Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/po̤

by Adele Marion Fielde

po̤

• 波po̤703855
• A wave, a ripple; moved, ruffled, wavelike; glossy; shining.

cúi-po̤; cúi-po̤-hûn;

ripples.

cúi-po̤ iap-iap-sih;

the ripples sparkle.

phêng-tī khí huang po̤;

a plain rolling up in waves; a calamitous disturbance.

cêk nâng cē m̄-hó̤ cū po̤ kîp cèng nâng;

one person’s illness disturbs many people.

i sĭ khṳt nâng po̤-lŭi tîeh;

he was compromised by some one.

i cêk seⁿ phun-po̤ lâu-lok;

he is always hurrying here and there, busy with the cares of life.

cí-hûe kâi po̤-lăng tīam-cĕⁿ;

the waves are now smooth.

po̤-lô̤-bît;

the jackfruit.

po̤-lô̤-mûaⁿ;

cloth made from the fiber of the pine-apple leaf.

po̤-sek;

changeable tints.

hut-jîen-kang, heng-po̤, khí éng;

suddenly the waves rose.

• 玻po̤704965

po̤-lî;

glass.

pô̤-lî khì;

glass-ware.

po̤-lî cău;

a glass shade, for covering artificial flowers.

po̤-lî phìen;

panes of glass.

po̤-lî chùi;

broken glass.

îeⁿ po̤-lî;

foreign glass.

kuah po̤-lî;

to cut glass.

• 坡po̤704325
• A declivity; a slope; the side of a hill.

kîaⁿ tùi cí suaⁿ-po̤ kò̤ lâi khṳ̀;

come along over this slope of the hill.

cí kâi suaⁿ po̤ nĕ pêⁿ-pêⁿ;

this slope is a gentle one.

cí kò̤ sĭ ūe cò̤ tī-po̤;

this represents the ground in the picture.

• 過獎po̤-cíe490
• To praise extravagantly, to extol unduly, to laud too highly.

cía i sĭ tó̤ po̤-cíe kâi;

he is commending this beyond what it deserves.

• 舷po̤1971375
• The gunwale of a vessel.

cŏ̤ tŏ̤ cûn-po̤-kîⁿ;

sat on the gunwale of the boat.

i kâi cûn-po̤ ío kûiⁿ;

his boat has higher sides.

• 寶pó̤6634017
• Precious; valuable; worth; a gem; a coin; a term of compliment meaning honorable, noble, respected; to esteem; to value; biliary calculi.

pó̤ pùe;

rare, costly, precious; jewels, valuables, treasures.

bô̤ kè pó̤;

a priceless gem.

nín tó̤ khui mih pó̤ hō̤;

What is the name of your firm?

sieh kùe pó̤;

keep as a treasure.

káu pó̤;

dog bezoar, a medicine.

tien-pó̤;

precious.

i tó̤ khui pó̤-tîeⁿ;

he keeps a gambling hall, where people gamble by guessing on numbers.

bô̤-cîⁿ cin-kìⁿ pó̤;

the moneyless dream of gems.

bûn-pâng sì pó̤;

writing materials, the four precious articles of the library.

úa pat pó̤;

I am a judge of rare and costly things.

pó̤ cîeh;

precious stones.

pó̤ sua;

emery powder.

âng pó̤ cîeh;

red stones, having value as gems, or used in jewelry.

màiⁿ háⁿ kêng nâng m̄ pat pó̤;

do not find fault with poor people for not being judges of valuable articles.

khṳ̀ muaⁿ tī kò̤ chîm pó̤;

go everywhere searching for treasures.

thiⁿ cīeⁿ ŭ pó̤, jît gûeh cheⁿ sîn: tī cīeⁿ ŭ pó̤ hàu cṳ́ tong chîn;

what is most highly prized in the heavens are the sun, the moon, the stars and the gods: what is most valuable among earthly things are filial sons and loyal courtiers.

