Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khiet

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khiet

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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?
  • 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.