Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/poih
poih
[edit]- poih choiⁿ lâng poih câp poih;
- eight thousand and eighty-eight.
- tŏiⁿ poih kâi;
- the eighth one.
- nî huang jī poih;
- he is now sixteen.
- poih jī kha;
- flaring legs.
- poih jī;
- the eight characters, denoting the year, month, day and hour of one’s birth, from which horoscopes are cast.
- poih im ceng;
- a musical clock or a music-box.
- poih pó̤;
- the eight precious things which the eight genti carry in their hands.
- sĭ poih-kak kâi;
- it is octagonal.
- poih-kak;
- a kind of spice, having eight points around the seed.
- poih-sien chn̂g;
- an octagonal table.
- i sĭ poih pài cṳ kau;
- they are on very friendly terms.
- cun-thak pôih m̄ chut;
- I cannot pull the cork out of the bottle.
- khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ pôih;
- pull it gently.
- pôih kìam;
- to draw a sword.
- hăm kṳn pôih khí lâi;
- pull it up roots and all.
- i cêk mô̤ⁿ put pôih;
- he would not pull out a hair for it; would give nothing at all for it.
- i àiⁿ khîu lṳ́ pôih i chut lâi;
- he is going to beseech you to take him out of prison.
- pôih i tn̂g;
- stretch it to its full length; lengthen it by pulling.
- cē pôih i ŏi tn̂g;
- it stretches when you pull on it.
- pôih ngṳ̂n sùaⁿ;
- to draw silver wire.