Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kieⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

kieⁿ

• 薑kieⁿ36314013
• Ginger, and other plants of the same family; aromatic condiments.

cheⁿ kieⁿ;

fresh ginger.

kang kieⁿ;

dried ginger.

kieⁿ thòaⁿ;

baked ginger.

ûi kieⁿ;

toasted ginger.

kieⁿ phûe;

the peel of ginger.

kieⁿ phìen;

sliced ginger.

kieⁿ si;

shredded ginger.

peh cêk kò̤ kieⁿ lô̤h khṳ̀;

break up a piece of ginger and put it in.

lâm-kieⁿ-hu;

powdered ginger.

kieⁿ-n̂g;

tumeric.

thoah cò̤ lâm-kieⁿ-hu;

grate it up and make powdered ginger of it.

cíⁿ kieⁿ;

tender young ginger.

kieⁿ bó̤;

large roots of ginger.

lâm kieⁿs ĭang hiam;

old ginger is the most pungent.

thn̂g kieⁿ;

preserved ginger.

kieⁿ thn̂g;

the sugar in which ginger has been preserved.

cìeⁿ kieⁿ;

a condiment made from ginger.

chò kieⁿ;

a relish containing ginger.

lîang-kieⁿ;

galangal root.

kieⁿ chò;

spiced vinegar.

iam kieⁿ-thn̂g-chò;

put on some spiced and sweetened vinegar.

i sĭ būe pat cîah tîeh lûah kieⁿ;

he has not yet eaten sharp ginger; he has not experienced hardship.

ceng lío, līu cò̤ kieⁿ cap lâi ēng;

after pounding it up, squeeze out the juice of the ginger to use.

kieⁿ thng;

ginger tea.

ngŏ bī kieⁿ;

mixed condiments.

• 強kîeⁿ366578
• Better; an excess; a term of comparison.

cí kâi kîeⁿ kùe hṳ́ kâi;

this is superior to that.

cía ío kîeⁿ hía ho̤h cōi nō̤!

This is far better than that!

ŏi khĭam kîeⁿ kùe thàng;

to save is better than to earn.

sòi kâi kîeⁿ kùe tōa kâi;

small ones are better than large ones.