Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/soi

by Adele Marion Fielde

soi

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• The din of an onslaught; to shout as in going into battle; to make a hoarse noise; to neigh.

bé tó̤ soi;

the horse is neighing.

hùaⁿ nâng tó̤ soi mih sṳ̄?

What are they all yelling for?

cheⁿ-soi jîp khṳ̀;

rush in with a shout.

khṳt nâng soi lío cìaⁿ cáu;

the people making a great din, he ran off.

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• The oleander.

bâk-soi;

a diminutive variety of the Olea frangrans^*, having reddish flowers.

á ki bâk-soi lâi chah cé-kang;

break off a branch of oleander and put it in the vase.

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• To wash; to bathe; to purify.

sói saⁿ-khò;

wash clothes.

sói-saⁿ-nâng;

a washerman.

sói mīn, sói chíu;

wash the face and hands.

sói-êk;

to bathe.

sói-êk koiⁿ;

a bath house.

sói pêh-pêh; sói cheng-khih;

wash clean.

sói kàu lìu-lìu-kût;

scrub it till it shines.

cē thiaⁿ cū sói hĭⁿ;

after hearing it one needs wash his ears.

sói tò̤;

to clean house.

sói pûaⁿ-úaⁿ;

wash the dishes.

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• Small; petty; little; carefully.

cía sǹg sĭ soi sṳ̄;

this is small business.

lṳ́ tîeh sòi sim;

you must be careful.

lṳ́ īa m̄ sòi chak cū m̄ cai;

if you do not scrutinize it carefully you will not know.

côih sòi kò̤ cē;

slice it in smaller pieces.

sòi-mûiⁿ;

atomic.

sĭm sĭ mûiⁿ-sòi;

is exceedingly minute.

hṳ́ kâi sòi a cí kâi sòi?

Which is the smaller this or that?

cí kâi ío sòi;

this is the smaller.

cí kâi sòi kùe hṳ́ kâi;

this is smaller than that.

cí kâi soi;

this is the smallest.

i cò̤ sṳ̄ ceng-sòi căi;

he does things very thoroughly.

sĭm sĭ ìuⁿ-sòi;

it is of very fine texture.

côih sòi sĭ cē;

cut it up in finer shreds.

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• The youngest.

sòi kâi tau-kíaⁿ;

the youngest son.

sòi kâi cáu-kiaⁿ;

the youngest daughter.

sòi kâi a-î̂;

the youngest of my aunts.

ŭ tōa ŭ sòi;

there are differences in age.

tōa kâi, sòi kâi;

the eldest and the youngest.

cí kâi hŵn sòi;

this one is still very small.

ŭ sòi kâi kíaⁿ tŏ̤ sin-piⁿ;

she has a young child.