Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chi
chi
- hu chi;
- husband and wife.
- chi ke;
- a wife's relations.
- chi kŭ;
- a wife's elder brother.
- chi chiap;
- wife and concubines.
- chi jî bó kíaⁿ;
- wives and children.
- hṳ̂ chi âp cúi;
- the fish draws water through its gills.
- i àiⁿ sie kă, kâi chi-kó cū phàng-phàng;
- when they are going to fight, they dilate their gills.
- tah tîeh i kâi chi-kó i cū cáu m̄ khṳ̀;
- if you hook him in the gill he cannot get away.
- hṳ̂ chi tîeh líu tīo;
- you must take out the gills.
- 猙獰chi-gî29
- Repulsive, horrid, loathsome, hideous.
- i kâi mīn chi-gî căi;
- he has a very repulsive face.
- seⁿ kàu kâi mīn khî-khî kùai-kùai, chi-gî căi;
- his face is very queer, being hairy, fierce, and unpleasant to look at.
- chi-chám;
- distressing.
- chi-chi chám-chám;
- in great distress.
- tîeh i chi-chám;
- pity his distress.
- bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ chi sin;
- with no place of abode.
- cĭam-chíaⁿ chi sin;
- lodge temporarily.
- tŏ̤ cí-kò̤ chi-suah;
- sojourn here.
- o-a lâi chi-hiah tŏ̤ hṳ́ chīu tèng;
- the crows perch in those trees.
- chi-ngà;
- dunder-headed.
- chi-tai;
- inapt.
- chi-ngâi; chi-chi ngâi-ngâi;
- foolish.
- chi-chi nē;
- imbecile.
- chi sim;
- weak minded.
- sim chi-chi;
- of dull wit.
- chi-kûak chi-kûak;
- silly.
- chi-chi, chŵn bŏi seⁿ khì;
- weakly good natured, so that he never gets angry.
- chi-ko;
- simple.
- chi-ko̤ sĭeⁿ;
- simple thoughts.
- lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ chi-ko̤;
- do not try to appear simple.
- lĭ chi-ko̤;
- a shrewd simpleton.
- chi-ko̤-kúi lṳ́;
- stole a march on you.
- īu m̄ sĭ chi ĭu m̄ sĭ kôk, cò̤-nî cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
- why should one who is neither a simpleton nor an idiot do that?
- bŏi chi bŏi lang, bŏ̤i cò̤ a ko a ong;
- in order to be a good old aunt or uncle one needs be both stupid and deaf.
- chia-chí;
- rich and profuse.
- ēng-tō chia-chí;
- use lavishly.
- hong-sôk chia-chí;
- wasteful habits.
- hṳ́-kò̤ kâi chù-thêh chia-chí căi;
- the houses there are very luxurious.
- chia-chí kùiⁿ-sìⁿ;
- accustomed to luxury.
- i kâi hôk-sek khah kùe chia-chí;
- his clothing is too expensive; he dresses extravagantly.
- 俊俏chí-chío972
- Winsome; attractive; vivacious; genial and shrewd.
- cí kâi ío chí-chío, hṳ́ kâi li ío tōa-pang;
- the one is the more pleasing, the other the more admirable.
- lêng-lāi chí-chío;
- witty and charming.
- lîam-chí;
- decency; modesty.
- bô̤ lîam-chí;
- indecent.
- ŭ lîam-chí;
- decent.
- tîeh cai lîam-chí;
- must be decent.
- kù lîam-chí;
- regard decency.
- m̄ kù lîam-chí;
- regardless of decency.
- pun nâng chí-chìe;
- made a laughing stock.
- cí kâi nâng bô̤ chí căi;
- this person is shameless.
- i sĭ bô̤ chí kâi nâng;
- he is a shameless fellow.
- bô̤ chí cṳ thû;
- a brazen faced rascal.
- phang chì;
- the sting of a bee.
- hiet ŭ chì;
- scorpions have stings.
- khṳt phang tàng tîeh chì;
- stung by a bee.
- bô̤ chì phang;
- a stingless bee; a magistrate who is too amiable to harm anybody.
- chì thóiⁿ;
- try it and see.
