Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/pwn

by Adele Marion Fielde

pwn

• 拌pẁn654645
• To put in seasoning; to mix ingredients in food.

pẁn ló, pẁn câu-câu;

put in “stock” as a seasoning, and mix it uniformly throughout the mass.

pẁn kài-lûah;

season with mustard.

thiⁿ-sî jûah, pá-lói cò̤ lîang-pẁn kâi lâi cîah kèng hó̤;

since the weather is hot it is better to prepare food with condiments of a cooling nature.

sûi i cò̤-nî iam pẁn sẁn;

let her concoct it as she pleases.

• 叛pw̆n652297
• To revolt; to resist authority.

i sĭ pw̆n-ngêk kâi nâng;

he is a rebellious person.

pw̆n-châk;

a rebel.

mông pw̆n;

plot rebellion.

kek kàu i pw̆n-hẃn;

drove him to rebellion.

hẃn-pw̆n;

to revolt.

pw̆n thû; pw̆n chîn, châk cṳ́;

traitors; rebels.

i pw̆n khṳ̀ kè;

she eloped and married.

• 拚pw̆n124645
• To regard lightly.

pw̆n-mĕng;

to risk life.

i pw̆n-mĕng căi;

he is foolhardy.