Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/so̤

by Adele Marion Fielde

so̤

• 蝹so̤11421429
• The motion of snakes.

so̤ jîp khang tói;

wriggled into his hole.

so̤ m̄ kùe;

cannot wriggle through.

i cò̤ i so̤ khṳ̀;

he wriggled off.

• 疏so̤7751037
• Open; wide apart; coarse; distant in space, time or relationship; sundered; sleazy; pervious; lax.

hi-so̤;

sleazy, thin, having wide interstices.

nâng-mûeh hi-so̤;

the population is sparse.

tẁn bŏi so̤-ngô̤;

assure that there will be no remissness.

kío i ío so̤;

not so nearly related to her.

bô̤ chin so̤ kău pô̤h;

have no relationships, either near or distant.

ŭ chin ŭ so;

relationships more or less close.

i sĭ so̤-châi cĭang-ngĭ kâi nâng;

he is an open-handed, equitable person.

so̤-thong hô̤ lō;

clear out the water courses.

nâng-chêng so̤-pô̤h;

his humanity is rarely exhibited.

• 搓so̤10036410
• To twist, as thread, by rolling it under the hand on a board; to twist between the fingers; to rub between the hands; to manipulate into a shape.

so̤ cò̤ cêk tîo;

twist them into one string.

so̤ cò̤ cúa-tîo; soⁿ cûa-ín; so̤ cúa-bûe;

make lamp lighters.

so̤ cò̤ cêk lîap îⁿ-îⁿ;

roll it into a ball.

i mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam, tēⁿ ìuⁿ;

she is expert in shaping bound feet.

khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ nē so̤-mông i, so̤-mông kàu i huaⁿ-hí;

quietly pet him, till he is in good temper about it.

so̤ i bûa;

roll it up into a wad.

• 唆so̤815307
• To set at variance; to sow discord.

sĭ i tó̤ thie-so̤;

it is he who provokes the strife.

kà-so̤ kàu i nŏ̤ nâng wn-ke;

stirred up ill feeling till the two were on bad terms with each other.

i to sĭ khṳ̀ kà-kà so̤-so̤;

is always going and inciting enmity between them.

kà-so̤ kùe lâi kà-so̤ kùe khṳ̀;

going to and fro with tales that tend to enrage.

lo̤-so̤ căi;

very vexatious, as incessant talk.

• 梭so̤814757
• A shuttle; to fly like a shuttle.

cit pò kâi so̤-kìaⁿ;

a weaver's shuttle.

jît gûeh jû so̤;

time flies like a shuttle.

chin-chĭeⁿ so̤-kíaⁿ kâk kùe lâi kâk kùe khṳ̀;

like a shuttle thrown to and fro.

• 所só̤817634
• A place; a spot; a relative pronoun, that which, the things which, what, who, (it follows the subject and precedes the verb it rules); a cause by which.

só̤ ŭ kâi khîeh lâi;

bring what you have.

i só̤ tàⁿ kâi ūe m̄ sît;

what he said was not true.

cía sĭ nâng só̤ àiⁿ kâi;

this is what people want.

só̤ sīeⁿ kâi cū tùi;

what I thought proves to be the case.

cía sĭ sim só̤ ngw̆n kâi;

this is what my heart desires.

i bô̤ só̤ put lêng;

there is nothing that he is unable to do.

lṳ́ só̤ cai kâi hó̤ ô̤h úa thiaⁿ;

narrate to me what you know about it.

cía sĭ i só̤ tng-eng-kai cò̤ kâi;

this is what it behooves him to do.

lṳ́ ŭ só̤ m̄ cai;

you are ignorant of some things.

tîeh cá ūi cṳ só̤;

a site must be fixed on before-hand.

cí-kò sĭm-mih só̤-căi?

What place is this?

i so̤ cîah sĭ sĭm-mih mûeh, só chēng kâi i-hôk căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?

What does he eat, and what sort of clothes does he wear?

só̤-íⁿ;

therefore; for this reason; a a consequence of this; on that account.

só̤-íⁿ úa m̄ khṳ̀;

from that it followed that I did not go.

só̤-íⁿ-jîen;

the reason why.

só̤-íⁿ-jîen kâi tŏ̤-lí sĭ cò̤-nî?

