Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular/Provisions, Fish, Vegetable and Fruit

by Lim Hiong Seng

Lesson XVII.
provisions, fish, vegetables and fruit.

Provisions.

Food,

Chiáh, bí-niêⁿ

食　米糧

Bread,

Mīⁿ-pau

麫包

Butter,

Gû-nĩⁿ-iû

牛乳油

Soup,

Gravy,

Thng

湯

Fowl,

Koi

雞

Duck,

Ah

鴨

Goose,

Gô

鵝

Turkey,

Húe-koi

火雞

Pigeon,

Hún-chióu

粉鳥

Beef,

Gû-bah, gû-nék

牛肉

Mutton,

Iêⁿ-bah, iêⁿ-nék

羊肉

Pork,

Tṳ-bah, tṳ-nék

猪肉

Ham,

Húe-thúi

火腿

Potatoes,

Hô-lan-tsṳ̂

荷蘭薯

Potatoes„ sweet,

Huan-kuah, huan-tsṳ̂

畨葛　畨薯

Cakes,

Kúe

粿

Sponge cake,

Koi-nñg-kúe

雞卵粿

Blanc-mange,

Béh-hún-kúe

麥粉粿

Seaweed jelly,

Chiéh-hue

石灰

Eggs,

Nñg

卵

Rice, (raw)

Bí

米

Rice,„ (boiled)

Pñg

飯

Congee,

Mûeⁿ

粥

Rice water,

Ám

黯

Relish,

Kiâm-sng

鹹酸

Curry,

Ka-lî

膠離

Curry„ stuff,

Ka-lî-buáh

膠離末

Mustard,

Kài-luáh

芥辣

Sauce,

Sī-iû

豉油

Vinegar,

Tshòu

醋

Pepper,

Hôu-chie

糊椒

Pickles,

Sng-tshài

酸菜

Jam,

Tiâm-ko

甜糕

Sugar,

Thn̂g

糖

Sugar-candy,

Piaⁿ-thn̂g

𫥇糖

Tea, (leaves)

Tê-bí

茶米

Coffee,

Ko-pî

羔丕

Raisins,

Phû-thô-kuaⁿ

葡萄干

Barley,

Béh

麥

Indian corn,

Iùⁿ-bí

苡米

Arrow-root,

Ngóu-hún

藕粉

Flour,

Mīⁿ

麫

Sago,

Siâ-gō-hún

斜莪粉

Sago„ in pills,

Siâ-gō-îⁿ

斜莪員

Vermicelli,

Mīⁿ-sùaⁿ

麫線

Salt,

Iâm

鹽

咱明天要出門。食有到或無

Nán màⁿ-khí àiⁿ tshut-mǹg, chiáh ũ-kàu a bô?

To-morrow, we are going out, have we got enough provisions?

着預足

Tiéh ṳ̃-kàu

You must prepare enough.

勿不足。了在路就無食

Màiⁿ-m̄-kàu, lióu tõ lōu chiũ bô-chiáh

For if there is not enough, then we shall get no food on the way.

今咱有何個

Taⁿ nán ũ tî-kâi?

Now, what have we got?

麫包有三個。牛乳油有壹盒

Mīⁿ-pau ũ saⁿ-kâi, gû-nĩⁿ iû ũ chék-áp

We have three loaves of bread, and one tin of butter.

若是不足壹路好買

Nāⁿ-sĩ m̄-kàu chék-lōu hó-bói

If we haven't got enough, we can buy on the way.

呌伙頭來

Kiè húe-thâu lâi

Call the cook here.

明夜昏我要請人

Màⁿ-mêⁿ-hng uá àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ-nâng

To-morrow night I wish to invite a few persons.

有要請几多人

Ũ àiⁿ-chhiáⁿ jiéh-tsōi nâng?

How many people do you wish to invite?

大約畧捌人

Iak-bó-liãng poih-nâng

Probably eight persons.

買壹隻雞做湯

Bói chék-chiah koi tsò-thng

Buy a fowl and make soup.

壹隻鴨𤇢。壹隻鵝浮

Chék-chiah ah pek, chek-chiah gô phû

Roast one duck and fry one goose.

割四斤牛肉。三斤羊肉。弍斤猪朥

Kuah sì-kṳn gû-bah, saⁿ kṳn iêⁿ-bah, nõⁿ-kṳn tṳ-lâ

Buy (lit. cut) four catties of beef, three catties of mutton, two catties of lard.

火腿去高菜館携

Húe-thúi khṳ̀ kau-tshài-kuán khiéh

For ham, go to the compradore and get it.

携壹腿

Khiéh chék-thúi

Get one ham.

