Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ciang

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ciang

  • 將ciang967418
  • A sign of the future; about to; a leader; regarding; considering.
ciang cĭu;
presently.
ciang lâi;
in the future.
ciang kàu;
close upon.
ciang àiⁿ cîah;
about to eat.
i ciang àiⁿ khṳ̀;
he is about to go.
ko-ciang;
it will do.
jît ciang àm kâi sî-hāu;
when it was nearly dusk.
ciang sí;
about to die.
ciang jû cṳ hô̤?
What can be done?
ciang jîp mn̂g;
about to go in at the door.
ciang-kun;
a commandant.
tăi-ciang-kun;
commander-in-chief.
pá-ciang;
in regard to.
pá-ciang cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄, kio i tàⁿ;
tell him concerning this affair.
i pá-ciang lṳ́, cò̤-nî kẃn-thăi?
As for you, how did he treat you?
thóiⁿ i pá-ciang cí kâi sṳ̄ cò̤-nî cò̤;
see what he will do in regard to this matter.
  • 張ciang22578
  • To display; to publish abroad; to boast of; to make much of.
khai-ciang;
to display, (as new goods).
khua-ciang;
boastful.
kuai-ciang căi;
very cross-grained.
cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ khah kuai-ciang;
this child is very cross.
ciang-îang;
to bruit abroad.
ŭ cú-ciang, bô̤ cú-ciang;
there is or is not a way to bring it about.
sin khai-ciang;
newly displayed.
mêng mâk ciang táⁿ;
it was done openly. ​
  • 章ciang221176
  • Statutes; rules.
ciang thîaⁿ;
by-laws.
thû-ciang;
an instrument to stamp orders with.
khek kâi thû-ciang;
engrave a stamp.
cìe kū ciang;
according to the old regulations.
hìang ciang;
the present regulations.
  • 掌cíang23648
  • To rule; to direct; to oversee.
i tó̤ cíang-kẃn;
he holds jurisdiction.
sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cíang sṳ̄?
Who has the direction of the affair?
sĭ i tó̤ cíang kà;
he is the one who issues the directions.
cíang-kūiⁿ;
the book keeper.
chṳ̂ put cíang piaⁿ, ngĭ put cíang châi;
compassion will not control soldiers, and justice will not administrate wealth.
  • 長cíang271680
  • Senior; to grow; to prosper.
cíang-cṳ́;
the eldest son.
seⁿ cíang tŏ̤ cí-kò̤;
was born and reared here.
i íⁿ-keng cíang-sêng lío;
he is already grown up.
ke-cíang;
the head of the family.
cun-cíang;
a venerable person.
cíang-láu;
an elder; a veteran.
cíang pâng cíang;
the eldest in the family of the eldest brother.
cía hong-khì m̄ hó̤ cíang;
this practice must not be suffered to continue.
ē-jît cíang-cìn tîeh pat i, in-ûi būe cíang-cìn kâi sî-hāu tit i ŭ nâng-chêng;
when we have grown prosperous we must recognize him, because before we became prosperous we received favors from him.
cíang tha nâng kâi cì-khì;
praised the other's good qualities.
  • 將cìang967418
  • A leader; to take charge of a force.
piaⁿ cìang;
a military leader.
tăi cìang;
the chief leader.
mîaⁿ cìang;
a famous leader.
lîang cìang; hó̤ cìang;
a considerate leader.
sío cìang;
a youthful leader.
lău cìang;
a veteran leader.
cìaⁿ cìang;
chief of the staff.
hù cìang;
lieutenant commander.
cham cìang;
a brigadier general.
phien cìang;
a lieutenant.
cìang kuaⁿ;
army officers.
hó̤-hàng cìang;
renowned leaders.
cìen cìang;
warriors.
pāi cìang;
a defeated leader.
méⁿ cìang;
an impetuous leader.
íong cìang;
a brave leader.
sîn cìang;
an angelic leader.
sĭang cìang;
the superior officer.
suah cìang;
a veteran general.
chut cìang, jîp sìang;
a general in war, a prime minister in peace.
cìang mn̂g cṳ cṳ́;
of the breed of warriors.
cìang lĕng;
general orders.
cìang piaⁿ;
to lead the troops.
cìang put kù sùe;
insubordination; the generals not obedient to the commander-in-chief.
hó̤ cò̤ cìang m̄ hó̤ cò̤ sùe;
he will do for a general but not for a generalissimo.
cìang thâi;
a signal station.
choiⁿ piaⁿ kōi tit, cêk cìang lâng khîu;
it is easier to get a thousand soldiers than to find one general.
ŏi tŏ̤ choiⁿ kun bw̄n bé tang chú tăi-cìang cṳ thâu, jû thàm lâng chú mûeh;
he can take the head of a general out of the midst of an army, as you would take a thing out of a bag.
  • 瞕cìang2510911
  • A cataract forming.
lăi-ciàng;
paralysis of the optic nerve.
cheⁿ-mêⁿ lăi-cìang;
stone blind.
kim mâk lăi-cìang;
bright eyed and stone blind.
  • 奬cìang9683711
  • To commend; to enhearten.
cìang síeⁿ;
to hold out rewards.
chíaⁿ cìang;
request that a testimonial may be offered.
khua-cìang;
to laud.
cìang-síeⁿ kun-sṳ̆;
reward an officer in the army.
hŭn-cìang;
unreasonable; incoherent.
hŭn-cìang kâi nâng;
unreasonable people.
hṳ́ cho̤h ūe tàⁿ chut lâi, cn̂g kâi hŭn-cìang kâi ūe;
all that was said was utterly incoherent.
hŭn-cìang kâi tong-si, màiⁿ chái i;
he is an unreasonable creature, pay no heed to him.
  • 瘴cìang2410411
  • Noxious exhalations.
in-cìang kâi tī-hng;
an unhealthy country.
suaⁿ lâm cìang-khì;
a malarious atmosphere.
  • 障cìang2517011
  • To separate so as to screen or protect.
pó̤-cìang;
a defense or protection.
  • 丈cĭang2512
  • To measure; to survey.
cĭang tī;
to survey land.
cĭang thóiⁿ jîeh tn̂g;
measure it and see how long it is.
cĭang suaⁿ;
measure wild land.
cĭang châng;
to survey arable land.
jîeh cōi keng cĭang?
How many chains is it in length?
kok cĭang;
the Emperor's father-in-law.
  • 仗cĭang2593
  • To fight; weapons; to rely on.
tá cĭang;
to fight.
phah cĭang;
to join in battle.
pāi cĭang;
defeated in battle.
sèng-cĭang;
victorious.
phah pāi-cĭang;
worsted in the fight.
tá sèng cīang;
victorious in the fight.
cĭang lṳ́ kâi lâk;
rely on your strength.
úa-cĭang lṳ́;
relies on you.
cí kâi nâng hó̤ khàu-cĭang;
this person may be relied upon.
chŵn cĭang sìn-ngĭ;
rely solely on his honor.
cĭang i kâi sì;
depend on his influence.
kíaⁿ-jît cìaⁿ àiⁿ khui cĭang;
to-day the battle will begin.

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  • 杖cĭang25753
  • A cudgel; to cudgel.
kúai-cĭang;
a staff or crutch.
cĭang cêk peh;
give a hundred blows.
sîen cĭang;
an abbot's staff or crosier.
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