Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/ong

by Adele Marion Fielde

ong

• 掌ong23648
• To slap.

ong i kâi kih-kau;

slapped her on the cheek.

• 翁ong10461244
• A gray-beard; an old man.

hṳ̂-ong;

a fisherman.

ong sài;

that woman’s father and husband.

tn̂g-ong;

a term of honor for a district magistrate, who in turn applies it to the prefect, and he to his superior.

i tàⁿ sĭ hŏng tn̂g-ong kâi mĕng kâi;

he said he was obeying the orders of his superior in office.

• 敁ŏng894665
• To jolt a baby.

ŏng a-nôⁿ;

jolt a baby in the arms.

ŏng i ût;

jolt him to sleep.

i ŏng tîeh cē khùaⁿ-ûah cĭu ût khṳ̀;

if he is jogged comfortably he will go to sleep.

pàng īe-nâ tèng ŏng;

put him in his cradle and jog him up and down.