Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khua

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  • khua4681496
  • To boast; to brag; conceited.
khua-kháu;
boastful.
mih sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah cṳ̆ khua;
one should not laud himself too much in anything.
i khua-cìang i kàu cìaⁿ ŏi;
he extoled his being so upright and able.
ūe tàⁿ chut lâi khah khua;
the style in which he talks is too grandiloquent.
úa thiaⁿ tîeh i kâi ūe khiam-khua khiam-khua nē;
I thought his manner of speaking both modest and self-respectful.
khîa bé cū tîeh ŭ khua lâk;
in riding on horseback one needs strength of thigh.
àiⁿ līen kau ũ khua lâk sĭ cò̤-nî līen?
If one wishes to develop strength of thigh, in what way should he exercise?
  • khùa27998
  • To depend upon for safety or help.
i sĭ khùa tī-tîang kâi sì?
On whose influence does he rely?
khùa pât nâng kâi sì li bô̤ ēng;
it is of no use to trust to the influence of any one else.
khùa i kâi sì tŏ̤ cí gūa jw̆n cò̤;
relying on his influence, he acts in a disorderly manner when out here.
úa bô̤ lâk hó̤ khṳt nâng khùa;
I have no power for people to take advantage of.
nín àiⁿ khùa úa kâi sì li màiⁿ lâi;
if you are going to depend upon my influence then do not come.
  • khùa10221377
  • To run aground.
cûn khùa sua;
the boat grounded on a sandbank.
cûn kîaⁿ kàu hṳ́-kò̤ khùa chíen;
having gone thus far, the boat grounded in the shallows.
khùa tŏ̤ cîeh tèng;
ran upon the rocks.
cûn khùa tîeh;
the boat is aground.
cí-kò̤ khah chíen, khíong-ài khùa;
it is too shallow here, there is danger of running aground.
ŏi khùa tîeh, tîeh lô̤h khṳ̀ léng;
if aground, we must get overboard and push.
  • khùa4671226
  • An impediment; to fall into snare; to hinder.
khùa-gō;
to hinder, as a snag stops a sailing boat.
i in-ûi kong sṳ khùa-gō tì-kàu sìa jīm;
he was so ill at ease in his public work that he resigned his office.
khùa-gāi;
impeded by obstacles.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ tì-kàu khùa-gāi tîeh;
was in this way biought to a standstill.
  • khùa700166
  • To lean on heavily for support.
khùa tŏ̤ chn̂g tèng;
lean on the table.
bô̤-kò̤ hó̤ khùa chíu;
have nothing to rest the hand upon.
i kâi chíu khùa tŏ̤ lâng-kang kò̤;
he was leaning on the balustrade.
cí kò̤ lâng-kang lâuh-hâuh, m̄ hóy hàm sin khùa lô̤h khṳ̀;
this railing is old and shaky, you must not lean your whole weight upon it.
  • khùa467648
  • Anxious; in suspense; to hang upon.
khùa-lṳ̆;
anxious and troubled.
úa khùa sim căi;
I am very anxious about it.
khùa hō̤;
a label attached.
cí ki kun sĭ tī-tîang khùa-sùe?
Who acts as commander-in-chief of this army?