Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cṳ

by Adele Marion Fielde

cṳ

• 茲cṳ10291406
• Now; here; still.

cṳ cía;

the following, this time, a phrase used at the beginning of a notice.

hīn-cṳ-căi;

just at present.

hīn-cṳ-căi cí īeⁿ mûeh ŭ jîeh kùi?

How dear is this article just now?

cṳ, íⁿ cang hùe bōi ŵn;

have now sold off all the goods.

• 孜cṳ1029394
• Unwearied; incessant effort; self denying attachment to and sacrifice for.

i ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ lí thàng cîⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;

he devotes himself all day long exclusively to money-making.

kun-cṳ́ kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi sĭen, sío-jîn kâi nâng ciu-jît cṳ-cṳ to sĭ ûi lĭ;

the cultured strive toilsomely all day after goodness, the uncultured strive toilsomely all day for gain.

• 緇cṳ10301208
• Black; very black.

i kâi sek o-cṳ o-cṳ nē;

its color is jet black.

tîeh sẃn ìo pêh kâi, màiⁿ tòa o-cṳ kâi;

you must select a pure white one, not one that is defaced with black spots.

ēng kú cū o-cṳ o-cṳ;

by long use it will become very black.

• 資cṳ10271546
• Riches; money.

ke-cṳ;

patrimony.

ke-cṳ phùa cĭn;

spent all his patrimony.

cṳ pńg;

capital in trade.

cíu cṳ;

drink fee.

kang cṳ-cîⁿ;

a fee for service rendered.

• 書cṳ774736
• A book or volume; documents; writings; characters.

thâk cṳ; reads aloud, thóiⁿ cṳ;

reads silently.

sueh cṳ;

to expound a book.

kháu cṳ;

question pupils.

līam cṳ;

repeat passages from memory.

cṳ-cheh;

books.

cêk pńg cṳ;

a book.

cṳ-ce;

a school.

cṳ-pâng;

a library.

cṳ kim;

money for buying school books.

cṳ-kẃn;

an office.

cṳ-hng;

a bookstore.

cṳ seng;

a scholar.

cṳ-sìn;

a letter.

bûn-cṳ;

dispatches.

cṳ hiang ke;

a literary family.

cṳ-thông;

a boy who dusts a library.

kiaⁿ-cṳ;

the classics.

gūa cṳ;

books other than the classics.

khái cṳ;

plain text.

câp cṳ;

all sorts of books.

• 之cṳ5343
• When placed between two nouns it is a sign of the genitive; which, what, that.

sĭ úa sim cṳ só̤ sĭeⁿ;

it is what I thought.

ŭ tek cṳ nâng;

a man of virtue.

sĭ lṳ́ cṳ hó̤ chù;

it is what is best for you.

ŭ cṳ;

what we have.

cí kâi sṳ̄ ŭ cṳ;

this business which we have on hand.

• 芝cṳ531404
• A certain plant, regarded as felicitous from its durability.

cṳ-mûaⁿ;

the sesamun.

cṳ-mûaⁿ îu;

sesamun oil.

cṳ-lâng;

a plant often drawn in the mouths of deers, and represented in gilded models in temples.

cṳ-lâng hue;

a flower like an orchid.

• 咨cṳ1028306
• To state in writing.

cṳ-bûn;

dispatches.

cṳ-hŭe;

to inform by writing.

cṳ-cheng ŭ sĭm-mih sṳ̄;

he reported what business there was.

i tó̤ lí cṳ-pín;

he is arranging the dispatches.

cṳ khí sṳ-îa;

the secretary who takes care of the dispatches.

• 姿cṳ1028386
• Natural gifts.

thien-cṳ hó̤ căi; cṳ-cieh hó̤ căi;

fine natural gifts.

cṳ-sek;

beauty.

thóiⁿ tîeh i ŭ kúi hun cṳ-sek;

consider him rather fine looking.

cṳ-nîe;

a lady.

cṳ-nîe kíaⁿ;

a young lady.

sĭ ta-po a sĭ cṳ-nîe?

