Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/iong

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iong

  • iong114510418
  • An ulcer; a carbuncle.
iong cu;
carbuncles and cancers.
seⁿ pùe iong;
has a carbuncle on his back.
seⁿ thûe pó̤ seⁿ îong;
have a boil to save having a carbuncle.
  • íong1149851
  • Everlasting; perpetual.
íong-íen;
forever.
íong-kú bŏi pìⁿ;
it will never change.
íong-sì m̄ kio i tàⁿ ūe;
I will never speak to him again.
  • íong11481577
  • To exult; to leap for joy.
íong-iak; íong-íong iak-iak;
leap for joy.
íong-iak khṳ̀ cò̤;
do it with joyous eagerness.
íong-méⁿ;
intrepid.
íong sṳ̆;
a brave.
íong-càng;
lusty.
sṳ̀ íong hō̤;
confer a military title.
íong-káⁿ;
daring.
hùn-íong;
valiant.
hàuⁿ-íong;
fond of showing off prowess.
hueh-khì cṳ íong;
the fearlessness of youth.
phah kĭ íong;
exhibit feats of strength.
i sĭ íong căi;
he is very brave.
tăi íong jîak khiap;
resolute determination appears like fear.
tì íong sang chŵn;
possesses both wisdom and courage.
cí kâi put kùe sĭ phit hu cṳ íong;
this is only the courage of a common man.
íong-lâk kùe nâng;
surpasses others in prowess.
mŏ̤ⁿ íong cū sĭ cie íong-càng: ŭ nâng kìe-cò̤ kò íong;
to recruit soldiers, is to call together the valiant and strong: some people call it hiring braves.
  • ìong11483213
  • To stop up; to obstruct; to dam up.
cúi lō ìong-sak khṳ̀;
the water-course is obstructed.
màiⁿ ìong-sak tîeh lō;
do not obstruct the road.
nâng-mûeh ìong-sak kàu m̄ hó̤ kîaⁿ, jîet căi;
people obstruct the way so that one cannot go on and there is much bustle.
kau-lō ìong-sak, tîeh cai pê thong;
the sewer is stopped up, and it must be raked out.
  • ìong11496413
  • To shoulder one's way; to crowd and push.
nâng-mûeh ìong-cìⁿ;
the crowd presses.
hùaⁿ nâng cêk ìong cĭeⁿ côiⁿ;
all press forward simultaneously.
côiⁿ u, ău ìong;
those going before halloo, and those behind crowd up.
  • îong110715413
  • Overplus; superfluity.
cía sĭ îong-ṳ̂ kâi mûeh;
this is overplus.
ŭ îong-ṳ̂ cîⁿ úa cū àiⁿ bói;
if I have money left I will buy it.
  • îong1147538
  • Common; usual; ordinary.
tong-îong kâi cṳ sĭ lŭn tong-cìaⁿ phêng-sîeⁿ kâi tŏ̤-lí;
ordinary books discuss ordinary doctrines.
îong-îong lôk-lôk kâi nâng;
commonplace people.
îong ui suah nâng;
kill people by quackery.
îong-îong, bô̤ khì;
it is no rarity.
  • îong11078613
  • To scheme; to cast about; to get a living.
keng-îong;
to calculate the ways and means.
i mîaⁿ-ke keng-îong seng-lí;
he is a shrewd business man.
kak nâng kak nâng khṳ̀ keng-îong;
each one went to reckon the means for himself.
keng-îong ke kòi;
to regulate family affairs.
keng-îong cîⁿ-ngṳ̂n;
to calculate how to get money for the purpose.
cang cí īeⁿ seng-lí îong seⁿ;
gets a living by this sort of business.
bô̤ sṳ̄ hó̤ îong seⁿ;
no way of getting a living.
àiⁿ cò̤-nî îong-ui?
What can we do?
  • îong11467510
  • Glory; splendor.
îong-īo;
refulgence.
îong-kuang;
glory.
îong-hûa pù-kùi;
illustrious, rich and honored.
bô̤ kwn îong jôk;
regardless of glory or shame.
  • îong1146407
  • Countenance; manner; air; to allow, to tolerate.
îong-măuⁿ;
appearance.
i cìeⁿ-sî pēⁿ kàu sit îong;
he is much changed by his late illness.
thóiⁿ tîeh ŭ nō̤ îong;
he appears surly.
i cìeⁿ-sî cò̤-nî ŭ iu îong?
Why does he lately appear sorrowful?
îong úa tàⁿ kù ūe;
allow me to speak a word.
cŭe-ak lâng îong;
his wickedness is inexcusable.
m̄ îong i cìeⁿ-seⁿ;
will not tolerate that in him.
i thóiⁿ tîeh ŭ chìe îong;
he smiled at it.
chông-îong kúi jît cē;
put up with it for a few days.
chông-chông îong-îong khuaⁿ-khuaⁿ cò̤;
act in a forbearing and gentle manner.
hue îong, gûeh măuⁿ;
graceful and affable.
bô̤ hìeⁿ îong-kōi kâi sṳ̄;
not so easy a matter.
îong-îong kōi-kōi, bŏi o̤h;
facile, not difficult.
bô̤ kò̤ hó̤ îong sin;
no place big enough to hold me.
chíen cúi îong m̄ tit tōa hṳ̂;
shallow waters cannot accommodate big fish.
  • îong11061084
  • Filled up; replenished.
i kâi cŭe-ak kẁu îong;
the sum of his iniquities is full.
îong-múaⁿ;
full.
  • îong1148911
  • To serve for hire;
îong-kang;
hirelings.
i sĭ îong-kang kâi nâng;
he is an hireling.
îong kang tō jît;
live by the day's work.
  • ĭong11491010
  • What is used in contingent expenses.
ĭong cîⁿ;
commission, or contingent expenses.
thàng ĭong cîⁿ tīaⁿ-tīaⁿ;
earned only the commission.
pĕng ĭong, jîeh cōi cîⁿ?
How much is the amount, including commission?
káu poih ĭong;
a commission of two dollars on the hundred.
i sĭ tó̤ sĭu ĭong;
he is enjoying his possessions.
i bô̤ thang hó̤ sĭu ĭong;
he has no chance to enjoy what he has.
sĭ káu-poih ĭong a sĭ káu-ngŏ ĭong?
Is it two or five per cent that is taken out of the sum total, as an allowance to the agent?
bōi cía hùe sĭ ŭ lăi gūa ĭong;
in selling these goods there is a commission paid both to those they are bought from and to those who retail them.
bói īa tîeh ĭong, bōi īa tîeh ĭong;
in buying there is a percentage paid on the value, and in selling there is a percentage made on the value.