Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/sih

by Adele Marion Fielde

sih

• 晃sih252726
• To flash; to quiver.

iap-iap-sih;

to glitter; to shimmer; to shiver.

iap-cē-sih;

to flash.

iap-cē-sih cū bô̤ khṳ̀;

flashed once and then disappeared.

• 蝕sîh7671429
• To consume away; to incroach upon; to eat into.

jît sîh, gûeh sîh;

eclipses of the sun and of the moon.

i kâi seng-lí sîh pńg;

he loses capital in his busines.

hùe kè sîh se-su;

lost a little on the cost of the goods.

thàng, sîh;

profit and loss.

tăi sîh; tōa sîh;

made great in loads on the original amount.

sîh pńg;

has lost money in the transaction.