Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/tong
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tong
- tong-iang;
- the centre.
- jìt tùi tong;
- the sun is in the zenith.
- tong-pāng;
- medium sized.
- i cí-hûe hŵn sǹg-sĭ tong-nî;
- he is still middle aged.
- tong-nâng; tong kang nâng;
- a days man, an intercessor, an agent, an arbitrator or umpire.
- sàng câp níe ngṳ̂n tong-kim;
- gave ten taels to the agent as his fee.
- tī-tiâng cò̤ tong-pó̤?
- Who went bail for him?
- tong-téng kâi nâng;
- an ordinary or commonplace person.
- tong kok; tong-ngŵn;
- China.
- sīa tîeh pá kâi tong-iang;
- hit the centre of the target.
- tong gūa kâi hùe-mûeh to sĭ cŭ-cîp tŏ̤ cí-kò̤;
- native and foreign goods are all brought together here.
- tit tong cū hò̤, m̄ hó̤ thài-kùe īa m̄ hò̤ put kîp;
- do not have either an excess or a deficiency, but have just enough.
- tṳ-tong;
- a pig broker.
- thn̂g-tong;
- sugar broker.
- sĭ sî thâu, a sĭ sî tong, a sĭ sî búe?
- Is it the beginning, the middle or the latter part of the hour?
- tong kèⁿ;
- middle aged.
- i cí-hûe cìaⁿ tong-kèⁿ tó̤ kīaⁿ;
- he is now in the prime of life.
- cí kâi cṳ-ce tī-tîang có̤ tong-ke?
- Who is the master of this school?
- sî i cò̤ tong-cú;
- he is the head of the house.
- hâng-tong;
- the head of a firm.
- châi-tong kio húe-kì to tîeh hûa;
- the master and his partners should be on good terms.
- tong-si;
- a thing, a creature, anything, used as a term of reproach.
- màiⁿ chái hṳ́ khí àu tong-si;
- pay no attention to those worthless scamps.
- huang-lô kâi húe-thùaⁿ tong-tong âng;
- the coals in the furnace are fiery red.
- tong-chîn;
- a loyal minister.
- tong-kău; tong-hŏ;
- faithful, honest.
- sĭ tong-tong kău-kău kâi nâng;
- is one who is devotedly faithful.
- i cṳ̄-lâi tong-tong hŏ-hŏ;
- he has hitherto been most faithful.
- pùaⁿ tong pùaⁿ châm;
- half loyal and half disloyal.
- tong-kău kâi ŭ; khek-pô̤h kâi ŭ;
- have both faithful and unfaithful ones.
- tong ngĭ;
- honest and upright.
- cĭn tong pò̤ kok;
- with utmost sincerity answered the monarch.
- tong-tît kâi nâng;
- an honest man.
- i cêk-sî móng-tóng;
- she was bewildered at the moment.
- cìeⁿ tōa kâi, móng-móng tóng-tóng;
- thongh so large, is yet very stupid.
- thóiⁿ tîeh cū tóng i kâi khìo;
- on seeing it, he takes in its meaning.
- i m̄ tóng sṳ̄;
- he does not understand the matter.
- tîeh chíaⁿ ŭ tóng sṳ̄ kâi chut lâi;
- must ask some one who understands the case to come forth.
- cò̤-nî tàⁿ i to m̄ tóng;
- he does not take in the meaning of anything that is said to him.
- tóng chêng-lí;
- understand the fitness of things.
- kó-tóng;
- curiosities, antiques, rare articles.
- i tó̤ bōi kó-tóng;
- he sells curiosities.
- kó-tóng phò;
- a curiosity shop.
- i kâi, kó-tóng căi;
- he is very old fashioned.
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- To hit the centre; struck or taken by, as a fit; to attain; to accomplish; fit; suitable.
- i kâi sĭ tòng huang a sĭ tòng hâng?
- Has she been in a draft or been chilled?
- tòng sú;
- sun-stroke.
- i khṳt i tòng tîeh cìⁿ;
- she was struck by his arrow.
- i thiaⁿ tîeh tó̤ tòng cìⁿ;
- on hearing it, he was hurt as if pierced by an arrow.
- tòng tîeh pá sim;
- hit the centre of the target.
- ūe tàng lâi tòng khéng;
- what has been said meets the exigency; spoke to the purpose or point.
- ieh khṳ̀ kòi lío;
- he has fallen into the trap.
- ieh khṳ̀ tòng a m̄ tòng?
- Did I guess rightly or not?
- cêk ē khṳ̀ kàu nĕ tòng-tòng;
- went to the right spot at once.
- chìn-thiⁿ-sî pak-thâu kâi hô̤ cū tòng kàu hó̤ kîaⁿ cò̤ lō;
- in the cold season the northern streams freeze over so that they may be travelled over as roads.
