Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/juah

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jûah

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  • Hot.
jûah căi;
it is very hot.
jûah thiⁿ-sî saⁿ-khò tîeh chîang ūaⁿ;
in hot weather the clothing must be changed frequently.
ŭ kûaⁿ ŭ jûah;
sometimes it is hot, and sometimes it is cold.
bŏi kûaⁿ bŏi jûah;
is neither cold nor hot.
i hwt kûaⁿ, hwt jûah;
he has chills and fever.
kûaⁿ lío īu jûah, jûah lío īu kûaⁿ;
he is cold and hot alternately.
thiⁿ-sî jûah;
the weather is hot.
cí hûe jît-tng-tàu jûah căi;
it is now very hot at midday.
thóiⁿ tîeh tó lăi cū hwt jûah;
when he saw it he became filled with excitement.
jûah thiⁿ-sî mûeh-kĭaⁿ kōi sit bī;
in hot weather things spoil easily.
i kâi sin-hūn jûah;
he is feverish.
cîah tîeh m̄ cai jûah;
eating it does not make me warm.
jûah pauh;
a cold-sore; sores on the lips.
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  • Pleased with; gratified by.
i nŏ̤ nâng sie jûah tîeh;
the two are much pleased with each other.
m̄ cai i jûah tîeh i tī-kò̤;
do not know what it was in him which suited his taste.
hía, jûah tîeh!
Well, that is fine! (said ironically).
īa sĭ cí khí le úa jûah tîeh;
if it of this sort, it will not be to my liking.
i ka-kī tó̤ tôk jûah;
he is pleased with himself and so mistakenly thinks that others are pleased with him.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ to m̄ jûah nâng li;
that will not please people.