeth.

i kâi khí sà-sà;

his teeth are very crooked.