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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.

tī-kò̤ có̤ m̄ sêng;

obstructing the taking away of this and of that, but in each case unsuccessful.
khīe bô̤ i chíu;
retain by force, not allowing him to redeem his own.
khṳt i khīe-cŭ tó̤ kò̤;
illegally held in detention by him.

khieⁿ

  • khieⁿ3651308
  • The tune or air of a ballad; the patois or brogue of a place.
gūa kang khieⁿ;
a foreign accent.
i sĭ tàⁿ kiaⁿ khieⁿ;
his brogue is that of a Pekingese.
i kâi khieⁿ-tio hó̤ căi;
he chants admirably.
kâi khek chìe chut lâi bô̤ khieⁿ bô̤ tio;
he sings his ballad without tune or time.
i ŏi chíe khun khieⁿ;
he knows how to chant.
úa thiaⁿ tîeh sĭ jī-ûang kâi khieⁿ, m̄ sĭ sì-phî kâi khieⁿ;
it sounded to me like the low and slow, not like the high, quick style of chanting.
i kâi khieⁿ khṳ̀n hó̤;
his tone is good and his diction clear.
  • khīeⁿ360623
  • To beware of; to refrain from; to abstain.
sin-seⁿ tàⁿ tîeh khīeⁿ pûi-jṳ̆;
the doctor says he must abstain from rich food.
chiet-ìo tîeh khīeⁿ huang;
it is important that he keep out of the wind.
khīeⁿ cíu;
abstain from wine.
khīeⁿ lâh;
refrain from making any noise in the house during the six days succeeding the birth of a child.

khieh

  • khieh634645
  • To take up in the fingers; to pick out; to pick up.
tîeh khieh khau;
to draw lots;
khau khieh tîeh tī-tîang?
Who was drafted by lot?
i kin-nî khieh tîeh tī lîap khau?

To what post was he assigned by the lot which he drew this year?

khieh-sì;
to adapt one's self to the circumstances; to turn a thing so that it may pass an obstacle; to adjust to the situation.
cí tieⁿ chn̂g cìeⁿ tōa, tîeh khieh-sì cìaⁿ ŏi tit jîp;
since this table is so large it must be turned according to the aperture it has to be carried through, and then it can be brought in.
tîeh khieh-sì khieh-sì kîaⁿ cìaⁿ bŏi pûah;
must set your steps where the ground offers foothold, then you will not fall.
  • khieh913648
  • To gather up from different places; to collect.
khieh-sîp;
to gather together.
khieh-sîp tōa-bó̤ mûeh;
collected a great quantity.
khieh-sîp cò̤ cêk ē;
gather into one heap.
i ío lâk, múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khieh-sîp;
he is more diligent, and goes everywhere gathering it up.
khiep-sîp pât nâng kâi, lâi cò̤ ka-kī kâi;
gather other people's and make it one's own.
  • khieh768646
  • To gather; to pick up.
khieh mûeh-hîaⁿ;
gather fuel.
i sĭ tó̤ thô ĕ khieh tîeh kâi, m̄ sĭ thau-khîeh nâng kâi;
he picked it up from the ground, he did not steal it from anybody.
thô ĕ khieh tîeh pó̤, kìⁿ kuaⁿ bô̤ thó̤;
a treasure picked up from the ground, cannot be demanded by the owner even through a magistrate.
  • khîeh610646
  • To take in one or both hands; to lay hold of; to hold in the hand.
mûeh-kĭaⁿ hàm i khîeh lâi;
tell him to bring the things here.
khîeh khṳ̀;
to take away in the hand.
nín kâi pit cò̤-nî khîeh?
How do you hold the pen?
khîeh m̄ khí;
cannot take it up.
khîeh khṳ̀ pun i;
take it and go and give it to him.
khîeh pàng cí-kò̤;
bring it and put it down here.
khîeh chut khṳ̀;
take it out.
khîeh sì-cìaⁿ;
carry it straight.
màiⁿ khîeh phah tó̤;
don't spill it.
mó̤ khîeh ka-lâuh;
don't drop it.
cṳ̆-sòi khîeh;
take it carefully.
khîeh phìu chíu;
it slipped out of his hand just as he was taking it.
khîeh phìu cū khà-tīo;
let it fall and broke it.
khah tōa, khîeh bŏi tit jîp;
it is too large and I can't put it in.
khîeh khí khṳ̀ lâu-téng;
carry it up stairs.
khîeh i cih;
hand it to him.
nŏ̤ ciah chíu khîeh;
take it with both hands.
cêk ciah cíu khîeh cêk kâi;
take one in each hand.
khṳt nâng thau-khîeh;
it was slyly taken.
mûeh ŏi khṳt i khîeh khṳ a bŏi?
Was anything taken by him?
úa chin chíu tŏ̤ lṳ́ kò̤ khîeh;
I took it from you in my own hands.
khîeh saⁿ lâi chēng;
get your jacket and put it on.
khîeh tê lâi cîah;
bring some tea to drink.
chíu khîeh-khí;
remove your hand.
khîeh khí lâi;
pick it up.
i kâi chíu khîeh sih-mûeh?
What has she got in her hand?


khíen

  • 繾綣khíen-khẃn391
  • Cordial; hospitable; friendly.
khṳ̀ kàu, i sĭm sĭ khíen-khẃn;
on our arrival he gave us a cordial reception.
màiⁿ tó̤ khíen-khẃn;
don't be ceremonious.
i kẃn-thăi lṳ́ jîeh ŭa kâi khíen-khẃn, lṳ́ kẃn-thăi i cò̤-nî hìeⁿ bô̤ chêng;
he treats you with great cordiality, so why do you show him so little kindness.
i kâi chin-chêng sĭm sĭ hó̤: khṳ̀ kàu i to sĭ khíen-khíen khẃn-khẃn;
his friendliness is very delightful: when you go there he is hospitality itself.
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  • To commission; to send away.
hong chîo-thêng che-khíen lâi kâi;
one sent by order of the government.
khíen-sái i khṳ̀