Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/siah

by Adele Marion Fielde

siah

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• Pewter.

siah khì;

pewter ware.

nŏ̤ lîap mâk tōa kùe siah cúaⁿ;

eyes bigger than saucers.

phah siah pô̤h;

make tin-foil.

hu siah;

pulverized pewter.

thih siah hún;

white lead.

îeⁿ siah;

to melt pewter.

siah kang;

workers in pewter.

phah siah phò;

shops where pewter ware is made.

cù siah;

to cast pewter.

pó siah kâi;

mended with pewter.

cîm-thâu siah;

bars of pewter.

cham kĕ kâi siah;

adulterated pewter.

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• To hew; to whittle; to pare off.

siah sòi cē;

whittle it down a little.

khîeh pó-thâu lâi siah;

take a hatchet and hew it off.

phoi siah;

to trim off.

cang to̤ cē siah cū siah tīo cêk pa chut lâi;

taking a knife to pare off a little, he cut off a great slice.

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• A banquet; an entertainment.

cíu sîah;

a supper at which wine is offered.

to̤h sîah;

a feast.

ŭ kúi nâng lâi hù sîah?

How many have come to the banquet?

jît tàu cò̤ sîah chíaⁿ nâng kheh;

make a noonday feast, and invite guests.

cò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi sîah?

How many tables were spread at this feast?

cŏ̤ sîah;

to sit at table.