Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/he
he
- he pēⁿ; he-ku-thiu;
- asthma.
- màiⁿ hè-hè siaⁿ;
- do not bawl out.
- i kâi cò̤-nî hè-hè khàu;
- what is he crying so uproariously about?
- tn̆g tíam hûn hê;
- without spot, crease or flaw; without defect of any sort.
- thóiⁿ tîeh kâi thiⁿ tn̆g hûn-hê;
- beheld the sky without a cloud.
- lêng-hê;
- lobsters.
- pêh-hê;
- prawns.
- sua-hê;
- shrimps.
- thô-hê;
- crayfish.
- mêng-kê;
- yellow prawns.
- mêng-hê pí sua-hê kâi sin ío bih;
- the yellow prawn, when compared with the shrimp has a flatter body.
- hê pó;
- dried prawns.
- hê pó, phah tīo khak, kìe-cò̤ hê bí;
- shrimps dried and shelled are called dessicated shrimps.
- hê kôi;
- the pickle for shrimps.
- hê chun;
- the roe of lobsters.
- hê ko;
- prickly prawns.
- kîam kê;
- salt prawns.
- hê chiu;
- the antennæ of lobsters.
- hê búe;
- an ornament shaped like a prawn's tail.
- pàng hĕ;
- have a vacation.
- cò̤-nî cìeⁿ ùaⁿ būe pàng hĕ?
- Being so late, why is it that school is not yet out?
- pàng hĕ lío, tŏ̤ lō tèng m̄-hó̤ sńg;
- when school is out, do not play on the way home.
- hĕ sîn;
- to bring offerings and make a vow before the gods.
- hĕ hût;
- to promise Buddha.
- hĕ-ngw̄n;
- make a vow.
- tōa hĕ, síe kói;
- a large promise and meager fulfillment.
- tŏ̤ sîn kò̤ hĕ saⁿ seⁿ, hĕ hì;
- vowed before the gods that he would offer them three sorts of meats and the view of a theatrical performance.
- i hĕ kṳ̀e úa kâi;
- what he solemnly promised me.
- úa hĕ i jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n i hŵn-lío m̄ khéng;
- though I promised him no inconsiderable amount of money, he still would not consent.
- cía mûeh sĭ tī-tîang lâi hĕ kâi?
- Who brought and presented these things?
- a î kâi kíaⁿ cò̤ chin lâi hĕ mûeh-cîah;
- my aunt's son is betrothed and has sent some of the betrothal cakes as a present.
- cí kâi nôiⁿ-kuáiⁿ ēng hĕ chù-piⁿ a mín?
- Ought we to give some of these laichis to the neighbours or not?
- hĕ-lô̤h;
- to get knowledge or information about.
- i chūe khṳ̀ ŭ hĕ-lô̤h a bô̤?
- Did he by searching get any knowledge of the facts?
- cò̤-nî kàu taⁿ hŵn-lío bô̤ hĕ bô̤ lô̤h?
- How is it that up to the present time no information has been gained?
- cí ciah cûn hĕ ŭ jîeh cōi hùe?
- How many goods were shipped off in this vessel?
- i kâi ì-sṳ̀ sĭ àiⁿ hĕ chíu lô̤h khṳ̀ sie-hŭ;
- his intention was to lay his hand on and help.
- hē thiⁿ-sî;
- in summer.
- hē khùi;
- the summer season.
- tiang-sî hē-cì?
- When is the summer solstice?
- hē pò saⁿ-khò;
- summer clothing.
- jîp hē; lîp hē;
- the beginning of summer.
- hē húe thiⁿ;
- the hottest part of summer.
- hē ko cháu;
- plants that dry up in summer.
- nín kâi tăi hē tiang-sî khí kang?
- When do you begin work on your mansion?
- nín kâi tăi hē khí kàu tī-tiang-sî cìaⁿ hó̤?
- When will the building of your great house be finished?