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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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is not as much as he wants to eat.

i m̄ kàu cîah;
she has not enough to eat.
chíaⁿ i cîah to̤h;
invite him to supper.
cîah phîⁿ-hun;
take snuff.
cîah cheⁿ hun;
smoke green tobacco.
cîah cúi-hun;
smokes strong tobacco.
mih hun to̤ cîah;
smokes any sort of tobacco.
i sĭ cîah hun-kuah;
he lives on sweet potatoes; he is very poor.
thâng cîah thâng;
tōa thâng cîah sòi thâng; animals live on animals, the larger eating the smaller.
lṳ́ sî cîah cú-nâng a sĭ cîah ka-kī?
Does your employer board you or do you board yourself?
khṳt nâng cîah tōa-bó̤-mûeh cîⁿ khṳ̀;
he had a large amount of money made away with by somebody.
kōi cîah húe;
it easily ignites.
cîah nâng cíu nêk, kāng nâng cò̤ hok;
be a comfort to those whose meat and wine sustain you.
bô̤ kong m̄ ká cîah lôk;
dare not partake of the imperial rations unworthily.
úa kwt m̄ cîah ngân;
I shall certainly not eat my own words.
tōa cîah, sòi cîah;
large and small eaters.
chùi siap bŏi cîah;
has no appetite for food.
chùi kût cîah ke;
has a good appetite.
ūi khui, ŏi cîah;
has a relish for food.
cîah tit lô̤h, sio tit khṳ̀;
if you can eat it you can digest it.
cîah m̄ lô̤h;
cannot eat it.
cîah lío màiⁿ kéⁿ tîeh;
do not let it stick in your throat when swallowing it.
cîah lío kṳ̆ tîeh;
choked in eating it.
hàuⁿ cîah;
fond of it.
ka-kī cîah ka-kī;
he feeds himself.
keh-cîah;
indigesttion.
hó̤ cîah a m̄ hó̤ cîah;
whether good to eat or not.
ŭ hó̤ cîah;
has food.
bô̤ hó̤ cîah;
has nothing to eat.
pn̄g cîah cîⁿ;
an allowance for food.
pêh cîah;
eats it out of hand.
thau cîah;
pilfers food.
cîah kàu pûi-pûi;
has become very stout.
cò̤-nî cîah kàu ìeⁿ sáng?
How is it that he has become so thin?
cîah li ŏi cîah, tōa li bŏi tōa;
he eats without growing.
sĭ cîah sieⁿ a m̄ sĭ?
He has marasmus has he not?
cêk sim àiⁿ tùe kíaⁿ cîah, cêk sim àiⁿ kha tâh chut;
her mind was divided between remaining with her children, and marrying again.
ŭ thang hó̤ cîah;
is provided with food.
bô̤ thang hó̤ cîah;
has nothing to eat.
cîah līo;
bread-stuffs; victuals.
cîah tû;
a food-safe.
cîah pn̄g chn̂g;
a dining table.
cîah sîah;
to feast.
cîah kúe-cí sṳ tîeh ki;
when you eat the fruit remember the branches.
cí cîah cûn cĭu cîah chim cúi;
this boat draws much water.
cêk jît cîah saⁿ tǹg;
eats three meals a day.
cîah lō cúi;
gets the dew upon it.
cîah i kâi khì;
takes in its exhalations.
só̤ cîah sĭ suaⁿ-tien hái-bī;
eats of the fat of the land.
ùi cîah îeh;
loathes medicine.
i m̄ cîah;
he does not eat it.
i m̆ cîah;
he will not eat it.
kò nâng lâi pa-lói cîah;
hire some to do the
cooking.
i pa-lói kâi mûeh ío hó̤ cîah;
what she prepares is delicious.
cîah tíam sim;
to stay the stomach; to take a bite.
cîah píaⁿ tîeh nŭaⁿ ka-lio;
you can't eat biscuit without saliva to moisten it.
bói cho̤h mûeh-cîah;
buy something to eat.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ bói cîah;
there is no place in which one can buy victuals.
siu-sîp cîah;
prepare the meal.
lău cîah swt;
one who sponges his food.
cîah cúi m̄ ta;
got into hot water.

ciak

  • ciak811643
  • To fill a cup; to deliberate upon.
pô̤h ciak;
a slight repast.
hí ciak;
a marriage feast.
nŏ̤ nâng tùi ciak;
drank each other's healths.
cim-ciak jû kîaⁿ;
we will do what we decide upon after consultation.
nŏ̤ nâng cim-cim ciak-ciak;
the two were perpetually in consultation.
cim-ciak kàu hó̤-hó̤;
arranged satisfactorily by mutual consultation.
úa kio lṳ́ cim-ciak kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;
I have something that I wish to consult with you about.
cèng nâng cò̤-nî ciak-ngí?
To what decision did they all come after consultation?
ciak-ngí cò̤ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
they decided to do thus.
ciak-lĭang kàu thó̤-thó̤ tàng-tàng;
all is satisfactorily settled.
chŵn bô̤ cim-ciak;
there was no consultation about it.
lṳ́ màiⁿ ka-kī tó̤ ciak;
do not act independently.
ciak cò̤ kâi gûeh cêk tńg;
adopted the decision that it should be done once a mouth.
  • ciak9978714
  • A title of nobility; a cup for libations.
ciak-pue;
a wine goblet.
ciak lôk;
rank and salary.
kong-ciak;
duke.
hô-ciak;
marquis.
pek-ciak;
earl.
cṳ́-ciak;
viscount.
lâm-ciak;
baron.
ciak-hâm;
titled people.
hong ciak;
confer a title of nobility.

ciam

  • ciam977423
  • Tapering; pointed; sharp.
téng ciam căi;
very sharp.
ciam-lāi;
acute.
kha ciam chíu ìuⁿ;
tapering feet and delicate hands.
cńg-thâu ciam-ciam;
tapering fingers.
siah kàu ciam-ciam;
whittle it down to a point.
bŏi ciam;
blunt.
so̤ kàu ciam-ciam;
roll between the thumb and finger to a sharp point.
pit-ciam;
the point of a pen.
so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
roll and squeeze down, as women do their bound feet.
mîaⁿ-ke so̤ ciam tĕⁿ ìuⁿ;
expert in shaping bound feet; one who possesses great tact.
ciam taⁿ;
a carrying pole.
chùi ciam-ciam;
a needle shaped snout.