Dictionary of the Swatow dialect/khiu

by Adele Marion Fielde

khíu

• 垢khíu330326
• Dandruff; scurf; dirt grimed in.

kueh tīo i kâi o khíu;

scrape off the black scurf.

nah-sap kàu cí téng chĭeⁿ têng khíu;

so dirty as to have a layer of scurf formed upon it.

thâu-khíu cōi căi;

his head is covered with dandruff.

tîeh ŭ sie-sie kâi cúi, hṳ́ têng khíu cìaⁿ chìu tit khṳ̀;

you must have very hot water and then the layer of dirt may be scrubbed off.

cía tîeh ŭ hwn-kán cìaⁿ sói i kâi khíu, tit cheng-khih;

in order to wash this grime off clean, soap must be used.

• 揪khíu998649
• To grasp; to clutch; to pinch up.

khíu cŭ;

gather up in a lump by grasping.

khíu kín;

clutch tightly.

khíu i kâi piⁿ;

clutch his queue.

khíu i kâi heng-côiⁿ;

clutched him on his chest.

khíu kín-kín m̄ khéng pàng;

clutched him tightly and would not let go.

khíu kàu i hueh lâu;

nabbed him so as to make the blood start out.

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• To implore, to seek, to aim at.

ai khîu;

sadly beg.

khṳ́n khîu;

earnestly beseech.

hŭam sṳ̄ m̄-hó̤ khah kho̤ khîu;

nothing should be too peremptorily demanded.

khî-khîu hŏ-cêk;

pray for rain.

ŭ khîu pit èng;

the demand brings the supply.

sì-sôk kâi nâng m̄ sĭ khîu mîaⁿ cū sĭ khîu lĭ;

common people, if they are not seeking fame are seeking gain.

khîu châi;

endeavor to gain wealth.

khîu châi bŏi pit cū tit châi: khîu kong-mîaⁿ bŏi pit cū tit kong-mîaⁿ: hŭam sṳ̄ sĭ khîu ka-kī cìaⁿ chiet-ìo;

if you strive for wealth, you are not certain to gain it: if you strive for fame you may fail to get it: in all things strive for self-mastery and that which is most important will be attained.

pù-kùi m̄ hó̤ búang khîu;

seek not to gain honor and riches by unworthy means.

múaⁿ-tī-kò̤ khîu, sîn mn̄g hût;

entreating the gods everywhere.

pín-khîu;

to petition.

nâng to̤-to̤ ŭ khîu kau hẃn ti, khîu îong hẃn jôk kâi;

people often seek for a high position and get a low one instead, they seek for glory and on the contrary are disgraced.

tho̤h nâng khṳ̀ khîu chin;

commission some one to intercede with his relations.

khîu nâng jû thun saⁿ-chùn-kìam;

to entreat people is like swallowing a three inch blade.

thô mīn kōi ǹg, nâng mīn lâng khîu;

to depend on the face of the earth for support is easy, to supplicate before the face of man is hard.

put khîu jîn;

need not ask anybody for it; a back-scratcher.

i mih sṳ̄ ŏi, mín ēng khîu-sĭ nâng;

he can do all sorts of things and need ask help from none.

khîu cṳ́;

pray for the gift of offspring.

khîu sīu;

pray for long life.

cía sṳ̄ m̄ hò̤ kíang-khîu;

it is not well to pray for this too importunately.

• 慄khīu5396110
• Afraid; pale and trembling.

kiaⁿ kàu khâp-khâp-khīu;

so frightened that he was white and trembling.

kiaⁿ kàu khīu bŏi tit hiah;

quaking with fright.

chìn kàu khīu;

shivering with cold.

sieh kàu khīu;

tremblingly careful of.

• 硬khīu11081127
• Hard from being underdone.

pn̄g khah khīu, cîah m̄ lô̤h;

the rice is too little cooked, I cannot eat it.

mī tîeh sah khīu cē, m̄ hó̤ⁿ khah mîⁿ;

the vermicelli must be but slightly boiled, do not boil it too soft.