Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/suaⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

suaⁿ

• 山suaⁿ733460
• A mountain; hills; heights; a mound; a range; uncultivated, wild, not domesticated or subdued.

suaⁿ téng thâu;

the top of a hill.

suaⁿ hong;

mountain peak.

suaⁿ nía;

the ridge of a range.

suaⁿ po̤;

the slope of a hill.

suaⁿ kok;

a valley.

suaⁿ kheⁿ;

a stream in a gorge.

suaⁿ lō;

paths among hills.

tōa suaⁿ, suaⁿ kíaⁿ;

great mountains, and small hills.

suaⁿ kha;

at the foot of the hill.

pùaⁿ suaⁿ;

half way up the hill.

kûiⁿ suaⁿ;

a lofty mountain.

peh cĭeⁿ kau suaⁿ; cū mō̤ⁿ m̄ kìⁿ pêⁿ tī;

having climbed a high mountain one is no longer able to see the plain.

suaⁿ lu;

a hummock.

suaⁿ ciam;

mountain summits.

suaⁿ táng;

a cave within a hill.

suaⁿ ngâm;

a cliff.

suaⁿ khang;

a cavern among hills.

suaⁿ-khîm ía-sìu;

wild animals.

suaⁿ châng;

arrable watered land among hills.

suaⁿ sîa;

terraces on the hillsides.

mîaⁿ suaⁿ;

a renowned mountain.

suaⁿ tien hái bī;

delicacies from land and sea.

ké suaⁿ;

artificial mounds.

àiⁿ cĭeⁿ suaⁿ a m̆?

Are you going on shore or not?

kŏ suaⁿ;

posted against a hill.

úa tŏ̤ tōa suaⁿ kò̤;

backed up by immense strength.

ău thâu suaⁿ;

the backer.

suaⁿ cêk ĭam cêk ĭam;

mountains in successive ranges, the highest being in the background.

suaⁿ nâng;

wild tribes.

cṳ̄ í̤n suaⁿ lîm;

to retire into obscurity; seek retirement among hills.

thiaⁿ tìn-tang tìo cêk pak suaⁿ-cúi;

a scroll having a landscape painted on it, was hung in the middle of the main room.

suaⁿ hùe phò;

a shop where wooden ware is sold.

hong suaⁿ khui lō, ngŏ̤ cúi tah kîe;

whenever you come to a mountain make a road over it, and wherever you find a stream put a bridge across it.

kṳ̆n suaⁿ cîah suaⁿ, kṳ̆n hái cîah hai;

those near the mountains live on the products of the mountains, and those near the sea live on the products of the sea.

suaⁿ sì; suaⁿ hêng;

the contour of the hill.

bô̤ suaⁿ bô̤ sṳ̆;

out of sight of land; unbounded sea.

khṳ̀ kàu chim suaⁿ nâ lăi;

retire into the recesses of the mountains.

cǹg suaⁿ;

burial grounds.

cîeh suaⁿ;

rocky heights.

suaⁿ thô;

earth from the hills.

suaⁿ cháu;

wild grasses.

húe sie suaⁿ;

a mountain that has been burned over.

khui suaⁿ;

cultivate untilled land on the hills.

kim suaⁿ, ngṳ̂n suaⁿ;

mountains containing precious metals.

bûe-thùaⁿ suaⁿ;

hills holding deposits of coal.

húe-īam-suaⁿ;

a volcano.

càu-suaⁿ thâu;

the top of the kitchen range.

suaⁿ káu;

wild dogs.

suaⁿ tṳ;

a wild boar.

suaⁿ-îeⁿ;

goats.

suaⁿ ngio;

a wild cat.

suaⁿ mn̂g;

a mountain pass.

suaⁿ am;

a monastery among hills.

suaⁿ sîaⁿ;

a city among hills.

suaⁿ kok-lok tói;

in the glens of the mountains.

suaⁿ kūiⁿ;

a mountainous district.

suaⁿ lăi nâng;

country-people.

suaⁿ lîo;

a solitary hut.

thóiⁿ suaⁿ;

to seek a good site for a grave.

suaⁿ lêng;

the spurs of a mountain.

suaⁿ o̤;

an inlet or cove at the base of hills.

suaⁿ phiⁿ thâu;

a headland.

lw̆n suaⁿ;

broken highlands.

suaⁿ cheng-sìu;

well defined and compact mountains.

huang suaⁿ;

uninhabited mountains.

suaⁿ táu;

a hilly islet.

cō̤-suaⁿ;

a capitalist who lives on shore, and invests his money in ships and cargoes.

tī-kâi cō̤-suaⁿ kío i?