荷蘭薯還了有或無

Hô-lan-tsṳ̂ huân-lióu ũ a-bô?

Have you any more potatoes?

有加零些

Ũ ke lân-ló

I have a few more.

足或不足

Lã a m̄-lã?

Have you enough?

我想足也

Uá siẽⁿ lã--a

I think there are enough.

好也。若是足就免用買

Hó--nōⁿ, nāⁿ-sĩ lã chiũ mín-ēng bói

All right, if you have enough you needn't buy any.

雞卵買三十粒

Koi-nñg bói saⁿ-tsáp liáp

Buy thirty fowl's eggs.

十陸粒烙半生熟

Tsáp-lák liáp luah pùaⁿ-chheⁿ sék

Half-fry sixteen of them.

存十四粒做粿

Tshûn tsáp-sì liáp tsò-kúe

The remaining fourteen make them into cakes.

着選鮮個

Tiéh suán chhiⁿ--kâi

You must choose fresh ones.

就是如此

Chiũ-sĩ chièⁿ-seⁿ

That's all.

飯勿烳過糜

Pn̄g màiⁿ-pû khah-mîⁿ

Don't boil the rice to soft.

膠離勿煮過辣

Ka-lî màiⁿ-tsṳ́ khah-hiam

Don't make the curry too hot.

食飯無鹹酸食不落

Chiáh-pn̄g bô kiâm-sng chiáh m̄-lóh

To take rice without relish it cannot be eaten.

伊請人滿席在

I chhiáⁿ-nâng phâng-phài tsãi

He invited people to lots of dishes.

伊個鹹酸多樣在。食不盡

I kâi kiâm-sng tsōi-iēⁿ tsāi, chiáh m̄-lióu

His relishes were of many kinds, we could'nt eat them all.

人人食到飽

Nâng-nâng chiáh-kàu-pá

Every body ate until they had enough.

伊個伙頭會在

I kâi húe-thâu õi-tsãi

His cook is very clever.

每樣伊煮來好在

Iēⁿ-Iēⁿ i tsṳ́-lâi hó-tsãi

Every thing he made was very nice indeed.

起初就食雞子湯。與麪包焙個

Thâu-tshái chiũ chiáh koi-kiáⁿ-thng, kah mīⁿ-pau pūe--kâi

First of all, we had chicken soup and toasted bread.

後羊肉烙。與荷蘭薯

Lióu iêⁿ-bah luah, kah hô-lan-tsṳ̂

Then mutton-chop and potatoes.

後火雞浮。煴芥辣又還了多多樣

Lióu húe-koi phû, ùn kài-luáh, lióu huân-lióu tsōi-tsōi iēⁿ

Then turkey fried in oil, and eaten with mustard, and many other kinds.

Fish.

Fish,

Hṳ̂

魚

Mackeral,

Bé-ka

馬鮫

Flounder,

Chhieⁿ-hṳ̂

鯧魚

Mullet,

Ngóu-hṳ̂

𩵱魚

Red-fish,

Âng-tsô

紅鰽

Blackfish,

Ou-hṳ̂

烏魚

Shad,

Chhî-khak

莿売

Cuttle-fish,

Bák-táu

木斗

Shark,

Sua-hṳ̂

沙魚

Chinese whitebait,

Kang-hṳ̂

江魚

Little fish,

Hṳ̂-káiⁿ

魚子

Eel,

Mûaⁿ

鰻

Crab,

Hõi

蟹

Shrimps,

Hê

蝦

Lobster,

Lêng-hê

龍蝦

Shell-fish,

Lô

螺

Turtle,

Hang-ku

魴𬺞

Oysters,

Ô

蠔

Cockles,

Ham

蚶

Dried salt fish,

Hṳ̂-kuaⁿ, hṳ̂-póu

魚干　魚脯

Salt fish,

Kiâm-hṳ̂

鹹魚

Dried prawns,

Hê-bí

蝦米

Dried cuttle-fish,

Jiû-hṳ̂

魷魚

Fish-roe,

Hṳ̂-chí, hṳ̂-tshun

魚只　魚蛋

Preserved fish,

Hṳ̂-kôi

魚鮭

Classifier of fish,

Búe

尾

巿今早無魚

Chhĩ mêng-khí bô-hṳ̂

There are no fish this morning in the market.

有壹尾我出壹百錢賣魚個人還了不好賣我

Ũ chék-búe uá tshut chék-peh-chî, bōi-hṳ̂--kâi-nâng huân-lióu m̃-hàuⁿ bōi uá

There is one, which I offered a hundred cash for yet the fisherman wouldn't sell it to me.

