dictionary of the swatow dialect.
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- 事sṳ̄76467
- An affair; a matter; business; traffic; an occupation; a service; duties, functions.
- soiⁿ lí kong sṳ̄, jîen-ău lí sai sṳ̄;
- attend first to public business, and afterward to private affairs.
- cía sĭ kín sṳ̄;
- this is urgent business.
- i ŭ kín-ìo sṳ̄ tŏ̤ sim;
- he has engrossing topics on his mind.
- sĭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
- What is the matter?
- lṳ́ tó̤ cò̤ mi sṳ̄?
- What are you doing?
- i khàu mih sṳ̄?
- What is she crying about?
- i lâi sĭ ūi-tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
- Why has he come?
- i sĭ ŵn-ìn cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lâi;
- it was on this account that he came.
- bô̤ sṳ̄ bô̤ kù i bô̤ lâi;
- unless there is some reason for it he will not come.
- seⁿ sṳ̄;
- make trouble; stir up a commotion.
- sĭ i cong-kú tó̤ seⁿ sṳ̄;
- he is always creating a disturbance.
- cía sǹg sĭ sìo sṳ̄;
- this is nothing of any great importance.
- màiⁿ gō i kâi tăi sṳ̄;
- do not interfere with his important occupations.
- cía sĭ hó̤ sṳ̄;
- this is a good object.
- hó̤ sim sṳ̄;
- benevolent objects; friendly acts; good natured.
- cí kâi nâng khah hàuⁿ sṳ̄;
- this person is too much of a busy-body.
- sim-sṳ̄ hó̤ căi;
- very friendly.
- ŭ mih sṳ̄?
- What are you engaged in?
- ngán côiⁿ ŭ sṳ̄ mē?
- Have you anything to do just at present?
- mih sṳ̄ bô̤;
- have nothing whatever to do; has no business on hand.
- hó̤ sṳ̄ cò̤ ke, khiap sṳ̄ cò̤ cíe;
- do as much good and as little evil as possible.
- i ío tóng sṳ̄;
- he knows how to transact business.
- cn̂g kâi m̄ hío sṳ̄;
- knows nothing of affairs.
- kak nâng kak nâng kâi sṳ̄;
- let each attend to his own affairs.
- khǹg kòi i màiⁿ to̤ sṳ̄;
- exhort him not to get into trouble with other people.
- sĭ tī-tîang tŏ̤ cú sṳ̄?
- Who directs affairs?
- lí ke sṳ̄;
- manage the household affairs.
- nâng tho̤h i lí sṳ̄;
- some one has entrusted some business to his management.
- i sĭ lí-pŏ cú-sṳ̄;
- he is secretary of the Board of Rites.
- cí cuang sṳ̄;
- this special business; this affair.
- bw̄n sṳ̄ jû ì;
- everything to his liking.
- peh sṳ̄ to hío;
- understands all sorts of business.
- sṳ̄ chêng sĭ cò̤-nî?
- What is the condition of things?
- sṳ̄-bŭ cōi căi;
- has numerous occupations; is very busy.
- sṳ̄ sṳ̄ ciu tàu;
- every thing is attended to.
- kĭaⁿ kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ lí kàu kàu-kak;
- all the different jobs are completely finished.
- kuaⁿ-si sṳ̄;
- a lawsuit.
- khíong-phàⁿ i kâi sṳ̄ ŭ m̄ sît;
- fear that his business is not honest.
- sì-cīeⁿ sṳ̄ lwt-lêh cōi căi;
- has had great experience of the world.
- sì sṳ̄ thàng căi;
- well versed in worldly affairs.
- sī hŏng che sṳ̄ lâi kâi;
- is one sent on special business.
- būe sĭ tōa sṳ̄; tōa sṳ̄ tîeh;
- it is a small matter.
- hía kâi sṳ̄ mng tōa căi;
- that is a very important matter.
