Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thṳ

by Adele Marion Fielde

thṳ

• 磨thṳ̀60211211
• To polish or grate by rubbing on a rough surface.

thṳ̀ hun-kuah;

grate sweet potatoes for starch.

li-li thṳ̀, li-li thṳ̀;

scrub hard and continuously.