Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chien

by Adele Marion Fielde

chien

• 千chien980241
• A thousand; many.

m̄ cai li, so̤h cò̤ thàng bw̄n-chien;

did not know, but supposed he would gain millions by it.

• 遷chien98016212
• To remove from one place to another.

chien-îⁿ;

go elsewhere to live.

chien suaⁿ;

to remove a grave.

kói kùe, chien sĭen;

to reform.

chien-ĭen sî-jît;

to postpone the day.

ah-chien;

to evict.

pìen chien;

much changed on account of removals.

• 淺chíen982858
• Shallow; superficial.

m̄ cai chim chíen;

does not know the depth.

hâk-mn̄g chíen;

the questions were easy.

chíen kṳ̆n;

superficial.

chíen sek;

a pale color.

sĭm chíen;

the simplest.

cĭu chíen-chíen nē, sueh khṳt nâng thiaⁿ;

explain it in just the easiest way.

hāi nâng put chíen;

it was no slight injury.

cúi chíen kàu hó̤ ĕ kùe khṳ̀;

the water is so shallow that you can wade across.

cúi khah chíen, cûn m̄-hó̤ kiaⁿ;

the water is too shallow, and the boats cannot run.

tó-tn̂g chíen;

shallow minded.

chíen mô̤ⁿ;

short fur.

• 前chîen981187
• To advance; to progress.

i kien ŭ chîen-thêng a bô̤?

Did his contributions to the support of the government bring him promotion to office or not?

i thàng kàu ŭ cîⁿ khṳ̀ kien chîen-thêng;

he has gained so much that he has money wherewith to purchase an official position.