Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/siu

by Adele Marion Fielde

siu

• 修siu81198
• To adorn; to clean up or renovate; to repair; to mend; to adjust; to regulate; to cultivate; to practise; to study how to do; to chasten; to examine and school.

siu-cíaⁿ;

to repair; to fit up.

siu-sip;

to set in order.

siu-sîp pīn-pīn;

all is in readiness.

siu-lí;

to fit up; to regulate.

siu-sek;

to beautify.

siu-pó;

to mend up.

siu sĭen;

practise virtue.

siu kong;

to do good, to do meritorious deeds.

siu hĕng;

practise ascetic austerities.

siu cêk huang cṳ;

to elaborately prepare a letter.

siu sim;

to school the feelings.

cí kâi nâng siu sim căi;

this person has a well ordered mind.

sok siu; siu kim;

teacher's wages.

sok siu ngṳ̂n cêng sàng a būe?

Has his schooling been paid for yet?

• 收siu754662
• To receive, as when one goes to get a thing or when it is one's due; to gather, to harvest; to insnare, to involve; to bind, to restrain; to conclude, to

bring to an end; to remove; to close or wind up, as business; annoyed or moved by, in which sense it sometimes merely gives the passive form to another verb.

pûaⁿ úaⁿ siu tīo;

clear off the table.

siu khí;

gather up and put away.

siu jîp lâi;

gather in.

siu ngṳ̂n, sîu cîⁿ;

collect money from debtors; take in coin.

sìn-mīn tèng sĭ sía móng nâng siu thiah;

the direction on the letter was that a certain person should receive and open it.

siu cûn-kui;

collect the boat-fares.

siu-hó̤k nâng sim;

win people's hearts.

cêng siu-kuah a būe?

Is your harvest gathered yet?

siu khang-khùe;

take in work.

siu-toaⁿ;

a receipt for money or goods.

siu cheng-chó̤ lío;

have received the amount in full.

siu tit khí a siu m̄ khí?

Can you collect what is due, or not?

sin-sîp;

make ready, by getting things together; to set to rights.

táng lâi siu-sîp i;

will give him a whipping presently.

úa lâi siu-sîp lṳ́!

I'll pay you off for that!

ŭ siu sêng a bô̤?

Has he received that portion of the crop which is his rent for the land?

siu piaⁿ hûe îaⁿ;

recall the troops into the camp.

siu-khǹg;

collect and put away.

siu-bói kó-tóng;

make collections of curiosities.

siu m̄ bûa;

cannot get them together.

siu bûa;

collect together.

hó̤ lai, hàm i lâi siu saⁿ;

it is about to rain, tell her to bring in the clothes.

khṳ̀ kàu, i m̄ siu;

on carrying it to him, he declined to accept it.

siu cêk īeⁿ cò̤ ì-sù tīaⁿ;

accept one out of the various things presented, as a token of good will merely.

siu tūi;

collect in companies.

thiaⁿ-kìⁿ siu khim;

heard the call to retreat.

siu cêk kâi ngĭ kíaⁿ;

take a son by adoption.

siu kâi chiah-kha;

take a concubine.

siu cò̤ cêk ē;

gather up.

siu lô̤h cûn;

take and put into the boat.

• 梳siu775757
• A coarse comb, with one row of teeth; to comb.

khîeh siu lâi siu thâu-mô̤ⁿ;

get a comb and comb your hair.

àiⁿ lûah tîeh ēng siu-kíaⁿ;

for smoothing the hair you must use a small comb.

siu khí;

the teeth of a comb.

siu pù;

the back of the comb.

siu thâu âp;

a dressing case.

siu cuang, tá pàng;

make the toilet.

• 羞siu8101235
• Savory food; to feel ashamed; to blush; bashful.

i sim lăi siu-khŭi;

he is ashamed of it.

thiaⁿ tîeh ham siu ham-siu nē;

on hearing it, she tamed very red.

ham-siu jím jôk;

blushed at the insult.

só̤ cîah sĭ tien-siu peh-bī;

lives on delicate viands.

• 受siu756296
• To accept; to receive.

m̄ káⁿ siu;

would not be so presumptuous as to accept it.

siu ke cêk tùi;

do accept a couple more.

khṳ̀ kàu i chŵn siu;

on arriving, he accepted the whole.

cò̤ cē siu;

accepted all of them.

• 首síu7561850
• The head; a chief, a leader; the heads of a subject; foremost; the beginning, the origin; to manifest; to display; sorts, kinds; a classifier of stanzas.

i cò̤ cêk síu sĭ;

he composed a poem.

phoi-síu; páng-síu; ùaⁿ-síu;

the first on the list of those who have taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts at an examination.

tŭn síu pài;

bow the head in respect.

síu búe siang kù;

look after both ends; we must consider its whole course.

i khṳ̀ kuaⁿ tèng chut síu;

he went and turned state's evidence.

síu kūiⁿ;

the leading district.

hun-pîet síu cŏng;

discriminate between leaders and followers.

