Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/cieh

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cieh

  • cieh97398
  • To borrow; to lend.
cieh lâi, cieh khṳ̀;
borrowing and lending.
cieh i kâi cîⁿ;
borrowed his money.
cieh i kâi tîeh cai hâiⁿ i;
if you borrow from him you must repay him.
cieh lō keng kùe;
to get in through another's influence.
cieh to̤ thâi nâng;
make use of another's weapons.
cieh mn̄g;
to inquire civilly.
i m̄ hàuⁿ cieh úa;
he would not lend it to me.
cieh i kâi toaⁿ;
the borrower's note.
cieh sì cieh sì;
adapt yourself to circumstances.
cieh lâk cîeh lâk;
hold back from too violent a manifestation of strength.
  • cieh681548
  • The substance, matter, or grosser nature, as distinguished from the aura, or subtle parts; to substantiate by evidence; to confront; essential.
cieh-tī hó̤;
good natural parts.
cieh-tī m-hó̤ căi;
the native soil is exceedingly poor.
hó̤ sèⁿ-cieh;
of naturally fine temper.
pin cieh;
natural capabilities.
thói-cieh;
the substance.
cieh châng;
the original and real soil.
cṳ cieh sĭm sĭ hó̤;
the book is excellent.
cieh sìn;
something to go by; an earnest.
tùi cieh;
confront the parties, as for proof.
seⁿ cieh;
natural and essential elements.
i kâi cieh lú-tŭn căi;
he is naturally very dull.
i kâi cieh chong-mêng;
he is naturally bright.
sĭang cieh, tong cieh, hĭa cieh;
superior, mediocre, and inferior grades.
  • cieh235866
  • To absorb radiated heat.
khîeh khṳ̀ jît tèng cieh cē;
put it in the sun and warm it a little.
cieh sie;
warm, by radiated heat.
méⁿ-méⁿ jît cieh khùn-kíaⁿ cĭu ta;
if this broiling sun heats it for an instant it will be dry.
màiⁿ khṳ̀ cieh jît;
do not put it in the sun.
cieh húe-thang;
warmed by a brazier covered with splints.
cieh húe;
warmed at a fire.
khṳ̀ húe-lô piⁿ cieh sie;
go to the fireside and warm yourself.
khí kâi húe-lô lâi cieh sie;
build a fire in the grate to get warm by.
cieh kàu cêk sin sie-sie;
all warmed through.
  • cieh235866
  • Stone; rocks; a measure of rice.
cîeh-thâu;
a rock.
cîeh pŏ;
a stone.
tŏ̤ cîeh tèng cŏ̤;
sitting on a rock.
cîeh káu-n̆ng;
a pebble.
cîeh mn̂g-táu;
stone door casings.
cîeh sai;
stone lions.
cîeh kó;
stone drums.
cîeh nâng, cîeh bé;
statuary.
cîeh cek;
stone candles.
cîeh ciang-kun;
statues of warriors.
cîeh thĭo;
stone pillars.
cîeh kîe-nîe;
stone bridges.
cîeh phāng;
a crevasse in a rock.
cîeh khang;
a cave in a rock.
kih cîeh;
to lay up stones.
cîeh pi;
a grave stone.
cîeh kha-tháng;
a stone basin.
lîm-koi-cîeh;
stepping stones.
cîeh tâh-pō-câng;
a stone stairway.
cîeh koi-lō;
paved streets.
mīn phûe kău kùe cîeh koi-lō;
very thick skinned.
phah cîeh kâi;
a stone-cutter.
bûa to̤ cîeh;
bath brick.
phû-cîeh;
pumice stone.
eng cîeh;
eagle stone.
cheⁿ kim cîeh;
malachite.
cîeh-ko̤;
gypsum.
gêk cîeh kŭ ûn;
good and bad were alike consumed.
lêng sái ngẃn cîeh tíam thâu;
can make the rocks nod their heads.
cêk cîeh sĭ câp táu;
a chaldron is ten pecks.
lâh cîeh;
yellow quartz.
bí cîeh;
rice in bulk.
tōiⁿ kùe cîeh-cí;
harder than a cobble stone.
cang cîeh-kŏ kâk i;
threw stones at him.
cîeh-phòi; cîeh phìen;
flakes of stone.
cîeh phûe;
friable stone.
lău kheⁿ cîeh;
solid rock.
hún cîeh;
soft stone used for seals.
īⁿ cîeh;
ink stones.
ŏi seⁿ cîeh;
stony.
phŏ̤ cîeh;
carry a stone in the arms.
khah cîeh;
to roll a stone on a flat surface.
lìn cîeh;
roll a stone over.
cí kò̤ cîeh pó̤iⁿ kùe lâi;
turn this stone upside down.
cí kò̤ cîeh sái i khĭa;
set this stone on end.
cîeh chìn phû cē;
lift the stone a little.
cîeh bûa kàu kng-kng;
polish the stone smooth.
cîeh chìu kàu kût-kût;
rub the stone smooth.
put tīo cîeh chùi;
take away these chips of stone.
cêk cîeh cêk peh kṳn, hok peh-poih kṳn;
a stone is a weight of from 100 to 180 catties.