Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hauⁿ

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hàuⁿ

  • hàuⁿ171383
  • Fond of; addicted to; to take pleasure in.
hàuⁿ hâk;
studious.
hàuⁿ pûah, hàuⁿ cîah;
addicted to gambling and to opium smoking.
hàuⁿ cîah cíu;
fond of wine.
nâng kâi sim kak ŭ só̤ hàuⁿ;
each heart has its own objects of regard.
i hàuⁿ tàⁿ ūe;
she is a great talker.
i sĭang hàuⁿ cìeⁿ-seⁿ cò̤;
he is much addicted to doing so.
cía i sĭang hàuⁿ thiaⁿ;
he takes great pleasure in hearing this.
cía sĭ i só̤ hàuⁿ kâi;
this is what he delights in.
pêh hóⁿ hàuⁿ cîah tîam, saⁿ-suah hàuⁿ cîah kîam;
the white tiger is partial to sweets, while the baleful griffin prefers salt relishes; each to his own taste.
  • hàuⁿ3241304
  • Willing; acquiescent; voluntary; to assent; to permit; to consent.
i hàuⁿ a m̄ hàuⁿ?
Does he agree to it or not?
kâi hàuⁿ, kâi m̄ hàuⁿ;
one was willing, and the other was not.
i m̄ hàuⁿ khṳt úa;
he would not let me have it.
i hàuⁿ;
she gave her permission.
i a pĕ m̄ hàuⁿ;
his father would not consent to it.