- síe-síe sṳ̄;
- a trifling matter.
- to sĭ i tó̤
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lŏng sṳ̄, cìaⁿ lŏng chut kàu kâi sṳ̄ cìeⁿ tōa;
- he is always intermeddling, and thus it happens that so great a disturbance has arisen out of it.
- hàm i kâi ău sṳ̄ tîeh khṳ̀ ŭ-pĭ;
- tell him that he must prepare for the consequences.
- ka-kī kâi sṳ̄ to m̄ kẃn, bô̤ ŭi khṳ̀ kẃn pât nâng kâi sṳ̄;
- how is it that you who do not attend to your own business, have occasion to attend so much to other people's.
- noⁿ-kíaⁿ sṳ̄, hìn-hàm hiah cū hó̤;
- it is a petty affair, and both parties should withdraw from it.
- cía sĭ kí sṳ̄, m̄ sĭ tha nâng sṳ̄;
- this is my own affair, and does not concern other people.
- cía cū khî sṳ̄ lío;
- this is very strange.
- kùai sṳ̄!
- How strang!
- ko̤h īeⁿ kâi sṳ̄;
- a curious affair.
- kong-cèng kâi sṳ̄;
- something in which all are concerned.
- tī-tîang tó̤ cò̤ si-sṳ̄?
- Who is the superintendant?
- sṳ̄ kip; sṳ̄ kín-kip;
- the business is pressing.
- phōiⁿ sṳ̄;
- manage a business.
- lău lí sṳ̄;
- an old hand at the business.
- sṳ̄ sì jû hô̤?
- What is the present aspect of affairs?
- i cò̤ mih sṳ̄-ngîap?
- What is his occupation?
- i cêk seⁿ cò̤ ŭ hùaⁿ kâi sṳ̄ ngîap;
- he has done many meritorious deeds during his life.
- kĭen kong lîp ngîap kâi sṳ̄;
- to do meritorious deeds, as Buddhists do in laying up merit.
- chiet-ìo sṳ̄;
- important affairs.
- bô̤-siang-kang sṳ̄;
- something of no consequence.
- sṳ̄-bŭ to̤-twn;
- multifarious duties.
- sṳ̄ cú;
- the head of affairs.
- sng sṳ̄;
- a grievous affair; the funeral of a parent.
- pêh sṳ̄;
- a sad affair, involving the wearing of mourning.
- âng sṳ̄;
- a happy affair.
- hiong sṳ̄, kit sṳ̄;
- an unfortunate or a lucky affair.
- la sṳ̄;
- create trouble.
- seⁿ chut ŭ sṳ̄;
- resulted in a disturbance.
- sṳ̄ cì a m̄ cì?
- Is the business finished up yet?
- cía m̄ cì sṳ̄;
- this does not help the matter.
- cí tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
- What good will that do?
- sṳ̄ sêng lío;
- the business is accomplished.
- sṳ̄ tît a būe?
- Is the difficulty settled yet?
- cò̤ sṳ̄ tîeh cò̤ kàu cîaⁿ;
- when you do a thing, bring it to a completion.
- ŵn-chŵn i kâi sṳ̄;
- wound up his affairs.
- nŏ̤ nâng pak tâng sṳ̄ kùe;
- the two were each others coadjutors in the affair.
- cheⁿ sṳ̄ màiⁿ cò̤, sêk sṳ̄ màiⁿ bûang;
- no not take up a business that you are unaccustomed to, nor neglect that which you are familiar with.
- i kâi chin sṳ̄ cîaⁿ a būe?
- Is the betrothal effected yet?
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- 灌swn478518
- To pour into holes to fill them.
- swn în;
- run full of lead.
- swn în teng;
- fill with leaden plugs.
- cí kâi ngṳ̂n khṳt i swn nŏ̤ saⁿ lîap în tŏ̤-kò̤;
- this dollar has had its holes filled in with lead.
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