Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/seⁿ

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  • seⁿ742985
  • Sacrificial animals, of which there are six; victims.
saⁿ seⁿ;
poultry, pork and fish.
seⁿ kháu;
carcasses prepared as offerings.
phōiⁿ cêk hù ngŏ-seⁿ khṳ̀ pài sîn;
prepare a full complement of victims and lay them before the gods.
ceng-seⁿ;
draught animals or cattle.
chī ceng-seⁿ;
rear domestic animals.
  • seⁿ7421000
  • To bear; to produce; to arise, as an event; to grow; to beget; to bring about the birth of; to excite; to live; to come forth; life, vitality; the living; manner of living; raw; unpolished.
seⁿ kíaⁿ;
to bear a child.
bŏi seⁿ;
sterile.
chin seⁿ kíaⁿ;
own child.
seⁿ pēⁿ;
become ill.
sin-seⁿ;
a teacher.
phêng seⁿ;
the whole life.
seⁿ phêng bô̤ ak sṳ̄;
has done no evil in all his life.
ŭ seⁿ ì;
looks as if it were growing.
hṳ̂-seⁿ;
a preparation of raw fish.
boí khṳ̀ pàng seⁿ;
buy living creatures in order to set them free, an act considered to be meritorious.
seⁿ-seⁿ put íⁿ;
age after age in unceasing succession.
seⁿ lâi ngía;
is handsome.
cṳ̆ seⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
is naturally thus.
seⁿ cîn kâi; seⁿ-sêng kâi;
is natural.
chau seⁿ suah cṳ khŵn;
holds the power of life and death.
seⁿ chut sì;
to be born into the world.
seⁿ jît;
birthday.
chông i seⁿ chut lâi kâi;
arises out of that.
thâu tho̤ seⁿ kâi kíaⁿ;
the first born son.
tho̤ seⁿ;
viviparous.
n̆ng seⁿ;
oviparous.
sip seⁿ;
produced by moisture.
hùe seⁿ;
transformed.
tho̤h seⁿ;
the doctrine of rewards and punishments by a second life.
thau seⁿ kíaⁿ;
bear a child by stealth.
khin seⁿ;
set light by one's life.
seⁿ khì;
get angry.
ciap tîeh i kâi seⁿ-khì;
prolong his life.
seⁿ kòi;
have the itch.
seⁿ ko;
become mouldy.
bw̄n-bw̄n seⁿ-lêng;
all living creatures.
seⁿ n̆ng;
lay eggs.
lṳ́ thóiⁿ hṳ́ lîap mûeh kâi sĭ seⁿ sĭm-mûeh?
What do you think that little sore is that is coming out upon him?
nín kâi hieⁿ-lí seⁿ tŏ̤ tī kò̤?
Where is your village located?
úang i pĕ-bó̤ seⁿ i kàu cìaⁿ tōa!
It is a pity that his parents reared him!
i lîen seⁿ sin cṳ pún to m̄ kù, cò̤ ŭ kù pât nâng?
Since he does not regard his own progenitors, how can he show consideration for other people?
i seⁿ khṳ̀ ko̤h īeⁿ căi;
he is very much deformed.
i kâi thâu-khak seⁿ lâm-sap;
lie has sores on his head, arising from neglect.
seⁿ jûah-pauh;
has a cold-sore.
seⁿ thûe;
has boils.
seⁿ cîⁿ;
borrow money on interest.
i côiⁿ seⁿ côiⁿ sì sĭ cò̤ cek ak;
his sins in a former life were numerous.
hău-seⁿ;
young; in the vigor of youth.
