Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hiam

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hiam

  • hiam8061600
  • Peppery; pungent; acrid.
bī hiam;
it has a pungent flavor.
hiam-cie;
red pepper.
màiⁿ lô̤h khah hiam;
do not put in too much pepper.
cí īeⁿ khah hiam, thàu tîam cē;
this sort has too sharp a taste; make it a little sweeter.
bī sò hiam-lûah;
the flavor is very pungent.
sng hiam tîam;
a spicy acidulated sweetness.
  • híam20017013
  • Dangerous; in jeopardy; on the verge of.
huang-híam;
dangerous; insecure.
híam-híam pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
was in imminent danger of falling.
i cí tńg pēⁿ kàu híam-híam sí;
in this relapse, he was at the point of death.
cí tîo lō híam;
this road is dangerous.
ngûi-híam;
perilous.
lăng-híam;
reckless of danger.
hàuⁿ lăng-híam;
likes to rush into danger.
i
ún-ún kâi sṳ̄ to m̄ cò̤, mńg hàuⁿ lăng-híam;
he never will do what is safe, but always seeks what is hazardous.
i cêk seⁿ bô̤ kîaⁿ híam lō, to sĭ kîaⁿ ún-tàng kâi sṳ̄;
all his life he has never gone into danger, but has done what was perfectly safe.
híam cèng;
dangerous diseases.
cí kâi nâng sĭm sĭ im-híam;
this person is very scheming.
măuⁿ híam;
looks wicked.
híam-híam tîeh;
came very near hitting it.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ khah híam, m̄-hó̤ cò̤;
this is too dangerous, do not do it.
  • hîam1973810
  • To find fault with; to dislike; to depreciate.
hîap-hîam;
to be prejudiced.
i cē hîap-hîam cū tàⁿ kàu i jîeh m̄ hó̤;
he is prejudiced and so tells how bad he is.
sím chut i sĭ hîap-hîam kâi;
judged that he was prejudiced.
sĭ chông-côiⁿ ŭ hîam-khiah;
there was a previous grudge.
i sim lăi hûai ŭ côiⁿ jît kâi kîam-khiah tŏ̤ kò̤;
he cherishes an old grudge.
pī hîam-gî;
avoid an appearance of evil.
lṳ́ màiⁿ khì-hîam;
do not be offended.
lṳ́ ā m̄ siu cū sĭ khì-hîam;
if you do not accept it, it is because you are offended.
hîam i m̄ ngía;
find fault with its lack of beauty.
lṳ́ màiⁿ hîam;
do not be fastidious.
lṳ́ tîeh hó̤ hîam i;
you should reprove him.
cía hŵn-lío tó̤ hîam;
is still expressing dissatisfaction with this.
i sĭ m̄ hío kui-kṳ́, lṳ́ tîeh cai hîam i;
he is unmannerly, and you should reprove him.
i tó̤ hîam cìeⁿ hîam hìeⁿ;
he finds fault with everything.
i khṳt i hîam tîeh m̄ su-hôk;
he does not submit to being found fault with by her.
cò̤ kàu mih nâng bô̤ hîam;
do so well that none can find fault with you.
bô̤ nâng káⁿ hîam;
no one dared find any fault with it.
cía kang-hu, sît-căi bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ hîam;
this work is certainly beyond criticism.
i nŏ̤ nâng bô̤ hîam bô̤ khiah;
the two never get offended with each other.