Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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- 炊chue102864
- To cook food by steaming it.
- chue pn̄g, chue hṳ̂, chue nêk, chue kúe;
- to steam rice, fish, flesh or cakes.
- khîeh pàng lêng-sn̂g tói lâi chue;
- put it in the steamer and steam it.
- hip miⁿ-miⁿ cìaⁿ chue ŏi sêk;
- cover it in tightly and then it will steam thoroughly.
- 髓chúe82718813
- The marrow.
- kut chúe;
- the marrow of a bone.
- ie-kut chúe;
- spinal marrow.
- gû kut chúe;
- beef marrow.
- tṳ-kut chúe;
- pigs' marrow.
- thâu-khak chúe;
- the brain.
- hṳ̂ thâu chúe;
- fish brains.
- tṳ-thâu chúe;
- pigs' brains.
- cuh i kâi chúe;
- suck out the marrow.
- cí īeⁿ îeh ŏi pó ceng-chúe;
- this medicine strengthens the bones.
- hṳ̆n jîp kut chúe;
- hatred has penetrated his very bones.
- 箠chûe1011188
- A switch, stick, or club.
- io koi m̄ ùi chûe;
- a hungry fowl does not mind the switch.
- lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ kìe kuaⁿ-chûe;
- do not yell as if you were receiving an official beating.
- 覓chūe5961474
- To seek; to search.
- chūe tîeh;
- has found it.
- chūe m̄ tîeh;
- cannot find it.
- chūe lō;
- trying to find some way.
- chūe ki-hŭe;
- seeking a good chance.
- chūe phāng;
- on the watch for a good opportunity.
- ang chūe-m̄-kìⁿ bó, bó chūe-m̄-kìⁿ ang, pĕ chūe-m̄-kìⁿ kíaⁿ, kíaⁿ chūe-m̄-kìⁿ pĕ;
- husbands were searching for their wives, and wives for their husband, fathers for their children, and children for their fathers.
- ā-sĭ m̄-kìⁿ-khṳ̀ hó̤ khṳ̀ chūe;
- if it is missing go and search for it.
- phah tâng-lô̤ chūe a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ;
- beat a gong and cry a lost child.
- lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ chūe ūe;
- do not seek for excuse.
chueh
- 啜chueh83308
- To drink or sip with a noise.
- chueh thng;
- to eat soup noisily.
- phîn-khîong nâng cîah mûeⁿ chueh ám;
- the poor eat congee and sip the broth.
- chueh m̄ lô̤h;
- cannot sup it.
- chueh tîeh tîam căi;
- sipped and found it very sweet.
chui
- 催chui1017911
- To urge; to importune; to dun.
- chui i méⁿ cē; chūe i kín cē;
- hurry him up.
- chui i cò̤ méⁿ cē; urge him to hasten the work, chui thó̤ sìo-bâk;
- importunately demanded the amount of the bill.
- chui nâng-kheh;
- importune a guest to stay.
- chui chok;
- to expedite.
- lṳ́ màiⁿ chui-pek khah kín;
- do not drive him too hard.
- chui kàu úa mih sṳ bô̤ cò̤;
- presses
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me so that I can do nothing.
- chui nîe;
- dun for taxes.
- chui che;
- hasten the messenger.
- khṳt i chui lío kha tòng chíu sih;
- was hurried by him so that I could not work.
- 摧chui10176411
- To pull at steadily and forcibly; to strain.
- ēng lâk cē chui cū tn̆g;
- exert your strength in pulling upon it, and it will break.
- cí tîo sùaⁿ khṳt i chui tn̆g khṳ̀;
- this cord was broken by his pulling upon it.
- so̤h siu-sin cò̤-nî ŏi chui tn̆g khṳ̀?
- How could a perfectly new rope break under a strain like that?
- thih-līen pun huang-éng chui tn̆g cò̤ ku-ā kò̤;
- the iron chain has been broken into several pieces by the strain of the storm.
- 推chui926648
- To infer; to secede from; to give place to.
- chui chut i kâi ì-sṳ̀;
- to infer his meaning.
- chui-úi;
- to excuse one's self.
- chui-sî;
- to decline, as an appointment.
- i chui-chui úi-úi m̄ khéng lâi;
- he makes all sorts of excuses to get rid of coming.
- chui-cun i sĭang ŏi;
- give place to him as the most able.
- chui-cun i tōa;
- give place to him as your superior.
- chui-khui;
- to evade.
- chui sǹg;
- to calculate.
- 毳chúi1018828
- Fine; delicate; minute.
- i kâi hue khui chut lâi chúi-chúi;
- its flowers are very delicate.
- sin tèng phû cêk lîap cêk lîap chúi-chúi sĭ sĭm mûeh?
- Little blotches have come up all over him, what is the matter with him?
- i kâi mô̤ⁿ nĕ chúi-chúi;
- its fur is downy.
- hîeh sòi-sòi chúi-chúi;
- the leaves are very small and delicate.
- cêk tíam cêk tíam chúi-chúi;
- dotted with very small dots.
- cêk tîo cêk tîo chúi-chúi;
- lined with very fine lines.
- cêk kâi cêk kâi chúi chúi;
- in minute particles.
- ah-kíaⁿ kâi mô̤ⁿ chúi-chúi;
- a duckling's feathers are very fine.
- 揣chúi112649
- To measure; to estimate.
- chúi-tâk i kâi ì-sṳ̀;
- get at his meaning.
- chúi-chek m̄ pat tò̤ khṳ̀;
- do not know how to estimate it.
- úa cē chúi-chek cĭu cai;
- when I have made a calculation I shall know.
- chúi-bûa kâi kang-hu;
- painstaking labor.
- 翠chùi10181248
- Turquoise blue.
- hui-chùi gêk;
- blue jade.
- cheⁿ-chùi cheⁿ-chùi;
- bright green.
- 嘴chùi10163012
- The mouth, nozzle, snout or beak.
- cío chùi;
- a bird's bill.
- tṳ chùi-tûn;
- a pig's snout.
- cíu pâng chùi;
- the spout of a wine pitcher.
- nĭoⁿ-hóⁿ chùi;
- a tiger's mouth.
- hun
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