Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hueⁿ

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hûeⁿ

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  • Crosswise; athwart; transverse; horizontal.
pàng hûeⁿ;
place it crosswise.
khîa ka-ne-hûeⁿ;
carry it horizontally.
hûeⁿ ûeh, tît ûeh;
the horizontal strokes and the perpendicular strokes.
hûeⁿ-hûeⁿ tît-tît ho̤h cōi tîo;
of both the upright ones and the transverse ones, there are a great number of bars.
i kâi jī sía lâi, hûeⁿ sĭ hûeⁿ, tît sĭ tît;
his writing is in right lines, the horizontal lines are horizontal, and the perpendicular are perpendicular.
hûeⁿ-chúa;
askew.
hûeⁿ koi;
a cross street.
hûeⁿ hāng;
the lane that runs at right angles.
ŭ kúi têng hûeⁿ tō?
How many ferries are there to cross?
pái hûeⁿ;
arrange transversely.
hûeⁿ-sîa;
cris-cross.
cúa tîeh lì tît m̄ hó̤ lì hûeⁿ;
must tear the paper lengthwise, not crosswise.
hio-hûeⁿ;
cross-grained.
cò̤ sṳ̄ khah hûeⁿ-pà;
does things too perversely.
hûeⁿ-hûeⁿ pà-pà;
truculent.
hûeⁿ-seⁿ tò̤-súaⁿ;
a cross presentation at birth.
hûeⁿ kîaⁿ;
go counter to.
hûeⁿ kîaⁿ tī ĕ;
go athwart everything.
cau hûeⁿ hŭa;
meet unexpected calamity.
i kâi mīn seⁿ hûeⁿ nêk;
he looks mulish.
hûeⁿ sì tōa kùe tît sì;
he is broader than he is long.
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  • A cross-piece, rung, or brace, holding vertical bars in place.
siah cêk ki lâi cò̤ hūeⁿ;
hew out one strip for a cross-piece.
mîn-chn̂g hūeⁿ;
cross-pieces bracing the legs of a bedstead.
pâk nŏ̤ ki hûeⁿ kâi lâi cò̤ hūeⁿ;
fasten two horizontal slats as crossbars.
lâng-kang hūeⁿ;
the cross bars of a balustrade.
i phak tŏ̤ lâng-kang hūeⁿ kò̤ íam;
she leaned on the baluster, peering over.
íⁿ hūeⁿ;
rungs of a chair.