Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hua

by Adele Marion Fielde

hua

• 譁hua24014912
• Clamor; a din.

suang-hua;

hubbub.

kìm-cí suang-hua;

all loud talking is strictly forbidden.

• 花hua2391404
• To squander; to spend.

hua-hùi tīo jîeh cōi cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n cìaⁿ cò̤ sêng;

much money was spent before it was accomplished.

hua-cṳ́;

a spendthrift.

• 划hûa240184
• A pinnace; a scow.

hûa-théng;

a lorcha, a cargo boat.

cí ciah hûa-théng àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī-kò̤?

Where is this lorcha going?

• 禾hûa2541150
• Crops; grain; corn.

châng-hûa;

crops.

múa-sì-chù kâi châng-hûa hó̤ căi;

everywhere the crops are fine.

• 華hûa2391408
• Splendor; glory.

îong-hûa;

effulgence.

gûeh hûa;

bright moonlight.

chia-hûa căi;

very showy.

tong-hûa;

China.

tâng híang îong-hûa;

partake with him of his grandeur.

• 和hûa254305
• Harmony; concord; agreement.

hûa-phêng;

at peace.

hûa-hûa-phêng-phêng;

in complete agreement.

sim hûa, khì phêng;

thoroughly reconciled.

cêk thŵn hûa-khì;

in perfect harmony.

hûa-khì tì sîang;

a conciliatory disposition tends to intimacy.

màiⁿ sieⁿ hûa-khì;

do not disturb the harmony.

hiaⁿ-tĭ-kíaⁿ hûa-hûa khì-khì;

the brothers are very amicable.

ang cía sīm sĭ hûa-sŭn;

husband and wife are in accord.

in ang cía m̄ hûa;

they, the husband and the wife, are of incompatible temper.

ke-mn̂g hûa-sŭn;

the families are in cordial relationship.

kio chù-piⁿ m̄ hûa-môk;

not on good terms with his neighbours.

thiⁿ-khì thîo-hûa;

the weather is propitious.

lîp hûa-ieh;

form a treaty of amity.

káng hûa;

to treat of peace.

ke cêk īeⁿ lŏ̤h khṳ̀ hûa bī;

put in one more kind, to render the flavor perfect.

hûa-háu;

in accord.

m̄ sie hûa;

uncongenial.

ló̤ kó phah lâi m̄ hûa;

the drums and gongs are not beaten in time.

cang hîⁿ lâi hûa i kâi khek;

accompany his song with the violin.

hîⁿ kio khek m̄ hûa;

the fiddle and the song are not in unison.

hîⁿ sùaⁿ lêng-ūaⁿ phah kàu hûa-hûa;

manipulate the string of the viol until it is in tune.

soiⁿ tôaⁿ thóiⁿ hûa mē;

first thrum it and see if it is in tune.

hûa kàu câu-câu;

attune them until they all conform.

sai hûa nâng mīa;

hush up a homicide.

i líang cău sai-khia-ē hûa khṳ̀;

he secretly made a settlement with the other party.

chíaⁿ kong-chin chut lâi hûa;

invite a mediator to make peace.

hûa kàu taⁿ, hŵn-lío būe lô̤h;

they have been making overtures of peace until now, and have not yet reached reconciliation.

hûa îeh bûah;

to compound medicinal powders.

hûa lío lêng-ūaⁿ hẃn;

were conciliated and then disagreed again.

kùi hûa kîeⁿ pâng-î kò̤;

a costly arbitration is better than a cheap lawsuit.

nín nŏ̤ nâng hûa-hûa àiⁿ khṳ̀ tī kò̤?

Where are you two going so amicably?

• 禍hŭa2561139
• Misery, woe, suffering; to send woe upon.

pī hŭa;

escape impending wrath.

lṳ́ màiⁿ jía hŭa;

do not bring misery upon yourself.

chùang hŭa;

bring on calamity.

hŭa put toaⁿ kîaⁿ;

misfortunes never come singly.

in hŭa tit hok;

attain happiness through misery.

hok sĭen, hŭa îm;

blesses goodness and sends woe upon wickedness.

hŭa î-pàng pât nâng kò̤;

lay the consequences of evil upon somebody else.

hŭa àiⁿ lâi lío;

misery is at hand.

i kâi hŭa m̄ hn̆g lío;

his trouble is not far off.

ŭ hok li tâng híang, ŭ hŭa li tâng tng;

if there be joy we will share it, if there be sorrow we will bear it together.

pue thiⁿ hŭa;

sudden calamity.

cêk jît cŏ̤ tue-tue, hŭa tŏ̤ thiⁿ cīeⁿ pue;

when sitting at ease, sudden adversity came upon us.

m̄ cai sĭ hŭa a sĭ hok;

do not know whether it is a calamity or a blessing.