Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iu

by Adele Marion Fielde

iu

• 優iu1110915
• To excel; extra; easy about; fully.

kṳ́ iu hĕng;

recommend on account of excellence of character.

iu-îu cṳ̆-căi;

easy and unconcerned.

iu kòng-seng;

head graduate.

chiang iu cău cut kâi ău-ĭ bô̤ hong;

the descendants of prostitutes, of mountebanks and of menials in the yamun, cannot rise to eminence.

i lâi kàu ēng iu lói siang thăi;

when he arrives treat him with more than common courtesy.

hun-piet iu luat;

distinguish between fitness and unfitness.

hâk hĕng kiam iu;

in both learning and deportment he stands well.

• 憂iu11096111
• Grieved; sorrowful; to mourn.

iu-būn;

sad.

iu-chô;

sorrowful.

kau cím bô̤ iu;

you can go to sleep without anxiety.

i sĭ teng pĕ-iu tńg-khṳ̀;

he has gone back on account of being in mourning for his father.

teng iu tŏ̤ cĭa;

mourning in retirement.

i pâi mn̂g-khí mêⁿ-àm teng iu;

they mourn every morning and evening.

• 友íu1113292
• A male friend; an associate.

phêng-íu;

male friends.

hó̤ phêng-íu; hó̤ íu;

good friends.

kū íu;

old friend.

kau íu;

companions.

iah íu;

helpful friends

sĭm sĭ íu-ài;

is very fraternal.

cíu nêk phêng-íu;

boon companions.

cū sĭ tâng

theng phêng-íu;

fellow students, studying by the same window.

i kâi phêng-íu chêng hó̤;

his disposition is very friendly.

ciu jît to sĭ saⁿ phêng sì íu múaⁿ-tī-kó̤ khṳ̀;

all day they go about together in close companionship.

kau phêng chú íu;

chums.

• 酉íu11141640
• The tenth of the twelve branches, represented by the cock.

íu-sî;

from 5 to 7 o'clock p.m.

cīeⁿ teng íu;

early candle-light.

tùi íu nî cū pŵt kòng;

in the tenth year of the cycle of twelve, he became a graduate.

• 誘íu11141497
• To allure; to entice.

íu-hok i khṳ̀ cò̤ ak;

entice him into wickedness.

màiⁿ íu-hok nâng;

do not tempt people to do wrong.

khṳt i ín-íu khṳ̀;

led astray by him.

lṳ́ cò̤-nî íu-phìen i?

Why did you delude him?

• 有íu1113742
• To have; to be; it is so.

íu-hăn; íu hīn;

a limited amount.

chûn íu-hīn;

have but little left.

úa thóiⁿ li íu-hăn;

I consider that the amount is very small.

lṳ́ khṳ̀ kìⁿ kuaⁿ, i ā-sĭ hàm lṳ́ kâi mîaⁿ lṳ́ cū ìn tàⁿ “íuⁿ”;

when you go before a magistrate, if your name is called you reply “Here”.

• 由îu11111021
• Through; by; a way, means, or cause; to permit.

ŵn-îu;

the means by which it came about.

mn̄g i kâi ŵn-îu;

inquire into the occasion for its being so.

lṳ́ cai i kâi lâi îu mē?

Do you know how it came about?

îu lâi sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

that was the way it came to pass.

mih sṳ̄ ka-kī tit cṳ̆ îu;

he can manage everything for himself.

îu cí-kò̤ jîp khṳ̀;

enter through here.

îu i khṳ̀ cò̤, màiⁿ khṳ̀ kẃn i;

let him go and do it, and do not exercise any control over him.

îu lṳ́;

as you please.

bw̄n sṳ̄ îu thiⁿ, put îu nâng;

all things are as heaven pleases, not as man pleases.

lṳ́ îu tī-kò̤ lâi?

Where did you come from?

to sĭ îu úa keng chíu;

all goes through my hands.

i îu tī-kò̤ khṳ̀?

Which way did he go?

i îu cí tîo lō khṳ̀, a îu hṳ́ tîo lō khṳ̀?

Did he go by this road or by that one?

îu úa ka-kī;

of myself.

îu tī-tîang tit tîeh?

Through whom did he obtain it?

• 猶îu1112949
• Doubtful; rather; somewhat.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ îu hó̤, i sĭ hìeⁿ-seⁿ;

this is tolerably good, but his is not thus made.

îu-ṳ̆ put kwt;

undecided in all he does.

• 油îu1111855
• Oil; to oil; to paint; oily.

tāu-îu;

peanut oil.

tê-îu;

tea oil.

thâng-îu;

paint oil.

ta-ma îu;

tar.

phang kùe lêng-hieⁿ îu;

more fragrant than oil of bergamot.

bun-kùi îu;

attar of roses.

gû-ni îu;

butter.

mûaⁿ-îu;

oil made from hemp seed.

phang îu;

fragrant oils.

pó̤-hò̤ îu;

peppermint oil.

si îu;

soy, a sauce like Worcestershire.

sìa îu;

castor oil.

khah siap, buah îu, buah i kût cē;

if there is friction, rub on some oil, and make it smoother.

koih tīo îu;

press out the oil.

jṳ́ tîeh îu;

daubed it with grease.

mâk tîeh îu;

got a grease-spot on it.

m̄ hó̤ tih tîeh îu;

do not let the oil drop on it.

îu sim;

a lamp wick.

îu cúaⁿ;

an oil cup.

chù îu hó̤ a bṳ̄e;

have you put in the oil yet?

húe în;

kerosine oil.

ngṳ̂n-cu îu;

red paint.

thâng-îu-hue;

putty.

