Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/phiⁿ
phiⁿ
- bô̤ sṳ-phiⁿ;
- has no selfish end in view.
- bô̤ phiⁿ bô̤ ngŭi;
- candid, without favoritism or guile.
- i âⁿ phiⁿ;
- he showed partiality when interfering to separate the combatants.
- ŭ phiⁿ;
- partial.
- nŏ̤ phìⁿ mn̂g kueⁿ miⁿ-miⁿ;
- shut both leaves of the door tightly.
- cí kúi phìⁿ síam-mn̂g cò̤ jîeh cōi cîⁿ?;
- How much did you pay for these folding doors?
- i kâi phīⁿ sòng-sòng;
- he has a very prominent nose.
- phīⁿ tōa li pó mâk thap;
- the size of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes.
- gû phīⁿ tú tîeh châk chíu;
- the ox laid his nose against the thief's hand and followed him off.
- phīⁿ kau-kau;
- a hooked nose.
- phīⁿ-lêng-kut lāi-lāi;
- a thin nose.
- phīⁿ ciam-ciam;
- a sharp nose.
- phīⁿ bih-bih;
- a flat nose.
- phīⁿ chúa;
- a crooked nose.
- phīⁿ-nîe;
- the ridge of the nose.
- phīⁿ-khang; phīⁿ-khang-kńg;
- the nostrils.
- phīⁿ-sái;
- mucous from the nose.
- phīⁿ uaⁿ;
- bridge of the nose.
- phīⁿ cún;
- the end of the nose.
- cîah phīⁿ-hun; hngk phīⁿ-hun;
- to take snuff.
- sàng phīⁿ;
- blow the nose.
- hngk phīⁿ;
- expel or inhale the air forcibly through the nose.
- cía cū sǐ hì-pêⁿ-téng kâi ūe-pêh-phīⁿ kâi;
- this is the buffoon in the theatre (and has his nose painted white).
- úai phīⁿ-khang môⁿ;
- scrape the hair from the nostrils.
- thâp phīⁿ;
- without a nose.
- phīⁿ sak;
- the nose stopped up; snuffles.
- chùi hâp bûa, cang phīⁿ-khang tháu-khùi;
- shut your mouth and breathe through your nose.
- phīⁿ tîeh;
- smelled.
- phīⁿ thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄-hó̤;
- smell it and see whether it is good.
- phīⁿ tîeh chàu;
- smelled a bad odor.
- phīⁿ tîeh phang cǎi;
- smelled very fragrant.
- i hn̆g-hn̆g to phīⁿ tit kàu;
- he can smell at a great distance.
- úa phīⁿ m̄ tîeh, i cò̤-nî cū phīⁿ-kìⁿ?;
- I cannot smell it, how is it that he can?
- phīⁿ tîeh kòng-kòng phang;
- smells very odorous.
- phīⁿ m̄ chut;
- cannot discover by the sense of smell.
- jîeh hn̆g to phīⁿ-kìⁿ;
- scents it from afar.
- cē phīⁿ tîeh cū hîn;
- if you smell it, it will make you dizzy.
- 貔貅phīⁿ-hiuⁿ211
- A ferocious beast fabled to devour tigers; the term is applied to a valiant general.