Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/siang

by Adele Marion Fielde

siang

• 相siang7901094
• Mutually; reciprocally; together.

lău siang ṳ́;

an old associate.

siang kṳ̆n;

close together.

bô̤-siang-kang; m̄-siang-kang;

it makes no difference.

i nŏ̤ nâng siang hó̤;

the two are on good terms with each other.

i siang-sìn úa;

he trusts me.

siang sṳ pēⁿ;

love-sickness.

cṳ̆-lâi siang sêng sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

that is the order in which they formerly rotated.

siang lî jîeh hn̆g?

How far apart are they?

siang chin, siang kṳ̆n;

in the closest relationship.

siang pí;

compared with each other.

• 傷siang739911
• To distress; to wound; to hurt.

thiaⁿ tieh cāng i siang sim;

was grieved for him upon hearing it.

bô̤ siang;

no harm done.

lăi siang pēⁿ;

an internal injury.

• 商siang739308
• To consult; to adjust by consulation; a trader, a merchant, a travelling dealer; to trade.

siang-kheh; kheh-siang;

travelling traders.

hâng-siang;

merchants having warehouses.

îeⁿ siang;

foreign merchants.

sì hái thong siang;

trade throughout the world.

tǹg-siang;

a pawn broker.

siang ke;

traders.

siang-lîang; siang ciak;

to deliberate upon and devise plans.

• 觴siang74014811
• A goblet; a bumper; a banquet.

i sĭ sía tàⁿ "kèng-tì lâi siang hāu kà," cò̤ nî bô̤ hì?

He wrote saying, "I await your answer before preparing the play and the banquet," so why was there no theatrical performance?

tîeⁿ-îeⁿ ŭ cêk kò̤ khek cúi lîu siang kâi kéng-tì;

in Tie Ie there is an artificial garden where crooked streams flow into basins.

• 想síang792619
• To think on; to reflect on; to plan; to hope, to anticipate; an idea.

lṳ́ cìeⁿ-seⁿ tàⁿ, síang pit sĭ i;

your so saying makes me think it is surely he.

hàm i màiⁿ tó̤ búang síang;

tell him not to indulge in wild hopes.

cía sĭ síang tang-jîen kâi ūe;

this is what must necessarily be said.

• 撞sìang1146412
• To thump, to batter.

i kâi mn̂g khṳt i kâi cîeh sìang tó̤;

their door was knocked in by the stones thrown against it.

• 相sìang7901094
• A minister of state; physiognomy; to watch the times.

cái-sìang;

the prime-minister.

síu sìang;

the head of the privy-council; the premier.

có̤-sìang, ĭu sìang;

two great ministers, members of the privy council.

sìang-kong;

your Excellency; Respected Sir; a book-keeper in a large business firm.

sìang-îa lĭang;

talents equal to those of a cabinet minister.

sìang-măuⁿ;

the physiognomy; the general appearance.

sìang sṳ̄ sĭ cò̤-nî?

What aspect does the affair present?

sìang sî;

when the aspect of affairs is favorable.

sìang mih sî-hāu;

watch the times in order to take advantage of a favorable moment.

• 像sìang793912
• Images; idols; statues; a likeness.

ngó-sìang;

images.

thô sìang;

clay images.

sîn-sìang;

idols.

• 庠sîang792536
• A gymnasium or college.

ô̤h tèng kâi sîang khue;

the departments in a college.

ip sîang;

the graduates of a district.

kŭn sîang;

the graduates of a department.

• 祥sîang7921136
• An indication of good luck.

sîang sŭi;

a good sign.

cu sṳ̄ kit-sîang;

everything indicates prosperity.

ŭ kâi put sîang cṳ tĭo;

there is an unfavorable omen.

cí kâi nâng put sîang;

this man is unlucky.

put-sîang-khì put-sîang-khì nē;

not indicative of good luck.

• 詳sîang7921496
• To examine into and report upon; to learn fully; the particulars; minutely.

úa kio i sòi-sîang tàⁿ;

I told him all the particulars.

tàⁿ kàu nĕ sîang-sîang sòi-sòi;

gave a detailed account.

i sîang-bûn khṳ̀ cīeⁿ-si;

he reported to his superior in office.

cía kâi sṳ̄ úa m̄ sîang sek;

I am not minutely informed concerning this matter.

i cai khṳ̀ īa m̄ sîang;

neither does he know the particulars.

àiⁿ mn̄g sòi sîang tîeh mn̄g hṳ́ kâi, i cai khṳ̀ cū sîang;

if you wish to inquire into the particulars you must ask that person, he knows all about it.

• 常sîang740508
• Regular; customary.

ngŏ sîang;

the five cardinal virtues.

thài sîang jī;

the sacrificial court.

siet-lîp sîang-phêng chng;

establish a regular granary.

ûah bô̤-sîang;

the god who cuts the the thread of life.

• 上sĭang74112
• The superlative degree the uppermost; to go up.

sĭang pâng;

the best.

sĭang hó̤;

the best.

sĭang m̄-hó̤;

the worst.

sĭang khùaⁿ-ûah;

most comfortable.

sĭang ngía;

handsomest.

sĭang ía-īeⁿ;

most savage looking.

sĭang chi-gî;

most disgusting.

sĭang-téng ngĕ;

the very hardest.

sĭang-téng tōiⁿ;

the most dense.

téng sĭang kâi;

the topmost.

ŭ sĭang tong hĭa sa téng;

there are three sorts, the best, the mediocre, and the poorest.

sĭang sĭang kâi;

the uppermost.

sĭang nâng kâi tàng;

taken in; swindled.

• 尙sĭang741425
• To adorn; to reckon good; still; but; furthermore, notwithstanding, yet, perhaps.

sĭang-chíaⁿ;

however.

sĭang ŭ lâng-ló̤ tŏ̤-kò̤;

perhaps there may be a little.

sui-sĭ lău, sĭang ŏi cìeⁿ-se sía;

although he is old, he is still able to write like that.

hṳ́ kò̤ kâi sî-sĭang sĭm sĭ hŵn-hûa;

the prevailing styles there are exceedingly luxurious.

sî-sĭang kàu phâi-chîang căi;

adorned in the most elegant style.

m̄ sî-sĭang tá cang;

an unfashionable style of coiffure.

• 象sĭang7921525
• Resemblance; form.

bô̤ hêng-sĭang;

formless.

thiⁿ-sĭang; khîen sĭang;

celestial signs.

thóiⁿ i sĭm-mih hêng-sĭang;

see what shape it is.

pau-hâm bw̄n sĭang;

it comprehends all nature.