Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hauⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

hàuⁿ

• 好hàuⁿ171383
• Fond of; addicted to; to take pleasure in.

hàuⁿ hâk;

studious.

hàuⁿ pûah, hàuⁿ cîah;

addicted to gambling and to opium smoking.

hàuⁿ cîah cíu;

fond of wine.

nâng kâi sim kak ŭ só̤ hàuⁿ;

each heart has its own objects of regard.

i hàuⁿ tàⁿ ūe;

she is a great talker.

i sĭang hàuⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;

he is much addicted to doing so.

cía i sĭang hàuⁿ thiaⁿ;

he takes great pleasure in hearing this.

cía sĭ i só̤ hàuⁿ kâi;

this is what he delights in.

pêh hóⁿ hàuⁿ cîah tîam, saⁿ-suah hàuⁿ cîah kîam;

the white tiger is partial to sweets, while the baleful griffin prefers salt relishes; each to his own taste.

• 肯hàuⁿ3241304
• Willing; acquiescent; voluntary; to assent; to permit; to consent.

i hàuⁿ a m̄ hàuⁿ?

Does he agree to it or not?

kâi hàuⁿ, kâi m̄ hàuⁿ;

one was willing, and the other was not.

i m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt úa;

he would not let me have it.

i hàuⁿ;

she gave her permission.

i a pĕ m̄ hàuⁿ;

his father would not consent to it.