Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chng

by Adele Marion Fielde

chng

• 瘡chng11510410
• A sore; an ulcer.

chng-kháu;

the visible part of a sore.

seⁿ chng;

has sores.

thâu-mo̤ⁿ tîeh chîang sói, cìaⁿ bŏi seⁿ chng;

the hair must be regularly washed then you will not have an ulcerated scalp.

chng kit phí;

the sore is forming a scab.

chng-kháu kâi phí būe hó̤ peh tīo;

the scab must not yet be picked off the sore.

chng-kháu ŭn khṳ̀ khuah;

the sore has gradually spread.

lâng tîeh chut cheng-chó̤, cìaⁿ hó̤ ēng îeh khṳ̀ siu chng-kháu;

the pus must all exude, then medicine may be used to dress the sore.

khah méⁿ siu chng-kháu;

healed the sore too soon.

chng-kháu chut lâng, chut būe cheng-chó̤;

the pus has not yet ceased to form in the sore.

chng-kháu cong-kú bŏi siu-bûa;

the sore never heals up.

siu-bûa lío cĭu kit phí;

when it heals, a scab will form.

chng-kháu chĭeⁿ bûe-nêk;

proud flesh has appeared in the sore.

chng-kháu phêng-hôk lío;

the sore is already well.

chng-kháu chŵn-jú lío;

the ulcer is healed.

chng îeh;

salve for ulcerated scalp.

pêh tâk chng;

malignant white ulcers.

teng chng;

small projecting ulcers.

ciang-1âi cí kâi chng-kháu káⁿ tîeh phùa kìaⁿ;

this ulcer will leave a scar.

• 倉chng94998
• A granary.

chng-pâng;

a storehouse.

chek-chng;

a granary.

khui chng cín-cì;

open the public granary to save the people from starvation.

kàu móng jît cĭu huang chng;

on that day the granaries will be closed and sealed.

tîah chek jîp chng;

buy in paddy at the granary.

ngĭ chng;

a granary from which food is dispensed to the poor.

chng kàm-tok;

an overseer of public granaries.

chng ngâu;

bins in a granary.

chng bí;

garnered rice.

cíeⁿ chng;

guard the granary.

jîp chng;

take into the granary.

chê chng khò;

examine the stores in a granary.

• 艙chng95013710
• The compartments of a boat.

cûn chng;

the hold of a ship.

thân chng, búe chng, tang chng;

the three hatches.

khui chng;

begin to unlade the cargo.

huang chng;

seal up the hatches.

lô̤h chng tói;

put down into the hold.

chō̤ lô̤h kàu cêk chng;

fill the hold with it.

• 村chng1020753
• A hamlet; a farmstead;

hieⁿ chng;

a small village.

chng hu;

a countryman.

chng cng;

a hamlet.

saⁿ ke chng;

a farmstead.

• 穿chng1191164
• To perforate, to bore, to string.

chng gû phīⁿ;

pierce the nose of an ox to prepare it for the leading string.

chng hĭⁿ;

to pierce the ears.

chng cîⁿ;

to string cash.

chng cêk choiⁿ cêk choiⁿ;

string them so as to have a thousand on each string.

chng tîo so̤h kùe khṳ̀;

run a string through it.

chng m̄ jîp;

cannot perforate it.

chng m̄ kùe;

the string will not go through.

chng cêk pak cu;

string a string of beads.

chng cam;

to thread a needle.

ŭ sî tîo sùaⁿ cĭu chng m̄ kùe;

sometimes the thread will not go through because it is too large.

tŏ̤ gê-mn̂g lăi chng-chng chah-chah;

goes in and out in a familiar way at the yamun.

i mîaⁿ-ke căi, tī kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ to chng-chah tit jîp;

he is very expert in getting any sort of case put through.

• 刺chǹg1035186
• To prick; to thrust into; to stab.

kîaⁿ chǹg;

to assassinate.

chǹg kheh;

an assassin.

chǹg-sìu;

to embroider.

ki-chǹg i;

to taunt him.

chǹg-sṳ́;

a sub-prefect.

chǹg sí i;

stabbed and killed him.

chǹg kàu hueh lâu;

stabbed so as to draw blood.

tōiⁿ căi, chǹg m̄ jîp;

it is very solid, I cannot drive the knife in.

cam chǹg tîeh chíu;

thrust a needle into his hand.

m̄ cai thâu, khṳt cam chǹg tîeh;

inadvertently got pricked by the needle.

chǹg cîh khṳ̀;

broke it by the thrust.

chǹg kàu chap-chap-chùi;

broken into fragments by the thrust.

chieⁿ li-li chǹg;

continuous thrusts from spears.

• 桌chn̂g82756
• A table; a stand.

îⁿ chn̂g;

a round table.

sì-sien-chn̂g;

a square table, for only four sitters.

poih sien chn̂g;

a large square table, for eight sitters.

chn̂g-kūiⁿ;

a table with drawers.

îⁿ-chn̂g sĭen-cí īeⁿ;

an oval table.

kí-chn̂g;

a long narrow table.

kĕ chn̂g;

a low table.

chn̂g pôiⁿ;

an oblong table.

chn̂g kíaⁿ;

a small table.

chn̂g íⁿ mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

furniture.

tōa chak chn̂g;

a large lacquered table.

ùaⁿ-chn̂g;

a judge's bench.

• 床chn̂g115534
• A bedstead.

mîn-chn̂g;

a bedstead.

cêk tieⁿ tōa mîn-chn̂g;

a large double bedstead.

tōa chn̂g chîeh;

a mat for a double bedstead.

mîn-chn̂g pang;

the bed boards.

mîn-chn̂g phîn;

the head and foot boards.

mîn-chn̂g kâi ti-tu téng;

the frame of a tester.

mîn-chn̂g hūeⁿ;

the braces between the posts of a bedstead.

mîn-chn̂g thek sĭ hó̤ peh-cĭeⁿ mîn-chn̂g;

the rungs of a bedstead assist one in climbing into the bed.

chak mîn-chn̂g;

a lacquered bedstead.

tîn tói mîn-chn̂g;

a bedstead with a rattan bottom.

khàng chn̂g;

a divan.

jī chn̂g;

a medium sized bedstead.

saⁿ hō̤ mîn chn̂g;

a small bedstead.

chn̂g pho;

bed and bedding.

cĭeⁿ chn̂g;

go to bed.

jît tâng cîah, mêⁿ tâng chn̂g;

messmates and bed-fellows.

uaⁿ chn̂g;

set up a bridal couch.

pàng tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g kha;

put it by the bedstead.

ût tŏ̤ mîn-chn̂g kîⁿ;

slept on the edge of the bedstead.

• 蹲chn̂g102115712
• To sit on the heels; to squat.

chn̂g kàu kha sng;

squatted till his legs ached.

tŏ̤ hṳ́ chîeⁿ piⁿ tó̤ chn̂g;

squatting by the wall.

koi tó̤ chn̂g;

the hen is squatting.

phah kàu i bŏ̤i chn̂g bŏi khĭa;

beat him so he can neither squat nor stand.

chn̂g-phìu pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

tipped over backwards in squatting down.