Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/coiⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

cóiⁿ

• 指cóiⁿ57646
• The fingers.

chíu cóiⁿ;

the fingers.

kha cóiⁿ;

the toes.

koi cóiⁿ; cîah cóiⁿ;

the fore finger.

cìang cóiⁿ; hô-lâi cóiⁿ; tang cóiⁿ; tìn-tang cóiⁿ;

the middle finger.

bô̤ mîaⁿ cóiⁿ;

the ring finger.

sòi cóiⁿ;

the little finger.

cóiⁿ kah;

finger nails.

chíu cóiⁿ cak;

finger joints.

saⁿ cóiⁿ kău;

three fingers in thickness.

• 剪cóiⁿ978189
• To clip; to pinch and break, as between chopsticks.

cóiⁿ cò̤ kûeh;

clip it in two.

cóiⁿ cò̤ ku-ā tn̄g;

clip it into several regular pieces.

tŏ̤ tìn-tang cĭu cóiⁿ lô̤h khṳ̀;

clipped it in two in the middle.

• 前côiⁿ981187
• Before; in advance; the front.

côiⁿ ău;

before and behind.

côiⁿ jît;

day before yesterday; some time ago.

tōa côiⁿ jît;

the day before day before yesterday.

côiⁿ kâi gûeh;

month before last.

côiⁿ nî;

year before last; in former years.

tōa côiⁿ nî;

the year before year before last.

chù côiⁿ;

in front of the house.

côiⁿ mn̂g;

the front door.

mng côiⁿ;

before the door.

côiⁿ lô̤h, ău lô̤h;

the front and rear buildings.

côiⁿ ang;

her former husband.

sôiⁿ côiⁿ kâi bó;

his first wife.

côiⁿ kha, ău kha;

the one ahead, and the one in the rear.

hŏ côiⁿ;

before the shower.

côiⁿ nâng kíaⁿ;

a stepson.

ngán côiⁿ;

just ahead.

ngán côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih sṳ?

What immediate business have you?

mâk côiⁿ ŭ sĭm-mih hó̤ chù mē?

What pleasant occupations have you in the immediate future?

soiⁿ côiⁿ;

aforetime.

côiⁿ lâi;

formerly.

cĭeⁿ côiⁿ;

press onward.

hìang côiⁿ;

face your destination.

gûeh pùaⁿ côiⁿ ău hó̤ kàu;

may arrive about the middle of the month.

côiⁿ-cìn;

to advance.

kîaⁿ m̄ cìn-côiⁿ;

makes no progress.

thâu mīn côiⁿ;

ahead.

i kîaⁿ thâu-mīn-côiⁿ;

he walks ahead.