- chì thóiⁿ ŏi khah kîam a bŏi;
- try it and see whether it is too salt.
- chì thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;
- try it and see whether it is good.
- chì cîah;
- test it by tasting it.
- chì tîeh căi-seⁿ?
- How do you find it?
- chì tîeh hó̤, úa cū àiⁿ;
- if I find it good I shall want some.
- lṳ́ m̄ cêng chì, căi tit cai hó̤ a m̄-hó̤?
- Since you have not tried it, how do you know whether it is good or not?
- úa thâu-soiⁿ chì tîeh hó̤ lío, cìaⁿ khîeh lâi khṳt lṳ́ cîah;
- I first tried it and found it good, and so brought some for you to partake of.
- chì-ngīam kùe kâi; that which has already been tested keng kùe chì-līen;
- has endured trial.
- àiⁿ chì-līen i;
- wishes to put him to the test.
- îeh chì;
- experimental treatment in medicine.
- chì cêk ē;
- try it once.
- chì cē!
- We'll see!
- lṳ́ chì sĭeⁿ cē;
- you try to think it up.
- chì kim cîeh;
- a stone used in testing gold.
- īⁿ chì, hieⁿ chì, hŭe chì, tōiⁿ chì;
- the examinations for the degrees of sìu-châi, kṳ́-jîn, cin-sṳ̆, and hâng-lîm.
- hú-chì, kūiⁿ-chì;
- the examinations in the departmental and in the district cities.
- hok chì;
- a re-examination of the candidates.
- hù chì;
- to repair to the examination.
- èng chì;
- to attend the examinations.
- seⁿ chì;
- thorny.
- lō seⁿ chì;
- the path is thorny.
- cí khí chīu seⁿ chì;
- this sort of tree has thorns on it.
- chì-kau-tek;
- the thorny bamboo.
- chì-nâ-phè; chì-lîm-phè;
- brambles.
- chiah tîeh chì;
- got thorns in it.
- chì chiah tîeh chíu;
- the thorns pricked his hands.
- ki chì chiah jîp nêk tói;
- a thorn stuck into his flesh.
- suaⁿ téng pêh hwt ŭ seⁿ chì kâi mûeh;
- there are prickly plants growing spontaneously on the mountains.
- hṳ̂ chì;
- a kind of food made from the fins of fish.
- chì kîu; hó̤-pau-chì;
- fish fins made into pellets and cakes.
- kî-chì;
- flags.
- chah tōa-bó̤-mûeh kî-chì;
- erect a great number of flags.
- kî-chì chiⁿ-mêng;
- flags new and bright.
- chì pĕ kâi nâng;
- a parricide.
- chì kun kâi nâng;
- a regicide.
- chì i kâi cú;
- murdered his master.
- mâk-chì-mô̤ⁿ;
- the eyelashes.
- hô̤-tṳ chì;
- porcupine quills.
- chî-gî;
- irresolute.
- chî-gî, put kwt;
- undecided and unsettled in mind.
- úa thiaⁿ tîeh chî-chî gî-gî;
- on hearing this I was in great doubt what to do.
- m̄-hó̤ chî-ĭen;
- do not procrastinate.
- chî-māng kúi jît;
- delay a few days.
- kàu taⁿ le khah chî lío;
- it is now too late.
- taⁿ khéng hûe-thâu pìⁿ hó̤ hŵn bŏ̤i chî;
- if you are now willing to reform, it is not yet too late.
- kong-mîaⁿ chî cá m̄ tâng;
- fame comes at diverse times to different persons.
- chî-pĭ;
- to prepare carefully.
- mih mûeh chî-pĭ;
- everything is ready.
- put lêng chî ke, ien lêng tì kok?
- If you cannot keep your family in order, how can you rule a kingdom?
- chî-chŵn;
- well regulated.
- m̄ chî-chŵn;
- not in complete order.
- siu-sîp kàu chî-chî céng-céng;
- arranged in perfect order.
- bw̄n mûeh chî-pĭ, cí khìam tang huang;
- all that is required is ready, excepting only a favorable wind.
- lóng-cóng chî-chî pĭ-pĭ lìo;
- all is methodically prepared.
