Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khiet

by Adele Marion Fielde

khiet

• 獗khiet4469412
• Insolent; on the rampage.

chiang-khiet;

unruly; ferocious.

i cṳ̆ cìen su móng kok ău cū m̄ káⁿ chiang-khiet;

since they were defeated in battle with that country, they have not been so insolent.

tâng thâi îaⁿ hṳ́-kò̤ hùe ău jú-kèng chiang-khiet;

since they gained a victory over those people, they have been more obstreperous than ever.

• 瘚khiet44610410
• A disagreement in the humors of the system.

i tì ŭ kâi khiet pēⁿ, m̄ cai sĭ hâng khiet, a sĭ jîet khiet, a sĭ thâm khiet, a sĭ khì khiet;

he has spasms, I do not know whether they are those caused by cold, or by heat, or whether they are accompanied by foaming at the mouth, or by convulsions.

• 孑khiet377390
• One; only; orphan-like; alone.

khiet-jîen cêk sin;

left quite alone and friendless.

i cí hûe khiet-jîen cêk sin chám khṳ̀ to̤ sí le, cò̤ ŭ thang hó̤ hâiⁿ nâng;

he is now the only one left, friendless and moneyless, and how can he have the wherewith to pay?

• 譎khiet44614912
• Wily; time-serving; hypocritical.

cí kâi nâng khúi-khiet căi;

this is a very treacherous person.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭm sĭ khúi-khiet;

he acts in such a way as to gain his ends by guile.