Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/him

by Adele Marion Fielde

him

• 歆him205769
• To quicken.

him-ĭen;

to long for.

i-thóiⁿ tîeh sĭm sĭ him-ĭen;

he longs for it as soon as he sees it.

him-ĭen i kâi mûeh-kĭaⁿ;

coveted his things.

i bô̤ him-ĭen cí kâi;

he has no great desire for this.

• 禁hìm4001138
• To shut off the air; to smother.

hìm huang;

to keep off the wind.

hìm au;

a covered cup.

hṳ́ pâng lăi khah hìm khùi;

the room is too close.

cí kâi lêng-sn̂g-kùa kū lío, khàm lío hìm m̄ miⁿ;

the cover of this steamer is worn out, and it does not shut the contents in closely when it is put on.

• 熊hîm2148610
• A bear.

nŏ̤ ciah hîm;

two bears.

cí kâi suaⁿ sĭm-mih hîm hóⁿ pà piu to̤ ŭ;

in this mountain there are bears, tigers leopards and panthers.

hîm cíeⁿ;

a bear's paw.

hîm táⁿ;

bear's gall.

sĭ nâng-hîm a sĭ káu-hîm?

Is it the brown bear, or the small white-necked bear?

• 睚hîm21098
• To stare at threateningly; to look at angrily.

i kâi hîm i mih sṳ̄?

Why does he look so angrily at her?

nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ sie hîm;

the two glare at each other.

lṳ́ m̄ hîm i, cò̤ cai i hîm lṳ́?

If you were not staring at him, how did you know he was staring at you?