Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thiet
thiet
- thiaⁿ-kìⁿ ci ki kun àiⁿ thiet, sĭ mē?
- I hear that this regiment is to be recalled is it so?
- cí nŏ̤ īeⁿ chài lâi thiet;
- remove these two dishes from the course.
- thiet hûe khṳ̀;
- has been recalled.
- thiet jīm, tńg khṳ̀;
- left his post and returned home.
- cīeⁿ-si thiet i kâi úi;
- his superior in office has withdrawn his appointment.
- thiet tīo cí nŏ̤ náng lío àiⁿ lêng-ūaⁿ ēng nâng mē?
- After having rejected these two men, do you wish to employ others?
- i kâi tó lâi thong-thiet căi;
- he is very discerning.
- put lŭn sĭ cò̤ sṳ̄ sĭ tàⁿ ūe to sĭ thong-thong thiet-thiet;
- whether in action or in speech he is very sure to get at the underlying motives and facts.
- i sui-sĭ chó̤-lîak ŏi thong, thong lâi m̄ thiet;
- although he understands this to some extent, he does not understand it thoroughly.
- cí cak cṳ kâi tŏ̤-lí sueh lâi thàu-thiet căi;
- the doctrine contained in this passage was very thoroughly explained.
- cêk jī cêk kù to sueh kàu thàu-thàu thiet-thiet;
- explains every word and sentence most thoroughly.
- sái nâng khṳ̀ thiet-tói cheng chê;
- send some one to the very bottom to make an exhaustive investigation.
- ūe tàⁿ lâi hŵn-lío būe thiet-tói;
- has not yet touched upon the bottom facts in what he has said.