Is it a boy or a girl?

• 煮cṳ́88869
• To cook; to prepare food.

cṳ́ pn̄g;

to cook rice.

cṳ́ chài; cú cîah; prepare a meal;

get supper.

• 子cṳ́88869
• A child; a son; a worthy.

ńng-cṳ́;

a young girl.

thông-cṳ́;

a youth.

cṳ́-tĭ;

a lad.

cíang-cṳ́;

the eldest son.

tek cṳ́;

a son of the chief wife.

sù cṳ́;

sons of concubines.

lâm-cṳ́;

a boy.

ìuⁿ cṳ́;

an infant son.

cong cṳ́;

the one who possesses the rights of primogeniture.

kong cṳ́;

the son of an official.

chiah cṳ́;

a young infant.

cṳ́ sun;

children and grandchildren.

hàu cṳ́;

a filial son.

pẁn cṳ́;

a son-in-law.

khó̤ng-cṳ́;

Confucius.

mêng-cṳ́;

Mencius.

cu cṳ́ peh ke;

all classes of authors.

• 滋cṳ̀10298510
• To enrich; to increase.

cṳ̀-jŭn;

moisten.

cṳ̀-pó;

to strengthen.

cṳ̀-pó kâi îeh;

a tonic.

cṳ̀-jío tī-hng;

disturb the peace of the neighborhood.

cṳ̀ sṳ̄;

make trouble.

cṳ̀ lw̆n;

adds to the confusion.

• 漬cṳ̀10328511
• To soak up, by capillary attraction.

cúi khṳt pò cṳ̀ ta khṳ̀;

the water has all been soaked up by the cloth.

cúi cṳ̀ kàu lok-lok;

completely saturated.

cṳ̀ kàu thàng kùe khṳ̀;

soaked quite through.

khîeh kò̤ pò khṳ̀ cṳ̀ i ta;

take a cloth and go and soak it all up clean.

• 薯cṳ̂77614014
• Potatoes.

hô̤-lang cṳ̂;

Irish potatoes.

hwn cṳ̂;

foreign potatoes.

so-bâk cṳ̂;

pink potatoes.

cṳ̂ hún;

potato flour.

pû cṳ̂-thng;

make some potato soup.

cṳ̂ îⁿ;

potato balls.

• 自cṳ̆10311320
• One's self; from; commencing at.

cṳ̆-kí;

one's self.

cṳ̆-cĭn;

suicide.

i ka-kī cṳ̆ cai;

he knows it himself.

cṳ̆ kó cì kim;

from olden times till now.

cṳ̆-cá;

formerly.

cṳ̆-lâi būe ŭ;

there has never yet been any.

cṳ̆ soiⁿ;

heretofore.

cṳ̆-cṳ̆ jîen-jîen;

certainly; of course.

cṳ̆-jîen kâi;

natural ones.

cṳ̆ ŭ kâi;

spontaneously produced.

cṳ̆ cò̤ cṳ̆ ûi;

self made.

cṳ̆ sĭ;

self confident.

ka-kī cṳ̆ sĭ;

presumptuous, and self opinionated.

cṳ̆-jîen jṳ̂-jîen;

self existent.

put cṳ̆ îu;

I cannot do as I would.

cṳ̆-chông lṳ́ lâi kàu taⁿ;

from the time you came until now.

cṳ̆ lâi cṳ̆ khṳ̀;

comes and goes as he pleases.

cṳ̆ cheng;

gives himself titles.

pńg tìam cṳ̆ cău;

our own manufacture.

cṳ̆ căi;

well and comfortable.

cṳ̆-cṳ̆ căi-căi;

in excellent health.

bô̤ hìeⁿ cṳ̆-căi;

not very well.

cṳ̆ ău;

after that.

cṳ̆ o̤h cò̤ kàu kōi;

from difficult to easy.

cṳ̆ sí cì cong;

from commencement to termination.