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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.

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repeat his words to me as nearly as you can.
cêk kù cêk kù pîaⁿ mēng-pêh;: state it plainly word for word.
cē píaⁿ cū bô̤ saⁿ sîaⁿ;: in relating it he told less than three tenths of the story.

‮壁‬piah6913213
A partition wall; the wall of a house; a screen; a defense or obstruction; a dividing cliff or water-shed.

pàng tŏ̤ piah kha piⁿ;: set it down close to the wall.
tah piah teng;: a wall lamp.
ceng kò̤ cìe-piah;: make a wall that will be a screen.
sì-chù cŭang tîeh, to sĭ̆ tâng-chîeⁿ thih-piah;: no opening for exit in any direction.
kĭa kùe piah;: steeper than a wall.
peh tŏ̤ kò̤ cîeh-piah téng;: has climbed up on the stone wall.
sì piah sio jîen;: reduced to four bare walls; very poor indeed.
sie keh piah;: living on opposite sides of the same wall; only a wall between.
keh piah phò;: adjoining shops.
keh piah chîeⁿ;: a dividing wall.
keh cêk têng piah tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;: separated only by a wall.

‮璧‬piah6919613
A princely gem, an ancient jade badge of office, made with a round hole in it, and held in the hands at court; to decline.

ngŵn piah kui tĭe;: the original gem will be returned; the debt will be repaid.
ngŵn mûeh piah sīa;: return the gift as a present to the donor.
piah hûe khṳ̀ hâiⁿ i;: send it back to him.
siu to̤h-teng âng-cek, ṳ̂ tien piah sīa;: return with thanks to the donor all the valuables except the table-lamp and red candles.

kiaⁿ kàu i sim-kuaⁿ-thân piak-piak-tōaⁿ;: so frightened that his heart throbbed violently.
úa mông thóiⁿ lṳ́ kâi sim-kuaⁿ-thâu ŏi piak-piak-phah a bŏi;: I will lay my hand on your heart and see whether it beats violently.
khṳt ngio kiaⁿ kàu sim-kuaⁿ piak-cē-cĭeⁿ piak-cē-lô̤h;: was so startled by the cat that my heart nearly jumped out of my mouth.

táng i ka-kī khṳ̀ pîak;: wait till he himself goes and sets it to rights.
úa kio lṳ́ pîak cū hó̤;: I will set it up for yon.
úa pa-pîak ŭ pùaⁿ mêⁿ kú, hŵn-lío pa-pîak būe hó̤;: I worked at it half the night and have not yet got it in order.

khì kàu pìang chn̂g pìang íⁿ;: so angry that he pounded the tables and chairs.
hía chn̂g pìang kàu lîh;: pounded the table till it split.
kuaⁿ thiaⁿ tîeh, kâi pău li-li pìang, tó̤ hàm nâng phah i;: when the magistrate heard it he kept rapping with his mace, and calling some one to beat her.

chah ki pie;: insert a flag as a mark.
i tó̤ khîa tōa pie;: he is carrying the chief flag.
cêng sàng pie a būe?;: Have banners been presented yet?
kin-nî sĭ úa kâi cío khìa cong-chun-pie;: this year it was my quail that was the champion.
kìm phah pie kâi sṳ̄;: forbid the sale of lottery tickets.
pêh-kap pie;: Cantonese lottery tickets.
lṳ̆-sòng pie;: Manilla lottery tickets.
tô̤h pie;: get the highest prize.
chíeⁿ pie;: snatch the prize; emulate.
chíaⁿ nâng lâi pie hŭe;: ask people to form a loan-association.
cí kâi gûeh kâi hŭe khṳt tī-tîang pie tîeh?;: Which member of the loan association has this month bid highest for the sum of the loans?

sî-pie;: a watch.
sî-pie m̄ kîaⁿ;: this watch does not run.
sî-pie thêng khṳ̀;: the watch bas stopped.
bé-pie;: a hunting watch.
kim-khak kâi sî-pie;: a watch with a gold case.
sî-pie līen;: watch-chain.
sî-pie cam;: the hands of a watch.
sî-pie kâi ke-sāi;: the machinery of a watch.
cí kâi sî-pie kâi huap-tîo sĭ tn̆g khṳ̀;: the main spring of this watch is broken.
sî-pie thàu;: a watch stand.
ká sì-pie;: wind a watch.
sî-pie kâi só̤-sî;: watch-key.

níoⁿ-chṳ́ pie;: a spear for spearing rats.
pie níoⁿ-chṳ́;: to spear rats.
khṳt i ēng hûe-bé-pie, pie sí khṳ̀;: was killed by a backward thrust of his spear.