Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/mo̤h

by Adele Marion Fielde

mô̤h

• 膜mô̤h60313011
• A film; filmy.

i kâi mâk chĭeⁿ mô̤h;

he has a film growing over his eyeball.

lâ-mô̤h;

the mesentery.

tī-tāu mô̤h;

the thin skin on the meat of peanuts.

put kùe cêk têng, nĕ mô̤h-mô̤h;

nothing more than one layer, and that very thin indeed.

keh têng mô̤h;

a thin film, between the layers.

n̆ng mô̤h;

the thin membrane lining the shells of eggs.

keh mô̤h;

to become indifferent toward.

i nŏ̤ nâng ŭi sĭm-mih sṳ̄ tì-kàu keh mô̤h?

What is it that has caused the two to become indifferent to each other?

keh mó̤h jîeh kù lío cìaⁿ lêng-ūaⁿ siang hó̤;

there was a coolness between them for some time, and then they again became very friendly.