Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/hiohⁿ

by Adele Marion Fielde

hiohⁿ

• 摔hiohⁿ7856411
• To flirt; to cast off by a short jerk; to fling off by a shake.

hṳ́ kò̤ sĭ i tó̤ hiohⁿ saⁿ-ńg;

he it is that flirts his sleeves there; he is the biggest man there.

hīn-khek sĭ tó̤ hiohⁿ saⁿ-ńg kâi nâng;

he is now putting on airs of authority.

tŏ̤ bé téng khṳt i hiohⁿ lô̤h lâi, cău-hùe bŏi pûah tîeh;

was thrown off by the horse's shaking himself, but happily did not fall flat.

khṳt bé hiohⁿ pûah lô̤h khṳ̀;

got a fall from the horse through his shying.

pò-tō̤ hiohⁿ cīeⁿ koiⁿ-thâu;

flung the bag over his shoulder.

hîuⁿ hiohⁿ tŏ̤ koiⁿ-thâu tèng;

had his wadded tunic flung over his shoulder.