Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hng
hng
- sì hng;
- the four points of compass.
- ngŏ hng;
- the four quarters and the centre.
- ngŏ hng kâi kî kak sek m̄ tâng;
- the flags of all the nations are of different colors.
- àiⁿ ēng sĭm-mih hng ūi?
- What do you desire its bearings to be?
- cía chù sĭ sĭm-mih hng-hìeⁿ?
- What are the bearings of this house?
- khṳ̀ kìe tī- hng lâi;
- go and call the local officers.
- gūa hng nâng;
- foreigners.
- bô̤ tī-hng hó̤ hiah kha;
- there was no place to rest one's foot.
- ŭ sĭm-mih tī-hng hó̤ pàng a bô̤.
- Is there any place to put it or not?
- tī kâi tī-hng hó̤?
- Which spot is the best?
- hṳ́-kò̤ m̄ cai kìe-cò̤ sĭm-mih tī-hng;
- do not know what that place is called.
- khui îeh hng;
- write a prescription.
- ŭ sĭm-mih lîang hng?
- What is the best remedy?
- úa ŭ cêk tieⁿ sĭang hó̤ kâi hng hó̤ ui ka-sàu pēⁿ;
- I have one of the best remedies for curing a cough.
- hô̤ hng nâng sĭ?
- Where is the man from?
- gūa kháu kò̤ sāi hng-hak nŏ̤ cìang;
- the two guardians of temple doors were set up outside.
- hng-hng-kìe;
- groaning and moaning.
- i hng-hng-chang, hng mih sṳ̄?
- What is it that he is groaning and grunting about?
- hàm a-nôⁿ màiⁿ tó̤ hng;
- tell the baby not to fret.
- châng-hn̂g phau-hng;
- fields overgrown with brushwood.
- ki-hng;
- famine.
- ki-hng sî-coih;
- a season of dearth.
- tōa ki-hng;
- a time of great scarcity.
- i hṳ́ chù lăi kâi mûeh hng lā bô̤ heh;
- the things were all lying about the house, loose and neglected.
- mûeh màiⁿ hng-hng īa-ĭa;
- do not leave the things lying around loose.
- cṳ hng;
- a book-stall.
- cíu hng;
- a wine-shop.
- móng hng móng lí;
- a certain street in a certain village.
- hú sîaⁿ lăi pun cò̤ chit hng: nín tīu tŏ̤ tī cêk hng?
- The Departmental City is divided into seven quarters: in which of them do you reside?
- i hak ŭ jîeh cōi châng-hn̂g?
- How much arable land does he own?
- ŭ châng ŭ hn̂g;
- has both watered and unwatered fields.
- khí cêk kâi hue hn̂g;
- made a flower garden.
- hì hn̂g;
- a play ground.
- hn̂g kang;
- gardening.
- co̤h châng-hn̂g kâi nâng;
- a farmer.
- chài hn̂g;
- a vegetable garden.
- kúe-cí hn̂g;
- an orchard.
- kaⁿ hng;
- au orange grove.
- cíeⁿ hn̂g kâi nâng;
- a gardener.
- chut hue hn̂g;
- pass out of childhood.
- hn̂g lî;
- the hedge around a garden.
- cáu jîp cìa-hn̂g lăi khṳ̀ tìam;
- ran and hid in the cane field.
- hun-kuah hn̂g kau;
- the furrows in a potato patch.
- cúi cē khí éng kio hun-kuah hn̂g cêk īeⁿ, cêk nôi cêk nôi;
- the waves rise like the hills in a potato field.
- sîaⁿ-hn̂g;
- the city moat.
- ŭ sîaⁿ cū ŭ sîaⁿ hn̂g;
- if there is a city, it has a moat.
- sîaⁿ-hn̂g bīe;
- the temple where the god of the city resides.
- lō hn̆g;
- it is a long way off.
- kîaⁿ hn̆g lō;
- walk a long way.
- khah hn̆g, bŏi tit kàu;
- it is too far for us to go.
- kàu hṳ́-kò̤ jîeh hn̆g?
- How far is it to that place?
- jît-cí hn̆g;
- the time is far distant.
- cí-kò̤ ío hn̆g;
- this is farther away.
- bŏi hn̆g;
- it is not far.
- cûah hn̆g;
- it lacks a great deal.
- siang lî m̄ hn̆g;
- they are not far apart.
- lî m̄ hn̆g, àiⁿ kàu lío;
- it is not far off, we are almost there.
- mō̤ⁿ kàu hn̆g-hn̆g kò̤;
- gaze far away.
- keh hn̆g;
- far separated.
- hn̆g chìo, m̄ jû kṳ̆n phûh;
- a powerful helper far off is not so good as a weak one near by.
- khṳ̀ jîeh hn̆g?
- How far did you go?
- thau kîaⁿ thau phûeh ūe, m̄ cai hn̆g;
- talking as you go, makes the road seem short.
- lî ho̤h hn̆g;
- are rather far apart.
- tîeh lî hn̆g;
- must keep far away from it.
- i kâi chù hn̆g a lṳ́ kâi chù hn̆g?
- Which is farthest off, his house or yours?
- hn̆g kṳ̆n m̄ tâng;
- the distance makes all the difference.
- hn̄g, úa lâi khṳ̀;
- well, I will go.
- hn̄g, m̄ cai ŭ mē;
- well, I do not know whether there are any to be had.