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dictionary of the swatow dialect.
tōa ciah cûn;
a large boat.
tōa lîap bí;
rice of large kernel.
líu kâi tōa khang;
dig a large hole.
cí-kâi tōa;
this is the biggest.
cí-kâi tōa hṳ́-kâi; cí-kâi tōa kṳ́e hṳ́-kâi;
this is larger than that.
cêk tōa bô;
a large sized one.
nâng kûiⁿ-tōa;
is tall and stout.
sin-hàng tōa;
a burly figure.
kha pá chíu pà tōa ki căi;
large limbed.
tōa-bó̤-mûeh;
a great deal; ever so many.
tōa-tó;
pot-bellied.
khuah tōa;
roomy.
tn̂g tōa;
long and large.
táng i tōa;
wait till he is grown.
chī i tōa;
bring him up to manhood.
lău tōa;
advanced in years; old people.
tōa nâng;
an adult.
tōa m̄ tâng;
not of the same size.
tōa-tōa kâi hok-khì;
very great bliss.
tōa táⁿ;
presuming; audacious.
tōa táⁿ cṳ-nîe ké ùi nâng;
a bold woman pretending to be bashful.
tōa hó̤;
excellent.
tōa m̄-hó̤;
extremely bad.
i bŏi tōa;
it will not grow any larger.
chī bŏi tōa;
will not live to grow up.
cía khùe tōa;
this grows rapidly.
li-li tōa;
grows continually.
tōa siaⁿ jíang;
scream loudly.
tàⁿ tōa ūe;
talk in a blustering style.
cía sĭ khìam i kâi tōa cè;
this is a life-long trouble for him.
sĭ tōa nâng a sĭ a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ?
Is it an adult or a child?
i kâi tōa nâng m̄ hàuⁿ;
her elders in the household will not consent to it.
ŭ sĭm-mih tōa sṳ̄;
has some important business on hand.
cì tōa kâi; sĭang tōa kâi; cùe tōa kâi; kêk tōa kâi; téng tōa kâi;
the very largest ones.
sĭm tōa;
it téng tōa; sĭang téng tōa; the largest.
tōa kùe suaⁿ;
larger than a mountain.
cŏ̤ tōa ūi;
sit in the chief seat.
pêⁿ kûiⁿ pêⁿ tōa;
of the same height and breadth.
cía sĭ úa kâi tōa kâi;
this is my eldest.
tōa tau-kíaⁿ;
eldest son.
tōa cáu-kíaⁿ;
eldest daughter.
tōa kŭ;
the eldest of my uncles.
úa tōa i saⁿ hùe;
I am three years older than she.
ŭ kâi tōa, ŭ kâi sòi;
some are large and some are small.
ke lăi tîeh ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;
the rules regulating the conduct of seniors and juniors must be observed in the household.
tōa-tōa sòi-sòi lóng-cóng jîeh cōi nâng?
Great and small, how many people are there altogether?
tōa châi-chêng, tōa pún-mía;
great intellectual and great executive ability.
tōa chù tōa-uang-uang;
a large and roomy dwelling.
tōa mn̂g;
the main entrance.
tōa cîeh-thĭo;
the main pillar.
tōa êⁿ;
the main beam.
hĕ tōa lói;
offer large gifts.
ío tōa; jú-kèng tōa;
larger.
jú tōa jú hó̤;
the larger the better.
tōa cîh;
tongue tied; stammering.
tōa-chi tōa-chi nē;
a big stupid lout.
tōa thiⁿ tōa tī;
the great universe.
tōa tn̂g pêh jît;
in broad daylight, in open day.
tōa jît cí;
an important time.
cí kâi gûeh tōa;
this month has thirty days in it.
thàu tōa huang;
a high wind is blowing.
lô̤h tōa hŏ;
a heavy fall of rain.
sái tōa cîⁿ;
spend large sums.
cò̤ tōa seⁿ-jît;
make a great birthday party.
tōa kè tōa sì; tōa mô̤ⁿ tōa īeⁿ;
a great ado.
seⁿ lâi tōa īeⁿ tōa sìeⁿ;
tōa sin tōa hu; large framed; big and brawny.
tōa-tōa huaⁿ-hí;
greatly delighted.
i tōa m̄ huaⁿ-hí;
he is much displeased.
hûah tōa hûah;
take long strides.
tōa chìe tōa tàⁿ;
laugh and talk boisterously.
khah tōa;
too large.
tong-thûn-tōa;
of medium size.
tì tōa bō̤;
wear a fringed hat.
tōa tíaⁿ pn̄g;
a large pan of rice.
cò̤ cêk tōa chùi thun lô̤h khṳ̀;
swallow it all down at one mouthful.
khui tōa âu;
yell with all one's might.
tōa thûi tōa păng li-li phah;
kept on striking him with heavy blows.
bū tōa phàu;
fire off a big cannon.
pàng tōa chèng;
fire the great gun.
kio i tōa su îaⁿ;
contest it with him.
tōa seⁿ khì;
very angry.
tōa céng koi;
hens of a large breed.

toaⁿ

  • toaⁿ84133
  • A carnation or cinnabar color.
bó-toaⁿ;
the peony.
i kâi síam sĭ îu kok-toaⁿ;
their folding doors are painted with red lead.
  • toaⁿ349309
  • Single, alone, isolated, by itself; a single garment; odd; an individual; credible; that which is surety of belief, a bill, check, or receipt; to surround or wrap; only, but, nothing but.
toaⁿ kâi;
a single one.
toaⁿ nâng;
a single individual.
toaⁿ ciah cûn;
but one boat.
toaⁿ tieⁿ chn̂g;
one solitary table.
toaⁿ kha tôk chíu;
single-handed.
toaⁿ sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
that is all there is to be said about it.
toaⁿ saⁿ tôk tah ciah;
had nothing on but one short jacket.
toaⁿ piⁿ kheh o̤h chìe;
it is hard to sing with out accompaniment.
toaⁿ piⁿ phit bé;
a solitary horseman; all alone.
toaⁿ sin;
by one's self; one alone.
phŭe toaⁿ;
the cover of a Chinese coverlet.
ngṳ̂n toaⁿ;
a draft, a bill of exchange.
siu toaⁿ;
a receipt.
ieh toaⁿ;
a promisory note.
cng toaⁿ;
list of missing articles.
cng toaⁿ; kè cng toaⁿ;
a list of articles forming a bride's dowry.
nêk toaⁿ;
an order for pork.
kúe taⁿ, cíu toaⁿ;
an order for cakes and for wine.
khui toaⁿ;
write an order.
khui cêk tieⁿ toaⁿ-kíaⁿ;
wrote out a permit.
hùe toaⁿ;
a bill of lading, an invoice.
mûeh toaⁿ;
a written order for articles.
  • tòaⁿ851721
  • Actors who take the female parts in a play.
hue-tòaⁿ, lâm-saⁿ-tòaⁿ, o-saⁿ-tòaⁿ;
those acting the part of young, of middle aged, and of old women.
bú tòaⁿ;
Amazons.
cêk tùi hó̤ seng tòaⁿ;
a couple of excellent performers, one