Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/phi
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- i kâi sît phi-phi;
- with its wings outstretched and motionless.
- i tó̤ pue to sĭ sît phi-phi, m̄ sĭ tó̤ phêh;
- when it is flying its wings are spread wide, but it does not flap them.
- sît cē phi, ŭ cîaⁿ lîah khuah;
- when its wings are spread, they are about a span across.
- kìⁿ lô̤ cū ŭ phí;
- all spiral univalves ever seen have an operculum.
- cía sĭ i kâi jī ūn kuai-phí;
- this is having his luck against him.
- khǹg-kòi i màiⁿ hŵn-ló̤
- phí cē kêk, thài cū lâi;
- exhort him not to be down-hearted: when adversity has reached its utmost bounds, prosperity will come.
- cí kâi nâng khó̤-phí;
- he is despicable.
- i thóiⁿ-phí i;
- he looks upon her with contempt.
- tó̤ úa kâi phí-ì sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ sĭeⁿ; cìe úa kâi phí-kìen lâi thóiⁿ li sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
- according to my humble opinion it is thus.
- i sĭm sĭ phí i;
- she perfectly despises him.
- phí-khì;
- constipation.
- phí cek;
- indigestion.
- cí îeⁿ îeh ŏi khṳ̀ tīo heng tang kâi phí-kò̤;
- this medicine will remove the swelling arising from obstructed bowels.
- kit phí;
- to form a scab.
- phí m̄-hó̤ peh tīo, tîeh táng i ka-kī lut;
- you must not pick off the scab, but must wait till it falls off of itself.
- i cong-kú îeⁿ-îeⁿ, bŏi kit phí;
- it always remains raw, and never scabs over.
- i kâi phí kit lío tau thìaⁿ;
- after the scab is formed, it aches from the pressure.
- cía sĭ phì-jŭ kâi ūe;
- this is used as an illustration.
- cang sĭm-mûeh lâi phì-jŭ i?
- To what may it be compared?
- phì-jû i īa-sĭ m̄ cêng lâi li cò̤-nî nē?
- Supposing that he has not arrived, then what?
- phì-jŭ cò̤ móng mûeh khap-chiet căi;
- to take that as an illustration would suit exactly.
- cieh lâi cò̤ phì-jŭ;
- borrow as an illustration.
- phì-jŭ cò̤ ciah cûn;
- take a boat for an example.
- cìeⁿ-seⁿ phì-jŭ lâi hŵn bŏi sĭo-sîn;
- the comparison is not in all respects true.
- phì-chiap;
- a favorite concubine.
- i ŭ ku-ā phì chîn;
- he has several favored courtiers.
- phî-ìm;
- to shelter, to countenance, to give protection to.
- i cêk nâng cē ŏi, cū phî-ìm kàu thong côk;
- he singly being somewhat powerful, affords protection to the whole clan.
- sĭ i tó̤ pau-phî;
- it is he who upholds him.
- i cêk nâng chut lâi cū pau-phî kàu cèng nâng bô̤ sṳ̄;
- he comes forth singly and furnishes such defense in himself, that all the others are free from trouble about it.
- phî-khùn;
- spiritless, languid.
- cí hûe kâi nâng phî-kw̆n;
- am now very weary.
- i kâi ceng-sin̂ hó̤ câi, ciu-jît bŏi phî;
- he has great stamina, and does not flag during the whole day.
- phî-tŏaⁿ;
- jaded.
- nâng phî, bé hêk;
- the men were weary and the horses fagged out.
- cí kúi kâi che-hîah sĭm sĭ phî-ngẃn;
- these constables are very remiss in the discharge of their duty.
- cìeⁿ-sî kâi hìang ío phî;
- of late the custom-house duties are slow in coming in.
- To fly about; to flutter.
- phî-phî-pue;
- to flutter.
- chái hue kâi bói-îah phî-phî-pue;
- the butterfly flits among the flowers.
- huang cē thau kî cū phî-phî-pue;
- as soon as the wind rises the flags flutter.
- phî-ngáu phî-cháu;
- fur goods; furs made up into garments, and in the pelts.
- i chēng kàu cêk sin phî-ngáu phî-cháu, cò̤-nî ŏi chìn;
- he is dressed completely in furs, how can he be cold.
- The temper; whims.
- i kâi phî-khì m̄-hó̤ căi;
- her temper is very bad.
- i kâi phî-khì hàuⁿ ēng pó pî kâi îeh;
- it is his fancy to use medicines that act on the spleen.
- kâi nâng to̤ ŭ kâi phî-khì;
- most persons have some idiosyncrasy.
- i bô̤ phî bô̤ khì, sóng-khùai căi;
- he has no peculiar whims, and is very easy to get along with.