Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/kun

by Adele Marion Fielde

kun

• 軍kun4191592
• An army; troops; a legion of 12500 men; the headquarters; military; warlike; what pertains to an army.

tăi kun;

a legion.

kun-îaⁿ kâi sṳ̄-bŭ hŵn;

the affairs of the army are numerous and vexations.

i tùe nâng khṳ̀ chut kun;

he is a camp follower.

mîaⁿ-ke kîaⁿ kun;

skilled in military tactics.

kun-mîn hú;

a military sub-prefect, placed at an important point with civil jurisdiction.

kun thiaⁿ;

the office of the sub-deputy district magistrate.

íong kẁn sam kun;

the bravest of the brave.

tong kun;

the main body of the troops.

khṳ̀ tâu kun;

to enlist as a soldier.

îu kun-kong seng kàu cò̤ cóng-tok;

rise by military merit to the office of governor.

ngí tīaⁿ cò̤ chong kun kâi cŭe;

sentenced to banishment to a garrison on the frontier.

tŏ̤ kun côiⁿ ku-ā nî;

in the van of the army for several years.

líang kun tùi têk;

two armies in opposition.

kun léng ngîam-sok;

military orders are stringent.

thūn kun tŏ̤ móng kâi tī-hng;

intrenched forces in a certain spot.

ēng kun sie kìⁿ;

practise military etiquette in salutation.

kau-seng cò̤ thî-tok-kun-mn̂g;

became the general-in-chief.

cie kun bói bé;

raise and equip troops.

kun cuang kêk;

dépot of military stores.

cí hûe tú-tú ŭ kun bŭ;

have military business on hand just now.

kun khì;

weapons of war.

pun cêk chut ciang-kun-lĕng;

sound a victorious pean.

hīu-khek kâi ciang-kun sèⁿ sĭm-mûeh?

What is the surname of the present victorious commander?

kun-sṳ;

a strategist in war.

cí cêk ki kun-bé thóiⁿ tîeh hîong-càng căi;

these troops appear very powerful.

mĕng nâng tòa ki kun khṳ̀ síu sîaⁿ;

order some one to take a body of troops and go and guard the city.

pāi kun cṳ cìang;

a defeated general,

cí ki kun sĭ tŏ̤ móng kò̤ tit sèng tńg lâi;

this division of the army has returned from a victory in a certain place.

kun-sṳ̆ hùe huaⁿ-hí cĭu lâk;

the soldiers are willing to do their utmost.

choiⁿ kun kōi tit, cêk ciang lâng khîu;

a thousand men may be had easily, but one leader for them is hard to find.

cū sĭ i tó̤ thîo kun;

it is he who directs the movements of the troops.

chui kun côiⁿ kîaⁿ;

urge the troops forward.

ín kun tui-kúaⁿ;

lead the troops in pursuit.

kun cìu kàu tī-kò̤?

How far have the troops advanced.

thò̤ kun;

withdraw the troops.

kun huap;

military regulations.

kun-ui;

martial; warlike.

tăi-ciang-kun, poih mīn ui-hong;

a great commander is majestic, no matter on what side you approach him.

chue-sùaⁿ kun sim;

demoralize the army.

kun-sṳ̆ íong-iak;

soldiers eager for battle.

kun bô̤ cìen sim;

the troops have no mind to fight.

kun lĕng m̄ kîaⁿ;

the orders are not obeyed.

chau-līen kun-sṳ̆;

drill the troops.

kun m̄ ceng; cúi kun bô̤ mih ceng-līen;

the army is not well disciplined.

kun nîe;

soldiers' rations.

kun tang khueh nîe;

the army lacks supplies.

tôi kun su lâi pang-cŏ̤ kun hìang;

contribute means for aiding in the equipment of the army.

• 君kun418304
• One who is honored as a prince or chief ruler; a soverign; exalted; superior.

lṳ́ thóiⁿ i kâi nâng sĭ kun-cṳ́ a sĭ sío-jîn?

Do you consider him a cultivated person, or a boor?

thóiⁿ i kâi hôk-sek li sĭ kun-cṳ́ nâng chēng kâi, m̄ cai i kâi nâng ŏi kun-cṳ́ a bŏi?

