Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect.
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- 行cūe2071440
- A column; a line; a row.
- cêk jît thâk kúi cūe cṳ;
- read several columns of letters in a day.
- cêk hîeh cò̤ poih cūe;
- make eight columns to the leaf.
- cêk cūe sía saⁿ-câp kâi jī;
- write thirty letters to the column.
cuh
- cíu-cuh;
- a dimple.
- i cē chìe kih-kau nŏ̤ kâi cíu-cuh;
- when she laughs there are two dimples in her cheeks.
- nâng tàⁿ ŭ cíu-cuh kâi cū ŏi cîah cíu, kù-chṳ́ kìe-cò̤ cíu-cuh;
- people say that those who have dimples are apt to be wine-bibbers, therefore dimples are called wine grots.
- 足cuh10141570
- Full; enough; no deficiency; nothing wanting.
- nĕ cuh-cuh, kâi cîⁿ bô̤ kíam;
- fully sufficient, not lacking a cash.
- cêk nî nĕ cuh-cuh;
- fully a year.
- 吮cuh1012304
- To sip, to suck.
- cuh tê;
- sips tea.
- cuh ta;
- to suck dry.
- a-nôⁿ cuh nĭ;
- the infant sucks at the breast.
- máng cuh hueh;
- mosquitoes suck blood.
- cuh cap;
- suck the juice.
- cuh cheng-khih khṳ̀;
- suck it all out clean.
- cuh kàu pá-pá;
- sucked his fill.
cui
- 錐cui1001678
- A point; an apex; a sharp pointed tool.
- bô̤ lîp cui cṳ tī;
- not even a spot where you could put down the point of a pin.
- ín cui chǹg kó;
- pierced his thigh with the point.
- 凸cui892174
- To jut out; projecting.
- phīⁿ cui-cui, mâk thó-thó;
- his nose is large, and his eyes protuberant.
- hṳ́-kò̤ ío cui, hṳ́-kò̤ ío thap;
- there it juts out and there it juts in.
- phīⁿ cui li pó mâk thap;
- the projection of the nose makes up for the hollowness of the eyes; the beauty of one part compensates for the ugliness of another.
- tìn-tang cui khí lâi;
- the center juts out.
- 騅cui1001878
- A black horse.
- o-cui bé;
- a coal black steed.
- 水cúi781850
- Water, the first of the five elements; liquid.
- ká thn̂g-cúi cîah;
- stir up some sweetened water to drink.
- khîeh cho̤h thn̂g khṳ̀ thàu lîang cúi cîah;
- put some sugar into cold water and drink it.
- cíaⁿ cúi;
- fresh water.
- kîam cúi;
- salt water.
- céⁿ cúi;
- well water.
- khoi cúi;
- river water.
- kheⁿ cúi;
- water from a pool.
- hŏ̤ cúi;
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- rain water.
- hái cúi;
- sea water.
- hŏ-sùaⁿ cúi;
- water running from an umbrella.
- lîm-cîⁿ cúi;
- water from the eaves.
- tîe cúi;
- tidal waters.
- lâu cúi;
- the tides.
- lâu-cúi khó̤ a tĭⁿ;
- is the tide falling or rising?
- lâu-cúi ta;
- the tide is at its lowest ebb.
- cúi-síu;
- a waterman.
- cúi-kieh;
- passage money.
- cúi po̤-hûn;
- ripples.
- cúi tōa;
- the water is rising.
- cúi-chia;
- a water wheel.
- sàng cúi-lói;
- send a present of eatables.
- cho̤h cúi pun úa cîah;
- give me a drink of water.
- sŭn cúi;
- go with the current.
- ngêk cúi;
- go against the current.
- taⁿ cui;
- carry water.
- cêk tih cúi;
- a drop of water.
- cêk tíam cúi;
- a very little water.
- cúi-húe-po;
- a man of all work.
- sit cúi;
- lost at sea.
- tâu cúi; thìo cúi;
- to jump overboard.
- pûah lô̤h cúi;
- fell into the water.
- ŏi khṳt cúi kek sí a bŏi?
- Was he drowned?
- m̄ hâh cúi thó;
- the climate is unsuited to him.
- câp jît cúi lō;
- ten days journey by water.
- léng nâng lô̤h cúi;
- pushed some one into the water.
- mâng i lô̤h cúi;
- pulled him into the water.
- kún cúi;
- boiling water.
- chìn cúi; lîang cúi;
- cold water.
- sie cúi;
- hot water.
- cúi húe bô̤ chêng;
- fire and water show each other no favor.
- îeⁿ hue, cúi sèⁿ;
- specious and unstable.
- thâu cúi;
- the best brand.
- jī cúi;
- inferior sorts.
- cúi cheⁿ;
- the planet Mercury.
- cúi ngṳ̂n;
- quicksilver.
- ngṳ̂n cúi;
- an allowance for surplus weight in silver coins.
- cúi côk kâi mûeh;
- aquatic tribes.
- cúi lô̤h cîeh chut;
- when the water falls the stones appear; murder will out.
- phùn cêk sin cúi;
- spattered all over with water.
- i ŏi sîu cúi;
- he can swim.
- bī cúi;
- dive into the water.
- phû tŏ̤ cúi mīn;
- floats on the surface of the water.
- tîm lô̤h cúi tói;
- sinks to the bottom of the water.
- cúi lō khui-thong;
- the passage is clear.
- phīⁿ cúi;
- mucous from the nose.
- nŭaⁿ cúi;
- saliva.
- lan̂g cúi;
- pus.
- hueh cúi;
- the serum of the blood.
- lō cúi;
- dew.
- mâk îeh cúi;
- eye-water.
- îeh cúi;
- liquid medicines.
- cúi-cúi;
- watery.
- keng cúi;
- thien kùi cúi; the menstrual flow.
- sĭen cúi khui;
- incontinence of urine.
- cúi chim a chíen?
- Is the water deep or shallow?
- cúi cheng a lô̤?
- Is the water clear or turbid?
- cí-kò̤ ŭ jîeh cōi sîam cui?
- How many fathoms of water here?
- cúi sek ngía căi;
- the complexion derived from drinking the water of the place, is very fine.
- sek cúi ngía;
- the color is beautiful.
- i cîah m̄ tîeh cúi thó;
- the climate of the place does not agree with him.
- cúi-kng;
- a water jar.
- cúi-kóng;
- a long handled dipper.
- cúi-tháng;
- water buckets.
- èng cúi;
- sprinkle it with water.
- ak cúi;
- pour water on it.
- hŏ-cúi ak kàu tâm-tâm;
- wet by rain.
- cúi-éng;
- waves.
- thó̤iⁿ huang-cúi;
- to consider
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