What is the doctrine which is thus derived?

pī i só̤ pek a m̄ sĭ?

Was urged to it by him was he not?

bŏi pĭ i só̤ khó;

was not harrassed by him.

sĭ in-ūi pĭ nâng só̤ jôk;

is was on account of his having been insulted.

chì mn̄g i só̤ cò̤ hô̤ sṳ̄;

inquire what it is that he is doing.

só̤ thâk hô̤ cṳ?

What books is he studying?

kak tit khî só̤;

each is in its place.

bô̤ chù bô̤ só̤;

have no home.

i tó̤ kẃn ki-só̤;

he has charge of the jail in the yamun.

tîeh tùi phŵn-chê-só̤ kò̤ kùe;

must go by the place where salt is inspected.

ŭ só̤ tit a bô̤?

Did he get anything by it?

bô̤ só̤ tit cū màiⁿ;

if am to get nothing thereby, I will not do it.

• 鎖só̤81516710
• A lock, a clasp; to lock, to fetter.

só̤-thâu;

a lock.

só̤-sî;

a key.

só̤-thâu khak;

the casing of a lock.

só̤-thâu soi; só̤-thâu tṳ̄;

the bolt of a Chinese lock.

màiⁿ kêh tīo só̤-thâu-soi;

do not press the key so hard as to disorder the bolt.

khui só̤-thâu;

to unlock.

m̄ cêng só̤;

it is not locked.

só̤ mn̂g;

lock the door.

huang só̤ kàu kien-kien ku-ku;

sealed and locked up very tightly.

îeh-kúi só̤;

a spring lock.

ngṳ̂n kâi só̤-thâu-kíaⁿ;

a tiny silver lock.

• 嫂só̤7263810
• An elder brother's wife; a young married woman.

a-só̤;

a term used in addressing a young married woman.

ke só̤;

my sister-in-law.

tōa só̤, jī só̤, saⁿ só̤;

the wives of the three elder brothers.

hiaⁿ só̤;

the eldest brother and his wife.

móng a-só̤;

the wife of a certain young man.

píe só̤;

a cousin's wife.

sie-m̂ng só̤;

a woman and her husband's young brother.

só̤ cek put thong mn̄g;

his wife and his younger brother do not speak with each other.

• 使só̤76196
• To spend; to pay out.

só̤-hùi; sṳ́-hùi;

expenditure; outlay; necessary expenses.

kâi gûeh ēng só̤-hùi jîeh cōi ngṳ̂n?

What is the outlay per month?

cu bŭ kâi sṳ́-hùi lîah khĭam-khĭam;

in all departments of the business the expenses are kept as small as possible.

• 瑣屑só̤-siak815
• Pretty; minute; annoying.

i mih sṳ̄ to sĭ só̤-só̤ siak-siak;

he is very fidgety about everything.

màiⁿ kòi-kà hìeⁿ só̤-siak;

do not explain the very trifling details.

• 賽sò̤72315410
• To vie with; to try who can make the best show; to rival; contesting.

sò̤ thóiⁿ tī-tîang ŏi;

strive, and see who is ablest.

nŏ̤ nâng tó̤ sie sò̤;

the two are rivaling each other in a contest of skill.

nŏ̤ pang tó̤ sie sò̤ ngía;

the two companies are seeing which will outdo the other in making a fine display.

• 疏sò̤7751087
• To state to a superior; a statement.

i kâi càu-sò̤ cò̤ lâi hó̤ căi;

his memorial is well written.

sía cêk tieⁿ sò̤-bûn khṳ̀ sie;

write out a statement and burn it (before the gods).

cĭeⁿ sò̤ khṳ̀ kàing hûang-tì;

lay a protest before the emperor.

• 撞sŏ̤1146412
• To batter down.

sŏ̤ mn̂g;

to batter in a door.

sŏ̤ mn̂g châk;

robbers who force entrance into dwellings.