Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/chai

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chai

  • chai942948
  • Conjecture; doubt; to guess.
chai-gî;
doubt.
chai mĭⁿ;
to guess riddles.
lṳ́ chai cē;
you guess at it.
lṳ́ chai-thóiⁿ sĭ sĭm-mûeh?
What do you conjecture it to be?
chai m̄ tîeh;
cannot conjecture.
chai tit tîeh;
can guess it.
kìⁿ chai kìⁿ tîeh;
seeing is divining.
lâng chai;
difficult to divine.
teng chai;
to apprehend.
  • chái994648
  • To pluck; to gather; to sip.
chái bói;
buy the choicest.
chái tê;
to pick tea.
chái tê kua;
ballads chanted by the tea pickers.
chái sng;
to gather mulberry leaves.
chái hue;
to gather flowers.
chái cheⁿ;
to gather herbs.
n̂g-phang chái hue;
the wasp flits from flower to flower.
chái hue tèng kâi bît;
sip honey from the flowers.
chú-chái;
to gather from different places.
thiⁿ-sî lô̤h hŏ̤ bô̤ thang hó̤ khṳ̀ chṳ́-chái;
when the weather is bad one cannot go about to earn money.
cêk nî chú-chái saⁿ sì peh ngṳ̂n cū kàu ēng;
if one could earn three or four hundred dollars a year, that would just meet expenses.
cí kò̤ bô̤ hó̤ chú-chái li khṳ̀ pât kò̤ chú-chái;
if this is not a place for earning money, go elsewhere and earn it.
  • chái943598
  • Variegated; ornate; lucky.
kuang-chái;
brilliant.
bûn-chái;
ornate.
ngō chái;
the five colors, blue, yellow, carnation, white, and black.
hó̤-chái;
fortunate; a good chance.
thâu-chái hó̤;
a lucky hit.
phòng tîeh hó̤ thâu-chái;
met with a capital chance.
bô̤ chái căi;
most unfortunate.
ŭ chái kâi;
opportune.
thóiⁿ kàu toah chái;
beheld it with such delight that they applauded the actors.
cîah kàu toah chái;
so pleased with the feast as to clap and applaud the cook.
kak chái;
an amulet.
chái bâi;
a gay festoon.
chái kî;
a variegated flag.
châi koi;
to adorn a street with gay devices.
chái sîn chíang;
a platform prepared for the gods to sit upon.
chái sîn pêⁿ;
an elevated and gayly decked seat for the gods to repose upon at a play.
lṳ́ tîeh khṳt úa cò̤ chái;
you must make a suitable apology to me.
chái kàu ngía căi;
gayly decked out.
kim hue chái âng;
tinsel and glitter.
âng chái;
showy.
cheng-chái căi;
very beautiful.
cò̤ chái cē;
make it rather gay.
  • chái19810412
  • Convulsions; fits.
tṳ-bó̤ chái;
fits.
tîeh îeⁿ-chái;
has convulsions.
  • chái9441098
  • To notice; to pay attention to.
màiⁿ chái i;
pay no attention to him.
i m̄ chái úa;
he gave me no heed.
úa tōa siaⁿ hàm, i chŵn m̄ chái;
I called loudly to him, but he paid no attention to me.
m̄ ciu m̄ chái;
took no notice of it.
lṳ́ cò̤-nî hàm m̄ chái?
Why do you not mind when you are told?
  • chái828308
  • An exclamation of disgust or displeasure.
chái! kîaⁿ khui khṳ̀;
ugh!

get out of the way with you.

