Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cia

by Adele Marion Fielde

cia

• 遮cia3816211
• To screen; to shade; to cover.

cia jît, cia huang, cia hŏ;

to screen from the sun, the wind, and the rain.

hŏ-cia;

an umbrella.

cia thâu pò;

a scarf used for covering the head.

cia mīn pò;

a veil for the face.

cia mīn;

to shade the face.

cia mâk;

shade the eyes.

cia sin;

screen the person.

cia miⁿ-miⁿ;

screen closely.

cia-pò-phâng;

an awning.

gūa mīn cia cêk têng cúa;

put a layer of paper on the outer surface, as a shield.

cia îu-pò kâi m̄ ùi hŏ;

what is covered with oiled cloth will not be injured by the rain.

khîeh kâi kûe-lôih lâi cia;

take a splint hat and screen it.

khîa ki sìⁿ khṳ̀ cia jît;

hold up a fan as a sun shade.

• 妻cía966385
• A wife.

ang-cía;

husband and wife.

lău ang-cía;

an old couple.

íⁿ-keng cò̤ jîeh cōi nî ang-cía;

have been married for many years.

• 這cía391627
• A contraction of cí-kâi, this one, these. It adds emphasis, and is sometimes used as an exclamation, intensifying the meaning of what follows.

cía sṳ, úa bŏi;

I cannot do this sort of thing.

cía sĭ hó̤ kâi;

these are good ones.

cía khak sòi;

this is much too small.

cía úa m̄ cêng;

I have never done this.

cía úa cĭu àiⁿ;

these are just what I want.

cía li sĭ lṳ́ cìaⁿ àiⁿ;

this is just as you desired.

cía kâi, hía kâi;

such as this and such as that.

màiⁿ tàⁿ cía hía;

say nothing about it either way.

sĭeⁿ cía, sĭeⁿ hía;

thinking of this and of that.

cía sĭ úa, pât nâng cĭu cò̤ m̄ tit;

it will do with me, but it would not be allowable to do so with other people.

cía sĭ lṳ́, pât nâng úa cĭu m̄ hàuⁿ;

it will do for you to do so, but if it were any other person who did so I should be displeased.

cía sĭ lṳ́;

very well, since it is you.

cía sĭ úa;

since it is me, very well.

cía cía cía cía cía!

How very much out of the way this behaviour was!

• 者cía381254

This indicates that what precedes it is the subject of a proposition;

it is also used to arrest attention.

gân cía;

the wise.

ngà cía;

the stupid.

ŭ pēⁿ cía;

the sick.

jîn-ài cía;

the benevolent.

seⁿ cía;

the living.

sí cía;

the dead.

kùe khṳ̀ cía;

the departed.

būe lâi cía;

that which has not yet arrived.

thóiⁿ cía;

the observers.

thiaⁿ cía;

the hearers.

m̄ pat cía, màiⁿ íⁿ-ûi cò̤ pat;

those who do not know, should not pretend that they know.

ta-po cía, cṳ-nîe cía, lóng-cóng huaⁿ-hí;

the men and the women were all pleased.

tōa cía, sòi cía, lâi thiaⁿ;

grown people and children came to hear.

tng kêk cía mîⁿ, phâng kwn cía tīaⁿ;

the dullest are those that play the game, the most certain what would win are the lookers on.

hôk-cía;

perchance.

khí cía;

I who commence this letter.

• 蔗cìa3914011
• Sugar cane.

kam cìa;

sweet cane.

tek cìa;

the bamboo cane.

lâh cìa;

dark reddish sugar cane.

suh cìa;

eat sugar cane.

khòi cìa;

gnaw sugar cane.

ká cìa;

to squeeze out the juice of cane between stone rollers.

cìa ká;

stone mills for pressing cane.

cìa cap;

the juice of the cane.

cìa pho̤h;

cane from which the juice has been expressed.

cìa poiⁿ;

the rind of the canes.

cìa hîeh;

cane leaves.

cìa thâu;

the stubble of cut cane.

cìa búe;

the tops of the cane stalks.

cìa-cak;

the joints of the cane.

cìa mâk;

the points of union between the joints of cane.

cìa hn̂g;

cane brake.

cìa lîo;

sugar mills.

cìa thâu ku;

edible grubs found at the roots of cane.

cìa khak;

cane husks.

cìa céng;

slips of cane prepared for planting.

khîa cêk pé cìa;

carrying a bundle of sugar cane.

cí pé cìa ŭ jîeh cōi ki?

How many canes in this bundle?

cìa mô̤h;

the tilm under the rind of canes.

• 炙cìa69864
• To compound medicines by simmering them.

cìa-cháu;

prepared liquorice.

cìa-cháu sĭ kam-cháu ēng bît khṳ̀ cìa kâi;

prepared liquorice is made by simmering liquorice sticks in honey.

ŭ kâi àiⁿ chá, ŭ kâi àiⁿ cìa;

some are to be prepared by dry heat, and some by simmering.

cìa kang;

simmer down dry.

• 藉cĭa97314014
• To make a means of; to lean on for aid.

ŭ thang hó̤ khṳt nâng cĭa cìaⁿ hó̤;

if there is anything for us to depend upon it is well.

cĭa sîn pí-ĭu;

rely on the protection of the gods.

cĭa twn seⁿ sṳ̄;

to make trouble about nothing.

nâng ngân cĭa-cĭa;

jabbering and talking.

cĭa cí kâi ŵn-kù tho̤-sî i;

take advantage of this state of affairs and get rid of him.

bô̤ hó̤ cĭa chíu;

nothing to lean upon.

cĭa sṳ̄ bû-hāi;

take occasion to injure.

cĭa sì khi-hŭ nâng;

make power a means of oppression.

cĭa hwn nâng sì;

avail one's self of the influence of foreigners.

cĭa gê-mn̂g sì;

rely on official strength.

• 籍cĭa98511814
• A register; the place for registration, one's original family seat or village.

cṳ cĭa;

a register.

cĭa kẁn;

a census.

hûe cĭa;

return to one's native village.

pńg cĭa;

ngŵn cĭa; the original family seat.

jîp cĭa;

enter upon the records.

mîn cĭa;

returns of the population.

có cĭa sĭ tŏ̤ tī-kò̤?

Where is his ancestral home?

tŏ̤ cĭa íang pēⁿ;

in his own village recruiting his health.

tŏ̤ cĭa kâi kuaⁿ;

a retired mandarin.

măuⁿ cĭa;

a pretended residence.