Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ang

by Adele Marion Fielde

ang

• 夫ang142371
• ang A husband.

ang bó;

ang cía; husband and wife.

bô̤ ang, bô̤ kíaⁿ;

without husband or sons.

ang-cía kíaⁿ;

the young couple.

i kâi ang tī-kò̤ húe?

From what place does her husband come?

ang hău-seⁿ, bó hău-seⁿ;

the band is youthful and the wife also.

m̄ khéng kè lău ang;

unwilling to marry an old man.

lău ang-cía;

an old couple.

soiⁿ ang;

first husband.

côiⁿ ang;

former husband (now dead).

ău ang;

second husband.

• 安ang620403
• Rest; peace; to place at ease.

phêng-ang;

peace.

ang-sek;

rest.

ang-sek jît;

the Sabbath.

ang-sek-hieⁿ;

gum benjamin.

ang-kham;

a shrine, or case for ancestral tablets.

ang ūi;

to appoint the seats (for guests).

hâp sĭa phêng-ang;

all the clans at peace.

ang sim lô̤h ngîap;

keep your mind on your occupation.

ang ke;

to support a family.

ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ ang ke?

How much is used for the support of the family?

ang-tùn kàu hó̤-hó̤;

well provided for.

ang-jîen cṳ̆-căi;

in quiet ease and comfort.

ang-lôk-kong;

a mere man of pleasure.

• 鵪鶉ang-chun621
• A quail.

phah ang-chun;

to fight quails.

lîah ang-chun;

to carry around a quail that is being trained to fight.

ang-chun khuang;

a quail pen.

ang-chun tō̤;

a bag for carrying quails.

ang-chun pie;

the banner of the champion quail.

lông ang-chun;

to keep quails.

chíu lîah ang-chun bó̤;

to carry a female quail about, (in order to appear to be a sportsman).

ŭ nâng lîah ang-chun phùa ke, ŭ nâng lîah ang-chun hwt ke;

some train quails to the ruin of their families, some train them and thereby found families.

• 甕àng10469813
• An earthen jar, without handles or spout.

cíu àng;

wine jar.

bí àng;

rice jar.

mêng-thn̂g àng;

candy jar.

kîam-chài àng;

salt vegetable jar.

hue kim àng;

an urn, holding the bones of the dead.

àng thâu puah;

a pot used as a cover for a jar.

cíu àng thô;

the clay used to stop the mouths of wine-jars.

àng thâu īu;

a species of pumelo; a runt.

tham cîah, pûah lô̤h mêng-thn̂g àng;

the greedy fall into the sweetmeat jar.

chō̤ cêk àng cúi;

holds a jar of water.

cò̤ cêk àng chò;

make a jar of vinegar.

àng tói kâi chò-koi;

the animalcules in a jar of vinegar.

kŭaⁿ cêk àng cúi tĭⁿ-tĭⁿ;

bring a full jar of water.

lŏ cêk àng kôi;

pickle a jar of mashed fish.

ŭ cêk àng cau tṳ-nêk;

had a jar of corned pork.

khṳ̀ ûn kúi àng cíu;

go and heat up some jars of whiskey.

hue-kim-pău thóiⁿ-cò̤ mêng-thn̂g àng;

mistook an urn of dead men's bones for a candy pot.

tâng phûa m̄ sói àng, cē sói, sie-lîn-thàng;

old mother Tang did not often wash her jars, but when she did, she washed holes in them.

àng-le;

a potsherd.

• 宴àng1090407
• A banquet.

sṳ̀ àng;

confer a banquet.

ím àng;

to feast.

eng-îang àng; têk-mêng àng;

the banquet given by the provincial authorities to those who take the military or civil degree of kṳ́-jìn.

khûang-lîm àng;

an imperial banquet, given to those who take the degree of cìu-sṳ̄.

• 靿àng10781775
• The leg of a boot.

hia àng;

hia tháng; a boot leg.

khǹg ki to̤ tŏ̤ hia-àng tói;

kept a knife in his boot leg.

khùai-hia kâi hia-àng sĭ lâi níu kâi;

the leg of the top-boot buttons up.

phùa hia-tháng;

a torn boot leg; a scholar who gets no office.

• 袎àng10781455
• The leg of a stocking.

bûeh àng; bûeh tháng;

a stocking leg.

• 塕àng10463210

mn̂g-kó-àng;

the enciente of a city gate.

màiⁿ khṳt i kueⁿ tŏ̤ mn̂g-kó-àng tói, kă máng;

do not let him get shut in between the inner and outer gates to pass the night bitten by mosquitoes.

• 齆àng104620910
• A stoppage of the nose, caused by a cold; nasal, as a tone.

tàⁿ-ūe àng-àng;

to speak through the nose.

i chek-cúi lío tàⁿ-ūe àng-ǹg;

having a cold in his head, he speaks nasally.

kâi phīⁿ àng-ǹg àng-ǹg, kang-khó căi;

the nose stopped up, with a distressing cold.

• 按àng622646
• In conformity to; to lay or press the hand upon; to fix upon; to cause to stop; to give as security.

àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

thus, like this.

àng hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

so, like that.

àng côiⁿ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

as before.

àng cí kâi hìeⁿ ngía;

as handsome as this.

