Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/sip

by Adele Marion Fielde

sip

• 濕sip7708514
• Damp; to dampen.

sip cúi kâi hùe-mueh;

goods that have been damaged by water.

huang sip;

rheumatism.

sip khi;

damp exhalations.

sip jîet;

damp and hot.

hâng sip;

cold and damp.

thong sin seⁿ sip;

his whole body is moist.

cí kò̤ thô sĭ sip căi;

the soil here is very wet.

nĕ sip-sip;

exceedingly damp.

sip tâm;

humidity.

khîeh khṳ̀ sip cúi, sip tâm cē;

take it and dampen it with water, till it is quite wet.

im sip;

dampness gathered under cover.

cang cúi sip i mài khah kang;

dampen it so it will not be too dry.

• 息sip803616
• To respire; to breathe.

khùi sip;

respiration.

mông tîeh i hŵn ŭ khùi-sip;

discovered by laying the hand on his chest that he still breathed.

i kâi khùi-sip sĭ ŏi cho-tōa;

his breathing is labored.

nâng cē peh-cíeⁿ suaⁿ khùi-sip cū kíu;

when peo- ple climb hills their respiration becomes rapid.

• 雪sip8201733
• Frosty; snowy; white.

to̤ bûa kàu sip-sip-pêh;

scour the knives till they glitter.

thâu-mô̤ⁿ li sip-sip-pêh, mīn li tong-tong-âng;

frosty white hair and a rosy face.

i thóiⁿ-kìⁿ ngṳ̂n sip-sip-pêh cū tŏng sim;

when he saw the shining silver, his emotions were roused.

• 惹sîp293619
• To irritate; to aggravate.

úa thàu lṳ́ m̄ hó̤ khṳ̀ sip i;

I told you not to go and irritate them.

cía sĭ khṳ̀ sîp tîeh hóⁿ-thâu-phang;

this is stirring up a hornet.

• 拾sîp768646
• To collect; to gather up; to clear away; to arrange.

siu-sîp;

to put in order.

khieh-sîp;

to store up; to gather together.

siu-sîp khí;

collect and put away.

siu-sîp-bûa;

gather up.

siu-sîp chut mn̂g;

put one's things together preparatory to going on a visit.

• 襲sîp80514516
• To inherit; hereditary; descending in a family; to steal into; to invade; to make a foray.

sì-sîp;

hereditary.

i kâi kuaⁿ sĭ sì-sîp kâi;

his office is hereditary.

i kâi có-pĕ ŭ kong, sì-sîp ŭ kuaⁿ ciak;

his grandfather having done meritorious deeds, had hereditary office and rank bestowed on him.

sîp-ìm kâi kuaⁿ īa àiⁿ kháu kùe;

those who hold their office through the merit of their ancestors have also to pass the examinations.

cía sĭ chau-sîp nâng kâi kū bûn;

this is plagiarism.

i cong-kú àiⁿ khṳ̀ sîp i;

he is always wanting to make a sly attack on them.