Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pue

by Adele Marion Fielde

pue

• 飛pue1361830
• To fly; to flit; to go swiftly; to act with dispatch; flying; airy; quick.

cía sĭ tó̤ phah pue cío;

this is like hitting a bird on the wing.

kûiⁿ cío kûiⁿ pue, kĕ cío kĕ pue;

high flying birds fly high, and low flying birds fly low, each in his sphere.

bô̤ lêng-ûi kai cío tah tī pue;

a disabled bird treads the ground as he flies.

kiaⁿ kàu hûn pue, phek sùaⁿ;

so frightened that he lost all presence of mind.

thóiⁿ tîeh, kâi hûn cū pue kàu kíu sio;

on seeing it, his soul flew to the ninth heaven; he completely lost his wits.

méⁿ kàu kio pue cêk īeⁿ;

as swift as if flying.

méⁿ-méⁿ cū lâi pue pò̤;

speed quickly and inform.

àng cío pue hìeⁿ méⁿ;

as fast as a bird flies.

cí ūi lău-îa sĭ kíaⁿ-jît pue-seng;

this god has ascended on high to-day.

i ŏi pue sîam cáu piah;

he can flit away over the tops of the partitions.

i chah sît to lâng pue;

though he should put on wings he would find it difficult to fly.

• 珓pue373966
• Bamboo roots, scallop shells, stones or pieces of wood of a hemispherical shape, tossed into the air and allowed to fall on the ground, in divination.

i khṳ̀ lău-îa kò̤ pûah pue;

he has gone before a god to toss the bamboo-roots.

sī pûah tîeh im pue, a sĭ îang pue, a sĭ sèng pue?

When you tossed the two bamboo-roots did they fall with the flat sides downward, or with the convex sides downward or with one flat side and one convex side downward?

pûah lô̤h khṳ̀ nŏ̤ sèng cêk ún pue;

when tossing the bamboo-roots they fell twice with one flat and one convex surface upward, and once they fell otherwise.

im pue;

the roots fell in such a way as to give an unfavorable omen.

îang pue;

a permissive or affirmative answer given by the fall of bamboo-roots.

chìe pue;

an uncertain response given by the fall of the bamboo-roots.

im pue īa àiⁿ cám tek, îang pue īa àiⁿ cám tek;

whichever way the roots fall in the divination of the will of the god, I am going to do the thing.

• 杯pue668754
• A cup; a vessel to drink from.

kau pue ūaⁿ cúaⁿ;

to partake of the wedding cup as do bride and groom.

cíu pue;

a wine glass.

tê-pue;

tea-cups.

íe cêk pue cúi lâi;

dip out and bring a cup of water.

tham pue kâi nâng;

a wine-bibber.

pue pue kang;

drank the cup dry every time.

• 翻púe12412412
• To turn to and fro; to flutter about.

i sì-chù tó̤ púe chūe, púe bô̤;

she was flitting to and fro searching everywhere for it, but did not find it.

khîeh pńg cṳ-cheh chut lâi púe kàu câu-câu, púe m̄ tîeh;

took the book and turned the leaves to and fro looking it all through, but did not find it.

cêk tû tói kâi mûeh khṳt i púe kàu jṳ̂-jṳ̂;

the things in the cupboard have been turned over by him till they are all tumbled up.

púe ùaⁿ-kẁn chut lâi thóiⁿ;

turn up the records of the trial and see.

• 貝pùe6701540
• Precious; riches.

pó̤-pùe;

treasures.

sĭ pó̤-pùe kâi mûeh;

it is a valuable article.

• 背pùe6691305
• The back; the opposite of the front or face; behind; the rear; to back; to carry on the back.

sĭ mīn a sĭ pùe?

Is it the front or the back?

i tng-mīn li m̄ tàⁿ, pùe-ău li cìaⁿ tó̤ līam;

he will not say it to your face, but is telling it behind your back.

koiⁿ-thio pùe-hŭ kâi nâng, màiⁿ khau-khak i;

do not haggle about the price, with those who carry their goods on their backs.

i sĭ in-ŭi iong-cu hwt pùe tì sí;

he died of a carbuncle on his back.

i chēng cêk kâi tah-pùe;

she wore a sleeveless jacket.

cía bô̤ pùe bô̤ mīn;

this is the same on both sides.

cúa-khò pùe īa hó̤ sía;

you may write on both sides of the paper in this copy-book.

• 輩pùe6701598
• A class; a generation; forms the plural.

i ío tōa pùe;

he is one of the elder ones.

nín nŏ̤ nâng tī-tîang ío tōa pùe?

Which of you two is the senior?

lău côiⁿ pùe kâi nâng;

people of the old sort.

i sǹg sĭ cun pùe;

he is to be considered the superior.

nín ŭ cò̤ pùe sŭ a bô̤?

Do you give duplicate names in your family?

ún sĭ pó̤ pùe, nín sĭ tī cêk pùe?

We repeat the word Precious in our names, what one do you repeat?