àng cìeⁿ cōi;

so many.

àng hìeⁿ cíe;

so few.

àng cí kâi hìeⁿ hó̤;

as good as this.

àng huap-lût phōiⁿ;

administer according to law.

àng cìeⁿ tn̂g, àng cìeⁿ tōa; àiⁿ li lâi, màiⁿ li suah!

I have only what is of this length and size; if you want it, take it, if you do not want it, let it alone!

tŏ̤-lí àng cìeⁿ chim;

doctrine so deep.

àng hìeⁿ tn̂g;

so long as that.

ŏi tit àng cí cêk kâi cìeⁿ tōa cū àiⁿ;

if I can get one as large as this I want it.

bô̤ nâng àng lṳ́ cìeⁿ hó̤;

nobody is so good as you.

bô̤ nâng àng i hìeⁿ m̄ hó̤;

nobody is so bad as he.

àng tăi-ke hìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ lâi kîaⁿ;

let us do as they all say.

àng hìeⁿ khî!

How strange!

àng kúi cĭu kṳ́;

in conformity to established custom.

lṳ́ àng cìeⁿ-seⁿ, úa àng hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

you do thus, and I do so.

àng mêh;

feel the pulse.

chíu àng sim-kuaⁿ-thâu;

lay the hand on the heart.

àng kìam tŏ̤ chíu,

grasped the sword in his hand.

àng gûeh cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;

to fix the monthly stipend.

àng piaⁿ put tŏng;

to halt the troops.

àng-tǹg;

to give as security for something borrowed.

àng-tǹg mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

to give things in pledge.

cang chân-khòi cò̤ àng;

take the deed of his field as security.

àng tīaⁿ jît-khî;

to set a fixed time.

àng khieⁿ hâh phah;

strike the key of the tune.

àng páng;

set the tune.

àng-sok m̄ tîo;

does not successfully repress it.

àng-sok kàu tîo-tîo;

keeps in subjection.

sìn àng peh ngṳ̂n;

take in pawn, for its full value, of a hundred dollars.

i àiⁿ àng náng jîeh cōi cîⁿ?

How much does he wish to borrow from us, giving security for it?

cò̤ àng;

give as security.

àng pō lâi kîaⁿ;

set your steps carefully as you go.

àng-chak;

the provincial judge.

cò̤ tîeh àng-chak, mīn cĭu o;

if you do the work of a provincial judge, you will become dark visaged.

• 紅âng2351203
• Red; rosy; ruddy; the blood; lucky, pleasant, because red is the color used for marriage sedans, the highest official buttons, and other tokens of rank.

âng sek;

a red color.

tōa âng;

deep red.

hue âng;

scarlet.

thô̤ âng;

peach pink.

hún ang;

the color of rouge.

it pín âng;

bright red.

săi âng;

persimmon red.

sang âng;

deep pink.

bâk âng;

dark red.

cu-sa âng;

light red.

âng-săi;

persimmons.

âng hûn;

red clouds.

chim âng;

deep red.

chíen âng;

pale red.

cíu cîah kàu mīn ham-ham-âng;

flushed with wine.

âng si-sùaⁿ só̤ mâk-kîⁿ;

a red line on the edge of the eye lids.

chùi-lîm-phûe cu-cu-âng;

the lips bright red.

ngṳ̂n-cu âng;

the color of vermilion.

îu âng;

painted red.

mâk-kho âng;

red around the eyes.

âng hue ńng;

a young lady.

chut hue-âng;

to issue a notice of a reward.

âng kîⁿ;

a red flag.

âng hue bŏi phang, phang hue bŏi âng;

brilliant flowers are scentless, and fragrant flowers are not bright colored.

âng sṳ̄, pêh sṳ̄;

happy affair, or grievous affair.

hue âng líu lêk;

a variety of bright colors.

hue âng ngṳ̂n;

a reward, received for public service, in catching a thief or murderer.

âng ngŵn ńng-cṳ́ to̤ pô̤h mīaⁿ;

many handsome girls have hard fates.

chiⁿ âng;

fresh and ruddy.

âng pêh âng pêh;

pink and white.

mīn âng-âng;

a ruddy countenance.

âng-mô̤ⁿ-nâng;

red haired people, Europeans.

âng thâu cûn;

a junk.

pàng âng;

have dysentery.

phùi âng;

to spit blood.

âng pó̤ cîeh;

a ruby.

âng téng;

the red button, an insignia of high rank.

âng sang-hû;

red coral.

tòng âng-sim;

hit the centre of the target.

âng eng bō̤;

an official hat having red fringe on the crown.

âng cang so̤h;

red hairstrings.

âng nê-sùaⁿ;

an umbrella used by officials of high rank.

âng tài cṳ́;

a belt worn by blood-relations of the emperor.

âng cûn;

an official boat.

pōiⁿ âng-saⁿ cŭe;

inflict the punishment of banishment.

âng khòi;

a stamped deed.

kìⁿ tîeh nâng mīn cĭu âng;

blushed if she saw any one.

mīn âng-kōng-chiah;

blushed deeply.

• 洪âng236856
• A flood, an inundation.

âng-cúi;

the deluge of Yu, B.C. 2200.