Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ke

by Adele Marion Fielde

ke

• 家ke351407
• A family; a household; a home; people.

hûe ke;

to return home.

cêng kàu ke a būe?

Has he reached home yet?

ke tíeⁿ; ke cíang;

the head of the household.

ke pĕ;

my father.

ke bó̤;

my mother.

ke hiaⁿ;

my elder brother.

cêk ke nâng lóng-cóng lâi;

the whole family came.

sái kâi ke-jîn khṳ̀ chíaⁿ nâng-kheh;

send a domestic to invite the guests.

pù-kùi ke;

a wealthy family.

i tó̤ lí ke sṳ̄;

she is attending to domestic affairs.

i kâi ke sṳ̄ jîeh tōa;

her domestic duties are many.

jī ke hûa-môk;

the two are completely reconciled.

jī ke pêⁿ-pêⁿ huaⁿ-hí;

they are both equally well pleased.

i jī ke hàuⁿ;

both parties are willing.

líang ke to hàuⁿ;

both of us consent.

nŏ̤ thâu ke;

two families, having the same husband and father.

sĭ i kâi pún ke;

it is his own family.

ang ke;

support a family.

hâp ke phêng-ang;

the whole family is well.

i ke ēng jîeh tōa?

What are his household expenses?

peh chíu sêng ke;

a self-made man.

hín-khek íⁿ-keng cîaⁿ ke, cîaⁿ tàu;

has now a home of his own.

tōa ke nâng;

a member of a large family.

hṳ́-kò̤ ŭ jîh-gūa ke;

there are over twenty families there.

tăi-ke; tăi cèng ke;

all of you; the whole of us.

kok ke;

the sovereign.

sì ke kâi kíaⁿ-tĭ;

the children of an ancient and honorable house.

chut ke îong-kōi, kui ke lâng;

to become a priest is easy, to return to domestic life afterward is difficult.

ke-ke hŏ-hŏ to khṳ̀ chê;

go to every house and examine.

i sĭ seng-lí ke a sĭ thâk-cṳ ke?

Are they a mercantile people or are they engaged chiefly in literary pursuits?

tŏ̤ ke;

at home.

ke ău;

the wife and her relatives.

ke lăi;

in the house; the wife.

• 多ke909363
• More; many; much; to add.

bô̤ ke;

no more.

cí cho̤h tīaⁿ, bô̤ ke;

only this and no more.

ke nâng ke hok;

the more the merrier.

ke căi;

very many.

ke kŭi nî cū hó̤ chūa bó̤;

in a few years more, he may bring home a wife.

ke kâi gûeh cū siu tang;

in another month the crops will be gathered.

ke kúi jît cū sêk;

they will be ripe in a few days more.

àiⁿ ke cêk kâi;

want one more.

ke saⁿ jît;

three days later.

ke ho̤h cōi;

much more.

ke lâng-ló̤;

a little more.

ke bô̤ ŭa;

not much more.

ke cêk tńg;

once more.

ke cêk ē;

one stroke more.

ke khùn;

a moment more.

ke cêk khùn-kíaⁿ;

a little while after.

taⁿ ke saⁿ tàⁿ;

carry three more loads.

ke siap-sî;

presently ; a little later.

phah ke cêk ē;

hit another blow.

ke kúi ē;

a few strokes more.

khṳ̀ ke sì hăng;

go four times more.

ke cho̤h pun úa;

give me a little more of it.

bô̤ ke nâng tŏ̤;

no one else was there.

pun úa ke cêk hûe;

give me one more turn at it.

lâi ke cêk cūa;

come once more.

bói ke nŏ̤ bó;

buy two acres more.

nín kò̤ kâi nâng ŭ chūa ke bó a bô̤?

Among your people is more than one wife taken?

seⁿ ke kúi kâi kíaⁿ;

has borne several more children.

bói ke cêk koiⁿ chù;

buy another house.

ke tōa-bó̤-mûeh súaⁿ-ngîap;

much more real estate.

ŭ ke īeⁿ a bô̤?

Have you any other kind?

bô̤ ke khí;

no other sort.

nâng ŭ ke téng;

there are different sorts of people.

cîah ke cho̤h;

eat some more.

m̄ cai ŭ ke a bô̤;

do not know whether there are any more or not.

chûn bô̤ ke;

no more left.

cài ke kúi cāi;

carry a few more boatloads.

khah ke;

too many.

mài tàⁿ ke kù;

do not say a word more about it.

• 加ke350193
• To add to; to superadd; to increase.

ke kíam sûi tŏ̤ i;

increase or diminish according to his wish.

àiⁿ ke jîeh cōi?

How much more does he want?

ke cêk pŭe;

double the amount.

ke it thiu;

add one tenth.

kàu cí-kò̤ lâi tîeh ke saⁿ sì cîⁿ sṳ-hùi;

in getting it here three or four mace must be added for expenses.

