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Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
- 粳ciam3221197
- Water-grown rice.
- ciam bí;
- common rice.
- tōa ciam;
- large rice.
- n̂g ciam;
- yellow rice.
- ēng cût bí a ēng ciam bí?
- Do you use the glutinous rice or that which is not glutinous?
- cham khah cōi ciam bí;
- mixed in too much of the water-grown rice.
- 占ciam43253
- To divine; sortilege.
- ciam khùe;
- divination.
- ciam kâi khùe thóiⁿ hó̤ a m̄ hó̤;
- discern the omens and see whether they are favorable or unfavorable.
- cí kâi khùe ciam khṳ̀ m̄ lêng;
- this was a false prediction.
- ciam thien-bûn;
- auger from observation of the stars.
- 瞻ciam4410913
- To look up.
- sĭ nâng só̤ ciam-ngíang kâi nâng;
- he is one whom people look up to.
- ciam mō̤ⁿ;
- to anticipate longingly.
- 沾cîam43855
- Obliged, benefited; to participate in; to be a recipient; to enjoy.
- ciam i kâi kuang;
- had the benefit of his light; got it through his favor.
- tîeh ŭ hó̤ khṳt nâng ciam kuang cìaⁿ hó̤;
- it is well if you have any way whereby you can help others.
- cíam-côih;
- smoothly and evenly cut or wrought out; regular and straight; clean-cut.
- cò̤ khṳ̀ cíam-côih căi;
- made very evenly.
- chù khí kàu cíam-cíam côih-côih;
- the house is built with straight lines and correct angles.
- i kâi ôi cò̤ lâi lah-hah, m̄ cíam-côih;
- his shoes are clumsily made, and are not nicely shaped.
- 佔cìam4596
- To encroach; to usurp.
- pà-cìam;
- to invade and take possession of.
- cìam pâng-î;
- take advantage of to one's own profit.
- cìam tī;
- encroach on another's land.
- cìam khuah;
- to encroach beyond the boundary.
- 探cîam853648
- To search for with the hand.
- cîam kàu khang tói-tói;
- feel for it at the very bottom of the hole.
- tŏ̤ láng tói cîam chut lâi;
- felt for and found it in the bottom of the bag.
- cîam tîeh hṳ́-tói căi-seⁿ-īeⁿ?
- How does the inside of it feel?
- chíu khah tōa, cîam m̄ jîp;
- my hand is too large, I cannot thrust it in.
- 暫cĭam9467211
- Temporary; briefly; for the time being.
- cĭam sî;
- for a little while.
- cĭam sî cîaⁿ kú sî;
- the temporary has become the permanent.
- cĭam ēng sù sî;
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- make use of temporarily.
- úa cĭam nā cí-kò̤;
- I shall stay here but a little while.
- cĭam cŭ;
- a brief stay.
- cĭam khĭa-khí;
- a short residence.
- cĭam chíaⁿ jím i;
- please be patient with it a little while.
- pńg-pńg sĭ àiⁿ cĭam kâi;
- originally desired to take a temporary one.
- cí hûe bô̤, chíaⁿ cĭam cē;
- there is none at this moment, please defer an instant.
- cĭam thàng;
- earn in the interim.
- taⁿ chíaⁿ cĭam ēng, ĕ-jît cìaⁿ lâi bói hó̤ kâi;
- kindly make use of this for the time being, and afterward a better one can be purchased.
- hó̤ cĭam m̄ hô̤ chîang;
- it will do temporarily, but not permanently.
- cĭam cîah;
- stay the stomach meanwhile.
- 漸cĭam9798511
- Gradually; by degrees.
- cĭam-cĭam lâi;
- came on gradually.
- cĭam jîp kia-kéng;
- it becomes more picturesque as you proceed.
- sŭn sŭ, cĭam cìn;
- advancing in regular order cĭam tōa; gradually increase in size.
- cĭam sòi;
- gradually diminish.
- cĭam-cĭam bô̤ khṳ̀;
- gradually disappeared.
- cĭam-cĭam tĭⁿ;
- gradually filled to the brim.
- cĭam-cĭam khó̤;
- gradually ebbs.
- cĭam cĭam îⁿ;
- waxes slowly to the full.
- cĭam-cĭam khí;
- gradually ascends.
- cĭam-cĭam kûiⁿ;
- gradually mounts up.
ciang
- 將ciang967418
- A sign of the future; about to; a leader; regarding; considering.
- ciang cĭu;
- presently.
- ciang lâi;
- in the future.
- ciang kàu;
- close upon.
- ciang àiⁿ cîah;
- about to eat.
- i ciang àiⁿ khṳ̀;
- he is about to go.
- ko-ciang;
- it will do.
- jît ciang àm kâi sî-hāu;
- when it was nearly dusk.
- ciang sí;
- about to die.
- ciang jû cṳ hô̤?
- What can be done?
- ciang jîp mn̂g;
- about to go in at the door.
- ciang-kun;
- a commandant.
- tăi-ciang-kun;
- commander-in-chief.
- pá-ciang;
- in regard to.
- pá-ciang cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄, kio i tàⁿ;
- tell him concerning this affair.
- i pá-ciang lṳ́, cò̤-nî kẃn-thăi?
- As for you, how did he treat you?
- thóiⁿ i pá-ciang cí kâi sṳ̄ cò̤-nî cò̤;
- see what he will do in regard to this matter.
- 張ciang22578
- To display; to publish abroad; to boast of; to make much of.
- khai-ciang;
- to display, (as new goods).
- khua-ciang;
- boastful.
- kuai-ciang căi;
- very cross-grained.
- cí kâi a-noⁿ-kíaⁿ khah kuai-ciang;
- this child is very cross.
- ciang-îang;
- to bruit abroad.
- ŭ cú-ciang, bô̤ cú-ciang;
- there is or is not a way to bring it about.
- sin khai-ciang;
- newly displayed.
- mêng mâk ciang táⁿ;
- it was done openly.
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