àiⁿ cai côiⁿ-seⁿ sṳ̄, kim-seⁿ sĭu-cía sĭ;
would you know what were the events in your former state of existence, you have but to consider what your present state of existence has been made.
tek seⁿ;
brutes.
seⁿ súaⁿ;
parturition.
hûeⁿ seⁿ;
a cross presentation at childbirth.
tò̤ seⁿ;
presentation of the feet first in childbirth.
chui seⁿ hû;
a charm to produce easy parturition.
chui seⁿ lô̤;
a spiral shell, supposed to hasten parturition.
kin-nî kâi tāu seⁿ cōi căi, kū-nî cn̂g kâi bŏⁿ seⁿ;
the peas are very productive this year, last year they did not bear at all.
seⁿ thâng;
have worms on them.
seⁿ tŏa;
have grubs in them.
màiⁿ seⁿ kîeⁿ kùe seⁿ;
it would have been better not to have begotten you.
màiⁿ seⁿ kîeⁿ pak îeh;
prevention is better than cure.
seⁿ tâk mûeh;
have a malignant ulcer.
i m̄ hio seⁿ sí mn̂g;
he does not know in which way safety lies.
ŭ-cîⁿ-cía seⁿ, bô̤-cîⁿ-cía sí;
the moneyed ones live, the moneyless die.
kìaⁿ-seⁿ;
a parasite; lichens.
seⁿ sek;
the income from money lent.
seⁿ-îok;
lust.
to̤ seⁿ, cíe íang;
bear many and rear few.
seⁿ tau-kíaⁿ;
bear a son.
seⁿ cáu-kíaⁿ;
bear a daughter.
seⁿ sṳ̄;
lead to a disturbance.
seⁿ ūe;
give rise to an altercation.
ngw̆n seⁿ ngw̆n sí;
willing to stake his life on it.
tham seⁿ phàⁿ sí;
long for life and dread death.
sí seⁿ ŭ mīaⁿ;
life and death are as fate decrees; no man can die till his time comes.
i seⁿ gūa sṳ̄;
he indulges in pleasures which are not domestic.
cṳ̆ íu seⁿ íⁿ-lâi m̄ pat thóiⁿ-kìⁿ;
I never saw such a thing in all my life.
thiⁿ seⁿ cṳ̄-jîen;
a natural production.
tâu seⁿ, bô̤ tâu sí;
one gives himself up that he may live, not that he may die.
seⁿ tâk;
to become poisonous.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ îong-seⁿ;
no means of getting a living.
seⁿ khùn tó kâi kíaⁿ;
have a son that is of no use.
cêk seⁿ nâng;
all my life.
seⁿ i tit phû;
can surpass her in bearing children.
tîeh i ka-kī tó lâi ŏi seⁿ pìen;
he must be able to think it out for himself.
cía sĭ i tó̤ seⁿ ko peh-lêh kâi;
this is prevarication on his part.
  • seⁿ10737511
  • Manner; method; style; way.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ hó̤, a hìeⁿ-seⁿ hó̤?
Is this or is that the better way?
căi-seⁿ? căi-seⁿ-ieⁿ?
What sort of thing is it?
cū sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
that is the way it is; nothing more need be said about it.
sĭ thih kâi a sĭ seⁿ kâi?
Is it of wrought iron or of cast iron?
seⁿ ue;
a cast iron pot.
lâm seⁿ;
pour out melted iron.
  • seⁿ8091309
  • Raw, minced flesh.
hṳ̂ seⁿ;
boned fish.
hṳ̂ seⁿ chò;
the vinegar for boned fish.
  • séⁿ7431094
  • A province of the empire; to save, to spare, to diminish; to examine, to inspect; watchful; to awaken.
séⁿ cîⁿ;
lessen the expense.
séⁿ sṳ̄;
makes less trouble.
séⁿ kíam;
to reduce the outlay.
séⁿ-seⁿ nē;
very sparing.
câp-poih séⁿ;
the eighteen provinces.
séⁿ sîaⁿ; séⁿ hŭe;
the provincial capital.
hun-hwt séⁿ-hun;
sent him to a post in the provinces.
séⁿ so̤-hùi;
save expense.
hùi-ēng lîah séⁿ cē cū kàu;
if the outlays are frugally made, there will be enough.
séⁿ-chak mêng-pêh;
investigate thoroughly.
