Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/tih

by Adele Marion Fielde

tih

• 滴tih9018511
• A drop; to fall in drops; to drip.

khṳt hŏ tih tîeh;

wet by rain.

khṳt hŏ lāu tih tîeh;

wet by the rain that leaked in.

khàu kàu mâk-cap tih cêk saⁿ;

cried till the tears dropped all over her tunic.

tâp-tâp-tih;

pattering drops.

tih cêk koiⁿ;

dripped all over the room.

tih bô̤ nŏ̤ tíam lô̤h khṳ̀;

dropped in barely two drops.

tih ke cêk tíam;

drop in another drop.

cêk tíam cêk tih to bŏi chò̤;

there is not the slightest mistake in it.

hueh lâu hueh tih;

the blood oozes out.

lîm-cîⁿ-cúi tíam-tíam tih bô̤ cha chî;

the water from the eaves falling drop by drop does not go into the wrong gutter.

tih kàu cêk sin tâm-tâm;

dripped upon me till I am drenched.

li-li tih;

drops continuously.

• 蒂tih8811409
• The stem, peduncle or foot stalk of a flower or fruit.

săi tih;

the persistent calyx of a persimmon.

hue tih;

the stem of the flower.

kaⁿ tih;

the stem of the orange.

• 詬誶tîh-tûh828
• To scold; to rail at.

tîh-tûh-kìe;

the sound of voices in angry talk.

i nŏ̤ nâng tâng-cá tîh-tûh-kìe kâi ŭi mih sṳ̄?

What was it that those two were abusing each other about a little while ago?

tàⁿ ūe m̄ tàⁿ hó̤-hó̤, cò̤-nî tàⁿ kàu tîh-tîh-tûh-tûh;

in speaking why not speak pleasantly, rather than rave and scold.

• 噂tîh10193012

tîh-tîh-tâp-tâp;

conversing amicably without real friendship; talking agreeably.

tàⁿ cêk kùa tâp-tâp, tàⁿ bŏi tit ŵn;

chatted a whole half-day as fast as possible, and could not say half they wished to.

• 碟tîh8911129
• A small plate or saucer.

úaⁿ tîh khîeh khṳ̀ sói;

go and wash the dishes.

sī-îu tîh;

a dish to hold soy.

chò tîh;

a vinegar dish.

sek-līo tîh;

plates used by painters for mixing colors.