Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khiu
khíu
[edit]- kueh tīo i kâi o khíu;
- scrape off the black scurf.
- nah-sap kàu cí téng chĭeⁿ têng khíu;
- so dirty as to have a layer of scurf formed upon it.
- thâu-khíu cōi căi;
- his head is covered with dandruff.
- tîeh ŭ sie-sie kâi cúi, hṳ́ têng khíu cìaⁿ chìu tit khṳ̀;
- you must have very hot water and then the layer of dirt may be scrubbed off.
- cía tîeh ŭ hwn-kán cìaⁿ sói i kâi khíu, tit cheng-khih;
- in order to wash this grime off clean, soap must be used.
- khíu cŭ;
- gather up in a lump by grasping.
- khíu kín;
- clutch tightly.
- khíu i kâi piⁿ;
- clutch his queue.
- khíu i kâi heng-côiⁿ;
- clutched him on his chest.
- khíu kín-kín m̄ khéng pàng;
- clutched him tightly and would not let go.
- khíu kàu i hueh lâu;
- nabbed him so as to make the blood start out.
- ai khîu;
- sadly beg.
- khṳ́n khîu;
- earnestly beseech.
- hŭam sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah kho̤ khîu;
- nothing should be too peremptorily demanded.
- khî-khîu hŏ-cêk;
- pray for rain.
- ŭ khîu pit èng;
- the demand brings the supply.
- sì-sôk kâi nâng m̄ sĭ khîu mîaⁿ cū sĭ khîu lĭ;
- common people, if they are not seeking fame are seeking gain.
- khîu châi;
- endeavor to gain wealth.
- khîu châi bŏi pit cū tit châi: khîu kong-mîaⁿ bŏi pit cū tit kong-mîaⁿ: hŭam sṳ̄ sĭ khîu ka-kī cìaⁿ chiet-ìo;
- if you strive for wealth, you are not certain to gain it: if you strive for fame you may fail to get it: in all things strive for self-mastery and that which is most important will be attained.
- pù-kùi m̄ hó̤ búang khîu;
- seek not to gain honor and riches by unworthy means.
- múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khîu, sîn mn̄g hût;
- entreating the gods everywhere.
- pín-khîu;
- to petition.
- nâng to̤-to̤ ŭ khîu kau hẃn ti, khîu îong hẃn jôk kâi;
- people often seek for a high position and get a low one instead, they seek for glory and on the contrary are disgraced.
- tho̤h nâng khṳ̀ khîu chin;
- commission some one to intercede with his relations.
- khîu nâng jû thun saⁿ-chùn-kìam;
- to entreat people is like swallowing a three inch blade.
- thô mīn kōi ǹg, nâng mīn lâng khîu;
- to depend on the face of the earth for support is easy, to supplicate before the face of man is hard.
- put khîu jîn;
- need not ask anybody for it; a back-scratcher.
- i mih sṳ̄ ŏi, mín ēng khîu-sĭ nâng;
- he can do all sorts of things and need ask help from none.
- khîu cṳ́;
- pray for the gift of offspring.
- khîu sīu;
- pray for long life.
- cía sṳ̄ m̄ hò̤ kíang-khîu;
- it is not well to pray for this too importunately.
- kiaⁿ kàu khâp-khâp-khīu;
- so frightened that he was white and trembling.
- kiaⁿ kàu khīu bŏi tit hiah;
- quaking with fright.
- chìn kàu khīu;
- shivering with cold.
- sieh kàu khīu;
- tremblingly careful of.
- pn̄g khah khīu, cîah m̄ lô̤h;
- the rice is too little cooked, I cannot eat it.
- mī tîeh sah khīu cē, m̄ hó̤ⁿ khah mîⁿ;
- the vermicelli must be but slightly boiled, do not boil it too soft.