Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cie
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cie
- keng-cie; gê-cie;
- bananas.
- bah-cie;
- sour plantains.
- cêk siu keng-cie;
- a bunch of plantains.
- hô-cie;
- black pepper.
- chwn cie;
- small grained pepper.
- lâh cie;
- red peppers.
- khṳ̀ bói kúi kâi cîⁿ hue-cie lâi lô̤h;
- buy a few cash worth of Chili peppers and put them in.
- hô-cie bûah;
- pulverized pepper.
- ngói hô-cie;
- to pound pepper in a mortar.
- suah hô-cie;
- season with pepper.
- hô-cie màiⁿ suah khah kău;
- do not sprinkle on too much pepper.
- cie uaⁿ;
- to proclaim an amnesty.
- chut jī cie chong;
- issue a call for workmen.
- cie nâng lâi chong-tng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
- advertise for people to come and serve in this capacity.
- chut cie-thiap;
- issue an advertisement.
- cie tŏiⁿ nía keⁿ;
- call for tenants to till the land.
- cie-pâi;
- a sign-board.
- bô̤ khṳt nâng tah cía cie-thiap;
- does not allow people to stick bills here.
- cie nâng jîp chù;
- induce people to enter.
- cie chin;
- engage a son-in-law.
- cie kíaⁿ-sài;
- bring a son-in-law into one's own family.
- cie ang;
- take a husband.
- cie piaⁿ, bói bé;
- to raise troops.
- cie-ín i lâi;
- induce him to come as a convert or attaché.
- kim jī cie-pâi;
- a sign-board with gilt letters.
- cie bói cie bŏi;
- to advertise in business.
- m̄ hó̤ cíe;
- it will not do to have less.
- tó̤ cîe;
- a very limited supply.
- m̄ cai ke a cíe;
- do not know whether there are more or less.
- bŏi cíe;
- there are no less.
- m̄ cíe; put cíe;
- not a little.
- cíeⁿ cē;
- diminish it a little.
- cíe cîⁿ;
- diminish the price.
- khah cíe;
- too little.
- sǹg cíe cē;
- lessen the sum total somewhat.
- bŏi khah ke, bŏi khah cíe;
- neither too many nor too few.
- khéng cíe kàu tī-kò̤?
- How much is he willing to abate?
- hó̤ kâi sĭm cíe;
- the good are very few.
- cíe thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
- seldom seen.
- cíe thiaⁿ-kìⁿ;
- seldom heard.
- tàⁿ cíe, kîeⁿ kùe tàⁿ ke;
- it is better to say less than to say more.
- ŭ cōi cíe;
- has more or less of it.
- put kùe cōi cíe tīaⁿ;
- not exceeding a small amount at the most.
- nĕ cíe-cíe;
- very few indeed.
- i ío cíe;
- he has less.
- úa cíe lṳ́ cêk hùe;
- I am a year younger than you.
- cí kò̤ cíe chut cí kâi mûeh;
- there is but little of this to be found here.
- cúi khah cíe;
- there is too little water.
- cîah cíe;
- eat but little.
- nín kâi nâng-mûeh ío cíe;
- there are fewer of you.
- m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt i cíe;
- would not let him have it for less.
- sĭang cíe;
- the least.
- phah cìe;
- to celebrate the All-souls festival.
- kĭen cìe;
- institute a sacrificial festival.
- phah phêng-ang cìe;
- celebrate a festival thanking the gods for deliverance.
- phah húe cìe;
- celebrate the autumnal festival of the god of fire.
- tah kâi cìe pêⁿ;
- set up a platform for sacrificial offerings.
- cih cìe;
- receive the Imperial announcement.
- thâk cìe;
- read the decree.
- phang cìe;
- issue a decree.
- khîeh kìaⁿ lâi cìe;
- bring a mirror to see it in.
- cìe sin kìaⁿ;
- a pier-glass.
- khîeh húe lâi cìe;
- take a light to see by.
- cêk koiⁿ cìe kàu kng-kng;
- it shines all around.
- cìeⁿ pôiⁿ cìe kàu hìeⁿ pôiⁿ;
- shone from this side to the other side.
- úa àiⁿ cìe cí kâi īeⁿ;
- I will follow this pattern.
- cìe īeⁿ cò̤;
- make it like the pattern.
- cìe lṳ́ tàⁿ, sĭ cò̤-nî?
- According to your account of it, what is the state of affairs?
- màiⁿ à, nán cìe sǹg;
- do not dispute about it, we will follow the reckoning.
- cìe-kū;
- as of old.
- cìe sin kâi huap-tō kîaⁿ;
- done in accordance with the new regulations.
- jît cìe tîeh;
- the sun shines on it.
- cìe-kìⁿ hṳ́-kò̤ kâi nâng;
- shines upon the people there.
- jît cìe jîp pâng lăi;
- the sun shines into the room.
- bô̤ mûiⁿ put cìe;
- it shines everywhere; all are enlightened.
- cìe kàu cìeⁿ pôiⁿ tang-tang-kng;
- shines upon this side so as to make it all very light.
- gûeh cìe jîp lâi kng-kng, so̤h cò̤ thiⁿ-kng;
- the moon shone in so brightly that I supposed it was daylight.
- lîp ieh chûn cìe;
- when you make a contract preserve the evidences.
- húe cìe kàu kng-kng, the artificial light shines upon it so that it is very bright.
- lṳ́ úa sim cìe;
- you and I understand each other.
- cìe-hŭe;
- to inform officially.
- hẃn cìe;
- vis-a-vis.
- cìe tò̤ tńg;
- to reflect.
- tò̤ cìe kùe lâi;
- reflected back.
- cip-cìe;
- a license, or permit.