Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/haiⁿ

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hâiⁿ

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  • To pay; to give back.
khìam i kâi ngṳ̂n tîeh hâiⁿ i;
if you owe him you must pay him.
hâiⁿ būe cheng-chó̤;
not yet paid in full.
lṳ́ àiⁿ hâiⁿ úa a m̆;
do you intend to pay me or not?
hâiⁿ cêk tńg, bô̤ hâiⁿ nŏ̤ tńg;
pay once, but not twice.
hâiⁿ cè;
pay a debt.
hâiⁿ phò-thâu sìo;
pay a bill.
àiⁿ hâiⁿ cò̤ bó̤ a hâiⁿ cò̤ lāi?
Do you wish to pay it toward the principal or toward the interest?
pûe hâiⁿ; tĭen hâiⁿ;
to indemnify.
hâiⁿ ngw̄n;
pay a debt of gratitude.
khîeh hâiⁿ i;
give it back to him.
i bô̤ hâiⁿ úa;
he won't give it back to me.
sǹg hâiⁿ;
reckon and repay.
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  • Groaning; moaning.
hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe cò̤-nî?
What is he groaning about?
lṳ́ hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe sī ûi tîeh sĭm-mih sṳ̄?
What are you groaning for?
thóiⁿ tîeh cĭu hāiⁿ-cē-kìe;
as soon as he saw it he began to grunt.
jû hang-ku tûi heng hāiⁿ-hāiⁿ-kìe;
like a tortoise beating its breast and moaning (when caught).