Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cek

by Adele Marion Fielde

cek

• 燭cek978613
• A candle.

lâh cek;

wax candles.

cúi cêk;

a cat-tail rush.

ce cek;

candles having no animal fat in them.

cho̤ cêk;

a suet candle.

bói cêk tùi tōa cek;

buy a couple of large candles.

tíam cek; líam cek;

light a candle.

soiⁿ suah cek;

previously prepare the candles for lighting, by lighting and inverting them for a moment.

íe cêk;

make candles.

pûn kùe cek;

blow out the candle.

teng-nâng khṳ̀ cĭeⁿ cek;

go and put a candle in the lantern.

so̤ cek-sim;

twist candle wicks.

cìm cek kut;

insert a peg in the lower end of the candle.

cek tîeh bói kău lâh kâi, huang cìaⁿ chue bô̤ hìeⁿ ŏi lŭi;

in buying candles, get those made chiefly of wax, and then they will not be so apt to run down when the wind blows on them.

cek kùe khṳ̀;

the candle has gone out.

chíu màiⁿ jṳ́ tîeh cek-îu;

do not get your hands daubed with candle grease.

cek sái;

the snuff from a candle.

hó̤ khṳ̀ á ki cek lâi tíam;

go and get a candle and light it.

cí ki cek líam lío bô̤ hìeⁿ kng;

this candle does not give a good light.

chái-hue kâi cek;

a candle of varied colors.

tâng pâng hue-cek;

the candles in a bridal chamber.

chong thiⁿ lâh cêk;

an enormous candle used in an illumination in the open air.

cek tâi;

a candle-stand.

cek kóng;

a small candle-stick.

tâng cek, siah cek, pêh-thih cêk;

a brass, pewter, or tin cylinder, holding oil and a wick for burning it.

cek-tâi kha; siah cek-kha;

a candle-stick holder.

cek-tîh;

a low candle-stick.

• 叔cek779296
• A father's younger brother.

a-cek; cek-pĕ;

father's younger brother.

cek kong; lău cek; có cek;

grand father's younger brother.

cek peh hiaⁿ-tĭ;

male cousins, whose fathers were brothers.

chin cek-pĕ; pau cek;

father's own younger brother, the two having the same mother.

cek tîet;

uncle and nephew.

lău cek kong;

great grandfather's younger brother.

a-cek kíaⁿ;

an uncle's infant child.

thâng a-cek;

grandfather's younger brother's son.

cŭang a-cek;

great grandfather's younger brother's grandson.

côk cek;

a distant cousin on the father's side.

sòi cek;

what a wife calls her husband's younger brother.

• 積cek98611511
• To store up, to accumulate, to increase, to multiply.

cek hok;

happiness derived from works of supererogation, (a phrase used by Buddhists).

cek ak;

an accumulation of sins.

cek-thiok;

to amass.

tun-cek;

to heap up.

tun-cek cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;

to amass wealth.

cek tek;

to increase in goodness.

cek nî;

added years.

jît cek gûeh lúi;

days and months multiply.

cek nî, lúi gûeh;

a prolongation of life.

lúi-cek cò̤ cêk ē;

collect in a single sum.

pōiⁿ cek ùaⁿ;

to adjudicate the accumulated cases.

cŭ-cek cò̤ cêk tu;

congregate in one swarm.

cek hueh;

the blood has settled there.

cek khì;

to nurse wrath.

kú nî kâi cek tâk;

the poisonous accumulations of many years.

cek kú kâi mûeh;

long hoarded things.

cek kú kâi pēⁿ;

a disease of many years standing.

sio huang khṳ̀ cek;

aperient and cathartic.

phùaⁿ cek hueh;

relieve congestion.

• 測cek960869
• To estimate; to sound; to fathom.

cek-sǹg;

to conjecture; to calculate; to make an estimate.

cò̤-nî cek-sǹg to m̄ chut;

however much I cogitate upon it, I cannot make it out.

cē cek-sǹg cū chut;

as soon as you reckon it over you will see what it amounts to.

• 則cek956187
• A rule; a standard; wherefore; in that case.

huap-cek;

a rule or pattern to go by.

it cek cò̤-nî, jī cek cò̤-nî?