àiⁿ îu pêh a àiⁿ îu lâm?

Do you want it painted white or blue?

khṳ̀ hàm îu-chak kâi sai-pĕ lâi;

go and call a painter.

chíu îu-îu nē, tîeh ēng tê-cí-kho cìaⁿ sói tit khṳ̀;

my hands are very greasy, I must use tea seed cake and then I can wash them clean.

mīn seⁿ îu;

his face is oily.

lṳ́ màiⁿ tó̤ îu cúi;

you need not be palavering around me.

• 游îu1112859
• To idle about; to enjoy one's self idly.

iu îu khùai-lâk;

blissful ease.

m̄-hó̤ îu-chíu hàuⁿ ôiⁿ;

do not idle around.

• 疣îu11101044
• A wen; a swelling.

cí khí m̄ sĭ lîu, sĭ kìe-cò̤ îu;

this is not a tumor, it is called a wen.

• 遊îu11121629
• To roam; to ramble; to saunter.

îu-lêh kak séⁿ;

wandered through every province.

îu-ngẃn;

to ramble.

îu ceng;

itinerant priests.

lău-îa chut îu;

the gods go out for an airing.

chut gūa îu ô̤h;

travel for information.

kio phêng-íu kau-îu;

saunter about with friends.

kau-îu múaⁿ-thiⁿ-ĕ, sie cai bô̤ cêk nâng;

friendly with all, and acquainted with none.

i seng cò̤ îu-khek, nâng ceng-cò̤ îu-hú;

when he becomes a traveller on the circuit, he is called a lieutenant-colonel.

• 囿ĭu1115316
• A park or paddock for rearing animals; a walled garden; to inclose; to pen up; to restrain; limited.

ĭu i hong-sôk;

hampered by custom.

sui sĭ kun-cṳ́ kâi nâng īa to̤-to̤ ĭu i hong-sôk;

although he is a man of culture, yet he is bound down by vulgar usages.

sîp-sôk ĭu nâng, hîen cía put míen;

custom restrains people, and the learned are not free from its bonds.

ẃn-ĭu;

parks.

hn̂g-ĭu;

gardens.

• 右ĭu1115302
• The right hand.

cŏ̤-lô̤h ĭu pôiⁿ;

sit on the right hand side.

tŏ̤ ĭu chíu pôiⁿ;

on the right.

ĭu-sĭ-nn̂g;

the junior vice-president.

ĭu pôiⁿ;

on the right.

hun-hù có̤ ĭu kâi nâng;

ordered his supporters.

m̄ lî có̤ ĭu;

never leaves his side.

ĭu îaⁿ; ĭu pôiⁿ kâi îaⁿ;

his right hand supporter.

có̤ ĭu lîn;

neighbours on the right and left.

• 賄ĭu2631546
• Bribes; advantages afforded.

cieh mn̄g i ŭ sĭu ĭu a bô̤;

politely enquire of him whether he has received a douceur or not.

i cē sĭu i kâi ĭu cū tàⁿ i kâi ūe;

if he receives his present, he speaks in his favour.

ēng cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n khṳ̀ ĭu-lŭ i;

took money and went and bribed him.

cok tho̤h ĭu-lŭ;

get a thing through by means of bribes.

i sĭ cheng-lîam kâi kuaⁿ, bô̤ sĭu nâng kâi ĭu;

he is a clean handed magistrate and does not accept bribes.

• 宥ĭu1115406
• Be lenient towards; excuse; forbear with.

khwn-ĭu i;

excuse him.

khwn-ĭu i kâi cŭe;

be indulgent toward his offense.

khîu i sìa-ĭu;

beg him to remit punishment.

• 佑ĭu111595
• To aid; to help; to protect.

pó̤-ĭu; pì-ĭu;

to protect.

sîn-mêng pì-ĭu;

the gods protect us.

• 柚īu1116756
• The pumelo; the shaddock.

īu nêk;

the pulp of the pumelo.

âng īu, pêh īu;

red pumeloes and white pumeloes.

cîah nŏ̤ phìen īu;

ate two sections of a pumelo.

īu phûe láng;

a basket made from the rind of a pumelo.

• 又īu1114290
• Moreover; furthermore; and then; while.

noⁿ-kíaⁿ phah phòng-phĭe, īu hàuⁿ, īu ùi;

when children fire off fire-crackers, they like to do it and still are afraid to do it.

mēⁿ lío īu phah, phah lío īu-mēⁿ;

he alternately beats and scolds her.

īu kùe lío cêk jît lío;

another day has gone by.

tit lío īu sit;

gained and then lost it.

mn̄g kùe īu mn̄g;

inquired again and again.

cía īu lâi lío!

There it is again!

īu àiⁿ chut mn̂g;

wants to go out again.

īu chìn, īu lô̤h hŏ, lṳ́ thau huang;

it is at once cold, rainy, and windy.

īu àiⁿ cîah īu àiⁿ chēng;

wants both food and clothing.

īu ŭ sṳ̄, īu ŭ nâng-kheh lâi, īu ŭ nâng lâi chíaⁿ khṳ̀ tàⁿ chiet-ìo ūe;

had business on hand, when company came, and then some one came to get me to go and talk over an important matter.

cìeⁿ i īu m̄-hò̤, hìeⁿ i īu m̄-hó̤, m̄ cai cò̤-nî hó̤;

this does not suit him, and that does not suit him, and I don't know what does suit him.

īu àiⁿ bé hó̤ pháu, īu àiⁿ bé m̄ cîah cháu;

he wants a horse that can run very fast, and at the same time eats no hay.