• 袈裟ke-se350
• A cassock, worn by Buddhist priests, made of coarse, sleazy camlet.

i kâi hûe-sīeⁿ cò̤-nî bô̤ chēng ke-se?

Why do not these priests wear priests' robes?

i tîeh cò̤ hût sṳ̄ cíaⁿ ŭ chēng ke-se;

when they are performing priestly rites then they must wear their cassocks.

• 假ké35299
• False; fictitious; unreal; to feign; illusory.

m̄ cai cin ké;

does not know the true from the false.

úa thóiⁿ sĭ cin kâi, lṳ́ cò̤-nî thóiⁿ cò̤ ké?

It appears to me to be real, why do you consider it an imitation?

ké mîaⁿ ūaⁿ sèⁿ;

take a false name.

ké-măuⁿ kuaⁿ-tíeⁿ;

pretended to be an official.

ké hŵt;

a grave in which there is no coffin.

i ké cò̤ khṳt-cîah;

he put on the costume and manners of a beggar.

gūa mīn ké cò̤ hó̤ nâng;

put on the external appearance of an honest man.

i ké kàu sĭo căi;

he imitates it to perfection.

úa cū pat, i ké m̄ khṳ̀;

I knew him, he could not deceive me.

cía sĭ ké i kâi pit ciah kâi kâi;

this is an attempt to imitate his penmanship.

ké-ké nē cū sêng;

if the imitation be perfect it will succeed.

i cò̤ lâi lĕ-ké

he has made a good counterfeit.

sît căi lĕ-lĕ ké-ké;

is really spurious.

tàⁿ hṳ-ké kâi ūe;

speak falsely.

i kâi mûeh to sĭ ké kha ké chíu;

all his things are imitations.

lăng ké sêng cin;

from jest to earnest; to fulfill what was begun as a joke.

• 稼穡kè-sek354
• Grain ; cereals.

kè-sek mûeh-kĭaⁿ lóng-cóng pun cúi cìm tīo;

the grain is all spoiled by being merged in the water.

kim nî mih īeⁿ kè-sek mûeh-kĭaⁿ tōa siu sêng;

large crops of all sorts of cereals have been gathered in this year.

• 假kè35299
• A leave of absence; a furlough; an interim in a long session.

tiang-sî àiⁿ pàng kè?

When will the vacation begin?

i pàng kè ău hŵn-lío tŏ̤ hṳ́ lăi thâk cṳ;

after the vacation had begun, he still remained there studying.

• 價kè353913
• The price; the value of a thing.

phû kè;

raise the price.

kíam kè;

diminish the price.

háiⁿ m̄ kàu kè;

paid less than the price.

sîn-sien lâng līo cíⁿ bí kè;

the gods even find it difficult to estimate the rate of exchange and the cost of rice.

cá mńg sî kè put tâng;

the current price varies with the season.

kè cîⁿ khah kùi;

the price is too high.

cí khí kè cū phīⁿ;

this sort is cheaper.

put jṳ̆ kè; bô̤ nŏ̤ īeⁿ kè;

no two prices.

cí saⁿ sì khẃn to sĭ cêk īeⁿ kè;

these three or four kinds are all the same price.

úa thó̤ sĭ kè, lṳ́ hâiⁿ sĭ cîⁿ;

what I ask is the price, what you offer is the cost.

cía sĭ bô̤ kè pó̤ kâi mûeh;

this is a priceless thing.

cìeⁿ-sî cí īeⁿ mûeh sĭ cĭeⁿ kè a sĭ lô̤h kè?

Is the price of these articles rising or falling now?

kíam kè phīⁿ bōi;

prices diminished, and selling off cheap.

sît kè, bô̤ sṳ-nîe;

the real price, with no bargaining about it.

bô̤ tàⁿ kè;

no false prices.

lṳ́ màiⁿ tàⁿ kè, sît-sît jîeh cōi cîⁿ;

do not put on a fancy price, but tell exactly how much is to be paid for it.

• 嫁kè3543810
• To marry a husband.

bô̤ kè bô̤ chūa;

neither marry nor are given in marriage.

kè ang;

wed a husband.

i kè tîeh cêk kâi ang hía cìaⁿ hó̤!

She has married such a good husband!

i cêng chut kè a būe?

Is she married yet?

