Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hien
hien
- cí hîeh hien kùe lâi;
- turn over this leaf.
- hien phŭe;
- pull the coverlet over one.
- hien lîam;
- turn aside the curtain, as in entering a door.
- pang hien khí lâi;
- raise the board a little.
- hien m̄ khui;
- cannot lift it.
- hien khui khṳt i lā ta;
- raise it a little that it may dry in the air.
- híen-kháu;
- notable.
- híen-mîaⁿ;
- illustrious.
- cí ūi sîn ŏi híen;
- this god manifests himself.
- híen-mêng;
- clear.
- híen-hīn;
- plain.
- híen sin khṳt nâng thóiⁿ;
- take bodily shape so as to become visible to human eyes.
- cí ūi sîn-mêng híen-tău căi;
- this god is very efficient.
- híen-jîen;
- it is obviously so.
- híen chut i kâi chíu-tw̄n;
- manifested his dexterity.
- híen i kâi pún-nía;
- showed his ability.
- sîu-mêng pat híen sìaⁿ khṳt nâng thóiⁿ;
- the gods showed their power unto men.
- híen lêng khṳt i thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
- manifested themselves to him.
- kong-mîaⁿ híen-tâk;
- his worth is widely known.
- híen-căi;
- now at present.
- kùi híen kâi nâng;
- distinguished people.
- sĭm sĭ híen-hek;
- is very glorious.
- híen-híen hek-hek;
- effulgent.
- bŏi híen;
- not apparent.
- híen căi;
- perilous.
- cía sît-căi híen, ŏ̤!
- This is indeed hazardous!
- hŏng hìen; cìn hìen;
- to offer reverently.
- hìen cĭeⁿ;
- to present to a superior.
- hìen tê, hìen cíu;
- to offer tea and wine.
- hìen lói-mûeh;
- to present the customary offerings.
- hìen kòi-cheh;
- to proffer advice.
- hìen sîaⁿ kui hâng;
- surrendered the city and returned to their allegiance.
- kŭi hìen mûeh-kĭaⁿ;
- kneel and proffer something.
- hŏng hìen sûn-chê;
- received orders to examine.
- sî-hìen-cṳ;
- the Imperial Calendar.
- hìen-thâi;
- Your Honors; (used in addressing officers of state).
- tăi hìen;
- the high authorities.
- kūiⁿ hìen;
- the district magistrate.
- hú hìen;
- the prefect.
- tău hìen;
- the Intendant of Circuit.
- tìn hìen;
- the chief of the military department.
- sĭ i soiⁿ khí hìen;
- it was he who began the quarrel.
- sĭ tī-tîang soiⁿ khí hìen?
- Who gave the first cause of offense?
- bô̤ nâng káⁿ khí-hìen;
- no one dare furnish the pretext for a quarrel.
- côiⁿ tiang-sî ŭ hìen-khiah;
- there was a previous grievance.
- chîm hìen;
- seek occasion for a quarrel.
- tì-kàu ŭ hìen-khiah;
- led to a difference.
- pien hìen;
- a grievance relating to boundaries.
- hìen-kêk;
- the court; the assizes.
- hìen-kêk kò̤ sĭ tī kâi úi-ŵn tó̤ sím ùaⁿ?
- Which deputy-judge is trying the cases in this court?
- hîen-mêng-hún;
- glauber salts.
- sĭm sĭ hîen-bīo;
- it is very abstruse.
- hîen thien sĭang tì;
- the god of the somber heavens.
- thiⁿ tī hîen hûang;
- the dun heaven, and yellow earth.
- hîen siam;
- a weak sort of ginseng.
- hîen-sîp keng bé;
- train a cavalry horse.
- hûang-hîen kàu ciu-bâk;
- closely surrounded on all sides.
- i hîen-sîp cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
- he is practised in such matters.
- hîen-jîn;
- sages.
- tăi hîen-jîn;
- a great sage.
- kó hîen; soiⁿ hîen;
- ancient sages.
- sî hîen;
- modern sages.
- hîen chîn;
- learned statesmen.
- hiên kun;
- a wise monarch.
- hîeh bó̤;
- your good mother.
- hîen tĭ;
- my good brother.
- hîen châi; hîen lêng;
- of superior abilities.
- hîen tek;
- exalted virtue.
- sìaⁿ hîen;
- exalted holiness.
- i ka-kī cṳ̆ sìaⁿ, cṳ̆ hîen;
- he is wise and holy in his own estimation.
- hieⁿ hîen;
- a village worthy.
- hîen sṳ put jû iah íu;
- a learned teacher is not so good as a helpful friend.
- put hîen chi, put hàu jî, bô̤ huap khó̤ lêng-tî;
- there is no rule by which you may govern an unworthy wife or an unfilial child.
- sái-jîp hieⁿ-hîen;
- elevate to a position among the village worthies.
- hīen-căi; hīen-kim;
- at once; just now.