Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khien

by Adele Marion Fielde

khíen

• 繾綣khíen-khẃn391
• Cordial; hospitable; friendly.

khṳ̀ kàu, i sĭm sĭ khíen-khẃn;

on our arrival he gave us a cordial reception.

màiⁿ tó̤ khíen-khẃn;

don't be ceremonious.

i kẃn-thăi lṳ́ jîeh ŭa kâi khíen-khẃn, lṳ́ kẃn-thăi i cò̤-nî hìeⁿ bô̤ chêng;

he treats you with great cordiality, so why do you show him so little kindness.

i kâi chin-chêng sĭm sĭ hó̤: khṳ̀ kàu i to sĭ khíen-khíen khẃn-khẃn;

his friendliness is very delightful: when you go there he is hospitality itself.

• 遣khíen39016210
• To commission; to send away.

hong chîo-thêng che-khíen lâi kâi;

one sent by order of the government.

khíen-sái i khṳ̀ tī-kò̤ i cū tîeh khṳ̀;

he must go wherever he is sent.

khíen ke-jîn khṳ̀ mn̄g-hāu i;

send a servant to inquire after him.

ngí tīaⁿ cò̤ khíen cŭe;

adjudged to be a crime that should be punished by exile.

cîah cíu sio-khíen cē;

drink wine to dissipate care.

• 讉khíen39114914
• To blame angrily.

ā-sĭ káⁿ jw̆n cò̤ cū pit cau thien khíen;

if one dare act recklessly, he will surely provoke the displeasure of Heaven.

• 犬khíen452940
• A dog, especially a large one; it is a metaphor for wickedness and treason.

bé gû îeⁿ koi khíen sĭ kìe-cò̤ lâk-thiok;

horses, cows, sheep, fowls, dogs and swine are called the six sorts of domestic animals.