Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/piu

by Adele Marion Fielde

piu

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• To squirt; to gush out.

cúi cheⁿ-piu chut lâi;

the water squirted out.

lîh lô̤h khṳ̀, hía hûeh li-li piu;

when cut open the blood gushed forth in a stream.

cē pûah phùa hía cap cū piu chut lâi;

when it fell and burst the juice squirted out.

húe lí-hẃn piu chut lâi;

the flames burst forth incessantly.

in tŏ̤ hṳ́ kâi khang piu chut lâi;

the smoke pours forth from that orifice.

piu kàu nĕ hn̆g-hn̆g khṳ̀;

spurted to a great distance.

• 彪piu703598
• A small beast striped like a tiger; a tiger cat; ornate.

hîm hóⁿ pà piu;

savage beasts.

cêk piu kun-bé

a company of horse and foot.