Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cit

by Adele Marion Fielde

cit

• 脊cit9861306
• A ridge.

chù cit;

the elevated ridge of a roof.

lîam hue teh cit;

an ornamental ridge in stucco.

suaⁿ cit téng;

a ridge of hills.

tàng cit;

the roof-tree.

• 織cit7012012
• To weave; to manufacture.

cit pò;

to make cloth.

cit hue chaú;

to weave flowered fabrics.

cit măng;

make netting.

cit măng saⁿ;

to make a netted jacket.

cit cău kêk;

the officer who attends to the procuring of silk and porcelain for the palace.

• 鯽cit9841959
• A bream or perch.

cit hṳ̂;

perch.

tōa cit bó̤;

a fat bream.

khīe cit hṳ̂ kâi līo-bût tîeh lô̤h kàu-kàu;

must put in plenty of the dressing that is to go with the perch.

âng sie cit-hṳ̂;

a roasted bream.

ŭ nâng khîeh cit-hṳ̂ khṳ̀ pû kaⁿ-ná cap, bûe cap;

some people cook perch in olive juice or plum juice.

cit-hṳ̂ ŏi khui ūi;

perch aids digestion.

• 疾cît9831045
• Sickness; disorders.

cît pēⁿ;

disease.

thìaⁿ cît;

painful ailments.

jíam cît;

to infect.

cît sok; kip cît;

in great haste.

• 嫉cît9843810
• Envy.

cît-kò;

jealousy.

cí kâi nâng cît-kò căi;

this person is of a very jealous disposition.

• 蒺藜cît-lî984
• Gorse; furze.

pêh cît-lî;

gorse, used in medicine.

thih cît-lî;

iron caltrops used in war.

cît-lî cí;

gorse seed.