Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/phuaⁿ
phuaⁿ
[edit]- hṳ́ kò̤ soiⁿ mâiⁿ-hôk phùaⁿ-bé-so̤h tó̤ táng i lâi;
- first set a lasso for the horse's feet, and then await his arrival.
- i kâi bé khṳt phùaⁿ-bé-so̤hⁿ phùaⁿ tó̤, nâng īa pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;
- his horse was tripped up by the rope stretched to trip him, and the rider fell off.
- nín kâi hùe tŏ̤ tī-kò̤ phùaⁿ lâi?;
- Where do you buy the goods that you sell?
- cá-cá cū cĭeⁿ tîeⁿ khṳ̀ phùaⁿ hùe;
- goes early to the market to get the goods he is to peddle.
- tn̂g-phùaⁿ chau chut lâi thóiⁿ;
- copy out the official decision for examination.
- thóiⁿ i kâi tn̂g-phùaⁿ cò̤-nî phùaⁿ;
- see what verdict shall be given.
- phùaⁿ cúa-khò;
- decide what is well or badly written in a copy-book, as a teacher does for his pupil.
- sĭ i kâi tâng-phŭaⁿ;
- it is his companion.
- i pái mêⁿ tó̤ phŭaⁿ lêng;
- he every night keeps the manes company, by sleeping near the coffin.
- pûe-phŭaⁿ nâng-kheh tó̤ cŏ̤;
- sitting with a guest.
- ŭ nâng sie phŭaⁿ a-bô̤?;
- Is there any one with him?
- bô̤ nâng sie phŭaⁿ;
- without companionship.
- kâi sĭ tṳ phŭaⁿ hóⁿ mî;
- it is like to the dog offering himself to the tiger as a bed-fellow.
- bô̤ phŭaⁿ, kù-chṳ́ m̄ cê g khṳ̀;
- did not go because I had no one to go with me.
- mêⁿ-hng lâi sie phŭaⁿ lāu-jîet cē;
- come this evening and enjoy the entertainment with us.
- bô̤ mûeh hó̤ phŭaⁿ chíu;
- I have nothing to take in my hand (to give ease of manner).