Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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- 卉húi263243
- Herbs; plants.
- i mîaⁿ-ke ūe hue-húi;
- he is skillful in the delineation of plants.
- lṳ́ àiⁿ nâng-kíaⁿ kâi hó̤, a sĭ hue-húi kâi hó̤?
- Do you like those with human figures pictured on them, or those with shrubs?
- 廢hùi1385312
- To abandon; to set aside; to cast away.
- hùi tīo i kâi ke-ngîap;
- abandoned his property.
- hùi khṳ̀;
- thrown aside.
- cò̤ hùi mûeh kio i bói;
- buy it as a cast off article.
- hùi-hāi kâi hùe-mûeh;
- worthless damaged goods.
- hùi sî sit ngîap;
- to waste time is to lose property.
- m̄-hó̤ pùaⁿ thû jṳ̂ hùi;
- do not give up when half done.
- hùi cíang, lîp ìuⁿ;
- set aside the elder in favor of the younger.
- hùi tek lîp sù;
- set aside the chief wife and place a concubine in power.
- mih sṳ̄ hùi sí;
- all is going to wreck.
- cìeⁿ-sî huang-hùi căi, bó̤ ēng kang;
- is now dilapidated and out of repair.
- châng-hn̂g huang-hùi;
- fields run to waste.
- hùi tŭi; hùi-hùi tŭi-tŭi;
- neglected; unthrifty.
- hùi-cît;
- superannuated.
- hùi jîn;
- cripples; infirm people.
- ŭ li hak, bô̤ li hùi, màiⁿ khṳ̀ thìaⁿ i;
- if we can get it we will, and if we can't get it we will let it go, but don't distress yourself about it.
- 費hùi1391545
- To lavish; to expend; to waste; outlay.
- hua-hùi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;
- spend money lavishly.
- hùi-ēng;
- use wastefully.
- cêk jît ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ sṳ-hùi?
- What is the expense per day?
- so̤-hùi;
- expenses.
- nín cêk nî ēng so̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?
- How much do you expend per year?
- phùa-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ;
- squandered a large sum.
- hùi sṳ̄ căi;
- a vexatious affair.
- sĭm sĭ hùi chíu;
- very difficult to bring about.
- kàu hṳ́-kò̤ ēng jîeh cōi pûaⁿ-hùi?
- How much is the fare in going there?
- hùi sim, hùi sim;
- I've put you to much trouble.
- hùi sîn kâi sṳ̄;
- a wearisome job.
- hṳ hùi;
- useless outlay.
- chŵn míen hùi lâk;
- you need not waste your strength on it.
- hùi-hú;
- the lungs.
- i àiⁿ úa kâi sim-kuaⁿ, úa àiⁿ i kâi hùi-hú;
- we are mortal enemies.
- cí kâi pēⁿ sĭ hùi keng kâi pēⁿ;
- this is a lung disease.
- hùi-iong;
- an abcess in the lungs; tubercular consumption.
- hùi húe;
- inflamation of the lungs.
- hùi-ke;
- the lights.
- hùi kẃn; hùi kńg;
- the bronchial tubes.
- hùi-hîeh tìeⁿ tōa;
- the lobes of the lungs are swollen.
- hùi sĭ cú ngŵn khì;
- the lungs control the amount of air that is in them.
- nâng cē tháu-khùi hùi cū hoih, cē khip khùi hùi cū pá;
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- when we expel the breath the lungs collapse, and when we inspire the breath the lungs expand.
- lṳ́ khip khùi, khip kàu tn̂g-tn̂g, thoíⁿ lṳ́ kâi hùi tī-kò̤ ŏi thìaⁿ a bŏi;
- draw a very long breath, and see whether there is a pain in any part of your lungs.
- 諱hùi2661497
- To keep a respectful silence upon.
- i tàⁿ ūe chŵn bô̤ kĭ hùi;
- in speaking he wholly avoids the use of tabooed names.
- cí kâi sĭ hŭam hùi;
- this is a heedless use of sacred names.
- pī hùi;
- to avoid the use of sacred names.
- gṳ̄-hùi;
- the Emperor's personal name.
- bīe hùi;
- names of the Emperor's ancestors.
- sìa hùi;
- sacred names which are to be avoided.
- 缶hûi1411210
- Earthenware; crockery.
- hûi-khì;
- earthen vessels.
- bōi hûi hùe;
- those who sell earthenware.
- sie hûi kâi nâng;
- one who bakes pottery.
- hûi-îe;
- a potter's kiln.
- sau hûi năi khà;
- a cracked dish won't easily break.
- bōi hûi nâng cîah khih;
- he who sells crockery eats from cracked dishes.
- hûi thô;
- potter's clay.
- 惠hŭi264618
- Grace; that bestowed in charity.
- ṳn-hŭi;
- mercy; grace.
- nía hŭi, nía hŭi;
- I am obliged for your kindness.
- i cêng sĭu kùe i kâi hŭi;
- he has experienced his clemency.
- sái kàu nâng tit tîeh sît hŭi;
- enables people to get real aid.
- 慧hŭi2656111
- Sagacity; wisdom; cleverness.
- tì-hŭi;
- wisdom.
- chong-mêng tì-hŭi;
- clear headed and sagacious.
- sẃn kâi tì-hŭi kâi nâng;
- select a wise person.
- i bô̤ tì-hŭi;
- he is not discerning.
- m̄ cai i ŭ tì-hŭi a bô̤;
- do not know whether he is shrewd or not.
- si keⁿ pò hūi;
- silk warp and cotton woof.
- tît kâi sĭ keⁿ, hûeⁿ kâi sĭ hūi;
- the lengthwise threads are the warp, and the transverse threads are the woof.
húiⁿ
- 滾húiⁿ4948511
- To roll about or over; to gyrate.
- i tō̤ thó-ĕ tó̤ húiⁿ khàu;
- he lies on the ground, rolling and crying.
- khṳt i húiⁿ cò̤ kâi chim thâm khṳ̀;
- a deep hollow has been worn out by its gyrations.
- húiⁿ thâp khṳ̀;
- make a hole in the ground by rolling around.
- cía tōa chèng-cí tūi lô̤h khṳ̀ ŏi húiⁿ tīo nâng kâi chù;
- this bomb when thrown will overturn peoples' houses.
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