Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/jiang
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jíang
- jíang tṳ̂ hŭa-iang;
- avert calamity by prayer and fasting.
- i cū pat jíang cheⁿ kâi huap;
- he understands the manner of intercession with one's natal star.
- i m̄ káⁿ jíang;
- he dare not cry out.
- jíang m̄ hiah;
- scolds incessantly.
- kiaⁿ kàu bŏi jíang;
- so frightened that I could not scream.
- jíang kàu âu bô̤ siaⁿ;
- screeched till hoarse.
- àiⁿ jíang li jíang m̄ chut;
- wanted to scream but could make no sound.
- lṳ́ thiaⁿ úa tàⁿ, màiⁿ cò̤ lṳ́ lí-kẃn jíang;
- listen to what I am saying and do not give yourself up to screaming.
- i jíang mih sṳ̄?
- What is he bawling about?
- i jíang tó thìaⁿ;
- he is crying out because he has a pain in his stomach.
- jíang hĭⁿ thìaⁿ;
- crying with ear-ache.
- kìm-cí suang-jíang;
- forbid all vociferation.
- būe cêng tiaⁿ tîeh i cū jíang;
- before he was touched he began to shriek.
- thâk to m̄ thâk hó̤-hó̤, cò̤-nî thó-jíang?
- When you are reading, why do you not read nicely and not yell?
- i saⁿ keⁿ pùaⁿ mêⁿ hó̤-hó̤ sĭ-sĭ thó-jíang;
- in the middle of the night, when he is just as well as usual, he shrieks out.
- kiaⁿ kàu hè-hè-kìe, jw̆n jíang;
- so scared that he screamed frantically.
- lṳ́ hó̤ jíang i;
- you will do well to reprove him.
- i khṳt úa jiang lío bo lie hó̤ in;
- when I reproved him, he had nothing to say in reply.
- úa khṳt i jíang sí;
- she blamed me severely.
- i cai cŭe lío, taⁿ jíang cē cū hó̤;
- he is aware of his fault, now it is enough to merely reprove him.
- cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ cū jíang m̄ hàuⁿ hiah;
- whenever anything happens, he finds fault most persistently.
- cĭeⁿ mn̂g khṳ̀ jíang i;
- go to the door and reproach him.
- lṳ́ hó̤ jĭang i;
- you should give place to him.
- hiaⁿ-tĭ tîeh hó̤ sie jĭang, m̄ hó̤ sie ceⁿ;
- brethren should waive their rights in favour of each other, and should not be at variance.
- jĭang kâi ūi khṳt i cŏ̤;
- give up your seat to him.
- jĭang tîo lō khṳt i kùe;
- give place for him to pass you on the road.
- màiⁿ tó̤ sie jĭang;
- do not stand and wait each for the other to take precedence.