Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hiet

by Adele Marion Fielde

hiet

• 蠍hiet19514213
• A scorpion.

hiet kíaⁿ;

scorpions.

chŵn hiet;

whole scorpions, used in medicine.

hiet kâi búe ŭ chì, ŏi tàng nâng;

the tail of the scorpion has a sting in it, that will sting people.

hiet tàng nâng lío ŏi pàng tâk lô̤h khṳ̀;

after a scorpion has inserted his sting he instills venom from it.