ûi síu;

act as leader.

tī-tîang cò̤ hŭe síu?

Who is the leader of the band?

• 帚síu49505
• A broom; a besom of twigs.

sàn-síu pèⁿ;

a broom-handle.

sàu-síu thâu;

the brush of a broom.

khîeh ki sàu-síu khṳ̀ sàu;

take a broom and go and sweep.

tōa thih sàu-síu;

a large iron broom, a bad omen for a woman.

• 守síu755403
• To keep, to hold in order to guard, to have in custody; to keep vigils; to supervise; to maintain; to go on a round of inspection; a charge.

síu kàu kín-kín;

keep very close watch over.

i tŏ̤ ke tèng síu hà;

he is at home in mourning for a parent.

i àiⁿ nā kò̤ⁿ síu-cak;

she wishes to stay in her husband's family, and remain his widow.

i tó̤ cò̤ síu-pĭ;

he is acting as major.

nâng tîeh síu pńg-hūn;

people should mind their own business.

tī-hú cheng-cò̤ thài-síu;

a district magistrate is so called.

péⁿ-síu;

to barricade.

i kâi sîaⁿ-tî cò̤-nî tì-kàu sit síu?

How did they happen to lose the city?

síu-kúaⁿ;

to remain a widow.

uaⁿ-hūn, síu-kí kâi nâng;

one who attends to his own affairs.

sía-kẃn;

take charge of.

• 手síu754640
• A expert hand.

cúi síu;

a waterman.

kó síu;

a drummer.

chue síu;

a trumpeter.

phàu síu;

a cannoneer.

keng-cìⁿ síu;

an archer.

khùai cṳ́ síu; suah siu;

an executioner.

chìn síu;

examiner of weights in custom houses.

• 狩sìu756946
• An imperial tour of inspection.

taⁿ m̄ pat thiaⁿ-kìⁿ hûang-tì chut lâi sûn-sìu;

we do not now hear of the emperor's going out on tours of inspection.

tang thiⁿ-sî phah-lâh kìe cò̤ síu;

the winter hunt is called an imperial tour.

• 秀sìu8111152
• Grain in seed, which then bends in an easy graceful way; to flourish, to grow beautiful; adorned, fair, comely; accomplished, cultivated, elegant; first, best.

sìu-câi; sìu-châi;

cultivated talent, a graduate of the lowest grade, a Bachelor of Arts.

jîp sìu-câi;

take the degree of B.A.

sìu-jŭn;

elegant.

i kâi jī sĭ bô̤ hìeⁿ sìu tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ, sía khṳ̀ ho̤h hó̤;

his letters merely lack flowing curves, they are very well written.

thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li sìu-sìu nē, khî-sît sĭ khia-pô̤h;

appears very graceful but has really no stamina.

bâi cheng, ngán sìu;

clear cut brows and beautiful eyes.

i kâi mâk thóiⁿ tîeh chin-chĭeⁿ sìu, khî-sît sĭ ît, kah phû;

his eyes appear fine at first glance, but in reality they are restless and unsteady.

thóiⁿ i kâi bâi mâk to ho̤h cheng-sìu, cò̤-nî hìeⁿ ṳ̀-cṳ̀?

His eyes and eyebrows indicate intelligence, how is it that he is so stupid?

sìu sṳ̄;

an accomplished scholar.

i sĭ kâi huang mn̂g sìu sṳ̄;

he is one who has earned, not bought, his degree.

sìu-lĭ;

fine looking.

sìu khì;

delicate lineaments; refined manners.

seⁿ lâi sìu-līu sìu-līu;

has naturally a very graceful bearing.

• 袖sìu8121455
• The sleeve; to put a thing into the sleeve; to draw up the hands into the sleeves.

sìu chìu;

to sleeve the hands.

cí hù sìu kháu chiah lâi cū ngía;

this pair of cuffs is beautifully knitted.

kâi kâi sìu chíu, phâng kwn, m̄ khéng kìu hŭ;

every one sleeved his hands and stood looking on, and would give him no help.

• 繡sìu81112012
• To embroider; to adorn with needlework of various colors; embroidery; ornamented; embellished.

sìu lêng phâu;

a robe with the figure of a dragon embroidered thereon.

sìu cò̤ ngó chái kâi;

embroider it with all the colors of the rainbow.

thie-sìu;

to embroider.

sìu-kîu hue;

the Hydrangea.

tăⁿ sìu kîu;

toss the embroidered ball; choose a husband.

sìu chn̂g-kûn;

an embroidered valance for a table.

• 獸sìu7569415
• A wild animal; a beast; a hairy brute.

nâng mīn, sìu sim;

a human face with a beast's heart.

khim sìu; pue khîm, cáu sìu;

birds and beasts.

méⁿ sìu;

savage beasts.

ía sìu;

wild beasts.

kùai-ĭ kâi sìu;

queer wild creatures.

