Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/eⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

êⁿ

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• The roof beams of a house.

m̄-hó̤ cò̤ êⁿ īa hó̤ cò̤ thĭo;

though not suitable for a main beam, it may be useful as a prop.

tī-tiang-sî khîa êⁿ?

When are the roof beams to be put up?

seng êⁿ;

lay the main beam.

tōa êⁿ tōa sāi;

heavy timbers.

chíaⁿ tī-tîang lâi phŏ̤ êⁿ-thâu?

Who is to lay the main beam, (the corner stone)?

pái êⁿ tèng kak lío;

the wood work of the roof is completed.

tìn-tang êⁿ;

the main beam.

ji êⁿ;

the beam next the ridgepole.

êⁿ cài;

a girder.

i sĭ ke lăi kâi tàng ēⁿ;

he is the main dependence of the family.

cí kâi nâng sĭ kok ke kâi tàng êⁿ;

this man is the chief pillar of the state.