壹尾紅鰽要弍百錢

Chék-búe âng-tsô àiⁿ nõⁿ-peh-chîⁿ

Two hundred cash for a red-fish.

鯧魚上減壹尾要百伍錢

Chhieⁿ-hṳ̂ siãng-kiám chék-búe àiⁿ peh-ngõu-chîⁿ

At least one hundred and fifty cash for a flounder.

馬鮫若是壹尾無三百錢免用出

Bé-ka nãⁿ-sĩ chék-búe bô saⁿ-peh-chîⁿ, mín-ēng tshut

As for mackeral you needn't offer for it, unless you are prepared to give three hundred cash for it.

我買零些木斗共零些蝦

Uá bói lân-ló bák-táu, kah tshoh-hê

I bought some cuttle-fish, and some shrimps.

壹条鰻。數隻蟹

Chék tiôu mûaⁿ, kua-chiah hõi

One eel, several crabs.

拾粘粒蠔。弍拾粒蚶

Tsáp-liáp ô, jī-tsáp liáp ham

Ten oysters, twenty cockles.

魚干陸両。共鹹魚半斤

Hṳ̂-kuaⁿ lák-niéⁿ, kah kiâm-hṳ̂ pùaⁿ-kṳn

Dried salt fish six taels, and salt fish half a catty.

蝦米壹擔若干

Hê-bí chék-tàⁿ jiéh-tsōi?

How much for a picul of dried prawns?

壹擔敢是伍員亞

Chék-tàⁿ káⁿ-sĩ ngõu-khou ã

I think five dollars a picul.

伍員會貴或袂

Ngõu-khou õi-kùi a-bõi?

Is it dear at five dollars (a picul)?

要呾貴。卽袂貴。要呾平。卽袂平

Àiⁿ-tàⁿ-kùi li bõi-kùi, àiⁿ-tàⁿ-phiⁿ li bõi-phiⁿ

To say “it is dear,” it isn't dear, but to say “it is cheap,” it isn't cheap.

買零些就貴

Bói tshàm-tshùi chiũ kùi.

To buy by retail it will be dear.

Vegetables.

Vegetables,

Tshài

菜

Turnip,

Tshài-thâu

菜頭

Cabbage,

Péh-tshài

白菜

Cabbage,„ a large kind,

Tūa-tshài

大菜

Cabbage,„ foreign,

Ko-lẽ-tshài

高麗菜

Cabbage,„ salted,

Kiâm-tshài

鹹菜

Brinjal, egg plant,

Kiê

簥

Cucumber,

Tiòu-kue

吊瓜

Pumpkin, red,

Huan-kue

畨瓜

Pumpkin, white,

Pû

匏

Melon, (vegetable)

Tang-kue

冬瓜

Bamboo shoots,

Tek-sún

竹笋

Peas,

Hô-lan-tāu

荷蘭荳

Long beans,

Tshài-tāu

菜荳

Name of bitter vegetable,

Khóu-kue

苦瓜

Name of vegetable,

Kak-kue

角瓜

Yam,

Tūa-tsṳ̂

大薯

Taro,

Ōu

芋

Mint,

Pô-hô

薄荷

Celery,

Khṳ̂n-tshài

芹菜

Coriander,

Uân-sui

莞荽

Salad,

Phang-tshài, chheⁿ-tshài

香菜　生菜

Ginger,

Kieⁿ

薑

Chillies,

Hiam-chie, kim-kaⁿ-náⁿ

辣椒　金橄欖

Onion, fresh,

Tshang

葱

Onion,„ root, dried,

Tshang-thâu

葱頭

Garlic, fresh,

Sǹg

蒜

Garlic,„ root, dried,

Sǹg-thâu

蒜頭

Cloves

Teng-hieⁿ

丁香

Cinnamon,

Nék-kùi

肉桂

Mushroom,

Hieⁿ-kou

香菰

Boletus,

Bák-zṳ́

木耳

菜頭煮魚甜

Tshài-thâu tsṳ́-hṳ̂ tiâm

Turnip boiled with fish is good.

西國人好食高麗菜

Sai-kok-nâng hàuⁿ-chiáh ko-lẽ-tshài

Europeans are fond of eating foreign cabbage.

貪窮人食粥配鹹菜

Khiou-kiáⁿ-nâng chiáh mûeⁿ phùe kiâm-tshài

Poor people take congee with salted vegetable.

簥好煮膠離

Kiê hó-tsṳ́ ka-lî

Brinjal can be curried.

冬瓜食凉

Tang-kue chiáh-liâng

Vegetable melon is taken for cooling purposes.

有個竹笋苦

Ũ-kâi tek-sún khóu

Some bamboo shoots are bitter.