ău-lâi cìaⁿ séⁿ-ngŏ̤;
was afterward roused to a sense of his danger.
hûe ke séⁿ chin;
return home and look after his own affairs.
cía sĭ séⁿ-úi kâi, m̄ sĭ kiaⁿ-pàng;
this one is a deputy sent from the provincial capital, not a commissioner sent from Peking.
lô̤h séⁿ; cìn séⁿ, jîp séⁿ; kàu séⁿ;
to go to the provincial city.
chut séⁿ;
leave the province.
kòi séⁿ;
convoy a criminal to Canton.
keh séⁿ;
the adjacent province.
pńg séⁿ;
our own province.
  • sèⁿ809615
  • Natural disposition; temper, spirit; a quality; a property; faculty; naturally, unconstrainedly.
sèⁿ-mīaⁿ;
the life; one's existence.
i ngĕ sèⁿ căi;
she is very set in her way.
sèⁿ ngĕ căi;
obstinate, mulish.
sèⁿ màiⁿ khah kip;
do not be too impatient.
i kâi sèⁿ sĭang kín, cí kâi sèⁿ cū māng;
his is an impetuous nature, the other is more moderate.
sèⁿ-chêng khwn-hûa;
an easy temper.
ŭ hueh sèⁿ kâi nâng;
a person who is quick to feel, and earnest in doing.
i ío hío îeh sèⁿ;
he better understands the nature of the remedies.
cí īeⁿ îeh kâi sèⁿ hâng-lîang;
this is a cooling medicine.
i kâi sèⁿ-chêng căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
What sort of a disposition has she?
sèⁿ tîeh khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ íang;
the right spirit must gradually be developed.
i kâi sèⁿ tōa căi;
she has a high temper.
húe sèⁿ;
fiery; hot tempered.
húe-sèⁿ phû;
his temper was roused.
sèⁿ chàu-pău;
has a violent temper.
pău sèⁿ căi;
very cruel.
sèⁿ un-jîu;
has a gentle disposition.
bô̤ sèⁿ;
mild, amiable.
thò̤ sèⁿ;
become less testy.
i hó̤ sim sèⁿ;
she is good tempered.
màiⁿ jía kàu i kâi sèⁿ phû;
do not provoke him to anger.
i kâi sèⁿ-thâu m̄-hó̤ căi, sèⁿ cē lâi mih mûeh m̄ kẃn;
ho has a very bad temper, and whenever it is roused lie pays no heed to anything.
sèⁿ-lí kâi cṳ;
mental philosophy, or metaphysics.
pek-sèⁿ;
impetuous.
khǹg-kòi i sèⁿ màiⁿ pek;
exhort him not to be hasty.
phiah-sèⁿ;
prejudiced.
ngău-sèⁿ;
arrogant.
jím sèⁿ;
patient.
jĭm sèⁿ;
acts as he feels; not self-restrained.
sai-sèⁿ;
selfish.
sèⁿ kuai-phiah;
cross-grained.
  • sèⁿ810385
  • The surname of a family or clan; a clan; one of a clan.
kùi sèⁿ? kau sèⁿ?
What is your clan name?
i nŏ̤ nâng tâng sèⁿ;
they both belong to the same clan.
mâiⁿ-mîaⁿ, mût sèⁿ;
to conceal one's name.
i kâi sĭm-mih sèⁿ-sĭ?
What is his surname?
peh-sèⁿ;
the people; the masses.
sèⁿ sĭm mûeh?
Of what clan?
ko̤h sèⁿ;
an odd name.
pât sèⁿ;
another clan.
kó sèⁿ;
old family names.
tōa sèⁿ; tōa jī sèⁿ;
a great clan.
síe sèⁿ; mûiⁿ sèⁿ; pĭ sèⁿ;
an humble name.
bói ûi sèⁿ; teh ûi sèⁿ; phah ûi sèⁿ;
to bet on the names of the successful candidates.
ṳ́n-nêk mîaⁿ-sèⁿ;
to conceal one's name.
hok sèⁿ;
a double surname, a surname with more than one letter in it.
cîah sang sèⁿ;
belong to two clans.
câp sèⁿ;
of various clans.
cí kâi hieⁿ-lí câp sèⁿ;
the residents in this village are of many different surnames.
khĭa sèⁿ;
the largest clans in a village of mixed clans.
cêk sèⁿ chío, cêk sèⁿ phûh;
one clan is powerful, and the other is weak.