Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/sang
sang
- i hṳ́ kò̤ kâi thô sĭ sang kâi;
- the soil there is loamy.
- i hṳ́ kò̤ cn̂g kâi sĭ sang thô, bŏi kàu kò̤;
- the soil there is all loamy earth, without clods.
- sang-hû;
- red coral.
- sang-hû cu;
- red coral beads.
- sang-hû tèng;
- a red coral button.
- cêk sang ôi;
- a pair of shoes.
- sêng sang sêng tùi;
- a perfect match to it.
- sang to̤;
- swords in one sheath.
- kauh kàu seⁿ sang;
- left in a damp place till it is rusty.
- chĭeⁿ tâng sang;
- has become covered with verdigris.
- thih chĭeⁿ sang;
- the iron has rusted.
- cang kieⁿ khṳ̀ chìu to̤ sang;
- take some ginger-root and rub the rust off the knife.
- pàng sang;
- not stringent; easy about.
- cí kâi huap khah sang;
- this law is too lax.
- sim pàng sang;
- keep your mind easy.
- chíu cē sang cŭ khṳt i kw̆n cáu khṳ̀;
- as soon as I relaxed my hold a little he slipped away.
- phŏ̤ kín-kín, m̄ khéng pàng sang;
- clasped it tightly and would not loosen his hold.
- sang-sang nē, bô̤ sĭm-mih tăng;
- it is not at all dense, and not very heavy.
- pâk sang se-su, màiⁿ līu sí i;
- tie him up with a rather slack rope, do not choke him to death.
- màiⁿ khîeh lío sang-sang sùaⁿ;
- do not leave them all at loose ends in carrying them.
- cêk sin kâi kṳn-kut sang-sang sùaⁿ-sùaⁿ;
- he is very loose jointed.
- pàng sang i cē, màiⁿ thó̤ khah kín;
- be easy with him, and not demand the payment too urgently.
- sói lío cĕk sin sang-sò̤ căi;
- after bathing felt much refreshed.
- cē bô̤ nâng kẃn-lí lío sang hêh-hêh;
- as soon as there is no one to take charge of it, it gets all scattered about and out of order.
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- To abridge; to correct and expunge; to edit and settle a text; to reject, as an account.
- sang tīo cêk cho̤h;
- to cut out a portion.
- lēng-ūaⁿ sang kói;
- to alter and erase.
- sang tó̤ cē;
- shorten by erasure.
- sang-kíam;
- abridge.
- sang chûn jîeh cōi?
- Having expunged a part, how much remains?
- kuang ke tŏng-sáng;
- the estate is wholly spent.
- cía sĭ i kò̤ chut sáng kâi;
- this is one of the productions of the place where he lives.
- ún cí kò̤ kâi thô-tī sáng căi;
- the soil here is very poor.
- m̄ pûi m̄ sáng;
- neither very fertile nor very poor.
- cîah lâi sáng-sò;
- has grown very thin.
- i kâi nâng nĕ sáng-sáng;
- he is very thin indeed.
- i tì kâi sàng-khì pēⁿ;
- he has a stricture.
- cúi sàng;
- hydrocele.
- híam-híam sàng seⁿ-mīaⁿ;
- came very near losing his life.
- i kâi lîang-sim sàng cĭn;
- he has lost all conscience.
- hûiⁿ thâu, sàng khì;
- hang the head and look spiritless.
- kiaⁿ kàu mâng hûn, sàng táⁿ;
- so scared as to be reft of all wit and courage.
- sàng i chut mn̂g;
- accompany him a little way from the door when he takes his departure.
- sàng kîaⁿ;
- to escort politely.
- sie sàng;
- exchange of presents.
- sàng hue-hún;
- make wedding presents.
- sù cē, m̄ sàng;
- excuse me from going out to see you off.
- sàng lō hùi;
- make a present to be applied to travelling expenses.
- sàng lói-mûeh;
- send gifts appropriate to the occasion.
- sĭ sàng cúi-lói a sĭ sàng kang-lói?
- Did the present consist of articles or of money?
- sŭn huang siang sáng;
- may you have a fair wind.
- sàng sŭn huang;
- accompany one starting on a voyage.
- cía sĭ sàng nêk khṳ̀ cĭeⁿ tiam;
- this is going with the meat to the chopping block.
- sàng khṳt lṳ́;
- make you a present of it.
- sàng phīⁿ;
- to blow the nose with the fingers.