Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kauh
kauh
[edit]- lîam kauh khí lâi;
- roll up the splint curtain,
- phŭe kauh bûa;
- roll up the coverlet.
- cháu-chîeh kauh khí;
- roll up the matting.
- luah cò̤ n̆ng kauh;
- fry it in an omelet.
- cang mī-hue lâi kauh;
- roll it in batter.
- cē phâk taⁿ i sang kîⁿ cū àiⁿ kauh;
- when it is dried in the sun, its edges curl up.
- khṳt huang chue lío kauh cò̤ cêk pé;
- after being exposed to the wind it curled up into the shape of a stick.
- tōa kî khṳt i nŏ ē kauh cū bûa;
- he rolled up the large flag by two sudden jerks.
- kauh cò̤ cêk kho cêk kho îⁿ-îⁿ;
- curled up in rings.
- kauh lío sang-sùaⁿ;
- flew open after being rolled up.
- jû lêng kauh cúi;
- as a dragon swirls the water.
- kauh kàu thăng kîeh cū phùa;
- it has become so tender by long continued dampness that, if you touch it, it tears.
- kauh kàu chàu;
- has laid away in a damp place till it smells.
- kauh cò̤ tŏ-pùn;
- left unused and damp till it is nothing but rubbish.
- mûeh kauh tīo khṳ̀;
- the thing is ruined by dampness and disuse.
- hó̤-hó̤ saⁿ-khò tih tîeh hŏ lāu, cò̤ cē kauh tīo khṳ̀;
- this perfectly good clothing, having been wet by the rain leaking through upon it, is all spoiled.