What is the first step in the process, and what the second?

it cek lô̤h hŏ, jī cek cĭeⁿ sie, châng cĭu kōi hwt;

firstly there must be rain, and secondly there must be warmth, then the rice will readily sprout up.

cìeⁿ-seⁿ îu cṳ cek khó̤, híe-seⁿ cĭu tẁn-tẁn m̄-hó̤;

that method may answer, but the other will assuredly not do.

jîen-cek, lṳ́ cò̤-nî tàⁿ?

If so, then what say you?

sûi cek sĭ cìeⁿ-seⁿ;

this is then the case.

cek lī;

rules and regulations.

sĭang cek châng, tong cek châng, hĭa cek châng;

the upper, middle, and lower field.

• 稷cek98711510
• Panicled millet.

sú cek;

the two kinds of millet.

cì sĭa cek tôaⁿ;

the altar at which offerings are made to the gods of the land and of grain.

• 一cêk109510
• One; a, an, the; entire.

cêk téng bō̤;

a cap.

cêk kâi nâng;

a person.

cêk kĭaⁿ sṳ̄;

an affair.

cêk ki pit;

a pen.

cêk ki teng;

a lamp.

cêk īeⁿ mûeh;

a thing.

cêk khún pò;

a roll of cloth.

cêk kò̤ bâk;

a cake of ink.

cêk ciah cío;

a bird.

cêk ciah gû;

an ox.

cêk ciah cûn;

a boat.

cêk ciah chíu;

one hand.

cêk kha sieⁿ;

a box.

cêk lúi hue;

a flower.

cêk câng chīu;

a tree.

cêk tîo so̤h;

a rope.

cêk kháu phûn;

a grave.

cêk cō̤ thah;

a pagoda.

cêk koiⁿ pâng;

a room.

cêk nía saⁿ;

a jacket.

cêk lîap tāu;

a bean.

cêk tah hûn;

a cumulus cloud.

cêk tîo hûn;

a fleck of cloud.

cêk bó châng;

a field.

cêk khu hn̂g;

a garden.

cêk kîu sùaⁿ;

a ball of thread.

cêk pĭⁿ sùaⁿ;

a skein of thread.

cêk cho̤h bí;

a small quantity of rice.

cêk pé îam;

a handful of salt.

cêk phóng sua;

a double-handful of sand.

cêk tun thòaⁿ;

a heap of coal.

cêk thâh cṳ-cheh;

a pile of books.

cêk pńg cṳ;

a book.

cêk khuh cúi;

a puddle of water.

cêk în cîeh;

a tier of stones.

cêk kah úaⁿ;

a set of ten rice bowls.

cêk cun cúi;

a bottle of water.

cêk phè hue;

an apronfull of flowers.

cêk pau thn̂g;

a package of sugar.

cêk tît ûeh;

a perpendicular stroke.

cêk pé châ;

a bundle of fire-wood.

cêk phìⁿ mn̂g;

a door.

cêk tō̤ nâng;

one generation.

cêk pâk càng;

a dumpling.

cêk tùi koi;

a pair of fowls.

cêk sang ôi;

a pair of shoes.

cêk tūi piaⁿ-íong;

a company of soldiers.

cêk khûn îeⁿ;

a flock of sheep.

cêk khûn nâng;

a throng of people.

cêk ûeh;

a dash.

cêk phuah;

a stroke to the left.

cêk tíam;

a dot.

cêk cūe;

a line.

cêk hîeh cheh;

a leaf of a book.

cêk phien cṳ;

a page of a book.

cêk cūe hûn;

a crease.

cêk cūe phang;

a crack.

cêk hâng cṳ;

a column in a book.

cêk cūe jī;

a column of letters.

cêk ūi nâng-kheh;

a guest.

cêk tieⁿ cúa;

a sheet of paper.

cêk tu ngṳ̂n;

a pile of dollars.

cêk tu mīⁿ-hue;

a small quantity of flour.

cêk huang ngṳ̂n;

a sealed packet of dollars.

cêk phit pò;

a whole piece of cloth.

cêk tâng píaⁿ;

a cylinder full of cakes.

cêk ie kûn;

a petticoat.

cêk pa pùi;

a pimple.

cêk tô̤ phû-thô̤;

a cluster of grapes.

cêk búe hṳ̂;

a fish.

cêk tioh hêⁿ;

a prawn.

cêk phàu tê;

a drawing of tea.

