Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/bih

by Adele Marion Fielde

bih

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• Flat, thin, flattened out.

i kâi thâu bih-bih;

it has a flat head.

khoih bih-bih;

to flatten by squeezing between two boards.

tĕⁿ bih;

squeezed flat.

teh bih;

crushed flat.

khṳt nâng lūn kàu bih-bih;

trampled flat by people.

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• To crouch down; to lie perdue; to crouch for the purpose of concealment.

cē bih kĕ cū tok i m̄ tîeh;

as he crouched, the knife failed to hit him.

méⁿ-méⁿ bih-cáu;

ran away quickly crouching out of sight.

bih kàu nâng chūe m̄ tîeh;

hid away so that he could not be found.

koi bih lô̤h khṳ̀;

the hen squats in order to get out of sight.

i àm-cĕⁿ bih cêk chiu ké-húe tŏ̤ hṳ́-kò̤;

he secretly concealed a pile of weapons there.

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• Bamboos or reeds split into strips; splints; slats.

i tó̤ phùa tek bîh;

he is making splints.

cía àiⁿ bîh-cheⁿ kâi a bîh-n̂ng kâi?

Would you use the outer or the inner portion of the bamboo for this?

tháng-kho bîh;

slats used for bucket-hoops.