  • chái9431650
  • A betrothal present.
nâp chái;
to receive betrothal gifts.
  • chài9441408
  • Vegetables; edible herbs; viands.
keⁿ chài;
garden vegetables.
cheⁿ chài;
greens in general.
tōa chài;
a large white turnip; the chief dishes.
síe chài;
condiments, relishes, the smaller side dishes.
hái-chài;
food obtained from the sea.
hái-chài phò;
a stall where shell fish is sold.
chài phò;
a green-grocer's stall.
phang chài;
sweet scented herbs, parsley, or sweet basil.
ce chài;
lenten herbs.
àiⁿ bói sĭm-mih chài sek?
What sort of vegetables do you wish to
buy?
hó̤ chài;
delicacies.
khṳ̀ bói chài;
go marketing.
cò̤ chài
get the meal ready.
sàng chài;
a present of food.
mîaⁿ-ke pa-lói chài;
skillful in making relishes, deserts, or side dishes.
chài, taⁿ lâi hŭe;
put the viands on to cook now.
kîam chài;
sour-krout; pickled greens.
pêh chài thâu, âng chài thâu, n̂g-chài thâu;
turnips, beets and carrots.
khṳ̂n-chài;
celery.
ku-chài;
cives.
khah-nâ chài;
cabbages.
chài-hn̂g;
a vegetable garden.
taⁿ cúi khṳ̀ èng chài;
carry water and water the vegetables.
kău-hâh-chài;
a coarse kind of cabbage.
  • châi9431456
  • To cut or fashion garments; to trim down; to plan.
châi-hông;
a tailor.
châi kíam cē;
reduce it somewhat.
tăi-cóng-chai;
the curator of essays at an examination.
tōa châi, sòi châi;
a full or a scant pattern.
châi tīo;
to reduce by cutting off.
châi cíe lío thiet tīo;
to diminish the size by trimming off.
châi-ciak;
to calculate and plan.
hó̤ cài kio nâng châi-ciak cē;
go over the calculations again with the persons concerned.
cē châi-ciak tīaⁿ-tieh cū kîaⁿ;
after making a fixed plan we will then execute it.
lṳ́ hó̤ cú-châi;
decide for yourself.
cí kĭaⁿ sṳ̄ sĭ tī-tîang tó̤ cú-châi?
Who is the one that is to decide in this matter?
táng i châi-ciak hó̤;
wait till he has come to a decision about it.
  • châi9431543
  • Wealth; property; profits.
hwt châi;
become rich.
tit tîeh châi;
obtain wealth.
ŭ châi-khì;
substantial; portly; an appearance of being well fed and prosperous.
châi-cú; châi-cú láu;
a rich man.
tōa châi-cú;
a very wealthy man.
châi-tong;
a capitalist.
thien châi;
a windfall.
châi sîn îa;
the god of wealth.
phùa châi;
to lavish wealth.
cŭ châi;
to accumulate property.
hwt tōa châi;
become very wealthy.
tōa hwt châi;
makes money rapidly.
thau-ke-châi;
a thief of a cook.
nâng ûi châi sí;
men lose their lives in pursuit of wealth.
châi khó̤ thong sîn;
money can move the gods.
put ngĭ cṳ châi;
unjust gains.
mông châi kù suah;
contemplate murder on account of a bribe.
tit chi ke châi;
get a wife and money to boot.
phien châi;
ill-gotten gains.
cìaⁿ châi;
honest gains.
m̄ tham châi;
not covetous of gain.
ì gūa kâi châi;
unexpected gains.
seⁿ châi;
make a profit.
seⁿ châi ŭ tău;
there is a correct way of becoming rich.
mông châi hāi mīaⁿ;
lose life in the pursuit of gain.
tǹg-cáu ke châi;
to abstract and pass over to others what belongs to the family served.
  • châi942753
  • Materials of which things are made; nature or qualities.
châi-līo;
materials.
hó̤ sin châi;
well formed; personable.
in châi jṳ̂ tok;
cut the coat according to the cloth.
lṳ́ thó̤iⁿ i kâi châi-cieh hó̤ a m̄ hó̤?
What do you think of his qualities?
  • châi942640
  • Talents; mental capacity; endowments.
châi cṳ́;
a man of parts.
châi ńng;
a talented woman.
siu-châi;
a graduate; a Bachelor of Arts.
hîen châi;
a man of genius.
cêk pío nâng châi;
a fine looking man.
ŭ châi kàng;
possessing great executive ability.
hó̤ châi-chêng;
fine tact.
bûn-châi;
literary ability.
sam châi;
the three powers, heaven earth and man, who are supposed to rule all things.
put châi;
incompetent.
khut tîeh lṳ́ kâi châi;
make use of your intellectual gifts for my humble purposes.
bô̤ châi bô̤ chêng;
incompetent.
seⁿ lâi nâng-chai chut cèng;
excelling others in good looks.
hó̤ nâng-châi;
has a distinguished appearance.
pa-hì bô̤ cin, sìu-châi bô̤ ké;
there are no real jugglers, and no fictitious graduates.
tău chut nâng châi kâi sî-hāu;
a time when genius thrives.
  • châi94612017
  • An adverb of time; at hand; then.
úa huang-châi kàu;
I have just arrived.
tîeh cìeⁿ-seⁿ, châi sĭ tŏ̤-lí;
it must be thus, and then it will be in accordance with correct principles.
thóiⁿ kú huang-châi mêng-pêh;
after long consideration you will then understand it.
cìeⁿ-seⁿ châi hó̤;
now then, it will do.
huang-châi khṳ̀ lio;
has just now gone.
kàu móng sî huang-châi ŏi tit hó̤;
at that time it may be about done.
  • châi111533
  • A ravenous beast.
châi-lâng;
a wolf.
hṳ́-kò̤ kâi châi-lâng hóⁿ pà cōi căi;
there are many wolves, tigers and panthers there.