Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/so

by Adele Marion Fielde

so

• 酥so8161645
• Crisp; flaky; short.

so píaⁿ;

crisp cake.

pek kàu so-so;

toast it till it is very crisp.

mûaⁿ-so-píaⁿ;

a short-cake sprinkled with hemp-seed.

sĭ ēng îu khí-so a ēng lâ khí-so?

Are they shortened with oil or with lard?

so-thn̂g;

molasses candy.

• 蘇so81614016
• A species of thyme, whose fragrant smell refreshes the weary spirit; to cheer up; happy.

so-cí;

a species of Lophanthus^*, cultivated for its oil.

cí-so;

sweet basil.

so-hâh-hieⁿ;

rose-mallows.

so-bâk;

sapan wood.

so-ciu;

Soo-chow.

so sìⁿ, so bō̤, so jìo;

fans, hats, and crape from Soo-chow.

īa-so;

Jesus.

īa-so kà;

Christianity.

• 道sò8671629
• Flavor, gust, sapidity, savor; good effect.

bī-sò; taste, raciness, seasoning; effectual.

bô̤-bī bô̤ sò;

insipid.

bī-sò hó̤;

delicious, palatable.

cí kò̤ khah khin, teh bô̤ bī-sò, tîeh chūe ío tăng lâi teh cìaⁿ ŭ bī-sò;

this is too light and it is of no use to lay it on as a weight, something heavier must be sought and then it will be effectual.

• 素sò8161204
• Plain, simple, unornamented; in the original color or state.

chēng khṳ̀ sò-sò;

plainly dressed.

tá-pàng khṳ̀ sò-sò jú ngía;

one looks better when simply attired.

sò mīn;

of a solid color; without decoration.

sò jìo;

plain crape.

sò lêng-tîu;

plain thin silk.

àiⁿ căm-hue kâi, a sĭ àiⁿ sò-mīn kâi?

Do you want the flowered or the plain?

• 瘦sò75710410
• Thin, poor; meager; lean.

i cìeⁿ-sî sáng-sò;

she is very thin lately.

i cò̤-nî cîah kàn hìeⁿ sò?

What makes him so lean?

sò-sò;

much emaciated.