Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/tiap

by Adele Marion Fielde

tîap

• 揲tîap893649
• To grasp divining straws in the hand.

tîap si;

to cast lots.

tîap si sĭ tîap tîeh sĭm-mih khùe?

What was indicated by the lot which he drew?

• 蝶tîap8901429
• A butterfly.

îap-tîap;

butterflies; hinges of foreign pattern.

ôi sĭ àiⁿ bói tîap-thâu kâi;

wishes to buy shoes that have ornamentation on the toes.

àiⁿ ēng thih kâi îap-tîap a tâng kâi îap-tîap?

Do you wish to use iron or brass hinges?

cí kâi îap-tîap ēng kú huang-hāi, tîeh lêng-ūaⁿ ūaⁿ kâi îap-tîap;

these hinges having been used a long time are worn out, and must be replaced by new ones.

• 牒tîap891919
• A card or letter of introduction; official instruction.

kâi nâng tîeh ēng kâi tîap;

a card must be used for each person.

ēng jîeh cōi cîⁿ kio i chíu tîap?

How much money is required to get from him a card to the god who is to be consulted?