• 宿sìu823408
• A constellation.

cheⁿ sìu;

the stars.

j̄i câp-poih sìu;

the twenty-eight zodiacal constellations.

• 泅sîu811855
• To swim; to float.

ŏi sîu cúi;

can swim.

kà kíaⁿ sîu, màiⁿ kà kíaⁿ peh cĭeⁿ chīu;

teach children to swim, but do not teach them to climb trees.

ah tó̤ sîu;

the ducks are swimming.

sie tàu sîu;

a swimming match.

• 授sĭu757648
• To give; to communicate; to confer.

lâm ńng sĭu-sĭu, put chin;

men and women should not touch each other when giving and taking things.

thŵn-sĭu khṳt i;

imparted it to him.

tit tîeh i pì-sĭu kâi hng;

got possession of the receipts that had been secretly handed down to him.

• 受sĭu756296
• To receive; to acquiesce in; to contain; to inherit; to succeed to; to endure, to bear, and thus becomes a form of the passive; susceptible of, affected by; a charge, a thing to be kept; one of the seven senses of the Buddhists, answering to sensation or mental conception.

sĭu cŭe;

acknowledge a fault.

sĭu hêng;

be punished.

cí kâi hêng-huap lâng sĭu;

this punishment is hard to bear.

cía sṳ̄ sĭ sĭu i hù-tho̤h kâi;

this busĭuess is something that was entrusted to me by him.

sĭu tho̤;

to conceive; conception.

sĭu khì;

to be blamed or scolded.

i sĭ sĭu khì căi;

he is very much found fault with.

i m̄ kaⁿ sĭu;

he dare not accept the honor.

cía sin-hūn kâi pó-îeh sĭu m̄ khṳ̀;

this tonic disagrees with me.

cí khí pēⁿ ̄a sĭ sĭu pó cū hó̤ ui, m̄ sĭu pó cū m̄-hó̤ ui;

in this disease, if the system will bear strengthening remedies, a cure may be affected, but if not, then it is incurable.

úa thóiⁿ li sĭu tit pó;

I think that the remedies may be borne.

bói-sĭu i kâi châng;

bought his field.

tǹg-sĭu i kâi chù;

took over his house on mortgage.

khak-khó sĭu;

patiently endure.

cía khùi lâng sĭu;

this blame is not to be borne.

sĭu i kâi khùi m̄ khṳ̀;

cannot endure his fault-finding.

hàm i màiⁿ thó̤ khùi khṳt nâng sĭu;

tell her not to bring blame upon other people.

khṳ̀ tàⁿ tîeh m̄ sĭu chêng;

went and talked it over without effect.

i m̄ sĭu kà;

he is not teachable.

úa sĭ kio i sêng sĭu kâi;

I took it off his hands.

i tó̤ sĭu ki sĭu hâng;

he is suffering from hunger and cold.

lṳ́ ā sĭ màiⁿ, úa kio lṳ́ sĭu;

if you do not want it, I will take it off your hands.

úa sĭ ùi i sĭu m̄ khṳ̀;

I am afraid she cannot bear it.

lṳ́ a sĭ sĭu tit khṳ̀ cū khṳt lṳ́ sĭu;

if you can undertake it, I will leave it to you.

úa kio lṳ́ chŵn sĭu;

I will take the responsibility off your shoulders.

cí kâi kuaⁿ ŭ sĭu lṳ́ a bô̤?

Does this magistrate accept bribes?

cí kâi nâng-chêng, úa m̄ sĭu i kâi;

I do not accept favors from him.

cía îeh sĭu khṳ̀ căi-seⁿ?

How does this medicine affect you?

àiⁿ li kio i cŏ̤ sĭu;

if you want it take it over from him.

i sĭ sĭu nâng cok-tho̤h;

he has taken a commission from some one.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ cn̂g kâi m̄ sĭu lâk;

thus he does not feel the force of it at all.

bŏi sĭu nâng khi-hŭ;

is not to be imposed upon.

i sĭu kùe i kâi ṳn-hŭi;

she has experienced his kindness.

• 壽sīu7573311
• Age; years; longevity; a long reign; a birthday; the dead; to grant long life to; aged; forever.

pài sīu; hō̤ sīu;

to present congratulations on a birthday.

cí kâi cîah ìo chîang sīu;

this one will be longer lived.

kim-jît sĭ bw̄n sīu seⁿ;

this is the emperor's birthday.

ciang-lâi sĭu tn̂g, hok tōa;

will enjoy long life and great prosperity.

cêk kù sīu póiⁿ;

a coffin in parts, ready to be joined for use.

cîeⁿ sĭu;

over fifty years of age.

i cîah tit cĭeⁿ sīu a m̄ cĭeⁿ?

Did he live to be above fifty years old or not?

sīu jī piⁿ;

a border decorated with the letter which denotes longevity.

sīu thô̤;

birthday cakes, shaped like peaches.

î sīu;

to remove a coffin.

khîu siu;

pray for long life.