Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cieh

by Adele Marion Fielde

cieh

• 借cieh97398
• To borrow; to lend.

cieh lâi, cieh khṳ̀;

borrowing and lending.

cieh i kâi cîⁿ;

borrowed his money.

cieh i kâi tîeh cai hâiⁿ i;

if you borrow from him you must repay him.

cieh lō keng kùe;

to get in through another's influence.

cieh to̤ thâi nâng;

make use of another's weapons.

cieh mn̄g;

to inquire civilly.

i m̄ hàuⁿ cieh úa;

he would not lend it to me.

cieh i kâi toaⁿ;

the borrower's note.

cieh sì cieh sì;

adapt yourself to circumstances.

cieh lâk cîeh lâk;

hold back from too violent a manifestation of strength.

• 質cieh681548
• The substance, matter, or grosser nature, as distinguished from the aura, or subtle parts; to substantiate by evidence; to confront; essential.

cieh-tī hó̤;

good natural parts.

cieh-tī m-hó̤ căi;

the native soil is exceedingly poor.

hó̤ sèⁿ-cieh;

of naturally fine temper.

pin cieh;

natural capabilities.

thói-cieh;

the substance.

cieh châng;

the original and real soil.

cṳ cieh sĭm sĭ hó̤;

the book is excellent.

cieh sìn;

something to go by; an earnest.

tùi cieh;

confront the parties, as for proof.

seⁿ cieh;

natural and essential elements.

i kâi cieh lú-tŭn căi;

he is naturally very dull.

i kâi cieh chong-mêng;

he is naturally bright.

sĭang cieh, tong cieh, hĭa cieh;

superior, mediocre, and inferior grades.

• 烘cieh235866
• To absorb radiated heat.

khîeh khṳ̀ jît tèng cieh cē;

put it in the sun and warm it a little.

cieh sie;

warm, by radiated heat.

méⁿ-méⁿ jît cieh khùn-kíaⁿ cĭu ta;

if this broiling sun heats it for an instant it will be dry.

màiⁿ khṳ̀ cieh jît;

do not put it in the sun.

cieh húe-thang;

warmed by a brazier covered with splints.

cieh húe;

warmed at a fire.

khṳ̀ húe-lô piⁿ cieh sie;

go to the fireside and warm yourself.

khí kâi húe-lô lâi cieh sie;

build a fire in the grate to get warm by.

cieh kàu cêk sin sie-sie;

all warmed through.

• 石cieh235866
• Stone; rocks; a measure of rice.

cîeh-thâu;

a rock.

cîeh pŏ;

a stone.

tŏ̤ cîeh tèng cŏ̤;

sitting on a rock.

cîeh káu-n̆ng;

a pebble.

cîeh mn̂g-táu;

stone door casings.

cîeh sai;

stone lions.

cîeh kó;

stone drums.

cîeh nâng, cîeh bé;

statuary.

cîeh cek;

stone candles.

cîeh ciang-kun;

statues of warriors.

cîeh thĭo;

stone pillars.

cîeh kîe-nîe;

stone bridges.

cîeh phāng;

a crevasse in a rock.

cîeh khang;

a cave in a rock.

kih cîeh;

to lay up stones.

cîeh pi;

a grave stone.

cîeh kha-tháng;

a stone basin.

lîm-koi-cîeh;

stepping stones.

cîeh tâh-pō-câng;

a stone stairway.

cîeh koi-lō;

paved streets.

mīn phûe kău kùe cîeh koi-lō;

very thick skinned.

phah cîeh kâi;

a stone-cutter.

bûa to̤ cîeh;

bath brick.

phû-cîeh;

pumice stone.

eng cîeh;

eagle stone.

cheⁿ kim cîeh;

malachite.

cîeh-ko̤;

gypsum.

gêk cîeh kŭ ûn;

good and bad were alike consumed.

lêng sái ngẃn cîeh tíam thâu;

can make the rocks nod their heads.

cêk cîeh sĭ câp táu;

a chaldron is ten pecks.

lâh cîeh;

yellow quartz.

bí cîeh;

rice in bulk.

tōiⁿ kùe cîeh-cí;

harder than a cobble stone.

cang cîeh-kŏ kâk i;

threw stones at him.

cîeh-phòi; cîeh phìen;

flakes of stone.

cîeh phûe;

friable stone.

lău kheⁿ cîeh;

solid rock.

hún cîeh;

soft stone used for seals.

īⁿ cîeh;

ink stones.

ŏi seⁿ cîeh;

stony.

phŏ̤ cîeh;

carry a stone in the arms.

khah cîeh;

to roll a stone on a flat surface.

lìn cîeh;

roll a stone over.

cí kò̤ cîeh pó̤iⁿ kùe lâi;

turn this stone upside down.

cí kò̤ cîeh sái i khĭa;

set this stone on end.

cîeh chìn phû cē;

lift the stone a little.

cîeh bûa kàu kng-kng;

polish the stone smooth.

cîeh chìu kàu kût-kût;

rub the stone smooth.

put tīo cîeh chùi;

take away these chips of stone.

cêk cîeh cêk peh kṳn, hok peh-poih kṳn;

a stone is a weight of from 100 to 180 catties.