Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/eng

by Adele Marion Fielde

eng

• 應eng11066113
• Right and proper; should be.

eng-kai; tng-eng-kâi;

ought; should.

lṳ́ eng-kai hâiⁿ i;

you ought to repay him.

kham eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

it ought to be so.

pńg eng-kâi kâi;

that which it is one's duty to do.

sĭ úa eng hun cò̤ kâi;

it is what it is my duty to do.

i eng-tit kâi cîⁿ;

the money that he ought properly to get.

m̄ eng-kai cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

ought not to be thus.

sĭm sĭ siang eng;

is eminently suitable.

• 鸚eng110519617
• The parrot kind.

eng-bú;

a parrot.

eng-ko̤;

the macaw.

pêh eng-bú;

the cockatoo.

eng-bú īa ŏi tàⁿ ūe, nâng ā sĭ thû-thû ŏi tàⁿ ūe, m̄ pat lói-ngĭ, khá m̄ sĭ kio eng-bú cêk ĭeⁿ?

Parrots can talk, and if a person can merely talk, without any understanding of propriety in talking, is he not like a parrot?

• 癭eng110810417
• A carbuncle, or abscess.

seⁿ eng;

have an abscess.

cí kâi eng chut lâng ău ŭ kúi kâi chng-kháu;

this abscess, after breaking, had several openings.

• 纓eng110612017
• A certain sort of fringe.

âng eng bō̤;

a hat with red fringes.

tì cam-eng bō̤;

wear a conical fringed hat.

eng bō̤ chiu;

the fringe worn on hats.

lú tō cam-eng;

hat fringe that has served several generations.

tùe cêk phau âng eng;

had a tuft of red fringe attached to it.

• 嬰eng11053814
• An infant.

eng jî;

a young child.

iôk eng tn̂g;

a foundling hospital.

• 櫻eng11057517
• The cherry.

kim-eng;

cherries.

eng-thô̤;

the red peach.

eng-thô̤ chùi;

cherry lips.

kim-eng ko̤;

cherry paste.

• 英eng11041405
• Brave and eminent.

eng-mêng;

clear-headed.

eng khì pŵt-pŵt;

of fine presence.

eng-hîong;

heroes; manly.

eng cîeh;

blue limestone.

• 眯eng5901096
• To fly into the eyes.

eng tîeh mâk;

got some dust in his eyes.

lṳ́ kâi mâk miⁿ-miⁿ m̄ káⁿ tìeⁿ khui sĭ khṳt sĭm-mih kâi eng tîeh a m̄ sĭ?

You shut your eyes and dare not open them because you have got something in them, is not that it?

cí khí mûeh m̄-hó̤ eng tîeh, eng tîeh cū cheⁿ-meⁿ;

do not get this in your eyes, if you do it will blind you.

• 鷹eng110319619
• A term for all accipitrine birds, as the eagle, hawk, kite and falcon.

eng cío;

an eagle.

eng mâk;

eagle-eyed.

eng phīⁿ;

a hooked beak; an aquiline nose.

i kô ciah eng khṳ̀ pàng;

he made a kite in the form of an eagle, and flew it.

lĭo-eng-pô̤;

a hawk.

eng ngṳ̂n;

dollars having an eagle on them.

ciah eng sût lô̤h lâi tìo koi-kíaⁿ;

an eagle swooped down and carried off a chicken.

eng-îang;

soaring falcons; warriors who at first were private soldiers.

cò̤-pû khṳ̀ cîah eng-îang àng;

go together to the soldiers' banquet.

• 塵埃eng-têng1082
• Dust; motes in the air.

pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng;

brush off the dust.

pŭaⁿ tīo eng-têng pue cêk koiⁿ;

after the dusting, the dust flies all through the room.

hìeⁿ kú bô̤ sàu i cū chĭe eng-têng;

it has not been swept for so long a time that the dust has settled over everything.

eng-têng chóiⁿ cheng-khih lío cē sàu cū seⁿ eng-teng;

when you have brushed off all the dust, as soon as you sweep again it is dusty.

• 罌粟eng-sok823
• The poppy.

eng-sok khak;

the capsules of the poppy plant.

eng-sok bí;

poppy seeds.

a-phìen-hun sĭ eng-sok cò̤ kâi;

opium is made from the poppy.

kim bô̤ nâng cèng eng-sok;

prohibit the cultivation of the poppy.

