Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/thoih

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thoih

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  • To bolster up.
thoih kàu nĕ ńng-ńng;
bolster it up very carefully.
hṳ́ ĕ tîeh ŭ mûeh thoih, cìaⁿ bŏi tiaⁿ-cŭang tīo;
there must be something soft put under it, then it will not be broken by a thump.
hṳ́ ĕ thoih kò̤ tê-tĭen sĭ chiu-kue-phûe;
the mat which is under the tea-pot is a vegetable sponge.
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  • To pant, as horses do.
hía bé kiaⁿ kàu thôih;
the horse pants from fright.
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  • To gasp, as if in death.
thóiⁿ-kìⁿ thôih-a-thôih, hŵn-lío cîah ke ku-ā nî;
looked as if gasping his last breath and yet lived for many more years.
khùn kàu tó̤ thôih;
so nearly exhausted that he gasps.
i khùn-jîak căi, tàⁿ bŏ̤ kù ūe, cū tó̤ thôih;
he is very weak, and gasps if he speaks a word.