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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
- 層în9524412
- A storey; a tier; a strata.
- cí kâi thah káu în;
- this pagoda has seven storeys.
- châ thîap cò̤ cêk în cêk în;
- lay the bundles of wood up in tiers.
- bé-thâu kâi cîeh kih cêk în cêk în;
- the stones of the pier are laid in tiers.
- kheng thâh cêk în cêk în;
- the baskets are piled up in tiers.
- thîap lô̤h ŭ kúi în?
- How many tiers have you put in place?
- lṳ́ sìo thóiⁿ cêk în ŭ jîeh cōi kâi;
- count and see how many there are in one tier.
- în cîⁿ;
- money, bullion, specie, silver.
- cí kâi úa bói ngŏ-câp kâi în-cîⁿ;
- I bought this for fifty silver pieces.
- cí kâi ēng kúi kâi în-cîⁿ cìaⁿ bói tit tîeh?
- What amount of money will be required in order to purchase this?
- 暈īn1145729
- A halo around the sun or moon, or vapors condensing around them.
- gûeh īn;
- a halo around the moon.
- thóiⁿ tîeh kâi īn;
- see the halo.
- cêk kâi īn;
- a ring of vapor around the sun or moon.
- thâu hui-hui-cng, chin-chĭe tó̤ īn;
- my head swims as if I were dazed.
- jît īn;
- a haze around the sun.
- 翔īn7921246
- To soar; to hover over.
- cí nŏ̤ ciah tó̤ īn kâi, kâi sĭ tī-tîang kâi hún-cío;
- whose are the two doves that are circling in the air?
- tŏ̤ pùaⁿ-thiⁿ tó̤ īn;
- soaring in mid-heaven.
- pue tŏ̤ hûn-twn kò̤ īn;
- fly upward and soar among the clouds.
- īn kàu khuah-khuah;
- soar far and wide.
io
- 妖io1074384
- A fairy, fay, or hobgoblin.
- io-kùai;
- an elf.
- io-ciaⁿ;
- a fairy.
- io-ciaⁿ kúi-kùai;
- fays and imps.
- io-khì;
- an apparition.
- thóiⁿ tîeh io-khì sĕng căi;
- saw throngs of bogies.
- io-ngân;
- ghost-stories.
- io-ngîak;
- prodigies.
- i kâi io huap tōa;
- his spells are forceful.
- chíaⁿ i lâi siu io;
- ask him to come and control the elves.
- tṳ̂ io-kùai;
- remove the elfins.
- khu-tôk io-sîa;
- drive out the imps.
- cìe io kìaⁿ;
- a mirror in which fairies may be seen.
- io-jîo;
- to ogle; to try to be fascinating.
- 邀io107516213
- To ask; to engage to do.
- io úa khṳ̀ thit-thô̤;
- he asked me to go out for recreation with him.
- io lṳ́ cò̤-pû lâi khṳ̀;
- ask you to go along with them.
- àiⁿ io i tâng khṳ̀ a m̆?
- Are you going to ask him to go too?
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- 幺io1075520
- The ace in dice; minute; atomic.
- io jī saⁿ sì ngŏ lâk;
- the spots upon dice.
- pûah tîeh lâk kâi io;
- threw six aces.
- io-môⁿ;
- microscopic; very minute.
- 吆io1075303
- To cry out; to shout.
- io-toah;
- bawl out.
- io tn̂g;
- call the court to order.
- cŏ̤ lô̤h khṳ̀ cē io tn̂g, i cū kiaⁿ kàu tó̤ tòng;
- when they sat down and called the court to order, he was so frightened that he trembled.
- io-io toah-toah;
- yelling and shouting.
- 飢io3341842
- Hungry; famished.
- i kâi tó io;
- he is half-famished.
- io-gō̤ kúi;
- a hungry imp.
- tó io, cū kōi cîah;
- when the stomach is empty, eating is easy.
- 要io10771463
- To make an agreement; to be bound; to restrict; to seek for; to expostulate with; to examine into.
- kú io put bûang;
- do not disregard the old agreement.
- i sĭ ŭ io-khîu kâi sim;
- he has an inquiring mind.
- io-kun;
- to force a course by threats of consequences; to take a stand from which there can be no further demur.
- 那io6101634
- An interrogative particle, implying dissent.
- cêk īeⁿ cṳ́ keⁿ io ŭ nŏ̤ īeⁿ bī;
- one mess of pottage cannot have two different flavours.
- io ŭ ko̤h īeⁿ?
- How can there be any different sort?
- io ŭ cí kâi tŏ̤-lí?
- How can that be right?
- io hó̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ; m̄ hó̤;
- why should you do that; it will not do.
- io hó̤ kẃn-thăi i cìeⁿ-seⁿ!
- Why should you treat him like that!
- 稍ío7461157
- Rather; slightly; for the most part; somewhat more.
- taⁿ ío tōa lío;
- is now somewhat larger.
- ío kûiⁿ;
- rather taller.
- chūe kâi ío sòi kâi kèng hó̤;
- to seek out a smaller one would be better.
- cá m̄ pat, hīn-kim ío pat;
- formerly he did not understand, but now he partially understands.
- hṳ́ tiang-sî ē-ē àiⁿ phah i, taⁿ ío sieh i;
- she then frequently beat him, but now she is kinder to him.
- 窕窈ío-thío1077
- Quiet; retiring; tranquil.
- seⁿ lâi ío-thío căi;
- she is naturally very refined.
- thóiⁿ tîeh i ío-ío thío-thío cū huaⁿ-hí;
- when he saw that she had a refined appearance, he rejoiced.
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