Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/uai
uai
- uai i lîap mâk chut lâi;
- gouged out one of his eyes.
- uai hĭⁿ;
- to dig the wax out of the ears with a little scoop.
- uai to̤;
- an ear-scoop.
- uai phīⁿ khang mô̤ⁿ;
- remove the hairs from the nostrils by means of a sharp scoop.
- uai kàu kâi khang khuah-khuah;
- scooped out a great cavity.
- jī sía tāⁿ, m̄ hó̤ uai pó;
- when a letter is incorrectly written, one should not dig it out and paste in another.
- uai tīo thô;
- scoop out the clay.
- i kâi sim nai tn̂g;
- a depraved nature.
- cò̤ lío uai-uai chúa-chúa;
- made all askew.
- m̄ sĭ nai-chúa kùe lâi cū sĭ uai-chúa kùe khù, jw̆n cò̤, m̄ tît;
- if it does not lop over one way it will the other, and I cannot manage in any way to make it stand upright.
- i kâi kháu ngán ŏi uai-sîa;
- his mouth and eyes are awry.
- úai tîeh kha;
- to sprain one's ankle.
- kha úai kàu bŏi kîaⁿ;
- has sprained his leg so that he cannot walk.
- kîah thô̤ khah kûiⁿ, kîaⁿ lō phîh-phîh úai;
- the supports of my clogs are too high, and when I walk my feet slip.
- kŭa ôi úai lîh khṳ̀;
- my shoe split, by the turning of my foot.