Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khoih
khoih
[edit]- hṳ̂ sí, mâk m̄ khoih;
- dead fish do not have their eyes shut.
- i hìeⁿ cá cū khṳ̀ sí-khoih;
- he is thus early abed and asleep; he has his eyes shut as if he were dead.
- chíu khoih tîeh;
- got his hand pinched.
- m̄-hó̤ khṳt mn̂g khoih tîeh;
- do not get pinched in the door.
- khoih kàu hueh lāu;
- pinched so as to bring the blood.
- khoih phìu phûe;
- pinched as to abrade the skin.
- màiⁿ sie khoih tîeh;
- do not crowd upon each other.
- khoih bih;
- flattened by violent pressure.
- khoih kaⁿ-ná;
- pressed olives.
- khoih bûe pó;
- dried pressed plums.
- ká cìa sĭ khoih i kâi cap chut lâi;
- to press sugar-cane is to squeeze out its juices.
- khoih tīo i kâi siap cap;
- express its acrid juice.
- tāu khoih;
- bean-pods.
- kin-nî kâi tāu hó̤ căi, khoih nĕ pá-pá;
- the beans are very fine this year, the pods are quite full.
- tāu-khoih-khak phâk ta lío hó̤ hîaⁿ húe;
- pea-pods when dried in the sun are good for fuel.
- bói pé tn̂g-khoih-tāu;
- buy a handful of string beans.
- hô̤-lang tāu àiⁿ pêh jîn chá a sĭ kàu khoih chá?
- Do you want the French beans shelled before frying, or fried in the pod?
- i cò̤ mih sṳ̄ to sĭ khin kha khôih chíu, cṳ̆-sòi căi;
- he does everything very gently, and is exceedingly careful.
- cía tîeh khin kha khôih chíu cìaⁿ hó̤ cò̤;
- this can only be done by one who is very gentle and careful.
- cía sĭ sòi-síe kâi mûeh, cē m̄ khin kha khôih chíu cū mûeh tīo khṳ̀;
- this is a delicate thing, and any rough handling will spoil it.