Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thoa
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thoa
- i sĭ khṳt i thoa-lŭi tîeh kâi;
- she became involved in it through him.
- i kâi ūe tàⁿ lío thoa nî tòa cúi;
- he drags the subject of his speech through mud and water; he has a very turgid and verbose style of walking.
- cêk ē khah tn̂g thoa-thoa tâh-tâh, to m̄-hó̤;
- if it be too long it draggles on the ground and gets under foot and is very troublesome.
- tṳ tó̤ thoa sim-mûeh?
- What is the pig trailing after him?
- lṳ́ ín-thòa i khṳ̀ tī kò̤?
- Whither are you leading him?
- ŭ nâng ín-thòa i khṳ̀;
- some one is conducting him away.
- thòa-lîen-l̆ui tîeh pât nâng;
- implicate others.
- thòa chíu khîeh lâi;
- bring it along when you come.
- cí cêk thòa kâi chù lóng-cóng i kâi;
- all these dwellings are his.
- thòa tàⁿ ke kúi taⁿ lâi;
- while you are about it bring a few more carries.
- cûn àiⁿ lâi li kŭa hía hùe-mûeh thòa cài lâi;
- when the boat is coming bring those goods along in it.