I see that his clothes are such as are worn by refined people, but I do not know whether he is a refined person or not.

i kâi gūa mīn thóiⁿ-kìⁿ li kun-kun cṳ́-cṳ́, i kâi sim lăi li kio châk cêk īeⁿ, chŵn bô̤ kâi kun-cṳ́ bī;

he is a perfect gentleman, so far as external appearance is concerned, but in mind he is like a brigand, utterly lacking refinement.

kok kun;

the sovereign.

hú kun;

in epitaphs denotes a parent.

soiⁿ kun tŏ̤ jît sĭm kèng i;

when my deceased father was alive I was most respectful toward him.

sìo kun;

your son.

ngîam kun;

the head of the house.

kun m̄ cìaⁿ, chîn cū lw̆n;

when the prince is not upright, the ministers rebel.

cía sǹg sĭ hun kun;

this a stupid ruler.

kak kok kâi kun-ûang mîaⁿ-hō̤ m̄ tâng;

the sovereigns of different countries have unlike designations.

ke kun;

my father.

sòi kun;

my wife.

sìaⁿ kun;

the monarch.

hîen kun;

a wise ruler.

to sĭ ŭ tău kâi mêng kun;

is a reasonable and clear headed ruler.

i kâi cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭ bô̤ pĕ-bô̤ kun hùe kâi cò̤ sṳ̄;

his conduct is that of one who has no ruler.

• 滾kún4948511
• To boil; to bubble up; to roll about or over.

pû ue kún cúi lâi chong tê;

heat a kettle of water till it boils and infuse some tea.

cúi kún a būe?

Does the water boil yet?

cúi cûaⁿ li-li kún khí lâi;

the fountain bubbles perpetually.

sie kùe kún thng;

hotter than boiling soup.

táng i kún kàu mîⁿ-mîⁿ;

wait for it to boil soft.

cêk kún cū khîa khí;

as soon as it boils, take it off the fire.

• 轟kún23415914
• To explode; to blast; to blow.

kún-tī-lûi;

dynamite.

tī khṳt i kún thâp khṳ̀;

the ground was blown out and made concave by it.

kún phùa i kâi sîaⁿ;

blew up their city.

cúi tói kâi tī-lûi hó̤ kún tīo nâng kâi cûn;

torpedoes blow up ships.

kún tīo cîeh;

blast rocks.

hṳ́-kò̤ kâi tī-lûi kún khí lâi, hṳ́ piⁿ kâi nâng ŭ kâi khṳt i kún sí khṳ̀, ŭ kâi khṳt i kâi in heh pûah khṳ̀;

when the dynamite exploded there, some of those standing by were killed by the explosion and some were stunned.

• 棍kùn495758
• A quarter-staff; a sharper; a knave.

chíu téng khîa ki kùn;

held a fencing stick in his hand.

tăng phah sì-câp kùn;

beaten forty blows with a club.

tōa kùn tōa păng li-li phah;

kept striking him with great clubs and sticks.

kuang-kùn;

a blackleg.

lău sŏng kùn;

a pettifogger.

kùn-húiⁿ;

a rascal.

• 裙kûn4201457
• A petticoat.

i cêng pâk kûn a m̄ cêng?

Has she begun to wear a petticoat yet?

i pâk cêk ie âng kûn;

she wore a red petticoat.

cí nía kûn tī-tîang kâi?

Whose petticoat is this?

chîo kûn;

an apron worn by courtiers in court dress.

kûn-ûi;

a child's apron or petticoat.

kûn tòa;

the waistband of a petticoat.

• 郡kŭn4191637
• An old political division, whose extent has varied at different times from a province or principality down to a district.

kŭn sîaⁿ;

a shire-town.

kŭn ûang;

a prince.

kŭn cú;

daughters of a prince of the first rank.

• 拳kûn452646
• The fist.

kûn-thâu;

the fist; to double up the hand; boxing.

pù, ngía, gâu, pat kûn-thâu;

rich, handsome, learned, and skilled in boxing.

hía kûn-thâu chun chut lâi kio puah-kíaⁿ hìeⁿ tōa;

when he stretched out his fist it was as big as a small rice pot.