Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciam
ciam
- téng ciam căi;
- very sharp.
- ciam-lāi;
- acute.
- kha ciam chíu ìuⁿ;
- tapering feet and delicate hands.
- cńg-thâu ciam-ciam;
- tapering fingers.
- siah kàu ciam-ciam;
- whittle it down to a point.
- bŏi ciam;
- blunt.
- so̤ kàu ciam-ciam;
- roll between the thumb and finger to a sharp point.
- pit-ciam;
- the point of a pen.
- so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
- roll and squeeze down, as women do their bound feet.
- mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
- expert in shaping bound feet; one who possesses great tact.
- ciam taⁿ;
- a carrying pole.
- chùi ciam-ciam;
- a needle shaped snout.
- ciam bí;
- common rice.
- tōa ciam;
- large rice.
- n̂g ciam;
- yellow rice.
- ēng cût bí a ēng ciam bí?
- Do you use the glutinous rice or that which is not glutinous?
- cham khah cōi ciam bí;
- mixed in too much of the water-grown rice.
- ciam khùe;
- divination.
- ciam kâi khùe thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄ hó̤;
- discern the omens and see whether they are favorable or unfavorable.
- cí kâi khùe ciam khṳ̀ m̄ lêng;
- this was a false prediction.
- ciam thien-bûn;
- auger from observation of the stars.
- sĭ nâng só̤ ciam-ngíang kâi nâng;
- he is one whom people look up to.
- ciam mō̤ⁿ;
- to anticipate longingly.
- ciam i kâi kuang;
- had the benefit of his light; got it through his favor.
- tîeh ŭ hó̤ khṳt nâng ciam kuang cìaⁿ hó̤;
- it is well if you have any way whereby you can help others.
- cíam-côih;
- smoothly and evenly cut or wrought out; regular and straight; clean-cut.
- cò̤ khṳ̀ cíam-côih căi;
- made very evenly.
- chù khí kàu cíam-cíam côih-côih;
- the house is built with straight lines and correct angles.
- i kâi ôi cò̤ lâi lah-hah, m̄ cíam-côih;
- his shoes are clumsily made, and are not nicely shaped.
- pà-cìam;
- to invade and take possession of.
- cìam pâng-î;
- take advantage of to one's own profit.
- cìam tī;
- encroach on another's land.
- cìam khuah;
- to encroach beyond the boundary.
- cîam kàu khang tói-tói;
- feel for it at the very bottom of the hole.
- tŏ̤ láng tói cîam chut lâi;
- felt for and found it in the bottom of the bag.
- cîam tîeh hṳ́-tói căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
- How does the inside of it feel?
- chíu khah tōa, cîam m̄ jîp;
- my hand is too large, I cannot thrust it in.
- cĭam sî;
- for a little while.
- cĭam sî cîaⁿ kú sî;
- the temporary has become the permanent.
- cĭam ēng sù sî;
- make use of temporarily.
- úa cĭam nā cí-kò̤;
- I shall stay here but a little while.
- cĭam cŭ;
- a brief stay.
- cĭam khĭa-khí;
- a short residence.
- cĭam chíaⁿ jím i;
- please be patient with it a little while.
- pńg-pńg sĭ àiⁿ cĭam kâi;
- originally desired to take a temporary one.
- cí hûe bô̤, chíaⁿ cĭam cē;
- there is none at this moment, please defer an instant.
- cĭam thàng;
- earn in the interim.
- taⁿ chíaⁿ cĭam ēng, ĕ-jît cìaⁿ lâi bói hó̤ kâi;
- kindly make use of this for the time being, and afterward a better one can be purchased.
- hó̤ cĭam m̄ hô̤ chîang;
- it will do temporarily, but not permanently.
- cĭam cîah;
- stay the stomach meanwhile.
- cĭam-cĭam lâi;
- came on gradually.
- cĭam jîp kia-kéng;
- it becomes more picturesque as you proceed.
- sŭn sŭ, cĭam cìn;
- advancing in regular order cĭam tōa; gradually increase in size.
- cĭam sòi;
- gradually diminish.
- cĭam-cĭam bô̤ khṳ̀;
- gradually disappeared.
- cĭam-cĭam tĭⁿ;
- gradually filled to the brim.
- cĭam-cĭam khó̤;
- gradually ebbs.
- cĭam cĭam îⁿ;
- waxes slowly to the full.
- cĭam-cĭam khí;
- gradually ascends.
- cĭam-cĭam kûiⁿ;
- gradually mounts up.