• 保pó̤66497
• To protect to guard; to keep safe; to be surety for; to warrant; bail; a guardian; a protector; an advocate.

pó̤ húe;

insure against fire.

pó̤ cúi;

insure against accidents at sea.

pó̤ cāi;

insure a cargo.

pó̤ ke;

a surety; an insurance company.

pó̤ ke kẃn;

insurance office.

hùe-mûeh ā sĭ sit, pó̤-ke tîeh pûe i kàu kàu-kàu;

if the goods are lost, the insurance company must indemnify him in full.

cí ciah cûn ŭ pó̤-ke a bô̤?

Is this vessel insured?

pó̤-nía;

to endorse; to go bail for; to guarantee; to stand as security.

lṳ́ tîeh pó̤-tŏng sin-thói;

you must take care of your health.

pó̤-íang kàu sin-thói khîang-càng;

nurse up and make strong in body.

màiⁿ cò̤ tong-nâng, màiⁿ cò̤ pó̤;

do not act as middleman nor as surety.

lâi kîaⁿ pó̤-kah kâi huap, cū bô̤ nâng kàⁿ o̤-châng châk;

by going according to the system of dividing the town up into tithings with a head man to each tithing, none will dare harbour thieves.

i tó̤ tng tī-pó̤;

he is the head man of the district.

pó̤ chûn i kâi sèⁿ-mīa;

preserve his life.

pó̤-kṳ́;

electioneer for.

pó̤-hŭ;

to protect, aid or defend.

īa sĭ bô̤ i lâi pó̤, i cū thâi khṳ̀;

had he not come to her help, she would have been slain.

khó̤ pó̤ bô̤ ngô̤;

can insure against accidents.

kŏ sîn pó̤-īu phêng-ang;

trust the gods to keep in safety.

sîn put lêng pó̤ bô̤ ūn cṳ nâng;

the gods cannot protect those who have fate against them.

• 報pò̤665329
• To requite; to recompense; to revenge; a retribution; a reward; to state, to tell, to inform, to report; a messenger; a reporter; a gazette.

ṳn pò̤ ṳn, ẁn pò̤ ẁn;

return good for good, and evil for evil.

sĭen pò̤;

the reward of right doing.

ak pò̤;

retribution for evil doing.

im pò̤;

hidden consequences of concealed wickedness.

îang pò̤;

evident or open reward.

sok pò̤;

a speedy retribution.

chî pò̤;

tardy recompense.

cong-sū ŭ pò̤;

in the end the recompense is sure.

pò̤-èng;

compensate.

cang ṳn pò̤ ẁn;

return good for evil.

pò̤-chîu;

avenge; an avenger.

tâng-sim hîap-lâk khṳ̀ pò̤ pĕ chîu;

joined their forces and with one accord went to avenge the murder of their father.

khṳ̀ pò̤ i cai;

go and inform him.

thû pò̤ kău ṳn;

I hope to reward your great kindness.

pò̤-tap;

requite.

pò̤-pún;

compensate.

lṳ́ ciang-lâi àiⁿ cò̤-nî pò̤ i?

What sort of return are you going to make for it in the future?

jît pò̤;

daily newspapers.

gûeh pò̤;

monthly magazines.

ŵn-mn̂g pò̤ lâi cò̤-nî pò̤?

What was the news on the official bulletin?

sĭ cò̤-nî, méⁿ-méⁿ lâi pò̤;

whatsoever it be, come quickly and bring information.

• 婆pô̤704388
• An old woman; a mother; a crone.

ko pô̤;

an old dame; an aunt; the goddess “Queen of Heaven” is thus called by the Lim family, whoso surname is also hers.

lău ko pô̤; lău sím pô̤; lău ḿ pô̤;

an aged dame; an old lady; a grand-aunt.

thóiⁿ tîeh pô̤-pô̤ nē;

appears very slow and stupid.

saⁿ-ki-pô̤;

a large hod with ears.

• 薄荷pŏ̤-hò̤705
• Peppermint.

pŏ̤-hò̤ îu;

peppermint oil.

pŏ̤-hò̤ piaⁿ;

crystallized peppermint essence.