- tŏ̤ cí kò̤ ciu nî cúi bŏi tòng;
- water does not freeze here the whole year through.
- tòng sí;
- freeze to death.
- tòng-thìaⁿ kàu năi m̄ khṳ̀;
- it aches so I cannot stand it.
- i cē tìeⁿ lâng cū cheⁿ tòng-thìaⁿ;
- as soon as it is filled with pus it aches with a constant throbbing pain.
- khṳt i tàng lô̤h khṳ̀ cū li-li tòng-thìaⁿ khí lâi;
- after being stung it began to ache hard and continuously.
- kha tòng chíu tòng;
- shook all over.
- kîaⁿ lō khâp-khâp-tòng;
- shivered as he walked.
- chìn kàu tó̤ tòng;
- so cold that he shivers.
- khîeh ceng tê tòng kàu cêk koiⁿ;
- when he takes a cup of tea he shakes so as to spill it all over.
- tŏng-hìⁿ; tŏng-tŏng-hìⁿ;
- to flirt; to flop; to sway.
- i cŏ̤ to m̄ tiām cŏ̤, kha tŏng chíu hìⁿ;
- when he sits down he never sits still, but keeps flopping his limps about.
- i kîaⁿ lió ki piⁿ tŏng-tŏng-hìⁿ;
- his queue flops about as he walks.
- i kâi phâng khṳt huang chue lîh lío tŏng-tŏng-hìⁿ;
- the sail having been torn by the wind flaps to and fro.
- toaⁿ-toaⁿ thóiⁿ-kìⁿ tek-búe tong-tong-hìⁿ;
- saw nothing but the tops of the bamboos swaying to and fro.
- níng khun tŏng kúi ūi?
- How many are there of you brothers?
- tŏng-chun, tŏng hē, tŏng chiu, tŏng tang;
- the middle of spring, of summer, of autumn, and of winter.
- tŏng nî;
- the title of Confucious.
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- To excite, to move, to affect, to influence; to move the mind; to shake, to stir; to set on foot; to take action; momentum; movement; agitated.
- kám-tŏng i kâi sim;
- sway his feelings.
- khṳ̀ thàm tîeh cn̂g kâi bô̤ tŏng-cĕng;
- went and peered in and found there was not the least movement anywhere.
- i tī-tîang-sî tŏng sin?
- When did he start?
- ciu-jît m̄-hó̤ cn̂g kâi bô̤ ūn-tŏng;
- it is not well to go all day without excercise of any sort.
- m̄-hó̤ tông tîeh khì;
- do not get irritated.
- chīu sin khĭa tit cìaⁿ, m̄ phàⁿ chīu búe hnang îo-tŏng;
- when the trunk stands firm, there is nothing to fear from the wind's waving the branches.
- i sĭ lâi tó̤ îo-tŏng kun sim kâi;
- he is here disturbing the minds of the soldiers.
- kîaⁿ tŏng kâi khẃn tîeh ô̤h hó̤ cē;
- must learn how to move about properly.
- i kâi kṳ́-tŏng kui-kui kṳ́-kṳ́;
- his behaviour is very respectful.
- cêk kṳ́ cêk tŏng to bô̤ thèng cò̤;
- makes no random movements.
- i tŏng put tŏng cū seⁿ-khì;
- he gets angry at the least cause.
- m̄ káⁿ kiaⁿ tŏng lṳ́;
- I feat that I am disturbing you.
- bô̤ tŏng nâng cêk cháu cêk bâk;
- did not take a spear of grass nor a stick of wood from anybody.
- tī-tiang-sî tŏng thó?
- When are you to commence building?
- cṳ̆-tŏng;
- self-respect.
- i cò̤ sṳ̄ to m̄ cṳ̆ tŏng;
- he does things is a way that reflects no credit on himself.
- thóiⁿ tŏng;
- to esteem.
- kùi tŏng;
- to evince respect.
- thóiⁿ m̄ tŏng;
- show no respect toward.
- i to m̄ tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
- he does not consider this matter of any importance.
- nâng pí mûeh sī kùi tŏng;
- people are to be regarded rather than things.
- tŏng bûn, m̄ tŏng bú;
- shows respect to literary acquirements, but not to military achievements.
- i sĭang tì-tŏng cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
- he regards this affair as one of the greatest importance.
- tieh tŏng cí kâi nâng;
- pay respect to this person.
- tieh tŏng cí kâi huap;
- regard these rules.
- sío-jîn tŏng lĭ m̄ tŏng ngĭ, kun-cṳ́ tŏng ngĭ m̄ tŏng lĭ;
- uncultured people regard profit rather than propriety, cultured people consider propriety more important than profit.
- sêng tŏng sun;
- one who take the place of a deceased superior.