What capitalist is his backer?

có suaⁿ;

wild land inherited from ancestors.

suaⁿ phîn;

a glen having vertical sides.

suaⁿ cú;

the owner of the hill.

kuaⁿ suaⁿ;

wild land belonging to the government.

nîe suaⁿ;

tax-paying land on the hills.

kong suaⁿ;

hills owned in common.

suaⁿ kang;

those who work on the hills.

suaⁿ phiah;

nooks among the hills.

cĭeⁿ suaⁿ, lô̤h suaⁿ;

ascend and descend a hill.

pûaⁿ suaⁿ kùe nía;

cross the mountains.

kùe suaⁿ kīe;

a palanquin or mountain chair.

chwn suaⁿ lêng;

a howitzer.

suaⁿ châk;

banditti.

suaⁿ cē;

a stronghold among the mountains.

sûn suaⁿ kâi lîu-lô̤;

scouts connected with robbers having their abode in the mountains.

sien suaⁿ;

fairy grottoes.

suaⁿ-sîn thó tī;

local deities in the mountains.

suaⁿ kèⁿ;

paths among hills.

kîaⁿ suaⁿ; chūe suaⁿ; lĭo suaⁿ;

to go among the hills looking for a site for a grave.

i khṳ̀ cò̤ suaⁿ;

he has gone to locate a grave.

cía suaⁿ ēng kio nâng phoiⁿ a mín?

Is it necessary to confer with any one in regard to taking this as a place of burial?

suaⁿ-kah;

one who is employed to take care of a grave.

kong-chin hùe chú ngŏ-câp ngṳ̂n khṳt i kùe suaⁿ;

the arbitrators awarded him fifty dollars for removing the grave to another place.

suaⁿ pang; tī hām;

a landslide, an avalanche.

suaⁿ tê;

the japonica.

cía tê kâi suaⁿ-khùi hó̤ mē?

Has this tea a fine native flavour?

tê suaⁿ;

a mountain upon which tea grows.

tōa suaⁿ bó̤;

a large hill in the midst of lesser ones.

suaⁿ phîaⁿ;

the sides of the mountain.

suaⁿ mīn, suaⁿ pùe;

the hither and thither sides of a hill.

suaⁿ côiⁿ, suaⁿ ău;

in front of and behind the hill.

suaⁿ po;

a plateau or a plain at the base of a hill.

suaⁿ phāng suaⁿ lêh;

a crevasse.

chîo suaⁿ;

the hill opposite.

ùaⁿ suaⁿ;

a plateau in front.

hṳ́ lăi khí kŭa ngâu-suaⁿ;

made several miniature hills therein.

huang-lô kâi saⁿ suaⁿ khah kĕ;

the three projections on the top of the earthen stove, are too slight.

hueh suaⁿ pang;

hemorage of the womb.

thài suaⁿ;

a mountain west of Shantung which gives fame to Tai Ngan Fu.

suaⁿ sek;

the various shades of green and drab, like the color of mountains, varying with distance.

cîah nâng kut-thâu cîaⁿ suaⁿ;

devour people till their bones form a pile as large as a hill.

suaⁿ tîeⁿ;

a place where workmen take their meals on the hill.

suaⁿ kng-n̆ng kng-n̆ng;

bare and rocky hills.

suaⁿ kng-seⁿ kng-seⁿ;

barren mountains.

suaⁿ cûaⁿ;

a mountain spring.

suaⁿ-tàng-téng;

the apex of a hill.

• 產súaⁿ141006
• To produce, to breed, to bear; the increase of any thing; a birth; parturiton; productions or resources of a country; an estate, a patrimony; a livelihood.

i ŭ jîeh cōi súaⁿ-ngîap?

How much real estate has he?

châng súaⁿ;

patrimony consisting in ricefields.

hiaⁿ-tĭ pun ke-súaⁿ;

the brothers have divided the estate among themselves.

thó súaⁿ;

the productions of a region.

i būe pat seⁿ-súaⁿ;

she has not get borne any children.

i cí pái lô̤h síe súaⁿ;

she at this time had a miscarriage.

mak súaⁿ;

defilement arising from being near one who has recently borne a child.

tŏ̤ súaⁿ côiⁿ thîo-lí tit-huap, lîm súaⁿ ŭ hío-sṳ̄-hùe tó̤ cú-ì, cū bô̤ lâng súaⁿ kâi cèng, súaⁿ ău kâi pēⁿ īa hó̤ cíe;

if the health be properly cared for before childbirth, and if during parturition there be some one who understands such matters to take control of things, then the labor will not be difficult, and the subsequent illness will be less.

• 散súaⁿ724668
• Medicinal powders.

àiⁿ ēng cò̤ îeh-súaⁿ hó̤ a îeh-îⁿ hó̤?