chong cêk phàu tê;

infuse some tea.

cêk thiap îeh;

a dose of medicine.

cêk phit bé;

a horse.

cêk tîo cîⁿ;

a string of cash.

cêk sîaⁿ cîⁿ;

a portion of money.

cêk hūn ke-ngîap;

a portion of an estate.

cêk hong suaⁿ;

a hill.

cêk kèⁿ ceng;

a harpsichord.

cêk pak ji-ūe;

a drawing.

cêk phìen châ;

a splinter.

cêk nôi hun-kuah;

a hill of potatoes.

cêk hwn phŭe;

a coverlet.

cêk tĕⁿ chài;

a bunch of vegetables.

cêk phŏ̤ tek;

a clump of bamboos.

cêk cun ang-kíaⁿ;

a doll.

cêk lap cúi;

a dipperfull of water.

cêk phîak chòi;

a batch of dough.

hāi úa cò̤ tīo cêk phûeh chòi;

put me to useless trouble; made me waste my labor.

cêk ciu kîe;

cêk tún kîe; cêk tîo kîe; a bridge.

cêk kù, cêk kù;

sentence by sentence.

lṳ́ cai úa cêk kù sĭ cêk kù;

you know I mean what I say and that there is no recanting nor shuffling.

cêk bw̄n;

ten thousand.

hṳ́ cêk kâi;

that one.

hṳ́ cêk jît;

that day.

hiah ke cêk jît;

stay a day longer.

hṳ́ cêk pôiⁿ;

on that side.

cí cêk nâng;

this individual.

cêk sin thìaⁿ;

my whole body aches.

seⁿ cêk sin pùi;

the whole person covered with prickly heat.

cêk mīn khṳt máng kă kàu cêk tíam cêk tíam âng-âng;

his face has been bitten by mosquitoes till it is all little red dots.

i cêk póiⁿ chíu bŏi khîeh phû;

he cannot raise his hand.

cêk ut;

at a right angle; a sharp turn.

cêk khek cêk khek;

winding.

cêk pâi, cêk pâi;

spread in rows.

cêk cak kíaⁿ;

a short section.

cêk khip cêk khip khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ seng;

round by round, gradually ascended.

cêk keh cêk keh khí khṳ̀;

mounted step by step.

cêk kauh cêk kauh khîeh-khí;

take it up roll by roll.

cĭeⁿ thui cêk pō cêk pō;

went up the stairway step by step.

kîaⁿ lō cêk hûah cêk huah;

strode along the road.

cêk lu cêk lu;

hummocks at short distances apart.

cêk câng cêk câng;

shelf by shelf.

cêk lēng, cêk lēng;

furrow by furrow.

cêk ceng cêk ceng;

cup after cup.

cêk mâk cêk mâk;

mesh by mesh.

cêk gé cêk gé;

having spikes.

cêk phau cêk phau;

tufted.

cêk kak cêk kak;

having corners, or angles.

cêk côih cêk côih;

in slices.

cêk cng, cêk cng;

brick by brick.

cêk hâp, cêk hâp;

clash after clash (of cymbals).

cêk cih cêk cih;

in even folds.

cêk phiak, cêk phîak;

batch by batch.

cêk ĭeⁿ cêk ĭeⁿ;

twig by twig.

cêk căm cêk căm;

stage by stage.

cêk cak cek cak;

verse by verse.

cêk cieⁿ cêk cieⁿ;

chapter after chapter.

cêk ĭam cêk ĭam;

in gradations, one above another, (as garments of unequal length, as mountains, or as slats in a shutter).

cêk seh cêk seh;

piece by piece, (as pork that is laid out for sale).

cêk sueh sĭ sìeⁿ-ceⁿ;

that is one explanation of it.

lṳ́ cài sĭeⁿ cêk sĭeⁿ;

you think it over again.

cèng cêk sieⁿ cía, cêk sieⁿ hía;

plant a bed of this and a bed of that.

lâi cêk hăng tīaⁿ;

came only once.

phah i cêk ē;

struck him once.

chēng cêk têng pò;

wore only one thickness of clothing.

cêk ē cêk ē;

stroke by stroke.

khṳ̀ cêk cūa tīaⁿ;

went only once.

thiaⁿ cêk kùe;

heard it once.