ĕ pùe kìⁿ tîeh cĭeⁿ pùe hùe, tîeh kiong-kèng;

when those of a lower grade meet those of a higher, they must make obeisance to them.

pùe nâng pùe sṳ̄;

the more the people, the more the work to be done.

úa sĭ kio i a-kong tâng pùe;

I am of the same generation as his grandfather.

hieⁿ-lí sĭ i sĭang tōa pùe;

he ranks highest in the village.

sòi pùe;

younger branches of the family.

ău pùe;

later generations.

cíⁿ pùe;

the younger members of the clan.

• 賠pûe6721548
• To make up a loss; to indemnify; to supply a deficit; to offset; to confess.

pûe hâiⁿ;

to make good a loss.

pûe sîeⁿ;

to compensate.

pûe tĭen;

to pay, as a surety.

bô̤ pūe;

no repayment for losses.

pûe lói;

to return a visit.

pûe put sĭ;

I own I am in the wrong.

pûe cŭe;

acknowledge a fault.

cìe pûe;

pay the value.

mûeh-tīo li tîeh pûe;

if you spoil it you must pay for it.

cêk kâi, pûe nŏ̤ kâi;

give two in compensation for one.

pûe kàu kàu-kàu;

make up the loss in full.

• 陪pûe6721708
• To accompany; to fellowship; to double; to match.

pûe lṳ́ chut mn̂g;

go out with you.

pûe nâng-kheh cŏ̤;

sit with a guest.

sù-cē, cíe pûe;

excuse me, I can stay no longer.

cí kâi sĭ pûe-kè kâi chiah-kha;

this a bondmaid who (like Zilpah) follows her mistress to her home.

cí kù ūe lâi pûe-chìn;

take this sentence to throw light on the other.

úa m̄ ôiⁿ tó̤ sie pûe;

being busy, I must leave you.

hàm nŏ̤ kâi lâi pûe cíu;

call two of them to serve at table and share the wine.

chíaⁿ nâng-kheh lâi pûe sin kíaⁿ-sài;

invite guests to meet a new son-in-law at dinner.

• 倍pŭe67098
• A fold; an increase.

ke cêk pŭe;

double the amount.

tōa câp pŭe to m̆ khéng;

would not consent to it for ten times that sum.

i kia pŭe lī-hāi;

he is twice as dangerous.

îaⁿ i ku-ā pŭe;

his superior by far.

kîeⁿ hía ŭ peh pŭe;

a hundred fold better than that.

hâp pŭe thàng;

earns double the amount.

• 背pŭe6691305
• To set one's self against; to go contrary to; to turn the back upon.

i pŭe ieh;

he has violated his word.

pŭe-ngêk sin-seⁿ;

acts in opposition to his teacher.

pŭe sin-seⁿ kâi kà;

apostatize.

tàⁿ lío, kio cṳ-tèng sie-pŭe;

said it just the contrary way from that in which it was set down in the book.

pŭe cṳ;

turn the back and recite the lesson.

m̄ káⁿ pŭe côiⁿ ngân;

dare not violate his word.

lṳ́ thóiⁿ cèng nâng kâi sim sĭ hìang i a sĭ pŭe i?

Do you think the hearts of the people turn toward him, or against him?

mêⁿ-kùa sai cíu, sĭ pŭe nâng, bô̤ pŭe teng;

in pouring wine at night one turns the pitcher toward the people and pours toward the light.

• 狽pŭe670947

lâng-pŭe;

an animal allied to a wolf, with one or more legs wanting, so that in order to get on one must ride another; it is probably the jerboa.

i nŏ̤ nâng chin-chĭeⁿ lâng-pŭe sie úa;

the two depend on each other as do jerboas.

i cí-hûe sĭm sĭ lâng-pŭe;

they are now very short handed.

• 誖pŭe7181497
• To stir up rebellion by seductive talk; misleading; disorderly; perverse.

pŭe-nĭu;

seditious.

úa thiaⁿ-kìⁿ i kâi ūe pŭe-pŭe nĭu-nĭu, m̄ hâh chêng-lí;

I consider what he says seditious and unreasonable.

àiⁿ sueh cṳ tîeh kio cṳ lí, màiⁿ pŭe;

in explaining a book, one must not go counter to the rules of exposition.

• 培pŭe672328

To add or heap up dirt.

pŭe hun-kuah;

hill up sweet-potatoes.

pŭe thô, pŭe kûiⁿ cē;

hoe the earth up higher around it.

• 焙pūe67868
• To dry by or over a fire.

pūe nŏ̤ kâi kúe lâi tíam sim;

heat up two cakes for luncheon.

pūe tê;

to fire tea.

tōa pūe, síe pūe;

dried much or little by exposure to dry heat.

i chìn, tó̤ pūe húe;

he is cold, and is warming himself at the fire.

nàng khì lâi sie pūe cū bŏi chìn;

snuggle together and you will not be cold.

pūe-lam;

a spit.