- kak chù chî mîaⁿ;
- its name is known everywhere.
- chî-mîaⁿ kâi ko̤-îeh;
- a renowned salve.
- koi-chĭ;
- the market.
- sîaⁿ chĭ;
- the city market.
- po chĭ;
- a mart.
- pă chĭ;
- to close a market.
- hṳ-chĭ;
- a country fair.
- cĭeⁿ chĭ;
- go to market.
- hâng chĭ;
- the exchange or bourse.
- m̄ cai sĭm-mih hâng-chĭ;
- do not know the current rate.
- chĭ kè;
- the market price.
- chĭ-céⁿ;
- a market man.
- tâng chĭ-thâu khṳ̀ kàu chĭ-búe jîeh hn̆g?
- How far is it from one end of the market to the other?
- tàu-chĭ;
- to barter.
- chĭ-tàu m̄ sêng;
- did not accomplish the exchange.
- tàu-chĭ tàu tit sêng;
- effected the exchange.
- chĭ têng;
- elevated stalls.
- chĭ-kè àiⁿ tăi-cíang;
- the market price is rising.
- hâng-chĭ tăi-tîet;
- the current price is falling.
- ún àiⁿ lâi khṳ̀ hù chĭ;
- we are going to repair to the market.
- chĭ tèng bōi sĭm-mih kè?
- What does it sell for in the market?
- tăi-kit lĭ-chĭ;
- a good speculation.
- lĭ-chĭ căi!
- How profitable! (said derisively).
- tŏ̤ chĭ khui phò;
- open a shop in a business street.
- cĭeⁿ chĭ bói chài;
- go to market to buy food.
- lṳ́ kâi ūe tàⁿ lâi m̄ kah koi-chĭ;
- what you say is not in accordance with the recognized rules of trade here.
- kè m̄ tùi chĭ;
- the price is not such as is paid here.
- phò m̄ tùi chĭ;
- the shop is not on a business street.
- cía hùe kah m̄ kùe hâng-chĭ;
- these goods are not suited to this market.
- cìeⁿ-sî kâi chĭ-chêng căi-seⁿ?
- What is the present condition of the market?
- koi-tn̂g mûaⁿ-ciah chĭ;
- a small market street.
- úa cí ki chìn kah koi-chĭ;
- these scales of mine are in accordance with the standard of the market.
- sìn-lâu hái-chĭ;
- a mirage of cities in the sea.
- khĭa tōa chĭ mīn kâi nâng;
- one familiar with the market.
- chī kàu i tōa;
- to rear.
- kò nâng lâi chī nĭ;
- hire a wet nurse.
- chī tṳ;
- rears pigs.
- chī ah;
- rears ducks.
- chī káu;
- keeps a dog.
- chī ciah eng-ko̤;
- keeps a parrot.
- màiⁿ chī khah pá;
- do not overfeed him.
- tîeh cai chī i;
- you must remember to feed it.
- chī káu ŏi ĭe búe;
- even a dog will wag his tail when he sees the one that feeds him.
- tâng sòi chī kàu tōa;
- reared up from infancy.
- chī lío khṳt it thau-cáu;
- after it was domesticated, it ran away.
- bô̤ thang hó̤ chī i;
- have nothing to feed it on.
- cang sĭm-mûeh chī i?
- What do you feed it upon?
- chī kú cĭu sêk;
- keep it a long time and it will become tame.
- cí kâi mûeh chī bô̤ iah;
- it is of no use to keep this creature.
- chī bŏi tōa;
- it will never grow.
- chī bŏi ṳ̂ah;
- it will not live.
- chī m̄ ûah;
- it did not live.
- chī m̄ sêk;
- it cannot be domesticated.
- i ío sòi tîeh ŭ nâng chī i;
- it is very young; and some one must take care off and feed it.
- m̄-hó̤ chī kâi;
- what cannot be domesticated.
- chī pĕ, chī bó̤;
- to support one's parents.
- chī bó̤ chī kíaⁿ;
- support one's wife and children.
- chī cío ke-húe lío: chī tṳ chī gû ke-húe phû;
- keeping birds spends your substance: keeping cattle increases it.