Do you want it in the form of powders or of pills?

cang phêng-ang súaⁿ cē hngk cū hó̤;

take a little sedative snuff and you will be all right.

súaⁿ îaⁿ kùe thng;

powders are better than the same medicine in liquid form.

• 汕sùaⁿ734853
• A spit, or point on a beach.

sùaⁿ-thâu po;

the port of Swatow.

sùaⁿ-thâu sìn;

the garrison of Swatow.

• 散sùaⁿ724668
• To scatter, to dissipate, to disperse; to fall apart; to break up.

sì-sì sùaⁿ-sùaⁿ;

scattered all around.

suaⁿ cò̤ cêk koiⁿ;

scattered throughout the place.

cîⁿ mài phah sùaⁿ;

do not break the string of cash.

pun sùaⁿ;

apportioned out and distributed.

i sĭ thiah-sùaⁿ nâng kâi wn-ieⁿ;

he separates the pair of mandarin ducks; he sets husband and wife at variance.

châk khṳt úa cĕng sùaⁿ khṳ̀;

the rebels have all been dispersed by me.

i tháu-sùaⁿ mô̤ⁿ tó̤ cò̤ huap;

he dishevels his hair, practising incantation.

sùaⁿ tîeⁿ;

to disperse, as an audience.

sùaⁿ pang;

break up, as a company or set.

hwt sùaⁿ;

dissipate, as a cold. ke sùaⁿ, nâng bûang;

the family is scattered or dead.

sùaⁿ-khui;

to disperse, as clouds.

hûn sio, phek sùaⁿ;

lost presence of mind.

hûn sùaⁿ-khui lío;

the clouds disperse.

sùaⁿ thiah;

to divide up, as in selling at retail.

cêk sin kâi kṳn-kut sang-sang sùaⁿ;

feel weak in all my joints; loose jointed.

cí īeⁿ îeh sùaⁿ khì, cí īeⁿ îeh sùaⁿ hueh;

this medicine reduces the congestion, and the other disperses the blood.

sùaⁿ si;

dissolution of the body.

• 傘sùaⁿ724910
• A shelter; a cover from sun or rain; a parasol.

hŏ-sùaⁿ;

an umbrella.

cúa hŏ-sùaⁿ, pò hŏ-sùaⁿ;

paper umbrellas and cloth umbrellas.

tōaⁿ nê-sùaⁿ;

an umbrella with an valance at its edge.

saⁿ iam nê-sùaⁿ;

an three storied official umbrella.

bw̄n jîn sùaⁿ;

a testimonial umbrella, presented to a popular officer.

khîa hŏ-sùaⁿ;

carry an umbrella.

théng hŏ-sùaⁿ; khui hŏ-sùaⁿ;

open an umbrella.

hŏ-sùaⁿ kut, hŏ-sùaⁿ pèⁿ;

the ribs and the handle of an umbrella.

hŏ-sùaⁿ sin àiⁿ pie chíⁿ-pò;

will have the umbrella covered with blue cambric.

cíaⁿ-lí hŏ-sùaⁿ; siu-sîp hŏ-sùaⁿ;

repair an umbrella.

• ‬線sùaⁿ8011209
• Thread of any kind; fine cord or lines; a clue, a trace; needlework; a way for, a chance for, a hope; a remnant or relic, like an orphan who continues a family.

si sùaⁿ;

sewing silk.

thīⁿ sùaⁿ kâi;

sewed with thread.

tĭu-sùaⁿ;

linen thread.

ceh cò̤ sùaⁿ;

make it into thread.

ēng i lâi cò̤ ín-sùaⁿ;

set him on the trail; use it as a clue.

kò sùaⁿ khṳ̀ chūe;

follow the trail and seek it.

cêk kîa sùaⁿ;

a ball of thread.

cêk líu sùaⁿ;

a skein of thread.

cêk ki sùaⁿ;

a hank of silk.

sùaⁿ jîeh cōi pĭⁿ?

How many knots of thread are there?

sùaⁿ jṳ̂, khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ tháu i tit;

the thread is tangled, gently disentangle it.

húe-îeh-sùaⁿ;

a fuse.

ki cam, tîo sùaⁿ;

a needle and thread.

sùaⁿ cūe;

a seam.

tâng sùaⁿ, thih sùaⁿ, ngṳ̂n sùaⁿ;

copper, iron or silver wire.

cang i cò̤ sùaⁿ-so̤h;

use it as a clue.

sùaⁿ pō lîb khṳ̀;

the stitches liave given way.

• ‬涎sûaⁿ982857
• Mucous, exuded from snails.

am-lo̤ sûaⁿ;

the mucous of snails.

i cêk sin seⁿ suaⁿ; its whole body exudes mucous.