荷蘭荳拍丢皮携伊個仁

Hô-lan-tāu, peh-tiòu phûe, khiéh i kâi jîn

Break the pods of the peas and take the seed.

苦瓜亦是食凉

Khóu-kue iā-sĩ chiáh-liâng

The bitter vegetable is also taken as a cooling eatables.

菜荳唐人炒

Tshài-tāu Tn̂g-nâng tshá

The Chinese fry long beans.

芋翕

Ōu hip

Steam the taro.

伊要翕畨葛

I àiⁿ-hip huan-kuah

He wants to steam potatoes

雞湯落些須芹菜就香

Koi-thng lóh tiám-kíaⁿ khṳ̂n-tshài chiũ phang

A little celery put in the soup will make it nice.

辣椒是畨邊來個

Hiam-chie sĩ huan-pôiⁿ lâi--kâi

Chillies come from foreign countries.

辣過楜椒

Hiam-kùe hôu-chie

They are hotter than pepper

蒜食後口臭

Sǹg chiáh-lióu tshùi tshàu

After eating garlic the mouth will be foul.

薑毋好作藥

Kieⁿ-bó hó-tsò-iéh

Dry ginger can be used as medicine.

Fruit.

Fruit,

Kúe-chí

菓子

Mandarin orange,

Chie-kaⁿ

招柑

Common orange,

Soh-kaⁿ

雪柑

Lime of the orange kind, or small orange,

Kit

桔

Lime, sour,

Sng-kaⁿ

酸柑

Banana,

Keng-chie

芎蕉

Pumelo,

Iū

柚

Pineapple,

Uâng-lâi, huan-lâi

旺梨　畨梨

Peach,

Thô

桃

Pear,

Lâi

梨

Pear,„ Shantung,

Suaⁿ-tang-lâi

山東梨

Mango,

Suāiⁿ

榱

Persimmon,

Sãi

杮

Guava,

Pát-kiáⁿ

拔子

Water-melon,

Si-kue

西瓜

Jack-fruit,

Māng-ka

綱膠

Custard apple,

Lîm-khîm

林擒

Pomegranate,

Siéh-liû

柘榴

Durian,

Liû-liân

榴蓮

Nutmeg,

Lãu-hàu

栳㭳

Arbutus,

Iêⁿ-bûe

楊梅

Plums,

Lí

李

Nãiⁿ

柰

Carambola, or Chinese gooseberry,

Iêⁿ-tô

楊桃

Loquat,

Pî-pê

枇杷

Grapes,

Phû-thô

萄葡

Fig,

Bô-hue-kúe

無花菓

Mangoostine,

Māng-hek

綱黑

Name of a kind of fruit,

Chîⁿ-tshang

荸薺

Olives,

Kaⁿ-náⁿ

橄欖

Dragon's eye,

Nék-óiⁿ

龍眼

Lichees,

Nôiⁿ-kúe

茘枝

Lily-fruits,

Nóiⁿ-kak

菱角

Chestnuts,

Kãu-lák

粟

Ground-nuts,

Tī-tāu

花生

Sugarcane, large kind

Láh-chià

蠟蔗

Sugarcane, small kind like bamboo,

Tek-chià

竹蔗

Small yellow plums,

Bûe

梅

Dates,

Tsó

棗

Dried persimmon,

Sāi-piáⁿ

杮餅

Melon cut into small pieces and dried with sugar,

Kue-chheh

瓜碧

Dried dragon's eye,

Nék-óiⁿ-kuaⁿ

龍眼干

Lotus nuts,

Nôiⁿ-chí

蓮子

菓子個時要到

Kué-chí kâi sî àiⁿ-kàu

The fruit season is near at hand.

旺梨是好在

Uâng-lâi sĩ hó-tsãi

Pineapple is very nice.

芎蕉熟就甜。生就澁

Keng-chie sék chiũ tiâm, chheⁿ chiũ siap.

Bananas when ripe are sweet, but when unripe are sour.

柚壹粒要壹百錢

Iū chék-liáp àiⁿ chék-peh-chîⁿ.

A hundred cash is wanted for a pumelo.

山東梨還了未到

Suaⁿ-tang-lâi huân-lióu būe-kàu.

Shantung pears have not yet arrived.

爾豈識食榴蓮否

Lṳ́ khah-pat chiáh liû-liân mē?

Have you ever eaten durians?

是香在也

Sĩ phang tsãi a.

It is very fragrant indeed.

葡萄好作酒

Phû-thô hó-tsò-chiú

Grapes can be made into wine.

爾上食菓子否

Lú siãng-chiáh kúe-chí mē?

Are you fond of eating fruit?