íⁿ-keng thóiⁿ cêk kùe lío;

have already seen it once.

khṳ̀ cêk hûe;

go once.

khṳ̀ cêk tńg tīaⁿ;

go only once.

cêk sî sĭeⁿ m̄ chut;

cannot just now think of it.

cêk sî cêk khek to m̄ ôiⁿ;

have not a moment's leisure.

khṳ̀ kàu cêk nî;

was there a year.

cêk kâi gûeh khṳ̀ sì hăng;

goes four times a month.

lṳ́ cò̤ lṳ́ cêk piⁿ lí, úa cò̤ úa cêk piⁿ lí;

you attend to your affairs, and I will attend to mine.

khĭa tŏ̤ cêk piⁿ;

stand on one side.

cêk chīu sin seⁿ cĕng-cĕng ko-sîn;

the trunk of the tree is all covered with mould flies.

pàng cò̤ cêk tît;

put them down so as to make a straight row.

cêk tît cáu;

ran straight on.

cêk tît tńg lâi;

came straight back.

ke cêk khùn-kíaⁿ;

a little while longer.

cêk mâk nih;

in just a second.

ŭ cêk khùn;

quite a long while.

cêk siap-sî;

a little while.

cêk tńg sin cĭu lâi;

will be here in the time it takes to turn around.

hui cêk hui;

turn around once.

cêk thìo cĭu khí khṳ̀;

went up at one jump.

niap cêk kâi kóiⁿ;

lay a plait.

cêk kâi cuh, cêk kâi cuh;

dimpled.

cêk hù to̤ che;

a set of knives and forks.

cêk koiⁿ cêk keh khuah căi;

taking all the rooms together, it is very spacious.

cêk chù cêk chù m̄ sie tâng;

it is different in different places.

cêk kâi khang, cêk kâi khang;

interstices at regular intervals.

cêk kṳn;

one catty.

cêk níe;

one ounce.

cêk khẃn;

of one kind.

cêk lūi nâng;

one class of people.

cêk sut-kíaⁿ hô-cie;

a little pepper.

lô̤h cêk cho̤h kíaⁿ sī-îu;

put in a little soy.

tih cêk nih-kíaⁿ chò lô̤h-khṳ̀;

drop in a very little vinegar.

cêk sut-kíaⁿ-nîh; cêk sut-kíaⁿ-ni;

just the least bit.

cêk thúi tṳ-nêk;

a leg of pork.

cêk thúi koi;

a quarter of a fowl.

cêk îaⁿ, cêk îaⁿ;

encampments at short distances from each other, extending over a considerable space.

cêk tūi cêk tūi;

in companies, stationed a little distance apart.

ŭ cêk kâi cĭu ŏi cò̤ tit;

if I had one only, I could get along.

ŭ ke cêk kâi cĭu hó̤;

if there were one more it would be enough.

cêk jît tàⁿ ūe bô̤ hiah;

talked the whole day without stopping.

cêk mêⁿ bô̤ ût;

did not sleep any all night.

cúi phùn cêk koiⁿ;

the water spattered all around.

cêk nî bô̤ sói;

did not wash it during an entire year.

cêk mêⁿ tó̤ phûeh ūe;

talked through the entire night.

cêk sì nâng;

all his lifetime.

mīn tèng cêk tah o-o;

a black spot on his face.

cêk kâi cháu-cáng;

a rick of straw.

khṳ̂n cêk khṳ̂n cháu;

make a hay stack.

cù-chang cù-chang chin-chĭeⁿ cí cêk kò̤ cúi-phûeh;

porous like this sponge.

cêk chiet kâi sṳ̄ to sĭ úa lí;

the whole affair was managed by me.

cêk-ki-līu;

from that time on; during the whole time; from then till now continuously; at one stretch.

cêk-ki-līu sĭ ēng i;

has employed him from the beginning.

cêk-ki-līu tŏ̤ cí-kò̤ khĭa-khí;

have lived here all the time.

• 澤cêk9588513
• Humid; enriched; redolent.

tek cêk;

rich in virtues.

ṳn cêk;

rich in mercy.

kong cêk;

rich in merit.

jŭn cêk;

rich in moisture.

hŏ cêk;

moistened with showers.

cêk kip ău sì;

benefit after ages.

cêk kip tī ĕ;

to enrich the whole earth.