Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cah
Appearance
cah
- i ŭ cah lâi a bô̤?
- Did she bring it with her?
- sêng-pĭen cah lâi khṳt úa;
- bring it along and give it to me at your convenience.
- i cah ŭ jîeh cōi lâi?
- How much did she bring with her?
- ngŏ̤ i m̄ tîeh, cah khṳ̀ cah tńg lâi;
- did not meet him, and so took it there and then brought it back again.
- àm-cĕⁿ cah ki to̤ tŏ̤ saⁿ tói;
- secretly carried along a knife inside his tunic.
- cah chíu-ńg;
- to roll up the sleeves.
- chíu-ńg cah phû cē;
- roll your sleeves somewhat higher.
- câh-mn̂g;
- a floodgate or turnstile.
- kueⁿ câh-mn̂g;
- close the flood-gate.
- khui câh-mn̂g;
- open the turnstile.
- thóiⁿ-síu câh-mn̂g;
- to watch the gate.
- cíeⁿ câh-mn̂g kâi nâng;
- the gate-keeper.
- cúi-câh;
- a lock in a canal.
- koi câh, hāng câh;
- barriers across streets or lanes.
- cí tîo koi câh ku-ā kò̤;
- tlus street is barred in several places.
- hāng-thâu câh, hāng-búe câh;
- both ends of the lane are barricaded.
- ŭ kâi mn̂g câh tŏ̤ kò̤;
- there was a door in the way.
- mn̂g-câh;
- a railing in a doorway.
- câh cò̤ nŏ̤ kûeh;
- divided by a partition.
- àiⁿ câh cò̤ síam a câh cò̤ chîeⁿ?
- Will you partition it off by folding doors or by a wall?
- kîe câh;
- a railing across a bridge.
- kàu chùi-kháu cò̤ kâi câh lâi câh;
- made a palisade at the entrance, as a division or a defence.
- gûeh pun hûn câh khṳ̀;
- the view of the moon is cut off by the clouds.
- bô̤ mûeh hó̤ câh jît, jûah căi;
- there is nothing to keep off the sun, and it is very hot.
- i kâi hieⁿ-lí puu tek câh miⁿ-miⁿ;
- the bamboos hide the village from view.
- cí kâi mâk-kìaⁿ kùa lô̤h khṳ̀ tò̤-câk mâk;
- after putting on these spectacles, I see less plainly than before.
- hṳ́ lăi thóng-thóng, bô̤ cia bô̤ câh;
- there is an unbroken view of the interior, with nothing to screen the objects nor to intercept the view.
- câh lâ;
- to boil in fat.
- câh îu;
- fry in oil.
- câh kàu i chiah;
- fry brown.
- câk kàu i so-so;
- fry it crisp.
- câh sêk;
- fry it till it is well done.
- câh hó̤ lío, lêng-ūaⁿ cìaⁿ lâi chá;
- after it is cooked in grease, fry it again on a dry pan.
- kàu kò̤ khṳ̀ câh;
- fry it whole.
- cn̂g kâi cang lâ khṳ̀ câh;
- cook the whole of it in lard.
- m̄ hó̤ câh khah thíam;
- do not fry it too much.
- tok chùi lâi câh;
- cut it up fine and fry it.
- cí kâi sĭ ìo hŭam, tîeh lô̤h kha-câh;
- this is a great offender and he must be put in fetters.
- hṳ́ kâi sĭ mîaⁿ châk, tîeh lô̤h kha-câk;
- that is a famous robber, and he must be fettered.
- hṳ́ kâi ŭ pûah nâng lâi tàⁿ màiⁿ lô̤h câk;
- that one sent some one to intercede for him asking that he need not be put in fetters.