• 湧éng1148859
• Waves.

cúi-éng;

billows.

huang éng tōa;

it is very windy and the waves are high.

ŭ huang éng;

the sea is rough.

bô̤ huang éng;

smooth waters.

ŭ sî sui-sĭ ŭ huang to bô̤ mih éng;

sometimes although there is wind the waves are not high.

màiⁿ khṳt éng-chiu pun cêk sin;

do not let the spray dash over you.

éng kau;

the trough of the wave.

éng pêh-pêh éng cū sĭ tōa;

if the waves are white they are high.

cûn-thâu chīeⁿ éng-kak;

head the boat to the crest of the wave.

• 應èng11066113
• To fulfill; to meet expectation; a response.

kàu ău-lâi cin èng-ngīam i kâi ūe;

afterward his prophecy was really fulfilled.

cêk èng kŭ chŵn;

all completely furnished.

i būe cêng èng sêng;

he has not yet answcred the request.

èng-ngīam kâi lîang hng;

a verified prescription.

khṳ̀ ciap-èng i;

go and reinforce him.

keng-èng kàu kàu;

to entertain very hospitably.

tit sim èng chíu;

meets my expectations.

kám èng;

to reverberate.

suaⁿ mêng kok èng;

the hills and valleys echo.

ŭ khîu pit èng;

if there be prayer, there will certainly be response.

khîu khṳ̀ ŭ èng;

there is response to the appeal.

• 澆èng3688512
• To pour on in small quantities.

khîeh cho̤h cúi khṳ̀ èng hue;

get some water and water the shrubs.

èng keⁿ-chài;

water the vegetables.

• 蕹èng114514013
• The Convolvulus reptans^*, whose stem and leaves are mucilaginous, and are eaten as a vegetable.

bói pé èng-chài lâi cîah lîang;

buy a bunch of this vegetable and eat it for its cooling effect.

cúi èng, hn̂g èng;

the water-grown, and the land grown varieties.

• 孕ĕng1104392
• Pregnant.

ŭ ĕng; tó tèng ŭ ĕng; hûai ĕng;

with child.

• 用ēng11491010
• Use; to use; to employ.

bô̤ ēng; bô̤ tèng ēng;

useless.

ŭ ēng;

useful.

sái ēng;

to make use of.

hùi-ēng;

to wear out.

jît ēng;

in constant use.

hua ēng;

to use wastefully.

khĭam ēng;

use sparingly.

cak-ēng;

frugal.

tăi ēng;

very useful.

màiⁿ ēng i;

do not employ him.

tîeh ēng i;

needs employ him.

àiⁿ cò̤ mih ēng?

Of what use is it?

àiⁿ ēng sĭm mûeh?

What use will you put it to?

ēng tîeh a m̄ ēng tîeh?

Will it do for this use or not?

lṳ́ cò̤ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

What use is there in your doing so?

mín ēng;

it is needless.

ēng ì sṳ̀;

use your judgment.

ēng kha ēng chíu;

use hands and feet.

ēng hĭⁿ lâi thiaⁿ, ēng mâk lâi thóiⁿ;

use your ears and eyes.

ēng pit sĭ cò̤-nî ēng cìaⁿ tit huap?

In using the pen how is it to be used so as to be in accordance with the rules?

chŵn ēng;

wholly available.

chŵn-chŵn bô̤ ēng;

completely useless for the purpose?

bô̤ thang ēng;

have nothing to use for the purpose.

cok cîah cok ēng;

enough to live upon.

ēng ŵn;

all used up.

ēng m̄ ŵn;

more than can be used.

cieh lṳ́ ēng;

lend to you to use.

ke ēng kâi mûeh;

a thing of many uses.

ēng cîⁿ ēng ngṳ̂n;

lay out money.

ēng sim cò̤;

do it faithfully.

ēng lâk;

expend force.

kong ēng;

for public use.

cèng nâng kong ēng;

used by all in common.

sai-khia ēng;

for private use.

lṳ́ chì ēng thóiⁿ cē;

you give it a trial.

màiⁿ thèng ēng;

do not use it in all sorts of ways.

hó̤ ēng lṳ́;

may avail myself of your services.

uaⁿ ēng cìeⁿ-seⁿ?

Why make such use of it?

khuaⁿ sî mûeh, kín sî ēng;

what is made in leisure hours, comes into use in emergencies.

i kâi ēng-tō khĭam;

his outlays are very carefully made.