ĭu àiⁿ kè chut, ĭu àiⁿ chūa jîp: sṳ̄ cōi căi;

what with marrying off daughters, and bringing home daughters-in-law, there is much business on hand.

kè cáu-kíaⁿ;

marry off a daughter.

kè-cng cōi căi;

the dowry is large.

cáu-kíaⁿ chī tōa cū tîeh kè;

when a daughter has been brought up, she must be married off.

cêk kâi li kói-kè, cêk kâi li m̄ khéng kói-kè;

one of them married again, and the other refused to marry a second time.

cí kâi khiah-kha sĭ sûi nîe kè kâi;

this large footed maid came with her mistress when the latter entered the family.

kè koi tùe koi pue, kè káu tùe káu cán;

if you marry a cock you thereafter fly, if you marry a dog you thereafter trot; the wife takes the social station of her husband.

• 駕kè3531875
• A chariot; to drive or sit in a carriage; one who sits in a carriage; a title of respect.

lṳ́ kâi kùi kè tiang-sî kàu?

When did Your Excellency arrive?

cun kè sĭ ŭ mih sṳ̄?

What business has Your Excellency?

lâu lṳ́ kâi kè mùa-khí lâi thóiⁿ;

will trouble you, Respected Sir, to come to-morrow and see.

cía khah lâu-tŏng kùi kè;

this is troubling you, sir, too much.

hŵn lṳ́ kâi kè lâi cí-kò̤;

put you to the trouble of coming here.

gṳ̄ kè chin ceng;

the Emperor himself goes forth to subdue.

sìaⁿ kè;

His Majesty.

i ŏi thêng hûn kè bū;

he mounts the clouds and rides the mist.

sûi kè chut îu;

follow the chariot (of a god) out for an airing.

táng kè bô̤ kìⁿ;

excuse one's self to a visitor.

• 架kè353755
• An open frame on which to place things; a rack; a staging; to support; to fend off.

cio-kè m̄ tîo;

could not fend it off.

cṳ kè;

a book rack.

sieⁿ kè;

a trunk stand.

câp jī kè;

a cross; a frame like the character which denotes ten.

pàng kò̤ hó̤ kè mûeh-kĭa;

leave it to lay things on.

kè cêk tîo pang-kîe cū hó̤ kîaⁿ kùe khù;

lay down a board as a bridge then we can cross over.

lṳ́ màiⁿ lâi tiaⁿ-tó̤ kó-kè;

do not you come and knock over the drum-stand.

i mih sṳ̄ to sĭ tó̤-pái kè-cṳ́;

he does everything in a stilted style.

cìeⁿ pôiⁿ kè kùe hìeⁿ pôiⁿ, ēng jîeh tn̂g cìaⁿ kè tit kùe;

how long need the staging be in order to extend across from this side to that?

hàm bâk-kang lâi cò̤ kâi pò-phâng kè;

call a carpenter to come and make the tent poles.

phàu kè;

a frame to hang a cloak on.

kè sṳ̂ kâi;

bolster up calumnious charges.

• 枷kê350755
• The cangue, a wooden collar worn as a punishment.

liah khù taⁿ kê;

seized and put in the cangue.

kê hō̤ cêk kâi gûeh;

sentenced to the cangue for a month.

phi kê tòa só̤;

carry the cangue, and wear fetters.

sang phau kê;

a cangue made for two persons.

kê ceh lío ŵn ùaⁿ;

after the cangue has been worn, the case is done with.

cêk mĭn kê;

a cangue.

khĭa huang-lô kê;

put into a cangue in which one dies from weariness and hunger.

• 低kĕ87795
• Low; below the standard; low-priced.

cí tîo lō kûiⁿ kĕ-kĕ o̤h kîaⁿ;

this road is very uneven and difficult to travel.

siu-sîp kàu lō pêⁿ-pêⁿ, bŏi kûiⁿ kĕ;

level the road, so that it will have no inequalities.

thâu phak kĕ;

bend down the head.

i kâi mó̤ⁿ-kha seⁿ khah kĕ;

her hair grows too low on her forehead.

i sang bâi khah kĕ;

his eyebrows are too lowering.

chn̂g kĕ;

to squat.

pàng kàu kĕ-kĕ;

let it down much lower.

kĕ-kĕ siaⁿ kio i tàⁿ;

told him in a very low tone.

i tàⁿ khṳ̀ kĕ siaⁿ kĕ siaⁿ, thiaⁿ m̄ hīn;

he speaks very low, and is not heard distinctly.

i kâi khek chie lâi ŭ kûiⁿ ŭ kĕ hó̤ thiaⁿ;

he chants his ballads in diverse notes, pleasant to the ear.

kĕ cêk kek sía;

write it a line lower down.

i tó̤ táu kĕ ngṳ̂n;

he buys adulterated silver.

cí khí ngṳ̂n khah kĕ;

this silver is too far below the standard.

m̄ kûiⁿ m̄ kĕ;

neither above nor below the standard.

cí īeⁿ hùe ío kĕ;

these goods are lower-priced.

chin-chĭeⁿ cúi lâu lô̤h kĕ;

like water running down hill.